QUALITY
AT HEART

"THE YEAR 2003 sees a newly structured company with focus on providing the best quality product with back up services to a continuously changing market demand", says Antonio Orlando, Managing Director of Iveco South Africa. 

Iveco has successfully made strategic changes to the company's structures and way of operation. "Our people share in the vision of promoting quality in terms of both product and services", he continues. 

Iveco imports it's products completely built up but takes important steps to ensure that the vehicles are adapted to real local conditions. In achieving this, the company has a vast choice of components and variations from Iveco across the globe.

Parts availability is of the best in the country and we now have systems in place to ensure it maintains this status. The principal supply sources are Italy, Germany and local South African suppliers. All emergency parts are air freighted to supply customers with a non-stop service. 

Pointing to the strength that lies behind Iveco South Africa, it should be noted that the company is part of the massive Fiat group, which apart from manufacturing a very wide range of Fiat products, is deeply entrenched in the construction and agricultural machinery sectors under such world renowned names as Case and New Holland. 

Orlando assures the market that there will be a series of in depth testing done on all new models introduced here, adding that he was satisfied with the range offered at present. 

The dealer network is continuously expanding to provide maximum benefit to its customers. Iveco has also introduced a pricing policy that would enable the dealer network to compete very successfully in the market.

ISA is a profitable organisation. 'We are happy to grow conservatively  and avoid outgrowing our infrastructure," Orlando concludes. 

As for the product range, the new Daily is well poised to continue to grow its share of the market. The range is now complete and we can compete across this market segment. We now offer an extensive range of vans, mini-busses and chassis cabs'. 

The EuroCargo range will be extended by way of model diversification and the addition of new models. 

The Heavy range is  now finalised in respect of the EuroTrakker and EuroTech range and the introduction of the new 6X4 Australian sourced tractor completes the model line-up.