As far as start of production of the JTD Twin Stage Turbo
engine, the 180 HP version is forecast to start in July of
this year; while the 190 HP version is forecast to commence
in June 2008.
The new engine is produced, as the other “Family B” engines,
in the FPT plant of Pratola Serra, in the Avellino province.
Created from “green field”, the plant started its production
activities in 1993 and has a yearly production capacity of
600.000 engines. At Pratola Serra both gasoline (1.6 16v,
1.8 16v, 2.0 16v, 2.0 20v, 2.4 20v) and diesel engines (1.9
8v JTD, 1.9 16v JTD, 2.4 20v JTD) are produced. The plant
has been awarded important international recognitions, such
as ISO 9002, ISO 14001, ISO TS 16949, but above all the
Excellence in Consistent TPM Commitment 1st Category, which
represents a coveted recognition as far as Preventive
Maintenance and stands for the high level of excellence of
the plant and its products. In Pratola Serra are currently
working some 1700 employees, with a quite low average age of
33 years.
Born in March 2005, Fiat Powertrain Technologies is the
sector of the Fiat Group including all the Powertrain
activities previously carried on in: Fiat Auto (Fiat
Powertrain); Iveco (Iveco Motors); and Centro Ricerche Fiat
and Elasis. With its annual output of around 2,8 million
engines and 2,1 million transmissions, FPT is one of the
most significant players in the powertrain sector on a
worldwide basis.
FPT can satisfy
almost any powertrain request thanks to an extremely wide
range of products: engines (with a power from 20 up to 1200
hp and displacements from 1,000 to 20,100 cc); transmissions
(covering from 145 to 950 Nm); and applications: automotive
(cars, commercial vehicles, trucks, buses, special
vehicles); industrial (construction equipment, agricultural
machinery and stationary applications); marine (pleasure and
professional applications); power generation (generating
sets). The activities of research and advanced engineering
ensure the technological excellence of the Company. All
these activities are included in the Powertrain Research &
Technology function.
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