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RICAN manufacturers minance in the heavy secthe Australian cv market ?.en broken, IAIN SHERRIFF ts from Australia.
vo Pty, Australia, claims it ding joint second place in iles league with Ford, just d International.
vo was established in Austen years ago when it sold ?hides — last year sales :o 847. But Volvo's AustralIanaging director Ove Anon told CM that he is con)d that back-up service n Under is not up to lean standards.
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of support services. 'tors I spoke to at the, 3ne Show were similarly irned, and Volvo's competire capitalsing on the issue. ?. Scandinavian vehicles to be "Australianised", but F10 Road Viking prime r, which sells only in Ausis a joint British/Australian ation. The Viking is "built
down" to meet the American challenge with a no-frills specification. The trim is vinyl, with fixed seats, no air conditioning, and basic instruments, which is a reversal of the European trend.
The Swedish company has in troduced a further new element to Australian road transport by establishing a driver-training scheme which has been welcomed by the field officer of Queensland Road Safety Council, Mr J. Johnstone.