Volvo Trucks will be the preferred supplier of heavy trucks to Deutsche Post DHL for its fleets in Sweden, Finland and the United Kingdom, primarily covering operations offering Express, Freight and Supply Chain services. If requested, the frame agreement can further be extended to other European countries, primarily Belgium, Netherlands, Luxemburg and Germany.

“We are proud to be a preferred supplier to Deutsche Post DHL,” says Staffan Jufors, President and CEO of Volvo Trucks. “We share the same focus on sustainable growth. We aim to increase our cooperation, especially regarding environmental issues, to find common ways to tackle the challenges that the transport industry is facing.”

“Modernising our fleet is an important part of our GoGreen climate protection program. The purchase of the new vehicles will further support us in our efforts to act in an environmentally responsible way, says Hugo Eckseler, Chief Procurement Officer at Deutsche Post DHL.

Environmental focus
As the world’s leading logistics provider, Deutsche Post DHL takes its responsibilities towards the environment very seriously. In 2008, the company launched its GoGreen climate protection program which aims to reduce CO2 emissions for every letter and parcel sent, every tonne of cargo transported and for every square meter of warehouse space used by 30 percent by 2020. To help reduce those emissions, Deutsche Post DHL will gradually replace its air and ground fleets, work on projects for alternative vehicles and train its drivers in fuel-efficient driving.

Volvo Trucks aims to take the lead in achieving CO2-neutral transports and reducing dependence from fossil fuels. In 2007, the company showed that it has the engine technologies for alternative fuels by demonstrating seven drivable trucks each tailored to run on a renewable fuel. In 2010 field tests with selected renewable fuels will begin. Volvo Trucks has further developed a unique parallel hybrid solution that offers fuel savings of up to 30 percent. Series production is planned to start in 2012. The company also strives to make its entire production CO2-neutral, and has the world’s only CO2-neutral vehicle production facility, in Ghent, Belgium.

Source: http://www.volvo.com/trucks/global/en-gb/newsmedia/pressreleases/press_article.htm?pubId=8180

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Hino Motors, Ltd. (”Hino”) won victories both in the Series Production Trucks and Challenge under 10 liters cc, finishing the Dakar 2010 for its 19th successive race. The Dakar 2010 was held in South America, between Buenos Aires in Argentina and Antofagasta in Chile from January 1st to the 17th.

The Dakar 2010, like the Dakar 2009, was once again held in South America over extremely difficult courses, including the crossing of the Andes Mountain ranges with an altitude difference of approximately 4,000 meters, huge dunes in the Atacama Desert in Chile, and high-speed stages using the same courses as those used by the WRC (World Rally Championship). It was an extremely grueling race as indicated by a rally completion ratio of only 52% (out of 362 units in total including Motorcycles and Cars).

Hino participated in the rally as “Hino Team Sugawara” using two Hino 500 Series vehicles driven by father-and-son drivers; Yoshimasa Sugawara (age 68), who competed in his 27th consecutive race as the longest driving entrant ever in the history of this rally (his 26th entry was featured in the Guinness Book of World Records) and his son, Teruhito Sugawara (age 37); and Car 2, driven by Teruhito Sugawara and Seiichi Suzuki, won the victory. Car 1, driven by Yoshimasa Sugawara and Katsumi Hamura, that had to make an unavoidable detour due to exhaust troubles, was disqualified from the race as it did not pass through the designated way points.

Hino’s first entry in the world’s most grueling rally, the Dakar Rally, dates back to 1991. Hino achieved an overall victory in the Truck Division in 1997. It has been continuously marking high positions beating many “monster” trucks with an engine displacement more than twice that of the Hino 500 Series vehicles. Hino continues to provide products and services that satisfy our customers, with its advanced technology and the spirit to meet challenges fostered throughout our long racing history.

Source: http://www.hino-global.com/news_release/181.html

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Volvo Trucks has signed an agreement to deliver trucks to Derba Cement in Ethiopia.The customer is aiming to buy approximately 1000 trucks and an order has been placed for 550 trucks to be delivered during 2010.

“This is a major order that besides trucks, includes supplying transport competence development and building a service organisation and a spare parts supply system”, says Stefan Tilk Area Director North Africa & Middle East.

There is a shortage of cement in Ethiopia and Derba Cement is in the process of increasing its production capacity and a new production facility is planned to be completed late 2010.

Source: http://www.volvo.com/trucks/global/en-gb/newsmedia/pressreleases/press_article.htm?pubId=8166

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Japan exported 57,544 used vehicles in July 2009. Major destinations for Japan’s exports of used vehicles like, cars, sedan, suv, muv, sports cars, hatchback, wagon, coupe, open top, convertibles, vans, pickups, minitrucks, buses to top 10 major countries Chile, UAE, Russia, South Africa, New Zealand, Kenya, Bangladesh, Phillippines, Thailand & Malaysia in July 2009.

Russia was top importers among all earlier but due to 200% import high duty export falls sharply. Import duties introduced in January 2009 for a period of nine months. After nine months, now the government has extended same high import duties for another nine months upto July 2010.

Please see below table with number of vehicles by country.