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Steyr set for OK return
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• Steyr Trucks, whose UK operations folded at the end of last year, is poised to re-enter the UK market via a Leedsbased distributor.
Clarke Commercials snapped up around 110 Steyrs following the demise of the UK subsidiary, and now it is talking to Steyr in Austria about an import agreement.
"Business has not slowed down at all," says sales director John Hemmingham, "in fact, we're having difficulty keeping up, and it's because of that response that we're talking to Steyr."
Of the right-hand-drive vehicles it bought from Steyr Trucks UK last December, Clarke has only six 13-tonners, 14 17-tonners and 20 tractive units left on its hands. MAN, whose merger with Steyr Daimler Puch precipitated the closure of Steyr UK has taken over responsibility for servicing war ranty claims and parts supply to all UK
Steyr operators.
According to Michael Han son, one-time chairman of the Steyr Dealer's Association, the product "stood out in a mundane truck world". Cliff Groves, who headed up the Steyr UK operation, claimed that "everyone says it is an excellent product. All the roadtests say it is one of the best vehicles in terms of economy and reliability."
Clarke Commercials managing director Sean Clarke flies to Austria for talks at the end of this month.