GM and Isuzu will build a new plant in the United States for the production of diesel engine components

due To the growing power of the updated pickups, the Chevrolet Silverado and GMC Sierra 2020 General Motors and Isuzu announced the creation of a joint venture with an investment of 175 million dollars for creation of absolutely new components for diesel engines at the plant in Brookville, Ohio.

"the New facility with an area of 251 000 square feet will expand the production of critical engine components for the current production operations of the company DMAX for the production of diesel engines in Moraine, Ohio". – stated in the message on the website GM.

60 percent DMAX belongs GM, 40 percent - Isuzu Diesel Services of America, Inc.

New investments will create more than 100 new jobs at the plant in Brookville.

the Construction of the new facility will be completed by the end of 2020. When the new plant in Brockville will be up and running, it will run concurrently with ongoing operations DMAX in Moraine.

Heavy-duty trucks account for about 25% of the sales of pickup trucks in the United States.

Maximum tractive power and power in the new models Silverado and Sierra HD is provided by the proven 6.6-liter turbo diesel engine with V-8 Duramax.

Duramax Diesel and Allison transmission - a legendary combination in the market of lorries of high definition with proven durability and features that customers expect of GM.

Since the opening of the company in 1999, DMAX has produced more than 2 million diesel engines.