EXECUTIVE VIEWPOINTS

Off-highway engines: Challenges and competitive innovations for sustainable, long-term growth

The off-highway market is a highly complex environment. The large range of engine applications and requirements, combined with successive rounds of stringent emissions regulations, have resulted in the introduction of more sophisticated engine and aftertreatment technologies.

With the upcoming adoption of EU Stage IV and U.S. Tier 4 Final regulations, the cost to ensure compliance is rising significantly. The additional application and packaging constraints for off-highway applications in construction, agriculture, and several other market segments also now vary so widely that the need for aftertreatment technology has resulted in a significant increase in the number of low-volume powertrain variations, further impacting cost.