Annual sales of global automotive turbocharged engine will double in five years

Turbocharger supplier Honeywell expects that annual sales of global automotive turbocharged engines will double in five years, from 17 million units last year to 35 million units in 2015.

By 2015, the annual sales volume of turbocharged engines in the United States is expected to increase from the current 1 million units to 4 million units; the share of turbocharged engines in the engine market will reach 20%; the share of turbocharged engines in the Chinese market will be from now The 10% rose by 20%.

Honeywell's forecast is based on the analysis of data collected by companies such as IHS Global Vision Consulting, JDPower and RLPolk. In addition, Honeywell expects the annual sales of turbocharged engines for commercial vehicles worldwide will increase from 3.5 million units last year to 6 million units.

As the global fuel economy and exhaust emission standards continue to increase, and consumers’ demand for fuel-efficient vehicles continues to increase, sales of turbocharged engines continue to increase. According to Honeywell, gasoline engines using turbocharged engines can save up to 20% of fuel, and diesel engines can save up to 40%.