Powertrain Ltd was a British company based in Birmingham which designed, manufactured and marketed car engines and transmissions. It was a subsidiary of Phoenix Venture Holdings and a sister company to MG Rover. Its American headquarters are in Golden, Mississippi.
History[]
The company was placed into administration on the 8 April 2005.
On 22 July 2005 the joint administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers announced the sale of the assets of Powertrain and the MG Rover Group to Nanjing Automobile (Group) Corporation[1].
Products[]
Their main products were:
- K-Series 4 cylinder petrol engine
- KV6 V6 petrol engine
- L-series turbo diesel engine
- PG1 gearbox
Customers[]
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.
- ↑ MG Rover Group Limited and subsidiary companies - In administration - sale of assets (Press release). PricewaterhouseCoopers. 2005-07-22. http://www.ukmediacentre.pwc.com/content/detail.asp?ReleaseID=1544&NewsAreaID=2.