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TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS * WORLDWIDE
* Brazil - MAN Latin America opens showroom in Angola to sell trucks made in
Sao Paulo,SP,Brazil -MacauHub (Macau) -30 March 2010: -- MAN Latin America, a subsidiary of German group MAN, has opened a showroom in Angola to sell Volkswagen trucks produced in Brazil... Even with the economic crisis of the end of 2008 and 2009, Angola remained in third place on the list of countries to which MAN Latin America most exported, having received 745 units, an amount exceeded only by Mexico (951) and Argentina (856)... In Africa the manufacturer’s business is mainly focused in the south (South Africa, Lesotho, Swaziland, Botswana and Namibia) and west (Angola, Nigeria, Ivory Coast, Equatorial Guinea, Gambia and Ghana)... MAN Latin America is the biggest Brazilian exporter of trucks, with 3,865 units exported in 2009, and the second-biggest exporter of buses, with 1,329 vehicles exported in the same period, to over 20 countries in Latin America, Africa and the Middle East... (Photo from t3.gstatic)
* UK - Daimler reports on London hybrid trial progress
Surrey,UK -Road Transport (UK), by Colin Barnett -29 March 2010: -- At the halfway point of a three-year operator trial of 10 Mitsubishi Fuso Canter hybrids in London, Daimler says the vehicles have so far saved 5,000 litres of fuel and 13 tonnes of CO2... Nine UK operators, specially selected to provide a realistic challenge, are running the 7.5-tonne trucks on a variety of operations, including mail and parcels, highway maintenance and food deliveries... Distances covered so far have varied between 12,000km and 48,000km per vehicle, with a total of 260,000km... The rate of hybrid support from the electric motors has varied between 13% and 18%, giving a total fuel saving so far of around 5,000 litres, or 13 tonnes of CO2...* Germany - Daimler expands commercial production in Brazil
Frankfurt,Germany -AP -30 March 2010: -- German automotive group Daimler AG says it will expand commercial vehicle production through its Mercedes-Benz plant in Juiz de Fora in the state of Minas Gerais, Brazil, starting in 2011... The Stuttgart-based company did not provide details Tuesday about cost, or what models it might produce, but said it was increasing capacity because of sales growth in Latin American markets, especially in Brazil... Daimler announced earlier this month that it would expand production at its Sao Bernardo do Campo truck and bus plant, near Sao Paulo... (Picture from roadtransport.com/blogs/big-lorry-blog -UK: Brazil's M. Benz's truck)
* India - Kamaz Vectra Hosur plant shut down
Hosur,Tamil Nadu,India -Sify Business -29 March 2010: -- Heavy truck maker Kamaz Vectra Motors Ltd's plant at Hosur has been shut down by the Tamil Nadu Factories Inspectorate for operating without a proper licence, an official said Monday... 'We found workers were listed under the names of two companies in the same premises. This is not as per the law. Further, the company does not have a licence to operate,' the inspectorate official told IANS on condition of anonymity... The inspection took place Saturday as workers at the plant have been on a sit-in strike for over 15 days demanding absorption by Kamaz Vectra... According to inspectorate officials, Kamaz Vectra had applied for renewal of the factory licence which has not been granted till date... Kamaz Vectra is a 51:49 joint venture between Russian heavy duty truck maker Kamaz and the UK-headquartered Vectra group...* Sweden - Scania sees slow recovery for European truck demand
Stockholm,Sweden -Reuters, by Victoria Klesty -Mar 29, 2010: -- Truck maker Scania AB said on Monday that Europe still had spare transport capacity and it would take some time before demand for trucks returned to full strength... European truck makers saw commercial vehicle sales down more than 30 percent last year and in February European commercial vehicle sales fell a further 3.1 percent, industry association ACEA said... Earlier this month the company said it would raise production and bring staff back to full-time work as it began to unwind some of the measures put in place at the height of the crisis... Many Scania workers who had been working four-day weeks since June 2009 would return to a normal five-day schedule starting in April... * UK - Low weight DAFs
London,UK -HGV UK -March 30, 2010: -- A vehicle weight reduction project with a target of increasing payload by over seven per cent is underway at leading foodstuffs tanker operator Abbey Road Tanks with the arrival of 13 ultra low weight versions of the FTP model from DAF’s CF85 range... Significant environmental benefits are also expected in line with Abbey Road Tanks’ green strategy because increased payload will mean fewer vehicle movements and therefore reduced fuel consumption... The project takes a holistic approach that covers every aspect of the specification and operation of the vehicles. The aim is to meet a target of raising payload from the current 28 tonnes to 30 tonnes whilst seeing fuel usage drop by 5% over the next 12 months... Choice of the DAF CF85 FTP model brings an immediate weight saving of around 450 kgs over a standard 44 tonne mid-lift axle tractor units because it uses smaller 17.5 inch wheels and tyres on the lift axle. Specification of a day cab brings a further reduction in weight of around 75 kg and more is shaved-off by the use of a fixed Jost fifth wheel and aluminium fuel and air tanks and wheels... The result is a tractor that weighs in at just 7572 kgs fully fuelled, with Adblue, pumping kit and driver. Running with current lightweight tanks in the fleet, this takes payload up to 29.5 tonnes. Now the focus is on the tanks in order to hit the 30 tonne target...Labels: truckmakers news worldwide
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