Powertrain Ltd

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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.

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]

Prior to the company going into administration, the Health and Safety Executive reported 101 cases of a respiratory disease outbreak at its Longbridge factory.[2]

Products

Their main products were:

In addition to supplying engines and transmissions to MG and Rover cars, Powertrain Ltd also supplied engines to other vehicle manufacturers including Land Rover, Lotus, Poland FSO (K series) and Caterham.

References

  1. ↑ "MG Rover Group Limited and subsidiary companies - In administration - sale of assets" (Press release). PricewaterhouseCoopers. 2005-07-22. 
  2. ↑ "Outbreak of respiratory disease at Powertrain Ltd, Longbridge, Birmingham". Health and Safety Executive. Retrieved 24 August 2012. 
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