21 Feb 2017  |  Global

2017 Outlook of Global MD and HD Trucks Market

Truck-as-a-Service Business Model Creating Sustainable Revenue Opportunities and Transforming Both Developed and Mature Markets

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2017 will be a year like no other in global commercial vehicle industry. Product as a service will dominate industry narrative as proliferation of electronics and connected truck technologies create new logistics business models. Moreover, concerns on global economic and geopolitical stability along with concerns around strength of BRIC economies a...

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