On September 16, Cummins Inc. and Komatsu Ltd. announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) to collaborate on the development of hybrid powertrains for surface haulage heavy mining equipment.
As part of this collaboration, Komatsu has included Wabtec, its drive system supplier, extending their

On September 16, Scania announced a new powertrain platform, based on the Super truck engine. It comes in internal combustion and plug-in hybrid configurations for buses and coaches. It can provide the exceptional fuel savings of up to 8% compared with the equivalent current powertrain.  It also significantly cuts CO

On September 8, Horse Powertrain unveiled the full line-up of engines, transmissions, and power systems at IAA Summit 2025.
Horse C15: new compact range extender engine packaged like a briefcase (480x490x250mm). The first C15 unit is a 1.5L four-cylinder with an integrated generator, exhaust, and cooling. The output

On September 3, Horse Powertrain announced that it will showcase its new Horse C15 range extender family at IAA Mobility in Munich, Germany.
Horse C15 belongs to the X-Range line of solutions, which adds combustion and hybrid tech to EV platforms. It combines an engine, generator, and inverter in a compact unit that

On September 2, Hexagon Agility, a subsidiary of Hexagon Composites ASA, received a new wave of orders totaling USD 4.2 million. These orders are for fuel systems installations in trucks powered by Cummins’ X15N natural gas engine, designed specifically for the North American heavy-duty truck market. With power ratin

On August 25, Ingenev announced that it has designed, patented, and built a working model of a new hybrid powertrain that it believes is going to reshape the auto industry. The product works by having a small combustion engine that is integrated in the battery tray and generates electrical charge to the battery in re

Garrett Motion Inc. (Garrett Motion) announced that its twin GT2054 turbochargers are featured on the new 2026 Dodge Charger Scat Pack, which is equipped with the turbocharged SIXPACK high-output (H.O.) engine.
The twin GT2054 turbochargers feature a 54 mm low-inertia, high-flow architecture, deliver up to 30 psi of

On August 27, Nissan announced that it has adopted valve seats manufactured using cold spray technology, marking a world-first application in automotive engines. The new 1.5-liter turbocharged engine, codename ZR15DDTe, elevates thermal efficiency to 42% by stabilizing in-cylinder combustion.
Cold spray technology is

MAHLE Powertrain, the engineering services subsidiary of the MAHLE Group, announced that its customer’s 2-cylinder, 1.0L turbocharged range extender engine has achieved over 42% brake thermal efficiency using MAHLE Jet Ignition technology.
The system uses a passive pre-chamber to create hot, partially burned jets tha

On August 21, AvtoVAZ announced that it had invested over RUB 345 million in modernization and maintenance of production lines during a three-week unified corporate vacation. 
A robotic complex for the manufacture of body floors was installed in the LADA Iskra welding shop. The LADA Granta and Iskra paint shops recei

According to information on the Guangdong United Assets and Stake Exchange (GDUAEE) website dated August 18, Dongfeng Motor Corporation (DFMC) plans to sell a 50% stake in Dongfeng Honda Engine Co., Ltd. (DHEC). Currently under pre-listing, the project, for which the transfer reserve price is yet to be determined, wi

On August 8, the Tula Region Development Corporation announced that HAVAL has launched a new shop for mechanical processing of engine body parts at its plant located in the Uzlovaya Industrial Park in the Tula Region.  It has an area of more than 4,700 square meters.
It includes a line for mechanical processing of th

On July 24, UzAuto Motors Powertrain, in a social media post, announced that it has been exporting CSS Prime cylinder blocks to Latin America since December 2024. The total volume of shipments amounts to 40,000 units, worth USD 4.9 million.
It has implemented an HPDC (High-Pressure Die Casting) line, enabling the pro

On July 22, Mitsubishi Motors Corporation announced the termination of its engine business operation at Shenyang Aerospace Mitsubishi Motors Engine Manufacturing Co., Ltd. (hereinafter, SAME) in China and has terminated the joint venture partnership.
Established in August 1997, SAME began engine production in 1998 an

On July 15, Ford Motor Company announced it is recalling 694,271 2021-2024 Bronco Sport and 2020-2022 Escape vehicles equipped with 1.5-liter engines in the U.S. The company warned that a fuel injector may crack and leak fuel inside the engine compartment.
The tally of recalled vehicles includes 339,044 Bronco Sport

Cummins launched the 3rd-generation technology platform for F-series engines in Beijing.
The F series is the world’s first Cummins light-duty engine series, with 2 million units supplied to global customers. The newly launched platform has the following features. It adopts a 2,000-bar ultra-high-pressure common rail

On July 9, Ford Motor Co. announced it is recalling 850,318 vehicles in the U.S. due to a potential low-pressure fuel pump failure, which could cause an engine stall.
The U.S. National Highway Traffic Safety Administration (NHTSA) said that a faulty fuel pump can reduce fuel flow from the tank to the engine, causing

On June 24, Horse Technologies, part of Horse Powertrain, announced its new integrated hybrid powertrain – the HR18 HEV. It was developed at the R&D centers in Romania and Spain, and will be manufactured at Horse Technologies’ Bursa plant in Türkiye, and its Valladolid plant in Spain.
The new hybrid system combines a

On June 24, Volvo Group announced that its engine plant in Skovde, Sweden, has been awarded up to EUR 49 million from the EU Innovation Fund to support the CarbonSmart Factory project, known as SPACE. The project aims for significant reduction of CO2 emissions from manufacturing processes within Skovde plant.
Volvo p