Navistar International Corp., which makes commercial trucks, diesel engines and buses, recently joined officials from the City of San Antonio to celebrate the grand opening of its new facility.
"This groundbreaking ceremony marks a milestone for us in the development of our new state-of-the-art manufacturing facility," Troy Clarke, CEO of Navistar, said in a news release. "We are excited to become part of the San Antonio community and we're confident this facility will reinforce Navistar's gains in the marketplace."
The facility is expected to bring more than 600 jobs to San Antonio.
"It's an honor to welcome Navistar into the Lone Star State's thriving community of innovation, technology and economic momentum," Gov. Greg Abbott said. "The state's partnership with a leader in commercial vehicle innovation will fuel Texas' COVID-19 recovery by providing great job opportunities to our diverse and highly skilled manufacturing workforce."
Persio Lisboa, executive vice president and chief operating officer of Navistar, said he is excited to launch Manufacturing 4.0 concepts at the new facility.
"These advancements will reduce manufacturing complexity and increase quality," Lisboa said. "Sharing these new industrial advances and Manufacturing 4.0 concepts with our existing plants is an additional benefit we anticipate from our experience with this new facility."
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