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10 October 2003
KYMCO ANNOUNCES ADOPTION OF ORBITAL
DIRECT INJECTION TECHNOLOGY
Perth, Australia: Orbital announced
today that Kwang Yang Motor Co. Ltd (Kymco) have publicly stated
that they are developing Kwang Yang Direct Injection (KDI) for planned
introduction on certain100cc and 50cc scooter models scheduled to
be launched next year.
Kymco, established in 1963 and one of Taiwan's
leading motorcycle manufacturers, produces more than 300,000 scooters
and motorcycles a year for both the Taiwanese market and a growing
export market.
KDI, which incorporates the Orbital Combustion
Process (OCP) has been developed as a result of 7 years of cooperation
between Orbital and Kymco. Kymco have claimed that the new KDI technology
can pass both Taiwan's fourth stage emissions regulations due in
2004 and Europe's stage three regulations due in 2006.
"This is another important step forward
for Orbital" said Orbital's Chief Executive Officer, Mr Peter
Cook. "Taiwan has introduced some of the toughest emissions
standards in the world and the KDI technology sets new benchmarks.
Orbital is particularly pleased with the expansion of OCP technology
beyond the established 50cc DI market in Europe to 100cc scooters
in Taiwan."
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