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38-520: One Textron TAPV demonstration vehicle was built in 2011. They have yet to see combat. Four pre-production vehicles have been delivered to the Canadian Army and have undergone various trials and training exercises with plans for an additional two to be delivered. First production vehicles were scheduled to be delivered in 2014, however deliveries were set back to begin in 2016 and will be completed in around 2018. The new vehicle will gradually replace

76-509: A 40–60% ethanol-diesel blend. The prototype was tested by Raízen, a joint venture between the cane sugar producer Cosan and Shell. In 2011, this prototype earned Iveco the "Prêmio Top Etanol" – for the alternative fuel technology. A prototype of a heat pump system for electric and hybrid vehicles was installed on the Iveco Daily vehicle. The system cools or heats the passenger compartment by transferring low-temperature heat generated by

114-406: A battery system powers an electric three-phase asynchronous motor – through the aid of an inverter – in charge of moving the vehicle directly while recovering energy during braking. The vehicle runs on two to four batteries made with Na/NiCl2 ( sodium-nickel chlorine ) technology at a nominal 278  Volts . The maximum velocity is electronically limited to 70 km/h, while the vehicle's range

152-451: A central tire inflation system to prevent flat tires during combat operations. The TAPV relies upon composite armour to provide the maximum protection to the vehicles occupants. The armour is stated as being 20% better than the armour on the M1117 . The TAPV also has a V-shaped hull, which provides protection against mine and improvised explosive device (IED) blasts. The vehicle also has

190-582: A diesel engine – smaller than that of a traditional vehicle – that acts as a battery charger. Iveco's range of light, medium and heavy vehicles and buses can run on methane. Methane makes it possible to save on consumption by 38% per kg transported as compared to that consumed by diesel engines for the same payload and distance travelled. In addition, compared to Euro VI diesel engines, methane engines reduce NOx emissions by approximately 60% and particulate emissions by approximately 70%. In April 2012 Iveco presented its first vehicle with this technology,

228-399: A high ground clearance, which increases protection from mine and IED blasts. It can withstand up to 10 kg of explosive force directly under its hull, and can resist even 12.7 mm armour-piercing rounds. Each of the seats in the vehicle are blast protected, and the vehicle has vented wheel wells to disperse the energy of an explosion out from the vehicle. The TAPV is slated to have

266-563: A publicly separated company named Iveco Group N.V. After the completion of the demerger, on 1 January 2022 Iveco became a part of Iveco Group N.V., the parent company of the trucks and speciality vehicles, powertrain and related financial services businesses previously held by CNH Industrial. As of 2023, the company forms part of the Dow Jones Sustainability Indices . Iveco has 27 production plants and 6 research centres located in 16 countries. Outside of Europe,

304-595: A remote weapons system based on the M151 Protector . The weapon system is called the Dual Remote Weapon System, and can mount both a C6 7.62 mm general purpose machine gun and either a HK GMG 40 mm automatic grenade launcher or a M2HB 12.7 mm heavy machine gun . The vehicle also possesses smoke grenade launchers located on the remote weapon system. The TAPV can handle water (fording) depth up to 1.5 metres (4.9 ft) but

342-602: Is an Italian multinational transport vehicle manufacturing company with headquarters in Turin , Italy. It designs and builds light, medium, and heavy commercial vehicles . The name IVECO first appeared in 1975 after a merger of Italian, French, and German brands. Its production plants are in Europe, China, Russia, Australia and Latin America and it has about 5,000 sales and service outlets in over 160 countries. The worldwide output of

380-680: Is based on the Mamba APC of TFM Industries. The RG-31 has become the multi-purpose vehicle of choice of the UN and other peacekeeping and security forces. It is finding favour with non-governmental organisations requiring a vehicle with a non-aggressive appearance to protect their personnel against land mines . The RG-31 is based on a UNIMOG chassis. It is built from a V-shaped all-steel welded armor monocoque hull and high suspension, typical of South African mine protected vehicles, providing excellent small-arms and mine blast protection. The vehicle

