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TRUCKMAKERS NEWS * USA
* Ohio - Slowing Orders Hit Paccar's Kenworth
Chillicothe,OH,USA -NASDAQ, by BOB TITA -April 11, 2012: -- Heavy-duty truck maker Paccar Inc. plans to cut 10% of the work force at its Chillicothe, Ohio, assembly plant in response to weakening orders for the company's Kenworth trucks... The plant's manager said orders have fallen by 10% recently, causing the company to scale back production at the central Ohio plant. A spokesman for Kenworth confirmed the 10% work force reduction... Industry analysts estimate the plant's headcount at 2,000 to 2,500 people, or about 10% of Paccar's total work force. Washington-based Paccar also makes Peterbilt trucks...
* Illinois - Navistar to expand partnership with Chinese truckmaker JAC
Downers Grove,ILL,USA -CCJ (USA) -April 25, 2012: -- At the Beijing International Automotive Exhibition (Auto China 2012), Navistar Inc. announced its plans to expand its collaboration with Chinese truckmaker Anhui Jianghuai Automobile Co. Ltd. (JAC). At a signing ceremony in conjunction with the tradeshow, Navistar and JAC signed non-binding letters of intent (LOI) to partner on new commercial vehicle opportunities:
• Light-duty truck export opportunities from JAC in China to Navistar dealers in Brazil; and
• Design, development, manufacturing and distribution of school buses for the Chinese market...
Navistar and JAC are exploring new export opportunities for certain models of JAC’s light- and medium-duty truck line to select Navistar truck dealers in Brazil...
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