<P> During the 1980s, British Leyland chose VM engines as the smoothest, most petrol - like units available for diesel models of their Range Rover and Rover SD1; the choice continued with the later Rover 800 . </P> <P> The after - cooled, electronic - combustion, "Turbotronic" engine was unveiled in 1990 . It was supplied to Alfa Romeo, Chrysler, Ford, General Motors, and Rover . </P> <P> In 1995, when OEM automotive sales accounted for 75% of income, a major deal with Chrysler saw agreements to supply engines for their Jeep Grand Cherokee and Voyager (2.5 - litre) models . VM Motori's 2.8 - litre common rail turbodiesel engine was chosen for the Jeep Liberty CRD (Cherokee in Europe). The 2005 and later Chrysler Grand Voyager and 2012 model year Chevrolet Colorado That sale in Thailand is also fitted with the VM 2.8 - litre (R428) engine . </P> <P> In the late 1990s, a new three - cylinder 1.5 - litre turbocharged diesel engine was developed by VM Motori . It featured a single overhead camshaft, four valves per cylinder, and common rail direct fuel injection . It was licensed to the South Korean manufacturer Hyundai, and was used in the second generation of the Hyundai Accent, the Hyundai Getz and the Hyundai Matrix . These were produced and marketed between the fall of 2001 and the end of 2005 . </P>

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