TRUCKMAKERS NEWS * WORLDWIDE
* France - Renault to provide natural gas trucks for Monoprix delivery experiment
Paris,France -Automotive World (UK) -5 November, 2007: -- Renault Trucks and its partner PVI (Ponticelli Vehicules Industriels) will provide most of the vehicles to operators working for an experimental logistics scheme in Paris for Monoprix, a major retailer... The OEM is to supply four Midlum NGVs (GVW 16T) and ten Premium Distribution NGVs (GVW 28T) for Bourgey Montreuil-Geodis, along with four Premium Distribution NGVs for GT location... The arrangement is an experiment in delivering merchandise, mostly by rail, to Parisian shops. Monoprix and Fret SNCF will use the fleet of 20 natural gas-powered trucks to transport merchandise from warehouses located in the city's suburbs. The partners are expected to begin the trial in December... (Photo: Renaul Premium on route)
* Brazil - Iveco to invest Real 370m in Latin America
Sao Paulo,Brazil -Automotive World (UK), by Rosane Gomes -6 November, 2007: -- Iveco plans to invest around Real 370m (US$211.9m) in its Latin American operations by 2010 in order to increase output in Argentina, Brazil and Venezuela, and increase new models in the region... The Italian truck manufacturer intends to boost product...
* UK - Mercedes-Benz Unimogs get a grip on winter with ‘Snowflake’ tyres
London,UK -Road Transport -6 Nov 2007: -- A new, high traction tyre for winter roads, specially developed by Mercedes-Benz Unimog and manufacturer, Continental, is now available for the entire Unimog range: the U300, U400 and U500, and also the U3000, U4000 and U5000...
* Russia - GAZ to assemble LDV Maxus from 2009
Moscow,Russia -Novosti/Automotive World (UK) -6 November, 2007: -- According to Russian newswire, GAZ intends to begin local assembly of the LDV Maxus range of light commercials at its Nizhny Novgorod plant in 2009...
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