Capital Equipment News March 2018

“Various load carrying options, depending on customers’ needs, are available, including a tipper conversion, closed bodies for secure transportation of goods, as well the dropside body that ensures easy loading and off-loading of goods, boosting uptime in the process.” Wade Griffin, commercial vehicle director at Hyundai Automotive South Africa

The new EX8 comes with increased GVM of 7 800 kg, said to be 300 kg more than the closest competitors in this class size.

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The new Hyundai Mighty EX8 is mainly targeted at SMMEs

It comes with a 4-year factory warranty, with unlimited mileage

Service intervals have been increased from 10 000 km to 20 000 km to reduce cost of ownership

It comes with 300 kg GVM more than its competitors

“Given the reality that small businesses are operating in a particularly challenging environment, the arrival of the EX8 will help them move more payloads at lower operational costs.” Niall Lynch, CEO of Hyundai Automotive South Africa

+300 kg GVM

of SMMEs as the catalyst to achieving economic growth and development,” says Griffin. Niall Lynch, CEO of Hyundai Automotive SA, shares the same sentiment, saying SMMEs are widely recognised as the building blocks of the country, adding that without their contribution, sustainable growth cannot be achieved in South Africa. “Given the reality that small businesses are operating in a particularly challenging environment, the arrival of the EX8 will help them move more payloads at lower operational costs,” says Lynch. Small business focused features The new Mighty EX8 comes with a longer wheel base of 3 850 mm, which has resulted in a longer deck of 4 850 mm,

allowing the truck to carry more freight, thereby reducing the number of trips, and ultimately the cost of running the truck. The longer wheel base also gives the truck increased versatility as a load carrier. “Various load carrying options, depend- ing on customers’ needs, are available, including a tipper conversion, closed bodies for secure transportation of goods, as well the dropside body that ensures easy loading and off-loading of goods, boosting uptime in the process,” states Griffin. With uptime in mind, for easy body customisation, the EX8’s ladder frame features a matrix of pre-drilled 11 mm holes spaced 50 mm apart. Another key feature of the new EX8 is its increased Gross Vehicle Mass (GVM) of 7 800 kg, up from 7 200 kg on the previous

“The launch of the new EX8 marks a new chapter in Hyundai Automotive South Africa’s commercial vehicle journey. It is a strategic launch that gives us the edge to compete for a larger share of the medium commercial vehicle market.” Hyung Jung Im, head of commercial vehicle exports at Hyundai Motor Company

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