Allison Transmission Holdings Inc of Indianapolis, Indiana and Cummins Inc of Columbus, Indiana, received annual certification from the California Air Resources Board (ARB) for model year 2021 Allison Hybrid 40/50 Electric Propulsion (H 40/50 EP) system paired with the Cummins B6.7 and L9 diesel-electric hybrid engines. 

The National Association of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers of São Paulo, SP, which represents the vehicle manufacturing sector in Brazil, has asked the Brazilian government to postpone the implementation date of stricter Proconve 8 (Euro VI) emission rules from diesel engines in commercial vehicles, which were adopted in 2018 and are scheduled for implementation in 2022.

FPT Industrial of Turin, Italy, the powertrain division of CNH Industrial, has launched three new versions of its Cursor 9, Cursor 11, and Cursor 13 engines in advance of the GBVI emission standards requirements in China effective from July 1.

India’s Ministry of Road Transport and Highways has announced it is to levy a pollution tax or ‘Green Tax’ on older petrol and diesel vehicles.

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd in Mumbai last month unveiled no fewer than 12 all-new BS VI-compliant medium and heavy-duty BharatBenz-branded trucks and buses, which have been fully updated inside and out, said the company.

Cummins Ltd, the European manufacturing hub for Cummins Inc, announced its readiness to meet Euro VI-step D emissions control with clean diesels at the UITP Congress.

European Automobile Manufacturers’ Association has issued its reaction to the final arrangements for the regulation setting standards for CO2 emissions from heavy-duty vehicles as reached by the European Parliament, European Commission and national governments.

Nigel Base, commercial vehicle manager at the Society of Motor Manufacturers & Traders announced the European Commission recently has laid out plans to introduce the next phase the VECTO tool from 2022.