Author Archives: Iep van der Meer

700 Milion Euro investment in Sevel plant

Today, Fiat CEO Sergio Marchionne presented plans for future activities at the Sevel plant in Atessa (Chieti), where the Ducato Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) is currently produced. Approximately €700 million is to be invested in the existing facility over 5 years which, together with application of World Class Manufacturing standards, will enable Sevel to further…Continue Reading

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First Scania Streamline on the road

During the introduction of the seccond generation of their Euro-6 engines Scania also presented the Streamline. This new aerodynamic optimized Scania is now being produced, and here is the first one in costumer livery that I saw. The truck is sold in Holland to Hurkens Transport.Continue Reading

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DAF XF105 Fleet Truck of the Year 2013

During the ‘Motor Transport Awards 2013’ in London DAF Trucks got the ‘Fleet Truck of the Year 2013’ Award with the DAF XF105 ATe. For DAF this was the 17th time they won this award, and that is more than any other truckbrand. The jury came to this conclusion because of the comfort and  efficiency…Continue Reading

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Kraker moving floor, popular in Eastern Europe

Since several years, the Dutch trailer brand ‘Kraker Trailers’ is active on the Eastern European market, with dealers in Poland and since recently also in Russia. According to SPC, Kraker’s Polish dealer, the success of the Kraker vehicles on the Eastern European market can be explained easily: The quality of the vehicles is excellent. “Kraker…Continue Reading

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Amarok Power Pickup

Volkswagen has released the New Amarok Power Pickup concept. An aggressive looking pickup with large wheels and a body kit. The powerfull Amarok has a 3 liter V6 TDI engine that produces 272 Hp and 600 Nm of torque. An eight speed automatic transmission and 4-motion all wheel drive doe the rest. This Amarok does…Continue Reading

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With love, from Russia: MZKT

My dear collegue Владимир Чехута (I could only get his first name, Vladimir) sent me info and photo’s of a new MZKT. I didn’t even know there were old models of this brand! It is a heavy 8×8 tractor unit with a 600 Hp Russian Euro-4 engine. It has a 6 speed MZKT automatic transmission.…Continue Reading

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