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TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS * WORLDWIDE
* Germany - Daimler Launches Europe's Largest Fleet Test of Hybrid Trucks in London
Stuttgart,Germany -The Auto Channel (USA) -August 12, 2008: -- Today, Daimler AG launched Europe’s largest fleet test of hybrid trucks by presenting ten Fuso Canter Eco Hybrids to eight customers in London. The goals of the three-year test are to gain new insights into the use of 7.5-ton hybrid trucks by customers and to demonstrate the diesel-electric hybrid drive's high level of efficiency. The Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid could consume up to 15 percent less fuel than conventional diesel vehicles, and the hybrid truck’s CO2 emissions are therefore decreased correspondingly as well... A total of 300 Fuso Canter Eco Hybrids have been delivered to customers since 2006. In addition, Mitsubishi Fuso also offers the Fuso Aero Star Eco Hybrid route bus in Japan... * USA - Volvo to develop prototype lightweight composite sleepers
Akron,OH,USA -Fleet Equipment Magazine -13 Aug 2008: -- Volvo Trucks North America said it will develop lightweight prototype sleepers made with advanced composite material technology as part of a U.S. Army program to reduce the weight and improve fuel economy of trucks... Three sleeper cabs will be produced as part of the project, with the first to be delivered in late 2009. The project is slated to run for 21 months, with Volvo and TPI sharing the $2.5 million funding. Volvo Technology Corp., an advanced research and development unit of the Volvo Group, will coordinate the research for Volvo...
* Iveco Targets 50 Per Cent Share of Planned Maintenance Contracts
Watford,Hertfordshire,UK -The Auto Channel -12 Aug 2008: -- Iveco has launched a new range of planned maintenance contracts called ‘Elements’ to support its full line-up of commercial vehicles, which spans the 3.5 to 44 tonne sector... The introduction of Elements follows a year-long review of the market and is designed to support Iveco’s goal of achieving a 50 per cent share of the planned maintenance contracts market by 2011, in support of its strategy for sales growth across the Daily, Eurocargo, Stralis and Trakker Labels: truckmakers' news USA
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