Keith Andrews has begun trading in new dealerships across Christchurch, Timaru and Dunedin, becoming the New Zealand-wide sales dealer for Daimler Truck’s Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner and FUSO commercial vehicle brands.

Prior to 12 September, Keith Andrews represented Mercedes-Benz Trucks, Freightliner and FUSO in the North Island, and CablePrice represented the three brands in the South Island.

To deliver all New Zealand customers the full benefit of the general distributor appointment, Keith Andrews Holdings and CablePrice have now reached agreement on the sale and acquisition of selected South Island Daimler Truck dealerships.

Keith Andrews Trucks will now begin trading at CablePrice’s 29 Waterloo Road, Christchurch trucks dealership together with sites in Timaru and Dunedin. CablePrice’s dealerships in Nelson, Greymouth and Invercargill will maintain their Daimler Truck service and parts status.

The Keith Andrews truck sales team will be located across the South Island, making Keith Andrews the New Zealand-wide sales dealer for Daimler Truck’s Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner and FUSO commercial vehicle brands.

The established South Island sales team have all joined Keith Andrews, including Andrew Buschl based in Nelson, Wayne Byrnes and Theo Ferreira in Christchurch, Hamish Stonehouse in Timaru, and Tristan Duffell in Dunedin and Invercargill.

  “The CablePrice team has achieved great success with FUSO in particular and been an integral part of market-leading truck and bus sales efforts in the past three years,” said Keith Andrews Holdings executive director, Kurtis Andrews.

“It has been a very busy time and without doubt it has been a pleasure to meet the teams in Christchurch, Timaru and Dunedin over the past months. Despite the distractions of the purchase process, it’s heartening that everyone has remained highly committed and focused on the job of keeping Daimler Truck customers moving,” he said.

“While we welcome the truck teams in Christchurch, Timaru and Dunedin, we are thrilled by the prospect that CablePrice will continue to provide fantastic customer support in the mainland in Nelson, Greymouth and Invercargill.”

CablePrice NZ managing director, Aidan Mahony, added, “I am extremely proud of what our team has achieved since becoming the South Island dealer for Mercedes-Benz, Freightliner and FUSO trucks, and I believe all customers will benefit from having a New Zealand based and focused general distributor”.

Andrews and Mahony said they are united in their goal of keeping their teams and customers updated as the transition progresses.

“Keith Andrews Holdings and CablePrice aim to maintain all existing operations to ensure a smooth transition and a high level of customer support.”