JCB celebrate engine production milestone

Significant manufacturing landmark reached as 200,000th Dieselmax engine rolls off the production lines

JCB have celebrated a significant manufacturing milestone – the production of the 200,000th JCB Dieselmax engine.

The first JCB engine rolled off the production line in November 2004 at JCB Power Systems in Foston, Derbyshire, after years of development and an £80 million investment.

The 200,000th JCB engine milestone has been achieved with the production of 170,000 engines at JCB Power Systems and 30,000 in India, where manufacturing began in April last year.

Alan Tolley, JCB’s director of engine programmes, said: ‘Since 2004, the JCB Dieselmax engine has earned an unrivalled reputation for reliability and durability in the off-highway sector. It has also given us complete control over our destiny in powertrain technology.’

In 2006, two slightly modified Dieselmax engines powered the JCB Dieselmax car to a diesel land-speed record of 350 miles/h on the Bonneville Salt Flats in the US – a record that still stands today.

JCB engines are now fitted to more than 70% of the machines manufactured by the company, as well as to a substantial number of third party products.