17 years of production has led to a significant milestone for General Motors, DMAX Ltd. and employees. Today, the two-millionth Duramax V8 engine rolled off the assembly line.
General Motors first began production of the Duramax diesel engine on July 17, 2000, through a joint venture with Isuzu. The plant builds Duramax diesel engines for the heavy-duty variants of Chevrolet Silverado, GMC Sierra and some Navistar commercial trucks. Some engines even find their way to Gale Banks and marine applications, too.
Since the plant’s inception, GM has invested $142 million into the facility to continue building on the success of the powertrain facility.
“Over the past 17 years, DMAX has produced 2 million award-winning heavy-duty diesel engines. This is not only a significant milestone, but truly speaks to the dedication of our team,” GM Plant Manager, Pat Curtis, said.
“We consider ourselves to be a big part of the community in which we live and work. We have invested both dollars and volunteerism into several local organizations, specifically the Moraine Foundation, which channels all local charitable activities and the promotion of STEM-related opportunities through the West Carrollton HS–FIRST Robotics Club.”
The facility’s next task will be to build the redesigned and reengineered 6.6-liter L5P Duramax diesel V8 engine with a host of improvements for Chevrolet and GMC HD trucks. The engine produced 445 horsepower at 2,800 RPM and 910 pound-feet of torque at just 1,600 RPM.
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GM has done a great job with the duramax! It is a perfect engine for a heavy duty truck!
So this is an Isuzu design? Was it originally built in Japan?
Are you trolling or just uninformed?
“The engine produced 445 horsepower at 2,800 RPM and 910 pound-feet of torque at just 1,600 RPM”, while these are the numbers advertised by GM, the truck actually only puts out 337 HP and 771 lb-ft of torque at the wheel.
And your point is? Ever hear of parasitic drive line loss?
This story is about the DMAX engine itself, not the vehicle that it goes into. The engine puts out 445hp and 910 lb ft of torque.
They probably had the E-brake still on. Lol
Check out the 2017 TFL HD face off. Chevy beat them all to the top of the Ike gauntlet.
it was just recently when GM celebrated the 1 millionth mark! Awesome engines, Great job GM!
GMA you didn’t mention that these engines also go into military ohs kosh. Now thats military grade!
it was just recently when GM celebrated the 1 millionth mark! Awesome engines, Great job GM!
GMA you didn’t mention that these engines also go into military osh kosh. Now thats military grade!
I would like to know what the reliability numbers are on the big 3 diesel engines. The performance of the 3 are close so repair cost would be a deal breaker
GM are not building these engines they are made by isuzu. Same goes with the 5 cyl. my 09 has only 300 hp (piece of crap).
Duramax is build by DMAX, which is owned by 60% GM and 40% Isuzu. DMAX is located in Ohio. The last 3 versions of Duramax was redesigned solely by GM. On the other hand, Isuzu makes the best medium duty trucks and diesels hands down! so I’m glad GM partner up with them for these engines.
Absolutely correct Lex.
http://media.gm.com/media/us/en/gm/company_info/facilities/powertrain/dmax.html
Ah, the good ole DirtyMax. Towed an honest 30,000 lbs uphill in high elevation a few times.
Two thumbs up for something GM does right.
Great engines that they’re certainly very proud of when it comes to asking price. They could of sold 3 million by now if you didn’t have to be a millionare just to by a new 2500.
I am most certainly not a millionaire and I bought my first diesel in August of 2016.
2500 HD – Z71 LTZ – Crew Cab 4×4. Sticker was $68,160. I paid $53k and change.
That is less than the 1500 Z71 LTZ – Crew Cab 4×4 with the 6.2L that I was also looking at.
FWIW, they are no more expensive than the Power Stroke or Cummins.