Deutz beats the cold war
1st August 1981, Page 9
1st August 1981
Page 9
Page 9, 1st August 1981
— Deutz beats the cold war
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LICENSING agreement for the manufacture of Deutz engines has been signed by Klockner-Humboldt-Deutz and Autopromimport, the Soviet foreign-trade organisation.
It covers the manufacture of up to 25,000 Type 413F air-cooled diesel engines with eight, ten and 12 cylinders in the 120 to 240kW (160 to 320bhp) range.
A factory will be built in the north of Kazahkstan, with engine production scheduled to start in 1984.
According to Deutz, the agreement is a result of the performance of 9,500 Magirus Deutz chassis bought in '1974 for work in Siberia on the 3,200km (1,990 miles) BAM railway.
During this period the engines had to cope with ambient temperatures of -50°C (-58°F).