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TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS * WORLDWIDE
* Germany - Daimler Trucks to grow vehicle sales in 2008
Woerth,Germany -Reuters, by Christiaan Hetzner -Jan 23, 2008: -- Daimler's industry-leading truck business expects a return to growth this year year after unit sales fell 9.4 percent to 467,700 vehicles in 2007, the company said on Wednesday... "Our extremely important market in the NAFTA region and the Japanese market will recover as the year progresses. The market volume there will once again increase significantly," Daimler Trucks chief Andreas Renschler told reporters after giving a sneak preview of the refreshed Mercedes-Benz Actros heavy truck... "Market conditions in Europe are expected to remain stable"...
* Sweden - Volvo Trucks seek rapid reduction in carbon dioxide emissions
Stockholm,Sweden -Easier Motoring (UK) -22 January 2008: -- Through Volvo Logistics, Volvo Trucks is challenging its transporters to reduce carbon dioxide emissions by 20 per cent within the next two years... This challenge is yet another element in Volvo Trucks’ climate strategy which, amongst other things, already aims at carbon-neutral production, energy efficiency, alternative fuel technology and recycling... Volvo Trucks already offers a number of products and services under the umbrella concept, ‘Fuelwatch’, whose purpose is to reduce fuel consumption and, as a consequence, improve the environmental impact of Volvo Trucks’ customers...* India - Tata, Chrysler may link on small truck
Mumbai,India -The Hindu Business Line/Bloomberg/The Detroit News (Detroit,MICH,USA) -January 24, 2008: -- Tata Motors Ltd ., India's largest maker of trucks and buses, may tie up with Chrysler LLC to sell an electric version of the Ace small truck, according to reports from India... Tata will build the battery-operated vehicle, which passed safety tests and that the prototype is ready for production... Tata Motors will export about 10,000 units by the end of the year to the United States without an engine or gearbox, the report said. Production may be expanded up to 50,000 units later, it said...
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