* Australia - Western Star takes action on fuel line problem
Wyoming,NSW,Australia -ATN -May 12, 2011: -- Western Star Trucks Australia is recalling 273 trucks with Australian-fitted Cummins ISX and Signature engines due to an issue with the routing of the fuel line... The recall centres on vehicles that may have an incorrect routing of the fuel line running from the fuel filter outlet to the engine fuel pump... There is potential for the fuel line to rub on the main cab power harness conduit, causing the main power fuse to blow and stopping the engine without warning... Western Star Trucks Australia is contacting owners by mail to arrange to have the fuel line relocated away from the power harness... (Image from transportcafe.co.uk: Australian Western Star oversize truck_1.jpg)* UK - Dawson Rentals takes 100 MAN TGM rigids
Milton Keynes,EN,UK -Road Transport, by Christopher Walton -16 May 2011: -- Dawson Rentals has taken delivery of 100 MAN TGM rigids for its expanding fleet of refrigerated and ambient trucks... The rental firm has acquired some 150 of rigid MANs in the past 12 months, on top of 250 MAN tractor units taken on over the same period. MAN now accounts for one fifth of the Dawson fleet... (Picture from roadtransport: MAN TGM rigids trucks)* India - Sweden's Scania to set up assembly plant in Bangalore
New Delhi,India -Business Standard/Press Trust of India -May 18, 2011: -- Swedish truck maker Scania today said it will expand its operations in India and plans to set up an assembly plant in Bangalore, besides looking to introduce heavy haulage trucks and luxury buses... The company, which has been selling mining trucks in the country in partnership with L&T since 2007-08, has formed an Indian, arm Scania Commercial Vehicles India and will hire 100 people as it gears up to start assembling heavy haulage trucks by next year... While stating that the company has not finalised investments on the assembly plant, Scania Commercial Vehicles India Managing Director, Henrik Fagrenius, said the company expects to operationalise it by next year. Asked about the capacity of the plant, Fagrenius said: "In five years we are looking at 2,000 trucks and 1,000 buses " ... The company is also looking at selling 1,500 engines for industrial and marine applications in India over the five year period, he added... (Photo from ts4.mm.bing.net)* India - Ashok Leyland to invest Rs 1,200 crore to expand capacity
Pantnagar,India -Wheels Unplugged -21 May 2011: ... The Hinduja group company and truck maker Ashok Leyland will invest about Rs 1,200 crore in the current financial year to raise its capacity... The report mentioned that the company plans to raise about Rs 600 crore via debt to fund this expansion, according to Ashok Leyland Chief Financial Officer, K Sridharan. It was mentioned that the company is gearing up for two big launches this year - its light commercial vehicle code -named Dost from its joint venture with Nissan and the expansion of its U-truck range... Ashok Leyland is targeting to scale up annual production at Pantnagar plant from 13,000 to 36,000 vehicles by last quarter of this financial year. It has also confirmed that its LCV launch is on track and the vehicle will debut in the second quarter of this financial year. According to Ashok Leyland, the Neptune engines developed by them are more powerful and fuel-efficient and they will be used in the U-truck range of vehicles. The company had launched some models from U-truck in two states and sold 1,010 vehicles so far... Going forward, the company expects U-truck to contribute as much as 25 per cent of their total domestic truck sales. It was mentioned that this year the sales growth will be much slower...* Mongolia - Mitsubishi Fuso enters on
Ulaanbaatar,Mongolia -Manufacturing automotive business review -May 19, 2011: -- Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation, Asia-based commercial vehicle manufacturer, has entered into the Mongolia market with the FE Canter light-duty trucks (GVW 4.7-7.2 tons) and FK Fighter medium-duty trucks (GVW 11.0 tons)... Mongolian Star Melchers (MSM) headquartered in Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia, will sell the trucks exported from Japan... The company said that the move complements its international market expansion in key markets with growth potential, especially in the Asia region... The company has already delivered its first 10 Canter light-duty trucks to MCS Coca-Cola LLC at a customer delivery ceremony held at Ulaanbaatar... (Photo from eperformance: Mitsubishi Fuso Canter hybrid truck)* Germany - Daimler says Fuso trucks arm in Japan soon back to normal
Mannheim,Germany -M & C -May 21, 2011: -- Germany's Daimler said Saturday it aims to bring its Japanese truck arm, Mitsubishi Fuso, back to full production this summer after the disruption caused by the March earthquake and tsunami... During May, the world's biggest truckmaker is only likely to operate its plants in Japan at 30 to 40 per cent capacity, the group's commercial vehicles chief, Andreas Renschler, told the German Press Agency DPA... In China, meanwhile, Daimler is still waiting for regulatory permission to establish a joint venture with local truck company Foton, Renschler said...
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