
A year after Traton Group's $3.7 billion takeover of Navistar International Corp., the German truck holding company's sway is noticeable in new faces, a bigger push on electric trucks and a decidedly Swedish influence in product development.
Navistar remains a stand-alone brand. Nothing looks different at industry events. In the C-suite scenes, Traton has installed its own leadership team led by Mathias Carlbaum, former Scania executive vice president of commercial operation, as CEO.