▁In ▁America , ▁Ken ▁H open ' s ▁Glas P ly ▁plant ▁in ▁Washington ▁state ▁featured ▁both ▁B MW ▁gas oline ▁and ▁dies el ▁engines ▁with ▁B MW ▁Z - D riv es ▁in ▁his ▁product ▁line . ▁ ▁S ale ▁to ▁Mercur y ▁Marine ▁With ▁a ▁dow nt urn ▁in ▁the ▁autom ot ive ▁market ▁in ▁ 1 9 8 7 , ▁and ▁a ▁lack ▁of ▁significant ▁success ▁in ▁the ▁recre ational ▁marine ▁market , ▁B MW ▁decided ▁to ▁close ▁the ▁marine ▁division . ▁The ▁Belg ium ▁plant ▁and ▁assets ▁were ▁sold ▁to ▁Mercur y ▁Marine ▁of ▁F ond ▁du ▁Lac , ▁Wisconsin . ▁B MW ▁further ▁signed ▁a ▁parts ▁distribution ▁agreement ▁with ▁Mercur y ▁to ▁ensure ▁the ▁continued ▁supply ▁of ▁parts ▁to ▁B MW ▁Marine ▁engine ▁own ers . ▁Mercur y ▁continued ▁production ▁of ▁the ▁B MW ▁five - ▁and ▁six - cy l inder ▁dies el ▁engines . ▁The ▁B MW ▁D ▁ 5 3 0 ▁and ▁D ▁ 6 3 6 ▁became ▁the ▁Mer c ru iser ▁ 5 3 0 ▁D - TA ▁and ▁ 6 3 6 ▁D - TA . ▁Mercur y ▁later ▁changed ▁the ▁design ations ▁to ▁D 1 8 3 ▁and ▁D 2 1 9 ▁T UR BO ▁AC . ▁Mercur y ▁continued ▁where ▁B MW ▁Marine ▁had ▁left ▁off , ▁impro ving ▁on ▁these ▁VM ▁based ▁engines . ▁In ▁the ▁early ▁ 1 9 9 0 s ▁they ▁offered ▁a ▁larger ▁ 4 . 2 - lit re ▁dies el ▁designated ▁the ▁D