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Valladolid Motores plant (Horse)

The Valladolid Motores plant (Horse) is dedicated to the manufacture of petrol and diesel engines and various mechanical parts. It produces 27% of all engines for Renault Group and exports almost 70% of its output to five continents, including to Renault Group partners (Nissan and Mercedes in particular).

  • FOUNDED IN: 1965

  • LEGAL FORM AND CAPITAL OWNERSHIP: Société Anonyme (limited company) fully owned by Renault España SA

  • ACTIVITY: Powertrains, foundry

  • WORKFORCE: 1,903  at December 31, 2022

  • AREA: 288 000 m² of total area

  • CERTIFICATIONS: ISO 9001, ISO 14001, HPR, EFQM and SMR labels

 

Main products

  • Engines: K915, HR10, HR12, HR13
  • Aluminium foundry
PRODUCTION 2022
  • Engines: 902,508 units
  • Aluminium foundry: 10,070 tons

Environment

Certified ISO14001, the Motores plant incorporates an optimal environmental management in all its processes to ensure a sustainable activity.

Environmental policy (In local language only)

Quality

Certified ISO 9001, the Motores plant meets the strictest quality standards of the mechanical industry.

Quality policy (In local language only)

News

Since 1 July 2023, the Valladolid Motores plant is part of the new Horse entity, which specialises in the design and manufacture of advanced combustion and hybrid engines.

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News

34 million engines produced at Valladolid Motores

On 20th January 2023, the Valladolid Motores plant produced 34 million engines. This is a HR12 hybrid engine for the Palencia plant, where it has been fitted to a Renault Austral.

Our history
Back to the key dates
  • 1951: creation of the Fabrications Automobiles SA company (FASA).
  • 1964: creation of the powertrain plant, under the name FAMESA (Fabrication Mécanique SA).
  • 1998: start up for the K4 (16 valves) engine production.
  • 2001: start up for the 1.5 dCi engine production.
  • 2004: new engine production record: 1,071,018 units.
  • 2005: manufacturing approval for the K9K Euro 4 step 2 engine.
  • 2009: launch of H4J (TCe 130) engine. 6 millions of K9 engine produced.
  • 2011: 20 millions engine produced. Manufacturing approval for the K9 Gen6 (Energy dCi 110).
  • 2012: launch of Energy K9 dCi 90, TCe 115 engine and K9K 450 production for Daimler
  • 2015: Valladolid Motores celebrates its 50th anniversary and its 25th engines.
  • 2017: launch of new generations of diesel (K9g8) and petrol (HR12, co-developed with Daimler) engines.
  • 2018: new High-Pressure Aluminium Injection unit for Cylinder Blocks. Launch of new HR10 (1.0 TCe) and HR13 (1.3 TCe) petrol engines.
  • 2020: new versions of Euro6D Full standard engines.
  • 2021: Motores becomes the exclusive factory for K9 engines.
  • 2022: production launch of HR12 hybrid engines: E-Tech Full Hybrid 200 (146Kw).
  • 2023: on 1 July, the Valladolid Motores plant becomes part of the Horse entity.

Contact us

Renault Valladolid Motores
Avenida de Madrid nº19
47008 Valladolid
Spain

+ 34 983 41 60 00

 

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