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Jan 9, 2012

TRUCKMAKERS NEWS * WORLDWIDE

* Germany - Mercedes Vito E-Cell Electric Van Has Refrigerator Option

(Photo: Mercedes Vito E-Cell electric refrigerator van)
Sttugart,Germany -Plugin Cars, by Laurent J. Masson -January 4, 2012:   ...  The largest truck maker in the world—not counting pick-ups—Mercedes makes a range of vans. The smallest model goes by the name of Vito. It's a popular van all over Europe...   Standard Vitos are diesels, and there's a choice of wheelbases, standard roof or high roof, rear drive or all-wheel drive. The electric one is only available with the standard roof and the long wheelbase...  Surprisingly, its transmission is unique, and it's front-wheel drive. Maybe it was to free up space under the load compartment floor. There are 36 kilowatts worth of lithium-ion cells there, of which 32 kWh are available to power the vehicle. Range is 80 miles... Considering the diesel version can drive more than 600 miles between fill-ups, that doesn't sound like much, but Mercedes explains that the daily mileage of a small van is below 50 miles (in Germany)...  Mercedes has already built more than 400 Vitos E-Cell. We don't know how many have been fitted with the refrigerator, but the plan is to make 2,000 of them...


* S. Africa - Daimler unit halts vehicle sales reporting

Johannesburg,SA -Reuters, by Xola Potelwa; and Dan Lalor -Jan 9, 2012: -- Mercedes-Benz South Africa has stopped reporting new vehicle sales and export sales figures after receiving a directive from German parent company Daimler, Mercedes Benz SA said on Monday...  Daimler, the world's number one truckmaker and under investigation by the European Union for possible violation of antitrust rules, has told Mercedes-Benz SA to stop reporting sales figures...  The South African association of automobile manufactures has delayed December new vehicle sales data by a day to allow for the announcement. Mercedes-Benz sells about 2,000-3,000 vehicles a month...


* India - M and M to export Navistar trucks to S Africa in 2 yrs

New Delhi,India -Press Trust of India/Business Standard -January 9, 2012: -- Auto major Mahindra & Mahindra today said its heavy commercial vehicle making joint venture Mahindra Navistar would start exporting trucks to South Africa within next two years... The company is also exploring possibilities to export truck cabins to its foreign partner Navistar for the US market in the future... The vehicles will be exported as a completely-built-unit from the company's manufacturing facility at Maharashtra to South Africa... The company had first rolled out Mahindra Navistar truck from its Chakan facility for the Indian market in 2010...


* India - Tata to launch new LCVs, 5-axle trucks

(Photo: Tata-Daewoo ultra Novus Car Truck Wallpaper)

Mumbai,India -domain-b -5 January 2012: -- Tata Motors today unveiled the Tata Ultra, the company's new LCV and ICV range, the Tata Starbus Fuel Cell (hydrogen) and the Tata LPT 3723, India's first 5-axle rigid truck... These, as also its new CNG-electric hybrid buses, will be commercially launched in the next financial year... The Tata Ultra LCV & ICV range will comprise a series of variants from 5 to 14 tonnes...


* India - Ashok Leyland introduces India's first 37 tonne haulage truck


New Delhi,India -RushLane -10 Jan 2012: -- Ashok Leyland has launched India's first 37 tonne haulage truck. The truck is built on U Truck platform U 3723 and promises to offer highest possible performance with enhanced durability and high level of efficiency. It may be mentioned here that Ashok Leyland 37 tonner has five axles which include two steerable front axles, two rear axles, one self steering lift axle which is what ensures that the truck is capable of enhanced lifting capacity. The 37 tonner is designed to offer quicker turning and is fitted with 225 HP H Series engine and a 9 speed gearbox...


* Japan - Suzuki to Invest $780 Million in Indonesia to Boost Engine, Car Capacity

Hamamatsu,Japan -Bloomberg, by Anna Mukai -Jan 4, 2012: -- Suzuki Motor Corp., the third-biggest carmaker in Indonesia, will spend 60 billion yen ($780 million) to increase capacity in the Southeast Asian nation, including setting up another factory to build engines... The new plant will help triple engine-making capacity in Indonesia, Suzuki said in an e-mailed statement today. The investment includes 40 billion yen on the engine plant to open in 2014 with the rest spent on auto assembly lines... Suzuki, which has one plant for automobiles and another for motorbikes in Indonesia, plans to increase auto output capacity 25 percent to 100,000 units a year and to start producing seven- seat vehicles in Indonesia from this spring...

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