Detroit Diesel’s two-stroke engines earned their “Screaming Jimmy” nickname the hard way, with a piercing exhaust note and ...

GM's Detroit Diesel division once made a two-stroke engine. A certain trait about this engine would lead to it getting the nickname of "Screaming Jimmy." ...

DETROIT - Mary Sheffield made history in Michigan on Tuesday night, Nov. 4, becoming the first woman ever elected mayor in Detroit and concluding a campaign cycle she led from start to finish. The ...

DETROIT – A Detroit street is flooded with diesel fuel after a crash between a tanker truck and an SUV. The crash happened before 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 29, 2025, on East Davison Street just east ...

DETROIT (WXYZ) — A Detroit intersection is closed this morning after a crash where officials say around 100 gallons of fuel were leaked from a diesel truck. Watch ...

Detroit Diesel started as the GM Diesel Division, formed by General Motors in 1938. It initially produced the Series 71, a two-cycle engine for military and construction use. In 1955, GM Diesel ...

When General Motors decided to make a diesel engine a permanent part of its light-duty truck lineup in 1982, it partnered with Detroit Diesel for a 6.2-liter V8 rated at 130 horsepower and roughly 240 ...

The Detroit Diesel Corporation originally launched in 1938 as a division of General Motors, and its main purpose was to build a two-stroke engine that would combine power and versatility in a small ...

A decade ago, the residential boom downtown would have been hard to imagine. Credit... Supported by By Amy S. Eckert Visuals by Nick Hagen Detroit is booming, and the figures announced by Mayor Mike ...

The Detroit Diesel Company has been in the business of manufacturing diesel engines for over eighty years. Founded in 1938, the company was initially known as General Motors (GM) Diesel Division. The ...

A snow blower makes your life exponentially easier, no matter how much snow you encounter each year. If your home is in a snowy area like mine is, a snow blower saves you an immeasurable amount of ...

ANN ARBOR, Mich. (CBS DETROIT) – The City of Ann Arbor has introduced a discount and rebate plan to nudge along a transition away from gas-powered lawn care equipment in favor of electric equipment.