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.
GILLIG TO ADD VANNER HYBRID BELTLESS ALTERNATORS TO HYBRID BUSES
Published at 09.07.2011 in Alternatives, Components
Gillig LLC, a national transit bus manufacturer, now offers the Vanner Hybrid Beltless Alternator (HBA) as standard equipment on its hybrid buses. The Vanner HBA replaces the alternator and the associated pulleys and belts.
VANNER HYBRID BELTLESS ALTERNATOR: A PROBLEMSOLVER FOR THE BUS INDUSTRY
Published at 05.07.2011 in Alternatives, Components
Today’s hybrid systems have addressed the propulsion technology leap necessary to reduce fuel consumption that powers buses. There is still room for improvement in efficiency and operational cost savings. Vanner Inc., headquartered in Hilliard, Ohio, developed a technology to increase power efficiency and reduce operational and maintenance costs with the introduction of the Vanner Hybrid Beltless Alternator (HBA).
