Update looms but pandemic means local arrival remains unclear
After several years of rumour and speculation, Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has announced it will reveal an entirely new Western Star platform in late September.
Due to Covid-19 restrictions, the launch will be a ‘virtual reveal event’ from DTNA headquarters in the US.
Watch a Western Star strut its stuff in the second episode of Mighty Machines
Australian fans should not, however, raise their hopes that the new Star will be arriving here anytime soon.
Due to the pandemic and other factors, a right-hand drive version is apparently still a long way off.
A very long way, according to our sources.