* Volvo Trucks first with automatic all-wheel drive
-- Volvo Trucks' new feature Automatic Traction Control activates the drive on the front axle automatically when in motion, if the truck risks getting stuck... Volvo Trucks is the first truck manufactur'ser in the world to offer automatic engagement of all wheel drive on construction trucks. The Automatic Traction Control function activates the front wheel drive when the rear wheels lose traction on slippery or soft ground... Automatic Traction Control is standard on the Volvo FMX in versions 4*4, 6*6, as well as 8*6 and is offered with the complete engine program for Euro standards 3, 4, 5 and 6...
(Photo: A Volvo truck MG 2758) -- Kells, Co. Meath, Ireland - Irish Trucker - 12 May 2015
* Iran - Volvo resumes trucks production in
-- Following the influx of foreign companies to Iran as a result of the Lausanne framework nuclear agreement, Swedish Volvo Trucks Corporation was reported to have resumed its activity in the Islamic Republic... After four years of absence the company marked its return by opening a production line for a new generation of Volvo FH trucks at Saipa Diesel west of Tehran... It includes the production of Globetrotter High cab vehicles, with a 500 horsepower engine compliant with Euro 4 emissions standards... The absence of European car-makers in the Iranian auto market marked the introduction of Chinese vehicles which have become the subject of criticism for poor quality. China’s Howo trucks in Iran have become synonymous with death and its mere sight on the road is enough to send shudders down the spine of travelers... Za’far Tanhapour, CEO of Saipa said intensified sanctions forced his company to sever ties with Volvo and look for a replacement in Chinese products, which involved the sales of 5,300 commercial vehicles.
He went on to say that Chinese vehicles possess about 80 percent of European products in quality but that their prices are lower.
As many as 137,000 commercial vehicles are currently plying Iran’s roads, of which 67,000 need to be replaced with new ones, Tanhapour said...
Tehran, Iran - Press TV/Azer News, by Sara Rajabova - 13 May 2015Labels: truckmakers news Sweden
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