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he IAA Show in Hanover is a great thought starter, especially when it comes to adding value and improving efficiency to your vehicle selection. Australians have been adding more European vehicles to their fleets in recent years, and as a consequence we are now one of the few markets where buyers have access to products from all over the world.

France, Spain Germany, Poland, Czech Republic, Italy, Argentina, India, Thailand, Japan and China are just some of the countries sending their products Down Under.

As well as the launch of the latest versions of new models and facelifted upgrades of older vehicles, the IAA provides all levels of the auto industry a chance to showcase their products, enabling the visitor to make sure that someone hasn’t invented a better mousetrap since they last enquired.

As Hyundai launched its new HS350 van way ahead of its actual introduction to the market, the company took the additional step of stating that vans would be available completely fitted out with shelving and racking to suit individual company applications. This a little unusual as most van makers leave the interior fit out to the aftermarket, other than possibly offering plywood panelling to protect the interior walls or floors.

The European aftermarket offers a wide range of products from companies that include, shelving, racking, slide out drawers, and even including wash basins and soap containers for the workers to clean up after the job finishes.

This is one area of the industry where the buyer doesn’t necessarily have to look overseas for inspiration. Australian companies such as Vehicle Accessory Specialists offer a wide range of interior custom-built options under the Van Shelving Systems brand. While the European systems are undoubtedly well made, there’s a definite advantage of buying Australian made products built with Australian steel from an Australian owned company.

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business payment times is flat compared to the same time last year, and it remained stubbornly above the 52-day mark for the December 2012 quarter.

Delivery has long been championing the benefits of Variants Price $ Engine Power Torque TransSeats Payloadwas three-way tipping trailers, and this configuration Fuel/Cyl/Cap kWcommonly - rpmnational Nm - rpm on mission Incl Body wt since The average for the payment timeschassis, has declined displayed European including Advantage Tyres of Ingleburn in Sydney has been awarded the of the global financial theheight Peugeot Boxer and Iveco crisis, Daily. however it has not Allison Transmission, the world's leading supplier of the Kumho Truck Tyre Dealer of the Year recognising the lesscorridors than 52-days since thepower third quarter of 2009. The commercial-duty automatic transmissions and hybrid Our inbeen the of enormous effortsSPRINTER offully Michael Pope and correspondent hisbut team keep of truck tyre Alcoa showed off itsbenefits one-piece and nutto covers.

The ponders mouldings are HANKOOK TYRE AIMS FOR FIFTH POSITION Have faith in the future an The of hub being able tip rearwards orBY off2014 either Truck registrations for February reinforce Kenworth’s relative consolidation at this payment range is reflective of Cab/Chas propulsion systems, has added a total of 11 new distributors 48,190 Dsl/4T/2.1L 120 @ 3800the 360 @and 1400-2400 6m/5a 3lose 3550 kg specialists. on howto company directors can sight designed press over front rearheavy hubs of 10-stud, 285.7mm PCD side are so obvious that it’s hard to understand why this 316 CDI Mwb position as leader of the duty segment, achieving WABCO has been honoured with multiple top supplier other the economy of subdued 54,190of trusted Dsl/4T/2.1L 120 @indicators 3800 360showing @ 1400-2400 6m/5a in3a period 4490/5000 kg eye out for channel the storm and direct dealers to its global network 516 CDI Lwb 4.49t/5.0t 22.5 wheels. They tap into place with apercent rubber-faced hammer and are MERCEDES - third technology has not really become popular.

Although of the ball and forfeit the game.

Hankook Tyre has confirmed ambitious plans to aadding 60,480 Dsl/V6/3.0L 140 @ 3800 440 @ 1600-2600 5a 3 4490/5000 kg a market share of 19.8 for the year to date with awards for the year in a row by China National Heavy growth.

It also suggests the nation’s businesses will continue partners in the past year including two new dealers in the 519 CDI Lwb 4.49t/5.0t some of you may have heard, I have now rejoined subcontractors, be they an O/D or not, is bearing the cost The Kumho Fuso TruckJapan Tyre Dealer of the Year isnew awarded to theof by a tool removed that’s supplied with the kit. astruggle tipping sub-frame tobut aatbody results in higher initial cost, become the fifth largest tyre company in world withofthe Mitsubishi has launched the generation sales total of 205 units, an individual month rating 17.1 BENZ Truck Corporation (CNHTC), the largest manufacturer of heavy to with cash flow a time when they are already business of running a business seems to Australian market. the ranks company drivers.

After fourperformance and a half in of the prime contractors business operation for least two makes tyre whoofGreat have achieved outstanding the improvement in efficiency and ease ofatoperation announcement that itsuch will build a people new manufacturing plant the dealers Fuso Super with atwo-faceted gross vehicle weight from 16-25 percent for sales of 105 units. duty trucks inbecome China. facing challenging trading conditions and higher input costs. harder every year.

Your efficiencies Similarly, how often have failures been rewarded by live in what some call a economy.

One, the last couple of months, I have seen for and promote the industry, the very they support Complete Portables, a West Australian portable years of beingtruck an owner-driver, I have customers found that Ithroughout can better the months before received any income.

Whatincludes this means is 9.00 that, Dualheavy Cab Chassis servicing and vehicle this option an obvious choice, for8.25, local councils its new 22.5 forged wheel line especially that in Indonesia. tonnes.

Powered by the and Daimler 6R10 engine with SCR Jost displayed result from continual self-assessment, evaluating whether exorbitant bonus payments to senior executives whoyour regularly the giant and massively profitable resources sector the best theCab/ worst of our industry. couldn’t care 316 CDI Dual Allison's new network partners in its Australia are Heavy building hire specialist has renewed delivery fleet with provide for my family as an Mwb employed driver.

Guaranteed even before youless. know youofare not going to be paid, and landscape garden supply stores. year. and 11.75 rim widths, with a choice 285mm and 335mm PCD stud technology, this iscan the first Fuso truck to comply with what Western Star currently holds second place forJones, theayear 6/7 3550 kg with 52,690 Dsl/4T/2.1L 120 @ 3800 360 @ 1400-2400 6m/5a Chassis Recently, CNHTC Truck Company honoured WABCO withis According to Dun &toBradstreet’s CEO, Gareth you and your team work smarter, or deciding escape unscathed to retreat to their waterfront mansions and and the rest, including retail, manufacturing, services, I’m usually aon very positive person, and very passionate On the upside, Ibe have also had the chance to revisit Automatics and Transdiesel Australia Limited. seven new Hino trucks, the third time inPty the company’s income, paid time, and the benefits ofI’m holiday andwhether sick pay client could owe you up $50,000.

What when patterns. new wheels can supplied with machined, mirror-polished 516 CDI Lwb Cab/Chassis The $US353 million factory, to bethen builthappens at Bekasi currently thethose world’s most stringent emissions standard, JP09 The total sales of 114 units and a segment share of 11 percent. its 2010 Excellent Supplier Award for overall superlative late payments produce a negative knock-on effect for thekg something that was handled in-house, could be completed luxury yachts! agricultural, technology and tourism. about showing outside the transport industry just what career highlight.

16-year history that it of has bought an all-Hino fleet.

Australia has the land of working the 6/7 ute for manyof decades 4490/5000 58,690 Dsl/4T/2.1L @ 360 @been 1400-2400 6m/5a far outweigh the benefits being an owner driver, insaid: my case they start to delay payment?

You keep in good faith, 4.49t/5.0t Kumho Tyres Australia CEO, Mr Edmund Cho you read this you are probably enjoying a chromed by120 trucks going into the or off the side the or finishes. in 3800 Java, is part of Clive acentre, substantial planned increase, in (Japan New Long-Term Emission Regulation), which calls In February the company sold 69worse, units, one less than Volvo performance and outstanding commercial partnership.

In for broader economy. more effectively or efficiently by outsourcing.

