Ricardo congratulates SAIC Motor on ‘Best Engine’ award

The Roewe KV6 was awarded ‘best engine’ by a panel of leading media representatives at the Shanghai auto show, the first time that this prize has been bestowed on a Chinese own-brand product.

The KV6 went into production in China in December 2006 following an intensive programme of production engineering, localisation of component supply and commissioning of SAIC’s brand new £15M Baoshan engine manufacturing plant near Shanghai. Ricardo 2010 Consultants Ltd was actively engaged in this programme which included upgrading of the design for its new application.

The KV6 engine has already proved successful in its first application, the Roewe 750, which was itself unveiled at the Beijing auto show in November 2006. SAIC Motor’s first product under its new Roewe own-brand, the KV6 powered Roewe 750 received over 7000 orders in the two months following its launch.

“We congratulate SAIC Motor on the award of ‘best engine’ at the Auto Shanghai”, said Mark Garrett, Ricardo group engineering and products director. “This is a well deserved award for what is a truly premium product in the Chinese market. We wish SAIC Motor every success with its Roewe brand and products.”