News: 2009

The most famous soccer clubs in Brazil travel on team coaches made by MAN. Ten teams in Brazil’s top league now place their confidence in MAN Latin America vehicles. Clubs that trust MAN’s Volksbus VW 18.320 EOT model include world-famous names such as Corinthians São Paulo, Santos, Vasco da Gama and Flamengo, for which famous players like Pele, Zico, Ronaldo and Ronaldinho have all played.

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When the Globetrotter cab was launched, Volvo expected to sell a few hundred cabs a year. But this niche product quickly became a success. This year, 30 years after it was launched, nine out of ten new Volvo FH trucks have a Globetrotter cab. Now, just like at the outset, the Globetrotter’s key concepts are driver environment and world class cab comfort.

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Volvo Trucks has launched a new version of Dynafleet, its transport information system. This system includes new functions such as Customer Online Tracking which enables clients to be connected 24 hours to Dynafleet Online and to see when the cargo was loaded, the exact current location of the vehicle and estimated time of arrival. The life of the dispatcher is also simplified: he can send the driver an order instruction which automatically includes, by clicking on a card within Dynafleet, the delivery address.

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The global positioning system (GPS) that helps many hauliers pinpoint the whereabouts of their vehicles could begin to break down at the beginning of next year, says the US Government.

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GM filed for bankruptcy yesterday, entering a new and uncertain era of government ownership.

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