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8 June 2006
Nissan announces new Cabstar
Nissan will introduce a new and improved Cabstar in October as part of an aggressive product strategy in the European Light Commercial Vehicle and Truck market.
Designed to build on the Cabstar’s already well-known strengths of economical running costs, all-round comfort, ease-of-use, efficient load-carrying capability, as well as strong and safe performance, the new Cabstar will offer an even more attractive proposition.
Designed and developed in Japan by Nissan as a global product, the new Cabstar will provide best in class payload combined with compactness, impressive manoeuvrability and best in class cargo length. In addition, cost of ownership will be among the lowest available, thanks to quicker and easier maintenance, longer service intervals and reduced fuel consumption. Indeed, Europe will be the first region to launch the Cabstar.
The new Cabstar remains true to the ‘cabin over engine’ concept, even though most of the trucks sold in this area of the market are traditionally ‘semi-forward cabs’, where the engine is in front of the cabin. By putting the engine under the cabin, more of the length of the truck can be used as load-carrying space, which means that the Cabstar is more manoeuvrable in town – a real customer benefit for operators.
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In terms of engine line-up, three new engine options are available. A 2.5-litre common rail diesel engine in two levels of tune provides 110 and 130PS (81 and 95kW respectively) and 250 and 270Nm of torque. The third new engine option is the ZD30 3.0-litre. Power is 150PS (110kW) and torque is 350Nm.
To give operators the maximum opportunity to choose the Cabstar which best fits their needs, there are three different wheelbase options: 2500mm, 2900mm and 3400mm and two different cab configurations, Single Tilt and Double Cab.
The current Cabstar went on sale in 1998 and is the fourth best-selling model in the Chassis Cab segment of the LCV market and for full year 2005 achieved a market share of 8% in western Europe. Last year, Nissan sold a total of 14,193 Cabstars in western Europe.
Sales of the new Cabstar will start from 2 January 2007.
“Nissan has listened carefully to the needs of owners and operators of trucks and we have worked hard to design and develop a new truck which will work hard and reliably for them. The new Cabstar will be seen as a smart, efficient and cost effective truck designed to meet the unmet needs for small, hard-working businesses,” said Dominique Correze, Vice President and head of Nissan Europe’s Light Commercial Vehicles Business Unit.
The Cabstar will continue to be manufactured at Nissan’s plant at Avila, near Madrid, Spain.
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Gloria Maydew Press Communications Manager 01923 899937
Email: gloria.maydew@nissan.co.uk
Wayne Bruce Communications Director 01923 899930
Email: wayne.bruce@nissan.co.uk
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