EMA Says Engine Manufacturers Good to Go for 2010 Heavy-Duty Engine Regs

23 November 2008

The Engine Manufacturers Association (EMA) affirmed that its members are on schedule and ready to meet EPA’s 2010 emission standards for heavy-duty engines. Engine manufacturers have invested heavily in engineering technological solutions and design changes to meet the new NO_x emission standard that is required for 2010 model-year engines and see no technological barriers to meeting the standard.

All engine and vehicle manufacturers will have product available to meet the applicable emissions standards when 2010 models are introduced. Engine manufacturers successfully brought compliant products to the market when the new emissions standards for PM and NO_x were implemented in 2007, and our members are on track to meet the 2010 emissions standards as well.

Fleet owners and operators are experiencing very tough times due to the current national economic conditions, as are engine and vehicle manufacturers. We also recognize that customers have questions regarding new and unfamiliar technology that will be required for 2010 vehicles, and that those uncertainties have the potential to impact new vehicle sales over the next couple of years. On those issues, EMA continues to support efforts to provide financial incentives to customers and early adopters of the 2010 technology as a way to assist fleet owners and to ensure that the anticipated emissions reduction benefits from the new technology are realized.

—Jed Mandel, EMA President