Fiat announces production of two new engines in Poland

Fiat Poland, a division of the Fiat-Chrysler Automobile (FCA) company, will begin producing two new technically-advanced gasoline engines at its powertrain factory in Bielsko-Biała in 2018. The company indicated that the expansion in production was due to higher demand for engines that meet new, and stricter, EU environmental regulations, Fiat’s news release said. “Production of the new engines designed by the FCA has been entrusted to a permanent establishment in Bielsko-Biała because of the experience, know-how and the results achieved in the production of two-cylinder petrol engine,” said spokesperson Beata Dziekanowska. The release did not indicate what the planned cost of the new production would amount to. Last year, production at the Bielsko factory reached 405,000 (mostly 1.0 and 1.3-liter) engines. The company projected the production of 420,000 units for 2016. Production volume after the new engines are manufactured (in 2018) will depend on demand, with the FCA assuming that the current annual production volume at the Bielsko-Biała plant will be at least maintained. The factory employs approximately 1,000 people, and its cars are exported to 68 countries around the world.