- Navistar and Volkswagen Truck & Bus to pursue strategic technology collaboration and establish procurement joint venture with Volkswagen Truck & Bus taking a 16.6% stake in Navistar
- Volkswagen Truck & Bus to invest $256 million in Navistar at $15.76 per share and have the right to appoint two directors to Navistar’s board of directors
- Alliance will uniquely position Navistar to provide best-in-class products and services to customers
- Navistar expects to realize cumulative synergies of $500 million over first five years
LISLE, Ill. September 6, 2016 Navistar International Corporation (NYSE: NAV) today announced that it has formed a wide-ranging strategic alliance with Volkswagen Truck & Bus, which includes an equity investment in Navistar by Volkswagen Truck & Bus and framework agreements for strategic technology and supply collaboration and a procurement joint venture.
The agreements expected to be entered into in connection with the alliance will enable Navistar to offer customers expanded access to leading-edge products and services through collaboration on technology and the licensing and supply of Volkswagen Truck & Buss products and components, while better optimizing its product development spend. The alliance will also strengthen Navistars liquidity position. In addition, the procurement
joint venture is expected to leverage the purchasing power of Volkswagen Truck & Buss three major truck brands, Scania, MAN and Volkswagen Caminhões e Ônibus, in addition to Navistars own International® and IC Bus brands, providing Navistar with enhanced global scale.
Navistar expects significant synergies from both the strategic technology collaboration and the procurement joint venture. The company expects the alliance to be accretive beginning in the first year, and for cumulative synergies for Navistar to ramp up to at least $500 million over the first five years. By year five, it expects the alliance will generate annual synergies of at least $200 million for Navistar. This annual run rate is expected to
grow materially thereafter as the companies continue to introduce technologies from the collaboration.
“We are very pleased to partner with a global leader who shares our view of the world, in an alliance that will deliver multiple benefits and is consistent with our open-integration strategy”, said Troy Clarke, President and CEO, Navistar. “Starting in the near term, this alliance will benefit our purchasing operations through global scope and scale. Over the longer term, it is intended to expand the technology options we are able to offer our customers by leveraging the best of both companies and enabling Navistar to deliver enhanced uptime. Volkswagen Truck & Buss equity investment will strengthen our liquidity position and expand our financial flexibility, while aligning us with a valuable strategic partner.”
“Closer collaboration among our existing brands was a top priority for our commercial vehicles business and we are well on track in this context”, said Andreas Renschler, CEO of Volkswagen Truck & Bus and member of the Board of Management of Volkswagen AG responsible for commercial vehicles. “We are now taking the next step on our way to becoming a Global Champion in the commercial vehicles industry. The strategic alliance with Navistar is an important milestone and will be very beneficial for both sides.”
Navistar will remain a leading, independent truck, bus and engine company, focused on providing best-in class products and related services to its customers globally and delivering value for its shareholders.
“We expect this alliance will create significant global scale, yielding considerable cost savings for both companies”, said Walter Borst, Executive Vice President and Chief Financial Officer, Navistar. “We believe working collaboratively, the two companies can optimize the capital and engineering expenditures associated with next-generation truck and bus engine development, while providing both Navistar and Volkswagen Truck & Bus with opportunities for substantial procurement savings. This alliance marks another step in Navistars journey to be a stronger, more profitable company.”
Equity Investment
As part of the alliance, Volkswagen Truck & Bus will acquire 16.2 million newly issued shares in Navistar,representing 16.6% of post-transaction undiluted common stock (or 19.9% of pre-transaction outstanding common stock). It will pay $15.76 per share or a 25% premium over Navistars 90-day volume weighted average price as of August 31, 2016, or 12% over Navistars closing price on September 2, 2016. Navistar will receive $256 million
from the equity investment to be used for general corporate purposes.
To underscore the long-term nature of the alliance, Volkswagen Truck & Bus has agreed to hold these shares for a minimum of three years. Reflective of its shareholding post-transaction, Volkswagen Truck & Bus will have the right to appoint two directors to Navistars board of directors.
Procurement Joint Venture
The procurement joint venture will help source parts for both companies, providing Navistar and Volkswagen Truck & Bus with greater scale and competitiveness. It will also provide additional opportunities for Navistar suppliers to gain access to potential global sourcing opportunities, and create improved pricing for end customers.
Technology Sharing
The strategic technology and supply partnership builds on Navistars open integration strategy of partnering with the best global companies in the industry to integrate cutting-edge technology. It is expected the partnership will focus on powertrain technology solutions, as well as explore collaboration in all aspects of commercial vehicle development, including advanced driver assistance systems, connected vehicle solutions, platooning and autonomous technologies, electric vehicles, and cab and chassis components. This enhanced collaboration will enable the alliance to share the overall costs associated with future vehicle development.
Navistar products will benefit from Volkswagen Truck & Bus components and technology through licensing and supply agreements entered into pursuant to the framework agreement for strategic technology and supply collaboration, which longer term will generate increased parts sales.
Governance
The strategic alliance will receive oversight from an alliance board, comprising top-level executives from both parties, which will align the product development and procurement processes between the companies.
Navistar is excited to announce the formation of a wide-ranging alliance with Volkswagen Truck & Bus, which is the largest truck company in Europe and also has a significant global presence. This alliance marks yet another step in our journey to becoming a stronger company, while enhancing our long-term offering of products for our customers.
The alliance with Volkswagen Truck & Bus includes an equity investment in Navistar by Volkswagen Truck & Bus and framework agreements for strategic technology and supply collaboration and procurement joint venture.
Volkswagen Truck & Bus will take a 16.6% equity stake in Navistar through a new stock issue; Volkswagen will have the opportunity to name two new members to the Navistar Board of Directors.
DETAILS ON THE ALLIANCE:
- Navistar products will benefit from major Volkswagen Truck & Bus components and technology through licensing agreements.
- The technology sharing element of the new alliance will focus on powertrain opportunities. Collaboration on additional aspects of commercial vehicle development— including advanced driver assistance systems, connected vehicle solutions, platooning and autonomous technologies, electric vehicles and cab and chassis components—will be explored at a later date.
- The expected procurement joint venture will help source parts for Navistar and Volkswagen Truck and Bus, helping both realize global economies of scale.
- Navistar expects the strategic alliance to close by late 2016 or early 2017, pending regulatory approvals.
BENEFITS OF THE ALLIANCE:
- This marks another step in our journey to be a stronger, more profitable company, and in our journey to re-establish trust and increase consideration of our core brands.
- This alliance benefits Navistar, its International Truck and IC Bus dealers and our collective customer base in four ways:
- Strengthens Navistar’s financial position and enables further invest in future products that deliver leading uptime, fuel efficiency, safety and driver appeal
- Brings a strategic partner who is aligned with Navistar’s interests and business strategy to help grow the International Truck and IC Bus businesses
- Allows for collaboration on new commercial vehicle technologies, including powertrains, and later advanced driver assistance systems, connected vehicle solutions, platooning and autonomous technologies, and cab and chassis components
- Provides improved economies of scale through global sourcing power which will allow Navistar to better compete against global competitors
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