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Politecnico di Torino and GM

Powertrain Europe:

an example of successful cooperation

in Italy

POWERTRAIN EUROPE

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Politecnico di Torino

POWERTRAIN EUROPE

GM Powertrain 2005-2011

Building

Special Utilities

Test Benches

2007 2008 2009

Mar 06

GMPT-E/

Politecnico

contract

signature

Jan 07 Dec 08

Jun 07

2010 2005

80

Employees

495

Employees

& ISPs

2011

POWERTRAIN EUROPE

• €50 million Investment

• 624 office places

• 15 Test Cells

• 12 Laboratories

• Workshops

• Chassis Dyno

• 5 new Test Cells by 2014

GMPT-E Italy Figures

POWERTRAIN EUROPE

• Diesel Engineering

• Diesel Controls

• Advanced Engineering

• Test Facilities

• 10 Global Engine Families

GMPT-E Italy Product

Engineering

POWERTRAIN EUROPE

GMPT-E Italy Diesel Portfolio

2.0L CDTI 1.0L CDTI 2.2L CDTI

1.3L CDTI 1.7L CDTI

D1P

POWERTRAIN EUROPE

GM & PoliTo Partnership initiatives

Advanced Diesel

Master course

Technical

Seminars

PhD’s

Sponsorship

PACE

GM

for PoliTo

Internship

& Thesis

Partners for Advancement of

Collaborative Engineering

Education

- Use of GM CAD tool and methods

- Formation on Industrial Design

-_# 10+ WS donation

1 Seminar / year

- Diesel Electrification (Feb. ‘08)

- Diesel fuels the future (Mar. ‘09)

- A cosa pensano le auto (Mar.10)

Currently 5 PhDs in PoliTo

- Engine Design

- Engine Modeling

- Charging

- Control

- Algorithm Design

1st edition (2 years Master Program)

- 18 graduated of different Companies

(10 GM new employees)

More than 8

Thesis / year:

- Diesel Combustion

- Diesel Aftertreatment

- Diesel Injections

- Controls

- Engine Modelling

Diesel Hybrid project

IARE (Inst. for Automotive

Research & Education

(as in UoM & SJTU)

Master on Hybrid Electrical

Vehicle (1 year)

[in design phase]

Government funded

projects

[proposals in progress]

POWERTRAIN EUROPE

Hybrid & Electric Vehicles Polito Laboratories Network

DENER

DIMEC

LIM

DELET

DISMIC 2

Diesel

engines Lab.

Transmission, vehicle

integration Batteries

Controls &

Mechatronics

DISMIC 1

Aftertreatment

Electric

Machines &

Power

Electronics

POWERTRAIN EUROPE

PE Activities PE Activities

GMPT Product Innovation Roll-out Process

A

AE Activities AE Activities R&D Activities R&D Activities

b

a

Concept

“Y”

Technology Dev. Technology Dev. Pre-Dev. Pre-Dev. Execution Execution

Technology

“X”

Exploratory Exploratory

Univ

ers

ity

GM

PT

Basic

Scientific

Research High-Tech

Product

Development

POWERTRAIN EUROPE

GM created only 2 others IARE worldwide:GM created only 2 others IARE worldwide:

w/ w/ UoMUoM (US) & w/ SJTY (PRC)(US) & w/ SJTY (PRC)

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POWERTRAIN EUROPE

Available

Technologies

PoliTo Research

Expertise:

•Combustion

•Aftertreatment

•Control

•Electrification

PoliTo Research

Expertise:

•Combustion

•Aftertreatment

•Control

•Electrification

GM Product

Development •Final Engine Development

•Engine-Vehicle Integration

GM Product

Development •Final Engine Development

•Engine-Vehicle Integration

GM R&D Advanced

Engineering Activities •New Technology Dev.

•New Engine Concepts

•New Engine Controls

•Prototype Testing

GM R&D Advanced

Engineering Activities •New Technology Dev.

•New Engine Concepts

•New Engine Controls

•Prototype Testing

PoliTo involvement in GM Innovation Process

Benefit for PoliTo:

better employment opportunities

higher skill level

new partnership opportunities

Benefit for GMPT-E :

PoliTo involvement in GM

Innovation development of

targeted competencies

focused selection & recruitment

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PoliTo

skills & labs leverage

Expertise:

•Combustion

•Aftertreatment

•Control

PoliTo

skills & labs leverage

Expertise:

•Combustion

•Aftertreatment

•Control