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May 15, 2013

* Europe - New "Sprinter" van

* Germany - Mercedes-Benz rolls out new Sprinter van

(Video from YouTube, by mbusa: Mercedes-Benz Sprinter Vans, Arctic Drive) 
Dusseldorf,Germany -Fleet Owner (USA), by Sean Kilcarr -May 13, 2013: -- A new 4-cylinder diesel engine and 7-speed automatic transmission along with a host of safety-system options are the highlights of the newly redesigned 2014 Mercedes-Benz Sprinter van, which is due to go on sale in the U.S. starting September 1... Volker Mornhinweg, head of Mercedes-Benz Vans, pointed out that while the large- and medium-van market contracted 16% in Western Europe during the first quarter this year compared to 2012, the company’s global van sales actually jumped 3% due to strong demand from North America as well as Latin America and Eastern Europe...


* UK - Mercedes-Benz Thompsons-equipped Arocs to star at show

New Addington,Croydon,Surrey,UK -Commercial Motor, by Chris Druce -14 May 2013: -- The Mercedes-Benz Arocs will be starring at this month’s Tip-ex show, with the first UK exhibition model featuring a Thompsons body. Thompsons have fitted an all-steel Loadmaster Lite body to the Arocs, Mercedes’s new construction truck range... Visitors can see the new Arocs on the Mercedes-Benz stand in Hall A of the Harrogate Exhibition Centre between 30 May and 1 June... Thompsons has already revealed it will be officially launching its new maximum payload steel tipper body, Stonemaster, at Tip-ex...

* Sweden - Volvo launch new range

(Photo: A Volvo FM)
Stockholm,Sweden -Irish Trucker News -15 May 2013: -- The new Volvo FE and Volvo FL trucks are now even easier to drive in city conditions where the demand is for fast, smooth and clean transport. The new trucks feature an enhanced driver environment, and the Volvo FL range is extended with a very competitive four-cylinder, 5-litre engine... 

The driver's working conditions have improved thanks to new, even clearer instrumentation and new ergonomic seats featuring an integrated headrest and safety belt. A reinforced seat and seat anchoring in the floor help improve safety in case of an accident...


* France - "Adventure": A useful and rude cargo truck 

Paris,France -Renault Trucks (PR) -May 2013: -- Renault Trucks were able to demonstrate the ruggedness of their vehicles during significant expeditions such as crossing the Sahara from 1926, the “croisière des sables” in 1977 and more recently, the Silk Road in 2005, Cape to Cape in 2009, and of course their participation in the Dakar Rally for over thirty years... Five engine types, reaching 520 hp with the DXi13 engine, “Optidriver +” automated manual transmission with “OFF Road” MODE. Maximum torque developed from 950 rpm. Exceptional crossing ability: 385 mm of ground clearance... Reinforced steel chassis for a large torsional capacity. Leaf spring suspension up to 26 T and semi-elliptical springs for the 32 T version. Final drive and tandem axle with double reduction gear from 32 T to 36 T capacity. Payload capacity of up to 30 T...


* India - Ashok Leyland lines up 4 launches in 2013-14 

Chennai,India -Business Standard, by T E Narasimhan -May 10, 2013: -- Commercial vehicle major Ashok Leyland lines up four launches, which include a product in A Truck 8-15 tonnes and N Truck which will be in 16-49 tonne GVW... The A Truck which will be named as "Boss" (8-15 tonne) and N Truck which will be in 16-49 tonne GVW... The A Truck is expected to be launched in July and N Truck is expected to be launched in October... These products will be manufactured at company's Pantnagar facility and these trucks will have company's Czech Republic subsidiary Avia's Cabin... The company is also planning to launch new Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) product including Stile, which will be passenger vehicle in July, and Partner in the last quarter of the current fiscal, a Light Commercial Vehicle...


 * Belgium - DAF Vlaanderen ready for Euro 6 

(Photo: DAF Vlaanderen manufactures 2,000,000th axle)
Westerlo,Antwerpen,Vlaanderen,Belgium -Trucks and Business, by Claude Yvens -8 May 2013: -- The plant DAF Vlaanderen in Westerlo, which produces cabs and axles, is ready for the entry into force of Euro 6. For now, and for an as yet undetermined period, the plant produces cabs old Euro 5 range and new CF and XF Euro 6 ranges. It has been reorganized to manage this dual stream, with some extensions and adaptation of hundreds of jobs... The plant currently produces Westerlo 178 cabins and 430 axles per day, with limited teams night in the lobby of paint used. It is far from its total production capacity (250 cabins normally, and even 275 at the height of the peak of production in early 2008), but its director Marc Beets believes that the plant is out of the crisis... The plant DAF Vlaanderen, it is true, directly benefits from the steady increase in market share of DAF in Europe, which partially neutralizes the effects of the general market decline...


* India - Tata Daewoo to build commercial vehicles in China with a local partner

(Photo: The Tata Prima global truck is product from Tata Daewoo portfolio)
Jupiter Mills Compound,Elphinstone Road (West),Mumbai,India -Indian Auto Blog, by Nithyanandh K -May 15 2013: -- Tata Daewoo Commercial Vehicle Company (TDCV) is a South Korean based truck maker who specializes in medium and heavy duty cargo haulers... According to Chinese media reports, Tata Daewoo signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with China Hi-Tech Group Corporation (CHTC) to locally manufacture commercial vehicles. The CHTC is one of the many organizations which come under the direct supervision of SASAC, a governing body of state owned assets... The trucks are to be built at Hi-tech Trucks’ facility in Suizhou, Hubei province. The plant has an annual production capacity of 15,000 trucks... The Tata Daewoo trucks have a European design and are powered by Cummins engines...

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