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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 515 hp (127 to 384 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 800,000 Series 60's, and over 350,000 MBE 900's, in operation.


DETROIT DIESEL TIMELINE

  • as the GM Diesel Division.

  • World War II : When WWII broke out DDC's two-cycle, lightweight, compact engine is in great demand for landing craft, tanks, road building equipment, and standby generators.

  • 1957 : Introduction of the Series 53 & Series 71 engines.

  • 1965 : GM Diesel becomes Detroit Diesel Engine Division.

  • merges the Indianapolis based Allison Division , maker of gas turbines and transmissions, to form the Detroit Diesel Allison Division.

  • is introduced in the Chevrolet C/K

  • 1987 : Series 60 introduced.

  • buys a portion of the company and together with GM spin Detroit Diesel Corporation off as a separate company

  • under the ticker symbol ''DDC''. Series 50 introduced.

  • AG purchased the company, merging it with their MTU Friedrichshafen and Mercedes-Benz industrial engines businesses, creating the DaimlerChrysler Powersystems division.

  • investment group.



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