Delphi Awarded Diesel Common Rail System By Korea's Ssangyong

Autoparts Report, Nov 5, 2002

Delphi Corp. said that it has signed a multi-year agreement totaling $383 million to supply its Multec 1600 diesel common rail (DCR) system to South Korean original equipment manufacturer (OEM), Ssangyong Motor Co. Delphi's Multec 1600 DCR application will be used on Ssangyong's 2.0- and 2.7-liter engines in 2003.

"We are very pleased to be supplying Ssangyong with our diesel common rail system," said Choon Chon, president of Delphi Asia Pacific and vice president of Delphi Corp. "Our system will help Ssangyong meet strict emission requirements, while also enhancing fuel economy and engine performance."

The technology used in Delphi's common rail system is based on solenoid injectors with balanced valve and feedback control strategies. "Combined with the location of the solenoid close to the needle, this provides extremely fast actuation and precise metering, even in high-pressure applications of up to 1600 bar," said Dominique Chauvin, managing director, Delphi Energy & Chassis Systems, Europe. "The fast, ultra compact solenoid requires less energy than other systems currently in production and operates at battery voltage, allowing for a simpler, more cost-effective electronic design."

Delphi said it has manufactured more than one million diesel common rail systems to date, with booked business predicted to exceed more than 2.5 million systems per year by 2006.