The Volvo Group is the world’s largest manufacturer of diesel engines from 9 to 18 litres, with a production volume of 200,000 engines in 2004. We have considerable experience of various technologies for exhaust gas treatment and have produced more than 100,000 engines with EGR (Exhaust Gas Recirculation for North America, a market with unique preconditions concerning infrastructure, customer requirements and vehicle fleets.

Against the background of our collected experience, it was not difficult to choose fueloptimised engines with the SCR exhaust gas aftertreatment for our customers in Europe. This combination is the most suitable solution from the environmental, technical and economic viewpoints.