Class 8 orders continue September decline

Oct 25, 2012

The number of Class 8 orders has been updated by ACT Research and appears weaker than originally reported, due to “perceived threat of bad economic news [that impacted] potential truck buyers,” says a release by the research company.

Numbers, though, are still higher better than the same time in 2011, says Steve Tam, a VP with ACT. Somewhere between 280,000 and 284,000 trucks will be produced in North American this year, Tam says, accounting for an 11 percent year-over-year increase.

CARB to allow ZEV credit transfers across states, classes

CARB will allow OEMs to use credits earned for light-, medium-duty ZEV sales to offset Class 7-8 deficits; also will enable ‘pooling’ of credits across opt-in states, among other changes.

If finalized, this proposal would remove all greenhouse gas standards for light-, medium- and heavy-duty vehicles and heavy-duty engines, starting with EPA’s first greenhouse gas regulations set in 2010 for light-duty vehicles and those set in 2011 for medium-duty vehicles and heavy-duty vehicles and engines – which includes off-cycle credits like the much hated start-stop feature on most new cars.

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