Press information
2007-April-11
Opus Prodox AB (publ) and its partner SysTech International has been awarded a
tender for a large scale test of Remote OBD in the state of Oregon. A first test
on 125 taxi cars started in Baltimore during 2006. It has turned out well, and
now Opus has got the order to deliver the 5 000 vehicle units for Remote OBD to
the state of Oregon. The order is scheduled to be delivered in Q3 2007 and is
worth approx. 1,5 MSEK for Opus.
Since 1996 the legislation in USA has demanded that light vehicles should be
equipped with a built-in diagnostic function (OBD II) so that an environmental
test could be performed at yearly inspection or at a road side test, by the
police.
“The last years the authorities have seen that the curve for environmental
improvement has flattened out, and therefore has the interest for new
technologies increased. With a continuous surveillance the bad vehicles can be
identified faster which reduces the pollution compared with today, where high
polluting vehicles can drive around for several years without detection”, says
Jörgen Hentschel, Deputy Managing Director/Development Manager and responsible
for the project at Opus.
Several other states have also shown an interest for the system that Opus and
SysTech has developed. In Oregon there are approx 1 million cars and Opus and
SysTech has set a target to equip 250 000 of them with Remote OBD. Other states
that have shown interest are Maryland (approx. 3,7 million vehicles), California
(approx. 28 million vehicles), Utah (approx. 1,4 million vehicles), Illinois,
Missouri and New Jersey.
This press info is also available in Swedish at www.opus.se
For more information:
Magnus Greko, Managing Director
Opus Prodox AB
Phone: +46 (0) 31 748 34 91
E-mail: magnus@opus.se
WEB: www.opus.se
Opus in Brief:
The business idea of Opus Prodox AB is to develop, produce and sell products
within Emission & Diagnostics, Fleet Management and Wireless Vehicle Inspection
for the global market. The products include emission analyzers, diagnostic
equipment, electronic driver log systems, Fleet Management systems and systems
for Remote OBD. The company is selling in more than 35 countries all over the
world. Opus share is listed on First North (Stockholm Stock Exchange) under the
ticker OPUS. The company has 22 employees and the turnover was 37 MSEK in 2006.
