The saga continues as the Navistar International Corporation again files a lawsuit against Ford Motor Company for "breaking" its contract that promised Navistar would be the soul manufacturer of the V-6 and V-8 diesel engines for the F-150.
Ford is planning to produce a 4.4-liter diesel engine for North America vehicles some time in late 2009 or early 2010. If Ford produces this engine for the F-150, according to Navistar, it's a violation of the contract.
The lawsuit filed on February 26 states "…Navistar spent millions of dollars and devoted years of its employees' time to develop a next-generation diesel engine named "Lion" for use in F-150 pickup trucks and other vehicles in which Ford had not previously offered diesel engines. Ford agreed that Navistar, which has been the exclusive diesel-engine supplier for Ford's heavy-duty pickup trucks since 1979, would be the manufacturer and supplier of the new engines for the North American vehicle market."
Ford filed a lawsuit against Navistar in 2007 involving engine pricing and warranty claims on Power Stroke diesel engines. Navistar counter-sued in May 2007 and asked for in excess of $2 billion in damages after Ford stopped honoring the terms of an agreement under which the engines were built, where they originally sued Ford Motor Co. alleging breach of the contract in June 2007
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