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TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS * WORLDWIDE
* China - Daimler AG to build electric vehicles in China
Shenzhen,Guangdong,China -Fleet Owner (USA) -Jun 4, 2010: -- Daimler AG and BYD Company Ltd. have announced creating a 50/50 research and technology joint venture called Shenzhen BYD Daimler New Technology Co. Ltd. that will develop an electric vehicle for China. The vehicle will be marketed under a new brand jointly created and owned by Daimler and BYD... According to Daimler, the new generation of electric vehicles developed by the joint venture will capitalize on Daimler’s know-how in electric vehicle architecture and safety as well as BYD’s excellence in battery technology and e-drive systems... BYD is China’s leading manufacturer of advanced battery technology, a field it has invested in since 1995. It is also regarded as the fastest-growing Chinese automotive manufacturer... (Photo from byd: E6)
* India - Ashok Leyland and Nissan announce that JV is on schedule First wave of products to roll out from mid 2011
Chennai,Tamil Nadu,India -Car Trade -1 June, 2010: -- The Hinduja Group flagship, Ashok Leyland and Nissan Motor Company announced today that their joint venture to manufacture and market a whole range of Light Commercial Vehicles (LCVs) was proceeding very much on schedule. The partners also disclosed that the first wave of three new products will start rolling out starting mid 2011 of which two will be manufactured at Ashok Leyland’s facilities in Hosur, while the third will roll out of the production lines of Nissan’s plant at Oragadam... The flagship offering from this stable will be the contemporary, feature-rich F24 platform that will feature trucks and buses in the 5–7.5 tonne GVW (Gross Vehicle Weight) range. These vehicles will be powered by an efficient, proven 3-litre, 4-cylinder Common Rail Diesel engine which would be BS III and BS IV compliant...
* Brazil - VW and MAN gear up for business with biofuels and new trucks!
(Photo VW's Truck, model Constellation)Sao Bernardo do Campo,Sao Paulo,Brazil -BigLorryBlog (UK) -June 2, 2010: --Now here's the wonderful Cummins-powered Volkswagen Constellation Titan (seen here in South Africa) and not so long ago it was rumoured to be coming to the UK, or at least Europe... So why am I showing you a picture of the Brazilian-built Constellation? Well because since MAN took on VW's heavy truck operation in Brazil word reaches me that MAN Latin America has just supplied three operators with Constellations that run on 100% biodiesel and which feature a new dual-fuel technology... and of course Brazil is the place when alternative fuels have long been used including ethanol derived from sugar cane. Meanwhile, MAN is now building and selling the TGX and TGS in South America...
(Photo: MAN's TGX from Brazil)... MAN's plant in Resende Brazil has a capacity to build up to 5,000 TGX and TGS heavy trucks per year and right now test vehicles are being built so that the first vehicles 'proper' ordered can be delivered in 2011 to three of Brazil's largest transport operators: Julio Simoes, Arcom and Binotto. In the first phase, Brazilian MAN trucks will contain units imported from Germany and be assembled in line with the SKD (semi-knocked-down) principle. In the medium term the aim is to raise the local content of production to at least 60%. MAN trucks will be sold in Brazil via the VW dealer network run by MAN Latin America. By 2011 a 'supplier' park too will also be built in the immediate vicinity of the Resende plant where three partners of MAN Latin America - ArvinMeritor (axles), Maxion (chassis assembly) and Suspensys (suspension systems) - will have their own production facilities directly next to the MAN plant...
