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  • MAN to cut around 9.500 jobs in Austria and Germany

    MAN to cut around 9.500 jobs in Austria and Germany

    German truck and bus manufacturer MAN, controlled by Volkswagen, announced that it could lay off up to 9,500 employees in Austria and Germany as part of its cost-cutting program amid reduced sales following the coronavirus pandemic (COVID -19).

    This measure is intended to help the company achieve an 8% profitability in sales in 2023, said MAN, which belongs to the Traton group within Volkswagen.

    According to the cost reduction plan, MAN’s development and production departments will be reorganized and the production units in Steyr, Austria, Plauen and Wittlich in Germany could be closed.

    The company aims a cost cut of 1.8 billion euros ($ 2.1 billion) by 2023.

  • SPAR Switzerland adds fully electric truck to its fleet

    SPAR Switzerland adds fully electric truck to its fleet

    SPAR Switzerland has added a fully electric vehicle to its fleet. The new e-truck, a 264kW (360hp) e-truck from MAN, will transport food products emission-free and almost silently from the central warehouse to SPAR stores in the Appenzell region and Thurgau.

    SPAR Switzerland first started using hybrid trucks at the end of 2011. In 2017, a more modern and economical Euro 6 engine used to supply SPAR stores in the capital city Zurich, replaced this truck.

    The new e-truck can cover around 180km per charge, depending on the climatic and topographical conditions. Thanks to the sophisticated braking energy recovery system, the 180km range can be extended.

    A display in the cockpit informs the driver on the current energy capacity.

    The new e-truck will be used in the Appenzell region in the morning and in Thurgau in the afternoon. The silent e-truck can save 19,000 litres of diesel per year, leading to a reduction of 50 tonnes in CO2 emissions.