Talking to an Audi rep, and Diesels in the US

[Taka Mizutani]

The Duramax is an Isuzu engine, regardless of where it is built.

The Mercedes transmission in the V-8 Chrysler 300/Magnum/Charger is
a Mercedes transmission, even though it's built in Indiana.

The Jeep Liberty diesel has a VM Motori engine, Italian, not Mercedes.

The only new light-duty trucks running Mercedes diesels in the US are the
Dodge/Freightliner Sprinters.

Taka


On 5/26/06, cobram at juno.com <cobram at juno.com> wrote:
>
> "Eric Sanborn" <eric.s.lists at gmail.com> writes:
>
> > Yeah, GM ditched the Stanadyne because they don't even make the
> > Duramax engine.  Izusu does.  As far as I know Ford is the only one
>
> Kind of, Duramax's are made in Moraine, Ohio under an equity partnership
> of Isuzu and GM.  They've been doing projects and selling each others
> products for decades (Cheby "Luv" anyone?).  If it's made in Ohio, I
> think that still qualifies as an American made engine.  The diesel Jeeps
> I've seen have  Mercedes diesels, as do the Dodge and the Freightliner
> Vans.
>