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 Co-operation
PSA Peugeot Citroën / Ford
PSA Peugeot Citroën and Ford jointly produce four families of common
rail direct injection diesel engines:
- 1.4-liter and 1.6-liter engines.
- A second-generation 2-liter engine.
- A 2.7-liter V6 engine.
- A new family of engines for light commercial vehicles.
Through this cooperation, the two companies expect to become the world's
leading diesel engine manufacturer in the short term. By 2005, they will
be jointly manufacturing more than 9,000 engines a day, for a total development
and production investment of €1.22 billion.
2005: In October, PSA Peugeot Citroën and Ford Motor Co. presented the fourth phase of their cooperative agreement, covering the production of a new family of 2.2-liter common-rail diesel engines for their commercial vehicles. In addition, the two companies unveiled a new 2.2-liter HDi/TDCi diesel that will power several of their upper/medium and executive passenger car platforms. The engine, which will be manufactured at the Trémery plant, was not initially included in the framework cooperation agreement. Its development demonstrates the two partners' ability to work together in developing high-performance diesel engines.
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2003: PSA Peugeot Citroën and Ford introduce new 1.6-liter and 2-liter common rail direct injection diesels developed in the second phase of their cooperative venture. These engines are manufactured at PSA Peugeot Citroën's Trémery plant. Scheduled to gradually equip both partners' model lines in the second half of 2003, the engines represent another step toward meeting customer demand in four priority areas: fuel economy, clean combustion, low running noise and outstanding performance. The engines required an aggregate investment of nearly €1 billion.
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2001: PSA Peugeot Citroën and Ford Motor Company introduce the
first direct injection diesel engine developed under their cooperation agreements.
Marketed as the HDi 1.4 by PSA Peugeot Citroën and the Duratorq TDCi
1.4 by Ford, it is rated at 1,398 cc. The family will equip PSA Peugeot
Citroën Platform 1 and 2 vehicles and Ford's small and mid-range cars. In the 18 months following startup of series production, a total of 23 applications
for the new engine family will be created on vehicles manufactured by the
partners. This first stage of their cooperation will eventually result in
high production levels of around 6,000 engines a day.
For more about the HDi 1.4 engine
1999: A framework agreement is signed to
extend the two partners' cooperation in the area of diesel engines. The
new agreement calls for the development of direct injection engines for
cars and light commercial vehicles. Four specific projects will be examined:
- An extension of the family of small aluminum diesel engines already
being engineered by the partners ;
- Technological upgrades of a mid-sized second generation HDi engine
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- A family of V-shaped diesel engines for both companies' luxury vehicles
;
- An extended range of diesel engines enhanced with new technologies
to equip commercial vehicles.
1998: Jean-Martin Folz, Chairman of PSA Peugeot Citroën, and
Jacques Nasser, President of Ford Motor Company, announce an agreement to
jointly develop a new family of small diesel engines incorporating the latest
technologies, including common rail direct fuel injection. With a development
target of two and a half years, the new engine will be manufactured at the
Douvrin plant and will replace the TUD range of engines. The partners will
share the total cost of the project.
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