UD Trucks unveils extra-heavy truck range in Thailand
QUESTER The new truck is an extra-heavy-truck platform for a wide range of applications
The UD Trucks Corporation of Japan has launched the company’s all-new extra-heavy truck range, the Quester, in Thailand.
Designed and developed speci- fically with the world’s fast- growing regions in mind, the Quester range is expected to be launched in sub-Saharan Africa during the third quarter of 2014.
According to International Monetary Fund data, the top 30 fastest-growing countries, such as Mongolia, Angola, Rwanda, Nigeria and China, are all in the developing world.
“UD Trucks Southern Africa (UDTSA) is currently in the process of researching, testing and customising the Quester range’s local performance and durability ahead of its introduction here in late 2014,” says UDTSA MD Jacques Carelse.
He adds, however, that the Quester range will not replace any products in UDTSA’s current line-up, but rather enhance the existing customer offering.
The Quester is an extra-heavy- truck platform for a wide range of applications, including in the mining, construction, distribution and long-haul sectors.
UD Trucks describes it as a “robust, dependable and efficient truck range that combines the best of global tech- nology, Japanese craftsman- ship and local industry knowledge”.
UD Trucks has a history of developing high-quality trucks for the Japanese market, but this was the first time the company has specifically developed a truck range with African fleet owners in mind, says Carelse.
The Quester range promises to be all about fuel efficiency, productivity and uptime.
“The global launch of the new Quester extra-heavy-truck range signals a new era in the history of UD Trucks,” says Carelse.
“Most importantly, we believe our local customers are set to profit from the modern and smart transport solution which the Quester range will offer, from its positioning in the market to the technology and quality of the vehicles, right through to the new scope of support offered by our regional dealer network.”
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