Ford trucks designed to fill logistics gaps, says Coscharis

COSCHARIS Motors has described Ford Trucks, as designed to help fill identified logistics gaps in the areas of long and short distance haulage, construction, mines and refuse disposal, among others.

This was made known by the company during the presentation of the Ford Trucks brand at the recently concluded Lagos Motor Fair.

While presenting the Ford Trucks products to guests at the fair, General Manager, Marketing and Communications, Coscharis Group, Abiona Babarinde, said since the formal introduction of the brand into the market at last year’s edition of the Lagos Motor Fair, the brand had made remarkable inroads into the Nigerian HDVC market.

“To help our customers keep their Ford Trucks on the road, Coscharis has invested heavily in after- sales facilities with OEM trained technicians, original parts and OEM recommended equipment. This is to show that the brand has truly come to stay in Nigeria,” he said.

General Manager, Sales, Ford Trucks, Coscharis Motors, Helyn Osandu, said: “We wish to remind our valued customers that purchasing a Ford Truck product need not be a herculean task, as Coscharis Motors has arranged flexible finance schemes through Coscharis Mobility and a number of other financial institutions, whereby customers can purchase the trucks with equity contributions as low as 30 per cent of the price of the trucks, while the balance is spread over a period.”

Some of the dignitaries present during the presentation of Ford Trucks also expressed delight in the trucks.

The Director, Research and Development, National Automotive Design and Development Council, ( NADDC), Dr Fidelis Achiv, said: “The trucks look strong and rugged.”

However, the NADDC is more interested in seeing the trucks fully assembled in Nigeria to transfer technology and job creation, among other values.

“Our doors are wide open to Coscharis Motors and all other local assemblers, to give them all the necessary support required to make this happen,” he said.

Coscharis Motors featured two products from the construction series, namely, tipper and concrete mixer; and one from the tractor series, the tractor head.

The specifications for the trucks available in Nigeria are 4x2, 6x4 and 8x4 construction and tractor series, powered by a powerful Ecotorq 12.7L automatic transmission engine, producing up to 2150 Nm of torque and up to 430 PS power, among other features.