Volvo: Renault Trucks Launches New Version of Lightweight Truck.STOCKHOLM, Sweden -- AB Volvo's (Nasdaq:VOLV) (STO STO Store (calculator function) STO Société de Transport de l'Outaouais (French) STO Strategic Technology Office (DARPA) STO Security Through Obscurity STO Service to Others :VOLVA) (STO:VOLVB) subsidiary Renault Trucks Renault Trucks is a French truck manufacturer with its corporate headquarters at Saint-Priest near Lyon. Since 2001 it has been owned by Volvo Group. From its beginnings in 1978 to 2002, the company was called Renault Véhicules Industriels is now launching a new version of Renault Mascott, a lightweight distribution truck that is available with two engine alternatives. The new Renault Mascott is equipped with a new gearbox gear·box n. 1. See transmission. 2. A protective casing for a system of gears. gearbox Noun the metal casing enclosing a set of gears in a motor vehicle Noun 1. , new driveshaft and new engine. Two engine alternatives are available, 130 hp or 150 hp, which meet the European European emanating from or pertaining to Europe. European bat lyssavirus see lyssavirus. European beech tree fagussylvaticus. European blastomycosis see cryptococcosis. Euro 4 emissions standard. In addition, the Renault Mascott features a new, effective brake system that provides the shortest braking distance brak·ing distance n. The distance required for a vehicle moving at a specified velocity to come to a complete stop after its brakes have been activated. in the lightweight truck segment. The Renault Mascott is one of Renault Trucks best sellers in its segment, with nearly 15,000 vehicles sold during 2006. Deliveries of the newest version are expected to start at mid-year 2007. The Volvo Group is one of the world's leading manufacturers of trucks, buses and construction equipment, drive systems for marine and industrial applications, aerospace components and services. The Group also provides complete solutions for financing and service. The Volvo Group, which employs about 82,000 people, has production facilities in 25 countries and sells their products in more than 185 markets. Annual sales of the Volvo Group amount to more than 20 billion euro. The Volvo Group is a publicly-held company headquartered in Goteborg, Sweden. Volvo shares are listed on the stock exchanges in Stockholm and on NASDAQ in the US. (http://wpy.waymaker.net/client/waymaker1/WOLReleaseFile.aspx?id= 362179&fn=wkr0001.pdf) (Due to its length, this URL URL in full Uniform Resource Locator Address of a resource on the Internet. The resource can be any type of file stored on a server, such as a Web page, a text file, a graphics file, or an application program. may need to be copied/pasted into your Internet browser's address field. Remove the extra space if one exists.) This information was brought to you by Waymaker http://www.waymaker.net |
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