The bankruptcy of the Peeters’ chain, as reported, Depending on the size of the enterprise and the spread of 519 Dual Cab Chassis we have to offer.

Not just the service we provide, but those Sometimes when you do something, you get a little lost in to now and is substantially ahead of Europe when it comes Heavy Automatics is one of the largest and best known at least.

Thedecade reasons fordowntime, this are many and varied,from but mainly only to find that one month later they capacity, owe you $70,000 and “In the since Michael Pope established Advantage little taking a break your highway, is nothing short ofthird astounding.

At6aone stage, there Hankook’s global production to 100 million tyres 7G-Tronic 4490/5000 kg 64,980 Dsl/V6/3.0L 140 @ 3800 440 @ 1600-2600 nitrogen oxide reductions of 65 percent and particulate matter which currently ranks in place with total annual retail to 4.49t/5.0t addition, CNHTC Truck Company recognized WABCO with its was a consequence of the Chief Financial Officer’s alleged shareholders, control usually occurs in the form of a Board of universal acceptance and the number of brands available. who provide the service and the manner in which we do it.

It the moment, and convince yourself that it was great.

The next repairers of500 Allison transmissions in Australia, having grown Six Hino models and one Hino 300 six with rest on thehe shoulders of industry itself, and the way it does still haven’t made any attempt to pay for your service.

During Tyres has grown the business and the client base and regular routine tothe findprevious out what elseelection is going were 20 trucks run off the in under month, most of these Complementing Jost wheels is aroad nut cover thatamy incorporates so, the US After some years of$20 making this place home, I’m athe year by 2014. reductions ofImprovement 63I the percent over regulation JP05. date of 108 units.

2010 Quality Award for significantly high quality “Trade credit is an essential form of non-bank finance, There are problems with outsourcing, not least that it That situation is however changing, and tradesmen are embezzlement of some million over a few years to fund an Directors drawn from principal shareholders and saddens me when find that very few others involved in road time around you find that, in reality, things weren’t as great as from a small owner-operated workshop in Adelaide to span cranes and tilt trayfor will deliver portable business. this time, you have been paying all operating costs, and oneone of most important truck tyre we dealers and onbecome “out Significant there”.

In aKumho’s world of many pressures, it’soffices, only healthy between Wodonga and Melbourne.

Two ofand them happened loose-nut indicators.

The cover ring presses over the wheel the upgrades the Sprinter now spread across thetask range with more toand come with the launch ofthe Euro 6. Excellent traditional isusually over.

This confused.

The United States is, inthe many ways, anuts place imbued across products, delivery and after sales service. starting to look at benefits ofsafety aforvan versus aand ute, when bills are paid late it withholds operating removes your company’s capability of completing the alleged lifestyle far above that possible aessential person of her supplemented by professional accountants transport are willing to do the same. you thought.

Australia with branches in Perth, Brisbane, Sydney and and toilets.

The fleet comprises four start by saying that I individuals, was not inevery a position where I keeping their business afloat. itaccommodation isme a credit to the focus and drive he brings to the operation,” toLet take a break and catch your breath now and then. within hours, and a few kilometres, of each other. individual nut covers are free to rotate.

Should a wheel nut come loose Mercedes-Benz build quality and ergonomics. know because, well, with a bi-partisan mindset.

ItIVECO needs to be done, so the let’s get The Indonesian announcement comes just a month The 6R10 diesel engine with SCR using DEF (Diesel Fourth place overall is around and with 9.9 percent market also considering the larger chassis/cabs Italian, money that businesses need day-to-day, but also to invest and asThe you lose that level of expertise.

But ifand the profit line in the station and income. and/or lawyers. negativity that surrounds our workplace is Driving the Scania R730 the track atIfrom Mount Cotton Melbourne.

Hino FD 1024s, one GD 1227, one GH 1727 and was to become an owner-driver.

Being given aone new This is not intended to be a whinge fest, but think we added.

In he alooking perfect world, you could set aside time regularly to and rotate tight-fitting the action causes ato coloured indicator to in Service Inter: 30,000 km Warranty: 3yrs-200,000 km/3 yrjust roadside assisttheon Max Tow: 2000 kg according to one and do it.

Icover, tryFrench and explain this in Europe, and get rather after Hankook announced plans build aits third factory German and manufacturers.

Exhaust Fluid) is manufactured at the Mannheim engine plant share the company has retailed 103 units this year, of which A supplier to CNHTC since 1997, WABCO furnishes air grow,” he said. balance sheet continues to travel skywards, at least you can One can only assume the CEO, the Board and An elected Chairman is usually selected from the Board extraordinary, and a lot of it comes from within.

Whether it be left me with the same impression as the last time – awe.

Series Wide Cab 716. prime mover would seem to be thethis best start anyone all need realise the issues that face in our do300 nothing, but we all12.8-litre know that isn’t theoutput case incould the real Aslooks. atohuman being, I find itComing hard toowner-driver believe that other appear small window.

The yellow indicator is obvious during even a rather careworn piece odd Fairness and balance again, get rather odd China, bringing the company’s total number of factories in Germany.

The 6R10 has an between 257 in aChairman, 60 were sold February. in atIcorporate fifth spotany iswheel.

Mack management products, braking systems including anti-lock see the tangible evidence that the right decision was made. were allinasleep at the collective and, one may presume, the majority shareholders see this the appalling attitude so often demonstrated towards other The ease with which this truck pulls 80-odd tonnes, and thewithto Transdiesel Australia Pty Limited, based in Melbourne, have in our industry, but if you are not prepared for it, that industry every day.

I have tried various types of work, “Michael Pope has also demonstrated his commitment by world.

The fact that it is hard to find this time doesn’t make it human would knowingly put themselves in a position to be casual inspection of the wheels.

Peugeot showed some interesting bodywork options in the US media this week, they’re advertising mattresses on looks when not explaining it too, but you get the idea.

Here, seven: two in Korea, three in China, one in Hungary kW (350 hp) and 309 kW (420 hp). a total of 102 units for the year and a market share of 9.8 braking systems (ABS) and transmission control products.

“Given we typically see bills paid more slowly after the It beggars the imagination such should go individual as being the most astute and experienced member road users, or the frequent putting down ofsuch adealer. based comfort offered to local, the driver, puts thispractices truck right at the topand has been appointed as an Allison direct Transdiesel L3H1 Company founder and principal Dillon said chance could the other way.

With noEmanuel work indriver the including interstate, andthat sub-contract work. struggle investing ingo the business with initiatives aspipeline, operating any less important, however. involved ininMack such incident.

The is with that most of these on its3500 stand atan IAA, including areality Boxer aI large tail-lift the box again. or in @ my small part of it,expect there issales at least some semblance one Indonesia. percent. achieved 66 in February.

Single Cab Chassis 45,490 Dsl/4T/2.3L 110 350 @ 1500-2750 6m/QS 3 2525 kg Christmas period, we there will be an increase in If you think that you are the only business in your undiscovered for so long and with such impunity that one isof of the team, possessing knowledge with the ability to lead and solely on of the14colour scheme truck he drives, (or the fact my wish list.

All I need now is a job that justifies the huge enhances coverage for Allison transmissions in off-highway he renewed his truck fleet one year ahead of aschedule, and no business nous to other find it,of I the found myself in very toof understand how most can afford to position properly a fleet fully equipped mobile service vehicles for incidents occur due to owner-driver something that most individuals have that matched up when closed in the upright to Of course, there are key tells here.

Sean Hannity acceptance of the notion of a common good, and, leaving also provides CNHTC with automated manual average payment times for the March quarter”, district that pays its bills on time, take note of the latest totrade conclude the entire structure of the create majority consensus from agrowing group of often disparate that itWABCO only the legal limit) we are doing ourselves power output, a very understanding bank2013 manager. applications as well as the on-highway truck RENAULT to stay a does step ahead of the competition and to have thebusiness prompted difficult situation, whereby Ispeed had a24 huge asset but no work maintain their have alladministrative the necessary insurance, small top-hinged door.

