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| Buswarrior (Buswarrior)
Registered Member Username: Buswarrior Post Number: 2130 Registered: 12-2000 Posted From: 174.91.147.176  Rating: N/A |
http://www.trucknews.com/news/dtna-rebrands-powertrain-portfolio-detroit-diesel-becomes-de troit/1000629524/?ref=rss# Daimler is dropping "Diesel" from the engine name. It'll just be "Detroit" moving forward, so it seems... happy coaching! buswarrior | ||
| FAST FRED (Fast_fred)
Registered Member Username: Fast_fred Post Number: 1608 Registered: 10-2006 Posted From: 76.192.7.98  Rating: |
It'll just be "Detroit" moving forward, so it seems... Great , the city of Detroit is slowly shrinking and being bulldozed , so at least the name will live on. FF | ||
| Gary Stacy (Stacytruck)
Registered Member Username: Stacytruck Post Number: 45 Registered: 12-2009 Posted From: 71.215.176.82  Rating: N/A |
Kinda sad | ||
| Luvrbus (Luvrbus)
Registered Member Username: Luvrbus Post Number: 1291 Registered: 8-2006 Posted From: 184.12.165.86 Rating: N/A |
The name "Detroit Diesel" company has just been around since 1988 fwiw good luck (Message edited by luvrbus on October 17, 2011) | ||
| Pete/RTS Daytona (Pete_rtsdaytona)
Registered Member Username: Pete_rtsdaytona Post Number: 670 Registered: 1-2005 Posted From: 184.88.99.113  Rating: N/A |
..1965: GM Diesel becomes Detroit Diesel Engine Division... ..1988: Penske Corporation buys a portion of the company. Together with GM, they spin Detroit Diesel Corporation off as a separate company. source--> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Detroit_Diesel | ||
| Luvrbus (Luvrbus)
Registered Member Username: Luvrbus Post Number: 1292 Registered: 8-2006 Posted From: 184.12.165.86 Rating: N/A |
In 1970 it was Detroit Diesel Allison you still see those decals from time to time on engines good luck | ||
| john w. roan (Chessie4905)
Registered Member Username: Chessie4905 Post Number: 2176 Registered: 10-2003 Posted From: 71.58.71.157  Rating: N/A |
Daimler used the name to quietly introduce their engines into this country, and as they gained a foothold, eliminate the rest. Unfortunately, it happens all the time. Caterpillar owns EMD now and will do the same. Cheaper to buy a recognized name than develop a reputation from scratch. | ||
| FAST FRED (Fast_fred)
Registered Member Username: Fast_fred Post Number: 1609 Registered: 10-2006 Posted From: 76.195.74.69 Rating: |
"Cheaper to buy a recognized name than develop a reputation from scratch." Actually the "Man Made Global Warming" hoax causes vast sums to be spent in an attempt to take plant food,,, CO2 out of engine exhausts . While it is great fun to realize a new 18 wheeler driving on the NJ Turnpike is exhausting cleaner air than is entering the intake , the cost is the death of engine companies , and engine variation, worldwide. FF |
