Navistar to launch electric trucks in Portland
Navistar announced Friday the company will use Portland as a launch market for its new line of electric delivery trucks.
Navistar will host an event at the Portland Convention Center on May 25 to introduce the trucks to the business community and start taking orders.
“We’ve been in the pilot phase for the last year or so,” said Bill Walmsley, marketing manager for Navistar electric vehicles.
The company will release details next week about the model name and production stats for the truck, which will be manufactured in Indiana, and a listing of the test markets where the truck will be available in addition to Portland.
“It makes sense that the city that’s No. 1 in sustainability year after year would be our top launch market,” Walmsley said.
Navistar bought the manufacturing assets of Monaco Coach of Coburg last year for $52 million.
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