"You guys don't see Freightliner marketing against Volvo or Volvo marketing against Paccar, they're all after us" ...
Huntsville,LA,USA -Truck News, by James Menzies -Nov 5, 2010: -- Navistar International will soon certify its heavy-duty engines at 0.2 g/hp-hr NOx but it will not roll those engines out to industry for as long as possible, until it has exhausted its collection of emissions credits... The company says it has delivered 17,000 vehicles to US and Canadian fleets in the past quarter and has received more than 28,000 orders for EPA2010-approved vehicles, including 10,000 orders for the MaxxForce 13... "We're being marketed against pretty tough here," Navistar chairman, president and CEO Dan Ustian said, "You guys don't see Freightliner marketing against Volvo or Volvo marketing against Paccar, they're all after us. We consider that a compliment, because it means they're worried. We have something they can't have, not only don't have, they can't have for a long period of time" ... Technology wars aside, Ustian said the bigger challenge for Navistar was simply getting customers comfortable with its own International engines after Cummins abruptly changed course in 2008, requiring Navistar to fast-track the introduction of its MaxxForce engine for some applications... Tim Shick, director of business and product strategy with Navistar's engine group, said the MaxxForce 13 is performing well in the field and is exceeding the company's own durability expectations. He showed media a torn down MaxxForce 13 which was demonstrating excellent wear after 400,000 real-world miles with a customer. Many of the components were still within original spec's, he noted... Navistar also claims it will be able to improve fuel economy - by as much as 5% - as it winds its NOx emissions down from current levels of 0.5 g to the eventual 0.2... He figures at least 80% of Navistar's market will be running 13-litre engines, even when its MaxxForce 15 is launched... (Photo: International MaxxForce engines sit waiting for delivery at Navistar's big bore engine plant in Huntsville, Alabama. These are 2010 engines certified at 0.5 g NOx.)Labels: truckmakers' news USA
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1 Comments:
What is the point of waiting to put out the 0.2NOX engines (if they exist)??
To use up all the emission credits - why?
I seriously wonder about this company - sounds like alot of hot air. If they had these engines ready to go and certified, they would be making them.
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