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TRUCKMAKERS NEWS * WORLDWIDE
* Europa: Truckmakers watch costs
(Photo) Frankfurt,Germany -Financial Times (UK), by Chris Bryant -March 5, 2013: -- European truckmakers are set to keep careful control of costs in 2013 to allow investments in new low-emission vehicles after a year in which demand in key markets slowed and profits declined... Customers in crisis-hit Europe became hesitant and deferred investments last year, and in Brazil -a key market for several European truckmakers- customers had brought forward orders to 2011 because of new emission rules, causing a lull... Even in North America, where the market for heavy duty trucks expanded 15 per cent in 2012, orders started to decline in the final months of the year amid worries over budget and tax negotiations in Washington... Germany’s Daimler and MAN and Sweden’s Volvo and Scania responded by cutting costs, trimming production and reducing inventories, but in general they were unable to fully compensate for the lower orders and pressure on margins... Europe is preparing to introduce more stringent mandatory emission standards for heavy trucks in 2014 known as Euro VI, and truckmakers were therefore forced to maintain a high level of investment in new products...
* Sweden - Volvo Trucks to launch new FM
Stockholm,Sweden -Volvo's PR -4 March 2013: -- The Volvo FM is next in line in the rapid renewal of Volvo Trucks’ product range – with the groundbreaking innovation Volvo Dynamic Steering as one of its prominent features. The truck will be launched in Europe on March 19, but it can already be spotted on public roads as part of a competition to be the first to see the new FM... The Volvo FM will be equipped with Volvo Dynamic Steering, which combines a conventional hydraulic power steering system with an electronically regulated electric motor fitted to the steering gear. The system gives the driver effortless steering at low speeds as well as unbeatable directional stability on the open road...
* Holland - DAF Most advanced production facilities in the world
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Eindhoven,The Netherlands,Holland -In Action/Magazine of DAF TRUCKS N.V. -March 2012: -- At DAF’s production facilities in Eindhoven in the Netherlands and Westerlo in Belgium, the arrival of Euro 6 has resulted in the investment of millions in new machines, systems and processes. DAF’s production facilities are some of the most advanced in the world in terms of safety, quality and efficiency. At the root of all these investments and innovations is the PACCAR Production System... In spring 2013, DAF will start with the series production of the new DAF XF with the equally new PACCAR MX-13 Euro 6 engine developed by DAF. As the new truck and engine were being developed, the factories and production processes in Eindhoven and Westerlo were also being further modified, expanded and modernised. This was based on the important principle of “simultaneous engineering” ensures that a component or product can actually be produced without the risk of unpleasant surprises. Simultaneous engineering ensures that the period between development and actual production is much shorter than when the development and production engineering processes occur in succession... The input of employees is essential for the PACCAR Production System. Their knowledge and skills form the basis for continuous process improvement...* Germany - Mercedes-Benz presents new COMAND Online features at CeBIT show
* Germany - New generation Mercedes-Benz Atego on way
Stuttgart,Germany -HGV Ireland -March 4, 2013: -- Mercedes-Benz has confirmed that they will begin taking orders in June for its new Generation Atego, short-radius distribution truck which premiers in Germany on March 13th. Positioned within the 6.5 to 16 tonnes segment, the Atego slots into the Mercedes-Benz range alongside its larger stablemates Actros and the soon-to-arrive Antos and Arocs... Mercedes-Benz views the Atego as the stand out member of its new truck generation. Expected to set a benchmark in its sector, it is powered by a choice of seven engines with manual and automatic transmission... Four BlueTec 6 four-cylinder engines cover the range 115 kW (156 hp) to 170 kW (231 hp) while three newly-designed six-cylinder engines cover the higher 175 kW (238 hp) to 220 kW (299 hp) range, all delivering up to 5 percent less fuel consumption... Features include Stability Control Assist as standard and a new high performance braking system designed to ensure maximum driver safety...Labels: truckmakers news worldwide
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