GM: China is good market for diesel trucks
General Motors sees "attractive" growth opportunities for diesel-powered vehicles in China, GM President Dan Ammann said.
Sales of diesel-powered vehicles will grow, Ammann said on Tuesday, because a diesel is an "intrinsically more efficient engine" than a gasoline engine.
"We see attractive growth opportunities [for diesels] in the U.S. and, over time, also in Asia and specifically in China," Ammann told reporters here.
Ammann was speaking to reporters after GM said it would expand its GM Powertrain Europe global diesel development center in Turin, adding 60 jobs.
The center provides Opel, Chevrolet and other GM brands with diesel technology. It grew out of GM's failed partnership with Fiat in the early part of the last decade and now employs 650 people in collaboration with Polytechnic University of Turin.
GM will add an area to the center of about 2,500 square meters, dedicated to new labs and offices. Construction will start next year.
The center developed GM's new 2.8-liter diesel engine that will be offered on the GMC Canyon and Chevrolet Colorado pickups this year. It also engineered Opel's downsized 1.6-liter diesel engine.
"We see attractive growth opportunities [for diesels] in the U.S. and, over time, also in Asia and specifically in China," Ammann told reporters here.
Ammann was speaking to reporters after GM said it would expand its GM Powertrain Europe global diesel development center in Turin, adding 60 jobs.
The center provides Opel, Chevrolet and other GM brands with diesel technology. It grew out of GM's failed partnership with Fiat in the early part of the last decade and now employs 650 people in collaboration with Polytechnic University of Turin.
GM will add an area to the center of about 2,500 square meters, dedicated to new labs and offices. Construction will start next year.
The center developed GM's new 2.8-liter diesel engine that will be offered on the GMC Canyon and Chevrolet Colorado pickups this year. It also engineered Opel's downsized 1.6-liter diesel engine.
