PSA Group: A Million Diesel BlueHDi Engines Now Boast SCR Technology
04 Mai 2016 - 10:54AM
Business Wire
The millionth Euro 6 BlueHDi diesel engine rolled off the
assembly line at Trémery, in the Moselle region of France this
week
Regulatory News:
Two different sized Euro 6 BlueHDi diesel engines are
manufactured at Trémery: 1.6 (100 hp and 120 hp) and 2.0l
(150 hp and 180 hp). BlueHDi technology, which was gradually rolled
out across the PSA Group's (Paris:UG) vehicles from September 2013
ahead of the introduction of the Euro 6 standard in September 2014,
is now used on all Peugeot, Citroën and DS brand Euro 6 diesel
models.
BlueHDi technology continuously limits diesel engine pollutant
emissions using three emissions control mechanisms fitted in the
exhaust line: an oxidation catalyst, an additive-technology
particulate filter to eliminate particulates in mass and number,
and Selective Catalytic Reduction (SCR) technology, which is
positioned upstream of the particulate filter to significantly
reduce the nitrogen oxides (NOx) released by the engine. BlueHDi
technology is the subject of around 100 patents filed by PSA
Group.
The site currently manufactures 7,000 diesel engines a day, of
which 5,000 are 1.6l engines (815,000 units manufactured since its
launch in 2014) and 2,000 are 2.0l engines (185,000 units
manufactured since September 2013).
Commenting on the achievement, Christian Chapelle, PSA Group
Vice-President, Powertrain and Chassis Engineering, said: “After
pioneering the use of the particulate filter in 2000 and being the
first carmaker to use SCR technology on all its vehicles, this
milestone of one million BlueHDi engines – the most effective
pollutant emissions reduction solution in the market – confirms PSA
Group's commitment to offering its customers sustainable and clean
mobility solutions.”
About PSA GroupWith its three world-renowned brands,
Peugeot, Citroën and DS, PSA Group sold 3 million vehicles
worldwide in 2015. The second largest carmaker in Europe, PSA Group
recorded sales and revenue of €54 billion in 2015. The Group
confirms its position of European leader in terms of CO2 emissions,
with an average of 104.4 grams of CO2/km in 2015 and is
currently the leader in connected vehicles, with a fleet of
1.8 million connected vehicles on the road worldwide. It is
also involved in financing activities (Banque PSA Finance) and
automotive equipment (Faurecia).For more information, please visit
groupe-psa.com/en
About the Trémery-Metz industrial facilityCreated in July
2014, this industrial facility is the leading private employer in
Lorraine, with 5,000 employees. It includes the Trémery plant,
which specialises in the manufacture of engines (3-cylinder
PureTech petrol 1l and 1.2l engines and 4-cylinder BlueHDi diesel
1.6l and 2l engines) and the Metz plant, which manufactures manual
gearboxes with five or six gears. The engines and gearboxes
manufactured in Lorraine are used in the majority of the Group's
vehicles. In 2015, the Trémery-Metz industrial facility
manufactured 1,845,000 engines and 902,000 gearboxes.
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