The Volkswagen Group already has the most of the Scania shares, now the Germans also want the last bit. The integration of Scania into the Volkswagen Group already has started and the main goal is to save money because of the bigger scale. Buying components and raw materials for both MAN, Volkswagen and Scania could…… Continue Reading
America’s largest retailer WalMart has developed a spectacular truck that is lighter and more aerodynamic than everything we have seen so far. The so called WalMart Advanced Vehicle Experience has a 53 Ft carbon fiber trailer that was developed with trailer manufacturer Great Dane. This trailer is about 1500 kg lighter than a normal trailer.…… Continue Reading
From the spy photo’s of the new Scania that are all over the net I get the impression that Scania is working on a cab with a flat floor. A few months ago the images of the trucks from a Euro Truck Simulator game (left photo) showed up, and when we compare there are some…… Continue Reading
Scania just launched a movie to promote the European Young Driver Competition 2014. In this movie a young truckdriver is fooled in a smart way. Enjoy the Youtube movie! [youtube http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KV8VALp-jno&w=560&h=315]… Continue Reading
In the last weeks there are a lot of Scania scoop photo’s. I found some on the net, and other photo’s were sent by Iepieleaks spies from all over Europe. It is not Always clear where they found the photo’s or where they made them, but these are intersting enough! Some material I found is…… Continue Reading
On this photo we see a Scania test truck and this looks like a medium size truck. Word is that Scania and MAN are developing a small truck but that would be an even smaller truck up to 6,5 ton. This looks more like a 12 ton truck to me. For the engines Scania is working…… Continue Reading
Another news item from the Auto Expo New Dehli is this Tata LPS 4923 with lift axle. This heavy tractor is built for a GVW of 49 tons. The truck weighs 8580 kg and it has a 213 Hp diesel engine. The design looks like an old Mercedes cab and very outdated. (Source: www.trucksplanet.com)… Continue Reading
At the Auto Expo 2014 in New Dehli Tata introduced the Tata Prima 4032 LNG. This truck runs on Liquified Natural Gas and it is powered by a Cummins ISLG 320 LNG Engine. This engine gives 320 hp at 2,100 revs and 1,365 Nm of torque at 1,300 revs. The transmission is a 9-speed manual gearbox. The truck is…… Continue Reading
Acourding to www.trucker.de Fiat is working on a facelift of the Ducato. The Ducato is the Fiat version of the Sevel van that is also marketed as the Peugeot Boxer and the Citroën Jumper. The expertation is that the new trio is going to be launched at the IAA later this year. Source: www.trucker.de… Continue Reading
The Volkswagen factory in Resende, Brazil, manufacturer of VW and MAN trucks and buses, will produce more than 100,000 Volkswagen Constellation trucks for defense departments in 2014. The armed forces of Brazil already use earlier versions of the Volkswagen Worker 4×4 and 6×4. VW Constellation 31.320 is the first 6×6 military truck made in Brazil, which…… Continue Reading
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