Production of diesel engines for Chevrolet’s European range of vehicles will start in March 2006 at the new powertrain facility of GM Daewoo Auto and Technology in Gunsan, South Korea.
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Construction of the new diesel engine plant adjacent to one of GM Daewoo’s three vehicle manufacturing facilities was completed on 31 March, 2005 and pilot production commenced on 1 September. The 19,200 square metre facility will have an annual manufacturing capacity of 250,000 engines.
In the run-up to the start of regular production in March 2006, the diesel engines are undergoing rigorous final testing. This includes durability runs on new dynamometers at the powertrain engineering centre in Incheon, Korea, and real-world testing under the most severe climatic conditions around the world.
The facility will produce two variants of a two-litre four-valve single overhead cam common rail engine jointly developed by GM Daewoo Auto and Technology, GM Powertrain and VM Motori of Italy:
The version with a fixed geometry turbocharger (FGT) develops 88kW (120PS) at 4,000 rpm and maximum torque of 280 Nm at 2,000 rpm while the high-performance version with variable geometry turbo (VGT) puts out 110kW (150PS) at 4,000 rpm and maximum torque of 310 Nm at 2,000 rpm.
The engines comply with Euro IV emission standards. A diesel particulate filter (DPF) will be offered with both versions to further reduce the level of particulates present in exhaust gases.
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By GlobalDataThe first application of the new engine will be in the GM Daewoo-built Chevrolet Captiva SUV due on sale in summer 2006 with other models in the range to follow.
Chevrolet UK managing director Andy Carroll: “The lack of a diesel engine range has been a big obstacle to our sales growth in the UK where diesel sales now exceed 35% of the market.”
