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TRUCKMAKERS NEWS * WORLDWIDE
* India - Tata Motors Dharwad plant start operations
Dharwad,Karnataka,India -Vimana Varta -June 6, 2012: -- Tata Motors’ Dharwad plant for small commercial vehicles is now operational and has begun to produce the Tata ACE Zip and the Tata Magic IRIS... Launched in May 2011, the Tata Magic IRIS is a four-wheel, 3-4 seater small passenger carrier, a stylish, safe and comfortable alternative for commuters who depend on three-wheelers. The Tata Ace Zip, also launched in May 2011, is a technologically superior and a smart micro truck with a payload of 600 kg for deep-penetration door-to-door goods movement...
* Sweden - Volvo Group opens the door to its future research
(Video from YouTube, by roadtransport -2 June 2009: Volvo publicity video for their 'Vision 2020' concept truck, designed to drive automatically in convoy -also known as 'platooning'-)
Gothenburg,Sweden -AB Volvo Press Release (PR) -|13 June 2012: -- Excavators without drivers, virtual sheet painting and electric buses that charge in ten minutes. The Volvo Group is opening the door to the future with its new Tech World website. For the first time, many of the research projects on which the company’s engineers are working will be openly displayed. The Volvo Group is one of the world’s largest manufacturers of heavy vehicles and a leader in terms of developing sustainable transport solutions of the future. In 2011, the Volvo Group invested more than SEK 13 billion in research and development.Research and development has always been the most secretive aspect of a company. This is natural, since it involves launching new solutions ahead of competitors... Tech World features a large number of examples of future projects: automatic equipment, vehicle fuel from forest raw material, vehicles that communicate with each other, electricity generation from surplus engine heat, boat simulators and much more. The Volvo Group’s engineers will share their expertise and will also present some of the challenges that remain to be overcome...
* Sweden - Volvo tractor design to be driver focused
Gothenburg,Sweden -Automotive World, by Ruth Dawson -June 14, 2012: -- Speaking at Automotive World's Commercial Vehicle Megatrends USA 2012 conference, Wade Long, Director of Product Marketing at Volvo Trucks, gave a new insight into the company's developing design focus... Extensive fuel efficiency testing has led to recent Volvo truck design modifications, including a new bug screen position, hood/bonnet-mounted mirrors, and under bumper and side skirt extensions, making for improved air flow around tractors... This hyper streamlined vehicle will optimise fuel efficiency through an even better airflow design. In addition, the trailer will be matched to the tractor to further advance this sleek profile... Having almost purely been concentrated on the load/transport aspect historically, new trucks will have to accommodate drivers, and companies will be required to choose trucks that drivers love to operate...
* UK - Van market turnaround as registrations rise
* Zimbabwe - Hino expands its footprint in Africa
(Photo: Hino 300 series truck)
Harare,Zimbabwe -The Independent Zimbabwe -14 June 2012: -- Hino Motors Ltd, the Toyota Group’s truck manufacturing company, is set to expand its Sub-Saharan African footprint in the course of 2012... Hino trucks will encounter harsh operating conditions in Africa which amplifies the need for parts and service to be available across the continent. Trained technicians, information bulletins and special tools are all part of a high-quality standard package that goes with an official Hino truck dealership linked to Toyota’s distribution system...
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