International Truck and Engine Corp has confirmed plans to introduce a new family of Class 3-5 low-cab-forward commercial trucks, beginning with production of a Class 4-5 product in early 2005. Plans for the introduction of the low-cab-forward vehicle, which the company will market as the International CF Series, were discussed with hundreds of International dealers at the company's annual dealer meetings in Chicago IL recently.
The International CF Series will be sourced through the company's Blue Diamond joint venture with Ford Motor Co. This low-cab-forward vehicle from International will be built with several shared components, including an International diesel engine and Ford automatic transmission.Blue Diamond will produce the CF Series at its assembly plant in Escobedo, Mexico.