In July, PHINIA spun off from BorgWarner to focus on the transition to carbon-neutral and carbonfree fuels for internal combustion engine vehicles. The new entity, which includes theDelphi, Delco Remy and Hartridge brands, will be centered on fuel systems, and components for OE and aftermarket customers. Aftermarket spoke to Neil Fryer, Vice President and General Manager Global Aftermarket at PHINIA about the new company. Tell us about the thinking behind the creation of PHINIA We were originally Delphi Technologies, which was acquired by BorgWarner in 2020. We have continued during the period of ownership to develop the aftermarket segment, really focusing on our own technologies, which would include diesel fuel injection, gasoline fuel injection and vehicle electronics, and adding to that other items like 18 AFTERMARKET SEPTEMBER 2023 BUSINESS www.aftermarketonline.net PHINIA, an independent publicly listed company which recently spun off from BorgWarner will focus on internal combustion engine systems and aftermarket products chassis products, steering, suspension and brakes, where we bring those to market. We have a broader portfolio than just our OE offer. That offer is really built around being a combination of a Tier One aftermarket business, plus an aftermarket specialist in the products which we bring to market, although they're not OE products. BorgWarner is going in a direction increasingly focusing on electrification. We decided in the end, to spin off as PHINIA because we have a different strategy. That strategy is very much to focus on combustion, but we believe that there is a pathway to carbon-free combustion using synthetic fuels, hydrogen and other alternatives such as ethanol and methanol. We also believe that in certain sectors, like commercial vehicle and industrial, combustion is going to be around for a long time, so we see an opportunity to offer an alternative pathway for sustainability in these sectors. As the strategies of the two companies were diverging, Inset above: Neil Fryer Q&A: PHINIA
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