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Tier-1 Powertrain & Driveline

World’s Most Productive Companies

Tier-1 Powertrain & Driveline

Tier-1 Powertrain and Driveline suppliers are managing the shift from combustion to electrified propulsion. Productivity reflects how well each balances legacy programs with new electrified content.

The group was about flat in 2025, sitting about 7% above its 2019 baseline. Garrett Motion stood out as a World’s Most Productive Company, reaching 1.16. Gains were broad across the group.


Tier-1 Powertrain & Driveline peer group IPI trends

Tier-1 Powertrain & Driveline World's Most Productive Companies

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Productivity Snapshot

  • Tier-1 Powertrain & Driveline ranks eighth of nine Automotive peer groups in 2025, at an Industrial Productivity Index of 1.07, about 7% above its 2019 baseline.
  • 4 of 5 companies grew productivity in 2025.
  • It is the group’s World’s Most Productive Company: Garrett Motion (1.16).
  • Above its 2019 baseline, with most companies improving as they work through the propulsion transition.

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