TRUCK manufacturers in UK never had it
so good. And all it took for their trucks
to sell like never before were new EU
guidelines on noise and emission
requirements in commercial vehicles
weighing more than 3.5 tonnes. The
new guidelines - Euro 2 - came into
effect on all such vehicles
after October 1 this year.
Statistics reveal that
the month of September
saw a dramatic increase
of 121 per cent in
truck registrations which
slumped by nearly 40 per
cent in October. Meeting
Euro 2 standards raises
the cost of truck by five
per cent and this
explains the sudden
spurt inregistrations and
the resultant slump. Manufacturers, in order to clear the old
stocks, were also offering discounts.
According to David Thomas, director of
commercial vehicles at Mercedes-Benz,
UK, the British and to a certain extent,
the French transport industry, "I take
some time to warm up to the idea of
new rules. Native drivers seem to have a
fondness for Euro I models which complied with less stringent noise and emission standards.
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