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TRUCKMAKERS NEWS * WORLDWIDE
* Germany - New Mercedes Actros and Axor - Pictures of the prototypes
Sttugart,Germany -Biglorryblog (UK) -15 Jan 2008: -- The white one is the smaller Axor while the all-black beast in the Actros --although in true prototype testing tradition they're very heavily disguised with extra plastic panels and what looks like bin liners!...
The Germans appear to have made both new cabs more aerodynamic and looking at the side shot of the white Axor it appears that Merc has addressed criticisms aimed at the current range by making the cab deeper which will mean more living room inside the already-popular fleet tractor when it finally arrives... 
Meanwhile, the full-width, high-roof Actros prototype has new doors and closer inspection suggests it has a flat dash too. The current Actros MegaSpace already has more than enough room to swing a cat in so the new model should have as much, if not more... And here's an interesting footnote. You might be wondering how young Mr Salter came by such pictures. Considering how truck makers jealously guard their secrets you might think it would be impossible to catch sight of them without some cunning plan? Actually the truth is far more mundane than that... The test track at Merc's massive Worth plant is next to a public footpath which even crosses the test track at some point via a footbridge... so you could hardly miss them... (Pictures of the new prototypes were featured recently in Commercial Motor
* South Africa - Nissan to make more trucks
Johannesburg,SA -Fin24 -Jan 16 2008: -- Commercial vehicles manufacturer Nissan Diesel SA (NDSA) plans to increase its production capacity from 4 500 units to about 9 000 units a year from 2008, the firm says... It recently completed a R10.9m expansion project at its Rosslyn facility in Pretoria...
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