Denso, Ford Collaborate on Focus DI System

By: Byron Pope

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Ford Motor Co. got a little help from Denso Corp. in developing its first naturally aspirated direct-injection gasoline engine for North America.
The auto maker began work on the 2.0L DI 4-cyl. for the next-generation Ford Focus in early 2008
Denso, the supplier of the DI system, was invited to join the program early on, a strategy Ford says it now is following for all development programs in order to better leverage the expertise of its supply base.
The early collaboration “helped things move smoothly and efficiently,” Dhyana Ramamurthy, manager-Engine Management Systems and Components, Denso International America Inc., tells Ward’s.