Ford, Navistar Divorce Helps Keep Diesel Cost in Check

PRESCOTT, AZ – Parting ways with former diesel-engine supplier Navistar International Corp. is allowing Ford Motor Co. to offer its own diesel without passing costs on to consumers, despite the addition of a high-tech Selective Catalytic reduction system.

“We’ve always wanted to do it in-house; you want to do your own powertrain,” Frank Davis, executive director-North America product development, tells ...