Diesels in Detroit.Although some manufacturing companies are abandoning the state of Michigan for more southerly climes, Detroit Diesel Corp. (DDC See VESA DDC. ; Redford Twsp., MI; www.detroitdiesel.com) and Freightliner LLC Freightliner LLC is a manufacturer of heavy duty trucks, chassis and semi-trailer trucks. The company is part of Daimler AG. The company is known mainly for the heavy duty class 8 diesel trucks that it produces, as well as class 5-7 trucks. (Portland, OR; www.freightliner.com), both of which are parts of DaimlerChrysler (DDC is actually part of Freightliner, which produces and markets Class 3-8 vehicles under the names Freightliner, Sterling, Western Star, American LaFrance, and Thomas Built Buses Thomas Built Buses, Inc. is a U.S. bus manufacturer based in High Point, North Carolina, United States and subsidary of Daimler AG. Perley A. Thomas: streetcar and bus pioneer Perley A. ), are making a significant commitment with a $275-million spend at DDC's 3.2-million-[ft.sup.2] HQ facility. Part of this expansion will be for a heavy-duty diesel engine currently under development by DDC and it parent company; this engine will be introduced in 2007. The new engine will be built in four different displacements, initially 14.8-liter, then with 15.6-, 12.8- and 9.9-liter variants to follow. The plant will be involved in the machining of many major components, as well as complete assembly and final testing. [ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] In addition to which, DDC will undertake assembly operations for the MBE MBE (in Britain) Member of the Order of the British Empire MBE n abbr (BRIT) (= Member of the Order of the British Empire) → tÃtulo ceremonial MBE n abbr (Brit) (= 900 medium-duty diesel truck engine, which is currently built in Mannheim, Germany in '07. Axle Alliance Co., which is part of Freightliner and housed on the Redford campus, will be supplementing its production of front and rear axles for medium- and heavy-duty vehicles by adding gear set manufacturing capability in an 85,000-[ft.sup.2] expansion. More over, this year Sterling and Western Star will be moving their headquarters to the Redford site from Willoughby, OH. During the announcement of the expansion, Rainer Schmueckle stated, "The bold new plans for the Redford facility signify the shared commitment of Detroit Diesel Corporation and the Freightliner group to continuing leadership in all aspects of North American North American named after North America. North American blastomycosis see North American blastomycosis. North American cattle tick see boophilusannulatus. commercial truck manufacturing--including vehicles, components, technology, and people ... We are assembling significant future capability to design and manufacture a variety of key components for North American commercial vehicles here at Redford." When he made the announcement he was president and CEO (1) (Chief Executive Officer) The highest individual in command of an organization. Typically the president of the company, the CEO reports to the Chairman of the Board. of Freightliner LLC. Shortly thereafter, the board of management of DaimlerChrysler named him the chief operating officer Chief Operating Officer (COO) The officer of a firm responsible for day-to-day management, usually the president or an executive vice-president. of the Mercedes Car Group, with responsibilities for production, procurement and information technology. Clearly, he's doing something right.--GSV |
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