- Powertrain Ltd
Powertrain Ltd was a British company based in
Birmingham which designed, manufactured and marketedcar engines and transmissions. It was a subsidiary ofPhoenix Venture Holdings and a sister company to MG Rover.History
The company was placed into administration on the
8 April 2005 .On
22 July 2005 the joint administratorsPricewaterhouseCoopers announced the sale of the assets of Powertrain and the MG Rover Group to Nanjing Automobile (Group) Corporation [cite press release
title=MG Rover Group Limited and subsidiary companies - In administration - sale of assets
date=2005-07-22
url=http://www.ukmediacentre.pwc.com/content/detail.asp?ReleaseID=1544&NewsAreaID=2
publisher=PricewaterhouseCoopers] .Products
Their main products were:
*K-Series 4 cylinder petrol engine
*KV6V6 petrol engine
*L-series turbo diesel engine
*PG1 gearboxCustomers
In addition to supplying engines and transmissions to MG Rover, Powertrain Ltd also supplied engines to other vehicle manufacturers including
Land Rover , Lotus, and Caterham.Notes
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