* UK - Renault Trucks continues to gain ground in the UK truck market
Dartford,Kent,UK -Transport Engineer, by Brian Tinham -4 June 2010: -- April's registration figures for new trucks show Renault apparently outperforming Iveco, Volvo and MAN, and achieving an average 8.94% market share, above 6 tonnes... Renault Trucks continues to gain ground in the UK truck marketIn more detail, Renault Trucks took 13.7% of the total heavy tractor market, giving it a 10.6% market share for the year in this sector, up 3.1% over 2009. Then, in the 8x4 sector, it took 11.7% market share for April and 10.2% for the first four months, while in the 7.5 to 16 tonne market, it took 6.8% for April, up 46% on the same period in 2009... Nigel Butler, Renault Trucks' commercial director, says the result puts the organisation at 6.83% overall market share as at the end of April 2010, compared to 5.06% for the same period last year... (Photo from truckwallpapers.net: Renault truck)
* USA - Hybrid truck use to grow exponentially, to reach 300,000 by 2015. The US, currently leader, to lose the spot to China
Boulder,CO,USA -Autoevolution -3 June 2010: -- Another study into how the hybrid-electric vehicles' market will evolve over the next five years has been released by Pike Research, this time trying to estimate how many trucks and buses will be on the roads by 2015... According to Pike, some 300,000 such vehicles will be roaming the streets, providing in between 5 and 50 percent reduction in fuel consumption. To have an idea on how this huge market will evolve, we must take into account that currently there are around 9,000 hybrid buses and trucks on the roads of the world... As with the other segments of the hybrid and electric market, although the US is currently leader, it will most like lose the number one spot to Asia, which is catching up fast through China and Japan... Earlier this week, Pike named China the most likely to succeed when it comes to leading the EV battery market. The outlook is China will account for 53 percent of the world's battery sales (estimated at 8 billion)... Pike believes that sales of electric vehicles in Asia will reach 1.1 million in 2015, more than the EV sales in the US and Europe combined... (Photo from autoevolution)* Brazil - MAN testing B100 trucks with onboard mixing unit
Sao Bernardo do Campo,SP,Brazil -Fleet Owner, by Brian Straight -June 4, 2010: -- MAN Latin America said this week it has given three customers in Brazil trucks that feature dual-fuel technology which can blend biodiesel on board the vehicle... The trucks, part of the company’s Constellation line, include two separate tanks, one that handles traditional diesel and a second which accepts B100, or 100% biodiesel. An electronic onboard system monitors the parameters for the use of biodiesel and adjusts the fuel supply as needed. This allows the truck to continue operating in areas where biodiesel not meeting European DIN EN 14214 standards is not available... The trucks can run on B100 or pure diesel, depending on the availability of fuel and the current requirements of the application. In Brazil, the use of 100% renewable raw materials for fuel is common and can cut CO2 emissions by up to 90%, MAN said... (Photo from automotriz.net: Fenatran VW)
* Germany - Daimler would welcome Chinese shareholders-CFO to press
Frankfurt,Germany -Reuters, by John Stonestreet -Jun 5, 2010: -- Daimler would welcome having Chinese investors as shareholders and will itself remain a major owner of aerospace giant EADS, the German carmaker's Chief Financial Officer was quoted as saying... Bodo Uebber told that Daimler was well positioned in China given its joint ventures there for vans, trucks and passenger cars... The state-owned Kuwait Investment Authority holds 6.9 percent stake in Daimler. Another 9.08 percent is in the hands of Abu Dhabi's Semare Beteiligungsverwaltungs GmbH... Uebber said Daimler expects to sell over 100,000 vehicles in China this year, up from 70,000 units last year... Uebber said Daimler will remain a major shareholder in EADS despite financial burdens stemming from the aerospace group, according to a prerelease of a separate interview with Sunday paper Welt am Sonntag...
* UK - BP Gas chooses Volvo
Glasgow,Scotland,UK -HGV (UK) -June 4, 2010: -- Six new Volvo FL 4×2 rigid tankers have entered service with BP Gas. They are the first Volvo’s in the BP Gas fleet to be equipped with Dynafleet and also the first to be fitted with the I-Sync automated gearbox... According to BP Gas Logistics Support Engineer, Willie Anderson, improving fuel economy and optimising driver safety, are the main reasons for their introduction... The delivery of the new FL’s takes the number of Volvo’s in the fleet to 60 out of a total of 80 vehicles...Labels: truckmakers news worldwide
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