GUELPH,
ON, Sept. 7, 2022 /PRNewswire/ - Linamar
Corporation (TSX: LNR) today announced that it has secured a new
eAxle system contract with Workhorse Group for commercial vehicle
delivery trucks. The Medium Duty beam axle propulsion system was
designed and developed by Linamar's eLIN Group, a product solutions
group dedicated to electrification for all Linamar's products. This
is Linamar's first major eAxle contract with a Commercial Vehicle
OEM and builds upon the previous success in the light vehicle eAxle
segment. Linamar will be the Tier 1 supplier for the complete beam
eAxle system.
"This is an exciting new project for Linamar," said Linda Hasenfratz, Linamar's Executive Chair and
CEO. "Our eLIN Group's beam eAxle product lines have been gaining
attention within the Commercial Vehicle space for some time now.
Our portfolio of electrified business continues to grow and
expanding into diverse pathways such as Commercial Vehicles is a
key element of our strategy; it is great to see the efforts of our
Commercial Vehicle eAxle design and development come to fruition.
We look forward to the opportunity to work with a world class
organization like Workhorse Group."
"Linamar has demonstrated engineering expertise and
manufacturing capabilities well suited to the needs of Workhorse,"
commented Jim Peters, Workhorse
Group's Vice President of Supply Chain and Procurement. "Linamar
has a competitive offering in this segment making them a great
partner for this stage of our fleet electrification."
eLIN has a range of eAxle solution offerings for the passenger
car, commercial vehicle, and other mobility markets. The commercial
vehicle beam eAxle portfolio offers solutions for applications in
the Class 2 through 6 vehicle sizes. This Medium Duty eAxle is
designed for the Class 5-6 truck category and offers superior
performance and efficiency for its size giving customers a no
compromise electric driveline solution with ample packaging space
remaining for the battery pack. Production will begin in mid-2023
and will be located in Linamar's facilities in Guelph, Canada.
For more information on this MD eAxle and the full eLIN product
portfolio visit linamar.com/products/#elin or contact
Electrification@Linamar.com
Linamar Corporation (TSX: LNR) is an advanced manufacturing
company where the intersection of leading-edge technology and deep
manufacturing expertise is creating solutions that power vehicles,
motion, work and lives for the future. The Company is made up of
two operating segments – the Industrial segment and the Mobility
segment, both global leaders in manufacturing solutions and
world-class developers of highly engineered products. The
Industrial segment is comprised of Skyjack, MacDon and Salford. Skyjack manufactures scissors, booms
and telehandler lifts for the aerial work platform industry. MacDon
manufactures combine draper headers and self-propelled windrowers
for the agricultural harvesting industry. Salford also supplies the agriculture market
with farm tillage and crop nutrition application equipment. The
Mobility segment is subdivided into three regional groups:
North America, Europe and Asia
Pacific. Within the Mobility segment, the regional groups
are vertically integrated operations combining expertise in light
metal casting, forging, machining and assembly for both the global
electrified and traditionally powered vehicle markets. The Mobility
segment products are focused on both components and systems for new
energy powertrains, body and chassis, driveline, engine and
transmission systems of these vehicles. In addition to the recently
formed eLIN Product Solutions Group that focuses on
Electrification, McLaren Engineering provides design, development,
and testing services for the Mobility segment. Linamar has nearly
27,000 employees in 65 manufacturing locations, 14 R&D centres
and 28 sales offices in 17 countries in North and South America, Europe and Asia, which generated sales of more than
$6.5 billion in 2021. For more
information about Linamar Corporation and its industry-leading
products and services, visit www.linamar.com or follow us on our
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