What effect will pending EU legislation on CO2 emissions have on the auto industry?
CO2 legislation will reshape the automotive industry to an extent that today is hard to predict. In the midterm to long term, fuel-saving devices such as stop-start could be on 50 percent to 70 percent of all vehicles sold in Europe. A year ago hybrid powertrains were seen as a niche solution. Now some predict that they will grab 10 percent to 20 percent of the market. In a year’s time, such a prediction could change completely. How is Marelli trying to cope with these challenges? We have two contracts for stop-start. Fiat already announced it will begin selling the 500 minicar with the system this autumn. The second carmaker has not announced anything yet so I cannot elaborate further. Marelli couples stop-start with its automated manual transmission. What are the benefits of combining the two systems? In EU test cycle, the AMT in automatic mode cuts fuel consumption by 5 percent compared with a manual transmission. By adding stop-start, the combined saving increases to about 10 perce
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