Mexican Media Brands
Ford, PSA to End Big-Diesel Engine Partnership
Ford Motor Co. and France's PSA Peugeot Citroen say they will phase out their 12-year-old tie-up to jointly develop and produce diesel engines that displace 2.0 liters or more.
Share
Ford Motor Co. and France's PSA Peugeot Citroen say they will phase out their 12-year-old tie-up to jointly develop and produce diesel engines that displace 2.0 liters or more.
The partners say they will develop those larger engines independently for use after 2015. Both companies say their decision is not related to the new alliance PSA and General Motors announced in February.
Ford and PSA say they will continue to share production of already developed diesels that displace between 1.4 liters and 1.6 liters. Those powerplants account for three-quarters of the 3 million units the companies jointly produce annually. The partners also intend to continue joint work on updates to those engines to meet new European emission rules for 2014.
Diesels produced by the partners are used in Ford's Focus and Mondeo cars, C-Max, S-Max and Galaxy MPVs and Kuga crossover. PSA employs the engines in its Peugeot 308, 407 and 508 cars and Citroen C4 and C5 and C8 minivans.
RELATED CONTENT
-
On Electric Pickups, Flying Taxis, and Auto Industry Transformation
Ford goes for vertical integration, DENSO and Honeywell take to the skies, how suppliers feel about their customers, how vehicle customers feel about shopping, and insights from a software exec
-
When Automated Production Turning is the Low-Cost Option
For the right parts, or families of parts, an automated CNC turning cell is simply the least expensive way to produce high-quality parts. Here’s why.
-
Multiple Choices for Light, High-Performance Chassis
How carbon fiber is utilized is as different as the vehicles on which it is used. From full carbon tubs to partial panels to welded steel tube sandwich structures, the only limitation is imagination.
