Creative Towing
You find a lot of different tow vehicles for Caravans( , Travel Trailers) they you would never see in the US (a )they do not exist ( b) no one would use them like that Unimog A Light Japanese T...
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RobertRyan wrote:Shiner Brock wrote:
The new Hino XL(specifically for NA markets) truck does not have restricted range here. My company is starting to sell a lot of them. We are also selling more Isuzu and UD trucks now that they offer a crew cab. Although the Ford F650 and F750 offer considerable more power and capability than these cab overs.
All the other makes sell a lot of models not sold in other markets because the needs and regulations of each markets differ. It is not that they are bad truck because they are very good at what they are designed for, it is just the needs and regulations for US/Canada are different than Euro/Australia.
It is like wildlife. Animals specific to Australia because they adapted to the needs of the environment just like ya'lls vehicles have. That is why the Euro versions of all the Scania and other trucks do work here and likewise our trucks will not work over there, however, they are prefect for their own markets.
You have just made the point I was making about the restricted range of Japanese Trucks in the US. The Hino XL a conventional Truck built for NA, with I believe A 8.8 Litre Japanese Diesel is classified as a Class 8 in the US. Outside NA and here in Australia it is the Conventional version of the Hino 500 CaboverMDT with the same diesel. Hino's largest truck has a 13 litre Diesel and is not sold in the US. The Mitsubishi and UD sites only have ONE Truck for sale and they are tiny entry level Trucks with 3 litre Diesels. Isuzu site has a 5.2 litre Diesel MDT as their top offering, outside the US a vast range topping out at a 15 litre diesel.
The 13L is soffered in the US, but it cannot compete with the Cummins offerings. Some of our 140+ dealerships throughout the US are also Ud And Isuzu dealers and we are in constant worh their corporate offices all the time as their largest dealer network in NORTH America. The reason why they don't offer ther bigger trucks offered elsewhere is because they don't sell well compared to the current competition from the domestic brands since it has less power and capability than what is already offered in the US.
