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Japanese Daily Reports Navistar to Supply Nissan with Diesel Engine for Titan by 2009
By: Mike LevinePosted: 06-15-07 07:36 PT
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Update #1: 06-15-07 08:20 PT

Nissan spokesperson John Schilling tells PickupTruck.com, "We haven't announced anything about a diesel engine for the Titan. This news is speculation at this point, but we are continuing to study this technology for potential future use. The only vehicle we've said that will have a diesel engine is the Maxima in 2010."


Japanese industrial newspaper Nikkan Kogyo Shimbun (The Business & Technology Daily News) is reporting that Nissan has signed a deal with Navistar International Corporation to supply diesel engines for the half-ton Titan by 2009.

Today the Titan is only available with a standard 5.6-liter 317-hp / 385 lb-ft V8 gas engine.

The Titan has recently been challenged by falling sales, as personal use full size truck buyers have fled the segment due to rising gas prices and interest rates. So Nissan added two new long wheelbase models to its 2008 model line to broaden the Titan's appeal to commercial truck buyers, like farmers and building contractors. A heavy duty version was recently suspended, though, as the OEM seeks to add market share further in the light duty segment first.

Navistar is well known for supplying Power Stroke diesel engines to Ford Motor Company for use in Ford's Super Duty line of heavy duty pickups. However, the two companies have been in court lately battling over warranty obligations, price increases, and potential contract breaches - with Navistar accusing Ford of planning to build and sell its own half-ton diesel engine for the F-150 light duty pickup.

Looks like Ford and International may be on the outs for good!!!!!!!!

 

seems kind of funny, since there is a contract that does not expire for at least 3 or 4 more years. if one of the companys pulls out, it will cost so much money, they will never recover.

 

One of the disputes Navistar has with Ford is the fact that Ford will have two new diesel engines ready in 2008-2009 one for the F150 and one for the F250. That is not to say Ford won't honor its contract that ends in 2010. But rest assured Ford will have its own diesel by then and the 6.4 will be history. On a side note Chevy will also have a 4.4 liter diesel for its 1/2 ton in 2008 or 2009 and it will be made by themselves not Isuzu...


Hold on this is going to get real interesting.....

 

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All those freakin bowtie designers do is copy evey one else. I gurantee you if ford started making a dirtbike so would GM. Although a ford dirtbike sounds prety cool. lol