(From left) UD Trucks vice-president for Uptime & Retail Laurent Lyonnet; Hedouin; Tan Chong Group chief executive officer Daniel Ho; TCIE executive director Tan Keng Meng; Michel; Say and UD Trucks vice-president for Vehicle Sales & Marketing Johan Kleinsteuber with the new Euro 5 Quester.
KUALA LUMPUR: UD Trucks and its sole distributor local partner, Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn Bhd (TCIE), unveiled the new Euro 5 range for the well-established heavy-duty Quester and medium-duty Croner trucks.
The improved Euro 5 line-up delivers improved uptime, reduces fuel consumption and optimises Total Cost of Ownership (TCO) for truck owners while lowering the vehicle’s environmental impact.
Quester.
The new Euro 5 Quester and Croner are UD Trucks’ first models designed specifically for markets outside of Japan.
Featuring Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) with AdBlue solution exhaust treatment technology, the new Euro 5 line-up offers 60% lower nitrogen oxides and 80% lower particulate matter emissions than the current Euro 3 level system.
Quester.
Euro 5 engines also have a lower fuel consumption and CO2 emissions than an equivalent Euro 3 truck.
Compared with Euro 4 levels, the Euro 5's nitrogen oxide emissions are 43% lower.
Quester instrument panel.
The SCR technology also enables higher engine power and torque through optimised combustion without the need to increase the size of the engine.
Business uptime is also enhanced with improved service intervals and less time required for maintenance.
The Quester also has an ergonomic interior, innovative UD Telematics and the ESCOT automated manual transmission for driver comfort, connectivity and fuel savings.
Meanwhile, the Croner features versatility to suit specific applications as well as a spacious driver cabin and the Allison automatic transmission for better drivability.
Croner.
UD Trucks senior vice-president of international sales Jacques Michel said the Euro 5 Quester and Croner have been tested globally.
“UD Trucks are the first truck manufacturer to offer SCR technology in 2004 to reduce exhaust pollutants that affect engine efficiency and reliability," he said.
Croner.
Meanwhile, UD Trucks managing director Hub Malaysia Steve Hedouin said the introduction of the new Euro 5 Quester and Croner is a significant evolution driven by UD Trucks’ corporate purpose of creating Better Life through more efficient and cleaner emission trucks that the world needs today, for a sustainable future.
“The new Euro 5 Quester and Croner give customers the leverage they can depend on for furthering their business productivity, all while minimising their environmental impact and helping them stay competitive.”
(Left) Croner and Quester.
TCIE chief operating officer Say Teck Ming said the introduction of the new Euro 5 range reflected TCIE’s and UD Trucks’ shared commitment to supporting Malaysia’s environmental, social and governance agenda and meeting modern transport operators' needs in a changing world environment.
“Leveraging on TCIE’s strengths, the new Euro 5 Quester and Croner trucks will be produced as CKD under our manufacturing facility.
“The new Euro 5 range offers all of the additional advantages to help our customers go the extra mile efficiently and responsibly while retaining all other existing benefits that Quester and Croner have been delivering,” he said.
