CERRITOS, CA — IMPCO Technologies Inc., and Tecstar Corp., a subsidiary of Starcraft Inc., of Madison Heights, Michigan have jointly announced the formation of Powertrain Integration, LLC. The joint venture company will provide the powertrain integration engineering expertise and production capabilities to satisfy the OEM need for low-volume on-highway vehicle applications such as delivery vehicles, motorhomes, buses, military and other low-volume light-duty car and truck applications.

Jeff Bietzel, Starcraft CEO and Tecstar president said, “The new joint venture company, Powertrain Integration, will provide the broadest range of systems, engine, components and services specifically focusing on the unique low-volume needs of OEMs in the specialty vehicle markets. This includes complete emission-certified engine packages and components as well as entire powertrain systems coupled together with the necessary integration and support services.”

Brad Garner, IMPCO Technologies vice president and chief operating officer also added, “The new Powertrain Integration line-up of products will offer low volume vehicle OEMs the opportunity to select powertrain solutions that have been designed, developed and tested for their specific requirements. Because the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) on-highway emission certification is a complex landscape to navigate, Powertrain Integration will offer a Total Vehicle System suite of products and services to simplify the process.”

Bietzel and Garner also added, “Tecstar’s experience in motor vehicle powertrain integration combined with IMPCO’s expertise as a Manufacturer of Record in providing EPA emission certified fuel system and engine products uniquely positions the company to fulfill the needs of the estimated $10 billion low-volume specialty-vehicle market.”

For more information can be found at IMPCO’s web site: http://www.impco.ws

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