Other van models also displayed scheduled maintenance and emergency service throughout I’ve been driving our highways for around 13 years now, fullacontrol ofequipment, –and fatigue.

After hearing all manner of reason is unhappy.

So is Bill O’Reilly.

Now in full disclosure, your aside the whole frontier spirit thing.

With 8.4 percent annual market share, Isuzu has sold a total L4H1 transmission (AMT) systems on a sole supplier basis through he added. figures on extended payments released byindustry. industry analysts souls. wasoffered focused onatake cash flow i.e. sales and not favours.

Really, if we expect the general public toand take us Scania has me drive the coming weeks, so it for will ininaddition tohave supporting Allison's hybrid program inmajor Australia. most environmentally friendly fleet in theto well interiors with an of shelving tono keep itthat busy, or provide income.

From one, this asset pay their fuel bill, and still home aabundance reasonable income the Sydney metropolitan area, in training staff in having company and time been lucky enough avoid any and excuses, mostly relating toinin pressure to “in on time”, itin Single Cab Chassis Dsl/4T/2.3L 110 @kitted-out 3500 350 @ 1500-2750 6m/QS 3 be 2495 kg correspondent neither has, nor CNHTC wants, aday sayhis in47,490 the US election, Until you get to the vexed question of economics.

Now, UK-based Altec Worldwide displayed its latest mobile crane at of 87 units, 50 of which were February.

Freightliner, now to 2016.

In December 2008, became the world’s first Dun & Bradstreet. profitable marketing.

Such a commission is challenging, fraught with many seriously, we need tosay start doing the same. be interesting to get “real world” experience of what the and needed to be registered and maintained, whether it the work they do.

There must be a6m/QS shortage either Dual Cab Chassis 50,990 Dsl/4T/2.3L 110 @racking.

3500 350 @ some 1500-2750 7somewhere, 2277 kg the newest andto best machinery tools,” he added. incidents.

It’sinsured, fair that a lot ofand my time has been spent seems to me that the sad reality is that most drivers put their but anything that serves to rile these two is worthy of very leaving aside the somewhat ironic notion that the recent this year’s BAUMA Show in Munich, Germany.

Mounted on an seventh position with total sales of 65 units saw a February original equipment manufacturer to adopt WABCO OptiDrive™ The forestry and mining industries are the nation’s slowest It is a defence for inexperienced and naïve “would-be” onerous and exacting demands of Corporate Law. Not The transport industry is not the brotherhood it used to be.

R730 can do, and see if I can bring myself to return it to them "Complete Portables was the first portable building was working or not.

What this meant was that,week even before scrimping ondemands servicing, using sub-standard parts, orissue simply driving locally, but theand hours I worked each were noI less, employers ahead of their own life. careful consideration joyous celebration. election cost around billion, and that the key was Trakker AD340T41K 8x4 rigid chassis, the new design isofone performance ofdisplay 35 $5.8 units.

Further down the ladder is Mercedestechnology in volume production.

WABCO’s OptiDrive system, Iveco to pay bills, with acash national average of 55 days. is An unhealthy cash flow cycle exists among Australian entrepreneurs to confuse flow with profits, but not aThis surprisingly, some successful are reluctant to The idea that we all looked after each other, gave a hand afterward.

Thetheir IVECO centred on the European launch in the West with aindividuals fleet ofspent new trucks and the had made a dollar, I had spent the first months income.

And not paying themselves what they are worth. norsupplier less stressful, than those I have doing interstate.

This may seem like a fl ippant observation.

At one level it is one that demanded at least some recognition of the fact that of the first telescopic construction cranes to be mounted onto a Benz which, at eleventh position holds 2.8 percent market a breakthrough in transmission automation technology, is a despite both sectors reducing their payment times by three businesses, with 62 percent of accounts settled late, and firms supposed diligent Chairman. assume directorial responsibility, particularly should therelined be the new Daily van, people mover and chassis/cab variants. when needed and supported our mates isenough, all but folklore.

Meanwhile, for those who are interested, the Big Red DAF first to have its staff in uniforms," he guaranteed said.

Volvo Trucks has launched a new magazine specially more!

This ispassing aknow problem ifopportunity you have work The issues are not only with owner drivers, asreduce the number of The secret isnot to when you’ve done and give These events don’t just happen on the Hume, they happen “Statistics show that using Mobileye to work-related –ataking, although up the tomodels irritate either ofathese America is potless, the problem is actually quite a simple regular heavy truck as opposed tovolumes ain dedicated crane chassis.

The Master single and dual cabpay chassis have gained major upgrade and iscovered priced very competitively.

Great to drive and high onmonths appeal.

Theone. share and total annual sales of 29 units. modular AMT solution for commercial vehicles.

It is also the days, and half-a-day respectively compared to the same Due for launch into Australia in the early part of 2015, the on average, 52 days to their bills.

Powerdown, the truck suspension specialist company, displayed a North American Frankly, I can but speculate.

However, I have chaired in place a powerful an aggressive CEO. And worse, we only have ourselves to blame.

I recently has around 270,000 km just fourteen configured for iPad. upyour andbody can budget to recover these costs, but way this –wasn’t the small companies hitting the wall is increasing daily, with stories thewins break it needs.

This is the only to ensure onAccording highways and back roads right across the country.

Nor are car accidents could offer Australian businesses significant entirely estimable individuals would negligent and to the FT, the fiscal cliff refers to a range of tax Master Delivery’s Lightthat’s Truck ofbe the year Award for 2014.

New Daily won the accolade of International Van the recipient of the 2010 Automotive News PACE™ Award, the the effort time last year.

In comparison, businesses operating inof the made Hadley Valve designed primarily towe ease needed when many companies over the years and presided over thefor Unfortunately, given the complexities of 21st Century changed apride tyre inSmart the parking lot ofjob, a Sydney without missing aout beat.

I’m a true believer incould horses "We ourselves on in loyalty inwell-known this company and we case for me. of drivers missing on superannuation or entitlements as you have a long-term future this not to mention this life. they restricted to truck drivers, though you be forgiven savings,” he said.

“That’s both in terms of OH&S and the should, in the interests ofbenchmark both and fairnessInfor include rises and spending cuts that are due tobills come into effect at the Features include aand 38m long boom offers an operating Service Inter: 30,000 km Warranty: Max Tow: 3000it’s kgadministration Year, an award that results from the voting by acould jury panel Hino, Scania Fuso fill the void above Mercedes-Benz automotive industry’s for3yrs-200,000km innovation transportation are paying their nearly one week The lengthy wait explains the cash flow concerns being coupling and uncoupling varying-height trailers. this respect said to emulate of asector prestigious long-founded urban club. taxation and accounting laws, itthe isbalance virtually impossible ahis roadhouse, only metres from main entry, and many courses, and, for the job doing, Iwhich don’t think we have a fantastic relationship with Paul McGovern and Volvo Trucks Magazine features stories about life The fact that our business survived the first year is only businesses go under.

How can our industry, as alifting whole, sitcomeof in IChris haven’t always lived byMaddow this theory, but one nearhow miss was forand thinking otherwise.

In it’s our industry, however, we have bottom line.

Overseas, this technology has saved business Mathews, Rachel and the endless variety ofin end of the year, including an end to income tax cuts passed height of up to 42m, combined with a maximum capacity of 23 leading journalists from international commercial below Freightliner with Scania at 4.7 percent and total faster, at an average of 49 days. reported by business executives, and reveals the day-to-day the European-designed electronically controlled air suspension system (ECAS), but is How could such a circumstance develop, grow and fester Board to detect CEO manipulation, certainly if that person is people offered to Zero.

Now, I’m quite capable of have chosen a–this better unit.

I have come to learn that, in WA Hino team notably theways. back up from his service on the road, articles about technology and product testament to the support ofside family, and the fact that I Bluntly, had done back and allow to continue? enough for me to -assist? change my Waking up to the sound to just accept these incidents, and the costs risk that they may two ways reducing crash-related and lowering vehicle publications.

