* Japan - ... Was it the Isuzu Giga's 600hp 30-litre V10 ?
Tokyo,Japan -BigLorryBlog (UK), by Trevor Jones (New Zealand) -November 4, 2010: ... Trevor Jones says: "I was reminded of the fact that the Japs were late getting into turbocharging---but that didn't stop them having big horsepower rigs! Looking at the specs for the Isuzu Giga EXZ (rated at 600PS) its engine has a displacement in ccs of 30390. Yep that's 30 litres !!!... Being a V10; that's over 3 litres per pot" ... So does that 30-litre lump make it the biggest ever fited in a normal 'series production' tractor? It must beat a Cummins 19-litre QSK but what about the big Caterpillar vees fitted in the Tractomas heavy hitters? Although they hardly quailfy for a 'series' production truck! As far as I can see the old V10 Giga EXZ tractor has since been superseded by the current EXY with 15.6-litre engine... (Photo: Isuzu's GigaEXZ)
* Sweden - Scania accused of oil-for-food kickbacks
Stockholm,Sweden -The Associated Press/Bloomberg, by BJOERN H. AMLAND and KARL RITTER -October 29, 2010: -- Swedish truck maker Scania paid $5 million in kickbacks through the U.N.'s oil-for-food program in Iraq, possibly violating both U.S. and Swedish laws, an anti-corruption investigator said Friday... Swedish prosecutor Nils-Eric Schultz told The Associated Press he is preparing to file charges in Sweden against several company officials later this year or in early 2011... An investigation led by former U.S. Federal Reserve Chairman Paul Volcker, concluded in October 2005 that 2,200 companies from about 40 countries had colluded with Saddam's regime to bilk the humanitarian program of $1.8 billion... AB Volvo, another Swedish truck maker, paid $19.6 million in settlements with the Justice Department and the SEC, acknowledging some subsidiaries made illegal kickbacks through the program... Scania has been held up as an example of companies that refused to pay kickbacks to the Iraqi regime, even though they faced the risk of losing lucrative contracts... But Schultz said documents seized during a raid of the company last year showed it continued to deliver buses and trucks to Iraq after the regime started demanding illegal payments in 2000. He said company officials have denied the allegations...
* China - Foreign lorries' long road in
Abu Dhabi,UAE -The National, by Daniel Bardsley -Nov 8, 2010: -- "Sales of Chinese trucks … are continuously strengthening in Africa, the Middle East and South East Asia," AlixPartners said... The European producers are increasing their sales in some emerging markets as overall demand increases but their market share is declining... In the first six months of this year, China exported 134,000 commercial vehicles, up 25 per cent on the same period last year... The headaches for the western manufacturers may eventually extend beyond the lower-value end of the global lorry market... Some observers have suggested the huge growth in sales at home and abroad would allow the Chinese manufacturers to invest in research and development with a view to competing with their western rivals at the top end of the value range, including in North America and Europe... Some of China's lorry makers are also leveraging joint ventures with overseas manufacturers to gain access to advanced technology... This will prove particularly useful as emissions regulations tighten in China and other developing markets and the earlier generation of less eco-friendly vehicles is phased out... (Photo by How Hwee Young / EPA - Technicians assemble lorries in a factory in Shiyan, also known as China’s lorry capital. Nine of the top 10 commercial vehicle sellers are home-grown)
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