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Actros in a million

Gerald Jank, Leiter Mercedes-Benz Werk Wörth (rechts), überreicht den symbolischen Fahrzeugschlüssel des rubinroten bewährten Mercedes-Benz Actros an Michail Proskurnikov, CEO KonTrans GmbH (links). Die dreiachsige Sattelzugmaschine mit dem einmillionsten Motor der Baureihe 500 aus dem Mercedes-Benz Werk Mannheim wird für das russische Speditionsunternehmen künftig in Osteuropa unterwegs sein und Lebensmittel transportieren. ; Gerald Jank, Head of the Mercedes-Benz plant in Wörth (right), presents the symbolic vehicle key for the ruby red Mercedes-Benz Actros to Michail Proskurnikov, CEO of KonTrans GmbH (left).The three-axle semitrailer tractor with the one-millionth V6 diesel engine in the 500 series from the Mercedes-Benz plant in Mannheim will be transporting groceries on the roads of Eastern Europe in future. ;

A Mercedes-Benz Actros – equipped with the millionth V6 diesel engine produced at the company’s plant in Mannheim, Germany — has been bought by Russian freight operator KonTrans. The truck will be used to transport groceries across Eastern Europe.

At the handover, Gerald Jank, head of the Mercedes-Benz plant at Wörth – where the truck was assembled – presented a symbolic key to Michail Proskurnikov, CEO of KonTrans. Jank said in a statement that production of the engine represented another milestone in the continuing success story of Mercedes-Benz Trucks.