Navistar this week announced that it will invest approximately $125 million more in its existing north Alabama operations.
A leading maker of commercial trucks and buses, Navistar has decided to invest significantly in new and expanded manufacturing facilities in the Yellowhammer State.
The new investments will bring 145 additional jobs to the company’s Huntsville facility, which already manufactures International brand diesel engines.
“Over the last two decades, the state of Alabama has been a wonderful partner for Navistar as we have developed and produced big-bore engines and other products in the state,” Persio Lisboa, Navistar’s executive vice president and chief operating officer, said in a statement. “Today, we are excited to have the opportunity to expand our presence in Alabama, while adding to our array of next-generation products.”
The company plans to make the new investments over the next three years. Navistar intends to produce next-generation big-bore powertrains developed with its global alliance partner TRATON in north Alabama.
“Navistar has been a longstanding corporate partner in our community and we are glad to see the company continues to see Huntsville as a strategic part of their growth strategy,” Huntsville Mayor Tommy Battle remarked.
“We welcome the new production component to Navistar’s manufacturing operations and look forward to a successful future,” he concluded.
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Sean Ross is a staff writer for Yellowhammer News. You can follow him on Twitter @sean_yhn
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