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Horse Powertrain Opens New Casting Facility in Brazil

MT Newswires·10/23/2026 05:20:50
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05:20 AM EDT, 10/23/2026 (MT Newswires) -- UK-based Horse Powertrain opened a gravity-powered casting facility for engine cylinder heads at its plant in Curitiba, Brazil. The new facility, which represented an investment of 200 million Brazilian reais, can cast 210,000 aluminum cylinder heads per year for use in gasoline-ethanol flex fuel engines, according to a Friday release. The powertrain systems manufacturer is 45%-owned by French carmaker Renault (RNO.PA), while Geely holds another 45% and Saudi Arabian Oil Co. (SASE:2222), d/b/a Saudi Aramco, the remaining 10%.