In September 2008 the center moved into its new Politecnico di Torino facility, making General Motors the first automotive company to become a physical part of a university campus.

GM Powertrain Europe was a center for development of diesel engines and related electronic control of GM globally, and designs propulsion systems for Opel, Chevrolet, GMC and Buick.

Diesel engines of the future which are designed in Turin all share common characteristics: high-tech solutions offering moderate fuel consumption and CO2 emissions.

Since Peugeot already had Diesel engines, the design center was useless to GM, therefore it was sold out.

[citation needed] During the alliance between Fiat and GM, it was part of Fiat-GM Powertrain.