Quester 8L Joins Wide Range Of UD Trucks In Malaysia

Quester 8L Joins Wide Range Of UD Trucks In Malaysia

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L-R: Toshihiko Odawara, Director, UD Brand and Product Line; Naoki Kobayashi, UD Trucks Sales Director Malaysia; Filip Van den Heede, Vice President, Aftermarket, Asia Oceania Sales, Volvo Group; Christophe Martin, Senior Vice President, Renault Trucks; Mats Nilsson, President Volvo Group Malaysia; Jacques Michel, President, Asia Oceania Sales, Volvo Group; Dato’ Rosie Tan, Executive Vice President, Tan Chong Motor Holdings Berhad; Dato’ Robert Tan, Chief Operating Officer, APM Automotive Holdings Berhad; Tan Keng Meng, Executive Director, Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn Bhd; Wong King Yoon, Chief Executive Director, Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn Bhd; Jaclyn Loy, Executive Vice President and Head of Finance, Truck Group; Lee Kong Leong, Senior General Manager, Sales and After Sales, Tan Chong Industrial Equipment Sdn Bhd, with the newly launched UD Quester 8L

UD Trucks’ sole distributor in Malaysia, Tan Chong Industrial Equipment (TCIE), has launched the new Quester 8L, to meet a wide range of needs from mining to construction to long-haul and regional transportation.

The Quester 8L comes in 4×2, 6×2 and 6×4 models and joins the Quester 11L (4×2, 6×2, 6×4, 8×4) to meet the needs of businesses in various industries. Quester trucks are known for world-class fuel efficiency, durability and reliability; backed by more than 80 years of Japanese engineering heritage, Volvo Group’s technology and network and TCIE’s strong aftermarket expertise.

“UD Quester is the first real heavy-duty Japanese truck designed with heavy duty chassis, heavy duty cab and associated heavy features with a proven record of fuel-efficient engines and quality,” said Mr Tan Keng Meng, Executive Director of Tan Chong Industrial Equipment (TCIE). “And now with the introduction of the UD Quester 8L, we have a wide range of trucks that are versatile and able to meet transportation requirements holistically for our customers,” he added.

“Since the introduction of Quester, we have received good response from our customers and this is further proven as we have customers who have placed pre-orders and will be collecting their new trucks today!” he said.

Mats Nilsson, President of Volvo Group Malaysia said, “Together with our long-time partner, TCIE, we are happy to be introducing the Quester 8L trucks to the Malaysian market. The multiple and reliable variants of all UD Quester Trucks are equipped with many great features and one of them is the UD Telematics. This on-vehicle electronic system helps customers monitor the health of their trucks and driving behavior. One of the key features UD Telematics has is its ability to coach the driver in manning the vehicle in the most fuel efficient way. Hence, it is economical for the company and reduces carbon emission to the environment,” he said.

UD Telematics comes standard with every UD Quester truck and provides real-time location data, fuel reports and truck health monitoring for customers opting to use UD Telematics. This system allows for less truck downtime, consistent fuel-savings and reduced long-term costs.

Go the extra mile with newly launched UD Quester 8L seriesAnd with 42 service centres nationwide, customers are assured of after-sales support. “TCIE takes aftermarket services very seriously,” said Mr Tan Keng Meng. “We have 42 service centres nationwide providing easy access to drivers to bring in their vehicles anytime. To top this, we also have fully-equipped mobile service trucks with genuine parts to reach trucks drivers who are unable to come to us,” he further said. “We believe in providing reliability and a total solution to our business partners. This is also the very reason why TCIE is the first private partner in APAC outside of Japan to assemble locally the Completely Knocked-down UD Quester trucks in our Segambut plant,” he elaborated.

The CKD Quester rigid trucks are assembled at the Tan Chong Motor Assemblies Sdn. Bhd. Segambut plant.  The assembly line was set up at a cost of RM 1.5 million and includes numerous hours of expertise brought in from UD Trucks Japan and Volvo Group to upgrade human resource capacity.

UD Quester series dashboard is factory-fitted with UD Telematics system that is designed to assist customers in optimizing their fleet management
UD Quester series dashboard is factory-fitted with UD Telematics system that is designed to assist customers in optimizing their fleet management

TCIE and UD Trucks hope to increase market share in the heavy-duty truck segment with the introduction of the UD Quester 8L and the CKD UD Quester. UD Trucks Director of UD Brand & Product Line, Toshihiko Odawara said, “UD Trucks have existed since 1935. That is almost a century of continued research and development in meeting the demands of our clients worldwide. Our market share is proof of the reliability of our trucks. Together with TCIE and the introduction of the Quester 8L, we are ready to further expand the growing Malaysian market. UD will continue to provide solutions to various local needs through our high-powered, easy-to-drive and comfortable trucks, while customers receive top notch aftermarket service from our partner, TCIE.”

Currently, customers can enjoy 1 year’s free maintenance on the UD Quester series as well as a 2-year vehicle warranty. Additionally, TCIE is offering a special early bird promotion price for orders on two of the UD Quester models from now till June 30th 2016, for a limited number of vehicles.

For information on the UD Quester series and dealership locations, head on to http://tcie.com.my/site/.

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