DAF named 'Best Coach Engine Producer of the Year 2007'

Bus World Asia is one of the world's most prestigious bus and coach shows. DAF was declared 'Best Coach Engine Producer of the Year 2007' at the event in Shanghai. The pioneering reliability and durability of the 9.2-litre PACCAR PR engine and the 12.9-litre PACCAR MX, combined with the favourable fuel consumption they exhibit, helped DAF take the title. Chair of the panel Martial Benoot declared: "These features make the PACCAR engines developed and manufactured by DAF ideal for buses and coaches".

The panel tasked with selecting the 'Best Coach Engine Producer of the Year 2007' comprised around 25 members, including representatives from the Bus World Asia organisational body as well as trade journalists from China and further afield. Panel chair Martial Benoot also stated: "It wasn't just the reliability, durability and favourable fuel consumption of the new PACCAR engines that led us to bestow this accolade upon DAF. The excellent reputation that DAF enjoys in China also played a key role in our decision to honour DAF".

Since 2001, DAF has supplied several hundred engines to China for use in buses and coaches. "Many of these engines already have over 1.5 million kilometres on the clock, operating under tough conditions and to the complete satisfaction of the users", explains Marcel de Vries, Director of DAF Components, who is responsible for the sale of engines and axles to bus and coach manufacturers the world over. "Winning the 'Best Coach Engine Producer of the Year 2007' title gives us an additional incentive to further consolidate our position in China. In April, we will be opening our own office with a view to further developing the market and providing a superior service".

DAF Trucks N.V. — a subsidiary of the American company PACCAR Inc, one of the world's largest producers of heavy duty trucks, is a leading producer of light, medium and heavy duty trucks with a market share in Western Europe of 14.5% in the over 15 tonne category for 2006. Over the last year, the company has delivered a total of around 56,500 trucks onto the market — both within and outside of Europe. DAF also develops and produces components, such as axles and engines, for manufacturers of buses and special vehicles. These components are sold via the DAF Components department. DAF Trucks N.V. has factories in Eindhoven and the Belgian town of Westerlo, over 1000 dealers and service points in Europe and over 8000 employees.