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TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS * USA
* Daimler Truck Financial Launches Trucking Industry's First-Ever Dealer Training for Finance and Insurance Products
Farmington Hills,MICH,USA -PRNewswire/KTVZ -3 Aug 2009: -- Daimler Truck Financial is providing heavy and medium duty truck dealers with something they've never had before -- a comprehensive training program in the art of selling finance and insurance products to their qualified customers... Daimler Truck Financial launched the industry's first ever Finance & Insurance Academy earlier this year, encouraging dealer principals to have their sales managers, sales staff and F&I staffs register for free online courses and webinars... Dave Wirth, F&I Dealer Council President for Daimler Truck Financial dealer customers, said he led F&I training for the ATC dealerships several years ago and saw revenue generated by the F&I departments rise over 300 percent after 12 months...(Photo from Daimler Financial Services building’s interior)
* Freightliner Custom Chassis walk-in vans now eligible for hybrid retrofit
Gaffney,S.C.,USA -Truck News -4 Aug 2009: -- Walk-in vans built by Freightliner Custom Chassis (FCC) can now be retrofit with hybrid-electric drivetrains, according to the company... The retrofit program began last November and so far about 100 MT-45 walk-in van chassis have been fitted with hybrid components, the company says. It allows fleets to capitalize on the lower emissions and fuel consumption offered by hybrids without the cost of purchasing an entirely new vehicle... The retrofit program involves removing old powertrain equipment and replacing it with the Eaton hybrid-electric system...
* Kenworth bags three Class 8 J.D. Power and Associates awards
Kirkland,WASH,USA -Truck News –4 Aug 2009: -- Kenworth added three more J.D. Power and Associates awards to its trophy case in the latest customer satisfaction rankings of Class 8 trucks... Kenworth took top honours in the over-the-road, pickup-and-delivery and dealer service categories. The J.D. Power and Associates awards are based on interviews with customers who evaluate a supplier’s performance in the areas of vehicle performance, quality, cost of ownership, warranty and dealer service...
* ArvinMeritor Reports 3Q Loss; Will Sell Wheels Business. Plans $180 Million Sale of Unit to Brazilian Firm
Troy,MICH,USA -Transport Topics -4 Aug 2009: -- Truck components maker ArvinMeritor said Tuesday it lost $162 million, or $2.23 per share, in its fiscal third quarter, compared with a profit of $44 million, or 60 cents per share, a year ago... Sales for the quarter ended June 30 fell about 47% to $993 million, the company said in a statement... Commercial vehicle sales were $683 million, down 49% from a year ago... ArvinMeritor also said it would sell its wheel business to Iochpe-Maxion, S.A., a Brazilian manufacturer of wheels and frames for commercial vehicles. It said it plans to close the $180 million sale by Sept 23...Labels: truckmakers' news USA
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