PETALING JAYA: UD Trucks recently celebrated its achievement of producing 15,000 Quester units at its Thailand-based plant in Bangkok.

The Japanese transportation solutions provider expects South East Asia’s trade volume to increase by 130% in 2023 with the establishment of the ASEAN Economic Community, which will push demand for local and cross-border land transportation.

For the past 40 years, Volvo Group has invested 2.0bil baht (RM255mil) with the aim of expanding UD Trucks’ Bangkok plant to an annual production of 20,000 units.

Being the first completely built-up production facility for UD Trucks outside of Japan, the plant’s significant production of 15,000 Quester units aligns with its vision of supporting markets worldwide and furthering SEA as an economically competitive region.

Combining Volvo Group's technology and UD Trucks’ Japanese manufacturing methods, the Quester’s GH8E and GH11E engines are touted to provide optimal fuel efficiency while maintaining high performance levels.

Every Quester truck is incorporated with UD Telematics Services which connects to a UD Trucks workshop to monitor and detect each vehicle’s condition and service needs before a potential emergency occurs.

Complementing the Quester’s reliability, the company looks to reduce downtime through its UD Extra Mile Support, which offers an extensive network of service technicians providing aftersales service with genuine parts, service planning and vehicle handover training to help optimise fleet performance.

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