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REPORT: Chrysler could ditch Cummins for Fiat diesel power

For years, diesel-powered Dodge Ram pickup trucks have featured powerful inline six-cylinder engines from Cummins. By all accounts, the partnership has been successful and the Cummins diesel engines are highly regarded in the industry. Therefore, it wasn't exactly shocking to hear that the planned light duty diesel engine for the Ram 1500 pickup would be sourced from Cummins. Not long ago, Chrysler's bankruptcy allowed the automaker to cancel contracts that were no longer desirable for the automaker moving forward. The deal with Cummins ... Read more →

General Motors 4.5L Duramax V8 could be revived when the conditions are right Sam Abuelsamid

Earlier this year, as General Motors was slashing spending on programs in a desperate and ultimately unsuccessful attempt to stave off bankruptcy, one of the victims was the new new 4.5-liter Duramax ...

REORT: Chrysler kills light-duty Cummins engine for Dodge Ram 1500, at least for now Jeremy Korzeniewski

- According to court documents, Chrysler has put at least a temporary halt to the expected light-duty Cummins diesel engine for the Dodge Ram 1500. Mark Land, director of public relations at ...

Cummins not ready to give up on light duty diesel regardless of Chrysler's fate Sam Abuelsamid

- A short while ago, every manufacturer building and selling light duty full-size trucks for the US market was preparing to add diesel engines to those vehicles. Over the course of the past 12 ...

Ford and GM team up to save the light duty diesel V8 as the "PowerMax" Sam Abuelsamid

Just when it looked like all hope was lost for us diesel fans when it comes to light duty vehicles in the US market, our buddy Mike Levine at Pickuptrucks.com has the scoop on a plan to revive GM's ...

Ford puts light duty diesel truck engine on ice 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

It looks like small cars aren't the only segment where Ford has no confidence in diesel engines. When Ford announced its redesigned F150 pickup trucks early this year the company indicated that a new light duty diesel engine would join the lineup in 2010. The company even showed off the new 4.4L V8 ...

Spy Shots: Ford's 4.4L diesel underhood 1 year ago on Autoblog Green

Many people in the States still make their living using good 'ole fashioned pickup trucks as their main method of transportation. For those people, the sky-high price of fuel is putting a serious dent in their profit margins, especially when that truck is used day-in and day-out to move heavy ...


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