WARRENVILLE, IL – Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) and Caterpillar
Inc. (NYSE: CAT) closed a joint venture transaction resulting in a new company, NC2 Global
LLC, to serve the global commercial truck market. Navistar and Caterpillar first announced
plans to form a joint venture in June 2008 and have identified the leadership team of the new
entity that will establish its headquarters in the Chicago area.
“Together, Navistar and Caterpillar have moved this project from concept to reality in
little more than one year,” says Al Saltiel, president of NC2. “We now have a dedicated and
experienced leadership team that will hit the ground running.” Saltiel brings a wide range of
global distribution and marketing experience to NC2. As vice president of Marketing and head
of Navistar’s marketing efforts since 2004, Saltiel was responsible for all brand, product and
pricing strategy. Prior to joining Navistar, he held key senior marketing positions at Sony
Electronics, Jaguar, and Ford’s Premier Automotive Group.
Key Executive Team in Place
Bob Iacullo has been named Chief Financial Officer for NC2. Formerly Business
Resource Manager for Caterpillar’s Infrastructure Product Development Division, Iacullo also
held several executive positions in finance at Motorola.
Navistar and Caterpillar also have named key business unit directors for product
development, sales and marketing, dealer operations, production, supply chain, and parts and
service.
“NC2 will produce and market a full line of commercial on-highway trucks for markets
outside of North America,” says Saltiel. “Customers will benefit from the unparalleled depth
and scope of support provided by Navistar and Caterpillar’s global dealers.”
Navistar and Caterpillar each have named three people to NC2’s board of directors.
Caterpillar Group President Doug Oberhelman will serve as Chairman of the Board and Navistar
Truck Group President Dee Kapur has been named lead director from Navistar.
“The formation of this joint venture represents a long-term strategic decision,”
Oberhelman says. “Despite the current challenges facing the global economy, both Caterpillar
and Navistar are dedicating the right people and investing significant resources to ensure NC2’s
long-term success in the global on-highway truck market.”
NC2 Global Manufacturing and Distribution Venture
As previously announced, the 50/50 joint venture will develop, manufacture, and
distribute commercial trucks with an initial focus on markets including Australia, Brazil, China,
Russia, South Africa, and Turkey. NC2’s product line will feature both conventional and cabover
truck designs and will be sold under both the CAT and International (Navistar) brands.
North American Venture
Separately, Navistar and Caterpillar continue to work on design and development of a
new proprietary, purpose-built, heavy-duty CAT vocational truck for the North American
market. The trucks, manufactured in Navistar’s Garland, Texas facility, will be sold and serviced
through the CAT North American Dealer
