WARRENVILLE, IL - Navistar Engine Group has been awarded the 2008 General Motors Supplier Merit Award for Outstanding Power Train and excellent performance in quality, service, technology, and price.

Out of seven hundred companies supplying the automaker's production chain, GM gave prizes to 28 companies. The company was recognized due to show strong alignment to GM's priorities and other outstanding reasons that gave the company this prize for the second consecutive year. "The MWM International team is very proud to receive recognition for being an outstanding supplier to a customer who has a high requirements level. The award reinforces one of our values that is to ensure constant attention to quality," said Waldey Sanchez, president and CEO of MWM International Industria de Motores da America do Sul Ltda., Navistar's South American engine subsidiary.

Since 1964 MWM has supplied more than 800,000 diesel engines for Brazilian-made GM trucks, pickups and sport utility vehicles. Currently, MWM's Sprint 4.07 TCE engine powers the Chevy S10 pickup and Blazer SUV.  Furthering their partnership, the companies last year signed an agreement under which Navistar will supply 300,000 diesel engines for a new line of light trucks that GM will launch throughout South America in 2011.

"Navistar and our affiliates have been known for top performance, reliability and quality for decades," said Eric Tech, president of Navistar Engine Group. "We are proud that MWM has been recognized for continuing to meet and exceed customer expectations."

The GM Merit award began as a global program in 1992. Award winners are selected by a global team of GM executives from purchasing, engineering, manufacturing and logistics who base their decisions on supplier performance in quality, service, technology and price.

Navistar focuses exclusively on high-performance diesel engines in the 2.8 liter to 12.4 liter range with outputs as high as 475 hp (355 kW) that meet all EPA and Euro emissions regulations.  Its blue-chip roster of global customers includes International brand trucks and IC Bus in North America.  In South America, MAN Latin America, Volvo, Ford Motor Company, General Motors, Marcopolo Buses, Case New Holland. Valtra and Massey Ferguson wheel tractors are powered by Navistar diesels. 

In addition to on-highway power, Navistar also produces diesel engines for agricultural equipment, construction and defense vehicles, stationary power gen-sets, and a variety of other on-road and off-road vehicles and equipment.