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UD TRUCKS

UD Trucks in top gear and on a roll Beating the odds, the truck manufacturer demonstrated a good regional track record in 2021

Performance metrics released by UD Trucks showed sales by 30% in the MEENA Region in 2021. The company also launched its new, upgraded Euro 5 Range of its popular, prized Quester and Croner Trucks that offer enhanced durability and boost profitability. The new model upgrades also minimise environmental impact and optimise customer satisfaction, the company affirmed. Additionally new model upgrades also available on the Euro 3 range.

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s part of its continuing endeavours to go the extra mile for smart logistics with the most dependable solutions for a demanding, challenging and rapidly evolving industry, UD Trucks is committed to producing the finest trucks that meet the most stringent and tough performance, reliability and durability standards. The November 2021 launch of the new series Euro 5 UD trucks at the Dubai Autodrome, ahead of the introduction of new commercial vehicles regulations in fast-growing regional countries such as the United Arab Emirates, which

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currently has a Euro 4 emission standard, and Qatar, is a milestone development and marks the opening of new road in the company’s quest to revolutionise the trucking industry regionally and globally. The UAE and Qatar among other GCC and regionally countries which will be adopting Euro 5 emission standards by mid-2022. This move by UD Trucks allows businesses to better prepare for the switch to more environmentally-friendly fleets, as the Euro 5 range reduces emissions by about 43 percent compared to Euro 4 and significantly reduces the carbon footprint of the vehicles through

cleaner emissions, the company asserted. Founded in 1935, UD Trucks is a leading Japanese commercial vehicle solutions provider, active in more than 60 countries across all continents. Since its inception in 1935, the company has been an innovation leader with a clear vision to provide the trucks and services for today’s fast-paced world. UD Trucks is an associate company of the Isuzu Group. Following the epic launch, Global Supply Chain conducted an exclusive interview with Mourad Hedna, President, UD Trucks MEENA (Middle East, East & North Africa), who spoke expansively


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