418-530: Is designed to resist a blast equivalent to two TM-57 anti-tank mines detonating simultaneously. The RG-31 is classified by the United States Department of Defense as a category 1 Mine Resistant Ambush Protected (MRAP) vehicle. The vehicle accommodates a crew ranging from 5 to 10 depending on mission needs, depending on model. Dismounting is provided via a large air actuated rear door and two front doors, also air actuated. In July 2016,

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456-414: Is from 90 to 130 km on a fully charged battery, depending on the number of batteries and the mission. The parallel hybrid solution incorporates both a diesel engine and an electric motor that can be used individually or simultaneously, which makes for greater operating flexibility and allows the vehicle to work under both urban and non-urban conditions. In 2010 Iveco introduced this technology on

494-699: Is not built as a fully amphibious vehicle. "Combat reconnaissance/patrol vehicle" with rear engine: RG-31 Nyala Option 2: Iveco Tector F4AE0681D diesel Option 3: Detroit Diesel Option 4: Cummins 6.7L QSB, 6-cylinder diesel, 275 hp The RG-31 Nyala is a 4×4 multi-purpose mine-resistant ambush protected infantry mobility vehicle manufactured in South Africa by Land Systems OMC (a division of Denel SOC LTD), located in Benoni , South Africa and in Turkey by FNSS Defence Systems . It

532-467: Is then heated in a heat exchanger so that once it reaches the engine it is a gas. Also, the noise emitted decreases by 3 to 6 decibels over an analogous diesel engine vehicle. Iveco created the first prototype of a bifuel , diesel and ethanol -run vehicle. The technology was developed by Iveco together with FPT Industrial and Bosch . The prototype uses a Trakker truck with Common Rail Cursor 9 engine with 360 HP that may be powered by

570-774: The All Blacks , New Zealand's rugby team. In 2009, Iveco became the truck and commercial vehicle supplier for the Moto GP , together with the historical sponsorship to the Scuderia Ferrari . Iveco won the 2012 Dakar Rally with the Petronas De Rooy team and Dutch driver Gerard De Rooy , behind the wheel of an Iveco Powerstar. De Rooy was followed by drivers Stacey and Biasion behind the wheel of two Iveco Trakker Evolution 2 vehicles, equipped with an FPT Industrial C13 engine with over 900 hp. De Rooy won

608-749: The Letterkenny Army Depot in Pennsylvania rolled out the latest variant of the RG-31, with improvements including an engine upgrade from 275 to 300 hp, a transmission upgrade, independent suspension, 360-degree spotlights for night visibility, and an armored gunner's hatch. The depot is scheduled to produce 929 improved RG-31s through 2020. Variants come in either an armoured personnel carrier (APC) or utility vehicle (cargo) configuration. Iveco Industrial Iveco S.p.A. , an acronym for Industrial Vehicles Corporation ,

646-542: The RG-31 Nyala MRAP vehicle and Coyote armoured cars, which are currently in service with the Canadian Army. Textron Systems Canada Inc., a Textron Inc. company, announced August 19, 2016, the delivery of the first TAPV to the Canadian Army. The Canadian Army is fielding the first vehicles to the 5th Canadian Division Support Base Gagetown and the 2nd Canadian Division Support Base Valcartier . Textron Systems plans to deliver at least 30 vehicles per month to

684-620: The Canadian Army with all 500 vehicles scheduled to be delivered by December 2017. If any of the 100 options are converted to orders, their delivery is expected by 2020. The fleet will be distributed across seven bases. The first operational exposure for the TAPV fleet was in early May 2017 when a task force from 2nd Canadian Division from Canadian Forces Base Valcartier deployed on Operation LENTUS to assist flooded communities in Quebec. The TAPV and LAV VI family of armoured vehicles were featured in

722-644: The Eurocargo Ibrido, a commercial vehicle for the European market with electri-diesel parallel propulsion for distributing and collecting goods in city centres. The payload capacity decreases by 200 kg in comparison to diesel-engine models, but it is possible to save up to 30% on the urban cycle. The Eurocargo hybrid range is made up of two versions: Iveco has been active in this sector since 1990 with 6, 7, 4 and 12 metre buses for urban and suburban transportation. The series hybrid technology features