HuffPoHo’s on the other when casting our ire. itinof by former president, George W. Bush, that, in total, to 36 tonnes.

An sales of 49additional units, Fuso atshould four percent and 41 units Hino operational challenge for firms looking tosheer stimulate much simpler and lower-cost. without the directors, including the chairman, failing toamount at least cohorts with Chief Financial Officer. changing athe tyre, despite what some might think, but growth the offer some cases, the business make the decisions for the team," he said. development, and analyses of important issues facing the right thing by past employers.

Through luck, we I have decided to go back to the relative security of being a the rumble strip, and seeing a huge gum tree coming at you at happen to any one of us, in the name of getting the job done. insurance premiums.” would have been nice had both sides lost. about four percent of gross domestic product. jib increases the lift holding 5.9 percent and sales of 61 units for the year so far.

Across industries it isbasic the larger companies that an affected by sales activity and conservative detect some problems by examining of the corporate Complex reports, flow charts, sales projections and blue of a environment little help makes the job asoft whole lotpay, easier.

Of all the other operator and not the other way around, and this was a good the industry.

Topics include anything from how towith found fairly with regular but think here is where company driver on the basis of supporting my family –continue regular high speed would bework enough to make anyone twice next Shame on us!head Delivery believes themay New Daily will provide IVECO Crafter 35 But, aconsistent two party system, that would create an awkward Intake real terms –16.5m we don’t mean real as used by in Economists height by a further UD trucks the remaining companies with 20 sales and to the longest amount of time to make their payments. consumer sentiment.

Asin with an ECAS-equipped truck it’s said to be possible to raise a low trailer accounts.

The truth being that if senior executives concert sky marketing initiatives, can all serve towho cloud the true drivers who saw me doing this, and there must have been at business decision.

Complete Portables' four Hino FD 1027 trucks have a minimise fuel consumption to how to increase safety-belt 40,600 Dsl/4T/2.0L 80 @ 3500 300 @ 2000 6m 2 or 3 3550 kg we hit the next hurdle.

Hands up those think that $60 an income, time off for family events and the future security of TDI300 Single Cab/Chassis a major opportunity to grow its share in thethis van time.

Or so youthe would think.

Theirony Queensland University ofmarket Technology estimates that VOLKSWAGEN vacuum.

And, thing the US economy does not need here, an in which we never fail to delight – are should and an optional manned 1.9 percent, DAF and CAT match each other’s performance Companies employing more than 500 taking by dropping the truck’s suspension lifting the trailer skid plate with an are bent on cooking the books, your iswins financial position of aone company, confusing aand Board with 43,300 Dsl/4T/2.0L 100 @ 3500 340 @ 2000 6maverage 2workers or 3board 3550 kg TDI340 Single Cab/Chassis least come and go, or watch as they had their coffee, It’s an interesting time of year, with three to GVM of Mobileye 10,400kg and a air 7.7-litre Hino turbocharged and use.

InisThe the first issue, we also meet two record-holders: hour is sixty enough tois keep a $200,000 vehicle fuelled, insured, superannuation. segment. extensive range available covers allInc the The Advance Warning System (AWS) 4000 But what thefor answer tothe the problem?

I’m nobig genius, but work-related road crashes cost Australia more than $1.5 billion at the moment an awkward vacuum.

Oh – wait – we have situation remain an entire year, then the cost to US will platform can also at 1.1 percent and 11 sales while International closes off an average ofthe 55fastest days to pay their bills, andand have been thethe More than 68topercent of business executives expect uncoupled fifth wheel.

The driver can lower the landing legs with little effort, well-nigh powerless. pseudo highly ambitious plans forthen expansion and notintercooled one thought evenbusiness offer aengine hand.

And we complain when be declared in coming weeks.

Sure there’s an election direct-injection that delivers 190kW of the world’s driver and record-holder for the upwards bases, with diesel engines, electric power and CNG. registered and maintained, while still paying the operator What I have found though, is that my health collision avoidance unit is claimed to be the only technology in I’ve never considered myself a regular runner on any it seems quite simple to me – if you’re tired, take a break.

All per year, with work vehicle crashes costing business instead a completing Fiscal Cliff, and what remains the largest economy be threethe points off output and 3.4 million by Crafter 50 transform crane into chart atpercentage 0.8 percent with sales ofCompanies eight units. slowest payers throughout 2012. with between cash flow will be an issue for their business’s operations in before thedrivers coupling operation.

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Renault appears to be made of stronger stuff, with its electrically motivated Kangoo now having sold 14,000 units globally and the company keen to expand the concept to new markets, including Australia.

Australia Post has now taken the first two electric Kangoos into its national fleet, and over the next few months will be evaluating the concept and listening to feedback from its drivers. As Delivery magazine likes

to remain one jump ahead of our readers, we took the opportunity during a recent visit to Melbourne to toddle about the inner city and see for ourselves whether the Kangoo Z.E. is a viable alternative to petrol or diesel power.

Renault has sensibly not followed the path of Nissan with its electric Leaf passenger car by suggesting the driver might like to indulge in feel-good games while at the wheel by watching outlines of trees growing on the dashboard display. The Nissan driver can practice light-footed tendencies to show they are at one with their environmental responsibilities as their dashboard tree sprouts leaves. Not so for Renault. The Kangoo Z.E. is just a van, plain and simple.

Kangoo Z.E. is the same size as the petrol or diesel version, has a flat floor in the cargo area, barn doors at the rear and sliding doors at the side. The doors open with a key and you stick the key in the ignition slot to release the steering lock and activate the “engine”.

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The dashboard lights up but there’s no noise.

Push forward the gear selector, release the park brake, and press the accelerator pedal and the van moves forward.

Still no noise. Brake to a stop, select reverse, park or whatever and it steers just like a conventional van. Still no noise.

Without the noise of an engine or gearbox there’s an air of peace and tranquillity about driving the Kangoo Z.E. If you manage to convince yourself that the sound insulation is the best you’ve ever encountered in a vehicle, then you will just point the van where you want to go and accelerate when you want to go faster.

In traffic streams of all types the Kangoo Z.E. is well able to keep up with the peak-hour struggle. Lift off the accelerator and the regenerative braking comes into effect, slowing down the van in much the same way as an exhaust brake or engine brake, but still no noise. As the van slows under regenerative braking the electric current produced flows back into the battery. This happens without driver intervention.

Within five minutes it’s our opinion that no driver will object to piloting an electric van around town. Rather, they will consider it a benefit, as it’s no longer a buzz box of transmitted noise.

Driving has never been as simple or as silent.

It’s the ideal inner city transport for light goods or local commutes.

Power happens courtesy of a 44 kW (60 hp) electric motor that produces 226 Nm of torque. There are no gears to select other than forwards and reverse and speed varies just by the amount the driver presses the accelerator pedal.

Zero to 50 km/h happens in 5.5 seconds and the Kangoo Z.E. can top 100 km/h within 22.4 seconds.

Under the European test criteria the range is listed as being 179 km, but realistically for around town operations you are looking at a range of 80-125 km.

The van spins in a circle within 11.9 metres diameter, weighs 1505 kg and can carry a payload of 640 kg with a cargo volume of 4.0 cubic metres. ABS, emergency brake assist and emergency brakeforce distribution are included as standard.

In purely practical terms we can’t see any disadvantages in running a Kangoo Z.E., only benefits. At the end of your typical day’s travel you plug the van into the mains and it’s all ready to go again tomorrow when you return to work. There’s no fuel cost as in petrol of diesel, virtually no servicing charges and it’s a peaceful place in which to spend your day.

Nobody has yet mentioned cost, but, with all the aforementioned benefits, Delivery sees Kangoo Z.E. as being the first practical application of usable electric drive so far introduced into Australia. If you want to make your mark on being progressive, give Renault a call at its head office in Mulgrave and start talking.

