# Rheinmetall Automotive awarded €65M contract for EV battery box components

Rheinmetall Automotive's subsidiary KS HUAYU AluTech GmbH was awarded a €65 million contract by a premium German OEM to manufacture aluminum die-cast components for battery boxes for two electric vehicles. Production is set to start in mid-2018.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2017-01-09
- Where: Neckarsulm, Germany, Germany
- Value: $69.0M (65.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: aluminum die-cast battery box components
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Rheinmetall Automotive](https://endata.com/companies/1095.md)
- [KS HUAYU AluTech](https://endata.com/companies/17513.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [automotiveworld.com](https://www.automotiveworld.com/news-releases/rheinmetall-automotive-supply-components-battery-boxes-electric-vehicles/), 2017-01-09: "A member of the Rheinmetall Automotive Group, castings specialist KS HUAYU AluTech GmbH, Neckarsulm, Germany, has now been awarded by a premium German OEM a major contract for the manufacture of components for battery boxes made from aluminum diecastings."

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