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Automotive Technology Group Limited (ATG) is the designer and manufacturer of the Sprintex supercharger product range. The supercharger market produces in excess of 600,000 units per year which is only part of the forced induction technology market of over 21,000,000 units per year.

ATG also designs and manufactures Vee Two spare and performance parts for all Ducati and certain models of Harley-Davidson and Honda motorcycles. The spare and performance motorcycle market continues to expand worldwide.

ATG has established global distribution networks for the Sprintex and Vee Two product ranges which are currently designed and manufactured in small run capacity at ATG’s Research & Development centre established in Perth, Western Australia. The R&D centre employs 35 personnel with staff responsible for design and manufacture having extensive engineering experience in the automotive market and skills to identify and commercialise automotive prototypes.

ATG has been commercialising its range of products for the last four years.  During this period the Company has invested in excess of $13,000,000 to be commercially ready with significant engineering and prototyping having been completed thus reducing technology risk.  Commercially sensitive products have patents or patents pending to protect intellectual property.

ATG’s goals are to expand to high-volume commercialisation of its Sprintex supercharger products and increase Vee Two product sales worldwide. The growth strategy to achieve these goals broadly focuses on three areas:

• Expanding ATG’s manufacturing operations
• Expanding worldwide distribution network
• Providing the required funding to increase product inventory

Marketplace

Increasing fuel costs results in consumers demanding more fuel efficient engines. To meet this demand automotive manufacturers build vehicles with smaller capacity engines or alternate fuel sources. The issue for the consumer is to achieve preferred performance levels with these smaller capacity engines. Consumers expect these smaller or alternate fuel engines to deliver the same performance of larger capacity engines.

At the same time, new emission standards are being prescribed by governments globally. Pressure is being applied to automotive manufacturers to meet stringent standards during the next five years.  Again, the options available for automotive manufacturers are the development of smaller capacity engines or alternate fuel engines.  In addition, for consumers who already own vehicles, supercharging provides an opportunity to increase engine performance while remaining environmentally conscious. A supercharger can be utilised with any combustible fuel source – including petrol, diesel, biodiesel, LPG, LNG, hydrogen, and Fuel Cells.

The challenge for vehicle manufacturers is how to meet consumer and government demands whilst delivering a vehicle with acceptable performance standards as, for example, to drive comfortably on the high speed autobahns of Europe. Vehicle manufacturers meet this challenge of performance versus emissions through attaching forced induction units (e.g. turbocharger or superchargers) to engines.

Continuing growth in oil prices has also seen an increase in demand for motorcycles and, notably, scooters, which also offer the benefits of significantly lower emissions. Nevertheless, reducing emissions is also a focus for motorcycle manufacturers

Product Range

ATG offers a range of products marketed under two trademarked brands, the Sprintex range of superchargers and Vee Two performance and replacement parts:   

Sprintex is a helical twin-screw supercharger which has been commercialised by ATG to provide improved engine performance for any combustion engine. Sprintex has developed a range of installations of its Supercharger products including additional patented technology.

The Vee Two product range consists of performance components and parts designed and manufactured for Ducati motorcycle engines built between 1972 to the current models. 

The acquisition of the Vee Two brand and associated suite of products provided an opportunity for ATG to offer solutions for the supercharging of motorcycles. Synergies between the Sprintex and Vee Two brands are integral to the evolution of the ATG’s range of products as they exist today.

Emission Advantage

In comparison to other performance enhancing technologies, supercharger technology allows vehicles to increase engine performance while still being able to meet emissions standards and improve fuel efficiency, in the full range of combustion engines, such as petrol, diesel, biodiesel, LPG, LNG, hydrogen and fuel cells. 

The Sprintex range of supercharger products provides increased engine performance at lower temperatures therefore removes the need for an intercooler.