Year and place: ?, Mjölby

BT Industries is a leading producer of storage trucks. Or was, until 14 July 2000, when the japanese company Toyoda bought BT Industries. Toyoda is a large producer of 'heavier' trucks, sold by and as Toyota, and now acts in a wider area.

25.000 trucks is BT Industries estimation of the production in Sweden in 2000, where there are 6 factories. There is also a factory in the U.S.A. and one in Canada.

The model Orion was presented in 2000, and got positive reception.

This truck was made in 1981.

These Swedish-made BT trucks I saw at the exhibition "Tekniska Mässan" in Stockholm in 2003:

2004-01-04. www.konditori100.se. Text/pictures: Arne Granfoss ©. Prod: AG Informice