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Mirko Trefzer (48) will take up his position as Senior Vice President Sales and Marketing at AL-KO Vehicle Technology on October 1, 2018. His main tasks are the support and intensification of customer relations on national and international level as well as the implementation of the sales objectives and the associated growth strategy of the company.

The EU Parliament's Environment Committee is currently discussing a significant reduction in CO2 emissions from new passenger cars and light commercial vehicles. Manufacturers are to reduce the carbon dioxide emissions of their new car fleets by 45 percent by the year 2030 (measured from the base year 2021). In addition, a sales target of 40 percent of emission-free and low-emission cars - i.e. electric cars and plug-in hybrids - is to be achieved by 2030. AL-KO Vehicle Technology already has an intelligent solution proposal for this current requirement.

Which driver of car and trailer doesn't know this? Small evasive manoeuvres, cross winds on bridges or wind pressure during overtaking can quickly cause a trailer to lurch. AL-KO Vehicle Technology offers an effective solution for this: the AL-KO Trailer Control (ATC) anti-skid system, which quickly and gently brakes the lightweight trailer and puts it back on track. The emergency system has been proven in caravans for over 10 years and has now been installed almost 200,000 times throughout Europe. The ATC is already standard equipment for many caravan manufacturers.

Known and proven in the caravan sector for years, AL-KO Vehicle Technology is presenting its MAMMUT manoeuvring drive also for the use in commercial trailers at the 2018 IAA Commercial Vehicles. This technology with all functions and features of the award-winning, powerful system is offered exclusively as an OEM solution. The system will be available in both mono and tandem axle versions with a permissible total weight of up to 3.0 tonnes.