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SAIC Motor engine enters production
SAIC Motor has announced the start of production of the KV6 gasoline engine which will power its Roewe brand products.
Following an intensive programme of production engineering, localisation of component supply and commissioning of its brand new GBP 15 million Baoshan engine manufacturing plant near Shanghai, SAIC Motor announced the start of production of the KV6 gasoline engine which will power its Roewe brand products This announcement follows the unveiling of SAIC Motor's first own-brand car, the Roewe 750 sedan, at November's Beijing auto show
This article was originally published on Engineeringtalk on 19 Nov 2001 at 8.00am (UK)
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The design of the new 140kW (188hp) KV6 gasoline engine was part of the package of IPR purchased by SAIC in 2004 from former UK automaker MG Rover.
This IPR purchase did not however include the provision of any manufacturing tooling or background expertise.
In response to these requirements a new Ricardo subsidiary, Ricardo 2010 Consultants, was formed both to assist SAIC Motor into production with products based on the acquired IPR and also to act as the nucleus for the development of SAIC's in-house automotive R and D capability for future product development.
The team from Ricardo 2010 supporting SAIC Motor on the manufacturing launch of the KV6, engine included key engineering staff whose role involved the detailed specification of the production equipment required for the new plant, as well as its installation and commissioning ready for pilot production.
In parallel with this, a team of ten engineers were based in Shanghai for the purposes of localisation of component supply, including supplier selection and development to internationally competitive standards.
As a result of this work by the joint Ricardo2010 and SAIC Motor team, this powerful, Euro 4 complaint engine has been localised for almost total Chinese content and commissioned for manufacture in less than 14 months from the initial project specification.
"We congratulate SAIC on the commencement of manufacture of the KV6, its first ever in-house engine", said Mark Garrett, Ricardo Director of Gasoline Engineering.
"This has been a tremendous achievement both for SAIC Motor and for the Ricardo 2010 team which has assisted it on this highly significant programme".
"The results demonstrate our capability to deliver very rapid Chinese localisation of supply without compromise to internationally recognised standards of quality, performance and emissions certification".
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