TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS * EUROPE - MAN
* Germany - MAN (Maschinenfabrik Augsburg Nürnberg AG) is one of the two leading German truck manufacturers
Essen,Germany -Road Transport (UK) -4 April 2009: -- It produces on-road vehicles from 7.5-tonne rigid trucks to 44-tonne-plus articulated tractors, as well as a range of military trucks... On 2 April 2009 MAN hosted an event for leading industry editors; Des Evans (chief executive officer of MAN Truck & Bus UK) and other executives spoke about their plans for the future...
On this page Commercial Motor editor Brian Weatherley, share news and their thoughts live (via Twitter)...
# Cussans: "We've set up a highly specialised network of 'hazchem dealers' supporting hazchem operators---we intend to stay as market leaders."
# Dave Cussans: "Private capital dealers partners have recently made £24m investments in UK service infrastructure."
# Dave Cussans Ops director for MAN T&B UK up now: "Mission to earn ourselves reputation as best service provider in the UK truck industry."
# Green news! MAN is going straight to EEV as standard beyond Euro-5 on all its MAN and Neoplan buses and coaches built after April.
# Des Evans MAN T&B UK CEO: Market is tough but we're not downbeat--during this time we will innovate and help our operators come through this--
and Motor Transport editor Justin Stanton do the same, from the event:
* MAN promoting 3-year-old TGAs to operators who can't or won't afford a new truck.
* MAN promises to revolutionise used truck market.
* MAN plans "expansion of aftersales business to support customer viability".
* MAN expects 2009 truck market (over 6t) to be circa 28,000 units.
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