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Dog Folks wrote:
t was initially designed by GM. This fact came out on another thread a few months ago.
By VM Motori for the Cadillac it was to be put in Cadillac's destined for Europe. GFC killed that idea.
VM Motori 2.9 Litre in Cadillac
http://www.thetruthaboutcars.com/2013/07/how-jeep-ended-up-with-a-gm-diesel
As Automotive News tells it, the engine was born when GM bought 50 percent of Italian firm VM Motori in 2007. They quickly began work on a 2.9L diesel engine intended for the European market Cadillac CTS, with GM financing the venture. Cadillac’s struggling sales in Europe along with GM’s bankruptcy conspired to prevent the VM diesel from ever appearing in a GM product.
