Our site in Skövde combines prototyping, manufacturing engineering and production, with experience in powertrain manufacturing that dates back more than a century.
It manufactures hybrid engines and components for electric powertrain systems, supported by integrated engineering and production capabilities.
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KEY FACTS
Founded
1868
Founded
1868
Size
~140,000sqm
Size
~140,000sqm
Main product
V20
Main product
V20
CAPABILITIES
Our Skövde site supports the full industrial process from prototyping and manufacturing engineering through to series production.
It manufactures four variants of the HORSE V20 engine, together with components including cylinder blocks, cylinder heads, crankshafts, camshafts, main bearing structures, rotor shafts and assembled rotors.
The site also provides tool-grinding services for customers in Sweden.
TECHNOLOGY AND FACILITIES
The site combines engine production with the manufacture of components for hybrid and electric powertrain systems.
Key activities and capabilities include:
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Expertise in product industrialization
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Highly skilled precision component manufacture
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Efficient high-volume series production
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Climate-neutral since January 2018, using 100% renewable energy across all engine variants, incorporating over 60% recycled aluminum in hybrid engines, and reusing heat to remain self-sustaining down to 5°C.
The site is certified to ISO 9001, IATF 16949 and ISO 14001 standards.
HISTORY
OVER 150 YEARS OF HISTORY
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1868 Manufacturing begins with cast iron products
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1907 Production of Sweden’s first marine engine - the B1 (Penta)
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1927 Started automotive engine production
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1991 Inauguration of current plant
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1991 Modular aluminum N-family of internal combustion engines launched
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2013 Introduction of new 4-cylinder engine, petrol and diesel (VEA)
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2019 First electric component (Electric Rear Axle Drive) produced
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2021 Swedish Lean Award nomination for outstanding work in machining
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2025 Swedish Lean Award nomination for outstanding work in assembly
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2026 Manufacturing of rotating component of an asynchronous motor (ASM) and camshafts for heavy vehicles
ADDRESS
Komponentvägen 2
541 34 Skövde
Sweden