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Navistar Signs Joint Venture Agreements with China's JAC

International's MaxxForce engines will make their debut in China as part of a joint venture agreement between an affiliate of Navistar International and Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co. Ltd. (JAC).

by Staff
September 19, 2010
2 min to read


International's MaxxForce engines will make their debut in China as part of a joint venture agreement between an affiliate of Navistar International and Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co. Ltd. (JAC).


The two companies signed a joint venture agreement to develop, build and market advanced diesel commercial engines in China. An affiliate of NC2, a joint venture between Navistar and Caterpillar, also signed a joint venture agreement with JAC to develop, build and market advanced commercial vehicles in China.

The deal is pending approval by the necessary Chinese Government authorities.

The engine joint venture will establish a research and design center in China's Anhui Province for application engineering development, product design and technology advancements, to support the truck joint venture and other engine requirements of JAC's product portfolio. A dedicated manufacturing facility in Hefei, Anhui Province of China will be constructed to produce JAC and the Navistar-designed MaxxForce brand diesel engines. The truck joint venture will build vehicles at an existing 800,000-square-foot JAC manufacturing facility dedicated to medium and heavy-duty trucks.

The engine joint venture will focus on meeting emerging needs of the Chinese commercial truck market with Euro IV and Euro V compliant technology. JAC's 2010 vehicle sale estimates in the combined commercial vehicle segments of light heavy trucks are 200,000 units. Diesel engines produced by the new venture will be used in China.

"These joint ventures represent a significant step in Navistar's global growth," said Daniel C. Ustian, chairman, president and chief executive officer, Navistar. "This is consistent with our strategic platform of leveraging the technical capabilities and assets of great companies. Navistar recognizes the importance of the Chinese market and this venture with a strong partner such as JAC enables us to establish a firm foothold in China as we grow our business in the Asia Pacific region."



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