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New York,NY,USA -Seeking Alpha, by Todd Campbell -May 24, 2011:  --  The world is set to pass 7 billion people later this year and meeting the needs of the global population is an ever-growing supply chain, much of which is powered by Cummins Inc (CMI) engines...  Ward's Automotive Group estimates April's North American medium and heavy-duty truck production was 60.1% higher year-over-year; bringing year-to-date production to 50.3% above 2010... At Daimler's Freightliner, a key Cummins customer and the largest truck maker, sales were up 21.2% in April from last year. Paccar's Peterbilt and Kenworth trucks, also Cummins customers, saw sales rise 62% and 112.1% last month from 2010. And, over at Volvo, a Cummins customer and the 2nd largest global truck maker, there was a 40% increase in truck orders in Q1... Robust truck sales are a driving force behind Cummins guidance for a 30% increase in sales this year from 2010 - impressive considering the company did $14.5 billion in trailing 12-month sales. Even more remarkable, the 30% forecast is upwardly revised from its previous 20% forecast... A lot of Cummins success is tied to emerging markets including China, where sales rose 66% year over year in Q1. India and Brazil sales were up 31% and 39%, respectively too. The company sees a big future in Africa too where it is currently boosting investment...

* Cummins Exceeds EPA Climate Leaders Goal; Achieves 28 Percent Greenhouse Gas Reduction

Columbus,IND,USA -Business Wire -May 27, 2011: -- Cummins announced today that the company exceeded its 25 percent greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions reduction commitment upon completion of the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's (EPA) Climate Leaders Program... Companies in the Climate Leaders Program complete a corporate-wide inventory of their GHG emissions based on a quality management system, set aggressive GHG emissions reduction goals, and report their progress annually to the EPA... Cummins joined the program in 2006 and set the goal of a 25 percent reduction of GHG emissions per dollar revenue from 2005 to 2010. As of year-end 2010, the Company achieved a 28 percent reduction in GHG emissions...

* Cummins working on 4-cylinder diesel pickup with 28 mpg, V8 power

(Photo: 2011 Nissan Titan)

Columbus,IND,USA-egm CarTech, by Omar Rana -May 26, 2011: -- Cummins Inc. is working on a 4-cylinder diesel engine aimed at providing full-size, light-duty pickups with the power of a small V8 engine. The company is targeting an overall fuel-economy of 28 mpg...   The project, which began in September using a Nissan Titan pickup, is funded by the U.S. Department of Energy in partnership with Nissan Motor Co... The United States Energy Department is putting up $15 million of the project’s estimated $30 million cost... The diesel engine has a 2.8L displacement and produces 350 lb-ft of torque at about 1,800 rpm. Horsepower output is being targeted for a small V8... 

* USA - Demand for bigger engines shakes up US truck market

Detroit,MICH,USA -AutomotiveWorld, by Alan Bunting -March 04, 2011: -- How big an engine do you need in a class 8 heavy truck operating in North America? Engine market share figures for 2010 indicate that truckers' performance expectations are rising, with a swept volume of 15 litres or more, able to deliver at least 500hp, becoming ever more in demand. Sales statistics show that Cummins' 15-litre ISX diesel, well established but now extensively re-engineered with common-rail fuelling and SCR NOx control, remains a popular choice, in ratings up to 550hp. However, for the customers of truck market-leader Freightliner, availability of parent Daimler's in-house up-to-560hp DD15 and up-to-600hp DD16 power units is eroding Cummins' dominance...

* Russia: GT Group wins £50m GAZ engine supply deal

Yaroslavl,Russia -AutomotiveWorld -May 23, 2011: -- UK supplier GT Group has won a £50m (US$80.8m) contract with Russian OEM GAZ to provide exhaust gas control systems for a new range of heavy-duty diesel engines. The order calls for 100,000 systems a year at full production. To meet the new contract, GT Group will take on 200 new employees, boosting its workforce to 500 in the next three years. The new positions will cover research, design, manufacture and skilled engineers...  GT Group has worked with GAZ for the past four years on Euro 3 standard engines. The new engines will meet the latest Euro 4 and Euro 5 emissions standards and be produced at its new world-class manufacturing facility, due to open in September on the outskirts of in Yaroslavl, Russia...  (Photo from gtpp.co.uk: EGR Valve)

