Daimler Truck reports lower Q2 sales

Trucks at the IAA Transportation fair in Hanover·Reuters
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(Reuters) - German truck maker Daimler Truck reported a 15% drop in second quarter sales on Monday, pointing to a market normalization for its truck division.

The company sold 112,195 vehicles in the second quarter, compared with 131,888 a year earlier, it said in a statement.

Sales of electric vehicles rose by 69% compared with the same quarter last year, the company added.

(Reporting by Tristan Veyet in Gdansk, Editing by Rachel More)