Navistar International Corporation has launched its new generation of HX Series Class 8 truck and tractor models for the construction and vocational markets in North America.

After careful consideration with the assistance of its financial and legal advisors, the Board of Directors at CV builder, Navistar International Corporation of Lisle, has unanimously concluded that the revised bid of USD43.00 per share for the remaining shares in Navistar by the Traton Group significantly undervalues the company and the substantial synergies from a combination of the two organisations.

Navistar International Corporation has appointed Friedrich Baumann as president, Sales, Marketing and Aftersales.

Navistar International Corporation has announced a new facility in Rochester Hills to house its NEXT eMobility Solutions business unit.

Navistar International Corporation has started to supply the new Allison 3414 Regional Haul Series transmission, an uprated variant of the Allison’s 3000 Series transmission from Allison Transmission Inc, in its regional haul tractor models – July saw the first International RH Series vehicles equipped with the new RHS transmission had rolled off the manufacturing line and that full production was expected later this year.

Navistar International Corporation and TuSimple, a global self-driving technology company, have entered a strategic partnership to co-develop SAE Level 4 self-driving trucks targeted for production by 2024.

Navistar International Corporation has appointed Persio V. Lisboa president and chief executive officer from July 1, 2020.

Following the announcement in its 2019 financial report it would invest in building a new truck plant in the USA, Navistar International Corporation last month announced it held a virtual ground-breaking ceremony to mark the start of construction of a new truck manufacturing plant in San Antonio.

“At Navistar we are power agnostic, we offer diesel (Cummins), gasoline (PSI), gas (PSI) and in the near future, electric powered vehicles,” stated Gary Horvat,  Navistar, Vice President eMobility.

Exhibiting at the World of Concrete exhibition early this month saw Navistar-owned International Truck launch new options of its vocational truck line-up.

International Truck is to fit the Allison 1000 HS automatic transmission with Neutral-at-Stop as standard equipment on the Class 6/7 International MV Series, beginning in Q1 2020.

School bus and truck builder, Navistar Inc of Lisle, Illinois is investing more than USD250m to build a new Class 6-8 truck manufacturing facility in San Antonio, Texas.