# Fonderie Lorraine wins contract to supply motor housings for Mercedes EQ range

Fonderie Lorraine has been selected by Mercedes to produce motor housings for the EQ electric vehicle range, involving a €17 million investment. Production will start in 2020, with full capacity from 2021 to 2026.

- Type: Contract
- Announced: 2019-12-30
- Where: Grosbliederstroff, France
- Value: $19.0M (17.0M EUR)
- Jobs: 50
- Status: announced
- Capacity: 410,000 motor housings per year (175,000 for EQA and 85,000 for EQB at cruise speed)
- Products: motor housings for electric vehicles
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Fonderie Lorraine](https://endata.com/companies/44216.md)
- [Mercedes-Benz](https://endata.com/companies/1875.md) (customer)
- [ZF Friedrichshafen](https://endata.com/companies/4104.md) (customer)
- [ZF Friedrichshafen](https://endata.com/companies/4104.md) (partner)
- [Fonderie Lorraine](https://endata.com/companies/44216.md) (supplier)
- [Voit Automotive](https://endata.com/companies/44217.md) (partner)

## Sources

- [fonderie-piwi.fr](https://fonderie-piwi.fr/fonderie-lorraine-un-joli-contrat-grace-a-lelectromobilite/), 2019-12-30: "Nous terminons l'année avec un recul de 2,5 % du chiffre d'affaires mais il est lié au ralentissement du marché des boîtes de vitesses notamment pour les grosses cylindrées."
- [lesechos.fr](https://www.lesechos.fr/pme-regions/grand-est/fonderie-lorraine-investit-pour-fournir-des-carters-a-mercedes-1161978), 2020-01-10: "Ce choix n'avait rien d'automatique. Nous avons fait valoir nos prix et notre expérience technique pour décrocher ce contrat qui nous fait gagner en taille de pièces et en complexité."

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