GM Powertrain Torino

GM Powertrain Torino

Industry	Engineering
Founded	2005 (2005)
Headquarters	Turin, Italy
Owner	General Motors Company
Number of employees	650
Parent	Adam Opel AG
Website	gmpowertrain.com

GM Powertrain Torino is a powertrain engineering center headquartered in Turin, Italy and was founded in 2005. In September 2008 the center moved into its new Politecnico di Torino facility, making General Motors the first automotive company to become a physical part of a university campus. The Engineering Center currently engineers and develops diesel engines, controls and propulsion systems, and employs over 650 people.

GM Powertrain Europe is center for innovation and development for diesel engines and related electronic control of GM globally and designs propulsion systems for Opel, Chevrolet, GMC and Buick. From design to the study of virtual components or tests on the engine benches – everything takes place in the laboratories and test cells of GM Powertrain Europe in Turin.

GM Powertrain Europe Turin represents a strategic asset for GM globally. In Europe, the engineering center provides Opel vehicles with premium diesel technology, like the all-new 1.6 CDTI engine, the quietest diesel in its class that has earned the nickname ‘Whisper Diesel’. Diesel engines of the future which are designed in Turin all share common characteristics: high-tech solutions offering moderate fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

During the alliance between Fiat and GM, it was part of Fiat-GM Powertrain.

See also

• GM Medium Diesel engine
• List of GM engines
• Ecotec
• GM Powertrain Poland
• Fiat Powertrain
• JTD

External links

• GM Powertrain official corporate website
• Opel official corporate website