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GM expands diesels in U.S. to meet fuel economy targets

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#1 ·
http://www.detroitnews.com/story/bu...iesels-us-meet-fuel-economy-targets/98012048/

General Motors Co. is expanding its diesel lineup to 10 Chevrolet and GMC vehicles by the 2018 model year. It says the clean-diesel powertrains will help it meet carbon dioxide emissions levels and fuel economy requirements.

Automakers are pressed to meet federal fuel economy mandates that call for corporate average fuel economy of 54.5 miles per gallon by 2025.

The Detroit automaker said it sold 757,000 diesel vehicles globally last year. It now is rolling out a new 2017 Cruze Diesel, which gives consumers another choice, said Dan Nicholson, GM’s vice president of global propulsion systems.





The Cruze Diesel is powered by a new Ecotec 1.6-liter turbo diesel engine that has been estimated by the Environmental Protection Agency at 52 miles per gallon highway fuel economy with a manual transmission. That big number, which Nicholson called a “wow” factor and a reason for purchase, is the highest highway fuel economy of any nonhybrid or nonelectric vehicle. Mike Siegrist, assistant chief engineer for the Cruze Diesel engine, said customers may exceed the EPA highway figure.

GM and Chevrolet see an opportunity to win some Volkswagen AG diesel customers in the wake of the German automaker’s emissions cheating scandal.

“The outlook for diesel in the U.S.A. is actually promising,” Nicholson said. “We definitely see certain segments reaching 10 percent penetration and yes, an upside potential of 10 percent overall.”
 
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#2 ·
If, the PSA takeover of Opel/Vauxhall goes ahead then I presume that PSA will fit their engines as soon as they ramp up production - leaving GM Powertrain Torino to find outlets for it's production - whether Cruze diesel volume is enough on it's own to justify GM Powertrain Torinos existence in an otherwise GM-free Europe remains to be seen.
 
#6 ·
GM Torino is nothing that can't be replaced by the work done in Pontiac, MI. GM isn't abandoning Europe, they are just abandoning a high cost labor footprint and loser brand in Opel. Unfortunately they'll lose the vaunted the Vauxhaul brand, but that is the price one has to pay I guess.
 
#7 ·
Clean diesel.
Isnt that bit of an oxymoron,,kinda like clean coal !?
Wouldnt more hybrid electrics ala Volt be more effective solution to better mpg,,unless they just wanted to keep customers hooked on fossil fuels :yup:

Geting over 50 mpg shouldnt be a problem,how about we learn from the past ;)
 
#13 ·
This ......

The Detroit automaker said it sold 757,000 diesel vehicles globally last year.


..... is a failing grade ( beyond belief ) and without a doubt has been, is, and likely will continue to be one of the things holding GM back .... come what may.
 
#19 · (Edited)
Jaguar very recently spent a reported @ the time 1.3 B US $ to develop and then be able to produce, the entire Ingenium Gasser / Diesel Program.

Yeah sure, their initial expected ( Full ) Production volume while almost unbelievably ambitious for them ( while still requiring further 'happy' expansion as it turns out ) was still small in a relative sense. But that, if anything, is more a curse than a blessing..... if and when bigger GM type volumes are used.......

Remember also..... this is for a whole family of 2.0 and 3.0 fours and sixes 'times' Diesel and Gasser.

For Global deployment.......

Seriously, throw in just a bit for some V8s and maybe some I5s and what else would GM really need for the fatter 60 / 70 % of what they really do for 2.0 and above ?
 
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