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Articlesby Jack RobertsAugust 4, 2025

Q&A: International's Huntsville Powertrain Plant Sets its Sights on the Future

Heavy Duty Trucking's Jack Roberts sat down with Brandon Tucker, manager of International's Huntsville, Alabama, Powertrain Plant, to find out what is next for this world-class manufacturing facility.

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Articlesby Jack RobertsMay 11, 2025

Q&A: International's Next Chapter with Mathias Carlbaum and Catharina Modahl Nilsson

Despite ongoing uncertainty in the North American trucking market, International’s leadership team says the storied OEM has worked through growing pains with Traton and is poised to deliver a host of new, cutting-edge products in the next two to three years.

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Newsby StaffJuly 7, 2020

Volkswagen AG, Traton Announce Corporate Restructuring

Effective July 15, Andreas Renschler is leaving the boards of management for both Volkswagen AG and Traton SE “by best mutual consent,” according to a press release.

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Newsby Jack RobertsJanuary 31, 2020

Traton Makes Much-Anticipated Bid to Acquire Navistar

In a long-speculated move, Volkswagen's global truck and bus subsidiary, Traton, has made an unsolicited bid to acquire the rest of Navistar for $35 a share.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsJanuary 3, 2020

2020 Trucking Ahead

The early signs indicate this will be a newsworthy year -- both inside trucking and out. Blog commentary by Senior Editor Jack Roberts.

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Newsby Sven-Erik LindstrandOctober 7, 2019

Traton Group Talks Electromobility, Partnerships at Innovation Day Event

At an Innovation Day event in Sweden, Traton Group outlined the company's plans to share technology between its divisions and invest in electromobility.

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Newsby StaffJuly 26, 2019

4 Car Makers to Voluntarily Stick to California Emissions Rules

In a move viewed by some as a rejection of the Trump Administraton's plan to rollback emissions standards, four major automakers have voluntarily agreed to follow California's stricter standards going forward.

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Newsby StaffJune 17, 2019

Navistar to Build Next-Gen Diesels at Alabama Engine Plant

Navistar announced a $125 million investment in its Huntsville, Alabama, engine plant as part of a plan to begin producing next-generation big-bore diesel engines developed with its European partner, Traton, in the future.

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Truck Techby Jack RobertsMay 30, 2019

Are Traton and Navistar Signaling Something Big in the Works?

Volkswagen's new global truck and bus business unit Traton and Navistar both announced major business initiatives with long-term implications. Are these moves setting the stage for something even bigger coming down the pike?

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Newsby David CullenMay 14, 2019

Volkswagen Resumes Planned IPO of Truck-OEM Subsidiary Traton

Volkswagen AG announced on May 13 that it is resuming preparations for an initial public offering of Traton SE, with progress to be made “depending on further developments on capital markets.”

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