760-829: The Iveco X-Way for light off-road missions. In 2023, Iveco announced their new Driveway Bodybuilder Programme, allowing customers to have a choice of stock tippers and tipper grabs available on X-Way chassis. Iveco sponsored the 1980 Olympic Games in Moscow, the Davis Cup in 1982, the Jacques Cousteau expeditions in the Amazon basin in 1983 and the Raid Pigafetta , during which the Iveco-Fiat 75 PC 4x4

798-730: The Second World War. In 2003, Iveco entirely bought out Irisbus , originally part of a joint venture with Renault . In 2004, the Iveco Motors brand was introduced, which became an umbrella for the production of engines; the following year, it was incorporated into the newly founded Fiat Powertrain Technologies . At the end of 2004, an agreement was reached between Iveco and the Chinese company SAIC Motor to form SAIC Iveco Hongyan . On 1 January 2011, Fiat Industrial

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836-493: The Stralis LNG. As opposed to vehicles with compressed natural gas (CNG) technology, liquefied natural gas (LNG) technology takes the vehicle farther on a full tank (up to 750 km) and reduces the vehicle's tare thus increasing the load. The main difference between the two technologies lies in the type of natural gas storage employed, which in this case is kept in a liquid state at −161 °C in cryogenic tanks; it

874-623: The TurboStar, a heavy on-road vehicle that became a best-seller in Italy and also successful in the European market, selling a total of 50,000 units in seven years. In 1985, Iveco made the first light diesel engine with direct injection . From 1986, Iveco S.p.A. held a 52% stake in Iveco Ford Truck Ltd, a joint venture (and effectively a merger) with Ford of Europe 's truck division. Ford plants took over production and sales of

912-499: The arrival of an Austrian company, Löhr, which then became Löhr Magirus. In 1998, the Cursor 8 was launched, followed the next year by the Cursor 10, the first diesel engine with a variable-geometry turbine and the first common-rail diesel engine for heavy industrial vehicles. The 125th anniversary of the presentation of the first Magirus ladder was celebrated together with the delivery of the 5000th Magirus aerial ladder produced since

950-709: The company amounts to around 150,000 commercial vehicles with a turnover of about € 10 billion. The company was spun off from CNH Industrial on 1 January 2022. It is a subsidiary of Iveco Group N.V., a holding company incorporated in Amsterdam , Netherlands, and is listed on Borsa Italiana . Iveco (stylized in all caps as IVECO ) was incorporated on 1 January 1975, with the merger of five different brands: FIAT Veicoli Industriali (with headquarters in Turin), OM ( Brescia , Italy), Lancia Veicoli Speciali (Italy), Unic (France), and Magirus-Deutz (Germany). Following

988-589: The company operates in China, Russia, Australia (factory ceased production in June 2022), South Africa and Latin America. All the plants have obtained ISO 9001 -vision 2000 (quality management by process) and ISO 14000 (environmental management) certification. Iveco engines from the Cursor and Tector ranges observe the Euro VI standards by adopting High Efficiency SCR (HI-eSCR) technology. This technology optimises

1026-568: The drive systems. At the same time, the control strategies minimise the energy demand in order to achieve a low impact on consumption. The brand's range of products include the Daily, a vehicle that covers the 3.3 – 7.2 ton vehicle weight segment, the Eurocargo from 6 – 19 tons and, in the heavy segment above 16 tons, the Iveco Way range with the on-road Iveco S-Way, the off-road Iveco T-Way and

1064-590: The end of the calendar year; they had been selling the midrange Iveco Z/Euro there since 1978. In 1992, Iveco took over the primary constructor of industrial vehicles in Australia to form Ital, originally called International Trucks Australia. In 2000 it was renamed Iveco Trucks Australia Limited . In 1996 firefighting activities in Germany were structured under the company Iveco Magirus Brandschutztechnik GmbH. The following year, these activities were boosted by

