Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC), headquartered in Detriot, Michigan, is part of the Freightliner - Trucks NAFTA Business Unit, and is a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler AG.
The company produces on-highway medium and heavy-duty Diesel engines for the commercial truck market, and for other commerical and automobile use. Engines range from 170 to 515 horsepower 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.
Detriot Diesel Timeline
- 1938: The company was founded by General Motors 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.
- 1970: General Motors merges the Indianapolis based Allison Division, maker of gas turbine's and transmission's, to form the Detroit Diesel Allison Division.
- 1987: Series 60 introduced.
- 1988: Penske Corporation buys a portion of the company and together with GM spin Detroit Diesel Corporation off as a separate company
- 1993: Company completes an inital public offering (IPO), listing on the NYSE under the ticker symbol DDC.
- 2000: DaimlerChrysler AG purchased the company, merging it with their MTU_Friedrichshafen and Mercedes-Benz industrial engines business's, creating the DaimlerChrysler Powersystems division.
Products
- Series 40E
- Series 50
- Series 60
- Series 700
- Series 2000
- Series 4000
- Series SUN
- Mercedes-Benz Engine (MBE) 900
- Mercedes-Benz Engine (MBE) 4000
- Automotive
- Electronics
- Parts & Reman
Joint Ventures
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