Nissan Cummins matchup

rjstractor wrote:

Perrysburg Dodgeboy wrote:
Nissan using an American diesel and not building their own?

Who knows? Marketing? Availability? Why did Dodge use Cummins when they started putting diesels in pickups back in 1989 instead of developing their own? Why is Ram using an Italian diesel in their 1500 instead of an American developed diesel? Nissan sells many diesel vehicles worldwide powered by their engines they developed in-house.

Maybe the answer is that it's a smaller world these days, and virtually every vehicle on the road has parts and components that were designed, engineered and manufactured from all around the world. Same with vehicles themselves. My VW was built in Mexico, as were many Chrysler vehicles. Nothing is designed and built exclusively in the US anymore, using all US components. Guess who builds Ram's premium HD pickup transmission? Aisin, a Japanese company with Toyota as a major owner and parent company.

I fully understand the it's a small world thing, and our 8 and 9 speed transmissions are ZF Friedrichshafen transmissons a German company. Our six speed for our FWD cars was made by Hyundai, hell Mexican dealers sold Hyundai vehicles but no longer. Chrysler built VW's mini vans for them. GM and Ford are building a 9 and 10 speed transmission together. Fiat and Ford were in bed together also, so who knows what kind of car or truck you are driving.

Sing with me.....It's a small World after all....It's a small World after all....It's a small World after all...it's a small, small World. LOL

Don