GM Navistar Deal

GM, Navistar Partner to Build Commercial Trucks

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In an aggressive play to further penetrate the commercial truck marketplace, GM and Navistar International Corp. have entered into a long-term partnership agreement to produce medium-duty Class 4 and 5 trucks.

GM walked away from the medium-duty segment in 2009 when it killed the Chevrolet Kodiak and GMC TopKick work trucks, but it has reconsidered and teamed up with longtime chassis and engine builder Navistar. Ford partnered with Navistar on the two-generations-ago Super Duty lineup, but had problems with the Navistar-built 6.0-liter V-8 Power Stroke. Ford eventually severed its relationship with Navistar and moved Super Duty powertrain responsibilities in house.

A joint press release reports that Navistar will add as many as 300 jobs and invest more than $12 million in new equipment and facility upgrades to produce the new trucks. GM has not announced what investments it will make.

According to Automotive News, Navistar has struggled to keep top executives and improve cash flow due to previous issues regarding emissions compliance and technology strategies on some of its heavy-duty engines.

Production of GM's new commercial duty truck is scheduled to begin in 2018; early reports say Navistar will be responsible for the rolling chassis and GM will supply the commercial components and engines.

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I don't see what the big deal about GM just making their own trucks , they already have the hard part done which is making the cab , the frame and the rest is cake , I may be over simplifying it but that's the way I see it .

Probably wont be a big seller.

They already have as you said the cab assembly, doors, interior etc. might need a new floor pan but that's not too big a deal. They have engines and transmissions, many axle suppliers out there as well.

Ram builds their 4/5500s at the same plant that does the 2/3500s.

One of my brothers drove a new Navistar truck made for hauling fuel and oil.

It spent so much time in the shop it was eventually purchased back. They could never get their emissions system to work right on it, among other things.

Probably explains why Navistar wants a different power train, theirs just doesn't work.

Which is what drove Ford away.