To achieve these objectives, the Mercedes-Benz Actros will be launched on the Turkish market in late 2010, and will be produced at the Aksaray location. These vehicles of the “Truck of the Year 2009” are intended for the Turkish market and for export from Turkey.
Hubertus Troska, Head of Mercedes-Benz Trucks: “We are following a clear growth strategy for our flagship vehicle, the Mercedes-Benz Actros. An important step in this effort is to quickly and flexibly meet the significantly increasing demand for heavy-duty, long-distance road haulage trucks in the premium segment in Turkey.”
Mercedes-Benz Trucks managed to counter the current market trend by boosting its market share in Turkey, and its 41.1 percent market share in the heavy-duty trucks segment clearly makes it the market leader. Troska explained the objective of this commitment: “We want to further strengthen and expand our market leadership by producing the Actros in Turkey for the domestic market there. Turkey is a core market for us, and this intensified commitment will enable us to be about as strongly positioned there as we are in Germany.”
With the full product range in Turkey and assembly in the country, Mercedes-Benz Trucks is showing a long-term commitment to Turkey as a production location. Aside from the BRIC countries, Turkey is one of the most important markets with growth potential and the third-largest sales market for Mercedes-Benz Trucks, after Germany and Brazil.
Yaris Pürsün, who is responsible for production of Mercedes-Benz Trucks and the Wörth and Aksaray plants: “We have had a strong presence in the important growth market in Turkey for many years, and we will continue to invest despite the crisis — that’s a clear signal of our commitment to Turkey as a production location. In addition, the greater flexibility we achieve by linking the Wörth and Aksaray plants is very important.”
With the Actros, Mercedes-Benz Türk is topping off the range of products produced in Turkey — from the Atego to the Axor to the Unimog — with the Mercedes-Benz flagship truck in the heavy-duty long-distance road haulage segment. The expansion of Actros production to the Turkish location also safeguards employment for the work force at the Wörth plant, which is the biggest Mercedes-Benz truck plant, given that the first step calls for the Actros trucks to be sent from Wörth to Aksaray in the form of kits. The heavy-duty trucks will be assembled and built in Turkey. The product range will include not only semitrailer trucks but also the construction-site version of the Actros. All of the trucks feature the tried and tested BlueTec engines from Mercedes-Benz and satisfy the Euro 4 and Euro 5 emissions standards.
Friday, May 28, 2010
China\’s JAC Exports Of Light-Duty Trucks Soar 150% (2005-10-19)
JAC Automotive Co., Ltd., in central China\’s Anhui Province, has exported more than 6,000 light-duty trucks valued at US$40 million so far this year, soaring by 150 per cent year on year.
The company exported roughly 10,000 light-duty trucks since 2004, ranking first in the country.
According to statistics, China\’s light-duty truck export exceeded 60,000 units in January-August this year, a surge of 50 per cent year on year, in which JAC products accounted for some 12 per cent.
In recent years, the annual sales of JAC trucks climbed from 30,000 units to more than 100,000 units, ranking second in the country for three consecutive years. The company\’s accumulative export, starting from 1998, has topped 15,000 units by now.
China\’s light-duty truck industry has apparent comparable advantages in technology and cost control than other auto giants around the world. It is because China has cheap labor cost and rich resources; the auto parts manufacturers here have mature technologies; and China\’s light-duty truck makers are more experienced.
JAC\’s products are widely welcomed by overseas consumers and have been exported to some medium-level developed nations.
New U.S. Fuel Efficiency Standards for Trucks
President Barack Obama signed a Presidential Memorandum on May 21, directing the Environmental Protection Agency and the Department of Transportation to create the first national policy to increase the fuel efficiency of medium- and heavy-duty trucks while decreasing their greenhouse gas emissions. The directive will target new trucks from the 2014-2018 model years. U.S. trucks emit 20 per cent of the greenhouse gas pollution related to U.S. transportation. The president also called for an extension of the fuel efficiency and GHG emissions policy he announced on May 19, 2009, which covers cars and light-duty trucks in the model years 2012 to 2016.
Insurance For Trucks – The Coverage You Need
Commercial truck insurance refers to an insurance bought for truck. Insurance helps to guard against any kind of losses borne due to accident and/or against legal responsibility that could come up in any kind of accident.
