DETROIT, March 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Today Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC)
announced that in the past months it has recalled 200 workers to increase
production for the Series 60 engine. Two shifts have resumed and line rates
are set at 70 daily for each shift. The 10,000th Series 60 equipped with
Exhaust Gas Recirculation (EGR) is scheduled to be built in April.
"We have received orders from several hundred fleets and the order backlog
exceeds 11,000 engines. Not only have we resumed two shift operation, we have
also gone to nine hour shifts in order to meet the demand. Now that fleets
have had a chance to put some miles on these Series 60s equipped with EGR,
they are finding that the engine performance and driveability are excellent,
there are no new maintenance procedures, recommended oil change intervals
remain the same, and warranty coverages have not changed. Most importantly,
fuel economy of EGR equipped engines is proving to be about the same as our
competitors' non-EGR engines," said Mark Bara, Vice President - On Highway
Engine Sales.
Detroit Diesel Corporation, headquartered in Detroit, Michigan, is engaged
in the design, manufacture, sale and service of heavy-duty diesel and
alternative fuel engines, automotive diesel engines and engine-related
products. The company offers a complete line of engines from 22 to 13,000
horsepower for the on-highway, off-road and automotive markets and is a QS-
9000 certified company. Detroit Diesel services these markets directly and
through a worldwide network of more than 2,700 authorized distributor and
dealer locations. Detroit Diesel is a subsidiary of DaimlerChrysler AG, the
world's leading manufacturer of heavy-duty diesel truck engines. Within
DaimlerChrysler AG, DDC is part of the Powersystems Business Unit.
SOURCE Detroit Diesel Corporation
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CONTACT:
Sheree Greenhalge of Detroit Diesel
Corporation, +1-313-592-5170, Fax: +1-313-592-8176, or E-mail:
sheree.greenhalge@detroitdiesel.com
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