Major Order for Mercedes-Benz Trucks: Delivery of 250 Mercedes-Benz Actros to Iraq

DUBAI, UAE, July 18, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --

• State Company for Automotive Industry (SCAI) opted for Mercedes-Benz trucks
• All 250 Actros vehicles have been delivered
• Trucks being used for reconstruction efforts in Iraq

In yet another major order for Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Iraq's State Company for Automotive Industry (SCAI) recently purchased 250 trucks to assist in reconstruction efforts in the country. The last of the ordered vehicles were delivered to SCAI just a few days ago.

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"We're very pleased to help with the reconstruction of Iraq by supplying 250 Mercedes-Benz Actros trucks to SCAI," says Hubertus Troska, Head of Mercedes-Benz Trucks. "Our vehicles are perfect for use in rough terrain, where they clearly demonstrate their quality and reliability."

This was the first time that Mercedes-Benz Trucks has supplied vehicles to SCAI. The contract between Daimler and SCAI, which covers the delivery of Mercedes-Benz trucks to Iraq, represented a clear commitment to the country's reconstruction efforts when it was signed in Baghdad in February 2010. The delivery of the 250 Actros trucks marks a further important step toward this goal.

The 250 Actros were manufactured at the Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth and delivered to Iraq as complete vehicles. SCAI is equipping the trucks onsite with equipment for various construction applications. The order can be broken down as follows: 100 Actros 3331K dump truck chassis and 150 Actros 3340S tractors for carrying water and fuel tanks or similar semitrailers. All of the vehicles are equipped with powerful Euro II V6 engines and a heavy-duty 16-speed transmission.  

Additional information from Mercedes-Benz and an image (no. 12A769) are available on the Internet at: http://www.media.daimler.com and http://www.mercedes-benz.com

Contact:    

Bernd Weber           
Telephone: +49(0)711-17-41549

Kathrin Schnurr
Telephone: +49(0)711-17-50326

Thomas Conway-Gordon
Telephone: +971-50-954-7854
[email protected]

SOURCE Mercedes-Benz Middle East and Levant