Haulotte sales and income fall in third quarter

The global aerial platform market remained on the same downward trend observed for over a year, said Haulotte in its third quarter results, caused in part, “by a still highly uncertain global economic and geopolitical environment, including conflicts and customs duties”.

For the three month period up to the end of September, Haulotte reported turnover of €121 million, compared to €145 million in the previous year, a decrease of 14%. Consolidated sales amounted to €384 million compared to €509 million last year, representing a reduction of 23%.

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“In line with the trend observed in the first half of 2025, sales in Europe remained resilient, enabling the group to limit its overall decline to 3% at the end of September, supported by higher volumes,” said the company. 

In the Asia-Pacific region, activity continued to be sluggish across most markets. Although revenue improved compared to the first two quarters, with cumulative revenue down 22%.

In North America, rental companies continued to adopt a wait-and-see approach in an uncertain environment, said the company, resulting in a 47% decline in activity since the beginning of the fiscal year.

Similarly, Latin America shows no signs of recovery with cumulative sales down 37%.

As of the end of the September 2025, equipment sales and rental activity have decreased by -27% and -4% respectively, while service activity grew by 1%.

Given the current limited business outlook for the second half of 2025, and with many rental customers already shifting their focus to 2026, the group said it does not expect any significant improvement in its current operating income for the second half of 2025.