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
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
A Willys MB model dated 1943 has left Italy to return to its original production site in Toledo, Ohio and celebrate its 70th anniversary. The exclusive pictures of the visit to the Willys’ historical production site and to the Toledo Assembly Complex where at present the current generation of the iconic Jeep Wrangler is produced.…… Continue Reading
And here is the GAZ Gazelle from Russia in different models. The orange one is a 3,5 ton double cab, and the vehicle in the midle is an 18 seater minibus. The last one is a bonneted truck with a different nose. The diesel engines in the small versions come from Cummins in China. The…… Continue Reading
Mercedes-Benz showed photo’s of the new Sprinter series. The new Sprinter has a new front design and also some details on the back were redesigned. The sprinter comes standard with a automatic seven-step 7G gearbox that, togehter with the BlueEfficiency package brings fuel consumption down to 6,3 litres per 100 km. The new Sprinter comes…… Continue Reading
Last week Ford showed the new Transit Courier on the CV show in Birmingham. The new van is going on sale next year. There are different petrol and diesel engines like 75, 95 or 99 Hp versions of the one-liter Ecoboost diesel engine.… Continue Reading
And here is straight from Russia, the new Gazelle! The Russian GAZ Group invested 125 milion Euro’s in this new light commercial vehicle. Here you see the new Gazelle during testing. The new Russian minitruck looks good, not only on the outside, but also the interior. Photo’s: Fedor Lapshin http://trucks.autoreview.ru/ … Continue Reading
And there is another photo i found of the new Mercedes-Benz Sprinter. I found the photo on the facebook page of my Greek collegue Vassilis Daramouskas, and on this photo he is driving the Van!… Continue Reading
Volkswagen technicians have declared in the German press that a new van, smaller than the Caddy, is under development. This van will be electrically driven. At the recent Geneva Motor Show, Volkswagen unveiled the e-Co-Motion concept, which looks like a Transporter, but which has the dimensions of the Caddy. The new van will be even…… Continue Reading
The upcoming new Mercedes Sprinter van, will come with a whole army of assistant systems. All are safety related and come from the renowned Mercedes passenger car technology. However, Mercedes has developed a cross wind assistant which opoerates the ESP system in case of fierce crosswinds. The system activates itself when the Sprinter moves faster…… Continue Reading
Bigtruck magazine editie 11 2024
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