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Mercedes-Benz Axor

Overview
Manufacturer	Daimler Truck
Also called	Bharat Benz (Heavy Duty), Mitsubishi Fuso FJ/FO Series
Production	1999-2016
Assembly	Wörth, Germany Aksaray, Turkey (Mercedes-Benz Türk) Cikarang, Indonesia (DCVMI)
Body and chassis
Class	Heavy truck
Layout	4x2 (18xx, 20xx) 6x2 (25xx) 6x4 (26xx) 8x2S (32xx) 8x4 (40xx)
Powertrain
Engine	Turbodiesel with unit injectors: OM906 inline 6, 6,374 cc (389.0 cu in) OM926 inline 6, 7,201 cc (439.4 cu in) OM457 inline 6, 11,967 cc (730.3 cu in)
Chronology
Predecessor	Mercedes-Benz Atego heavy lineup Mercedes-Benz SK rigid
Successor	Mercedes-Benz Arocs (construction line) Mercedes-Benz Antos (rigid, Europe only) Mercedes-Benz Actros (rigid and tractor)

The Mercedes-Benz Axor is a heavy truck manufactured by Daimler Truck between 1999 and 2016 designed to fill the gap between the premium Actros tractors and the mostly rigid Atego trucks and was targeted at fleet customers. The model was succeeded by the Mercedes-Benz Antos and Mercedes-Benz Arocs in 2012 and 2013 in Germany, but is still produced in Brazil, Turkey, Indonesia, and India (by BharatBenz). Competitors include Ford Cargo, BMC Professional, Scania G-series, Scania P-series, Renault Midlum, Renault Premium, Renault Kerax, MAN TGM, MAN TGS, Iveco Eurocargo, Iveco Trakker, Iveco Stralis, DAF CF, Volvo FE, Volvo FM and Volvo FMX.

The truck has a relatively simple manual gear-shift, or alternatively, the Electronic Power Shift (EPS), is available, as well as a fully automatic box. The truck is powered by a 12-litre straight 6 engine (OM457LA), or 6.4-litre straight 6 engine (OM906)