Detroit recently marked its 85th anniversary as an engine manufacturer for the heavy-duty market.
Over the decades, it expanded its product line to encompass more than engines, including automated manual transmission, axles, battery-electric components for zero-emission vehicles, and technologies for enhanced connectivity and safety, the company noted.
To date, Detroit has produced 1.1 million heavy-duty engines (DD13, DD15, DD16) and employs nearly 3,000 Daimler Truck employees, according to the press release.
Key milestones in Detroit’s 85-year history, according to the press release, includes:
- 1938: General Motors forms GM Diesel Division
- 1987: Introduction of Detroit Diesel Series 60 (S60)
- 1988: Formation of Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC)
- 2000: Daimler acquires DDC, placing it under Daimler Truck North America
- 2008: DD15 engine platform launches globally, 1 million S60 engines sold
- 2015: Launch of DT12 transmissions
- 2017: Launch of medium-duty engines
- 2020: New front axle assembly line and turbo assembly lines begin production, Gen5 DD15 production begins
- 2021: Gen5 DD13 engine and advanced 6×4 carrier begin production
- 2022: HVB (high-voltage battery) and eDrive begin production
