Laid off from International Motors.
Springfield's two plants changed hands instead of closing, so 1,341 jobs end on the sale closing date at buildings the buyer says it means to restart. Your paperwork might say Navistar, International Motors, or International Motors USA, and all three name the same employer.
At a glance
What's known about International Motors severance and layoffs
- 1,341 jobs across two Springfield plants · WARN filing, July 2026
- October 2, 2026, the sale closing date · Last day on the payroll
- Roshel, a Brampton, Ontario armored vehicle maker · Buyer
- Negotiated with UAW Locals 402 and 658 · Union severance
- None for union or non-union workers · Severance amounts on record
- Union members may have them, others don't · Bumping rights
- International Harvester, Navistar, International Motors · Names your paperwork may carry
- 14 all time, one since the start of 2025 · Filings in our tracker
Recent International Motors layoffs
International Motors filed a WARN notice for 1,341 Springfield jobs in July 2026
Ohio received the notice on July 28, 2026, listing 1,341 jobs at Springfield in Clark County, covering the Springfield Assembly Plant and the Truck Specialty Center on one termination date of October 2, 2026, the day the sale to Roshel was expected to close.
Previous rounds
International Motors layoff history
International Motors is ending 1,341 jobs in Springfield without closing a building. The filing Ohio received on July 28, 2026 puts about 1,314 employees at the Springfield Assembly Plant and 27 at the Truck Specialty Center on one termination date, October 2, 2026, the day the sale to Roshel was expected to close. The same letter told the state the work locations aren't being closed, because Roshel intends to start new operations there later, and that everyone would be permanently terminated on the closing date regardless. Both sentences are true at once. Only the second one reaches your paycheck. Our tracker holds 14 filings all time under the International Motors and Navistar names, and this one since the start of 2025.
Which employer name belongs on your paperwork depends on when it was printed. Navistar, Inc. announced on September 25, 2024 that it was changing its name to International Motors, LLC, effective October 1, so a badge and a pension statement can carry different names without either being wrong. The company's own footnote adds a third, saying International Motors, LLC does business as International Motors USA LLC in Illinois and Ohio. The WARN notice shows the seam inside one two-page letter, with 2701 International Drive on the letterhead and 2701 Navistar Drive in the signature block. Springfield has outlasted all of them, since the company has operated there as International Harvester and Navistar for more than a century and the plant turned a hundred in 2021. Give whichever name your document carries, and have the others ready.
The reason the plants changed hands sits in a contract that ran out. International said the Springfield plant had in recent years been almost exclusively dedicated to contract manufacturing under an agreement with a major automotive company, and that the contract would expire on September 30, 2026. Transport Topics named the customer the release left out, reporting that the sale came about because General Motors is ending the Chevrolet Silverado medium-duty line assembled under contract at Springfield, work that grew out of a 2015 deal between the then-Navistar and GM. Chief financial officer Samara Strycker said the company had "been focused on finding a buyer that values the capabilities of this historic facility and the community". Trucks have been built there since 1961.
What's on record about severance is thinner than a layoff this size suggests. The notice says payments and benefits for union-represented employees were separately negotiated with the union at both plants, which WHIO attributed to Tim Powelke, the labor relations director who signed it. For everyone else, severance would go to eligible employees on terms communicated separately. Neither carries an amount, a formula or a number of weeks, and Local 402 members approved a closing agreement 97 percent to 3 percent whose terms were reported as unclear. Bumping is where the notice draws a hard line, saying union-represented employees may have bumping rights up until their termination date depending on the circumstances, while employees who aren't represented don't have them at all. In April a spokesperson told Transport Topics there would be no immediate changes to roles or benefits and no impact on retirees' pension benefits, which described the run-up rather than anything after your last day.
The rehiring question has no answer on the record yet, and that's the part worth planning around. Roshel hasn't publicly discussed when it will begin operations in Springfield or whether International employees get hiring preference, and as of the reporting we track it hadn't responded to reporters and the city had no information on its plans. The union has the most concrete account. Chris Blizzard, president of UAW Local 402, said Roshel has expressed an interest in retaining the union and likes that the workforce is skilled, though the two sides hadn't sat down and negotiated, and he expects a stretch of unemployment first, saying "Whether it be two months or six months, I don't know at this time. I have no idea." Plan for that stretch rather than the reopening. The notice went in under the federal WARN Act and Ohio's own WARN statute, and told affected employees they may qualify for unemployment benefits once their employment ends. Keep your seniority date, your last pay stub and every page that comes with separation, because the terms that bind you were handed over privately.
Reporting on previous International Motors layoff rounds
July 2026 · Ohio's July 28, 2026 filing listed 1,341 jobs at Springfield in Clark County, covering 1,314 at the assembly plant and 27 at the specialty center, 1,137 and 21 of them in UAW Locals 402 and 658
Negotiated separately with the union at both plants, and offered to eligible non-union employees on terms communicated separately. The amounts aren't in the reporting we track.
First quarter 2026 · International cut 300 corporate salaried positions at the start of the quarter after two consecutive quarterly losses, and a spokesperson said in February that no hourly production plant staff departed. Nothing matching it sits in our tracker
April 2025 · A second shift at the Escobedo plant in Mexico was cut in April 2025, 900 jobs in all, during the downturn in Class 8 truck demand. Chief executive Mathias Carlbaum said at the time that no further manufacturing plant jobs would be cut
How International Motors's layoffs compare to other companies
Most companies here cut part of a workforce and kept the site running. Springfield reverses that, with the buildings carrying on under a new owner.
