Detroit Diesel
Overview
Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC) is an American-based diesel engine
Diesel engine
A diesel engine is an internal combustion engine that uses the heat of compression to initiate ignition to burn the fuel, which is injected into the combustion chamber...
producer headquartered in Detroit, Michigan
Michigan
Michigan is a U.S. state located in the Great Lakes Region of the United States of America. The name Michigan is the French form of the Ojibwa word mishigamaa, meaning "large water" or "large lake"....
, USA. There are today two divisions that share this name:
- The off-highway division which is owned by TognumTognumTognum AG is the name of a German industrial concern, formed when private equity fund EQT IV acquired several divisions of DaimlerChrysler. All units are to assume the corporate brand, but will otherwise operate independently....
, which EQT IV formed along with MTU FriedrichshafenMTU FriedrichshafenMTU Friedrichshafen GmbH is a manufacturer of commercial internal combustion engines founded by Wilhelm Maybach and his son Karl Maybach in 1909...
. - The on-highway division which is owned by Daimler AG.
Detroit Diesel is an affiliate of Daimler Trucks North America LLC.
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