BorgWarner to supply Chinese automaker FAW

BorgWarner said Tuesday it will supply turbochargers and exhaust gas recirculation valves for various cars and light commercial vehicles built by China's First Automotive Works starting in 2010.

BorgWarner said its turbocharging and exhaust gas recirculation valve technologies will help FAW, the oldest and largest Chinese automaker, to meet emissions standards. FAW, based in Changchun, sold 1.5 million vehicles in 70 countries last year.

"In China, increasingly strict emissions legislation is driving the trend toward turbo-charged gasoline engines with smaller displacement. Vehicles are more fuel-efficient, more eco-friendly and more powerful," said Roger Wood, general manager of BorgWarner Turbo & Emissions Systems.

"Our new cooperation with FAW marks a continuation of BorgWarner's expansion in Asia," he said.

BorgWarner, a U.S.-based supplier with facilities in Ningbo, China, said its turbocharging technology will be used in FAW's new 1.3-liter and 2.0-liter gasoline engines for compact and midsize cars. It is also supplying valves for the 3.0-liter diesel power unit for FAW's light commercial vehicles.