VM Motori

VM Motori

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 OEM 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, Ford, General Motors, and Rover. Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC) 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 Voyager models. 2000 saw change again with the purchase of DDC by DaimlerChrysler AG. In 2003 Penske Corporation purchased a 51% stake, and today the company is co-owned by Penske 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.Cite web|url=http://www.italiaspeed.com/2007/cars/other/vm_motori/07/gm_stake/1707.html|title=17.07.2007 GM buy 50 Percent stake in VM Motori|accessdate=2007-07-17|work=italiaspeed.com] Both deals are awaiting European regulatory approval; the value of the deal is still not known. In September 2008 GAZ buy 50 percent stake from Penske Corp.Cite web|url=http://news.moneycentral.msn.com/provider/providerarticle.aspx?feed=AP&date=20080903&id=9091390|title=GAZ acquires 50 percent stake in VM Motori|accessdate=2008-09-04|work=news.moneycentral.msn.com]

The company is also selling its products to off-highway applications, such as marine and defense. MTU Friedrichshafen, a German diesel engine manufacturer, 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 CRD. 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 - the TX4 is the first of the TX range of taxis to include a VM Motori engine.

See also

* List of VM Motori engines

Notes

External links

* [http://www.vmmotori.it/en/index.jsp VM Motori]
* [http://www.penske.com/ Penske Corporation]
* [http://www.daimlerchrysler.com DaimlerChrysler]
* [http://www.detroitdiesel.com/index.asp Detroit Diesel Corporation]
* [http://autos.groups.yahoo.com/group/VM-dieselengine-group] Discussion group all about VM diesel engines. A resource of otherwise difficult to find information.


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