Apr 1, 2009 12:00 PM

Navistar Financial Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Navistar International Corporation, celebrated a milestone anniversary March 12: Sixty years of helping dealers and customers purchase International trucks, IC Buses, and trailer products.

“We have consistently supported our dealers and customers through many ups and downs of the economy over the past 60 years,” said David Johanneson, president and chief executive officer of Navistar Financial. “As the global economy faces extremely difficult conditions, we are even more dedicated to providing the financing products and services that our dealers and customers need to operate their businesses.”

Navistar Financial was founded March 12, 1949, under the name of International Harvester Credit Corporation.