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TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS * WORLDWIDE
* USA - Caterpillar exits on-highway engine business
A Caterpillar-branded heavy vocational truck will hit the market in 2010. Significantly will have a Cat-branded engine manufactured by Navistar
PEORIA,ILL,USA -Today's Trucking -13 June 2008: -- Following months of speculation, Caterpillar has announced that it’s leaving the heavy-duty on-highway truck engine business by 2010, before the next round of emissions legislation kicks in... At the same time, after yet more speculation and frequent denials, Caterpillar and Navistar announced that they’ve signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding that will see them pursue global truck business opportunities together and “co-operate” on engine platforms. The agreement is expected to be firmed up in the coming weeks but the first fruit of this joint effort seems solid – a Caterpillar-branded heavy vocational truck will hit the market in 2010, aimed at construction, oilfield, and other severe-service on/off-road applications. Significantly, the truck will have a Cat-branded engine manufactured by Navistar, says George Taylor, director of Cat’s global on-highway business... (Photo: Cat's 2007-spec C15 engine will be sold through 2009)* Europe - Volkswagen wins approval to buy Scania
Brussels,Belgium - Xinhua (Beijing,China) -June 15, 2008: -- Germany's Volkswagen has won the approval from the European Union (EU) to buy Swedish truck and bus maker Scania... "The transaction would not give rise to competition concerns" in the European Union (EU), the European Commission, the EU's antitrust watchdog, said in a recent statement after examining the operation... Volkswagen mainly produces passenger cars and light commercial vehicles, including spare parts and accessories, while Scania manufactures trucks with a gross vehicle weight of more than 16 tons for long-haulage, construction haulage and distribution of goods... Although Volkswagen holds a minority shareholding in MAN, a German producer of medium-sized and heavy trucks, buses and engines, the activities of Volkswagen and Scania do not overlap as far as their core business is concerned, the commission said... (Xinhua/Reuters File Photo - A worker cleans the windscreen of a truck at the plant of Swedish truck maker Scania in Sodertalje, outside Stockholm, September 13, 2006)
* Eaton Wins CALSTART 2008 Blue Sky Award
Cleveland,OH,USA -Today's Trucking -13 June 2008: -- Diversified industrial manufacturer Eaton Corporation announced it has received the CALSTART 2008 Blue Sky Award for innovation and advancement in sustainable transportation technology. The annual award recognizes outstanding marketplace contributions to clean air, energy efficiency and the clean transportation industry overall... Eaton produced both hybrid electric and hybrid hydraulic systems, including the Hydraulic Launch Assist (HLA®) parallel hybrid system. This breadth of technology was a driving force behind Eaton's winning the Blue Sky Award and is a key advantage for customers who are able to select the system best suited to their business and market needs... Depending on hybrid application and driving patterns, reported fuel savings range from 30 to 60 percent, with similar reductions in harmful emissions and particulates...
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