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• With the demise of Perkins' Japanesesourced six-cylinder diesel, Renault had to find a new high-power option for its Dodge S56. It fotind it in the new Perkins turbocharged four, the 14.38. We have put this new combination through out full test routine around our Welsh test route. Does the T4.38 meet our expectations? Find out next week.
• The British commercial vehicle dealer network has just seen its biggest shake-up for years, with the merger of Ford's and Iveco's truck marketing operations. This came on top of what has been a lean time for truck dealers anyway, with too many trucks chasing too few orders, and too little money to be spent or made.
Commercial Motor's annual dealer guide next week takes three separate bites at the subject:
O We list all the dealers for all the major manufacturers (assuming that lveco Ford Trucks has finalised its list!).
▪ A major truck dealer lifts the lid off the deals, the discounts and the dodges which allegedly characterises the truck sales scene: what is the truth?
LI We talk to the chairman of the Leyland Truck Dealers Association about what it has been like, and what it is like now, to be a dealer.