Turbocharged vehicles to double in China by 2019, predicts Honeywell

Manufacturing giant sees fuel and performance demands improving turbo tech in China

A recent report from Honeywell Turbo Technologies predicts that turbo penetration will increase to from 23% in 2014 to 41% in 2019, almost doubling the number of turbocharged vehicles sold annually to more than 13m.

Increasingly stringent regulations and a greater demand for high performance vehicles should drive the increased adoption of turbocharging technologies, which can help downsized engines improve fuel efficiencies by as much as 20-40% in both gas and diesel units.

According to the Global Turbo Forecast, the uplift will generate around $12bn in revenue by fitting 49m vehicles with turbocharger technology. In addition, the improvements will be an important step in reducing harmful exhaust emissions in a nation that is home, by some standards, to six out of 10 of the world’s most polluted cities.

Honeywell predict the industry will produce over 200m new turbo-equipped vehicles during the next five years.