WEBSTER, TEXAS (September 8, 2011) – Performance Diesel, Inc. is pleased to announce the appointment of Troy Liffig to the role of Sales Manager, effective September 1, 2011. Mr. Liffig joined Performance Diesel in 1991 as a technician, and for the past 10 years has maintained sales and technical information for Sea Ray, which is one of Performance Diesel’s biggest customers.

“Troy has a strong service background, and brings an athletic coach-style leadership to PDI,” says Malcolm Phillips, President of Peformance Diesel. “He has more than 20 years’ experience in marine diesel engine technical and sales, and has worked with Sea Ray on first time installations of our MAN engines and ZF Smart Command Joystick controls.”

Mr. Liffig resides in Cocoa Beach, Florida, where he is active in service work through his local church, and serves as Director for the Space Coast Area “Upward Basketball” program.

Performance Diesel, with locations in Webster, Texas, Lower Bank, New Jersey and Cocoa Beach, Florida, is the sole U.S. diesel engine distributor of Hyundai marine engines, and is a leading U. S. distributor for MAN and Marine Diesel Sweden engines.

Performance Diesel, Inc. offers a wide range of services including new engine installation, engine re-power, engine overhauls, engine repair and maintenance. The scope of service includes marine pleasurecraft and commercial propulsion engines, and they sell and service transmissions, as well as standy-by and continuous-rated generator sets. Manufacturers serviced include MAN®, Detroit Diesel®, Caterpillar®, Cummins®, Perkins®, ZF® Transmissions, Twin Disc®, Northern Lights®, Isuzu®, Onan®, and Westerbeke®. Performance Diesel is the distributor for MAN high-speed diesel engines for the South-Central and Eastern regions of the United States, and is also OEM sales/service dealer for ZF® Transmissions and Northern Lights® generators.

For more information, contact Malcolm Phillips, Performance Diesel, at:

Performance Diesel, Inc.
12130 Galveston Rd., Bldg #2
Webster, Texas 77598
Phone: (281) 464-2345
Toll-Free: (877) 702-1234
Fax: (281) 464-8765

From left: Malcolm Phillips of Performance Diesel; SK Jeong of Hyundai SeasAll; Dirk Schouten of French MIDIF, and Rolf Belke of German MHD

Malcolm Phillips, owner of of Performance Diesel, Inc., recently traveled to South Korea for the signing of a distributorship agreement with Hyundai SeasAll. Performance Diesel was one of four companies worldwide chosen by Hyundai SeasAll to represent the marine engine distribution and after sales service of Hyundai SeasAll’s recently launched S- and D-series engines.  Performance Diesel, along with companies from Germany, Spain and France, were chosen due to their long-term experience in the marine diesel business, as well as their strong commitment to market development.  The signing ceremony was held in conjunction with 2011 International Distributors Meeting at Hyundai SeasAll’s headquarters in South Korea.

Hyundai Motor Company, having made a name for itself in the automotive sector, has now entered the marine industry with a new line of state-of-the-art marine diesel engines that are reliable, clean, fuel-efficient, quiet and lightweight. The all new Hyundai SeasAll diesel marine engines are available in sterndrive, shaftdrive and waterjet.

Performance Diesel, with locations in Webster, Texas, Lower Bank, New Jersey and Cocoa Beach, Florida, is the sole U.S. diesel engine distributor of Hyundai marine engines, and  is a leading U. S. distributor for MAN and Marine Diesel Sweden engines.   Malcolm Phillips, owner of of Performance Diesel, Inc., recently traveled to South Korea for the signing of a distributorship agreement with Hyundai SeasAll. Performance Diesel was one of four companies worldwide chosen by Hyundai SeasAll to represent the marine engine distribution and after sales service of Hyundai SeasAll’s recently launched S- and D-series engines.  Performance Diesel, along with companies from Germany, Spain and France, were chosen due to their long-term experience in the marine diesel business, as well as their strong commitment to market development.  The signing ceremony was held in conjunction with 2011 International Distributors Meeting at Hyundai SeasAll’s headquarters in South Korea.

Hyundai Motor Company, having made a name for itself in the automotive sector, has now entered the marine industry with a new line of state-of-the-art marine diesel engines that are reliable, clean, fuel-efficient, quiet and lightweight. The all new Hyundai SeasAll diesel marine engines are available in sterndrive, shaftdrive and waterjet.

Performance Diesel, with locations in Webster, Texas, Lower Bank, New Jersey and Cocoa Beach, Florida, is the sole U.S. diesel engine distributor of Hyundai marine engines, and  is a leading U. S. distributor for MAN and Marine Diesel Sweden engines.