Western Star Trucks
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| Subsidiary | |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Founded | Cleveland, Ohio, United States (1967) |
| Headquarters | Portland, Oregon, United States |
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Key people
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Martin Daum, President, CEO Jürgen Kritschgau, CFO, Finance and Control Roger M. Nielsen, COO Kelley Platt, General Manager/President |
| Products | Trucks |
| Owner | Daimler Trucks North America |
| Website | westernstarstrucks.com |
Western Star Trucks Sales, Inc., commonly designated Western Star, is an American truck manufacturer headquartered in Portland, Oregon, United States and a subsidiary of Daimler Trucks North America, in turn a wholly owned subsidiary of the German Daimler AG.
In 1967 White Motor Company started the Western Star division as White Western Star with a new plant at Kelowna, British Columbia, sharing headquarters with White in Cleveland, Ohio. By 1980, White was insolvent, despite importing Semon E. "Bunkie" Knudsen, son of General Motors legend Semon Knudsen, and President of Ford Motor Company in 1969–70. Volvo AB acquired the U.S. assets of the company. Bow Valley Resource Services and Nova, two energy-related companies based in Calgary, Alberta, purchased the Canadian assets, including the Kelowna plant, and the WesternStar nameplate and product range.
In 1990, Western Star Trucks was purchased by Australian businessman Terrence 'Terry' Peabody, who turned around the company's fortunes over the next 10 years, and in 2000 sold it to DaimlerChrysler where it became part of the Freightliner Trucks division.
In 2002, Western Star production was moved to a plant in Portland, Oregon. 4700, 4800, 4900 and 6900 model trucks are still manufactured in the Portland Truck Plant. In May 2015, the Daimler Trucks North America plant in Cleveland, North Carolina began to build 4700 and 4900 models, as well as assemble all new semi tractor 5700XE models.
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