Navistar, Siemens to build injectors in South Carolina

CHICAGO (June 21, 1999) — Siemens Diesel Systems Technology LLC, a joint venture formed earlier this year by Siemens Automotive Corp. and Navistar International Corp., plans to build a new manufacturing plant in Richland County, S.C.

The factory will produce low-pressure common-rail digital valve fuel injectors for diesel engines designed and manufactured by Navistar. The fuel injection system, part of Navistar’s Green Diesel Technology, is scheduled to be ready for commercial use by the 2002 model year and is designed to increase engine performance and respond to tighter emissions standards.

Production levels are expected to reach four million injectors per year by 2005, which would establish Siemens Diesel Systems as a leader in the North American market for diesel injectors. The exact location of the plant has not been determined, but the joint-venture company said it would employ up to 500 people.

Until the factory is built, Siemens Diesel Systems will temporarily use an existing 70,000-square-foot facility located near the Interstate 77 corridor, in Columbia, S.C.