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Mercedes to Deliver 1,300 Sprinters to Deutsche Post DHL

Now this is one great way to end the year! German manufacturer Daimler has snatched a considerable order from the Deutsche Post DHL, who asked it to deliver over the next months no less than 1,300 Sprinter models.
The order comes just in time to raise the sales figures for the entire year. All of them will enter service over the next year, with the first vehicles from the batch being delivered today to the postal service.

“We’re very happy about this major order and are also proud that an important customer like Deutsche Post DHL is relying on our vehicles,” said Mercedes-Benz Vans Manager Volker Mornhinweg. “Mercedes-Benz Vans thus continues to grow as it has done throughout the year, allowing us to gain additional market share in Germany.”

All of the 1,300 vehicles are based on the 310 CDI/4325 chassis and wear bodies manufactured by SAXAS Nutzfahrzeuge Werdau. Together with the vehicles themselves, DHL also made sure Daimler's people have their hands filled for the next nine years, ordering a comprehensive service package. The package includes delivery and pickup of the vans, a tire service, and the associated vehicle management.

“The modernization of our fleet is an important part of our corporate strategy,” added Thomas Zuber, head of the Letter and DHL Parcel Delivery unit at Deutsche Post DHL.

“The new vehicles meet Europe-wide standards and will allow us to cut emissions and reduce the amount of pollution in road traffic. This makes the new vehicles particularly well-suited for long-term use in sensitive areas of Germany's inner cities where particulate emissions are strictly curtailed.”
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