Cosworth

Cosworth is an engine design and manufacture company founded in 1958, specialising in engines for automobile racing. It currently (2005) supplies engines to the Red Bull Racing and Minardi Formula One racing teams. In 2006, the Williams team will use Cosworth engines, transmissions and associated electronics.

History

The original company was founded as a British racing engine maker, based in Northampton in 1958 by Mike Costin and Keith Duckworth. Despite being an independent company Cosworth was supported by Ford for many years and most of the Cosworth engines were branded Ford.

Related Topics:
British - Northampton - 1958 - Mike Costin - Keith Duckworth - Ford

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The company has been through a number of owners. United Engineering Industries (UEI) purchased the company in 1980; UEI were taken over by Carlton Communications in 1988. Vickers bought Cosworth in 1990. In 1998 Vickers sold the company to Volkswagen Group, who then signed a deal with Ford, which bought the racing division which had long always made racing engines for Ford. Cosworth Technology (also known as CT) offers powertrain development consultancy, and its patented aluminium casting process is used by several car makers including Audi and Aston Martin. Volkswagen sold CT to the Mahle Group in December 2004.

Related Topics:
Vickers - Volkswagen Group - Audi - Aston Martin - Mahle - December 2004

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

Cosworth was split in 1998 into two companies, Cosworth Racing and Cosworth Technology. With the aquisition of Cosworth Technology into the Mahle Group, Cosworth Technology became Mahle Powertrain.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

In September 2004, Ford announced that it was selling Cosworth Racing, along with its Jaguar Formula One team. On Nov. 15, 2004, the sale of Cosworth was completed, to Champ Car World Series owners Gerald Forsythe and Kevin Kalkhoven, who renamed Cosworth Racing as Cosworth.

Related Topics:
September 2004 - Jaguar Formula One - Champ Car - Gerald Forsythe - Kevin Kalkhoven

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~