About Us

About Steyr MotorsSTEYR MOTORS GmbH is a World renowned diesel engine specialist, established in 2001 after separating from the earlier STEYR-Daimler-Puch group of companies.

The brand ‘STEYR’ was founded over 130 years ago and the first Monoblock engine was developed in 1922. Since this time, ‘STEYR’ has produced a variety of products including trucks, tractors, military vehicles as well as automotive and marine diesel engines. Interestingly, the brand also provides the technology behind some of the world’s most recognised automotive brands including Mercedes, BMW, Chrysler and Audi.

Today, the STEYR Motors factory is based in STEYR, Austria, and has a manufacturing capability of 12,000 engines per year. The company prides itself on developing smart emission technology to help protect the environment and continue to conform to emission regulations BSOII and SAV2.

Throughout the US, STEYR Motors can be seen in a wide variety of vessels from military and commercial, to rescue craft and pleasure boats. Many well known boat manufacturers use the product including Kevlacat, Voyager Catamarans, Pegiva, AMM, Zodiac and Malibu.

MILESTONES

1922 First Monoblock engine from STEYR (Type II)
1990 Foundation of STEYR Motorentechnik GmbH
1991 Start of M1- Marine Diesels (OMC COBRA DIESEL)
First electronically controlled Marine Diesel
1993 Marketing start “STEYR marine diesel”
1996 NATO- homologation for the STEYR M16TCA (HD)
1998 Homologation according “SOLAS”
2001 Independent STEYR MOTORS GmbH
2003 Relocation to our new production and development facilities in Steyr
2004 Start of Production of STEYR 256
2005 Re-start of US-Distribution of STEYR Marine Engines
2006 Foundation of STEYR MOTORS NORTH AMERICA
2008 Launch of worldwide first HYBRID serial propulsion system