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General Motors’ deteriorating financial situation has caused the company to delay one of the most advanced engines that it has ever designed, a 4.5-liter diesel for light-duty trucks.

“We have to make tough decisions right now,” GM Powertrain spokeswoman Susan Garavaglia said.

Truck enthusiasts were eagerly awaiting the engine, which would have started production next fall at GM’s plant in Tonawanda, N.Y. The engine has Read more…

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Ford’s 90-degree, overhead-cam Modular V8 has covered a wide spectrum since it was introduced in 1991–powering luxury cars, SUVs, pickups and high-performance sports cars.

A large number of those engines have come from a Ford plant in Romeo, Mich., which has now built its 10-millionth engine–a 4.6-liter V8 that is headed for a 2010 Mustang GT.

The Romeo engine plant was converted from a tractor factory. In 1991, it launched Read more…

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