BMW to Supply Saab with 1.6L Gasoline Engines
29 September 2010
Saab Automobile and BMW announced an agreement for the supply of engines to be used in a new Saab model series. Under the purchase, supply and development agreement, BMW will supply Saab with 4-cylinder 1.6 liter turbocharged gasoline engines from 2012. The engines will be adapted to meet Saab’s specific requirements.
The contract was signed on Wednesday in Trollhättan, Sweden. Participating in the signing were Saab Automobile CEO Jan Åke Jonsson, Saab Automobile Chairman Victor Muller and Ian Robertson, Member of the Board of Management of BMW AG, responsible for Sales and Marketing.
BMW’s engines and their fuel savings innovations are widely regarded as a benchmark in the premium segment. We look forward to integrating this technology into our next-generation vehicles in a true Saab way.
—Saab Automobile CEO Jan Åke Jonsson
A very smart move. Saab will get excellent up-to-date ICEs and BMW will lower its cost with higher volumes. The world those not need 10 000 versions of ICEs. It could be reduced by 75% without negative effects. Ten types of high efficiency 4 cyl ICEs should be enough to do the job.
Posted by: HarveyD | 29 September 2010 at 07:18 AM