NAVISTAR SELLS TRUCK AND BUS PARTS VIA AMAZON
Published at 10.08.2011 in Aftermarket, Components
Navistar Parts announced that its PartSmart line of aftermarket truck and bus parts is now being sold through Amazon.com. The PartSmart products, which include a wide range of components such as belts, hoses, brake systems, lighting, alternators, seals and wiper blades, are designed to fit all makes of trucks and buses.
VOLKSBUS WITH MAN ENGINE AND EURO V TECHNOLOGY DEBUTS
Published at 04.08.2011 in Components, International developments
MAN is making another move to actively leverage economies of scope within the Group. The “Linha 2012” Volksbus will see the very successful bus model in Latin America offered with European Euro V technology for the first time. The new, more stringent emission standard will be mandatory in Brazil from January 2012 for all new registrations.
BENDIX ACQUIRING ITERIS VEHICLE PRODUCTS
Published at 03.08.2011 in Components, Technology
Bendix Commercial Vehicle Systems LLC (Bendix), a member of the Knorr-Bremse Group, announced it is acquiring select assets--including SafetyDirect and the AutoVue Lane Departure Warning System--from Iteris, Inc.
XIAMEN KING LONG AND YUCHAI MACHINERY SIGN STRATEGIC FRAMEWORK AGREEMENT
Published at 14.07.2011 in Company news, Components
Chinese engine and automotive components manufacturer Yuchai Machinery, and King Long United Automotive Industry, a bus manufacturer based in Xiamen, in China's Fujian Province, recently concluded a strategic framework agreement, further strengthening the already existing cooperation between the two companies. The agreement was signed by Yan Ping, chairman of Yuchai Machinery, and Guo Renxiang, general manager of King Long.
FIRST CHINESE EURO 6 ENGINE
Published at 13.07.2011 in Components, Technology
The NYSE-listed China Yuchai International’s main operating subsidiary, Guangxi Yuchai Machinery Company, has produced China's first domestically-developed prototype heavy duty diesel engine compliant with Euro VI emission standards. Test results for the engine, code named YC6L-60, which was jointly developed over four years by Guangxi Yuchai engineers and researchers from Tianjin University's National Key Laboratory of engine combustion, indicate that the NOx and particulate matter emissions of the YC6L-60 were well below Euro VI limits.
