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Mercedes History: 10 Years of CDI As first to know: Rudolf Diesel worked at MAN factory. The heavy diesels were used very soon in ships and trains. The first CommonRail diesel was in fact the rudolf diesel engine.... he didn't have other materials to make a mechanic injector system. In fact, heeven designed an ignition system: he didn't care fot ignitione or self combusting, just in internal combustion. What mercedes invented on the diesel was a indirect system, and from then usable in person cars. And that was actually 'lent' from Hanomag, they invented the 'lanova' system, also an indirect system. MAN used as first in 'little' engines the direct injection, by makeng the explosion chamber in the piston. The first Common Rail in production was by Caterpillar. What was invented in fact by Simms-England.... The first direct injected diesel engine in cars was the 2.8 liter in the Isuzu Trooper, 1987. Remember: Volkswagen doesn't have the commonrail in 2007... they have a mechanical injection, just as Caterpillar uses, also a Simms patent. Simms and CAV where big pioneers. (Rotating pump is invented by CAV, and during worldwar 2 stolen by Bosch and brought to Germany). VW is now developing/buying an Common Rail. As last, but not least: The Fiat Croma was the first CommonRail diesel. Fiat (Iveco) is the biggest producer of Industry-Diesel, they produce more than Perkins/Caterpillar/KHD/Volvo/Kubota together...