Navistar International Corporation has announced that it is set to deploy Cummins 15-litre engines in its own trucks and use Cummins Emissions Solutions’ DEF-based aftertreatment system, combined with the company’s own in-cylinder engine to create ICT+ for its existing MaxxForce engines.
The two companies have signed a non-binding memorandum of understanding (MoU), and Navistar expects that by combining the two systems, it will be able to meet 2010 US EPA emissions regulations and position the company to meet greenhouse gases (GHG) rules in advance of the 2014 and 2017 requirements.
Navistar plans to offer Cummins ISX15 engines as part of its North American on-highway truck line-up beginning January 2013 and to begin the introduction of ICT+ in its MaxxForce 13-liter in early 2013.
It also provided an outlook on the third quarter of 2012, and withdrew its full-year guidance based on its transition to ICT+. The company’s overall market share for the fiscal third quarter 2012 is seen to remain flat at 17-18 per cent for Class 8, 35-36 per cent for Class 6-7 trucks and at 48-49 per cent for school buses.