kscarbel2 Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 March 15, 2015Right on schedule, Ford is actively road testing pre-production 460 horsepower Cargo 1846T on-road tractors as well as vocational models in China.However, it's odd that no 6x4 or 6x2 tractors have been sighted, given that the 4x2 tractor in the China market has taken a back seat to 6x4s and 6x2s.Ford Otosan does not produce a 6x4 tractor (4x2 tractors are more common in Western Europe, while 6x4 tractors see strong sales in Eastern Europe and the Middle East).The truckmaker does offer a Meritor MT32-610 planetary hub reduction drive axle bogie for 6x4 and 8x4 vocational chassis, but rated at 32 metric tons (70,548lb), that would be too heavy for the mainstream over-the-road segment (http://www.meritor.com/customer/europe/literature/PDF/English/product_brochures/MT-32-610%200908%20neu_s.pdf).Ford Brasil produces an Otosan-designed 6x2 tractor, however it has a liftable tag. The China market uses 6x2 twin-steer tractors (a configuration nicknamed "Chinese 6" when popular for many years in the UK - http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?/topic/31959-the-american-chinese-six/).(To be clear, Ford Otosan produces a wide range of 6x2 and 8x2 rigid truck configurations for both distribution and vocational).Ford has not announced when heavy truck production will begin at the JMC-Ford joint venture, but one can assume 2016. Any later than that and a next generation Ford Cargo will be required to have a chance for success in China's rapidly developing heavy truck market.Related reading:http://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?/topic/38795-fords-china-heavy-truck-joint-venture-plans-take-off-in-2016/?hl=cargohttp://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?/topic/34938-the-global-market-ford-cargo-heavy-tractor/?hl=1846thttp://www.bigmacktrucks.com/index.php?/topic/37456-update-on-fords-expansion-into-chinas-heavy-truck-market/?hl=jmch. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 FYI: Ford is now acknowledging in its spec sheets that the 10.3-liter engine is sourced from FPT (Fiat Powertrain Technologies).http://www.fordtrucks.ee/pdf/tehnilised-andmed-sadulveok.pdf Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Red Horse Posted March 18, 2015 Share Posted March 18, 2015 KSC- I'm assuming that live tandem version is offered in the lower ("old style") Cargo cab in Brazil? It looks like there are two versions of the low CF-one in Brazil and the other more rounded version in Turkey-or am I imagining things? Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kscarbel2 Posted March 18, 2015 Author Share Posted March 18, 2015 KSC- I'm assuming that live tandem version is offered in the lower ("old style") Cargo cab in Brazil? It looks like there are two versions of the low CF-one in Brazil and the other more rounded version in Turkey-or am I imagining things?At the price sensitive bottom end of the Brazilian Cargo range, the C816 and C1119 still use the old Cargo cab. But the rest use variants of the current Global Cargo cab.http://www.fordcaminhoes.com.br/cargo/ Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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