Powertrain Ltd was a British

United Kingdom

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 company based in Birmingham

Birmingham

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 which designed, manufactured and marketed car

Čar

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 engines and transmissions

Transmission (mechanics)

A machine consists of a power source and a power transmission system, which provides controlled application of the power. Merriam-Webster defines transmission as: an assembly of parts including the speed-changing gears and the propeller shaft by which the power is transmitted from an engine to a...

. It was a subsidiary of Phoenix Venture Holdings

Phoenix Venture Holdings

Phoenix Venture Holdings , also known as the Phoenix Consortium, is a British company formed by four businessmen...

 and a sister company to MG Rover

MG Rover Group

MG Rover was the last domestically owned mass-production car manufacturer in the British motor industry. The company was formed when BMW sold the car-making and engine manufacturing assets of the original Rover Group to the Phoenix Consortium in 2000....

. Its American

United States

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 headquarters are in Golden, Mississippi

Golden, Mississippi

Golden is a town in Tishomingo County, Mississippi, United States. The population was 201 at the 2000 census. Its zip code is 38847.- History :...

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History

The company was placed into administration

Administration (insolvency)

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 on the 8 April 2005.

On 22 July 2005 the joint administrators PricewaterhouseCoopers

PricewaterhouseCoopers

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 announced the sale of the assets of Powertrain and the MG Rover Group to Nanjing Automobile (Group) Corporation

Nanjing Automobile Group

Nanjing Automobile is a state-owned enterprise with a history that dates from 1947, making it the oldest of the Chinese automobile manufacturers, although the comparatively younger First Automobile Works was the first to actually make cars.The group's products have included cars, trucks, and...

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Products

Their main products were:

• K-Series
  Rover K engine
  The K-Series engine is a series of engines built by Powertrain Ltd, a sister company of MG Rover. The engine was built in two forms: a straight-four cylinder, available with SOHC and DOHC, ranging from 1.1 L to 1.8 L; and the KV6 V6 variation....
  
   4 cylinder petrol engine
• KV6
  Rover KV6 Engine
  The KV6 automotive engine is a 24 valve, quad cam V6 engine, available in 2.5 litre or 2.0 litre, built by Powertrain Ltd which is a sister company to MG Rover...
  
   V6 petrol engine
• L-series
  Rover L-Series engine
  The L-Series engine is an automotive diesel engine built by Powertrain Ltd, a sister company of MG Rover.-History:The L-Series engine commenced production in January 1995 and was the first Rover designed and manufactured direct injection diesel for use in Rover Cars applications and derived from...
  
   turbo diesel engine
• PG1
  Rover PG1 transmission
  The Rover PG1 transmission was the standard passenger car gearbox in the period 1980 to 2005. The transmission was supplied by Powertrain Ltd, which was part of the MG Rover group....
  
   gearbox

Customers

In addition to supplying engines and transmissions to MG Rover, Powertrain Ltd also supplied engines to other vehicle manufacturers including Land Rover

Land Rover

Land Rover is a British car manufacturer with its headquarters in Gaydon, Warwickshire, United Kingdom which specialises in four-wheel-drive vehicles. It is owned by the Indian company Tata Motors, forming part of their Jaguar Land Rover group...

, Lotus

Lotus Cars

Lotus Cars is a British manufacturer of sports and racing cars based at the former site of RAF Hethel, a World War II airfield in Norfolk. The company designs and builds race and production automobiles of light weight and fine handling characteristics...

, Poland FSO (K series) and Caterham

Caterham Cars

Caterham Cars is a manufacturer of specialist lightweight sports cars based in Caterham, Surrey, England and part of the British motor industry. Their only current model, the Caterham 7 , is a direct evolution of the Series 3 Lotus Seven designed by Colin Chapman and originally launched in 1968. A...

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