Truth about ERF and Hino
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RUMOURS of a tie up betwe ERF and Hino on the basis ol company takeover we' scotched by ERF's chairman al managing director Peter Foci' on the BBC2 Top Gear pr gramme last week.
Mr Foden told the interview that there had been talks wi Hino but they were about tl supply of components for range of lighter vehicles whi, ERF is planning to market.
He said that at least 60 p cent of the contents of the nE range would be British manufa tured.
On the same programme -la Bailey, ERF's marketing direct( said that he anticipated only very small proportion of tl 10,000 vehicles running at 32 tonnes would be up-plated f operation at 38 tonnes.
PRICES of the Freight Ror Sherpa range were increas earlier this month. The 2.5 ton HL 1.7 petrol Sherpa, one of t more popular types, will ric sell for around £5,484.