Horse Powertrain has begun production of its latest Horse V20 engine at its Skövde facility in Sweden, with exports already heading to customers across Europe, the US, and Asia.
The engine comes via its Aurobay Technologies division and arrives in two variants built on a single 2.0-litre, four-cylinder platform — a 400-volt plug-in hybrid and a 48-volt mild hybrid.
Building both variants on the same bones keeps costs in check — useful when the emissions rulebook reads differently depending on which market you’re selling into.
The plug-in variant burns seven per cent less fuel than the engine it replaces, thanks to a revamped crankshaft-mounted starter-generator, a high-position mechanical water pump, a new multi-injection fuel system, an updated engine management system, and a redesigned air induction setup.
Horse Powertrain deputy CTO and managing director of Aurobay Technologies Sweden Ingo Scholten said the technical hurdle was immense.
“Designing one engine to meet three different regulatory regimes is harder than designing three separate engines.” He added that the Skövde team managed the production line changeover without halting output — a task most plants would have phased over weeks.
The plant retained its base assembly line from the previous generation and added a straight final assembly line to improve material flow. Output is set to ramp up through 2026 and 2027 as demand grows.
Horse Powertrain employs over 19,000 people across 18 plants and five R&D centres, with customers including Renault Group, Volvo Cars, Nissan, and Geely Auto.
