SAN ANTONIO, June 25, 2020 /PRNewswire/ -- Navistar
International Corporation (NYSE: NAV), a leading maker of
International® brand commercial trucks, proprietary
diesel engines and IC Bus® brand school and commercial
buses, today joins the City of San
Antonio, Bexar County and
the San Antonio Economic Development Foundation (SAEDF) in a
virtual groundbreaking ceremony to celebrate construction of
Navistar's new industry-leading manufacturing facility in
San Antonio. The virtual
groundbreaking ceremony can be viewed at
https://youtu.be/CoqC6erF-x8.
Ceremony speakers include Navistar executives Troy A. Clarke, chairman, president and chief
executive officer; Persio Lisboa,
executive vice president and chief operating officer; and
Mark Hernandez, senior vice
president, global manufacturing. Texas leaders Governor Greg Abbott; City of
San Antonio Mayor Ron
Nirenberg; Bexar County Judge Nelson
Wolff; City of San Antonio Councilwoman Rebecca Viagran; San
Antonio City Manager Erik
Walsh; and SAEDF CEO Jenna
Saucedo-Herrera also joined in the celebration.
"This groundbreaking ceremony marks a milestone for us in the
development of our new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility,"
said Clarke. "We are excited to become part of the San Antonio community and we're confident this
facility will reinforce Navistar's gains in the marketplace."
Located near Interstate 35, off U.S. Highway 281 and the
frontage road connecting to Mitchell Lake Trailhead, the new
900,000-square-foot plant will have the capacity to produce Class
6-8 vehicles. Vehicle production at the facility is scheduled to
begin early 2022, bringing more than 600 jobs to the San Antonio area.
"It's an honor to welcome Navistar into the Lone Star State's
thriving community of innovation, technology and economic
momentum," said Greg Abbott,
governor of Texas. "The state's
partnership with a leader in commercial vehicle innovation will
fuel Texas' COVID-19 recovery by
providing great job opportunities to our diverse and highly skilled
manufacturing workforce."
The more than $250 million
investment in Texas is a key
component to the company's "Navistar 4.0" growth strategy. The
location of the San Antonio plant
allows for significant logistics improvements and a consolidation
of the company's supply base. The new facility will also
incorporate the latest manufacturing principles – digital factory,
connected machinery, robust lean manufacturing processes and cloud
analytics – to enable predictive quality and maintenance, and allow
data-driven decisions to be made on the shop floor in real
time.
"We are excited to launch Manufacturing 4.0 concepts at our new
facility, as these advancements will reduce manufacturing
complexity and increase quality," said Persio Lisboa, executive vice president and
chief operating officer, Navistar. "Sharing these new industrial
advances and Manufacturing 4.0 concepts with our existing plants is
an additional benefit we anticipate from our experience with this
new facility."
The industry-leading facility will include a general assembly
line, body shop, paint shop and logistics center, as well as a
truck specialty center, to make aftermarket modifications
on-site.
About Navistar
Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) is a holding
company whose subsidiaries and affiliates produce
International® brand commercial trucks, proprietary
diesel engines, and IC Bus® brand school and commercial
buses. An affiliate also provides truck and diesel engine service
parts. Another affiliate offers financing services. Additional
information is available at www.Navistar.com.
All marks are trademarks of their respective owners.
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