Ford to Produce Petrol Engines at Bridgend Plant
Posted on: Thursday, 30 October 2008, 09:00 CDT
Ford Motor has announced that it will invest GBP70 million at its Bridgend engine plant in Wales, UK to produce next-generation low-CO2 1.6-liter, four-cylinder petrol engines.
The investment at Bridgend has amounted to GBP315 million in the last five years. This additional investment increases the plant's production capability to almost one million units per annum. The GBP70 million investment includes Welsh Assembly Government support of GBP13.4 million.
According to the company, the new 1.6-liter engines will go into production within two years. They will be among the first of a new generation of global petrol powertrains, known as EcoBoost, featuring turbocharging and direct injection technology.
These new engines are expected to provide up to 20% better fuel economy, 15% lower CO2 emissions and superior driving performance, compared with current larger displacement petrol engines of similar power.
John Fleming, chairman and CEO of Ford of Europe, said: "The Bridgend team will play an important role in delivering these new engines, which add an innovative ingredient to petrol engine technology and deliver a combination of low emissions and efficient performance that will be vital to meet future customer needs around the world."
Source: Datamonitor
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