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VM Motori S.p.A. is a
diesel engine manufacturing company in Cento,
Italy, which is the heart of
Emilia Romagna and also home to
Ferrari,
Lamborghini,
Maserati and Ducati. Founded by two entrepreneurs, Vancini and Martelli (hence the
"VM") in 1947, the company produced the first Italian air-cooled diesel engine with direct injection.
In 1964 the company introduced entire new families of air-cooled diesel engines for fishing boats and the industrial machine markets. VM merged with
Stabilimenti Meccanici Triestini in Trieste in 1971, and
Finmeccanica took a majority stake in the combined company. 1974 saw the introduction of a new series of high-speed (4200 rpm) HR, pre-combustion chamber, water-cooled, turbocharged engines. The
Alfa Romeo Alfetta, produced in Arese, rolled off the line with a VM Motori engine under the bonnet in 1979, signaling VM's move to the Original Equipment Manufacturer automotive market. During the 1980s British Leyland chose VM engines as the smoothest, most petrol-like units available for diesel models of their Range Rover and Rover SD1; the choice continued with the later Rover 800.
In 1989 Finmeccanica restructured, selling its stake in VM Motori to company managers and Midland Montague in a leveraged buyout, leaving the company with its single Cento plant.
The after-cooled, electronic-combustion, "Turbotronic" engine was unveiled in 1990. It was supplied to
Alfa Romeo, Chrysler Corporation, Ford Motor Company, General Motors Corporation, and Rover Group. Detroit Diesel bought VM Motori in 1995, when OEM automotive sales accounted for 75% of income. A major deal with Chrysler saw agreements to supply engines for their
Jeep Cherokee and
Chrysler Voyager models. 2000 saw change again with the purchase of Detroit Diesel by DaimlerChrysler AG. In 2003
Penske Corporation purchased a 51% stake, and today the company is co-owned by Penske Corporation and DaimlerChrysler (which now has a 49% stake). The company still produces diesel engines for a variety of vehicle manufacturers. In 2007 Penske Corporation bought the remaining 49% of VM from DaimlerChrysler AG and subsequently sold 50% of it to General Motors. Both deals are awaiting European regulartory approval; the value of the deal is still not known.
The company is also selling its products to off-highway applications, such as marine and defense. MTU Friedrichshafen, a German diesel engine manufaturer, holds the exclusive sales rights for VM Motori off-highway engines outside of Italy.
Recently, VM Motori's 2.8-litre
common rail turbodiesel engine was chosen for the Jeep Liberty. GM Daewoo has also licensed the 1.5-litre and 2.0-litre
common rail engine designs, and they are building a dedicated engine plant, aiming to start production in 2006.
The latest vehicle to benefit from a 2.5 VM Motori diesel engine is the purpose built LTI (London Taxis International) London style taxicab in its latest form from their TX series, now known as the TX4.
See also
- List of VM Motori engines
Notes
External links
- VM Motori
- Penske Corporation
- DaimlerChrysler
- Detroit Diesel Corporation
- Discussion group all about VM diesel engines. A resource of otherwise difficult to find information.
VM Motori S.p.A. is a diesel engine manufacturing company in
Cento, Italy, which is the heart of Emilia Romagna and also home to
Ferrari,
Lamborghini,
Maserati and Ducati. Founded by two entrepreneurs, Vancini and Martelli (hence the
"VM") in 1947, the company produced the first Italian air-cooled diesel engine with direct injection.
In 1964 the company introduced entire new families of air-cooled diesel engines for fishing boats and the industrial machine markets. VM merged with
Stabilimenti Meccanici Triestini in Trieste in 1971, and
Finmeccanica took a majority stake in the combined company. 1974 saw the introduction of a new series of high-speed (4200 rpm) HR, pre-combustion chamber, water-cooled, turbocharged engines. The Alfa Romeo Alfetta, produced in
Arese, rolled off the line with a VM Motori engine under the bonnet in 1979, signaling VM's move to the
Original Equipment Manufacturer automotive market. During the 1980s British Leyland chose VM engines as the smoothest, most petrol-like units available for diesel models of their
Range Rover and
Rover SD1; the choice continued with the later Rover 800.
In 1989 Finmeccanica restructured, selling its stake in VM Motori to company managers and Midland Montague in a
leveraged buyout, leaving the company with its single
Cento plant.
The after-cooled, electronic-combustion, "Turbotronic" engine was unveiled in 1990. It was supplied to
Alfa Romeo,
Chrysler Corporation,
Ford Motor Company,
General Motors Corporation, and Rover Group. Detroit Diesel bought VM Motori in 1995, when OEM automotive sales accounted for 75% of income. A major deal with Chrysler saw agreements to supply engines for their Jeep Cherokee and
Chrysler Voyager models. 2000 saw change again with the purchase of Detroit Diesel by
DaimlerChrysler AG. In 2003
Penske Corporation purchased a 51% stake, and today the company is co-owned by Penske Corporation and DaimlerChrysler (which now has a 49% stake). The company still produces diesel engines for a variety of vehicle manufacturers. In 2007 Penske Corporation bought the remaining 49% of VM from DaimlerChrysler AG and subsequently sold 50% of it to General Motors. Both deals are awaiting European regulartory approval; the value of the deal is still not known.
The company is also selling its products to off-highway applications, such as marine and defense.
MTU Friedrichshafen, a German diesel engine manufaturer, holds the exclusive sales rights for VM Motori off-highway engines outside of Italy.
Recently, VM Motori's 2.8-litre
common rail turbodiesel engine was chosen for the Jeep Liberty.
GM Daewoo has also licensed the 1.5-litre and 2.0-litre
common rail engine designs, and they are building a dedicated engine plant, aiming to start production in 2006.
The latest vehicle to benefit from a 2.5 VM Motori diesel engine is the purpose built LTI (London Taxis International) London style taxicab in its latest form from their TX series, now known as the TX4.
See also
Notes
External links
- VM Motori
- Penske Corporation
- DaimlerChrysler
- Detroit Diesel Corporation
- Discussion group all about VM diesel engines. A resource of otherwise difficult to find information.
VM Motori - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
VM Motori S.p.A. is a diesel engine manufacturing company in Cento, Italy, which is the heart of Emilia Romagna and also home to Ferrari, Lamborghini, Maserati and Ducati.
VM Motori S.p.A.
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italiaspeed.com ... General Motors Corp. announced today it has reached a joint-venture agreement with Penske Corporation to purchase 50-percent equity of VM Motori S.p.A., the ...
