# KS HUAYU AluTech starts production of aluminum crankcases for German OEM diesel engines

KS HUAYU AluTech GmbH has started producing all-aluminum four-cylinder diesel engine crankcases for a German carmaker's passenger car diesel series, under a contract tied to a order volume of over EUR 390 million awarded to Rheinmetall Automotive in 2017. Production began in autumn 2018 and is planned to run until 2027.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-11-26
- Where: Germany
- Value: $430.0M (390.0M EUR)
- Status: completed
- Products: aluminum crankcases, steel pistons, plain bearings, electropneumatic transducers
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [KS HUAYU AluTech](https://endata.com/companies/17513.md)
- [Pierburg](https://endata.com/companies/1094.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [foundry-planet.com](https://www.foundry-planet.com/d/ger-ks-huayu-alutech-builds-low-friction-crankcase-for-clean-diesels/), 2019-11-26: "Production for both orders started in autumn 2018 and is planned to run until 2027."

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