VM Motori
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VM Motori S.p.A. is an Italian diesel engine manufacturing company which is wholly owned by Stellantis. VM headquarters and main production facilities are located in Cento, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.
History
VM Motori was founded by two entrepreneurs, Claudio Vancini and Ugo Martelli (hence the "VM") in 1947.
VM merged with Stabilimenti Meccanici Triestini in Trieste in 1971, then Finmeccanica took a majority stake in the combined company. The company was referred to as "Finmeccanica VM" for many years.[1]
In 1989,
In 2003, Penske Corporation purchased a 51% stake in VM Motori; in 2007, Penske bought the remaining 49% from Detroit Diesel Corporation and subsequently sold 50% of it to General Motors.[2]
In September 2008, GAZ Group announced plans to purchase a 50% stake from Penske Corp,[3] but ultimately cancelled them in February 2009.[4]
On 11 February 2011,
Fiat Group Automobiles acquired the remaining 50% stake of VM Motori S.p.A. owned by General Motors,[7] on 28 October 2013.[8]
Products and licensing
In 1947, the company produced the first Italian air-cooled diesel engine with
In 1964, the company introduced entire new families of air-cooled diesel engines for fishing boats and the industrial machine markets.
The year 1974 saw the introduction of a new series of high-speed (4,200 rpm) HR-series, pre-combustion chamber, water-cooled, turbocharged engines.
The
During the 1980s,
The Covini B24, T40 and C36 models all used VM Motori turbodiesel engines ranging from 4 to 6 cylinders.[10][11]
The after-cooled, electronic-combustion, "Turbotronic" engine was unveiled in 1990. It was supplied to
In 1995, when OEM automotive sales accounted for 75% of income, a major deal with Chrysler saw agreements to supply engines for their
In 1998 a new four-cylinder 2.0-litre turbocharged diesel engine and its three-cylinder derivate a 1.5-litre turbocharged diesel engine was developed by VM Motori. Engines featured a
In 2004,
The latest vehicle to benefit from a 2.5 L VM Motori diesel engine is the purpose-built LTI (
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 In the years 2007–2010 the Diesel 2.8 was used in the Dodge Nitro: power: 177 PS (130 kW; 175 hp); torque: 410–460 N⋅m (302–339 lb⋅ft)
In June 2010, VM Motori started the production of the new 2.8L 4-cylinder Euro 5 engine to power the
In January 2011, VM Motori launched its brand new engine 3.0L V6
The first application of the
See also
- List of Italian companies
- List of VM Motori engines
Notes
- DaimlerChrysler, to whom Hyundai had an alliancewith since 2000.
References
- ^ a b Mádaro, G (March 1979). "Ecco il primo Turbo Diesel italiano" [Here is the first Italian turbodiesel]. Quattroruote (in Italian). 24 (280). Milan, Italy: Editoriale Domus: 56.
- ^ "GM to buy 50 Percent stake in VM Motori". italiaspeed.com. 2007-07-17.
- ^ "GAZ acquires 50 percent stake in VM Motori". news.moneycentral.msn.com. Archived from the original on 2007-03-08. Retrieved 2008-09-04.
- ^ "GAZ withdraws the deal to buy 50% of engine maker VM Motori". RIA Novosti (in Russian). 2009-02-20. Retrieved 2009-03-03.
- ^ "Agrate Brianza, 03 marzo 2008" (PDF). Retrieved 2016-06-14.
- ^ "11.02.2011 FIAT POWERTRAIN CONFIRMS ACQUISITION OF PENSKE'S HALF STAKE IN VM MOTORI". italiaspeed.com/2011. Retrieved 2011-02-12.
- ^ Reuters Editorial (2013-09-21). "Italy's Fiat to take full control of VM Motori". Reuters.com. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
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has generic name (help) - ^ "Fiat buys remainder of diesel maker VM Motori from GM". Autonews. 28 October 2013. Retrieved 26 February 2014.
- ^ De Leener, Philippe (1983-10-13). "Gedetailleerde Test: Alfa Romeo Giulietta 2.0TD" [Detailed Test]. De AutoGids (in Flemish). Vol. 5, no. 106. Brussels, Belgium: Uitgeverij Auto-Magazine. p. 41.
- ^ Covini Engineering. Accessed June 15, 2010. http://www.coviniengineering.com/ENGLISH/b24.htm
- ^ Covini Engineering. Accessed June 15, 2010. http://www.coviniengineering.com/ENGLISH/t40.htm
- ^ "A 315 SOHC - 1500 cc - 3 Cyl. - 12 Valve". VM Motori S.p.A. Archived from the original on 20 January 2009. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ Chellini, Roberto (August 2004). "VM Motori grants advanced automotive technology to Asian countries". Automotive Industries.
- ^ a b "Náhradné diely, HYUNDAI". E-Shop Auto Kelly SLOVAKIA, s.r.o. Archived from the original on 13 February 2014. Retrieved 12 February 2014.
- ^ "GM Daewoo and VM Motori Sign Long-Term Diesel Agreement". Auto Report. 10 March 2004. Retrieved 10 September 2013.
- ^ "Ram/Jeep Ecodiesel engine has Maserati roots". Autoblog. 2014-03-16. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
- ^ ""2014 Ward's Auto 10 Best engines" award for VM V6 3.0L". VM Motori. Archived from the original on 2016-06-17. Retrieved 2016-06-14.
- ^ "Ram 1500, Jeep EcoDiesel Engine on Ward's 10 Best for 3rd Straight Year | Torque News". Torque News. 2015-12-10. Retrieved 2017-11-20.