PNG Motors launches new trucks

By LARRY AULA ANDREW

PNG Motors has launched the Hyundai Xcient line of heavy trucks, backed by a nationwide service and parts network.

Xcient ushers in the next generation of heavy transport for PNG and is expected to set new standards in heavy duty truck market with an impressive combination of dynamic style, best-in-class fuel economy and with the driver in mind, spacious cabin room. 

The name “Xcient” was made combining XC, the biggest unit of measuring data, and the word “efficient”, conveying the truck’s power and efficiency.

“The Xcient is the result of Hyundai Motor’s investment, its relentless pursuit of excellence and technological innovation,” PNG Motors general manager Robert Mordacz said in Lae last Wednesday.

“We believe that this new vehicle, backed by our nation-wide service and parts network, is the next step in helping PNG Motors and Hyundai achieve our goal of becoming a major player in PNG’s commercial vehicle market.” The Xcient, which took three years and 200 billion Korean Won of investment to develop, would eventually be offered as a complete lineup that included cargo, tractor and dump trucks, with the 15-tonne dump, leading the charge into the local market.