United Arab Emirates : Navistar, Inc. has put a charge into the global power-generation industry by announcing its new line of MaxxForce® P brand power-generation diesel open-power units. The MaxxForce P family of engines will power gen-sets serving the Middle East and other markets around the world. The MaxxForce brand will be available to businesses throughout the region and backed by a global service support network beginning late 2011.

At its Middle East Electricity show booth in Dubai, Navistar presented its broad MaxxForce P line, which includes 35 gen-set models that offer 31 kVA up to 216 kVA standby power at 50 Hz. and 40 kVA up to 260 kVA at 60 Hz. Other ratings will be announced as they become available. The units are powered by Navistar’s proven MaxxForce brand engines, with offerings of 3-, 4-, and 6-cylinder diesels that meet customer needs for fuel-efficiency, reliability and durability. The MaxxForce P lineup includes units rated for non-regulated markets, and for Tier 2 / Stage 2, and Stage 3A, emissions regulated markets.

“We’re committed to serving the diversified global power markets and these MaxxForce units, specifically engineered for a wide range of power-gen applications, will deliver the quality, performance and low cost of ownership that customers have come to expect from our diesel engines,” said David LaPalomento, vice-president, global integration, Navistar Engine Group.

Navistar, a diesel engine supplier to the power-generation industry for decades, has nearly a century of history designing, engineering and manufacturing diesel engines. The company’s MaxxForce brand has gained customers in a wide variety of industries around the world, including the United States, South America, India, the Asia-Pacific region, Australia, Eastern Europe and China.

MaxxForce P diesel engines will be manufactured in such Navistar facilities as Brazil-based Navistar affiliate MWM International, USA based Navistar, Inc. facilities and India based joint venture Mahindra Navistar Engines Private Limited [MNEPL]. MaxxForce P power-gen units will be supported by Navistar’s authorized dealers and distributors worldwide.