Medium and Heavy Vehicles

  • Navistar Introduces S13 Engine Platform

    Chris Fisher
    Chris Fisher

    Navistar says it plans to introduce the Navistar 12.7 liter S13 engine platform in the fourth quarter of 2023.  The S13 engine is based upon the Scania DC13 engine and will supersede the current 12.4 liter A26 engine platform starting next year.  The initial engine installations will be standard on the LT and RH truck platforms and will be introduced to the HV and HX platforms in 2024.  The order books are expected to open in October.

    The S13 engine will be paired with the…

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  • Hino Motors’ Engine Fraud Covers 560,000 vehicles

    FAR EAST: JAPAN REPORT
    Akihiro Komuro
    Akihiro Komuro

    Hino Motors has announced that the falsification of diesel engine emission values, which was previously announced in March, had been taking place since at least 2003 or earlier. The company had previously stated that the fraud began in the fall of 2016. In 2016, the company also revealed that it had falsely reported to the MLIT (Ministry of Land, Infrastructure, Transport, and Tourism) in response to its request for a fact-finding survey on exhaust gas and fuel efficiency tests.

    Source: The Nikkei

    PSR Analysis: Although I do not wish to make such negativity a theme, I cannot overlook this issue. The impact on the industry of the fraud at Hino, which has the top share of the medium- and heavy-duty truck sector in Japan, is significant. Isuzu has suspended shipments of four bus models that use Hino engines. Not limited to the automotive field, Tadano cranes, Kobelco hydraulic excavators, Hitachi Construction Machinery wheel loaders, and Kato rough terrain cranes have also been forced to suspend shipments after the problem came to light.

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  • CV Industry Is Moving in Top Gear

    INDIA REPORT 
    Aditya Kondejkar

    The commercial industry will grow with trucks and buses expected to do well. Truck sales will improve as many industries require more units as they are running at full capacity

    The Indian economy managed to revive itself during the first and second COVID waves and quickly achieved a V-shaped recovery.

    This year, GST is reaching high levels. GST collection has witnessed a growth of 26% YoY – YTD CY22. Furthermore, the generation of e-way bills is increasing rapidly. The generation of e-way bills is directly proportional to truck utilization and drives vehicle demand.

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  • Marcopolo To Deliver 30 EV Buses in 2022

    Fabio Ferraresi
    Fabio Ferraresi

    Formerly using chassis built by other companies, mainly BYD, Marcopolo has announced plans to build its own EV chassis. It plans to produce and offer a complete set of bus chassis and bus body. It plans to deliver of 30 units in different setups for Brazilian cities in 2023.

    Source: Automotive Business     Read The Article

    PSR Analysis: Marcopolo is betting that its own chassis is more competitive for the market from an engineering and product standpoint. While preparing…

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  • Mercedes To Deliver 1000 EV Bus by 2023 to São Paulo

    During the Lat.Bus show in São Paulo, the Sales Director of Mercedes, Walter Barbosa, affirmed the demand of 500 EV Bus in 2022 and 500 in 2023, but he expect no deliveries in 2022 and all delivered in 2023.

    Source: Automotive Business     Read The Article

    PSR Analysis: Mercedes is running against the clock to win the business in São Paulo. Although it is preferred by the public transportation companies, BYD is ahead with product already developed. Marcopolo shows as a solution…

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  • Volvo EV Bus Planned for Brazil in 2023

    Volvo’s EV bus is now in the homologation phase in Brazil. Initially it will be produced in Sweden, with plans to be produced in Brazil for the South America market. The Curitiba plant engineering has participated significantly in the Bus Development.

    Source: Automotive Business     Read The Article

    PSR Analysis: Volvo adapt its line-up to compete in the Brazil and South America market that will demand significant part of the volume for the EV models. It is slightly behind Mercedes…

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  • Brazil Highway Implement Registrations Continue High

    BRAZIL/SOUTH AMERICA REPORT  

    July registrations of implements (trailer and over-chassis) reached 13,133 units, above the January to May average of 12,500 units. ANFIR (National Association of Road Implement Manufacturers) forecast is to reach 165,000 unit registrations, slightly above the 163,000 registered last year.

    Source: Automotive Business      Read The Article

    PSR Analysis: The trailers and over-chassis implement supply chain has fewer constraints than the Truck…

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  • Daimler Beefs Up Western Star Brand


    For a number of years, we have been hearing rumors that Daimler will likely put the Western Star truck brand out to pasture, primarily due to the brand’s low market share in the class 8 truck segment.  However, this does not appear to be the case. 

    Chris Fisher
    Chris Fisher

    During the past two years, Western Star has upgraded or is planning to upgrade their entire truck lineup based upon their current platforms.

    Western Star typically focuses on the on-highway vocational side of the heavy truck segment along with other niche applications.  DTNA has recently placed an emphasis on the on-highway vocational segment with both the Freightliner and Western Star brands.

    The vocational truck segment represents approximately 25% of the class 8 truck market. This is somewhat low volume when compared to the class 8 freight segment, but the vocational trucks are highly profitable for the OEMs. Also having more diversification within the heavy truck market somewhat shields the OEMs from the volatility of the freight only segment.

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  • Australian Solar Park Could Generate Hydrogen for Less Than $2/kg


    Frontier Energy conducted a pre-feasibility study (PFS) at its Bristol Springs Solar project in Australia to show that it has the potential to be a low-cost green hydrogen producer, with power sourced from the company’s planned first stage 114 MW DC solar farm. The solar would power a 36.6 MW alkaline electrolyser, producing an estimated 4.4m kilograms of green hydrogen per year.

    Source: PV Magazine Read The Article

    PSR Analysis: With green hydrogen costs being around $3/kg to $6.5/kg, production of…

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  • BMW Focuses on Hydrogen Fuel-cell EVs


    BMW remains primarily focused on electrified combustion engines and battery electric cars, but it is adamant that hydrogen FCEVs (Fuel Cell Electric Vehicles) will play a part of its transportation package. A limited batch of hydrogen-fueled BMW X5s soon will enter production, and the company says it is already planning for the next model with FCEVs making their way into its 2025 next-generation electric vehicle portfolio

    Source: H2 Energy News Read The Article

    PSR Analysis: This moves BMW into the…

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