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Ford said it reached an agreement Tuesday with Navistar to end the diesel supply agreement Dec. 31, 2009. That agreement had called for Navistar to provide the engines through 2012.
I thought Ford and Navistar were a done deal already? Either way, not good news.
Well maybe Navistar should have thought twice when they bucked up to Ford. I would say Cat will take over for replacements because that is who makes the current 7.3L blocks.
They can still make replacement blocks as stated by manufactures they have to supply replacment parts for 10 years after production ceases so that is excempt for EPA. But cat has all there money wrapped up on heavy equipment and generators.
I dont know, Cat has made it perfectly clear they want no part of the EPA's 2010 B.S., thats why there are dropping out of the class 8 market.
It's just too damn bad that ALL the engine manufacturers didn't take this stance, cooperatively. That includes foreigners.
Alas, their mandate to compete won't allow this, if even for their own long-term health. Their acquiescence is running them into the ground. Can anyone spell "depression"?
The nation would oneday come to a grinding halt due to some EPA reg, and the Feds would then have to begin to make their decisions based on economic impact to the users, not some tree-hugger's demands.
They can still make replacement blocks as stated by manufactures they have to supply replacment parts for 10 years after production ceases so that is excempt for EPA.
Only 10 years? We need to get people to quit grenading blocks so there will be a supply still once they quit making new ones
Originally Posted by guzzle92
You can say that again... and Obummer says that government has the answers to all of the problems...
01-14-2009, 01:35 PM