What to do after being laid off from International Motors
- File for unemployment in the state where you worked. Benefits run from your filing date, and severance usually doesn't block you. International Motors's biggest hubs: Ohio, Illinois, Indiana. Somewhere else? Every state is here.
- Apply for financial and hardship assistance. Unemployment supplements income, but food benefits, health coverage and utility help are often available as well. Here's some of what International Motors's hub states run: Ohio, Illinois, Indiana, and every other state is here.
- Mind the health insurance window. Losing coverage opens a 60-day special enrollment period, and an ACA plan usually beats unsubsidized COBRA. Compare your options before the employer coverage lapses, and read how the COBRA clocks run if you are weighing it seriously.
- Get your real runway number. Severance plus savings divided by reality. The calculator takes five minutes.
- Know which clocks are already running. Severance review windows, COBRA election, visa grace periods, and 401(k) rollovers all run on federal deadlines that started at termination. All five deadlines are here.
International Motors layoff and severance questions
Is International Motors the same company as Navistar?
Yes. Navistar, Inc. announced on September 25, 2024 that it was changing its name to International Motors, LLC, effective October 1. Navistar and International Motors are successive names in the same employer's history, so your records may carry both. Whether your time under the old name counts unbroken for seniority or pension purposes is something to confirm against your own employment and union records. A third name sits in the company's own footnote, which says International Motors, LLC does business as International Motors USA LLC in Illinois and Ohio.
Did Springfield workers get severance from International Motors?
Something exists for both groups, and no amount has been published for either. The notice says payments and benefits for union-represented employees were separately negotiated with the union at both plants, and that severance for employees who aren't represented would go to eligible workers on terms communicated separately. Local 402 members approved a closing agreement 97 percent to 3 percent, and its terms were reported as unclear. The only numbers that bind anyone sit in that person's own packet, so read yours closely before signing anything back.
Will Roshel hire the laid-off Springfield workers?
Nothing on record commits it either way. Roshel hasn't publicly discussed when it will begin operations in Springfield or whether International employees get hiring preference, and Chris Blizzard, president of UAW Local 402, said he doesn't know how many workers Roshel will employ or when. One piece is settled. Carlbaum said Roshel bought the Truck Specialty Center but won't continue work there.
When does the International Motors Springfield layoff take effect?
October 2, 2026, the date the sale to Roshel was expected to close. The notice adds one carve-out, saying employees on certain types of leave on that date stay employed until their leave ends and are terminated then instead. It doesn't list which leaves qualify, so that answer sits in your own leave paperwork.
Do International Motors workers in Springfield have bumping rights?
It depends which side of the bargaining unit you're on. The notice says union-represented employees may have bumping rights under the collective bargaining agreements up until their termination date, depending on the circumstances, and that employees who aren't represented don't have bumping rights. Everything turns on the word may. Ask your local what the agreement actually allows before the date rather than after, because both plants' agreements expire October 1.
Who owns International Motors, and why are its SEC filings so old?
The company says that as of 2021 it joined Scania, MAN and Volkswagen Truck & Bus in TRATON GROUP. That same year ended its public paper trail, because Navistar International Corporation filed a Form 15 dated July 12, 2021 terminating its registration and suspending its duty to file reports, listing approximately one holder of record. The filings a laid-off worker might read for headcount or severance charges stop there. Trade reporting puts the worldwide workforce at around 14,500 people.
Where do I file for unemployment after being laid off from International Motors?
In the state where you worked, not where the company is headquartered. International Motors's biggest U.S. hubs are Ohio, Illinois, Indiana. Severance usually doesn't block you from filing, and benefits run from your filing date, so file the same week.
Is it OK to file for unemployment after a layoff at International Motors?
Yes. Unemployment insurance is funded by payroll taxes employers pay on wages, the claim never appears on credit reports or background checks, and future employers cannot see it. If the hesitation itself is the obstacle, whether filing is OK has its own article.
What happens to my health insurance after a layoff at International Motors?
Your plan sets the end date rather than the law, so the separation packet is where that date actually lives, and it is often the last day of the month rather than your last day of work. After coverage ends, COBRA lets you keep the identical plan by paying the whole premium yourself, up to 102 percent of what the plan really costs, which lands as several times the payroll deduction you were used to. You get 60 days to elect, counted from the later of coverage ending or the election notice arriving, and electing reaches the coverage back to the day the old plan stopped so no gap exists. How continuation coverage works walks the timing, and whether to take it rather than a marketplace plan is a separate decision.
Should I sign the severance agreement right away?
First pin down how much review time you actually have. If you're 40 or older, federal law gives you 21 days to consider an agreement that waives age claims, 45 in a group layoff, and a waiver signed under a shorter deadline can be invalid. If you're under 40, no federal window applies and the deadline in your packet may be real, so confirm it in writing and ask for more time if you need it. Use whatever window you have to read the release terms, especially non-disparagement and no-lawsuit clauses, and don't stall past a real deadline, because offers can be withdrawn.
Can I collect unemployment if I got severance from International Motors?
Usually yes, though some states delay benefits until severance pay periods end, and lump sums are treated differently than salary continuation. Check your state's rules on our state benefit pages, and file immediately either way so your claim date is locked in.