General Motors Diesel Division Division. In 1965 GMDD was absorbed by the General Motors Detroit Diesel Engine Division. General Motors Diesel Division is not to be confused with General Motors Diesel, Ltd., the Canadian subsidiary of EMD formed in 1949, or the Diesel Division of General Motors of Canada, the entity for General Motors of Canada's diesel equipment manufacturing operations formed in 1969. Diesel engines produced by the General Motors Cleveland Diesel and Detroit Diesel Engine Divisions General Motors Diesel Division General Motors Diesel Division (GMDD) was a marketing and customer service unit of General Motors founded in 1938. It sought customers for GM's
Chrysler Airflite up behind the rear seats to create a raised cargo area. Major styling cues from the Airflite eventually made it into the 2007 Chrysler Sebring sedan. Airflite is a variation of Airflyte, which described the functional styling and monocoque construction of a car made by Nash Motors (a company that merged with Hudson Motors to form American Motors (AMC), which was acquired by Chrysler in 1987). The Nash "Airflyte" was introduced in 1949, featuring a roomy interior and an advanced design. Unusual for the time, its aerodynamic shape was developed in a wind tunnel to reduce the car's drag coefficient,