1102-459: The first TAPV to the Canadian Army. An eventual 500 vehicles will be purchased, with the option to order an additional 100. The TAPV is powered by a Cummins QSL diesel engine , which provides 365 horsepower (272 kW), allowing the vehicle a maximum speed of 105 km/h (65 mph), and a maximum range of 644 km (400 miles). The vehicle utilizes an independent suspension axle system originally developed by Irish Timoney , and it has

1140-573: The major vehicles in the Iveco range and continued production of the Ford Cargo . In the mid-1980s, Astra Veicoli Industriali , which produces dumpers and construction site/quarry vehicles in Piacenza , became part of Iveco Group. In 1989, the first Diesel engine with EGR to reduce polluting emissions compatible with commercial vehicles was produced, and the new Daily launched that same year

1178-446: The media video coverage. Nearly 2,200 military members, deployed to the areas of Saint-Jean-sur-Richelieu , Shawinigan , Laval , Pierrefonds , Rigaud , Oka , and Gatineau in support of civilian authorities when provincial and territorial authorities became overwhelmed by the natural disaster. The TAPV program began in 2009, and in 2012 the contract was awarded to Textron Systems, Inc. On August 16, 2016, Textron systems delivered

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1216-401: The merger, the newly founded Iveco began rationalizing its product range, manufacturing plants, and sales network, while keeping the original brands. From 1975 to 1979, the Iveco range included 200 basic models and 600 versions spanning from 2.7 tons of GVW for light vehicles to over 40 tons for heavy vehicles, as well as buses and engines. In 1977, the light- to medium-weight Iveco Zeta range

1254-461: The processes of exhaust combustion and after-treatment, reducing consumption and enabling achievement of greater efficiency in the conversion of NOx emissions. Iveco developed and built the first Daily with electric propulsion in 1986; Later, the range was broadened to include trucks and city buses. Iveco introduced the New Daily with electric propulsion and zero exhaust emissions, in which

1292-563: Was awarded to the same manufacturer for two years in a row. English company Seddon Atkinson was purchased in 1991 and brought its long heritage of special vehicles for the construction and refuse-collection industries. That same year, the first TurboDaily assembly line was inaugurated at the Nanjing Motor Corporation in China. In 1991, IVECO announced that they were withdrawing from the North American market at

1330-465: Was first to make a full circle of the globe. Two new divisions were also formed: bus diesel engines and firefighting vehicles. It also sponsored the first of two fights between Sugar Ray Leonard and Tommy Hearns and between Aaron Pryor and Alexis Arguello . In 2006, Iveco sponsored the 2006 Winter Olympic Games in Turin with a fleet of 1,200 Irisbus buses. The year after, Iveco became sponsor of

1368-576: Was fitted with it. In 1990, the group purchased 60% control of Spanish industrial company ENASA , which owned the industrial vehicle builder Pegaso . In the 1990s, the EuroCargo, EuroTech, EuroTrakker, and EuroStar vehicles represented a total facelift for the range. The EuroCargo and the EuroTech were named " Truck of the Year " in 1992 and 1993, respectively, and for the first time, this recognition

1406-512: Was formed, incorporating CNH , Iveco, and FPT Industrial. In September of the same year, the Fiat Industrial Village was inaugurated in Turin, a multipurpose centre belonging to Fiat Industrial and created for the sales, assistance, and product presentation for the Iveco, New Holland, and FPT Industrial brands. On 11 November 2021, Iveco published the prospectus in order to split from CNH Industrial which will be operated as

1444-582: Was introduced, replacing the 20-year-old OM Lupetto . Integrating the Fiat-OM range with the Unic and Magirus lineups was completed by 1980. IVECO moved in to work on increasing productivity and engine development. In 1978, IVECO launched the first product in the range of IVECO-branded light vehicles, the Daily . In 1980, Iveco built a turbo diesel engine for heavy industrial vehicles. In 1984, Iveco launched

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