▁ 2 0 0 4 ▁to ▁ 2 0 0 5 . ▁In ▁July ▁ 2 0 1 5 , ▁Jeff rey ▁" J ay " ▁Craig ▁was ▁named ▁CE O ▁of ▁Mer itor . ▁ ▁Core ▁Business ▁The ▁business ▁of ▁Mer itor ▁consists ▁of ▁ax les , ▁bra ke ▁and ▁safety ▁systems , ▁dri vel ines , ▁susp ensions , ▁tra ilers , ▁after market ▁solutions ▁for ▁defense ▁indust ries ▁and ▁commercial ▁vehicles ▁including ▁tr uck , ▁tra iler , ▁bus / co ach , ▁and ▁off - high way . ▁Mer itor ▁engine ers ▁divers iform ▁products ▁supp lying ▁different ▁O EM s ▁including ▁Da im ler , ▁Nav ist ar , ▁and ▁Vol vo . ▁ ▁Business ▁Distribution ▁ ▁North ▁America ▁Emp loy ing ▁more ▁than ▁ 4 7 0 0 ▁employees , ▁the ▁business ▁facilities ▁in ▁North ▁America ▁contain ▁various ▁distribution ▁locations ▁in ▁Canada , ▁multiple ▁production ▁plants ▁in ▁Mexico , ▁and ▁facilities ▁of ▁administration , ▁production , ▁distribution , ▁sales , ▁and ▁technical ▁cent ers ▁in ▁the ▁United ▁States . ▁ ▁South ▁America ▁The ▁Mer itor ▁business ▁in ▁South ▁America , ▁which ▁was ▁established ▁in ▁Brazil , ▁emp lo ys ▁more ▁than ▁ 1 7 0 0 ▁employees . ▁There ▁are ▁four ▁manufact uring ▁facilities , ▁one ▁distribution ▁center , ▁two ▁engineering ▁cent ers , ▁three ▁administrative ▁offices , ▁and ▁one ▁sales ▁office . ▁ ▁Europe ▁As ▁of ▁ 2 0 1 3 , ▁Mer itor ▁has ▁administrative ▁offices ▁distributed ▁in ▁France , ▁Netherlands , ▁Russia , ▁Switzerland