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Under "Boss" Kettering’s direction, GM Research developed a revolutionary two-stroke diesel engine that was smaller, lighter, far more powerful and more efficient than the traditional diesel. Within a few years, it was being applied to railroad locomotives, heavy commercial trucks, boats, and off-road equipment.

Additional Information:

General Motors Research Laboratories published The GM Diesel Story pamphlet around 1940 that chronicled the brief and colorful history of the GM diesel engine. Click here to view the pamphlet.

In 1964, General Motors Research Laboratories published The Modern Power pamphlet extolling the virtues of diesel power.  Click here to view the pamphlet.