TRUCKMAKERS NEWS * Sweden: Volvo´s
* Sweden - Volvo shipments rise 4 pct yr/yr in May
Stockholm,Sweden -Reuters, by Niklas Pollard -June 18, 2014: -- World number two truck maker Volvo said shipments of its trucks rose 4 percent year-on-year in May, above market expectations, but said the product and market mix had been unfavourable as sales of lighter trucks outpaced those of heavy duty vehicles... The mean forecast in a Reuters poll of analysts was for shipments at the maker of Volvo, Mack, UD Trucks and Renault trucks to rise 1.3 percent... Deliveries in Volvo's top market, Europe, fell 4 percent while they were down 19 percent in South America. This was offset by a 13 percent rise in North America and a 26 percent jump in Asian deliveries...
* Sweden - Volvo Trucks launches a unique gearbox for heavy vehicles
Stockholm,Sweden -MarketWatch (USA) -Jun 17, 2014: -- Volvo Trucks is now launching I-Shift Dual Clutch, the first transmission on the market with a dual clutch system for heavy vehicles. Thanks to power-shift gear changes without any interruption in power delivery, torque is maintained and the truck does not lose any speed during gear changes. For the driver, the result is more comfortable and efficient progress on the road...
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