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LOGBOOK Navistar brings back Cummins ISX15 Navistar says it will re-establish a relationship with Cummins and begin offering the new ISX15 15-liter diesel in certain models in January with the introduction of its In-Cylinder Technology Plus (ICT+) emissions solution. During the transition to ICT+, Navistar will continue to build its own MaxxForce 13- and 15-liter engines while it awaits the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency's compliance of MaxxForce diesels sold since January of 2010, said spokesman Steve Schier. Those engines rely on exhaust gas recirculation technology to satisfy EPA emissions standards. Navistar took advantage of banked emissions credits from EPA to work on its EGR-only solution past Jan. 1, 2010, when new EPA standards took effect. However, those efforts failed to deliver a compliant engine. A federal appeals court on June 12 rejected EPA's ruling that allowed Navistar to sell heavy-duty diesel engines that don't meet the agency's 2010 emissions standards. The addition of the Cummins 15-liter engine is part of a plan designed to "position the company to deliver a differentiated product to our customers and provide a platform for Daniel Ustian, Navistar chairman, president and CEO. Those actions include: 16 | Overdrive | September 2012 EPA to decide fate of non-compliant engines solution to accelerate delivery of ICT+ engines; Class 8 engine sales; and commitment to further enhance Navistar's liquidity. Navistar said that by combining Cummins' aftertreatment system with its existing MaxxForce engines, its ICT+ also will enable the company to meet greenhouse gas rules in advance of 2014 and 2017 requirements. In other Navistar news, the company announced that the U.S. Security Exchange Commission (SEC) is looking into the company's accounting practices. According to the report, the investigation is "related to certain accounting and disclosure Navistar withdrew its full-year earnings forecast until September, when it will release third-quarter results. — Jack Roberts The U.S. Environmental Protection Agency fi led a fi nal ruling Aug. 7 that determines whether Navistar will be allowed to continue to pay fi nes to sell diesel engines that do not meet 2010 diesel exhaust emissions standards. At press time, details of the ruling were unknown. The new ruling had been sent to the Office of Budget Management to undergo a review process. An earlier interim ruling allowed Navistar to pay non-compliance penalties while continuing to sell the non-compliant engines. That ruling was overturned in Federal court following a lawsuit by Navistar competitors. They claimed the fines did not constitute a realistic penalty for not meeting regulations and therefore gave Navistar an advantage over companies that had invested in an emissions solution — selective catalytic reduction — that did meet EPA standards. The ProStar is one of the International models that can be spec'd with a Cummins ISX15, start- ing in 2013.