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VM Motori S.p.A. is an Italian diesel engine manufacturing company which is wholly owned by Fiat Chrysler Automobiles through its subsidiary Fiat Group Automobiles. VM headquarters and main production facilities are located in Cento, in Emilia-Romagna, Italy.

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Company History

VM Motori was founded by two entrepreneurs, Claudio Vancini and Ugo Martelli (hence the “VM”) in 1947.
VM merged with Stabilimenti Meccanici Triestini in Trieste in 1971, then Finmeccanica took a majority stake in the combined company.
In 1989, Finmeccanica restructured, selling its stake in VM Motori to company managers and Midland Montague in a leveraged buyout, leaving the company with its single Cento plant.
Detroit Diesel Corporation (DDC) bought VM Motori in 1995. In 2000, DDC was purchased by Daimler-Chrysler AG.
In 2003, Penske Corporation purchased a 51% stake in VM Motori; in 2007, Penske bought the remaining 49% from Daimler-Chrysler and subsequently sold 50% of it to General Motors. As of 2007, both deals were awaiting European regulatory approval and the value of the deal was not known.
In September 2008, GAZ Group announced plans to purchase a 50% stake from Penske Corp, but ultimately cancelled them in February 2009.
On 11 February 2011, Fiat Powertrain Technologies and Penske Corporation had reached an agreement under which Fiat Powertrain would purchase Penske Corporation’s fifty-percent stake in VM Motori S.p.A.
Fiat Group Automobiles acquired the remaining 50% stake of VM Motori S.p.A. owned by General Motors, on 28 October 2013.
More about VM Motori from Wikipedia
List of VM Motori engines and their Automotive Applications from Wikipedia

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Specifications For VM Motori
4-Stroke Cycle Diesel Marine Engines

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TABLE KEY:
DS = Data Source: VM = VM Motori, BD = BoatDiesel.com
? = Data Not Published or Not Found, …? = Data Not Confirmed
CYL = Cylinder Configuration-Number−Liner: IL = In-Line, u… = Upright Vertical, s… = Slanted,
^  h… = Horizontal (Flat), n… = Inverted, o… = Opposed, V = V, R = Radial, WR = Wankel Rotary
^  Liner: W = Wet Liner, D = Dry Liner, WD = Wet + Dry Liners, P = Parent/Native Bore, S = Sleeved
^  …mm = Millimeters, …in = Inches, …cc = Cubic Centimeters, …L = Litres (Liters), …ci = Cubic Inches
MODEL – CODE: Single Engine Code Letter. Cylinder Block Capacity ID Code. TC=Turbocharged
RATING: COM = Commercial, R = Recreational, WB = Work Boat, PC = Pleasure Craft
^  CON = C = Continuous, INT = I = Intermittent, PLE = P = Pleasure, Com = C = Commercial
^  M = Medium
^  CON, CD, HD, MCD, MD, INT, ID, GS, HO, etc. (See Duty Ratings at end of this table)
ASP: N = Naturally Aspirated, T = Turbocharged, S = Supercharged
^  Ta = Turbocharged & Aftercooled, Ti = Turbocharged and Intercooled
^  …S = …s = w/Seawater Intercooler, …R = …r = w/Raw Water Intercooler
^  -INJ: M = Mechanical Injection, CR = Common Rail, E = e… = Electronic Injection
KW = Kilowatts, CHP = Crankshaft Horsepower, BHP = Brake Horsepower, MHP = Metric Horsepower
@RPM = Power Ratings @ Revolutions Per Minute
YEARS MFR’D: Beginning-Ending, Trailing  “–”  (Dash) without an Ending Date = Still in Production

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AIR COOLED
M 11,5 SERIES (11,5 comes from the 115mm stroke)
(The first number in the model number denotes the cylinders and the 105 in the model number comes from the 105mm bore)

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WATER COOLED
H 9 SERIES (9 comes from the 90mm stroke)
(The first number in the model number denotes the cylinders and the 92 in the model number comes from the 92mm bore)

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NOTES: This model was marketed by MerCruiser (CMD) as an inboard and as an IO

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NOTES: This model was marketed by MerCruiser (CMD) as an inboard and as an IO

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NOTES: This model was marketed by MerCruiser (CMD) as an inboard and as an IO

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WATER COOLED
H 10 SERIES (10 comes from the 100mm stroke)
(The first number in the model number denotes the cylinders and the 94 in the model number comes from the 94mm bore)

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NOTES: This model was marketed by MerCruiser (CMD) as an inboard and as an IO

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NOTES: This model was marketed by MerCruiser (CMD) as an inboard and as an IO

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WATER COOLED
500 SERIES (last number denotes number of cylinders)

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WATER COOLED
700 SERIES (last number denotes number of cylinders)

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NOTES: This model was marketed by MerCruiser (CMD) as an inboard and as an IO

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NOTES: This model was marketed by MerCruiser (CMD) as an inboard and as an IO

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NOTES: This model was marketed by MerCruiser (CMD) as an inboard and as an IO

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Contact Information

VM Motori S.p.A.
Via Ferrarese, 29
44042 Cento (FE), Italy
Telephone: +39.051.6837511
P.Iva 01325610382
Website: www.vmmotori.com
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