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,…