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TRUCKMAKERS NEWS * Germany: MAN's
* Germany - MAN shows TGX parallel diesel hybrid truck concept
Hanover,Germany -Green Car Congress -28 September 2014: -- At the IAA, MAN (part of the Volkswagen Group) presented a concept diesel-electric parallel hybrid version of its long-haul TGX truck... The MAN TGX concept hybrid will be driven by a parallel hybrid system, supplied by a 440 hp (328 kW) diesel engine and an electric motor with 130 kW drive power. The electric motor acts as an alternator when coasting and braking. A MAN TipMatic gearbox transfers power to the rear axle... The current TGX offers a range of Euro 6 6-cylinder engines: the D20 and D26 with 360 to 480 hp as well as the new D38 with 520, 560 or 640 hp... The hybrid concept in the TGX is designed to optimize the TCO (total cost of ownership). The focus here is on fuel savings as a result of fewer gearshifts and recovering kinetic energy when braking and driving downhill. Tests show that this design has the potential to save around 8% of fuel, corresponding to a CO2 reduction at the same level...
* MAN SE cuts profit forecast for core trucks business
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Berlin,Germany -CNBC/Reuters, by Andreas Cremer/Jan Schwartz and Mark Potter -26 Sep 2014: -- German truckmaker MAN SE has cut the profit forecast for its main division, citing falling truck demand in core European markets and the effects of the Russia-Ukraine crisis... Operating profit at MAN's truck and bus unit may drop significantly below 2013 results, with sales also falling clearly below last year, a company spokesman said on Friday... Munich-based MAN had previously guided for underlying earnings at the division to come in well above 2013 results and for sales to dip only slightly below year-earlier figures... MAN's truck and bus unit contributes almost half of operating profit to the group, which is controlled by German carmaker Volkswagen...
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