The () or more simply CMD is an Italian company that designs, develops, builds and markets marine engines, with its brand ''FNM Marine''.
History
The Company was founded in 1971, under the name Fratelli Negri Macchine Diesel Sud (FNM), on the initiative of the Negri brothers. Initially, the activity focused on the revision of earthmoving machines, then expanding in the mid-70s, in the installation of diesel engines on used cars. Furthermore, towards the end of the decade, collaboration with
FIAT
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began, which still represents an important slice of the company's business. In 2013, indeed, the company signed an agreement to produce engine heads for
Maserati
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and
Jeep
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.
In 1980, the GD 178 AT 1.3 supercharged diesel engine, entirely designed and built by FNM, was presented at the Turin International Motor Show.
In 1991, CMD Costruzioni Motori Diesel was set up, which would acquire the entire FNM business branch and related know-how. In the 1990s, CMD inaugurated the
Atella
Atella was an ancient Oscan city of Campania, located 20km directly north of Naples.
Remains
The ruins of the city walls, private houses, the so-called ''garden of Virgil'' and many tombs remain, on sites in the ''comuni'' of Frattaminore, ...
1 plant, expanding its business producing and selling marine diesel engines. In 1996, FNM 1.4-liter diesel engines began to be installed in passenger cars built by India's
Premier Automobiles Limited
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, in two Fiat-derived models called the
Premier 137D and
1.38D.
In the 2000s the company opened two new production plants, Atella 2 in 2004 and
Morra De Sanctis
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in 2005.
In 2017 67% of the share capital was held by the Chinese
Loncin Holdings group, while the remaining 33% was in Italian hands.
The official dealer is
AS Labruna
AS Labruna is an Italian marine engine manufacturer and distributor of engines for road transport, power generation and aircraft based in Monopoli, Apulia region of Italy.
In addition to its manufaturing product line, AS Labruna is an official ...
which is based in
Monopoli
Monopoli (; ) is a town and comune, municipality in Italy, in the Metropolitan City of Bari and region of Apulia. The town is roughly in area and lies on the Adriatic Sea about southeast of Bari. It has a population of 49,246 (2014), ...
,
Apulia
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.
Engines
The company builds various types of marine
inboard motor
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including hybrids.
Awards
* ''Premio ADI (Association for Industrial Design) 2019'', at the ''59° Salone Nautico di
Genova
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'' thanks to the engine ''Blue Hybrid System''.
See also
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AS Labruna
AS Labruna is an Italian marine engine manufacturer and distributor of engines for road transport, power generation and aircraft based in Monopoli, Apulia region of Italy.
In addition to its manufaturing product line, AS Labruna is an official ...
*
Inboard motor
An inboard motor is a marine propulsion system for boats. As opposed to an outboard motor, where an engine is mounted outside the hull of the craft, an inboard motor is an engine enclosed within the hull of the boat, usually connected to a pro ...
*
Fiat Chrysler Automobiles
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References
{{DEFAULTSORT:CMD - Costruzioni Motori Diesel S.p.A.
Propulsion
Marine engineering
Italian brands
Companies based in Campania
Companies based in Basilicata
Engine manufacturers of Italy