29.09.2023
Artikel Nummer: 46662
First batch of Euro 5 trucks now in South Africa
Volvo will hand over 45 Volvo FH Euro 5 truck-tractors to add to DHL Supply Chain’s South African fleet. The company has already received the first five units, with the balance to be delivered by November this year.
All the FH Euro 5 units were assembled in the manufacturer’s local plant in Durban, KwaZulu-Natal. Volvo Trucks South Africa started to assemble Euro 5 specification trucks at its plant in October 2022, but the company’s Euro 5 variants have been available in South Africa since 2012.
Volvo Trucks uses SCR Technology and AdBlue in order to meet the requirements of Euro 5, and in general, the Euro 5 engines have a lower fuel consumption than an equivalent Euro 3 unit, the company said. (ben)