Despite rumours of an impending switch in engine suppliers, Cat Trucks says it will continue to use only Caterpillar engines
By Gary Worrall | July 11, 2012
Despite rumours from the US of an impending switch in engine suppliers, Cat Trucks says it will continue to use only Caterpillar engines in its trucks.
Fed by reports of Navistar dropping its in-house advanced exhaust gas recirculation (A-EGR) emission control system in favour of selective catalytic reduction (SCR), the rumour mill went into overdrive when an emission credit scheme used by Navistar was overruled in a US Federal Court decision.
Navistar’s 13-litre engine, using the A-EGR system, has yet to meet that country’s Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) mandated limit of 0.2 grams NOx emissions.
Instead the company was paying around US$1,900 per engine in non-conformance penalties. However, this was the subject of a successful court challenge by competitors, leaving Navistar without a certified heavy duty engine option.
While the US decision leaves parent Navistar in a difficult situation for the North American market, Cat Trucks Marketing Manager Glen Sharman says there are no problems for the Australian operation.
“Cat Trucks will use a Caterpillar engine until 2019,” Sharman says.
Pointing out the C15 engine’s ADR 80/03 certification, developed locally with the assistance of Orbital Engine Company, Sharman says Cat Trucks will not change engines before the introduction of ADR 80/04.
“As well as the C15, we have the new CT13. These engines will be the backbone of our truck range for years,” he says.
