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Volkswagen AG Names First Female Labor Leader
A VW showroom. (Liesa Johannssen-Koppitz/Bloomberg News)
Volkswagen AG’s powerful works council picked its first female leader to succeed Bernd Osterloh, 64, who will take over as personnel chief at the German industrial giant’s Traton SE trucks division next month.
April 23, 2021VW’s Traton to Build China Truck Factory in Expansion Push
The shell of a driver's cabin is carried along the production line at Scania's factory in Sweden. (Mikael Sjoberg/Bloomberg News)
Traton SE is stepping up expansion plans in China after Volkswagen AG’s truck division hammered out a deal to acquire Navistar International Corp. to boost its presence in North America.
November 25, 2020VW Poised to Sign Off on $3.7 Billion Navistar Deal
International trucks sit parked in a lot outside a Navistar facility in Melrose Park, Ill. (Scott Olson/Getty Images)
Volkswagen AG’s board is preparing to sign off on its heavy-truck unit Traton SE acquiring U.S. manufacturer Navistar International Corp., according to people familiar with the matter.
November 6, 2020VW’s Traton, Toyota’s Hino to Collaborate on Electrification
Hino Motors autonomous trucks travel in convoy during a demonstration on a test track in Japan in May 2018. (Kiyoshi Ota/Bloomberg News)
Volkswagen AG and Toyota Motor Corp.’s truck subsidiaries are joining forces on battery-electric and fuel cell vehicles, enabling the companies to split the costs of developing technology needed to comply with stricter emission rules.
October 28, 2020Analysts View Traton, Navistar Deal as Win-Win
Navistar reported a near 50% decline in truck sales in the third quarter. (Navistar)
Navistar International Corp. is on the verge of becoming a subsidiary of German truck maker Traton SE, a step analysts said is a positive development for both companies.
October 20, 2020VW’s Traton Unit Sets Deadline for Navistar to Accept Offer
A Navistar International HX Series truck sits at the company's headquarters in Illinois. (Christopher Dilts/Bloomberg News)
Volkswagen AG’s heavy-truck division set a deadline for Navistar International Corp. to accept its takeover bid, ratcheting up pressure on the U.S. manufacturer to decide on a $3.6 billion deal.
October 14, 2020VW’s Traton Joins Rivals in Warning Demand for Trucks Is Souring
Traton flags. (Traton Group)
Volkswagen AG’s Traton truck-making division echoed competitors in warning it’s “intensively” preparing for a much more difficult environment next year.
November 4, 2019VW’s Traton IPO to Raise $1.8 Billion, Pricing at Low End
Mikael Sjoberg/Bloomberg News
Volkswagen AG raised 1.55 billion euros ($1.8 billion) selling a stake in its truck business, but only after pricing the offer at the low end of a target range to attract investors to one of Europe’s biggest initial public offerings this year.
June 27, 2019