GM and Navistar in new truck deal

Perhaps it was only expected that after falling out with an old girlfriend, i.e., Ford Motor Company, Navistar had to choose the only other girl on the US shelf, namely, General Motors.

Navistar to boost truck output in Mexico

Navistar International is to boost production rates in the second half of 2014 at its heavy truck assembly plant in Escobedo, Mexico, according to Transport Topics.

The company will also raise output at its bus assembly plant in Tulsa, Oklahoma.

Navistar starts shipping MaxxForce 13 SCR

According to Diesel Progress, Navistar, Inc. has started shipping – ahead of schedule – its first International ProStar trucks powered by the MaxxForce 13 SCR diesels.

 This follows certification of its SCR-based 13-litre diesel engine earlier this month by the U.S. Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) and California Air Resources Board (CARB). 

Navistar claimed it began shipping the first units on April 26, from truck plants in Escobedo, Mexico and Springfield, Ohio.