Continental will open its first turbocharger plant in 2011. The factory will initially make 100,000 turbochargers a year for four-cylinder, 2.0-liter gasoline direct-injection engines, Wendelin Klügl, Continental’s head of powertrain systems and technology, told Automotive News Europe (ANE).

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Klügl said Continental will choose a site for the plant this summer.


Industry sources say Volkswagen group is Continental’s customer for the turbochargers.


Demand for turbochargers is growing because they offer a proven and relatively inexpensive way to reduce fuel consumption.

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