This 18,000-word report examines the current status of the European market for trucks of 16 tonnes+ and outlines forecasts and analysis for the next five years. Four forecast scenarios are offered, in the form of ‘severe’, ‘benign’, ‘optimistic’ and ‘Euro 6 draw forward’. The results cast considerable doubt upon the likely fortunes of the European heavy truck market during 2009 and 2010 and question the sustainability of the truck industry’s business model going forwards.