ISUZU:Isuzu U.S. Engine Plant DMAX builds 1 millionth diesel engine

  Please be advised that DMAX Ltd. (DMAX), a U.S. joint venture between Isuzu Motors Limited (Isuzu) and General Motors Corporation (GM), produced the 1 millionth diesel engine on April 16, 2007.

  DMAX was established as a diesel engine production company in September 1998, in Moraine, Ohio, U.S.A, by and between Isuzu and GM. DMAX currently has a 200,000-unit annual production capacity, producing the 6.6-liter diesel engines that comply with the stricter environment and fuel efficiency regulations of the U.S. At present, all of these engines are supplied to GM for GM Chevrolet and GMC brands.

  DMAX currently manufactures 6.6-liter V8 engines, which have been mounted mainly on GM Chevrolet Silverado full-size pickup trucks and GMC Sierra, and partially mounted on GM-make medium-duty trucks and medium-duty vans.

  DMAX commenced on diesel engine production on July 17, 2000 and increased annual production to 500,000 units in September 2004. Thereafter, its production has been expanded smoothly. The diesel engine was selected as one of "Ward's 10 Best Engines" by Ward's Communications of U.S. for the second consecutive year in 2001 and 2002, thereby contributing largely to expansion of the GM market share in the full-size pickup truck market.

  Isuzu began volume production of diesel engines in 1938. Since then, Isuzu has expanded manufacturing foothold for the diesel engines in Japan and in overseas countries such as Asia, China, Europe and the United States. As of March 2006, Isuzu built 19,030,000 units of diesel engines in total worldwide since 1938.