for listen to whispers all the things we put on here come from our own research, 1 KION being sold to WEICHAI came from one of our contacts in a Middle eastern sovereign fund who had been approach by Goldman Sachs on the sale of KION and who Knew the deal. 2 the closure of Linde heavy lift trucks Merthyr Tydfil came from research showing linde truck sales had dropped to bellow 100 units on forklifts over 10,000 kg not including reach stackers per year and the facility was un sustainable. Three Hyster Yale sales has come from research into the North American market showing Hoist Toyota Hyundai and Doosan sales all rising while Hyster sales in North America have dropped, Just look at the Hyster Yale accounts that show the sales have dropped. On Sany Equipment depot yes this was announced the other day but research had shown Sany had weak dealership network in North America and needed to improve this so it was not un expected These are all backed up by research.


As for our own truck yes we have had a couple of problems mainly to do with raising the capital needed to launch the truck and an industry that has done all it can to stop the project as it knows it will hurt it in the area we are aiming at. So if you have herd about our new trucks on our Linkedin page you will Know that the first truck will be tested in the Middle East by a major family company that has been in Business for over 100 years there in May. you will also Know that it will be 100% zero emission with a range of around 12 - 20 hours and a re fueling time of around 5 min. You will also know that they will not have conventional Hydraulics so there will be no need for oil changing and the service cost will be a round 80% lower than a conventional diesel forklift. But you will know all this because you do your research on the market and don't listen to news from the industry,


As for the Stam comment i would just like to point out that the number one forklift Brand in North America is not Crown, Is not Taylor, Is not Hyster Yales Its not Clark its the good old American named company Called TOYOTA