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North American Locations
Navistar Diesel of Alabama, LLC — Huntsville Engine Plant
The Huntsville, Alabama, plant is Navistar’s newest engine facility and the producer of a new generation of technologically advanced MaxxForce™ clean-diesel engines for Navistar, Ford Motor Company and other original equipment manufacturers. The plant was designed to incorporate the most modern machine tool technologies and latest manufacturing techniques in the production of Navistar’s industry leading products. MaxxForce Navistar Diesel Power engines are designed to meet the EPA’s stringent emissions standards and exceed customer’s needs for performance, reliability, durability and fuel efficiency.
The Huntsville plant has a non-traditional work environment where tasks are effectively accomplished through Business Teams. These teams, which include machining, assembly, manufacturing services, financial services and human resources, are self-contained units. They have the information, resources and support necessary to excel in the production of world-class products. Individuals are empowered to take part in decision-making, take initiative and contribute to continuous improvement within their team.
With nearly 700,000 sq. ft. of production and office space, the Huntsville plant produces Navistar’s line of V8 engines, the MaxxForce™ 5, MaxxForce™ 7 and the 6.4-liter Power Stroke® Diesel engine for Ford Motor Company. These engines provide customers with performance and drivability, exceptional quietness in low noise, vibration and harshness as well as economy and serviceability.
The Hunstville plant is ISO/TS 16949 certified.
Indianapolis Engine Plant
The Indianapolis Engine Plant produced its first engine on February 23, 1938 and one-millionth ten years later on May 3, 1948. To date, it has produced more than nine million engines, which re-enforces the success of its business philosophy: Meet our customer’s expectations better than the competition by building products that provide the best performance, quality, reliability, service and response to customer needs and the best value.
Recognized for its use of leading edge processes to achieve excellence in manufacturing, the Indianapolis plant was selected as one of “America’s Best Plants” by Industry Week Magazine.
Today, the Indianapolis Engine Plant, spanning 1.1 million sq. ft., manufactures and assembles the 6.4-liter Power Stroke Diesel for Ford Motor Company. It also manufactures and machines crankshafts and connecting rods for the Huntsville plant. The Power Stroke Diesel engine is an industry-leading engine, providing customers with performance and drivability, exceptional quietness in low noise, vibration and harshness as well as economy and serviceability.
The Indianapolis Engine Plant is ISO/TS 16949 and QS 2000 certified.
Melrose Park Engine Plant and Technical Center
The Melrose Park Engine Plant and Technical Center was originally constructed in 1941 and produced 75,000 engines during World War II for B-24 Liberator Bombers. In 1946, International Harvester, now Navistar Truck and Engine Corporation, purchased the plant for its construction equipment and engine businesses and began engineering, manufacturing and assembling a variety of diesel engines and construction equipment products throughout the next four decades. In 1975, it introduced its wet-sleeved DT 466, setting a new standard for medium-duty diesels with its long life to overhaul and in-chassis rebuild capability. A few years later, it introduced the 6.9-liter V-8 diesel for International trucks and Ford heavy pickup trucks and vans.
Today, the Melrose Park plant produces the MaxxForce™ DT (the legendary DT 466), MaxxForce™ 9 and MaxxForce™ 10 on its 1.5 million sq. ft. manufacturing floor. These engines, built on International’s proven I-6 platform, are known for their legendary reliability, wide range of vocational capabilities, durability and industry-leading residual value, which add up to high-value and low cost of ownership for owners of Class 6-7 trucks and buses.
The Melrose Park Engine Plant is ISO/TS 16949 certified and the Technical Center is ISO 9001 and QS 9000 certified.
