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.

On display at the stand of Navistar Inc, at the North American Commercial Vehicle show in Atlanta last month was the Scania XT construction truck with tipper body.

Navistar Inc has upgraded the International Truck's 2020 on-highway line-up by enhancing fuel efficiency and improving uptime.

A supplier of patented aerodynamic products, FlowBelow Aero Inc, has signed an agreement with North American truck giant, Navistar Inc to supply custom aerodynamic drive wheel fairings for fitment ex-factory in 2020.

NEXT eMobility Solutions is the name of a new business unit, set up by Navistar Inc, to deliver customized electrification solutions in the truck and school bus markets in North America.