TRUCKMAKERS' NEWS WORLDWIDE
* USA - State drops old dispute on Daimler judgment
Portland,OR,USA -The Oregonian, by BRENT HUNSBERGER -April 04, 2009: -- Under pressure from Portland business and political leaders, Oregon Attorney General, John Kroger, said Friday he would drop a lawsuit to recover $220 million in punitive damages from a large Portland employer... As part of the deal with Kroger, Portland-based Daimler Trucks North America agreed to pay $150,000 into a fund for Oregon crime victims and up to an additional $300,000 should the company pull its headquarters out of Portland within three years... The agreement ends a complex case pending before the Oregon Supreme Court that had roots in Canada, England and Germany. Executives at Daimler Trucks, formerly known as Freightliner, often cited the state's appeal as a sore spot when discussing its future in Portland, where it employs about 2,000 people at its headquarters...
* UK - Navistar Gets $180 Million U.K. Deal
West Point, Miss,USA -Transport Topics -6 April 2009: -- Navistar International Corp. said Monday that its defense unit has finalized a $180 million deal with the United Kingdom to purchase 262 tactical wheeled vehicles and parts... The units will be assembled at the company’s plant in West Point, Miss., which has produced approximately 6,000 International MaxxPro mine-resistant vehicles... The TSV Husky units will be powered by MaxxForce engines. Deliveries are scheduled to begin in the second half of the 2009 calendar year, Navistar said in a statement...
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