Created in 1986 as the successor to International Harvester, Navistar operates as the owner of International brand of trucks and diesel engines, the company also produces military vehicles through its Navistar Defense subsidiary along with bus production through IC Bus. Currently, Traton SE (formerly Volkswagen Truck and Bus) is the largest stakeholder of Navistar, owning 17% of the company. The headquarters of International Trucks are located in Lisle, Illinois.
19:30 CET: International 9900i is released along with a trailer video.[2]
18:00 CET: SCS Software makes a Stream for revealing the new truck, the International 9900i.
21 March 2022: SCS Software announced on their social medias that on 22 March 2022, will have a Stream for reveal the new truck.[3]
20 March 2022: SCS Software teases the International 9900i in a image on social media accounts.[4]
16 December 2021: In the SCS Christmas Stream, the team reveals an image about a mysterious future truck for ATS, with similarities to International 9900i. Pavel said that the truck is at an advanced stage of development and the people won’t have to wait much time for its release and it's something for 2022 for sure.[5]
10 May 2019: A truck dealer can be found under construction in Redding as of version 1.35.
4 February 2019: SCS Software officially reveals the LoneStar, with another CAD of the International LoneStar truck in a livestream to celebrate the 3rd anniversary of American Truck Simulator, claiming that it will arrive soon and Also a video of the progress, including interior and cab CAD progress.[15]
20 December 2018: During a livestream, SCS confirms that two trucks (assumed to be the International Lonestar and the Freightliner Cascadia) will arrive in 2019.
5 November 2018: The Volvo VNL was officially released.
3 November 2018: After a quick escalation between Volvo Trucks North America and SCS Software, the Volvo VNL (older model) will arrive before the LoneStar, within a month.
13 September 2018: SCS Community Manager Carthoo shows off a CAD drawing of the Lonestar on SCS forum.[16]
12 August 2018: Polish YouTuber Wujek Bohun interviews SCS Programmer Eryk Dwornicki, who reveals that the next truck for American Truck Simulator will be International.[17]
3 July 2018: SCS Software Twitter: SCS CEO Pavel Šebor was visiting the parent company of International.[18]
25 January 2016: In a blog post about licensing issues, SCS Software showed a picture of the International LoneStar model.[1]