Diesel Progress North American

MECHANICAL POWERTRAIN COMPONENT REPORT
for $13 million. The sale is expected to
close in the second quarter of the year,
pending government regulatory approv-
als and customary closing conditions.

Axles India is a joint venture of Wheels India Ltd., Sundaram Finance Group and Dana. Established in 1983, Axles India supplies 180,000 pressed axle housings from two manufacturing facilities to medium- and heavy-duty commercial vehicle manufacturers annually.

Under terms of the agreement, Dana will assume full ownership of AIL’s axle drive head and final axle assembly operations. The axle drive head includes the pinion, ring gear, differential lock, bearings, lube pump and yoke inside the axle housing. Dana will also assume responsibility for the marketing, sales and engineering of these medium- and heavy-duty axles. AIL, a joint venture between Dana and two Indian companies, will continue to manufacture axle housings for Dana and other customers.

New Products
Dana has introduced the first hydro-
mechanical variable transmission
(HVT) system resulting from its coop-
erative development program with
Bosch Rexroth. According to Dana,
short Y-cycle simulations of front-end
loaders equipped with the HVT have
demonstrated fuel savings of more
than 20% when compared to the
same vehicle outfitted with a conven-
tional torque converter transmission.

Dana’s new hydromechanical transmission.

lighting solutions

EATON ROADRANGER
New Products

Roadranger, the marketing alliance between Dana Holding Corp. and Eaton Corp., announced several new truck products. Among these are a new family of heavy-duty 40,000 lb. tandem drive axles, the Spicer Pro- 40, which are designed to offer fleets a reliable, lightweight and competitively priced alternative for linehaul, bulk, regional and city delivery vehicles.

The Spicer Pro- 40 axle is more than 120 lb. lighter than competitive axles and 100 lb. lighter than the current Dana Spicer DS404, the company said. It will be available with ratios from 3.25: 1 to 3.90: 1 and is targeted toward vehicles with 9-, 10-, 12- or 13-speed overdrive transmissions; diesel engines up to 475 hp and 1750 lb.ft. of torque; and GVWR up to 80,000 lb.

Like all Dana 40,000 lb. axles, the Spicer Pro- 40 is approved with 2 in. outset wheels and is planned to be available for initial shipments later this year.