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TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS WORLDWIDE
* Sweden - Claes Nilsson appointed new head for Volvo Trucks Europe Division Stockholm,Sweden - Business Wire (press release - San Francisco,CA,USA) -6 July 2007: -- Claes Nilsson has been appointed as the new President for the Europe Division at Volvo Trucks. He is presently in charge of the International Division... The Europe Division delivered 49,200 trucks in 2006, which represents 47% of the company's 105,500 total deliveries. Volvo Trucks' Europe Division has expanded significantly in the recent years due to heavy investments in the retail network and the strong growth in Eastern Europe. Almost 8,000 employees are today working in the European operation...
* Belgium - Volvo, Freightliner Plants on Strike
Oostakker, Belgium -libcom.org -6 July 2007: -- Seems like workers at Volvo’s plant at Oostakker, Belgium have downed tools over a pay claim... Given that the same thing is happening with Freightliner (OR,USA) too, we seem to be in a summer of no little discontent...
* USA - Truck and van manufacturer Tiger Trucks plans to build a new plant in Poteau they expect will create 300 jobs.
Poteau,Okla,USA -Associated Press/KTEN (Denison,TX) - July 6, 2007: -- The Dallas-based company plans to make the official announcement on Monday... State officials say Tiger chose the east-central Oklahoma town because it provided facilities and incentives. The town of about 8,200 offered a 112,000-square-foot building in its industrial park located on former Choctaw land that entitles the company to special tax credits... (See photo)
* India - Eicher to Expand range
New Delhi,India -Money Control -July 4, 2007: -- Indian OEM Eicher is looking to launch a four-axle light duty, a 16 tonne medium duty and a new bus model by the end of the fiscal year – March 2008... “The idea is to have a complete range of product portfolio from the 5-tonne to 40-tonne vehicle by the end of the financial year,” CEO A. Ramasubramanian is quoted as saying...
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