VW Traton has made a bid for Navistar
Navistar who made diesel engines for Ford Pickups and VW who is cooperating with Ford on Vans and the New Ranger. Now VW's heavy Truck division wants to get into the US market, although Heavy Trucks ...
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ShinerBock wrote:
The original MX engine was designed by DAF and Cummins. Due to the stricter US NOx emissions laws, DAF did not have a turbo and many other performance components that were able to meet US emissions. This is where Cummins stepped in and provided many of the performance parts such as the VGT turbo from their Holset division whom they owned for 30 years. Holset is now Cummins Turbo Technologies with two headquarters. One in Huddersfield, England for Euro engines ment to meet EU emissions and one in Memphis, Tennessee for US specs engines meant to meet US emissions requirements like the MX-13. Cummins Emissions Solutions also provides the after treatment system for the MX-13 as well.
No the original was a DAF/ Leyland engine. DAF invented the modern turbo engines for Truck diesels, Holset England still works on US spec engines.
Scania worked on the fuel injection systems for Cummins for US Spec diesels, also designed the MaxxForce engine that is now in use for Navistar
Holset designed in England but built in many factories across the world
Holset now operates facilities in China, India, Brazil, the Netherlands, the United Kingdom, and the United States. In 2006, the division officially changed its name to Cummins Turbo Technologies to be identified more closely with its parent company. The turbocharger products still use the Holset brand name. Cummins Power
