No more powerstroke?
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From: Forney, Texas
This is old information so i can't vouch for it still being true...but...back in 1990, right after cummins showed up in Dodge trucks(we've owned several), Ford Motor Company purchased a LARGE chunk of Cummins stock which entitled them to placing a voting member on the Cummins board of directors. There were options for expansion of their ownership but I don't know if it followed through and I don't know if they still own the stock. Either way, cummins had a contract with Dodge and still does. Don't look for a cummins engine in a Ford...I don't think that will happen. But that is why people still say that "Ford owns Cummins".
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Originally Posted by 4X4X4RV
I'm leaning towards to a Volvo / Powerstroke .......
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From: Ontario Canada
it will be expensive to come up with there own big diesel, Detroit diesel spent over $1 BILLION just to re-design there engine from the top down. I think FORD would be better to use the rights an existing engine company. Look at the problems with engine manufacturers that have been building engines for yrs...could be a long road a hoe.
just my two cents.
Kobboss1
just my two cents.
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