Navistar chooses Continental as official supplier

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Navistar, Inc. and Continental Tire the Americas, LLC signed a five-year agreement where Continental tires will supply all International brand medium-duty, severe service and heavy-duty trucks and all IC Bus brand school buses.

“Continental tires are well-regarded by customers in a wide range of applications and duty cycles throughout the commercial vehicle industry and we’re proud to make them the standard offering across our entire vehicle line-up,” said Bill Kozek, president, Navistar Truck and Parts. “Continental offers a full range of durable, low rolling resistance tires that help drive fuel efficiency improvements and maximize uptime for our customers.”

Continental will also offer a suite of replacement market services including ContiFleet roadside assistance, TruckFix Emergency Road Service Program, ContiTread retread products and services, and a network of more than 430 dealers across North America.

“We’re honored to be selected as the standard tire for International trucks and IC Bus school buses,” said Wes Garber, Director of Commercial OE Sales Continental Tire the Americas. “The performance characteristics of our tires will complement the strong performance of their vehicles.”

Continental tires are currently standard on International Truck severe service vocational trucks and will be standard across the International Truck and IC Bus brand portfolio starting January 2016.