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General Motors Diesel Division
Type Wholly-owned subsidiary
Headquarters Detroit, Michigan, United States, Canada
Industry Rail transport
Products Locomotives
Buses
Parent General Motors

General Motors Diesel Division was a unit of General Motors and was a manufacturer of locomotives, transit buses and military products.

The locomotive unit was acquired by private investors, the transit bus divisions were purchased by TMC in the U.S. and MCI in Canada, and the GM Defense unit was purchased by General Dynamics. The engine making unit later became Detroit Diesel and sold to DaimlerChrysler AG in 2000 (now a unit of Daimler AG).

GMDD's Canadian operations were renamed as Diesel Division of General Motors of Canada Limited in 1975.

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Products

Buses

Model Length Notes
HR150G-T6H5307N-T9 40 foot electric trolley bus (with BBC Brown Boveri & Company Limited power traction system)
4104 35 foot intercity bus 6-71 diesel engine emergency door at rear of left side A/C used auxiliary gasoline engine
4106 35 foot intercity bus 8V-71 diesel engine no auxiliary engine for A/C
4107 35 foot intercity bus 8V-71 diesel engine called a Buffalo because of its appearance
4108 35 foot intercity bus 8V-71 diesel engine short version of a 4905
4905 40 foot intercity bus 8V-71 diesel engine Long wheelbase
TDH 4517 40 foot GM New Look (Fishbowl) Bus diesel bus
PD-4103 40 foot GM "old-look" transit bus diesel
PD-4104 40 foot GM "old-look" transit bus diesel
TDH 5301 40 foot GM New Look (Fishbowl) Bus diesel bus
TDH 5302 40 foot GM New Look (Fishbowl) Bus diesel bus
TDH 5303 40 foot GM New Look (Fishbowl) Bus diesel bus
TDH 5304 40 foot GM New Look (Fishbowl) Bus diesel bus
T6H 5305 40 foot GM New Look (Fishbowl) Bus diesel bus
T6H 5307N 40 foot GM New Look (Fishbowl) Bus diesel bus
TA60-102N 60 foot articulated diesel bus
TC40-102A/N 40 foot Classic (transit bus) - later produced by Motor Coach Industries, Nova Bus, TMC and now Dupon Trolley Industries
TC60-102N 60 foot Classic (transit bus) articulated diesel bus - later produced by Nova Bus
RTS 40 foot diesel buses - later produced by Nova Bus and TMC

Locomotives

Main article: List of GMD Locomotives

Facilities

Location Years Production Notes
London, Ontario 1962-1978 buses; shared location with locomotive plant (under Electro Motive Division of GM) sold to General Dynamics
Saint-Eustache, Quebec 1979-1989 final assemly plant for buses sold in Quebec sold to Motor Coach Industries
Saint-Laurent, Quebec 1974-1979 final assembly plant for buses sold in Quebec
Detroit, Michigan buses and locomotives

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See also

Coordinates: 43°1′0.06″N -81°10′19.02″E / 43.0166833°N 80.82805°W / 43.0166833; -80.82805

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