BorgWarner secures new VCT engine contracts in Europe and China

BorgWarner has added to its adaptable cam timing (VCT) bid publication with caller programme awards successful Europe and China.

In Europe, the institution won a programme beingness hold and a "significant" summation successful volumes for a "leading" premium carmaker's V6 motor family.

In China, it secured a conquest grant for a "major" home carmaker's 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol motor family, replacing the erstwhile supplier.

BorgWarner said the contracts centre connected its centre-bolt Cam Torque Actuated (CTA) VCT system.

The institution said that, compared with oil-pressure actuated VCT designs, the strategy reduces and simplifies interior lipid passages.

According to BorgWarner, this enables "superior cam phasing response, stronger lock-pin engagement and reduced lipid depletion for improved substance economy".

For the European customer, BorgWarner is supplying the CTA VCT strategy for a V6 motor scope utilized successful premium and sports cars.

The motor household covers 2 output classes from 260kW to 375kW, successful some hybrid and petrol-only versions.

This programme is already successful bid production.

The recently awarded measurement summation and beingness hold are acceptable to commencement successful January 2027.

In China, BorgWarner's strategy was selected for a high-volume 1.5-litre turbocharged petrol motor family. The engines volition powerfulness a scope of SUV and saloon models for the Chinese market.

The grant replaces the incumbent supplier.

BorgWarner said the enactment was supported by the system's fuel-efficiency performance, section manufacturing footprint and stronger outgo competitiveness.

Start of accumulation for the Chinese programme is planned for September 2026.

BorgWarner vice president Henk Vanthournout said: "These awards underline the semipermanent competitiveness of our VCT portfolio crossed some hybrid and combustion powertrains.

"They bespeak the quality, reliability and outgo competitiveness our customers proceed to worth successful our VCT and timing thrust solutions."

The VCT awards travel intimately connected the heels of different declaration triumph for BorgWarner past month, erstwhile the institution secured an eTurbo programme with a large European OEM for a hybrid rider vehicle.

"BorgWarner secures caller VCT motor contracts successful Europe and China" was primitively created and published by Just Auto, a GlobalData owned brand.