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Industry NewsPaccar To Build DAF Trucks, Diesels In BrazilJanuary 11, 2012 Paccar held a groundbreaking ceremony for its new DAF assembly plant in Ponta Grossa, Brasil on January 9, 2012. The ceremony was led by Mark Pigott, Paccar chairman and chief executive officer, and Paraná Governor Beto Richa. The facility will assemble DAF XF, CF and LF vehicles as well as the Paccar MX diesel engine. It will produce DAF trucks for Brasil and the entire Latin American market. The DAF trucks will be distributed through a network of independent DAF dealers. “This new DAF assembly facility is a strategically important development for Paccar,” said Pigott. “The $200 million facility will consist of a 300,000 sq. ft. assembly plant on a 569 acre site in the city of Ponta Grossa, in the State of Paraná. Construction will begin immediately and is due to be completed in 2013. “Ponta Grossa has an excellent workforce and proximity to strategic supplier partners and the port of Paranaguá,” Pigott said.
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