Friday, August 22, 2014

A Bureau Chokes the Big Cat‏

In 2010 Caterpiller, a large American corporation, abandoned the over-the-road engine market and signed a deal with Navistar to pursue the off-road market.
The deal essentially removed Caterpillar from the highway-truck engine market, which represented 6% of its total engine sales, said Eli Lustgarten, analyst with Longbow Research.
It had been long rumored that the heavy-machinery manufacturer might sell this business, Eli Lustgarten, analyst with Longbow Research, said. Keeping it would have also required significant investment to comply with Environmental Protection Agency emission rules that go in affect in 2010.
So their decision was forced by EPA standards. Something to remember.

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