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BMC UK will make its debut at a UK truck show with the Turkish-built, Cumminspowered trucks already seen under the ERF EP banner: the display will include a factory-built skip loader, a 4x2 tanker and a three-axle curtainsider. Also Cummins-powered and debuting from eastern parts, Daewoo Avia will have recovery slide-back and fridge versions of its D75 7.5-tonner on show, Merop.des-Benz will be giving the Axer fleet tractor its first UK show appearance: look out for the first UK test drive of the Aver in next week's CM. More heavies new to the UK scene are the [yew Stralis, with two examples on display, and the new FM and FH line-up
from Vulvu, including the debut of the FM9 construction versions (see page 27). Star attraction on the Cat stand will be a limited-edition 95XF Super Space Cab. Scania's Ford's Transft Connect makes b debut Show selection will include Eddie Stobart's 500th
Scania, complete with fac
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livery while -?er,ault Trucks wil be launching the latest Midktm 18-tonnec
At the lighter end of the market, the biggest draw is likely to be an the Ford stand, where its short -wheelbase Transit Connect will be seen In public for the first time. Also on hand to test the water will be the crew-cab Transit.
The Vauxhal: stand will star the long-wheelbase version of the Vivara, newly on-sale in the UK, along with the Combo high-cube van. Renault Vans' display of five vans will include a Durisotti-converted Master with a load length over 4.2m.
The Serel partnership of CroUn. Fat and Peugect will all be showing their new large van range to British buyers, Each will have some attractions of their awn, including the Fiat's common-rail-ertgined Dottie JTD, Peugeot's 1.4HDi 206 van and some special-bodied ettrodn Relays from the likes of Fame and Bohai.
The dozen Toyotas on show, all with the new common-rail D-AD engines, will include a Dyna tipper from Hydromech and a lightweight aluminium dropside from ingimex.