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The theme is green
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IN AN INDUSTRY where most managers are still mourning the demise of three gallons for a pound, the advent of the LS gallon is concentrating minds very effectively. So it should come as no surprise to discover that the underlying theme of the 200S Commercial Vehicle Show was greenness. Not necessarily out of an altruistic desire to save the planet, but more to do with cutting the last possible penny out of fuel costs in order to stay afloat — a fact highlighted by three more hauliers collapsing in the past few days.
With the market still seeing demand for CVs outstrip supply, it was obvious that a number of what are currently viewed as "seconddivision" manufacturers from the East are poised to fill up some of that imbalance. 1-lino. Isuzu, BMC and Avia are all in various degrees of readiness to take advantage.