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TRUCKMAKERS NEWS * WORLDWIDE
* Brazil - High Sales of Mercedes-Benz Trucks In
Sao Bernardo do Campo,SP,Brasil -Benz Insider, by Michael Cavinta -May 13, 2010: -- According to the Mercedes-Benz do Brazil CEO, Jurgen Ziegler, they have seen high investments go into the infrastructure and construction sectors, high volume in the wholesale market, which are all provoked by high demands of private consumption and numerous divisions in agricultural and beverage market. With this great economy, Mercedes-Benz has yet again hit the South American market this April by selling 1,205 units, making the said month the second highest in their sales history with regards to monthly volume of heavy-duty truck sales. Since January 2010, Mercedes-Benz has had high sales in Brazil, having sold around 4,417 heavy-duty trucks. This sales makes is 90 percent greater than what they have reached within the same period of last year... The soaring economy in Brazil boosted the global sales of Mercedes-Benz trucks amounting to 35,338 units only in the first quarter of 2010. Based on the record, Brazil got the highest sales for Mercedes Trucks, where Germany, Turkey and France trailing along the line... (Photo: Mercedes Benz do Brasil sets record in Brazil)* UK - New Iveco Stralis truck for Draper Distribution Fleet
Sutton,St Helens,UK -PR Log (Press Release) – May 13, 2010: -- Draper Distribution’s commercial vehicle fleet now has an eighth Iveco Stralis 26-tonne rigid that is probably one of the most flexible machines of its kind in the country... This is a truck with a difference: for example it features a curtainside body, Ratcliffe tail-lift, a sliding roof and rear-steer... Peter Draper, managing director of Draper Distribution, says that engineering challenges faced included allowing the sliding roof mechanism to be mounted at the front of the body, thereby eliminating the roof bar at the rear, and also allowing cranes to swing into the vehicle when loading... This configuration required extra rigidity to be built into the body in order for the tail lift to be properly mounted. On top of that, careful specification of the roof was vital to make loading and unloading procedures easier and more efficient for crane operators... (Photo from roadtransport/big-lorry-blog: Iveco Stralis/Draper Distribution)
* Japan - Isuzu Rolls Out Low-Emission Commercial Truck
Tokyo,Japan -Nikkei -May 18, 2010: -- Isuzu Motors Ltd. on Monday began selling its fully remodeled Giga large truck that complies with upcoming environmental regulations... The truck uses a urea-based selective catalytic reduction system that the firm co-developed with Hino Motors Ltd... Under the tougher domestic rules for diesel engines taking effect in September, emissions of nitrogen oxide and particulate matter must be reduced sharply from current allowances... To improve fuel efficiency, Isuzu upgraded the electronic control systems and installed a 9.8-liter engine, or 2-3 liters smaller than comparable trucks made by rivals. A typical Giga truck is priced at 21.04 million yen, about 1 million yen more than the earlier model... All four domestic truck makers now have vehicles that meet the stricter emission regulations... (Photo: A greener Giga.)Labels: truckmakers news worldwide
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