Cascadia is in Australia
A presentation in Melbourne this week has confirmed the Freightliner Cascadia is in Australia to commence a comprehensive testing and evaluation program in the lead up to its launch in Australia in early 2020.
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Iveco X-Way Exemplifies the Segmentation in the European Tipper Market
The Iveco Stralis X-Way exemplifies the segmentation in the European tipper market. The new range from the Italian truck maker consists of three distinct models: ‘On Set-up’; ‘On+ Set-up’; and last-but-not-least ‘Off Set-up’. Of the trio, On and On+ are homologated for on-road operations while, as its name suggests, Off is the Italians’ off-road product.
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Drilling Down into the new Scania
Drilling down into the new Scania ‘New Truck Generation’ (NTG) is full of innovation. There is a big flat-floored cabin coming – the S Series – which is just like the R Series, only higher. There is also the XT Series, a robust variation aimed at the bulk construction materials sector, well suited to mining applications. It’s a wide range of new product to carry the brand through for many years to come.
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ProStar is Now on the Street
It has been a long time coming, but the International ProStar is now on the street in Australia. As the pioneer of the return of International brand to the trucking market, the ProStar model keeps it simple, with only a few specification variations and a no-nonsense set-up.
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The Fundamentals of the Mack Anthem
If we look at the fundamentals of the Mack Anthem, as it is sold on the North American market, we can also get a good idea of how the innovations will flow out when the model is introduced, down the track, to Australia.
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Two New Sales Bosses for European Brands
Both Iveco and Volvo have announced the appointment of a new person to head truck sales of their respective brands. There’s two new sales bosses for European brands, a new General Manager Sales at Iveco and a new Vice President Sales at Volvo.
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Scania is Becoming a Contender
With rising market share and now a completely new range of trucks, Scania is becoming a contender in the Australian truck market. Diesel News drove the next-generation Scania for the first time on Australian soil.
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Isuzu HQ Official Opening
Australia’s biggest truck company headquarters look like a giant mothership has landed in the middle of the Melbourne freight hub of Truganina, as Diesel News arrives for the Isuzu HQ official opening. The site is now home to the Isuzu Head Office, the parts distribution centre, the truck develop department, its industrial engines division and, a first for Isuzu, a national training centre for technicians.
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Electric Vans in Australia
Renault began direct sales of electric vans in Australia with the Kangoo Z.E. (Zero Emissions) compact van at the end of last year. The Z.E. has been on sale in Europe for six years and 25,000 have been sold in Europe to a wide range of users. It now holds 34.5 per cent of Europe’s electric vehicle commercial market.
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Third New Product Introduction From Volvo
The relaunched Volvo VNX is the third new product introduction from Volvo in North America in the space of less than a year. It’s a model series for extra heavy and heavy-haul up to 125,000lb (57 tonnes) or, with specific application approvals, to as much as 225,000lb (102 tonnes) GCWR. For this it features high horsepower from Volvo’s D13 or Cummins X15 Performance Series up to 605hp and 2,050 ft lb peak torque.
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