Fiat Powertrain
Technologies Poland plant in Bielsko-Biała has reached a
historic milestone as the 5,000,000th 1.3 MultiJet engine
has just rolled off the lines at the plant. The record
demonstrates the great success of this small diesel
engine - four cylinders in line, 16 valves and 1248 cm3
capacity - in production from 2003 and the world's
first application of MultiJet technology, the evolution
of the Common Rail system developed by the Fiat Group in
1997.Constantly updated in
terms of technology - its latest development is the one
offered today, the MultiJet II - the 1.3 MultiJet is now
available with various power levels: from the versions
with fixed geometry turbocharger (from 70 to 75 HP), to
more high-performance variable geometry turbocharger
versions (from 85 to 95 HP). In all versions, the 1.3
MultiJet engine ensures high performance levels and low
consumption levels as well as - thanks to its
cutting-edge technology - offering very long service
intervals: oil change every 35,000 kilometres and
servicing every 250,000 kilometres.
The winner of prestigious
international awards, including Engine of the Year
(1.0-1.4 litre category) in 2005, the 1.3 MultiJet is
fitted on many cars in the Fiat Group Automobiles range:
Fiat Panda, Fiat Punto, Lancia Ypsilon, Alfa Romeo MiTo,
Fiat Qubo, Fiat Doblò, Fiat Strada, Fiat Fiorino, Fiat
500 and 500L, as well as various models by other car
manufacturers. The 85 HP 1.3 MultiJet no. 5,000,000 will
be fitted on a 500L, the new Fiat City Lounge, which
rethinks the category of compact cars for the modern
family, with brand-new developments of the 500's
stylistic traits.
The historic milestone
also highlights the production qualities of the Fiat
Powertrain Technologies Poland plant in Bielsko-Biała,
which, together with the entire Fiat Group, has adopted
the WCM (Word Class Manufacturing) rules, the
international methodology for the organisation of the
production process in line with the highest standards at
an international level. Certified in 2012 with the WCM
gold medal, the Polish plant is one of the most advanced
in the automotive sector and also produces the
0.9 TwinAir, the revolutionary two-cylinder petrol
engine which won the prestigious 'International Engine
of The Year 2011' award, assigned by a panel of 76
journalists from 36 countries. The TwinAir engine also
distinguished itself in three other rankings: in the
category dedicated to engines with a capacity of less
than a litre, in 'Green Engine of the Year' an in 'Best
New Engine of the Year'.
These prestigious awards
for the engines produced by Fiat Powertrain Technologies
Poland at Bielsko-Biała are in recognition of the
innovative solutions applied by the engineers to reduce
environmental impact, both in terms of the product and
its production processes, in addition to confirming a
high level of employee involvement at all levels.
