Turbochargers go green

RESEARCH ANALYSIS: Turbochargers – a technology whose time has come

Car manufacturers are under pressure as never before. On the one hand, demand for the car has never been higher…

GERMANY: EC approves Bosch/Mahle JV

The European Commission has approved a joint venture between Bosch and Mahle to develop turbochargers. The 50-50 joint venture was…

GERMANY: Diesel share has peaked – study

A new study has found that the diesel share of the German car market has peaked and that it will…

US: BorgWarner to turbocharge Ford EcoBoost engines

BorgWarner has announced that it will supply turbochargers for rear wheel drive cars and pickup trucks featuring Ford’s upcoming EcoBoost…

US: BorgWarner to increase turbocharger capacity

BorgWarner’s board has approved investments of approximately USD125m to increase the company's global passenger car turbocharger capacity by more than…

US: Ford’s fuel-economy hopes for ‘EcoBoost’

Andreas R. Schamel, Ford's chief engineer for Research and Advanced Engineering, will tell SAE delegates today in Detroit that volume-based,…

DETROIT SHOW: Daimler expects engine downsizing

Mercedes development chief Thomas Weber has said he expects to see a big trend towards smaller engines in coming years,…