Isuzu adapts to the times

Isuzu Motors South Africa has remained resilient and competitive through the difficult trading conditions of the last 18 months as it adapts to the new normal.

As the number one truck brand in South Africa, the company continues to provide business solutions with initiatives such as off-the-shelf ready-to-work trucks and variable warranty programmes for its range of light, medium and heavy commercial vehicles.

Isuzu’s Ready To Work programme is designed to save customers time by supplying trucks that are ready to operate in a variety of medium, heavy and extra-heavy vehicle commercial applications as soon as the purchase transaction is complete. To do this, Isuzu has matched its most popular trucks with the most frequently ordered truck body applications.

“Our Ready To Work programme allows us to facilitate faster delivery of new trucks to customers. This is key in our fluid and rapidly changing market where operators have to respond quickly to meet market demand or service new business contracts,” says Craig Uren, senior vice president Isuzu Sales and Marketing.

Isuzu’s Ready To Work programme gives truck buyers the option of selecting from a menu of 22 different truck chassis and body combinations.

Popular cab and body combinations include configurations for applications such as water tankers, waste compactors and hazardous chemical transporters.

To further enhance the Isuzu customer experience, it also offers an innovative aftersales solution in the form of Variable Warranty plans specifically tailored to fit the needs of short-, medium- or long-haul operators.

The Isuzu Variable Warranty Plan is the first of its kind in South Africa and allows greater flexibility for truck customers. In addition to the standard two-year unlimited-kilometre warranty, customers and operators can opt in on a Variable Warranty plan, extending the warranty period to three, four or five years.

The Variable Warranty Plan is available at no additional upfront cost on all new Isuzu truck chassis cabs across the N-Series, F-Series, and FX-Series ranges purchased and operating in South Africa. However, this excludes truck bodies and certain applications such as tippers, compactors and mixers.

The Variable Warranty Plan is valid from the date of sale of a new vehicle to the original retail purchaser up to a maximum of 500 000 km on N-Series trucks, and 700 000 km on F- and FX-Series trucks. Maintenance terms and conditions apply to the specific Variable Warranty selected.