fiat vs Cummings diesel

IdaD wrote:

B.O. Plenty wrote:
How many trucks would "Dodge" sell if they didn't use the Cummins engine?

B.O.

I believe Ram sells a much higher percentage of heavy duty trucks versus half ton trucks than GM or Ford, and 85% of heavy duty Rams are sold with the Cummins engine. So they'd probably sell a lot fewer trucks.

The Cummins is the single biggest reason I'm driving a Ram today. Swap it with either competitor and I'd most likely own that truck instead.

I disagree with ram selling a higher percentage of the HD trucks. The reason why I say that is because cummins just recently hit the 2 million mark ('12) for engines built for dodge since 1988.

colliehauler wrote:

B.O. Plenty wrote:
How many trucks would "Dodge" sell if they didn't use the Cummins engine?

B.O.

I would buy one with a Iveco Diesel, it's a proven motor.

I don't see why not, in addition to supplying engines to customers, they produce over 150,000 commercial vehicles a year of their own and only build diesels. After all, the DM was a joint venture between GM and Izuzu.

B.O. Plenty wrote:
How many trucks would "Dodge" sell if they didn't use the Cummins engine?

B.O.

I would buy one with a Iveco Diesel, it's a proven motor.

Well in my view, if your gonna buy a Diesel, you might as well buy one from somebody that knows how to build one...JMO

B.O. Plenty wrote:
How many trucks would "Dodge" sell if they didn't use the Cummins engine?

B.O.

I believe Ram sells a much higher percentage of heavy duty trucks versus half ton trucks than GM or Ford, and 85% of heavy duty Rams are sold with the Cummins engine. So they'd probably sell a lot fewer trucks.

The Cummins is the single biggest reason I'm driving a Ram today. Swap it with either competitor and I'd most likely own that truck instead.

B.O. Plenty wrote:
How many trucks would "Dodge" sell if they didn't use the Cummins engine?

B.O.

I know I wouldn't own a Ram if it didn't have a Cummins in it. That was one of the major reasons I went with a Ram.

How many trucks would "Dodge" sell if they didn't use the Cummins engine?

B.O.

mkirsch wrote:
Dodge Cummings. Sounds like an X-rated movie actor's name.

"RAM CUMMINGS"

nohurry wrote:
This has been a funny thread. Cummings, still a Dodge, etc. :)

Wasn't it reported a while back that Fiat wanted to sell Chrysler, or am I confusing it with the Daimler era? Anyway yeah, pretty much the CUMMINS engine saved the Dodge truck, and that's a good thing... Really.... No, I mean it.

The companies are completely merged. It is owned by the shareholders of Fiat Chrysler. FCA.

BenK wrote:
Incestuous to say the least about "who owns who"

And then there is component sharing. Ram (Chrysler) and Nissan both use Cummins engines and Aisin transmissions. Aisin is owned in part by Toyota, and almost every OEM on the planet uses an Aisin transmission in at least one model. Saturn (GM) at one time used Honda engines in some models, Chrysler makes VW's Routan minivan, it goes on and on.