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Honeywell Global Turbo Forecast projects 49M turbocharged vehicle sales, $12B revenue per year by 2019

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The continued growth of turbocharging technologies will be driven by requirements for manufacturers to meet global environmental emissions regulations and bolstered by strong demand in emerging markets. In addition to improving fuel efficiency, downsized turbocharged engines also reduce harmful exhaust emissions.

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Ford Unveils Next-Generation Global Focus at NAIAS; Features New 2.0L DI Engine with Powershift Dual-Clutch Transmission for NA Market

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liter gasoline engine designed for the North American market that features direct injection (DI) and Twin Independent Variable Camshaft Timing (Ti-VCT) for enhanced performance and fuel efficiency. liter Ti-VCT engine and PowerShift dual-clutch transmission for the North American market will not be marketed in Europe.

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New Mahle piston ring coating for high-output GTDI engines; chromium nitride using high-velocity oxygen fuel process

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The market for high-output turbocharged engines is expected to achieve a market share of 30% or more by 2020. In downsized GTDI engines conventional top-ring plasma rings are not sufficiently robust to survive high levels of low speed pre-ignition activity associated with low-speed, high-boost conditions found with GTDI engines.

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Honeywell Transportation Systems Forecast: turbocharged vehicles to account for 48% of annual global sales by 2021; electric boosting emerges

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Regional highlights include: In North America, more engine downsizing is expected. China will be the highest growth market for turbocharged light vehicles with an 16 point increase in penetration of total sales. The current average engine size is a 3.0-liter liter six-cylinder. million versus 7.5 million in 2016.

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The EV Battery Wish List

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percent of the United States market in 2022 , according to J.D. Power, and could approach 11 percent of the global market this year. But experts still believe that better batteries, and many more of them, are a key to EVs reaching a market tipping point, even as Reuters projects automakers spending a whopping $1.2

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Ford introduces new Fusion midsize sedan with new hybrid and Energi plug-in hybrid versions

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The new Fusion also points to the next Ford Mondeo for world markets. liter Atkinson-cycle four-cylinder gasoline engine, significantly downsized from the previous 2.5-liter Fusion will be produced at Ford’s Hermosillo, Mexico, manufacturing facility, soon adding production at AutoAlliance International Plant in Flat Rock, Mich.

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