Filter supplier Sogefi has reaffirmed its position as the preferred original equipment choice for filters and modules by leading car makers. Latest data shows Sogefi supplies eight of the top ten selling cars in the UK, all of which are major sellers in the Irish market. Sogefi also supplies OE to eight of the top ten most popular cars sold in Europe as a whole in 2014.

Sogefi original filters can be found on hugely popular models across many marques. For example, the latest Ford Fiesta and Focus both have Sogefi diesel filter modules and oil filters, and the Opel Corsa and Astra both have Sogefi oil filter modules.  Other top sellers with Sogefi filter components include oil filter modules on the Fiat 500, Nissan Qashqai and Juke, the oil filter on the VW Polo and the air filter module on the Qashqai.

One particular contract secured from Volkswagen Group demonstrates the level of confidence top OEMs have in Sogefi as an innovative partner. The Italian-based company has developed the spin-on oil filter for Volkswagen Group's three-cylinder 1.4 TDI “Blue Motion” engine. This engine will be available on all vehicles built on the group's PQ25/A05 platform and the Sogefi filter will be used for all three engine variants – 75, 90 and 105 HP.

Top selling cars already fitted with this engine include some of Europe’s best sellers, the VW Polo, the Audi A1 as well as the Skoda Fabia. They will soon be joined by the popular Seat Ibiza. Within the next three years, therefore, this one filter will be on over a million vehicles in Europe.

The Sogefi aftermarket replacement filter for this engine (Fram® PH11788, CoopersFiaam FT6134, Purflux LS992) is already available. It meets exactly the same high standards of operating efficiency of 50% of particles > 17μm and of 90% of particles > 27μm as the original part. With such wide applications and a service interval of 30,000 km, Sogefi say it will quickly become an aftermarket best seller.

According to Andrea Taschini, General Manager of Sogefi's Aftermarket Business Unit (pictured),  "Our success as a premium supplier of high quality original equipment to leading OEMs across Europe, including car makers in the UK, Germany, France and Italy, is the result of our commitment to innovation. This research also highlights the huge sales potential that this success represents, in turn, for our Aftermarket parts distributors."