GM targets development costs with commercial vehicle ECM
General Motors has introduced a commercial vehicle engine control module (ECM) designed to simplify the integration of its 6.6-liter gas engines into third-party commercial vehicles. This 'ready-to-run' package aims to reduce development time and costs for upfitters and fleet managers.
Why it matters
By providing a foundational testing package, GM is lowering the barrier to entry for commercial vehicle manufacturers to utilize their propulsion technology, potentially increasing market share.
The hardest part of putting a proven engine into a new commercial vehicle has never been the engine itself. It is teaching that engine where it lives among the sensors, onboard computers and control modules that fill modern commercial vehicles.
GM Powered Solutions is selling a shortcut, announced at ACT Expo earlier this year. The automaker’s business-to-business propulsion group has rolled out a commercial vehicle ECM built for its 6.6-liter heavy-duty gas engine. It’s aimed at on-road applications from companies that never put a GM badge on the hood. The module ships with a GM-approved base engine calibration already loaded and is designed to function as a ready-to-run testing package.
An ECM is the engine’s computer. In GM’s words, it decides how the engine responds to different driving and load conditions.
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