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TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS
* USA - Toyota Owned Hino Trucks To Build First Vehicle Plant In West VirginiaWILLIAMSTOWN,W.Va,USA -The Cincinnati Post (Cincinnati,OH) -June 26, 2007: -- West Virginia is set to get its first vehicle assembly plant, thanks to Hino Motors Manufacturing, a Toyota-owned commercial truck manufacturer... On Monday, Hino said that it will invest $8.6 million into an existing 194,000-square-foot facility (formerly owned by Walker Systems) in order to turn it into a truck plant capable of churning out 2500 units per year... Last year, Hino shifted 6595 last fiscal year, but it hopes to sell 7550 trucks over the same period this year...
* Belgium - Production up at Volvo Trucks
Ghent,Flanders,Belgium -Flanders News -26 June 2007: -- After all the recent redundancies in the Flemish automotive industry, there is at last some good news to report. Volvo Trucks in the East Flemish city of Ghent has produced its 600,000th vehicle. The 16-tonner was handed over to its Swiss owner on Tuesday morning... Volvo Trucks in Ghent is something of a success story... Staffing levels are continuing to rise and the plant is to take on a number of new tasks later this year...
Ghent,Flanders,Belgium -Flanders News -26 June 2007: -- After all the recent redundancies in the Flemish automotive industry, there is at last some good news to report. Volvo Trucks in the East Flemish city of Ghent has produced its 600,000th vehicle. The 16-tonner was handed over to its Swiss owner on Tuesday morning... Volvo Trucks in Ghent is something of a success story... Staffing levels are continuing to rise and the plant is to take on a number of new tasks later this year...
* India - Daimler plans to assemble trucks in
Mumbai,India -The Business Standard -June 27, 2007: -- Auto major DaimlerChrysler plans to assemble Mercedes-Benz trucks in the country soon, in order to tap the growing demand for freight transportation... According to a statement issued by the company today, "DaimlerChrysler India not only plans to import complete vehicles, but also to assemble semi-knocked down Mercedes-Benz trucks in the near future," said... Daimler India sells its Actros range of heavy trucks that are imported and is setting up a plant in Maharashtra with a capacity to make 5,000 cars a year... According to agency reports, a company spokesman said, the plant would also be used to make trucks...the range and capacity have not been finalised...
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