2014-2015 Company Powertrain Strategy Comparison Report

Bruce M. Belzowski Managing Director Automotive Futures

and Alexa Kerschenheiter Assistant in Research Automotive Futures

*Data is taken from Ward’s 2016

Light Vehicle Engines Report

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Percentage of Production Volume for Hybrids and Electrics by Company

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FCA Production Volume by Engine Type

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Ford Production Volume by Engine Type

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Ford Motor Company

• Ford changed the production of the Fiesta and Focus from a 3 cylinder to a 4 cylinder

• Explorer changed from 2.0 L Turbo (4 cylinder) to 2.3 L Turbo (4 cylinder)

• F-150 changed from 3.7 L (6 cylinder) to 2.7 L Turbo (6 cylinder)

• Ford added many 6 cylinder, turbocharged vehicles to their lineup

General Motors Production Volume by Engine Type

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General Motors

• GM added many 4 cylinder, turbocharged vehicles to their lineup

• GM also changed the Chevrolet Volt from a 1.4 L (3 cylinder) to a 1.5 L (3 cylinder)

• Silverado will continue to be a 6.2 L V8 engine, but GM has also added a 5.3 L V8 engine

Honda Production Volume by Engine Type

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Honda

• Honda Civic changed from 1.8 L (4 cylinder) to 1.5 L Turbo (4 cylinder)

• Honda got rid of several hybrids/electrics from their lineup including: – Honda Insight (1.3 L, 3 cylinder) – Honda Fit (20kWh, 1.5 L, 4 cylinder) – FCX Clarity (100 kW)

Hyundai and Kia Production Volume by Engine Type

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Hyundai and Kia

• Addition of: – 4 Cylinder:

• Kia Optima (1.6 L Turbo) • Kia Sorrento (2.0 L Turbo)

– 6 Cylinder: • Kia K900 (3.8 L)

• Sonata Hybrid changed from a 2.4 L (4 cylinder) to 2.0 L (4 cylinder) • Hyundai/Kia is adding more turbocharged vehicles to their lineup

Mazda Production Volume by Engine Type

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Mazda

• Mazda stopped the production of the Mazda 2 (1.5 L, 2.0 L, 4 cylinder) and Mazda 5 (2.5 L, 4 cylinder)

• CX-9 changed from a 3.7 L (6 cylinder) to a 2.5 L Turbo (4 cylinder)

Nissan Production Volume by Engine Type

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Nissan

• Infiniti Q50 was changed from a 3.7 L (6 cylinder) to a 3.0 L (6 cylinder) and a 2.0 L Turbo (4 cylinder)

• In 2015, Nissan added the Nissan GT-R NISMO (3.8 L, 6 cylinder) to their line up

Toyota Production Volume by Engine Type

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Toyota • Addition of:

– 4 Cylinder • Lexus GS 200t (2.0 L Turbo) • IS 200t (2.0 L Turbo) • RC 200t (2.0 L Turbo)

– Hybrids • Lexus NX 300 h (2.5 L) • RAV 4 Hybrid (2.5 L)

• Toyota is adding more turbocharged vehicles and hybrids to their lineup

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Volkswagen • Addition of:

– 4 Cylinder • Audi A3 (1.8 L Turbo) • EOS (2.0 L Turbo) • Audi S3 (2.0 L Turbo) • TTS (2.0 L Turbo)

– Electrics • E-Golf (24.3 kWh) • Audi A3 e-tron (1.4 L, 4 cylinder, 8.8 kWh)

• Volkswagen is adding more turbocharged vehicles and electrics to their lineup