These hulking diesel engines power the economy with massive torque, hundreds of horsepower, and hard-driving reliability.

After Caterpillar stopped building on-highway engines in 2009, the main fight is between Detroit and Cummins when it comes to the best commercial diesel engines on the market currently.

Although they still exist, 2-stroke diesel engines aren't all that common, and 4-stroke engines are what you'll commonly see ...

Extensive amounts of research and development that manufacturers invest in the development of modern diesel engines is a major reason why today's oil burners are much more powerful, efficient ...

It’s a shame that Detroit Diesel no longer makes marvelous two-stroke engines, at least for novelty’s sake. Of course, they were loud, inefficient and decisively terrible for the environment ...

I’ve never been a fan of the Detroit Diesel 6.2L engine that was so popular in GM trucks from the 1980s, probably because the GMC C1500 that my dad had as a shop truck was about the slowest ...

Detroit Diesel, through its global parent company, Daimler Trucks AG - based in Stuttgart Germany - just pumped $1.5 billion into the development of this new global engine platform. Formerly known ...

Detroit Diesel Corp. is planning to electrify more of its Redford Township factory with a $285 million investment including EV battery prototyping and pack assembly. The company, whose traditional ...

Detroit Diesel Corp., a diesel engine manufacturer, plans to invest $285 million expanding its facility to produce parts for zero-emission vehicles. The investment is expected to create 436 jobs a ...

The 500 Detroit Axle workers also want equal wages with the 1,500 Detroit Diesel workers who produce engines, integrated powertrains and emission systems at the same manufacturing complex in ...

Designed as a more fuel-efficient alternative to the gas-guzzling 454 V8, the 6.2L Detroit Diesel was also utilized in a variety of government and military applications. From the beginning ...