Chevrolet Working on Small-Displacement Engines with Chinese Automakers

Chevrolet is working on a new family of Ecotec engines between 1.0 and 1.5 liters with Chinese automakers Shanghai Automotive Industry Corp., Shanghai General Motors and Pan Asia Technical Automotive Center. Production of the new engines will begin around 2015. 

The new engines will have three and four cylinders and will be made worldwide. They will use technologies like direct injection and turbocharging that should give them better fuel economy, better performance and lower emissions than current engines. 

“Our customers around the world agree we need to reduce our dependence on petroleum and reduce vehicle carbon emissions. We are working aggressively on vehicle electrification and other technologies, but the most immediate progress will come from continually improving the internal combustion engine,” said Jim Federico, vehicle line executive for GM global small cars and electric vehicles.