ENGINE MAKERS NEWS * WORLDWIDE

* USA - Cummins, Feds Developing Four-Cylinder Diesel for Nissan Titan

Columbus,IND,U.S.A -PickUp Trucks, by Mike Levine -May 18, 2011: -- Cummins is developing a high-efficiency inline-four-cylinder diesel engine with money from the U.S. Department of Energy and in partnership with Nissan for demonstration in the Titan light-duty pickup truck... Most half-ton truck makers are betting on small-displacement direct-injection gasoline engines to meet future fuel economy regulations, but Cummins expects its small displacement oil burner to get 40 percent better fuel economy over current light-duty V-8 truck engines. The Cummins average fuel economy target for this new diesel engine is 28 mpg while meeting tough U.S. Tier 2 Bin 2 emissions limits, according to the presentation... Getting 28 mpg combined mileage could mean more than 30 mpg highway, by our estimate, which could help Nissan meet strong new EPA regulations that will raise fleet fuel efficiency standards for light trucks and SUVs to 30 mpg by 2016. The standard for passenger cars is set at 39 mpg by 2016... Four cylinders might not seem like enough to power a full-size pickup but that architecture would be ideal to meet fuel economy goals while delivering almost as much torque as some small displacement gasoline V-8s... The engine has a 2.8-liter displacement (170 cubic inches). Initial power figures on the engine dyno have the mule test engine producing 350 pounds-feet of torque at around 1,800 rpm. A chart in the presentation shows targeted power levels to be approximately 220 horsepower and 380 pounds-feet... (Photo by Cummins, Nissan as published by the U.S. Department of Energy)

* Italy - Iveco unveils its Euro-6 engine line-up, and they all come without EGR

Turin,Italy -BigLorryBlog (UK) -May 20, 2011: ... The above engine which is the new low-emission Cursor 11 heavy truck diesel engine from Iveco and Fiat Powertrain Technologies which meets Euro-6 using without EGR...  
Apparently it's all down to Iveco and FPT Industrial's "unique SCR (Selective Catalytic Reduction) technology, which will be introduced on the two new Cursor and Tector engine ranges for heavy-duty trucks and buses" ... 

Meanwhile, as if you needed reminding, the Euro-6 exhaust emission regs will apply to all new heavy commercial vehicles and buses registered from 1st January 2014, and will see the following changes:

• New world-wide transient and steady state test cycles including cold start and normal running temperature components. The transient cycle will be in two parts; a part in which a cold engine is used and a second part, following a stationary rest time. 

• NOx emissions reduced by 80% compared to Euro-5. 

• PM mass reduction by 66% compared to Euro V and the further introduction of a particle number limit that will result in an overall particulate matter reduction of 95%. 

• The introduction of an ammonia emission limit. 

• The inclusion of crank-case emissions if a closed system is not used. 

• Enhanced emissions durability requirements of up to 700,000 km or 7 years for the largest vehicles. 

• A further enhanced On Board Diagnostic system performance will be required.

* UK - DAF introduces Paccar MX truck engine upgrades

Thame,Oxfordshire,UK -Transport Engineer, by John Challen -23 May 2011: -- DAF is introducing a number of innovations to the 12.9-litre Paccar MX engine in a bid to help operators achieve greater fuel efficiency and lower operating costs...  Among the additions are new pistons, optimised fuel injection and a fully encapsulated exhaust manifold unit that together are said to ensure substantially lower fuel consumption and CO2-emissions...  The 12.9-litre Paccar MX engine is fitted to the popular DAF CF85 and XF105 truck models, and is known for its reliability and performance...  The engine also has an excellent reputation for fuel efficiency...  (Image from daf.eu: PACCAR MX engine)

ENGINE MAKERS * USA - Cummins’ 1Q Profit More Than Doubles

Engines Sales Soar 68% on Global Truck Demand

Columbus,IND,USA -TTNews -26 April 2011: -- Engine maker Cummins Inc. said Tuesday its first-quarter profit more than doubled from a year ago as international markets soared...  Cummins earned $343 million, or $1.75 per share, up from $149 million, or 75 cents, a year earlier. Sales jumped 56% to $3.9 billion...  Non-U.S. markets accounted for 61% of its first-quarter revenue, the company said. Sales rose 66% in China, 31% in India, 39% in Brazil and 40% in Africa and the Middle East...  Cummins forecasted $17 billion in sales for 2011, up from $13.23 billion last year... Engine shipments in the global heavy-duty truck market more than tripled year-over-year, while medium-duty truck engine shipments more than doubled, the company said...

ENGINE MAKERS * Argentine - The benefits of CNG engine

"With GNC engine you save 75% your's Gasoline bill"

Mendoza,MZA,ARG -ESIGAS(PR) -6 Dec 2010: -- The company ESIG Argentina, has created a line of gas engine pioneers with special components to operate only on this fuel. Designed to intend and compete with the diesel engine used in heavy vehicles, public transport, irrigation pumps, compressor stations and power generators... After six years of testing on trucks, cities fleets', service stations pumps and other applications, ESIG Argentina launches 2 new gas engines in the country, ESI66TI 6-liter, inline 6-cylinder with 190HP turbo and intercooler ESI126TI 12-liter, inline 6-cylinder with intercooled turbo with longblock 380HP Scania. With this latest Scania chooses ESIG as Technology Partner providing the electronics and gas technology to a robust and reliable engine of 12 liters...

Recently applied this technology to two trucks and a Mercedes Benz L1624 LK1318 Southern Gas company currently working for Veralia (former Rayen Cura) and for a major supermarket chain, with high performance results between performance and low power consumption, making work more efficient logistics of the company and complying with international standards of corporate social responsibility and ecology within which it operates Veralia International...