The CMD – Costruzioni Motori Diesel S.p.A. (formerly FNM – Fratelli Negri Macchine Diesel Sud S.r.l.) 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 FNM – Fratelli Negri Macchine Diesel Sud, 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 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 and Jeep.[2]
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, the company changed its name to CMD – Costruzioni Motori Diesel. In the 1990s, CMD inaugurated the Atella 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, in two Fiat-derived models called the Premier 137D