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TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS WORLDWIDE
* Volvo launches the most powerful truck in the worldStockholm,Sweden -ATN -31 March 2009: -- Volvo Trucks has launched what is claimed to be the world’s most powerful series-manufactured truck — the Volvo FH16 with 700hp and 3150Nm torque... Volvo Trucks says it is the first manufacturer in the world to be able to put a 700hp badge on its vehicles. “The Volvo FH16 is intended for the very heaviest and most demanding of transport operations. It is also a highly prestigious truck for the customer who is looking for something truly out of the ordinary. And with 700 hp under the engine compartment cover, the Volvo FH16 sets itself apart from everything else in the industry,” says Staffan Jufors, President and CEO of Volvo Trucks...
* USA - Mack says no to Volvo engines
Sydney,Australia -ATN, by Gary Worrall -31 March 2009: -- Future Mack trucks will retain their individual character, rather than lifting complete drivelines from stablemate Volvo, says Mack Trucks Inc President and CEO Deny Slagle... When asked if future Macks might contain a badge-engineered Volvo engine and transmission to provide both big power outputs as well as improved emission controls, Slagle says Mack will stay with its MP8 engine range... While he acknowledges the benefits of using Volvo’s data base on engine design, Slagle says the MP8 will continue to be built to Mack specifications, although it will incorporate some Volvo-sourced technologies like SCR, which is set be debut in 2010...* Australia - Isuzu completes record year
Sydney,Australia -ATN -31 March 2009: -- As if to thumb its nose at the global financial crisis, Isuzu Australia again recorded a crushing sales victory during December, finishing the year with 25 percent of the Australian new truck market in its pocket... Reinforcing this domination, Isuzu also delivered more than double the number of deliveries of any other manufacturer during the month, according to data collected by ERG International and published monthly on Fullyloaded.com.au... (Photo: Izusu's trucks)
* USA - Navistar Targets More Complex Funding Deals To Spur Sales
Chicago,ILL,USA -Dow Jones Newswires/The Wall Street Journal, by Bob Tita -March 31, 2009: -- The finance arm of Navistar International Corp. is eyeing more complex funding deals in an effort to lure larger customers... The U.S. truck maker has not accessed the securitization market since last fall. But at a time when truck industry sales remain sluggish because of weak freight demand, truck buyers are becoming more reliant on vendor financing... Navistar Financial Corp., is looking to sell down portions of large customer loans or assemble syndicates of banks and specialized equipment lenders to write business... Banks including Wells Fargo & Co. and KeyBank have syndicate lending operations for industrial equipment, said Navistar, which has resorted to multi-party financing arrangements for wholesale purchases by truck dealerships... Johanneson said the company has an opportunity to create long-term customer loyalty with large truck fleets if it's able to provide financing at a time when others won't...
* Canada - Manac goes "light" with its Darkwing line of aluminum flatbeds
Saint Georges,QUE,CAN -Truck News -March 27, 2009 -- Manac launched its first aluminum flatbed 10 years ago to lighten the load for semitrailers, but its new Darkwing series has been completely redesigned to improve performance and strength as well... The riveted, three-piece main beam is 27 inches high with a camber of 5 inches, producing a concentrated load of 60,000 lb./4 ft. In order to keep the number of welds to a strict minimum, Manac opted for a mechanical assembly of accompanying subcomponents, which the company says also acts to streamline maintenance... Manac says the floor structure is rigid to provide enhanced stability and integrate several cargo retention devices, including aluminum tube side pockets, rub rail spacers, six rows of floor-mounted securement tracks with grab hooks and sliding winches... (Photo: A 48-ft. Darkwing flatbed with a 122-inch tandem axle suspension.)Labels: truckmakers news worldwide
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