Diesel specialist Navistar Engine Group has created three regional business units which it said would allow it to better focus on its expanding customer base around the world.
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The three units – North America, South America and Global – will be led by company veterans.
Eric Tech becomes president, Navistar Engine Group, from vice president and general manager.
Andy Dondlinger becomes vice president and general manager of North American business operations, from general manager, vee and inline business units.
Waldey Sanchez continues as president and CEO of Navistar’s South American engine operation, MWM-International.
Jose Eduardo Luzzi, formerly director of sales and marketing for MWM-International, becomes vice president and general manager of Navistar’s global operations.
David LaPalomento becomes vice president of global integration, from vice president of worldwide sales and marketing.
Jim Jesionowski becomes director, global manufacturing engineering and quality.
“This is a significant next step in achieving our vision to transform Navistar Engine Group into a thriving global business that will provide clean diesel solutions wherever there’s a need for power,” said Tech. The new business unit leaders report directly to Tech.
The reorganization supports a number of strategic goals.:One is to ensure the continued delivery of innovative MaxxForce brand engines to the North American on-highway market, including MaxxForce advanced EGR emissions technology for 2010 and beyond; grow in other automotive and industrial segments in NAFTA countries; and partner with new OEM customers in established and emerging markets under Euro emissions regulations.
Navistar has made engines for over 100 years, producing petrol, kerosene, methane and diesel engines stretching back to the company’s early days as International Harvester.
It has since built over 15m engines and customers for these include International brand trucks and IC Bus in North America, MAN Latin America, Volvo, Ford, General Motors, Marcopolo Buses, Case New Holland, Valtra and Massey Ferguson.
Navistar currently operates five engine manufacturing plants around the world.
As a part of a joint venture with Mahindra & Mahindra, it is also building a plant in India that will soon begin production of diesel engines for commercial, consumer and off-highway vehicles.
Dong Feng in China has licensed a Navistar diesel engine design for use in commercial trucks in the Far East. Navistar also recently signed an agreement to develop diesel engines for Daewoo brand buses in Korea.
