Press release
Burtenbach, 21st May 2014
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Truck Race commitment extended until the end of 2015
 Kögel swap bodies continue to provide professional support to the Race Truck Team
Since 2012, Kögel has been working alongside the Castrol Team
Hahn Racing in the FIA European Truck Racing Championship – the highest European class in truck racing. This successful partnership has now been extended ahead of schedule by another season until the end of 2015. The European Championship team from Altensteig continues to put its faith in a turntable trailer as well as two swap bodies completely customised by the trailer manufacturer from Burtenbach to meet the needs of the team.
Concluding the contract also signals continuity and reliability for both parties on the unsettled truck racing circuit.
The swap bodies and turntable trailers will help the team to deal with the logistics and representation tasks of the next two racing seasons in an optimum manner. One of the swap bodies is provided for the service team to use as a store for spare parts and it also houses a separate office and rest-room area for the European Champion Jochen Hahn. The second swap body serves as a transport and stores solution for the catering sector.
"Kögel is not only a strong partner for us as a racing team, but also for our fans," comments Jochen Hahn, reigning European Champion and driver of the Castrol Team Hahn Racing. "As a private team, we are
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Press release particularly reliant on the commitme nt of companies like Kögel in the coming seasons, because only with support like this can the success of truck racing continue. Of course, we really don't want to have to be without all the amenities Kögel trailers provide us with."
"As far as we were concerned, it was not a question of whether we extend the contract with the Castrol Team Hahn Racing, but when", says
EvaMaria Pohl, Head of Marketing at Kögel. "We were pleased to extend the contract prematurely as requested by the team, as we value the relaxed and friendly, yet extremely professional cooperation in this partnership. In addition to that, the partnership offers perfect conditions for presenting our trailers to truck fans all across Europe in a suitable environment."
Photo: Jochen Hahn puts h is trust in Kögel
Your contact person for any questions about this press release:
Volker Seitz
Head of Communication
Tel + 49 82 85 88 – 12 3 06
Fax + 49 82 85 88 – 12 4 24 volker.seitz@koegel.com
Patrick Wanner
PR-Manager
Tel + 49 82 85 88 – 12 3 01
Fax + 49 82 85 88 – 12 2 84 patrick.wanner@koegel.com
Kögel is one of the three leading trailer manufacturers in Europe. Since its establishment in 1934, it has produced more than 500,000 vehicles. With its commercial vehicles and solutions for the forwarding and construction industries, the company can offer all the benefits of 80 years of engineering quality "made in Germany". Since that time, it has maintained its passion for
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Press release transport and innovation, enabling it to offer proven, long-lasting added value for freight forwarders. The company headquarters and main production facility of Kögel Trailer GmbH & Co. KG are in the Bavarian town of Burtenbach. In addition, Kögel also has plants and premises in Neu-Ulm (Germany), Duingen
(Germany), Chocen (Czech Republic), Moscow (Russia), and St. Petersburg
(Russia). With approximately 1,000 employees, it achieved sales figures of approximately € 275 million in 2013. www.koegel.com
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