# Rheinmetall Automotive expands piston production in Chongqing, China

Kolbenschmidt Shanghai Piston (KSSP), a joint venture of Rheinmetall Automotive, is adding a new plant in Chongqing with an investment of about €65 million. The plant has 34,000 sqm production area, 230 employees, and initial capacity of 5 million pistons per year.

- Type: Expansion
- Announced: 2017-12-18
- Where: Chongqing, China, China
- Value: $77.0M (65.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 230
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 5 million pistons per year
- Products: pistons for car engines
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Rheinmetall Automotive](https://endata.com/companies/1095.md)
- [Kolbenschmidt Shanghai Piston](https://endata.com/companies/28880.md)
- [Huayu Automotive Systems](https://endata.com/companies/1495.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [automotiveworld.com](https://www.automotiveworld.com/news/rheinmetall-automotive-expands-piston-production-china/), 2017-12-18: "In its first expansion stage, the new location in Chongqing represents an investment of around 500 million RMB (around €65 million)."

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