# Samkee America wins $74.4M hybrid engine timing chain cover contract

Samkee Energy Solutions announced on October 20, 2026, that its North American unit Samkee America secured a $74.4 million contract to supply timing chain covers for hybrid engines to a global automaker. The agreement runs through December 2030, with commercial mass production beginning March 2027 at the Tuskegee, Alabama plant.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2026-10-20
- Where: Tuskegee, Alabama, United States
- Value: $74.4M
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 380,000 units annually
- Products: timing chain covers for hybrid engines
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Samkee America](https://endata.com/companies/77318.md)
- [Samkee Energy Solutions](https://endata.com/companies/86509.md)

## Sources

- [eastasiabrief.com](https://eastasiabrief.com/batteries-ev/samkee-secures-74m-us-hybrid-engine-deal-alabama-plant-826), 2026-10-20: "Samkee Energy Solutions said Oct. 20 that its North American unit secured a $74.4 million contract to supply timing chain covers for hybrid engines to a global automaker."

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