Detroit Diesel

As a corporation, Daimler Trucks North America(DTNA) has decided to rename the company "DETROIT".

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Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC) is an American-based diesel engine producer headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, USA. There are today two divisions that share this name:

• The off-highway division which is owned by Tognum, which EQT IV formed along with MTU Friedrichshafen.
• The on-highway division which is owned by Daimler AG.

Detroit Diesel is an affiliate of Daimler Trucks North America LLC. The on-highway part of Detroit Diesel remains a part of Daimler AG, with the sale of the off-highway division to EQT IV.

The company produces on-highway medium and heavy-duty Diesel engines for the commercial truck market, and for other commercial and automobile use. Engines range from 170 to 600 hp (127 to 448 kW) for the on-highway market. The Series 60 has been the market share leader since 1992, and combined with the MBE 4000 has 27% of the Class 8 market. Worldwide there are over 1,000,000 Series 60s, and over 350,000 MBE 900s, in operation.

Detroit Diesel timeline

• April 1937: The company was founded by General Motors as the General Motors Engine Division. Its initial product line was the Series 71 engine family, consisting of exclusively inline configurations ranging from one to six cylinders.^[1]
• 1938: Seven hundred Series 71 engines are delivered to General Motors Coach and Truck.
• World War II: When WWII broke out, General Motors two-stroke, lightweight, compact engine is in great demand for landing craft, tanks, road building equipment, and standby generators. Production amounted to 9000 engines in 1941 and 62000 engines in 1944.
• 1957: Introduction of the Series 53 & Series V-71 engines.
• 1965: GM Diesel becomes Detroit Diesel Engine Division. Also, the Series 149 is introduced, replacing the prior Series 110.
• 1970: General Motors merges the Indianapolis based Allison Division, maker of gas turbines and transmissions, to form the Detroit Diesel Allison Division.
• 1974: Series 92 introduced.
• 1980: 8.2 Fuel Pincher diesel introduced.
• 1981: Series 92 upgraded; renamed to "Silver 92."
• 1982: Detroit Diesel V8 engine is introduced in the Chevrolet C/K
• 1985: Detroit Diesel Electronic Control, the first electronic fuel injection system for diesel engines, introduced.
• 1987: Series 60 introduced.
• 1988: Penske Corporation buys a portion of the company. Together with GM, they spin Detroit Diesel Corporation off as a separate company.
• 1993: Company completes an initial public offering (IPO), listing on the NYSE under the ticker symbol DDC. Series 50 introduced.
• 2000: DaimlerChrysler AG purchased the company, merging it with their MTU Friedrichshafen and Mercedes-Benz industrial engines businesses, creating the DaimlerChrysler Powersystems division.
• 2006: MTU Friedrichshafen, including the Off-highway part of Detroit Diesel in the USA, is acquired by the EQT investment group. A new company, Tognum GmbH, was formed as a holding company for the brands. The on-highway division of Detroit Diesel was retained by DaimlerChrysler (now Daimler AG) as part of Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA). Both companies use the 'Detroit Diesel' name and corporate logo.
• 2007: On October 19 Detroit Diesel announced the DD15, a new heavy duty engine featuring turbo-compound technology. At the press conference a new company logo was also unveiled.
• 2008: DD13 a 12.8L heavy duty engine introduced
• 2010: DD16 DD15 DD13 EPA 2010 compliant engines released using BlueTec SCR

Products

See also the Diesel Engines section of the GM Engines page.

• DD13
• DD15
• DD16
• Series 40E
• Series 50
• Series 51
• Series 53
• Series 55
• Series 60
• Series 638
• Series 71
• Series 92
• Series 110
• Series 149
• Series 700
• Series 2000
• Series 4000
• Series SUN
• Mercedes-Benz Engine (MBE) 900
• Mercedes-Benz Engine (MBE) 4000
• Automotive
• Electronics
• Parts & Reman

Joint ventures

• VM Motori s.p.a. - 50% Penske Group and 50% General Motors Group.
  • 2.5 L TD DI - 4V
  • 3.0 L TD
  • 3.1 L TD
  • 4.0 L TD

References

1. ^ Grayson, Stan. Engines Afloat, Vol. II (Marblehead, MA: Devereaux Books, 1999), p.116.

External links

• Detroit Diesel Corporation
• DDC Products
• VM Motori
• Detroit Diesel Info