Navistar, Inc. and General Motors (GM) have reached an agreement to manufacture the cutaway model of GM’s G Van at Navistar’s Springfield, Ohio plant starting this year. With this multi-year contract, Navistar will add at least 300 jobs and recommission its second line at the plant.
“We’re very pleased to partner with GM on this important manufacturing opportunity,” said Persio Lisboa, president of Navistar operations. “Our Springfield plant is an important part of our manufacturing footprint, and we’ve been preparing it for a higher volume concentration of light- and medium-duty products as part of our manufacturing strategy. This is an important step towards our goal to drive automotive quality into the commercial vehicle industry.”
“This partnership will provide our Wentzville, Mo., assembly plant more flexibility to keep up with continued demand for mid-size trucks and full size vans,” said Cathy Clegg, GM’s North America manufacturing and labor relations vice president.
Navistar and GM have said that they are not disclosing any further details of the agreement at this time.
