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May 16, 2014

TRUCKMAKERS NEWS * USA: CAT´s

* Illinois - CAT faces fresh litigation over repeated emissions failures

(Photo: Owners of Caterpillar C15 -shown- and C13 engines claim the manufacturer downplayed defects and performance issues with the engines)
Highland Park,Ill,USA -Truckinginfo, by Jim Park -May 09, 2014: -- A sixth proposed class-action has been has been filed against Caterpillar alleging emission-control systems on its model-year 2007 thru 2010 C13 and C15 engines are defective and that Cat was aware of the problem, but kept producing the engines before eventually withdrawing entirely from the on-road heavy-duty diesel engine market... The latest class-action involving alleged failures of Caterpillar's Advanced Combustion Emissions Reduction Technology, also known as ACERT, was filed on April 30 in U.S. District Court for the District of Minnesota by Scenic Boundaries Trans... The Scenic Boundaries case specifically alleges that the exhaust emission control system, known as the Caterpillar Regeneration System “is defective in material and/or workmanship causing the vehicle to not function as required under all operating conditions..." ... Paul Weiss of Complex Litigation Group, believes Caterpillar has already settled claims on a couple of thousand engines, but estimates there were as many as 40,000 of those engines produced -- many of them owned by small fleets or independents without the wherewithal to take on a company like Caterpillar... Weiss estimates the diminution of value to be around $50,000 per engine. He reckons it will cost the C13 and C15 owners close to that to replace those engines -- if they can be replaced...


* Truck makers will offer turbo engine offerings by 2025 - Standard V6 dead

Torque News, by Tim Esterdahl -9 May 2014: -- One of the biggest changes in the truck market over the last five years has been the growth of turbo-charged V-6 engines. While turbochargers can offer considerable efficiency benefits and are generally quite reliable, thoughts of replacing a truck's V-8 with a turbo V-6 often elicited a laugh... When you look at Ford's success with the EcoBoost, it's logical to wonder if Ford will drop the standard V8 at some point in the future. Upcoming fuel economy standards are pushing manufactures to adopt more fuel efficient engines... Rumors are swirling that Fiat Chrylser will create a turbocharged version of their new Pentastar V-6 engine in the near future, an engine that could likely replace or supplant the Ram 1500's 5.7L HEMI... The recently announced Lexus LF-NX crossover will debut with a turbo-charged 4cyl engine – a first for Toyota. Toyota plans to make extensive use of their Atkinson cycle/variable displacement engine technology, which essentially allows a standard V-8 or V-6 to behave like a much smaller engine...  There are rumors of a turbo V-6 engine making it's way into General Motors pickups as well. Of course, it might be premature to predict the death of the naturally aspirated V-6 or V-8. This technology offers a lot of the benefits of turbocharging without the increased complexity or expense, and it seems like a natural fit for the Tundra... However, the future of the naturally aspirated V-6 and V-8 pickup trucks is up in the air...

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