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  1. RoadwayR
    I heard Brigadiers were built by GMC at their old Pontiac heavy truck plant until it closed in 1989. They were built alongside the earlier Cat 3208 powered Topkicks (and Kodiaks). When the new '530' series Topkick/Kodiak came out in late 1989 production moved to Janesville, WI.. The Brig. was indeed a very popular truck with a lot of fleets, particularly auto transporters. Agreed the WG was a cheap truck! I remember one fleet in Southern California had a few N-10's. That was all I ever saw of those trucks.
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    It seemed to me the N10 was dropped to make way for the GMC Brigadier when it became part of the White/GMC line.
  3. RoadwayR
    With the loss of the Blue Diamond and now Caterpillar it's a safe bet Navistar will go after a GM joint venture to fill the assembly line in Escobedo.
  4. RoadwayR
    The EPA never wanted SCR. They pushed Navistar when they saw NAV was trying to get by NOX regulations with EGR alone (maybe Cat too?). When NAV couldn't get EGR to work all of a sudden they became the bad guys in the EPA's eyes. Sure Ustain and the rest of the big shots should have cut their loses years before but in the end I think NAV was far more a victim than a criminal. It proves the EPA can't be trusted. BTW- there were allegations that some individuals working for the EPA owned patents for 'advanced EGR' that NAV was trying to use. If so that was some conflict of interest. Maybe that should be investigated.
  5. RoadwayR
    How are the MAN based Navistar diesels now that they have SCR?
  6. RoadwayR
    I don't know, I suggested an NPR to a friend 15 years ago, he never bought another domestic class 4/5 truck. Says the Isuzu's reliability, cost of ownership, and maneuverability is far superior to any domestic truck. Cabs are spacious, but not as easy to get in and out of. Isuzu's crew cab is far larger inside than any domestic. Body mounting is easier as well. Parts can be more expensive, but who cares if you don't need them?
  7. RoadwayR
    And they want Navistar?
  8. RoadwayR
    This isn't truck related, I believe GM is talking about small diesels for passenger cars and light trucks. In addition, these efforts will probably become more focused on other countries, primarily in Asia. Diesels will likely be slowly phased out of light vehicles in the U.S. and western Europe for cost and emissions reasons. France is already moving in that direction. BTW- what became of the rumors GM was getting back into medium duty trucks?
  9. RoadwayR
    The Giesel! Converting diesels to spark-ignition CNG engines is not the ideal solutin.
  10. RoadwayR
    So, what about Westport?
  11. RoadwayR
    So, VW has finally entered the U.S. truck market? Not exactly a high volume player, but a well respected company.
  12. RoadwayR
    I think the time for VW to have acquired Navistar may have passed, and from what I hear Navistar has some formidable anti-takeover 'poison pills'. I think Navistar would have to want to be taken over. Worst may be behind them now anyway, why sell out? As for VW, they never realized their goal of merging Scania and MAN and owning 100% of the result. Their executives have suffered from delusions of grandeur (or Daimler-Benz) for years. No question a Navistar acquisition would be appealing to VW.
  13. RoadwayR
    Once upon a time, most Volvo dealers sold GM medium duty trucks. Nowadays, GM doesn't make any medium trucks and Volvo doesn't have any dealers, so I guess it's a wash.
  14. RoadwayR
    New truck models or joint ventures?
  15. RoadwayR
    Or, it opens the door for it...........

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