Following the market launch of the eActros 300 and 400 production models in 2021, Mercedes-Benz Trucks continues to push ahead with the introduction of further battery-electric models with a production prime mover version expected in 2023 to join the rigid models already available including the eEconic refuse vehicle range.
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Staying Ahead
Isuzu has been building trucks since 1920 when the Japanese manufacturer formed a joint venture with the Wolseley car company of the UK to produce passenger vehicles as well as a 1.5 tonne truck.
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Going for Gold
In recent years MAN has built upon its fulfilment of the Rheinmetall contract to supply over 2,500 protected and unprotected medium and heavy military-spec vehicles to the Australian Defence Forces.
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Top of the Range
The past couple of years has seen the absence of the typical extensive product launch and test drive programs at which the industry, through its manufacturers, dealers, customers and media was able to experience a variety of a brand’s vehicles with the additional benefit of back-to-back assessments.
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Running Mates
There is usually an elevated level of anticipation when a truck manufacturer unveils a new model.
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Rise to Power
The Fuso Shogun is known as the Fuso Super Great in its homeland of Japan and now with the availability of a 510hp version of the Daimler-sourced 13-litre engine, that rather awkward moniker is actually quite an apt description of the Fuso heavy hitter.
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Climbing the Rise
Development of autonomous vehicles over the past decade or so has not contributed to the demise of Western civilisation, as some early detractors may have preached, but instead has resulted in the progressive adoption of a number of key systems which offer to significantly improve the safety and efficiency of modern commercial vehicles.
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Lights, Camera, Action
Isuzu has been selling trucks in Australia for 50 years, the last 33 as the number one in terms of unit volume.
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The Heavy Hitter
Competition in the Heavy Duty sector between Japanese truck brands has been instrumental in all of the OEMs’ making serious efforts to outdo each other as each wave of new model is planned and subsequently released.
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A Genuine Contender
Operational restrictions brought about by COVID have meant that it is almost six months since the mid-2021 release of the all-new Hino 700 before we have the opportunity to drive it.
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