When Did GM Sell EMD?
General Motors put EMD up for sale in 2004, and in 2005 it became Electro-Motive Diesel, maintaining its famous initials under new ownership.
Is Electro-Motive still in business?
Electro-Motive continues to produce locomotives today but in name only; the company is now a division of Progress Rail, a Caterpillar company.
Electro-Motive Diesel (Division): Engines, Locomotives, History
In 2005, GM sold EMD to Greenbriar Equity Group and Berkshire Partners, which formed Electro-Motive Diesel to facilitate the purchase. ... EMD's headquarters, engineering facilities and parts manufacturing operations are based in McCook, Illinois, while its final locomotive assembly line is located in Muncie, Indiana.
Electro-Motive Diesel - Wikipedia
USA: Progress Rail Services announced on June 1 that it had signed a definitive agreement to purchase locomotive builder and diesel engine manufacturer Electro-Motive Diesel Inc for $820m in cash.
EMD sold to Caterpillar | News | Railway Gazette International