Paccar in Europe: Flagship of the OEM's DAF truck unit is the new XF long-haul tractor. Powered by Paccar's new Euro 6 emissions-certified 12.9L MX-13 and 10.8L MX-11 diesels, it boasts an all-new chassis, a new exterior design and a 'renewed' interior
Mr. Armstrong’s unabashed dismissal of any talks with VW transmits Paccar’s position in no uncertain terms.
Paccar in Europe: Flagship of the OEM's DAF truck unit is the new XF long-haul tractor. Powered by Paccar's new Euro 6 emissions-certified 12.9L MX-13 and 10.8L MX-11 diesels, it boasts an all-new chassis, a new exterior design and a 'renewed' interior
Yet what would likely have killed off this rumored courtship before it was ever launched is the perceived unsuitability of VW as the suitor.
If these OEMs were to merge, it would bring under one corporate roof Paccar’s European-based DAF truck operation and VW’s MAN and Scania truck units.
Such a merger, analysts contend, would never fly with EU antitrust regulators as the combined OEM would immediately attain too large a share of the European commercial-truck market.