Volkswagen Truck & Bus seals deal with Navistar, gets access to North American market

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With the recent endorsement by the authorities concerned of the strategic alliance between Volkswagen Truck & Bus GmbH — which houses the MAN, Scania, Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus, and RIO brands — and U.S. commercial vehicle manufacturer Navistar International Corporation, Volkswagen Truck & Bus is set to become one of Navistar’s key technology partners.  This is coming as Volkswagen Truck & Bus acquired a stake of 16.6 percent in Navistar paying USD 15.76 per share. The purchase price is USD 256 million and takes the form of a capital increase.

The cooperation primarily involves working together on technical components and in procurement. Following an internal Navistar resolution, Volkswagen Truck & Bus CEO Andreas Renschler and CFO Matthias Gründler have joined the Navistar Board of Directors.

“The authorities have given our strategic alliance with Navistar the green light. Our newly-founded purchasing cooperation will begin work immediately. This puts both partners in a stronger position for the future. The strategic alliance provides Volkswagen Truck & Bus with access to the all-important North American market. This is a major step towards becoming a Global Champion,” says Andreas Renschler, CEO of Volkswagen Truck & Bus.

Troy Clarke, President and CEO of Navistar adds: “This alliance with Volkswagen Truck & Bus marks a significant milestone in our company’s history, and will create multiple benefits for both companies in both the near- and long-term. Now that the transaction has closed, we will move quickly to collaborate with an industry-leading, strategic partner to increase our global scale, strengthen our competitiveness, and provide our customers with expanded access to cutting-edge products, technology and services.

”Technical cooperation between Volkswagen Truck & Bus and Navistar begins

And with Volkswagen Truck & Bus set to become one of Navistar’s key technology partners, Navistar will be able to benefit from Volkswagen Truck & Bus’s advanced powertrain technologies in the future. This in turn will result in significantly higher volumes for Volkswagen Truck & Bus. Opportunities for cooperation in the fields of autonomous driving, alternative fuel technologies, and connectivity are also being explored. This underscores Volkswagen Truck & Bus’s aspiration to offer its customers all over the world intelligent and eco-friendly solutions.

Purchasing joint venture and Alliance Board

The aim of closer cooperation in the supply chain is for both alliance partners to benefit from cost advantages and economies of scale. To this end, Volkswagen Truck & Bus and Navistar have founded joint venture Global Truck & Bus Procurement LLC which is headquartered in Lisle (Illinois) and will begin work immediately. An Alliance Board made up of representatives from both companies will drive the strategic alliance forward at operational level. On behalf of Volkswagen Truck & Bus, Dr. Frederik Zohm will be in charge of its operational work.