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Aug 10, 2008 | 12:25 PM

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FordxFour

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Originally Posted by QH rancher

I bought a new ford escape yesterday and the salesman told me that mahindra bought international and said they were going to try to bring out a deisel that would get high gas mileage dont know if it is true or not.

I think your salesman twisted this story.

Navistar International Corporation - Navistar Affiliate Enters JV with Mahindra & Mahindra to Manufacture Diesel Engines in India

Aug 10, 2008 | 01:10 PM

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From: south east oklahoma

Maybe but he did say he thought next year that they were going to get some trucks from india or something like that who knows maybe the dealership is going to try to get one there.

Aug 10, 2008 | 01:16 PM

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Mahindra is suppose to introduce a truck to the U.S. next year from what I have been reading. From the pics of it that I have seen, that thing is ugly.

Sep 7, 2008 | 08:28 PM

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It is to my understanding that the '09 model year will be the last year that CAT will be offered in the F-650/F-750...

That is true, CAT all together is getting out of the on road engine applications and sticking to heavy equipment. For every on road cat engine CAT looses thousands of $'s in emmision fines. They estimated it would cost CAT $350 million dollars to get their engines to meet emmisions because they have to re-design their engines from scratch and that is for every single engine application from C-6 to C-15. CAT said to hell with thise and are sticking to heavy equipment with looser emmision regulations.

I read this in a fleet artical that was printed off to me from my boss a about a month ago at work.

Sep 9, 2008 | 02:20 PM

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I heard the same thing about the CAT engines not being offered in trucks after 2009/10. But I also read that they would still be available in class 8 trucks (18 wheelers). I currently have a work truck with a 2004 CAT in it. Sometimes I regret buying it, but the price was hard to pass up. Anyways, 4,500 dollars later, and only 36K on her, she is running good. I hope to get 3 to 400K before I have to retire the rig.

Sep 17, 2008 | 09:02 PM

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Louisville Joe

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Originally Posted by powerstroke1350

not going to happen

Super C Motorhome or 2010 F-650/750?

Sep 20, 2008 | 08:40 AM

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Cat as I have read is saying good bye to all over the road engines doesn't matter the application. You are correct to much for to little value to cat. Wonder how many others are going to tell the EPA to kiss off.

Sep 20, 2008 | 08:48 AM

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just took this off the Overdive magazine site

Caterpillar will not produce an engine for North American on-highway truck makers that will meet stricter 2010 emissions standards, said George Taylor, company director for global on-highway products.