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Hyundai is currently cementing a sales acceptance that sees the brand rank 3rd overall in the Australian market, for the 5th consecutive month, equating to a 9.8% market share. That share is the largest since April 1999 (11.7%) and is a record for the brand as a fully-owned subsidiary of Hyundai Motor Company (V-Facts YTD August).

Ranked 2nd overall for passenger car sales in August, its performance reflected the 27th consecutive month of year-on-year sales growth for Hyundai in Australia.

In the light commercial sector Hyundai has seen its iLoad van and iMax people mover take No. 1 spot on more than one occasion, except when a lack of supply meant that it dropped back to enable Toyota to once again take the crown with its HiAce. Right now, the iLoad is holding 2nd place in the sales race with 27.5 percent market share, with the iMax enjoying No. 1 spot with 35.2 percent market share in the sub $55,000 segment.

Delivery has shown strong support through the years for the iLoad, awarding it the prestigious Van of the Year crown on more than one occasion. While we wait for a new updated version in the relatively near future, the company has again reason to celebrate as it launches a completely new larger light commercial onto our market called the H350.

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The preview of the H350 took place in front of stiff competition at the IAA Show in Hanover Germany, where Allan Rushforth, senior vice-president and chief operating officer of Hyundai Motor Europe, gave Delivery a unique insight into what Australia can expect as soon as the right-hand-drive models become available.

“From 2008 to 2012 Hyundai doubled its market share in Europe. With the debut of the new H350 rear-wheel-drive to compete in 3.5 tonnes segment, we have a product that can compete on equal terms in the three options of cab/chassis, van and 14 to 15-seat passenger bus,” said Mr. Rushforth.

“Our timing sees a phased introduction starting in the first half of 2015 with Western Europe and then expanding to other European markets in the second half of 2015,” he added.

STEPPING UP Joining Allan Rushforth in Hanover was Brandon Yea, who, in 2013, left his role as president of Kia Motors Europe to take responsibility for the commercial vehicle export business at Hyundai.

“The Hyundai H350 will play a significant role in the future of our commercial business globally. The LCV business in Europe is forecast to grow by 20 percent in the next five years. Now is the right time to launch this vehicle, and it puts Hyundai Motors in a new position to compete,” Brandon told Delivery.

So far, Hyundai has only previewed the van version, but all three options share the same engine and driveline comprising a 2.5-litre, turbocharged and intercooled Euro 5 compliant diesel four-cylinder engine. This engine is believed to be a derivative of the engine from the iLoad and features a new-generation common-rail injection system and electronically controlled turbocharger.

There is a choice of power and torque outputs that offer maximum power of 110 kW and 125 kW produced at 3,600 rpm, with peak torque ratings of 373 Nm from 1,350 to 2,750 rpm, or 422 Nm rated from 1,500 to 2,750 rpm.

Delivery’s view is that Australia will only take the higher output version. Currently, the first transmission on offer is a six-speed manual, but the company is known to be working on an automatic option.

“Because Hyundai tends to prefer to develop its own transmissions, we sometimes face a delay in being able to introduce both manual and auto options from day one.

But it is in our plans,” confirmed Allan Rushworth.

With a GVW of 3.5 tonnes there’s nothing sub standard about the launch spec’ of the H350. Hydraulic powerassisted rack and pinion steering, MacPherson strut front suspension, and parabolic, single-leaf-sprung rear suspension with gas dampers is standard fare for this type of vehicle.

The H350 van derivative will offer two wheelbase options – 3,435 mm and 3,670 mm, with overall length dimensions of 5,515 mm and 6,195 mm – to provide cargo volumes of 5.5 and 6.2 cu. metres. The cargo payload options are 1,336-1,365 kg, and 1,233-1,262 kg for the higher volume version. The maximum towing weight for a braked trailer is 2.5 tonnes.

Internally, the cargo area provides a load length of 3,100 mm, with a width of 1,795 mm, an internal floor to roof height of 1,955 mm, and a deck height of 695-700 mm.

The cabin interior is spacious, as I found when sitting next to a member of the media from Eastern Europe who owned up to being a not inconsiderable 2.02 metres in height. Not one to doubt when he said he was comfortable.

A multifunction steering wheel houses audio and multi-display controls to alter information shown on the dashboard display. Cruise control and telephone hands-free functions can also be controlled from the steering wheel.

Much attention has been paid to interior noise, with Hyundai claiming a cab noise suppression level of 50 dBA at idle and just 70 dBA at cruise speed.

The low interior noise levels were achieved through the addition of high-density floor mat material, designed to effectively absorb sound, as well as extra-thick interior and exterior insulation between the dashboard and cabin. The front wheel arches are covered with wheel guards to limit the ingress of road noise from the vehicle’s tyres.

Work to strengthen the chassis and engine mounting points has helped to further dampen idling vibrations, while a specially-designed axle damper and propeller shaft reduce engine and booming noise under acceleration.

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he future of Volkswagen is set to alter dramatically in 2015 as the company focus expands to encompass commercial vehicles in all categories. Admittedly, most casual observers probably already consider VW to be a major player in the world of cargo moving, but with the appointment of Andreas Renschler as the head of a new heavy commercial division, that’s all about to change.

Until now, VW has held an enviable reputation in the one-tonne medium panel van market with its Transporter range, plus it’s done well to highlight ability in the small van segment. Thanks to the success of the Caddy, other manufacturers such as Renault, Peugeot and Fiat have jumped in and globally we’ve seen this segment expand and generate substantial interest in the 750 kg payload area.

Moving up the weight range into large vans and the Crafter has always played the disadvantaged sibling to Mercedes-Benz and the Sprinter. At first glance both vans in this joint venture between Germany’s largest manufacturers looked pretty much identical. But on closer examination the result was far more than simply badge engineering. It was Mercedes-Benz that always held the upper hand in terms of specification, with full-fluid automatics on Sprinter versus AMTs (Automated Manual Transmissions) on Crafters, and a continual addition of electronic intervention systems that made the Sprinter the pick of the pack.

Admittedly, both versions went down the same production line in the same factory in Dusseldorf or Ludwigsfelde, but, with VW not really focusing on adding much by way of an improved specification, the purchase decision probably resulted from which make had best relationship and the nearest dealership to the customer.

Eventually something had to change, and change it did, with Mercedes-Benz giving notice to Volkswagen that from April 2015 it would no longer facilitate production of the Crafter in its factories alongside the Sprinter.

A recent visit to the Dusseldorf assembly plant showed some very persuasive reasons why this impasse occurred.

The Dusseldorf plant is currently at full capacity, and to make more Sprinters means making less Crafters. Not making Crafter at all means adding ten percent additional Sprinter capacity, so by canning the Crafter the problem of having to build a new plant goes away and your competitor is itself disadvantaged.

Volkswagen took the news well, and, with expansion in mind, in April 2014 the company committed to building a new manufacturing centre at Wrzesnia, Poland, an EU country that already plays home to the manufacture of the Caddy and the Transporter T5 in Poznan, just 50 km to the west of the new site.

Production of an all-new Crafter is scheduled to start at Wrzensia in the fourth quarter of 2016. All indications are that this will be a totally new product, matching the size of the current Crafter but offering Euro 6 engines and providing a torque converter automatic option probably with ZF, rather than trying to extend the dual-clutch AMT that has never achieved star status in commercial vehicles.

Revitalising the large van model range is only the start of a new era for Volkswagen. The new heavy commercial vehicle division kicks off with Andreas Renschler at the helm from April 2015, at which point the group will gather momentum through the absorption of the Scania and MAN brands and align further expansion through the existing heavy-truck business that includes the VW Constellation in Brazil.

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In the interim, we are already seeing signs of product consolidation, with the recent announcement that Scania will provide MAN with its Opticruise AMT as a replacement for the current ZF-AS Tronic. Undoubtedly, there will be more product rationalisation to come.

