Finnveden Powertrain Components is a system supplier and cooperation partner to several of the major players in the international automotive industry.
Its extensive product program consists primarily of engine components ofexceptionally high knowledge and technology content. Core operations comprise complex components for diesel engines, for example such valve lifter components as rocker arms and rocker-arm axles. Precision details, for example, for diesel injection, are another priority product area.
Finnveden Powertrain AB manufactures:
- Rocker arms
- Connecting rods
- Oil pumps
- Roll lifters
- Rocker-arm shafts
- Clutch hubs
And precision parts for fuel injection- and brake systems.
Key account managers
The business area’s sales organization is based on several key account managers stationed at production locations in Sweden and the UK. The sales representatives have the main responsibility for contacts between the Finnveden Powertrain Components business area and its clients Cooperation takes place in several contexts within the business area. From inquiry to tender, prototype and production, personnel from Finnveden Powertrain Components are involved on all levels, often in cooperation with technicians and designers representing the client.
Sales offices in Sweden, the UK and the US
Finnveden Powertrain Components has sales offices in Sweden, the UK and the US. Operations in the European market are also supported by agents. Finnveden Powertrain Components has one sales company in the US: Finnveden Inc.
The business area is undergoing strong growth and has quickly established itself as one of the industry's most important suppliers. Its aim is ongoing expansion and world leadership in selected product areas.
Swedish and international base
Finnveden Powertrain Components AB includes:
Finnveden Powertrain AB - production company with five plants in Sweden.
Finnveden Powertrain Components Ltd. - production company operating in Alford, Lincolnshire, UK
Finnveden Inc. - American sales company.
Core operations
Core operations consist of precision machining.
The main products are components for powertrain, fuel injection and braking systems.
Workforce of 1,100
Finnveden Powertrain Components is a business area of Finnveden AB, which is listed on the OM Stockholm Exchange. The various plants of business area employ 1,100 persons, and the operations generate net sales of approximately SEK 1.1 billion
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