Navistar International Corp.
Navistar International Corp. said its first International ProStar Plus Class 8 on-highway tractor equipped withĚýa Cummins ISX15 engine and selective catalytic reduction technology rolled off the production line this week at its plant in Escobedo, Mexico.
in its International ProStar+, PayStar and 9900 models.
Troy Clarke, Navistar’s president and chief operating officer, said the rollout was “an important milestone as we bring our first SCR-based Class 8 trucks to the marketplace.”
The tractor, with Cummins Emission Solutions SCR-based aftertreatment system, will enter initial pilot production in March, with regular production scheduled to begin in April.
Its remaining lineup of heavy-duty truck models will transition to SCR-based technology in a phased launch throughout 2013, based on volume and customer demand, Navistar said.