미국 보그워너 사(社)는 대구 국가산단에 620억원을 투자하여 신설한 ‘미래차 전동화 구동시스템 R&D 센터(대구 연구소)’가 지난 9일 준공식을 열었다.
Responding to the rapidly increasing demand for electrified drive systems due to the shift to a future-oriented automobile industry
Daegu City, Expected to Gain Mobility-Centered Industrial Structure Transition The R&D Center for Electrified Drive Motors for Future Mobility, a result of the agreement between BorgWarner and Daegu Metropolitan City signed in November 2022, has completed construction.
BorgWarner of the United States held a completion ceremony for the 'Future Vehicle Electrification Drive System R&D Center (Daegu Research Center)', newly established with an investment of 62 billion won in the Daegu National Industrial Complex, on the 9th.
This research institute has a site area of 5,303㎡ (1,604 pyeong) and a total floor area of 5,307㎡ (1,608 pyeong), and includes a technology research building and an evaluation building.
It is expected to contribute to the creation of quality jobs through the new hiring of 43 professional technical personnel in the future.
Through the establishment of the R&D center, a 'one-stop support system' that simultaneously conducts research, development, verification, and demonstration of electric vehicle drive systems will be established, and it is expected to contribute to strengthening the technological competitiveness of the Korean automobile industry and stabilizing the supply chain.
BorgWarner DTC, a new corporation established by BorgWarner in Daegu, is developing electrified products including high-voltage hairpin (HVH), continuous winding stator, inverter, and integrated drive module (iDM) using BorgWarner's proprietary technology to meet the rapidly increasing demand for electrified drive systems due to the automotive industry's shift to focusing on future vehicles such as electric vehicles.We also plan to produce prototypes and conduct performance evaluations.
As research and development begins in earnest at the BorgWarner Daegu Research Institute, it is expected that the transformation of the industrial structure centered on future mobility that Daegu Metropolitan City is promoting will gain more momentum.
Borg Warner, founded in 1928, is a global automotive parts company headquartered in the United States with 82 manufacturing plants and research centers in 21 countries around the world.
In response to recent changes in the global automobile market trend centered on future vehicles such as electric vehicles, the company is accelerating the transition to future mobility by focusing on the development of electrified components for electric and hybrid vehicles in order to transform into an electrified parts company.
Since establishing a transmission clutch production facility in Korea in 1988, the company has invested a total of 140 million dollars in Korea and currently operates a total of seven production plants, including BorgWarner Changnyeong and Borgwater Chungju, employing approximately 1,400 people in total.
In his congratulatory speech that day, Park Deok-yeol, director general of the Ministry of Trade, Industry and Energy’s investment policy division, said, “As competition among major countries to attract cutting-edge industries has become fiercer recently, our government will also actively pursue measures such as strengthening incentives for cutting-edge industries and regulatory reform to create the best investment environment so that global companies, including BorgWarner, can expand their investments.”
Daegu Mayor Hong Joon-pyo said, “I expect the BorgWarner Daegu Research Center to greatly contribute to the expansion of the future mobility industry ecosystem,” and “I will not spare administrative and policy support so that BorgWarner can play a role as a global leader in the field of electrified drive systems.”
Rob Gunther Borgwarner, Vice President, said, “We are honored to be able to work with Daegu City, which has a strong foundation in the future mobility sector, and we would like to express our deepest gratitude to Daegu City for providing one-stop support during the land supply and research center construction process.” He said.