Navistar Ships Some 17,000 Vehicles to the U.S. and Canada in the Fourth Quarter

Last week, at a facility tour for media at the company’s engine plant in Huntsville, Ala., Navistar International Corp. announced its success in delivering approximately 17,000 vehicles to U.S. and Canadian customers in the past quarter.

“Like our other manufacturing facilities, our Huntsville engine plant is operating in full production mode and shipping several hundred engines each week to our truck and bus assembly locations,” said Daniel C. Ustian, chairman, president and CEO at Navistar. “To date, we have built and shipped more than 15,000 EPA-compliant 2010 vehicles and we continue to build more than 100 EPA2010 MaxxForce 13 engines every day.”

The company also announced it has received more than 28,000 orders for EPA2010 vehicle to date (not including long-term, multi-year contracts), including 10,000 orders for the MaxxForce 13. Among those orders, the company also has more than 1,000 orders for the all new Class 4/5 medium duty International TerraStar.

Navistar also advised that it has submitted certification to the EPA for its MaxxForce 15 and plans to submit for EPA certification of its MaxxForce 13 at 0.2g NOx in the next few months, far ahead of when high volume production of the 0.2g NOx-certified MaxxForce 13 would be required. Navistar also showcased a new campaign focused on its winning combination of its venerable International ProStar+ truck and MaxxForce 13 engine, launching this November.

“Today’s trucking industry poses major challenges for a fleet’s business,” said Michael Cerilli, vice president, North American Truck Marketing, Navistar. “Shippers are demanding more payload capacity at a lower operating cost. As a result, fleet owners need more flexibility in their fleet vehicles — ideally, a lightweight truck that helps maximize their payloads while operating more efficiently.”

When compared to similarly spec’d trucks, the ProStar+ with MaxxForce 13 is lighter by up to 1,000 lbs, giving customers substantially more capacity for increased payloads.

This significant weight advantage of ProStar+, along with its proven fluid economy advantage, provides a winning combination for Class 8 truck customers.

Navistar also announced that the all-new International TerraStar Class 4/5 medium-duty commercial truck began rolling off the assembly line in October at the company’s truck assembly plant in Garland, Texas. The first units are making their way to International dealers throughout the U.S. and Canada this month. The International TerraStar Class 4/5 commercial truck has a wide range of commercial-duty features. From its commercial-duty MaxxForce 7 V-8 diesel engine to the largest, roomiest cab available, the International TerraStar sets a new standard in the Class 4/5 truck market.