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TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS WORLDWIDE
* Germany - Truckmakers upbeat as trade show starts in Hanover
Hanover, Germany -The Earth Times -25 Sep 2008: -- World truckmakers were optimistic about huge opportunities in emerging markets Thursday at the IAA truck fair in Hanover. "The technological potential in this sector has not yet been fully tapped," said German Automobile Industry Federation (VDMA) President Matthias Wissmann in a speech opening the biennial event... Emerging economies with rapid rates of growth have helped cheer truckmakers amid concern of recession in the West... Expanding industry and commerce in Russia, South America and South Africa mean much larger numbers of trucks are needed to deliver goods... That growth is also reflected in the growing number of Russian, Indian and Chinese truckbuilders with booths at the IAA fair... "Wherever there are expanding economies, they need trucks," explained Stephan Schaller, chief executive of Volkwagen's commercial vehicles division... Wissmann said he sees opportunities for the industry in reducing emissions that cause climate change and improving the safety of trucks and vans... Earlier this week, Germany's Environment Ministry highlighted how cutting emissions does not just mean reducing fuel use, but also replacing climate-killer gases in truck refrigeration and air- conditioning systems... The expo, one of the world's biggest, runs through October 2 and has attracted more than 2,000 manufacturers of trucks, buses, vans and related technology...
* India - Volkswagen eyes trucks, partner in
Mumbai,India -Reuters -Sep 25, 2008 : -- Volkswagen plans to make light commercial vehicles in India with a local company, and is in talks with some potential partners, the Business Line newspaper said on Thursday, citing a company official... The plan was part of the German automaker's international strategy involving China and India, and required vehicles to be made locally there, it cited Harald Schomburg, a board member of its commercial vehicles' sales and marketing arm, as saying... Volkswagen, whose new plant in India will become operational in 2009 with a capacity of 110,000 vehicles, is already importing small volumes of its Crafter and Caravelle light trucks in India, the Business Line said...
* Australia - Hino says sales success is automatic
Sydney,Australia -ATN -17 Sept 2008: -- As the only truck manufacturer offering a fully automatic truck in the light duty segment, Hino is sitting pretty with sales of its 300-Series trucks... Steve Lotter, Chief Operating Officer for Hino, says the take-up of Hino 300 six-speed fully automatic trucks has seen the company already exceed its full-year 2007 automatic model sales in just seven months in 2008... The take-up with rental fleet owners has been particularly strong - in fact an electronically controlled automatic transmission makes sense for any application where the drivers do not come from the ranks of professional truck drivers... Hino's best-selling automatic is the 616 Auto model (See picture), with 127 trucks sold year-to-date (YTD) 2008, compared with 148 in the full year 2007. The 816 Auto is another strong seller, with 38 trucks sold YTD July 2008, compared with 53 manual variants YTD July 2008 and 50 automatics sold in 2007. Hino also offers its six-speed automatic transmission in volume-selling 716 Medium and 816 Crew Cab models... Labels: truckmakers' news worldwide
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