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* Holland - MAN TG wins International Truck of the Year 2008
Amsterdam,Holland -Road Transport (UK) -29 October 2007: -- The MAN TG Series has been voted International Truck of the Year 2008 (IToY) at The European Road Transport Show in Amsterdam... The international jury, made up of CV journalists from 20 European countries, awarded the new TG Series a total of 111 votes to giving MAN's new heavy duty truck range a clear lead... There were a number of strong challengers this year - the MAN beat off the Iveco Stralis and Renault Premium Lander to scoop top honours. This is MAN's seventh ITOY award, which is an unprecedented achievement Mercedes and Volvo each have five victories under their belts... (Picture from BigLorryBlog-UK)
*Germany - Ford launches 4.6 tonne Transit
Munich,Germany -Road Transport (UK) -30 October 2007: -- Ford is targeting its new 4.6-tonne Transit at operators looking to drop in weight from 7.5 tonnes... The marque, which unveiled the model at a press event in Munich last week, says it also wants to attract those who run smaller vans and who require an increase in payload. Ford believes the emergency services, municipal services, as well as the construction and motorhome industries, should all benefit from the increase in gross vehicle weight... The 4.6-tonne Transit is available with both the six-speed 140hp and the all-new 200hp rear-wheel drive powertrains...
* Holland - Sevel mid-range scoops Van of the Year
Amsterdam,Holland -Road Transport (UK) -30 October 2007: -- ... This year's election has seen the new Sevel mid-range scoop gold by a massive margin of 50 points... Marketed as the Citroen Dispatch, Peugeot Expert and Fiat Scudo, the stylish new van won the award with 108 points out of 140. Renault's new Kangoo was second with 58 points and the Nissan Cabstar/Renault Maxity took bronze with 29...
Amsterdam,Holland -Road Transport (UK) -30 October 2007: -- ... This year's election has seen the new Sevel mid-range scoop gold by a massive margin of 50 points... Marketed as the Citroen Dispatch, Peugeot Expert and Fiat Scudo, the stylish new van won the award with 108 points out of 140. Renault's new Kangoo was second with 58 points and the Nissan Cabstar/Renault Maxity took bronze with 29...
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