DAF Trucks increasingly becomes a globally acting truck brand. After having set up premises in Australia, Brazil and Russia, the Dutch truck manufacturer recently assembled it’s 2000th CF truck on the Isle of Taiwan.DAF sends the trucks as Semi Knocked Down to Taiwan, where the parts are being assembled at Formosa Automobiles Sales Corporation. In…… Continue Reading
On the occasion of the 19th international transport exhibition “Fenatran”, which was held in São Paulo, Brazil, Daimler Trucks is announcing a new millions-heavy investment package for the commercial vehicle plants of Mercedes-Benz do Brasil. This happens right after the first Brazilian assembled DAF truck left the brand new Paccar assembly plant in Ponta Grossa. Daimler plans to…… Continue Reading
DAF Trucks will increase it’s truck production from 164 trucks per day to 184 trucks by the end of August upcoming. DAF reports increasing interest from customers in it’s newly introduced generation of Euro 6 trucks. To cope with the production increase, DAF looks to reinforce it’s workforce with 200 newly to recruit people. In…… Continue Reading
Now that the first new DAF XF trucks can be seen on the road the waiting was for the first new CF trucks. Today M. Renders sent me these photo’s of both trucks. This must be the first CF in company livery!… Continue Reading
DAF presents a ‘Low Deck’ version of the new XF tractor. The coupling hight is only 960 mm and that makes trailers possible with an internal height of 3 meters and 100 cubic metres of volume. The Low Deck tractor comes standard with air suspension and has a special ‘manouvring mode’ that gives 5 cm…… Continue Reading
DAF Trucks presents the new MX-11 engine, a complete new smart 10.8 litres straight six whith VGT and DOHC. The engine is maily for the new CF series that will be introduced in Birmingham. The engine comes in 290, 330, and 370 Hp versions for distribution purposes. For heavy transports there are the 400 and…… Continue Reading
Today DAF will present the new Paccar MX 11 engine, a six cilinder 10,8 liter smart engine for the CF and XF models. For as far as I know now the engine will give up to 435 Hp. I wonder if DAF is also going to show the new LF and CF series to the…… Continue Reading
Iepieleaks spie Frank Diden sent me these photo’s of the very first DAF XF Euro6 that is on the road in Belgium. I had to get used to the new DAF looks, but this looks great! Thanks Frank! … Continue Reading
DAF Trucks has increased its European market share last year to 15,1% but aims for 20% in the near future. For 2014 the plan is 16,5% and twenty percent is the goal in a few years. DAF is very succesvol in Russia where the marketshare went from 6 to 13% last year. Overall the Dutch…… Continue Reading
After the launch of the new DAF XF models at the IAA exhibition in Hannover we are all waiting for the new LF and CF models. The word is out now that DAF is going to launch these two trucks at the CV show in Birmingham. The show opens on 9 april. For the new…… Continue Reading
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