Volvo Trucks win Truck of the Year 2000
VOLVO TRUCKS WIN TRUCK OF THE YEAR 2000 The Volvo FH12 will be crowned 'Truck of the Year 2000' at the Amsterdam Truck Show. This makes Volvo the first brand to have won the industry's most prestigious award five times. The FH12 is also the first model to win the award twice. The FH series was an immediate success when it was introduced in 1993 and was named Truck of the Year 1994. The new Volvo FH12's has undergone extensive modifications with a new driveline, a completely new electrical system, a new chassis with disc brakes and EBS (Electronic Brake System). "Numerous tests by the press in Europe have shown that the Volvo FH12 is not only an extremely comfortable and safe truck to drive, it also provides its owner with economical operations at the absolute highest level in Europe" writes the Truck of the Year jury in its opinion. The jury also writes: "All in all, the majority of the jury feel that the Volvo FH12 is at present one of the market's most attractive trucks, in no small part due to the fact that it is a further refinement of an already well-tested, winning concept of which 150,000 vehicles have been sold up to now. If its "cousins" VN and FM are included, the figure increases to a rather sensational 230,000 vehicles". "We are extremely proud that our new FH12 has once again taken the title 'Truck of the Year'. This honour confirms that we are working with the right customer values", says Karl-Erling Trogen, President of the Volvo Truck Corporation in a comment on the award. "It is above all our customers who I would like to be the real winners - the people who day in and day out make their living and rely on their efficient FH12 trucks!" December 29, 1999 For more information, please contact: Tommy Kohle, Tel: mobile +46-706-76 65 17 ------------------------------------------------------------ Please visit http://www.bit.se for further information The following files are available for download: http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/12/29/19991229BIT00060/bit0001.doc http://www.bit.se/bitonline/1999/12/29/19991229BIT00060/bit0002.pdf