Gasoline Direct Injection Market Trends

Growth Drivers

• Stringent rules aimed at decreasing CO2 emissions will fuel market expansion – Tightened CO2 emission regulations for carbon capture and storage are boosting the gasoline direct injection market. For instance, the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) recently finalized new national Greenhouse Gas (GHG) emissions limits for model years 2023–2026 of passenger cars and light trucks. This will lower GHG emissions and other pollutants, saving consumers money on gasoline and improving public health. Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) technology, used in internal combustion engines, consumes less gasoline compared to traditional engines.
   
• The growing emphasis on fuel efficiency – Gasoline direct injection (GDI) market is driven by fuel efficiency by optimizing fuel delivery directly into the combustion chamber, which enhances combustion efficiency and reduces fuel consumption. This improvement meets consumer demand for cost–effective, fuel–efficient vehicles and helps manufacturers comply with stringent emission regulations, further accelerating the adoption of GDI technology in modern automotive engines.
  
  The fuel efficiency for new 2022 car models is estimated to be 26.4 mpg, a 35.4% increase from 2002 models. Cars from the same model years have seen a 46.1% increase in fuel efficiency, rising to 33.3 mpg in 2022. Truck fuel efficiency has risen 41.8% to 23.4 mpg in 2022.
   
• Rising trend of engine downsizing – Engine downsizing involves reducing engine size or the number of cylinders to enhance fuel economy and reduce emissions. Many car manufacturers are adopting this strategy to increase fuel efficiency. For instance, Ford has introduced a new 1.0–liter EcoBoost engine for its 2017 vehicles, which achieves a fuel economy of 29–33 MPG, representing a >30% increase over the 2.7–liter engine used in 2015.
  
  This smaller engine utilizes a gasoline turbocharger to improve power and efficiency. The combination of Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) technology with a turbocharger is particularly effective in countries like the US, China, and Japan, where over 90% of cars are gasoline–powered. This trend is expected to drive up the demand for direct gasoline injections, hence supporting growth of gasoline direct injection market.

Challenges

• Rising high carbon deposits – GDI engines develop high carbon deposits, leading to poor performance and starting issues. This demands regular injector inspection and cleaning, resulting in high maintenance costs. Consumers are deterred from GDI–equipped cars due to these high costs, limiting market growth.
   
• High cost of GDI Engines – Gasoline direct injection (GDI) systems are costlier and more complex than port fuel injection (PFI) systems. The high cost of GDI engines may limit their growth, with many car buyers preferring PFI–equipped cars due to the price difference.