This morning, we drove our
automobiles to Lisle, IL to the Navistar World Headquarters. This is a magnificent campus comprised of
nine (9) buildings that Navistar has occupied since January 2012. It was previously owned by Lucent
Technologies and has undergone significant renovation and cleanup by
Navistar.
In addition to being
Navistar’s headquarters, this facility houses the consolidated engineering and
design groups for the major components of Navistar’s operations. Members of the sales support and corporate
communications groups met us and escorted us to a conference room where Bill
Osborne, the president of Monaco RV, provided a brief update on the motor coach
business. Here, Bill announced that the
motor coach division changed its name to Navistar RV earlier in the day. Bill emphasized that building innovation and
better quality into the motor coaches is his primary direction.
After Bill’s update, we were
treated to an escorted tour of the engineering and design facilities. We heard how aerodynamics and ergonomics are
major efforts in all of the Navistar engineering efforts. At the end of our tour, Navistar showed off
one of their new Monaco Diplomat motor coaches.
At the completion of the
tour around 1:00 pm, we each went our separate ways for the afternoon. Some went sightseeing around Chicago, some
shopped, and others returned to the campground for a leisurely afternoon.
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