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TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS * Europe
* Germany - Daimler Fights for its Future... Will Daimler be the next Opel? (Read this interesting article)
Stuttgart,Germany -Spiegel International, By Dietmar Hawranek -24 June 2009: -- For years, Daimler allowed itself to be guided by illusions and neglected its core business. As a result, the current economic crisis struck one of Germany's model companies with full force. To survive, it will have to save billions, while simultaneously investing in its own future...* CV production collapses as recession bites
London,UK -RoadTransport, by Lindsay Clark -22 June 2009: -- Production of commercial vehicles in May fell by 73% compared to the same month last year, the largest drop ever recorded, according to the Society of Motor Manufactures and Traders (SMMT)... Compared to April, the number of commercial vehicles - trucks and vans - leaving the factory gates in the UK during May fell by 39%, the industry body also found ... "Commercial vehicle production is severely affected by low business confidence and economic uncertainty," said Paul Everitt, SMMT chief executive... * Italy - 'Small' gets bigger
Rome,Italy -Waste Management World (UK) -25 June 2009: -- Italian manufacturer Ecofar is one of the first waste collection equipment suppliers to take advantage of the latest generation of Isuzu chassis, built in Portugal... Traditionally, aside from a few selected markets, Isuzu has tended to concentrate its marketing efforts on trucks up to 10 tonnes gross weight. But with what now amounts to a 'World Truck' programme (with chassis designs up to - and shortly perhaps above? - 18 tonnes gross weight), Isuzu is making a bid to win orders away from the more established producers of 'heavies'...
This marketing approach is in tune with a operator's demands in a growing number of countries for suitable truck chassis to meet the requirements for dedicated foodwaste collection services for example, where a chassis of between 11 and 15 tonnes gross weight offers an ideal balance of a useful payload working with a waste stream that, by virtue of a high water content can be heavy, while at the same time, retaining the low cab entry height and the manoeuvrability of a seven to ten tonne truck... (Images from pennnet)
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