Scania stalls 1113 launch
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• Scania has postponed the UK launch of its bonneted T113 tractor until the truck market recovers.
At least 50 orders would be needed to make a right-handdrive version viable, it says.
A left-hand-drive T113 was shown at last year's Motor Show and generated a lot of interest.
London-based Ray Dorney bought the only one in the UK earlier this year (CM 21-27 February); Scania (Great Britain) marketing director David Michell says British hauliers are welcome to order left-handdrive models,
Dieter Men, Scania's new UK managing director, is predicting growth in the company's market share above 16 tonnes to 14% by 1995. Its share is currently 10%. One of the marketing company's major tasks is make sure its 19 distributors stay in business, says Merz.