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GM, SAIC team up to design new engines, transmissions
By Wang Yanlin |
August 18, 2010, Wednesday
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GENERAL Motors Co and SAIC Motor Corp Ltd announced today to jointly develop new technologies to raise fuel efficiency, boosting their partnership to a higher level.
The two companies will work together to design and produce small-displacement gasoline engines and an advanced transmission, pushing their partnership into powertrain development -- another key step in providing propulsion solutions to car making.
"The co-development of these technologies builds on a strong history of innovation and collaboration between GM and SAIC Motor, and shows our vision of future transportation," said Tom Stephens, GM's vice chairman of Global Product Operations.
The new family of small gasoline engines, which will be offered in displacements from 1.0 liters to 1.5 liters, will be a core part in the future global vehicle market.
The new front-wheel-drive transmission will incorporate the latest innovation, and improve fuel efficiency by 10 percent over today's conventional six-speed automatic transmissions.
When combined, it is estimated to reduce gasoline consumption by 20 percent and cut emissions of carbon dioxide by 20 percent, compared with engines and automatic transmissions in China currently.
"The agreements have opened an exciting new chapter in the partnership between SAIC and GM," said Hu Maoyuan, SAIC Motor's chairman. "Not only will they add critical green technologies to our next-generation vehicles, they will also build on the strong engineering capabilities forged as a part of GM and SAIC's corporate responsibility."
Intellectual property of the new technologies will be shared by the two companies. Its engineering and development will be carried out jointly by GM and SAIC engineers in Detroit, the United States, and at the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center in Shanghai.
The two companies will work together to design and produce small-displacement gasoline engines and an advanced transmission, pushing their partnership into powertrain development -- another key step in providing propulsion solutions to car making.
"The co-development of these technologies builds on a strong history of innovation and collaboration between GM and SAIC Motor, and shows our vision of future transportation," said Tom Stephens, GM's vice chairman of Global Product Operations.
The new family of small gasoline engines, which will be offered in displacements from 1.0 liters to 1.5 liters, will be a core part in the future global vehicle market.
The new front-wheel-drive transmission will incorporate the latest innovation, and improve fuel efficiency by 10 percent over today's conventional six-speed automatic transmissions.
When combined, it is estimated to reduce gasoline consumption by 20 percent and cut emissions of carbon dioxide by 20 percent, compared with engines and automatic transmissions in China currently.
"The agreements have opened an exciting new chapter in the partnership between SAIC and GM," said Hu Maoyuan, SAIC Motor's chairman. "Not only will they add critical green technologies to our next-generation vehicles, they will also build on the strong engineering capabilities forged as a part of GM and SAIC's corporate responsibility."
Intellectual property of the new technologies will be shared by the two companies. Its engineering and development will be carried out jointly by GM and SAIC engineers in Detroit, the United States, and at the Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center in Shanghai.
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