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I'd have reckoned that the Deauville, P45 and Mistral ranges all sold in huge numbers in the UK and Ireland. Shearings/Wallace Arnold had 100's of Miistrals alone from 1999-2004 and have not taken a single SHV. The likes of Parks of Hamilton have traditionally bought any body Jonckheere built in large numbers. Lets not forget Callinan's here who must have had between 30-50 Mistrals between 1997 and 2005. They chose not to take the SHV for some reason and went instead for the Volvo 9700.
I really like the SHV but I do know alot of drivers oeprators don't like the look of it (it gets nicknamed the "snowplough" on the road due to the front styling!). Don't really know why myself as I think it's a standout design.
Like alot of other things I'd say it's a purely financial decision by VDL to consolidate their operations in a shrinking market. I wouldn't be surprise if they close some of their plants and centralsie production when they have completed the rebrand exercise.
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