Court Delays Ford-Navistar Hearing to Next Week

A court hearing on a Ford Motor Co. contract dispute with engine maker Navistar International Corp. has been postponed until next week, Bloomberg reported.The two had were scheduled to make presentations Friday in Oakland County, Mich., Circuit Court to resolve their dispute over Navistar diesel engines in Ford pickup trucks, which threatens to disrupt production of Ford’s profitable F-Series line, Bloomberg said.Roy Wiley, a Navistar spokesman, confirmed the new date would be next Wednesday. The hearing will be a private briefing for the judge, a Ford spokesman said.Navistar is the parent company if International Truck and Engine Corp., which makes Class 4-8 diesel engines.(Click here for previous coverage.)