When did GM stop making Detroit Diesel engines?
When did GM stop making Detroit Diesel engines? The division continued to produce engines for GM through the post-war years, and in 1970 it was merged with the company's Allison division. Declining sales in the 1980s led GM to look for a buyer for Detroit Diesel, and controlling interest in the company was acquired by Roger Penske's Penske Corporation in 1988. Who was the creator of the Detroit Diesel engine? Fun fact of the day: the Detroit Diesel Series 60 was mostly developed by John Deere although how much of an influence Deere had is debatable. The Detroit Diesel Series...