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French manufacturer Nanni Diesel has been a market leader in diesel engine marinisation and packaging since it was established in 1952. Long standing relationships with Kubota and Toyota for the supply of base engines has seen them win a significant share of the global marine engine market in the applicable power ranges. Nanni Diesel was introduced into the Australian market in 1983 by Sydney based Nanni Diesel Australia, who continue their exclusive rights to the Kubota and Toyota based range from 10 to 320hp.

In 2014 Nanni Diesel established a relationship with John Deere for the supply of base engines which has allowed them to increase their range of offerings in the 152hp to 760hp range. This expansion in power offerings has seen them grow their market share further, including the signing of supply contracts for these new models with large volume vessel manufacturers like the Beneteau group.

The Nanni Diesel production facility in La Teste France, sources its base John Deere engines from plants in Saran France, Torreon Mexico and Waterloo USA.

From there the Nanni engineers complete the packaging of the engine for marine application with their high quality compact cooling systems, instrumentation & control systems, transmissions and mounting systems etc.