Fiat buying diesel engine company VM Motori

[TerryMason]

According to AlVolante, Fiat is buying GM’s share of VM Motori, the advanced diesel engine maker which is Chrysler’s main diesel supplier in Europe. Fiat already owns half of the company, which has changed hands numerous times in recent years. VM’s new RA630 V6 engine is designed to meet both American and European emissions requirements, and is to be used in the American version of the Jeep Grand Cherokee as well as, it appears, unnamed other Jeeps or Rams. An older version of the 3-liter V6 is used in the European-specification Jeep Grand Cherokee and the Lancia Thema (Chrysler 300).

I wonder what this means for a Jeep diesel engine here in the states.

 

[southtj]

Sounds like a good start.

 

[superj]

finally

 

[jeepjeep!]

Diesel GC!! If only they did this in 04!!

 

[MattMayTJ]

I never understood why they never put a cummins in a jeep that would be sweet

 

[jeepjeep!]

Oh yea but expensive oil changes and really heavy