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The Renault plant in Valladolid reaches 34 million engines manufactured

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Renault began engine production in 1966 in Valladolid with the C engines. 57 years later, the Spanish factory reaches 34 million engines manufactured.

In 1966, Renault began mass production of engines at the Valladolid Engine Factory with C engines. Since then, 57 years have passed in which the Renault plant has produced 34 million engines.

The honor of this extraordinary figure has fallen to the HR12 hybrid engine that will be sent to the Palencia plant, where the Renault Austral is manufactured for the whole world, the new hybrid SUV that has become the most ‘Made in Spain’ model. of history.

The director of the factory, Alberto de los Ojos, celebrated this milestone reached together with a representation of employees: “I want to congratulate the more than 2,000 employees of the Engine Factory and mechanical engineering for their ability to carry out innovative and as a team, Motors identity brand”.

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The Renault plant in Valladolid reaches 34 million engines manufactured

Renault 34 million engines manufactured

Renault started engine production in 1966 in Valladolid with the C engines, which have been followed by 11 other engine families that have equipped hundreds of models of the Renault-Nissan-Mitsubishi Alliance.

Thanks to the ‘Renaulution’ strategic plan, the Renault factories in Spain have become the Renault Group’s hybrid pole. Specifically, the Valladolid Engine factory was awarded a family of hybrid engines, of which to date it has manufactured more than 20,000 units, thus introducing the factory into the era of electrification.

Things have changed a lot since that distant 1966. From those robust four-cylinder engines that powered legendary cars like the Renault 4, the Valladolid plant has gone on to build electrified engines, adapting to changing times.

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