Cosworth was bought by Vickers in 1990 then by Audi in 1998. Audi split the Northampton, UK concern into Cosworth Racing and the Cosworth Technology Group, the latter concentrating on road cars. Ford subsequently bought the racing side, which is nowadays in private hands, while the other branch was in 2005 acquired by Mahle. It is nowadays known as Mahle Powertrain and still has its head office in Northampton.