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TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS WORLDWIDE * South Africa - Japanese workhorse leads vehicle manufacturer's SA growth charge
Garden View,South Africa -Creamer Media's Engineering News, by Jonathan Faurie -22 Aug 2008: -- The Quon, a popular extra-heavy commercial vehicle (EHCV) in Japan, is set drive the growth of commercial vehicle manufacturing company, Nissan Diesel, in the local commercial vehicle market, reports the company... Nissan Diesel South Africa COO Johan Richards reports that the Quon is Nissan Diesel's flagship truck in the Japanese EHCV market where the company holds a 26% market share in the heavy truck market with payloads over 8-t... He adds that this can be attributed to the fact that certain aspects of the Quon have been modified to suit South African conditions, and that the vehicle is based on the framework of another popular vehicle in the Nissan Diesel range... (Source: Nissan Diesel South Africa - BIG IN JAPAN Nissan Diesel’s flagship heavy-duty Quon truck has proved popular on the Japanese market)* Germany - Daimler Trucks has launched the new Mercedes-Benz Actros with a 350-vehicle convoy from its Woerth am Rhein plant
Frankfurt,Germany -DaimlerChrysler Forum -20 Aug 2008: -- Having revealed images and advance information concerning a major update for the Mercedes-Benz Actros in January, Daimler has now announced the German market launch of this heavy truck... A convoy of the vehicles, pairs of which left the world’s largest truck plant every 30 seconds, have set out across the country, each one driven by a dealership salesperson, in preparation for the national launch on 23 August... Until now, Daimler Trucks had stated that the vehicle’s world premiere would be at the Hanover IAA in September... Mercedes-Benz calls this major facelift and re-engineering the ‘third generation’ Actros. The focus of the update is on economy, comfort, safety and environmental friendliness, it states... One of the new vehicle’s innovations is the adoption of the 12-speed Mercedes Powershift 2 automated transmission. This, the firm claims, is the first time such a gearbox has been fitted as standard to a road-going truck... With more than 550,000 units sold in more than 100 countries, the Actros series is acknowledged to be the world’s best-selling heavy-duty truck, Daimler Trucks adds... * Germany - Daimler denies trucks spinoff being mulled
Frankfurt,Germany -Reuters -Aug 21, 2008: -- Daimler AG denied a magazine report on Thursday that it was considering more job cuts and may spin off its market-leading trucks business as a way to help boost its weak share price... A bourse listing for parts of its commercial vehicles business was "not an issue", the spokesman added... The magazine said deeper job cuts -- primarily at group headquarters -- were part of a cost-saving drive that management is discussing to help counter a market slump that forced the maker of Mercedes-Benz cars to slash its 2008 earnings outlook last month... The savings could also help finance heavy investments in new engine technology, it said, adding Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche would present the proposals to the group's supervisory board on Sept. 25 and 26... One company source called the board meeting next month "routine"... Daimler shares -- which have fallen by nearly half since October, prompting speculation it could become a takeover target -- rose as much as 3.4 percent, and were up 1.5 percent at 40.53 euros by 1000 GMT...(See too Reuter's - Photo: Mercedes-Benz Chief Executive Dieter Zetsche)* USA - Volvo touts Fuelwatch for better operational fuel economy
Dallas,TX,USA -The Trucker -21 Aug 2008: -- Volvo Trucks North America on Thursday unveiled its Fuelwatch initiative to help fleet managers and truck operators achieve maximum fuel economy... Fuelwatch is designed to be a comprehensive approach to get the most out of each gallon of fuel, encompassing vehicle spec’ing, maintenance, performance monitoring and driver behavior. Volvo introduced Fuelwatch at the Great American Trucking Show here. Volvo's Fuelwatch will allow customers to take the best specifications and use them most efficiently and most productively to drive success, Scott Kress, Volvo senior vice president — sales and marketing, explained...
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