RICHFIELD, Ohio, Aug. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- OEConnection LLC, the leading Online Parts & Service Exchange in the automotive industry, has successfully implemented their supply chain solutions to the International truck dealerships throughout the United States and Canada. OEConnection originally signed a contract in April 2009 with Navistar, Inc. - the operating company which produces International trucks. The Navistar agreement marked the first non-automotive manufacturer to select OEConnection's solutions, joining a list of both domestic and import auto manufacturers using these solutions since 2001. (Photo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090826/CL65780 ) (Logo: http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030515/OECONNLOGO ) To honor the successful launch of the program, OEConnection held a celebration last Friday at their corporate offices in Richfield, OH. Representatives from Navistar were on hand to celebrate, along with Parts Director Patrick Pesta from MVI Group in Columbus, OH. Pesta brought a new 2009 International LoneStar - the American Truck Dealers' Commercial Truck of the Year - to OEConnection's offices to celebrate the occasion. "OEConnection and Navistar have worked tirelessly to successfully launch these solutions to International dealers, and we're very pleased that representatives from Navistar have joined us today to celebrate," stated Charles Rotuno, President and CEO of OEConnection. "The outstanding teamwork demonstrated by both organizations has allowed us to accomplish all of our product launch goals, and we anticipate continued collaboration for many years to come. OEConnection is committed to helping International dealers maximize the value of our solutions to get the right parts, to the right place, at the right time." Navistar implemented OEConnection's online part marketing and sourcing solutions, as well as their idle reduction technology, to create a parts supply network for International dealerships. The creation of this supply network will allow International dealers to locate and sell parts quickly and easily, resulting in increased customer satisfaction, shortened part cycle-times, and by enabling the dealership channel's parts inventories to be utilized in fulfilling backorders, OEConnection's solutions will help ensure International vehicles are repaired and on the road faster. Pesta, from MVI Group, with International dealerships throughout Ohio, was in attendance at the celebration. He remarked, "We have been using OEConnection's tools at some of our Isuzu CV locations for years, and I am thrilled that we now have access to these tools for our International locations. OEConnection tools will help us reduce vehicle downtime, increase inventory turns, sell more of our old, idle parts, and allow us to keep fewer parts in our inventory. I am very excited to be a part of this celebration, and for OEConnection and Navistar to have formed this relationship." About OEConnection LLC OEConnection is the leading Online Parts & Service Exchange (OPSX) in the automotive industry, serving over 15,000 dealerships, collision repair shops, fleets, tire distributors and manufacturers. Customers use OEConnection products over 5 million times each month to market, manage and move original equipment parts, facilitating an estimated $12 billion in annual replacement parts trade. The company is headquartered in the greater Cleveland area at 4205 Highlander Parkway, Richfield, Ohio, 44286. Additional information is available at http://www.oeconnection.com/. About Navistar Parts Navistar Parts, an operating unit of Navistar International Corporation (NYSE:NAV), delivers the right part, at the right place, at the right time. With the largest dealer network in North America, and extensive global locations, Navistar Parts supplies parts worldwide for all makes of medium and commercial trucks, including International and IC Bus(TM) brand vehicles. With more than 700,000 parts, 10 global Parts Distribution Centers and 100 years of building a solid aftermarket parts supply chain, Navistar Parts keeps you up and running. Navistar Parts private labels include: Fleetrite , PARTSMART(TM) and ReNEWed . Additional information on Navistar Parts can be found at http://www.navistarparts.com/. About Navistar Navistar International Corporation (NYSE:NAV) is a holding company whose subsidiaries and affiliates produce International brand commercial and military trucks, MaxxForce brand diesel engines, IC Bus(TM) brand school and commercial buses, Monaco RV brands of recreational vehicles, and Workhorse brand chassis for motor homes and step vans. It also is a private-label designer and manufacturer of diesel engines for the pickup truck, van and SUV markets. The company also provides truck and diesel engine service parts. Another affiliate offers financing services. Additional information is available at http://www.navistar.com/newsroom. http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20030515/OECONNLOGO http://www.newscom.com/cgi-bin/prnh/20090826/CL65780DATASOURCE: OEConnection LLC CONTACT: Kyle McChesney, OEConnection, 888-776-5792, X1847; or Kathy Seegebrecht, Navistar, +1-630-753-3577 Web Site: http://www.oeconnection.com/

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