Manufacturing Magazine January 2015 | Page 38

IVECO Trucks Australia & CNH
The iconic ACCO – a derivative of the tough and versatile military specified AACO – rolls off the Dandenong production line .

IVECO Trucks Australia manufactures and distributes light , medium and heavy commercial vehicles for the Australian road transport industry . Formerly International Harvester and International Trucks , the company has been part of Australia ’ s way of life since 1902 . iveco Trucks Australia is wholly owned by iveco SpA which is part of the Fiat Group based in Turin , Italy . “ iveco Trucks Australia belongs to the iveco brand , under Fiat Automotive . In this context , we are a small plant that is part of a huge worldwide network ,” explained iveco Trucks Australia ’ s Head of Manufacturing Edoardo Bozzola . iveco Trucks Australia has a long and proud history in Australia starting in the early 1900s . Over the last 100 years , Australia has experienced remarkable growth and development through its primary and secondary industries . International Harvester , subsequently International Trucks and now iveco Trucks Australia , not only built the road infrastructure , they helped build the road transport industry . They developed their

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