The increasing volume of coal transportation has a positive impact on sales of heavy equipment trucks specifically for mining. This was also felt by UD Trucks, which recorded an increase in sales since the price of coal and other minerals increased. "With the increase in coal sales, our unit sales also increased," said Christine Arifin, Marketing and Business Development Head of PT UD Astra Motor Indonesia to Kontan.co.id, Sunday (31/7).
Christine explained specifically for mining activities, units with 11L engines are in great demand, especially for large mines. Currently, orders for 11L UD Trucks units are claimed to be around 80-90 units/month. This number increased, because previously sales were only about 30 units/month, since the price of coal and other minerals increased.
The UD Trucks special heavy equipment truck variant is sold in Indonesia under the name Quester. On the engine equipped with 11L, the models used for mining activities are CWE370 and CGE370 with 370HP and GWE410 (latest) with 410HP.
Christine said that demand came from many mining areas in Indonesia such as Sulawesi, Kalimantan and Sumatra. This positive trend is believed to continue until the end of the year and is expected to grow significantly from the sales performance of UD Trucks' mining trucks last year.
Source: https://industri.kontan.co.id/news/ud-trucks-catat-peningkatan-penjualan-truk-khusus-pertambangan