Coming back to the present day, and it’s obvious that while it’s always been the car division at VW that took the podium under the spotlight, often to the detriment of the light-commercial division, the truckies are going to be after a lot more attention in the future.

Right now, though, the product range is not going to go through a lot of change in the immediate future, providing Delivery with the opportunity to review the options available in Australia before the next-generation Transporter and the all-new Crafter break cover.

In the small-van segment Caddy remains a clear leader, generating a market share of 56.5 percent for YTD September, and growing. Caddy is itself a great vehicle, but so too are other small vans from different manufacturers, it’s just that competitors such as Citroen and Peugeot have been woefully inept in marketing their products. Only Renault with its Kangoo has jumped into the fray with any conviction, and consequently this capable little French van is now enjoying a market share in numbertwo spot of 20 percent.

The same VW/Renault challenge also takes place in the medium-van segment, with VW’s Transporter and Renault’s Trafic each averaging around 9.0 percent of this segment.

The traditional performer here is HiAce, which currently holds the lead with 41 percent, ahead of Hyundai with the iLoad and 28 percent. With Hyundai having been severely cut back on its iLoad allocation from South Korea, free supply would have undoubtedly resulted in Toyota losing face and market share. Citroen’s Dispatch and Mitsubishi’s Express are no longer on sale, Mercedes-Benz manages just less than 6.0 percent with Vito and Ford is struggling with the Transit Custom at just over 4.0 percent.

In the large van segment it's Sprinter all the way, closing on 20 percent of the segment ahead of Renault with the Master at 8.0 percent, Fiat with the Ducato at 7.5 percent and IVECO with the Daily at 5.1 percent.

Ford limps in with the Transit at 3.2 percent, a far cry from the days when it led this segment, and just ahead of VW with the Crafter at 2.4 percent. This is a tough segment when it comes to competition, as these Euro vans go head to head with Japanese cabover light trucks. So far the cabovers with unique bodywork hold the majority of sales in this segment, but the ratio splits are changing, showing an increasing market interest in fully enclosed vans.

In the ute market its Volkswagen’s Amarok, built in Hanover and Argentina, up against just about every major global competitor. Ford, Mazda, Nissan, Mitsubishi, Holden, Toyota and Isuzu Ute all manufacture in Thailand, Foton and Great Wall hail from China, Ssangyong from South Korea and newcomer TATA manufactures in India. Our pick of the VW Amarok range centres on those models with the eight-speed ZF automatic transmission. As the Delivery Magazine ute of the year for 2014, it is a class leader.

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With Holden looking to grow its market share purely on the basis of its imports, once the company ceases production of the Australian products, it may only be a matter of time before it includes the light commercial range already available under the Vauxhall and Opel badges in Europe as an option for the Australian market. Until the current scenario changes, Holden dealers have but one light commercial product in the form of the Colorado.

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Over the past decade the typical application of a ute has switched emphasis from something that was used mainly for work and they have become more of a lifestyle vehicle.

While most models are still capable of carrying or towing a decent load, the reality is that many will rarely see a hard day’s work. More often it will be the occasional trip to the tip or garden centre, or maybe towing the boat or caravan on the long weekend.

I can hear all the tradies out there crying foul at this, but in reality the tradies’ market only makes up a part of the overall ute sales numbers these days. This shift has been welcomed by the manufacturers, and many have adjusted their offerings to suit. Some, including Holden, have gone even further, and adapted the ute platform to accommodate the whole family, doing away with the rear tray entirely.

The Holden Colorado range offers five different model variants across the 4x2 and 4x4 ute and cab/chassis categories. In addition to the commercial range, there is also the seven-seat wagon, known as the Colorado 7.

The different trim levels and the availability of a peoplemover/SUV demonstrate how the Colorado is not simply designed as a work vehicle, though it does still retain many attributes that make it appealing to the workforce.

All models are powered by the 2.8-litre Duramax 2 diesel engine, which delivers 147 kW and up to 500 Nm of torque. However, this high torque output is only available with the six-speed automatic transmission, with the engine in the manual variants limited to 440 Nm. To see just what the Colorado range has to offer, I took the keys to a 4x4 dual-cab ute with the sixspeed auto transmission, for a week of work and play.

The Colorado LTZ is the top-of-the-range offering, and comes with all the mod cons and comfort features you would expect from a flagship model. These include climate control, optional leather seats and a large touchscreen multimedia unit with Bluetooth connectivity.

External features include a soft tonneau cover, polished alloy sports bar, and side steps, the latter of which are very necessary for those of us with young kids. While they weren’t really needed for adults to enter the cab, the floor height from the ground meant they were very handy for persons of a shorter stature.

On the safety front, the Colorado is fitted with driver, front passenger and curtain airbags, electronic stability control (ESC) and mounting points for child seats in the rear. The LTZ also has Projector HID headlights, front fog lights and LED lights at the rear, making nighttime vision very good.

The first thing I noticed about the Colorado, as is common among the current era of utes, was its sheer size.

The new breed of utes have grown to be the size of a light truck, and while this does have some benefits in areas such as towing capacity and ground clearance, it can be a bit of a nuisance.

The height of the tub means it can be difficult to load or unload by hand. The top edge of the Colorado tub was at my chest height, and so anything that was sitting in the centre of the tub could only be removed by dropping the tailgate and climbing in, not exactly glamorous for a bloke of my size and shape.

Size is also a factor in visibility from the driver’s seat, though the Colorado didn’t seem to suffer too badly here.

Forward vision is good from the high seating position, and large mirrors provide good sight down either side.

The centre-mounted rear view mirror is good for watching the following traffic, but not so much for reversing in tight spots. With even an average parking space being a tight spot for a vehicle of this size, the rearward reversing camera is a very handy piece of kit. I found it especially helpful for hooking up a trailer, with the camera positioned directly over the tow ball.

The Duramax 2 engine seems a little rattly at idle, and engine noise is obvious at low speeds. Once up to highway speed though, it is barely noticeable with the engine ticking over at around 1700 rpm. This left plenty of reserve power for overtaking, and provided plenty of torque for pulling up hills without the need for a lower gear.

I did find myself selecting manual mode a few times to maintain the right gear where the driveline wanted to go down a gear. The six-speed made very smooth gear shifts, loaded or empty, and provided for smooth acceleration.

This is important if you plan to use the full 3.5-tonne towing capacity, as it reduces the shock through the coupling and chassis, and gives a better ride for whatever is on the trailer.

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While Daimler and Volkswagen perform the light commercial market equivalent of the “Battle of the Titans” to achieve global domination, the launch of the new Vito and its upmarket V-Class people mover represents one of the most significant events in recent years.

To see what the Australian buyer can expect when the range launches into our market in 2015, Delivery headed to Spain to experience first hand what we consider to be an absolute game changer for the medium van and people-mover market.

Vittoria in Spain is the location of Mercedes-Benz Vito and V-Class production. The factory was founded back in 1954 as a DKW production plant, was purchased by MercedesBenz in 1986 and started producing the Vito range in 1995.

Recent investment of $280 million (AUD) enabled the Vittoria plant to start production of the latest Vito in August of this year. Thanks to a very enthusiastic and highly professional workforce there’s every reason to believe this is one model range that will cement the future of Spain as a highly valuable manufacturing base.

Think of the new Vito as being the point where prestige car meets working van. The Mercedes-Benz team under the leadership of Dr. Klaus-Jürgen Benzinger has brought the accepted technical sophistication of its prestige and luxury cars to the van market, and the result is impressive to the level that other manufacturers are going to find it hard to match the result.

As of now, the new Vito comes in three distinctly different categories, offering the choice of front-wheel-drive, rearwheel-drive and all-wheel-drive. Although the previous Vito was engineered for electric propulsion, a lack of buyer interest in this green power segment has left this option off the order books, at least for the current development cycle.

According to Dr. Benzinger the development of the front-wheel-drive Vito was purely cost driven, with the easier assembly of the East/West transverse design of transaxle making for faster and cheaper production.

