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Oct 28, 2012

TRUCKMAKERS NEWS * WORLDWIDE

* DC / USA - Truck Makers Gear Up for Special Operations Light Vehicle Competition

Washington,DC,USA -National Defense, by Dan Parsons -26 Oct 2012: ...  Special Operations Command wants to purchase up to 1,300 GMVs (Ground Mobility Vehicles) , the program is an enticing opportunity for manufacturers that see few large vehicle contracts coming from a cash-strapped Pentagon... Northrop Grumman took the opportunity to unveil its offering, the Medium Assault Vehicle-Light, or MAV-L...
Humvee manufacturer AM General reworked and upgraded the GMV 1.1, which will reduce the logistical burden of introducing a new vehicle. The AM General candidate is actually 20 inches narrower to increase mobility and transportability by air...
Other companies are offering much lighter, faster vehicles... HDT Global leaned heavily on off-road racing technology in building its Storm — an ultralight truck more reminiscent of a dune buggy than a Humvee...
Oshkosh Defense threw its hat in the ring with the 7-ton Special Purpose All-Terrain Vehicle, or S-ATV. The small vehicle is designed for unconventional warfare missions such as long-range reconnaissance and surveillance and special operations...
MRAP-manufacturer Navistar Defense announced in February that it would team with Indigen Armor and SAIC to compete for GMV 1.1. Its Special Operations Tactical Vehicle offers scalable armor packages and shares 60 percent of its parts with Indigen Armor’s non-standard tactical truck. The special operations vehicle looks more like an up-armored pickup truck than a Humvee. It can go up to 85 miles per hour off road and fits in the cargo bay of a Chinook, as all of the various competitors’ vehicles do. At 6,700 pounds, its also on the lighter end of GMV contenders...
General Dynamics Ordinance and Tactical Systems is also vying for GMV. Its Flyer, a 4,000-pound vehicle, is designed to be reconfigurable for a variety of missions, including light strike, rescue and casualty evacuation and reconnaissance...
Up to 10 of the vehicles can be physically linked with a Kevlar string and driven by a single soldier in the lead vehicle...   General Dynamics Land Systems builds the SPECTRE wide-track vehicle, which also meets many of the GMV 1.1 requirements...  All of the companies vying for the upcoming contract are confident they have met the needs of special operators for a light, mobile vehicle that can serve multiple missions...


* Sweden - Volvo: Renault Trucks Defense Finalizes SEK538 Million Panhard Buy

(Photo: The Panhard VBL armored scout car is in service with 16 countries)
Stockholm,Sweden -Dow Jones Newswires/Fox Business, by Anna Molin -October 25, 2012: -- Swedish truck maker Volvo AB Thursday said its Renault Trucks Defense unit has finalized the SEK538 million acquisition of the French automotive manufacturer Panhard... Panhard is a private company that specializes in the manufacture of small armored vehicles adapted for defense operations...


* China - Daimler, other truckmakers defy doomsayers in the vehicle market

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Shanghai,SH,China -The Shanghai Daily, by Zhu Huanian -Oct 24, 2012: -- Amid a deepening euro debt crisis, international truck makers remain upbeat on growth prospects, especially in emerging economies like China... Daimler AG, predicts global demand for medium- and heavy-duty trucks alone will increase by nearly 40 percent to almost 4 million units by 2020. Daimler set up a joint venture in Beijing with Chinese truck maker Foton this year to produce Auman-brand vehicles. Also in the spotlight were BharatBenz trucks from Daimler's India operations and Actros trucks manufactured in Brazil. Daimler forecasts double-digit growth in its Russian sales this year... At the Hanover show, officials from Munich-based MAN SE said China is a cornerstone of its growth strategy. MAN operates a partnership with China's Sinotruk to develop the Sitrak truck brand... Volvo showcased its newest FH series at the Hanover show...

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