https://www.yusen-logistics.com/en/resources/press-and-media/15384

”The contract is for the movement of engine blocks from the manufacturer in Germany to the production plant of a leading American car manufacturer, based in Moraine, Ohio, ”

 

https://automotivelogistics.media/news/yusen-secures-germany-us-engine-block-contract

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

Although Yusen did not elaborate further than saying it belongs to a “leading American manufacturer”, it is likely the General Motors (60%) and Isuzu Diesel Services of America (40%) owned DMAX facility in Moraine, which produces theDuramax 6.6L V-8 diesel engine for GM’s Silverado and Sierra heavy pickup trucks.

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Klart att det är GM

 

http://www.freightweek.org/index.php/corporate-news-2/2511-yusen-supply-chain-uses-circular-economy-and-carbon-offset

Yusen supply chain uses circular economy and carbon offset

HOOFDDORP, The Netherlands: March 07, 2017. Yusen Logistics has won a contract to manage the supply chain of diesel-engine cylinder blocks from manufacturer Neue Halberg-Guss (NHG) in Saarbrücken, Germany to the GM/Izuzu DMAX plant in Moraine, OH.

 

Bilden från denna nyhet känner vi igen. Den kommer från Duramaxproduktion i Moraine Ohio. Lite beskuren men det är ingen som helst tvekan att logistikkontraktet gäller den stora Duramaxen.

från

http://wardsauto.com/industry/gm-invest-60-million-diesel-engine-jv-meet-pending-laws

 

Intressant att de skriver ( visserligen 2013 men ändå)

The automaker also has had on the shelf for a number of years a Duramax 4.5L V-8 turbodiesel designed for use in its half-ton trucks, SUVs and CUVs and recently signaled it may begin development on it again soon.

Den lilla Duramaxens uttåg ur orderboken för Sintercast 2008 innebar att man tvingades minska orderboken med 500.000 ekvivalenter. det är ett mått av GMs förväntningar på den för tillfället malpåseladga motorn. OM den kommer igen så är det logiskt att räkna med en sådan produktionsvolym

Den stora Duramaxen tillverkas i ca 200.000 motorer per år. Blocken väger ca 150 kg. Totalt alltså ca 600.000 ekvivalenter. Detta mina vänner kan innebära att vi får ett TILLSKOTT på över en milj ekv under det närmaste året endast genom GM. Sedan tillkommer Fords nya 3 liters V-6 diesel och Jeep Wranglers nya diesel från VM Motori.

 

GM har sagt att runt sommaren 2018 så kommer Defiancegjuteriet att stänga sin gråjärnsproduktion.

 

http://www.journalgazette.net/business/Defiance-anxious-as-GM-cuts-loom-17102182

McCann is cautiously counting down to mid-2018. By then, General Motors Co. plans to cut 107 hourly and 50 salaried positions at its Defiance powertrain plant. More than 800 jobs will remain in Defiance after the cuts, which are being prompted by the Detroit auto­maker’s plans to stop making nodular iron and doing iron casting at the plant.

 

Jag räknar med en stor föreställning vid NAIAS i jan-18 ( om 4 mån ) när de drar täcket av sin nya truckdiesel till den lilla 1/2-tonklassen Silverado 1500 och Sierra 1500. Den kommer under nästa år antagligen till våren. Jag hoppas som sagt  att de återupplivar deras fina Duramax 4500 och ger både Ford och Chevrolet en match. Alla i CGI. Det kan bli chockartat med GMs intåg på CGI-marknaden nästa år.

Glöm inte Dawsons ord om Duramax.
”SinterCast has a good rapport with the Duramax design team. We wish them success with their new upgrade and welcome the opportunity to work together with them at some stage in the future.”

Vidare från Sintercast ”At present, there are only two V-diesel engines in the market that are not based on CGI cylinder blocks: the Mercedes 3.0L V6 (aluminium) and the General Motors 6.6L Duramax V8 (grey cast iron).  CGI has effectively become the standard material for V-diesel engine cylinder blocks. ”

 

We believe that CGI provides the best overall solution for V-diesel engines.

Färskt

 

More likely, however, is the return of the 4.5L “LMK” Duramax turbodiesel V-8, which was due for the 2010 model year before being scrapped. Back then, rumors insisted the engine would produce 310 hp and 520 lb-ft, numbers that would absolutely shame both the Ford 3.0L Power Stroke and the Ram 3.0L EcoDiesel. In fact, the LMK would come close to matching the larger, heavier Nissan Titan XD’s 5.0L Cummins V-8, making us wonder if General Motors might be considering reviving the “1500HD” designation for certain configurations of the 2019 Chevy Silverado and GMC Sierra.

http://buytrucks.ca/2019-chevrolet-silverado-1500-diesel/

 

från juni 2017

A 4.5-liter diesel V8 was under development prior to the 2009 financial crisis and was ”shelved.” Depending on how complete that program was, it may be the most logical choice in terms of development costs.

 

http://www.leftlanenews.com/spied-2019-chevrolet-silverado-1500-caught-at-a-diesel-pump-96656.html