# Rheinmetall Automotive subsidiary awarded €290M truck engine component contract

KS Kolbenschmidt GmbH, a Rheinmetall Automotive subsidiary, has been awarded a contract by a major European and North American truck manufacturer for steel piston assemblies and cylinder liners, with a lifetime value of over €290 million. Production starts in 2020 and continues until 2025.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-01-24
- Where: European headquarters (Germany) and Kolbenschmidt de México, Germany
- Value: $330.0M (290.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: steel piston assemblies, cylinder liners
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [KS Kolbenschmidt](https://endata.com/companies/1438.md)
- [Rheinmetall Automotive](https://endata.com/companies/1095.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [rheinmetall.com](https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/media/news-watch/news/2019/2019-01-24_rheinmetall-automotive-subsidiary-books-new-order-for-steel-pistons), 2019-01-24: "KS Kolbenschmidt GmbH, a company of Rheinmetall Automotive AG (Rheinmetall Group), has been awarded a contract by a major European and North American truck manufacturer."
- [foundry-planet.com](https://www.foundry-planet.com/d/rheinmetall-automotive-subsidiary-books-new-order-for-steel-pistons/), 2019-01-25: "KS Kolbenschmidt GmbH, a company of Rheinmetall Automotive AG (Rheinmetall Group), has been awarded a contract by a major European and North American truck manufacturer."

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