# Rheinmetall subsidiary receives €200M order for lightweight pistons from major carmaker

Kolbenschmidt Huayu Piston Co. Ltd., a Rheinmetall Automotive subsidiary in Shanghai, received an order worth over €200 million from a major car producer to supply lightweight pistons for gasoline engines, with production starting in 2022.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-11-13
- Where: Shanghai, China, China
- Value: $220.0M (200.0M EUR)
- Status: announced
- Products: lightweight pistons for gasoline engines
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Rheinmetall Automotive](https://endata.com/companies/1095.md) (supplier)
- [Kolbenschmidt Huayu Piston Co. Ltd.](https://endata.com/companies/43260.md) (supplier)

## Sources

- [rheinmetall.com](https://www.rheinmetall.com/en/media/news-watch/news/2019/2019-11-13_major-order-in-china), 2019-11-13: "With a lifetime volume totaling more than €200 million, Shanghai, China-based Kolbenschmidt Huayu Piston Co. Ltd. (KSHP), a subsidiary of Rheinmetall Automotive, has received an order from one of the world's biggest car producers."

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