Fitted with a 1.6-litre, turbocharged and intercooled, four-cylinder diesel available in a selection of power and torque outputs, there’s no automatic transmission option and all models come as standard with a six-speed manual gearbox.

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GAME CHANGERS Stepping up to a rear-wheel-drive brings an increase in cubic capacity to 2.1 litres, and the alternative of either a six-speed manual or the exceptional seven-speed 7G-TRONIC PLUS automatic transmission. It also takes the buyer into the next round of emissions levels with all 140 kW versions of the 2.1-litre engine conforming to Euro 6 legislation, using AdBlue (DEF) to minimise CO2 production at the tailpipe. The AdBlue tank is 11.5 litres, enough for an average 10,000 km in normal use before refilling.

Gross vehicle weights range from 2.5 to 3.2 tonnes, providing payloads of up to 1,369 kg. Vito is available in two wheelbases, three body lengths and up to four weight variants as a panel van, crew cab van (with centre seats) and as a people mover.

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Feel like a holiday with French style?

David Garcia reports on the latest Renault Motorhome he Australian light commercial vehicle market is a tough nut to crack.

The van segment has a committed handful of players, and if you add a cab/ chassis to the model mix, you’re suddenly up against the dominance of the Japanese with their expansive ranges and strong market entrenchment.

A saturated marketplace hasn’t stopped manufacturers from trying to succeed, however. Renault extended its LCV range in 2012 with the front-wheel-drive, 3.5-tonneGVM Master van, and followed this late last year with the launch of the 4.5-tonne-GVM Master rear-wheel-drive cab/chassis.

Joining the more compact Kangoo and mid-sized Trafic models and the Master van, the rear-wheel-drive cab/chassis derivative impressed us enough to award it Delivery’s 2014 Light Truck of the Year.

Judges particularly liked the vehicle’s high standard specification levels, driver comfort and ease-of-use.

Renault Australia LCV Model Line Manager, Lyndon Healey, said that the model was gaining traction with buyers.

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“It’s an ideal vehicle for tradespeople, garden nursery supply work and the like,” Mr. Healey said.

“Those wanting to put a tonne and a half in the back, or need a bigger space for volumetric loads are finding the Master cab/chassis a very good fit.”

While it’s all well and good to be keeping the tradies happy, Renault realised that the Master platform had far greater sales potential, especially given its long-standing position as Europe’s number-one LCV manufacturer, and as a successful supplier to the European motorhome market.

At a recent reveal event in Melbourne, Renault shared its ambitions, partnering with Melbourne-based motorhome builder, Sunliner, to provide a glimpse of what the Master platform could offer the RV market.

The motorhome-optimised cab/chassis is fully imported from France with an open back-of-cab, and the cab features standard door mirrors with extendable arms ready for the wider motorhome body.

The vehicle’s electronics have also been designed with motorhome builders in mind – there’s a six-way connector under the dashboard, a two-way 12 V (40 A) connector located in the right-hand B-pillar, as well as an engine running signal and additional earth cabling.

There are multiple locations on the dashboard to install switches for auxiliary equipment, a 110 A battery and a 185 A alternator, connectors for additional batteries and an extra-long wiring loom.

The Master’s chassis structure also comes, from the factory, strengthened against twisting, resulting in less local modifications leading to a more efficient and cost-effective build process.

For the end-user, there’s plenty to like about the Master cab/chassis as a motorhome platform, particularly for those wanting a model that can be driven on a car driver’s licence.

BON VACANCES As per the regular cab/chassis, power comes courtesy of a Euro-5-rated, 2.3-litre, four-cylinder turbo diesel engine producing 150 hp (110 kW) and 350 Nm of torque at a low 1,500-2,750 rpm. The availability of maximum torque low in the rev range provides comfortable cruising, good fuel efficiency and ample grunt for a three-tonne towing capacity.

Realising that drivers of motorhomes can spend many hours on the road, the Master’s cabin is not wanting for driver and passenger comfort and convenient features.

The seats are eight-way adjustable with arm rests; optional are swivelling bases allowing the seats to be rotated to face the living area. The audio system provides Bluetooth hands-free connectivity and audio streaming as well as a USB audio input.

Additional cost options include satellite navigation, automatic wipers and headlights, side airbags and fog lights.

The Master motorhome cab/chassis is available in a range of 10 standard or optional metallic colours directly from the factory, and is covered by Renault’s three-year/200,000 km factory warranty.

Parts coverage for the model will be broad, with replacement components available via the Australia-wide Renault-Nissan Alliance, with Renault providing greater than 95 percent first pick.

The motorhome-optimised cab/chassis is fully imported from France, complete with standard door mirrors with extendable arms, ready for the wider motorhome body.

Further aiding fuel economy are standard Continental low rolling-resistance tyres and optimised gear ratios, and, to help the driver keep fuel use down, a gear change indicator light on the dash prompts early up-shifts.

Power is driven to the dual rear wheels via either a smoothshifting six-speed manual transmission or there’s also the option of a six-speed automated manual from renowned transmission builder, ZF.

Renault believes that the Master’s rearwheel-drive configuration, dual wheels and optional mechanical Eaton differential lock, will provide owners with added stability and traction on unsealed roads and on wet grass in caravan parks.

On the safety front, standard features include anti-lock brakes with EBD (electronic brake force distribution) and ESP (electronic stability control) with rollover mitigation programming. Traction control is fitted.

Dual front airbags are also standard and side airbags are available as an option (if swivelling front seats are not selected). The seatbelts feature pre-tensioners and load limiters.

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hen it’s important to maintain your street cred, there’s nothing that makes it more difficult than having a Mum-Bus parked in the driveway. It sets an immediate implication that nobody in the family actually enjoys driving and the meaning of life revolves around, kids, nappies and school runs. Well, thanks to the V-Class that’s all changed.

The Mum-Bus has gone upmarket, and, with the V-Class, automaker MercedesBenz has introduced a total game changer that brings the people mover into the realms of the prestige car, particularly the Benz C-Class with which the V-Class shares its ideology.

The V-Class is the replacement in the Australian market for the Viano. Scheduled for introduction in mid-2015, Delivery Magazine was the only Australian-

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based media invited to experience a unique five-day drive programme that ran from Stuttgart through to the Alsace region of Southern France and then up through Germany to Munich, returning to the Stuttgart start point.

The selection of the route produced two distinctly different driving experiences. After the run from Stuttgart in Germany and crossing the border into France to Strasbourg, the touring opportunity around the Alsace wine region provided a continuous selection of spectacular villages, with architecture dating back over 500 years.

Houses and converted barns, with a plethora of wineries, showed how this region should be on the list for any Australian with a week to spare. For those keen on exercise there are also spectacular walks of varying length, clearly marked and with different degrees of difficulty, all usually concluding at a local restaurant.

The roads through this region are narrow, with yet narrower roads through the towns and villages. This makes for some interesting passing manoeuvres and the need to be very aware of the width and length of your vehicle.

When heading forwards there are again parking sensors in the front bumper and blind spot warning radar that shows a red signal in each door mirror as vehicles come up alongside on the road. Adaptive cruise control, called Distronic PLUS by Mercedes-Benz, means that not only will the car reduce speed if it detects a slower moving vehicle travelling ahead in the same lane on the highway, it will maintain a safe distance behind at the lower speed until either the vehicle in front moves out of the way or the driver overtakes.

Adaptive cruise control systems can be a significant safety benefit, especially if there is a risk of inattention on the part of the driver, as it reduces the opportunity of rear-ending the vehicle in front. The system can and does apply the brakes if the driver simply is not concentrating and the radar guidance considers an accident may occur.

The V-Class maintains rear-wheel-drive, but from December this year in Europe will also be available with all-wheel-drive, catering for those trips to the snow.

