Navistar, a leading manufacturer of diesel engines for commercial and consumer vehicles, has announced the launch of 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, said a company statement.

Navistar unveiled 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, at the Middle East Electricity show in Dubai.

The MaxxForce brand will be available to businesses throughout the region and backed by a global service support network beginning late 2011.

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 are committed to serving 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.

Navistar, a diesel engine supplier to the power-generation industry for decades, has nearly a century of history designing, engineering and manufacturing diesel engines.

Its MaxxForce brand has gained customers in a wide variety of industries around the world, including the US, South America, India, the Asia-Pacific region, Australia, Eastern Europe and China.-TradeArabia News Service