List of GM Engines - Industrial Engines

Industrial Engines

GM diesels stem from the acquisition of Winton Engine Corporation in 1930. Winton was based in Cleveland, and initial production continued in that city. These were mid-sized engines. The main customer of Winton was the Electro Motive Corporation, the pioneering producer of diesel-electric locomotives. GM acquired Electro Motive at roughly the same time as Winton. These two companies were merged to become the Electro Motive Division (EMD) of GM in 1941, which was responsible for locomotive production and engine design. A further division, the Cleveland Diesel Engine Division, was responsible for submarine, marine and stationary versions of the EMD engines. Finally, in 1937 GM set up a third diesel division in Detroit, the Detroit Diesel Engine Division. The Electro Motive Division was responsible for mid- and large-displacement engines (over 150 cubic inches per cylinder) while the Detroit Diesel Division was responsible for small-displacement engines (50 through 149 cubic inches displacement). The Canadian market was served by a single company, General Motors Diesel, which produced versions of the EMD and Detroit engines.

  • 1920-1939 Winton 201-A (industrial engine; acquired via GM's 1930 purchase of Winton Engine and Electro-Motive)
  • 1938-1966 EMD 567 (industrial engine)
  • 1965-1980s EMD 645 (industrial engine)
  • 1938-1980s GM Diesel Series 71 (now better known as a Detroit Diesel product)
  • 1945-1965 GM Diesel Series 110
  • 1950-1955 GM Diesel Series 51
  • 1957-1990s GM Diesel Series 53
  • 1960s-1970s GMC Toro-Flow (derived from the GMC V6)
  • 1960s-1980s GM Diesel Series 149 (now better known as a Detroit Diesel product)
  • 1974–present Detroit Diesel Series 92
  • 1984–present EMD 710 (industrial engine)

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