Category:Global FOCUS

The road to recovery
October 1, 2009

The road to recovery

As the global recession claims more and more victims, the truck industry has had to come up with ways to stay afloat. Readers of...

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Trucking down under
September 1, 2009

Trucking down under

For a look at what the South African truck market can expect in the near future, FRANK BEETON discusses what went down at the...

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Truck manufacturers become self-reliant
August 1, 2009

Truck manufacturers become self-reliant

For some time, Global FOCUS has been commenting on the emergence of the new truck manufacturing “culture” in the United States, where the leading...

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Global Focus
July 1, 2009

Trucking On

With General Motors feeling the pinch, other major manufacturers such as Tata Motors and Mercedes-Benz continue to roll out new models and engines.

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Global Focus
June 1, 2009

BIG developments in face of global crisis

As Navistar and Caterpillar join forces, Daimler AG and Hero call it quits on their proposed joint venture. The global financial crisis has sent...

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May 1, 2009

2009 Runs with 2008 Fallout

The sale of Volkswagen Caminhöes e Ônibus, Volkswagen’s (VW’s) Brazilian truck and bus-building operation, to affiliate MAN AG, was completed in the first quarter...

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