359  Volvo CE has made the step of developing a 7.5tonne class crawler excavator specifically for the needs of the Chinese market. According to the firm’s president, Melker Jernberg, “It’s developed in China, designed in China and produced in China.”
 
 Volvo CE is aiming this model at the needs of Chinese customers and the  machine’s development has had considerable input both from 5316  SDLG as well  as from the local market. The new EC75D weighs from 7.4-7.8tonnes  depending on the specification, with power from a D2.6D Volvo Pental  diesel that delivers 41kW. The machine has a 0.34m3 bucket as standard  and can deliver a bucket force of 56kN.