The first indication of the likely costs of the EPA ’02 emissions requirements was revealed in a mid-May letter from Kenworth to its dealers. And the news isn’t good.
As Senior Editor Steve Sturgess reports in the June issue of Heavy Duty Trucking, databook base prices are scheduled to go up by between $8,796 and $9473 across KW’s product range, with the lowest price rise for the T600 and the highest for the W900. Optional engines will add to the price.
While Kenworth was first to break cover with the unwelcome news, other truck builders are likely to follow suit with dramatic price increases as they attempt to recoup some of their engineering costs. Those are in addition to the increased prices that the engine manufacturers will charge for the emissions-enabled power units.
In this cover story, HDT lays out more details about expected pricing, what engines will and will not be available, and the fewer options that will be available come October when the new emissions regulations go into effect. A chart of pre- and post-October ’02 engine availability provides specifics.
Sturgess and Executive Editor Jim Winsor also offer first-person accounts of test drives of Volvo and Mack engines designed to meet the emissions regulations.
As Senior Editor Steve Sturgess reports in the June issue of Heavy Duty Trucking, databook base prices are scheduled to go up by between $8,796 and $9473 across KW’s product range, with the lowest price rise for the T600 and the highest for the W900. Optional engines will add to the price.
While Kenworth was first to break cover with the unwelcome news, other truck builders are likely to follow suit with dramatic price increases as they attempt to recoup some of their engineering costs. Those are in addition to the increased prices that the engine manufacturers will charge for the emissions-enabled power units.
In this cover story, HDT lays out more details about expected pricing, what engines will and will not be available, and the fewer options that will be available come October when the new emissions regulations go into effect. A chart of pre- and post-October ’02 engine availability provides specifics.
Sturgess and Executive Editor Jim Winsor also offer first-person accounts of test drives of Volvo and Mack engines designed to meet the emissions regulations.
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