All the countries have their specific insurance rules for commercial trucks. A businesses man will be most worried about damage to his truck in the event of any accident or any other kind of harm to the truck.
Financial coverage is provided by insurance in case of any damage caused to an insured automobile. This damage can occur due to either one of the following reasons:
* Theft,
* An accident
* Fire
To insurance that the truck companies cover interstate boundaries in the US, an ICC authority is compulsory for these companies. Certain decisions and considerations must be kept in mind pertaining to commercial truck insurance. These are:
* The type of commercial truck insurance needed
* Amount for the commercial truck insurance
* Whether the insurance is required for the drivers or not
* Whether you would want to consider workman’s compensation or not
* Whether the insurance is needed to cover to cover all – fire, accident, and robbery.
There are a number of factors that insurance of commercial truck is based on;
* Driving years of experience of the driver for the number of years a commercial vehicle has been driven by him.
* Any accident record of the driver, both at-fault and not-at-fault. Accidents, if any, result in a higher premium.
* Commercial vehicle’s value
* Business line of the company
* Years of vehicle’s manufacture
* The vehicle’s condition
* Annual mileage of the commercial truck
* Cargo to be delivered in the truck
* Any gap in insurance coverage will lead to sharp increase in rates of the insurance for the commercial vehicle. So there should be no gap in the insurance coverage in order to avoid the higher prices.
Updating IBG's Einheitsdiesel Trucks
When we first ran the story, back in february, that IBG Models were releasing two variants of the German Einheitsdiesel Truck, it caused a very positive reaction. Of the two, from a modeling point of view, the most interesting is probably the Einheitsdiesel Funk (Telephone vehicle). This had a wooden shelter-type body and inside a wide range of communications equipment.
However, if you're planning to get the maximum out of the kit, there was a need to scratchbuild the myriad of telephone terminals and switchboards which would require some serious work and considerable research. Now though, IBG Models have announced a COMPLETE interior for the model.
This is being done by the Polish manufacturer, Niko Model who are pretty unknown to AFV modelers as their previous work has been entirely concentrated on Warship models.
The First Update set is for:
35003 - Einheitsdiesel Pritschenwagen (Metal-Body Cargo) and consists of both Resin and PE parts. Covering mainly the cab area, the set also includes items such as a new lifting jack, personal weapons and items such as the Jerrycan holders. The new set's number is: IN-06
The SECOND Update set, for 35004 - Einheitsdiesel Kfz.61 Fernsprechbetriebskraftwagen (Heavy Telephone Truck with shelter-type body) will cover three areas:
1) The Comms: Resin parts will cover the various switchboards etc.
2) Additional Details: PE parts will update areas such as the dashboard and internal window frames.
3) The Floors: Laser cut (wooden) parts will provide the new floor for the vehicle.
The Sets have no release date listed as yet, although from the images, it seems to be well-advanced.
It will be available from IBG Models who are working together with Niko Model on its development.
More updates as they become available.Meanwhile, look at the photos at the side.
My thanks to Jaroslaw Leoniec of IBG Models for the Update!
However, if you're planning to get the maximum out of the kit, there was a need to scratchbuild the myriad of telephone terminals and switchboards which would require some serious work and considerable research. Now though, IBG Models have announced a COMPLETE interior for the model.
This is being done by the Polish manufacturer, Niko Model who are pretty unknown to AFV modelers as their previous work has been entirely concentrated on Warship models.
The First Update set is for:
35003 - Einheitsdiesel Pritschenwagen (Metal-Body Cargo) and consists of both Resin and PE parts. Covering mainly the cab area, the set also includes items such as a new lifting jack, personal weapons and items such as the Jerrycan holders. The new set's number is: IN-06
The SECOND Update set, for 35004 - Einheitsdiesel Kfz.61 Fernsprechbetriebskraftwagen (Heavy Telephone Truck with shelter-type body) will cover three areas:
1) The Comms: Resin parts will cover the various switchboards etc.
2) Additional Details: PE parts will update areas such as the dashboard and internal window frames.
3) The Floors: Laser cut (wooden) parts will provide the new floor for the vehicle.
The Sets have no release date listed as yet, although from the images, it seems to be well-advanced.
It will be available from IBG Models who are working together with Niko Model on its development.
More updates as they become available.Meanwhile, look at the photos at the side.
My thanks to Jaroslaw Leoniec of IBG Models for the Update!
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