This is an on-road safety advantage and not to be confused with the all-wheel-drive alternative provided by an SUV or fully blown 4WD off-roader. In Europe it is also available in a choice of two wheelbases and three body lengths with seating capacity ranging up to eight passengers.

Up front under the bonnet is a new 2.1-litre, four-cylinder diesel with two-stage turbocharging and intercooler that conforms to Euro 6 emissions requirements.

Called the V250 BlueTEC, the engine produces maximum power of 140 kW and a peak torque rating of 440 Nm. In the European markets there are two other versions of the same engine available with Euro 5 emissions ratings that offer different power and torque ratings, with 100 kW and 330 Nm of torque or 120 kW and 380 Nm of torque.

Given the intended exclusivity of the V250 V-Class in Australia, Delivery expects the powertrain choice to be limited to only the V250 Euro 6 engine. This rating offers a 28 percent gain in economy when compared to the previous 3.0-litre V6, with reduced exhaust emissions in 2WD form of 149 g/km.

When launched onto the Australian market, the V-Class is going to be one of the front-runners when it comes to conforming to Euro 6 emissions levels. To achieve these green credentials the 2.1-litre features Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR), using Ad/Blue (DEF).

The use of AdBlue, known in the US as DEF (Diesel Exhaust Fluid), involves automatically injecting a solution into the exhaust system to remove or reduce the amount of Nitrous Oxides in the exhaust flow. This process requires a separate tank to hold the AdBlue/DEF fluid with its own filler cap, mounted alongside the diesel fuel cap.

V-Class is full of electronic intervention systems to make your piloting through narrow spaces as easy and safe as possible. When going backwards there are reverse warning sensors in addition to the rear-vision camera that displays space and parking line guidance on a wide screen on the dashboard. The same rear-vision camera can also zoom down onto the tow ball should you be trying to reverse onto a trailer hitch.

On average, the V-Class is expected to run with enough AdBlue capacity for up to 10,000 km, at which point the driver simply tops up the tank with AdBlue that is obtained at the fuel station. It’s as easy as topping up the windscreen washer reservoir, but if you don’t top up the engine it will downrate on power when it runs out. In case you are wondering, you can only use the proper AdBlue/ DEF fluid. Vehicle service intervals are at 40,000 km.

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FUSO’S ALL-ELECTRIC CANTER PROMISES TO SHOW BETTER RESULTS THAN HYBRIDS AND NATURAL GAS. CHRIS MULLETT REPORTS FROM THE IAA SHOW IN HANOVER.

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atching the continuing development of cleaner emissions strategies that have combined with more fuel efficient engines has been interesting to say the least, given that just a few years ago engineers were claiming that all emissions gains would result in fuel economy suffering dramatically.

That prediction did not eventuate, and, with enough development dollars invested in finding better solutions, we’ve seen some really substantial gains in both fuel efficiency combined with lower emissions levels.

In the light truck market most of the hybrid activity has been confined to Mitsubishi Fuso and its rival Hino.

Both have seen sales where government incentives exist, but in open markets these manufacturers have struggled to find the critical mass necessary to keep these products as a viable option in their respective product ranges.

Mitsubishi Fuso used this year’s IAA event in Hanover to showcase some of its latest ideas for improving fuel efficiency, starting with what the company calls “Ecofficiency”, and now available in the Canter range, the top-selling model in the Daimler Trucks portfolio.

Ecofficiency comprises a whole raft of measures available as standard for all Canter model variants.

There are many different aspects to this: higher injection pressure for even more efficient fuel combustion, low-friction engine oil to reduce in-engine friction, an electromagnetic fan clutch, an optimised cooling system, a start/stop system for the engine, a new axle ratio configuration, low rolling-resistance tyres for the Euro VI models and reduced friction losses in the transmission with manual gearshift.

The combination of these strategies has resulted in the latest Canter being up to nine percent more economical than its predecessor, depending on variant and field of application. At the same time, CO2 emissions have been reduced by a similar amount.

In line with the general development of common-rail fuel injection systems, Mitsubishi Fuso has increased its fuel injection pressures to 2000 bar, a rise of 25 percent and achieved through fitting a new design of injector.

The engine itself has chain-driven twin overhead camshafts with four valves per cylinder and is now using an exhaust gas driven turbocharger with variable nozzle turbine, not yet moving to the next possible level of having electrically powered supercharging.

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The Canter's power and torque outputs remain unchanged following its further development. There are three versions of the 4P10 engine and these are 96 kW at 3000-3500 rpm with 300 Nm at 1300-3050 rpm, 110 kW at 3500 rpm with 370 Nm at 1320-2840 rpm, and 129 kW at 3500 rpm with 430 Nm of peak torque rated at 1600-2860 rpm. Auto stop/start is now standard on all models and this is claimed to reduce fuel consumption in city driving by up to three percent.

High-pressure injection and improved torque spreads have enabled engineers to revisit standard rear axle ratios to reduce engine rpm at cruising speed. Most Canter versions now have a longer ratio option, and this selection suits operators that are not running consistently at full gross weights. Where high payloads are the norm, or when towing a trailer or in hilly country, almost all models are available with a ten percent shorter axle ratio.

The slightly lesser emissions standards of Euro 5b in light trucks for Europe with GVWs of up to 6 tonnes are achieved by using a combination of exhaust gas recirculation, oxidation catalytic converter and particulate filter. Stepping up to full Euro 6 compliance sees Fuso incorporating the Daimler BlueTec engines with SCR technology. These feature AdBlue injection and a downstream oxidation catalytic converter. The capacity of the particulate filter and the SCR catalytic converter has been increased to meet the stricter requirements of Euro 6.

In all models, the particulate filter is configured for the vehicle's lifetime and is maintenance-free, meaning that it never needs to be cleaned or replaced.

It is regenerated automatically. In the case of extreme short-distance use, low exhaust gas temperatures may make manual regeneration necessary. A status indicator on the multifunction display indicates this to the driver, should this be the case. A button activates manual regeneration.

Moving up the Canter range in terms of technology is the Fuso Canter Eco Hybrid. In typical urban operation cycles the Eco Hybrid achieves fuel savings of up to 23 percent. Compared to the previous model, the already low fuel consumption has been reduced further whilst CO2 emissions have also been cut through including the previously mentioned move to a longer axle ratio and an optimised gearshift strategy.

The Canter Eco Hybrid starts off from rest using electric power before switching to conventional diesel propulsion. This model also includes engine stop/start and features the Duonic dual clutch transmission, which is unique in this class.

CLEAN CUT The 3.0-litre, four-cylinder turbodiesel produces maximum power of 110 kW and peak torque of 370 Nm and runs to Euro 6 emissions standards using SCR technology and AdBlue (DEF).

It is teamed with a 40 kW electric motor that produces peak torque of 200 Nm fully available from start-up.

Energy for the electric motor is provided by lithium-ion batteries.

The batteries have a capacity of 2.0 Ah and weigh 63.5 kg. Fuso provides a five-year or optional ten-year warranty on all major battery components.

Every time the brakes are applied, the batteries are replenished through recuperation, i.e., the conversion of kinetic energy into electric current.

The driving strategy for the Canter Eco Hybrid is based on the vehicle starting up and moving off in quiet, electric mode. Then at a speed of around 10 km/h the diesel engine kicks in. Below this speed the diesel engine runs in neutral, supplying power to the ancillary equipment. The electric motor assists the diesel engine when accelerating, even at higher speeds, and start/stop control stops the diesel engine when the vehicle is stationary.

Japan is the home of Daimler Trucks' centre of competence for hybrid technology, and, with this experience behind it, Fuso has also been responsible for developing the new battery-electric-powered Canter E-Cell.

100% ELECTRIC

The Canter E-Cell for Europe is manufactured at the Tramagal plant in Portugal and is particularly suitable for use in limited-distance operations in environmentally sensitive areas, for example in city-centre traffic or in eco-zones and pedestrian precincts.

Canter now provides power choices - diesel, diesel hybrid and full electric.

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