FPT Industrial, the Iveco Group brand dedicated to the design, production and sale of low-environmental impact powertrains, is celebrating an impressive milestone: the production of its 100,000th natural gas (NG) engine. This landmark achievement took place at the brand’s state-of-the-art manufacturing plant in Bourbon-Lancy, France, home of its large engine manufacturing operations.
With origins dating back to 1874, the Bourbon-Lancy production facility is today a circa 1,200-employee plant offering the highest levels of quality and productivity. Producing the industry-renowned heavy range of NG engines since 1997, the plant attained World Class Manufacturing Gold Level in 2021, the highest possible classification for excellence of operations. In 2022, it moved into the DOT (Driving Operations Together), a results-oriented program that seeks to optimize operations worldwide. The program ensures high levels of safety and quality, improving the entire Brand’s operations and helping to successfully deliver targets and inspire a new culture of excellence. The Bourbon-Lancy production facility became one of the first “Advanced Mentor” plants of the program.
The facility is also known for its commitment to sustainability by minimizing the impact of its industrial activities and protecting the biodiversity of the surrounding environment. It is therefore the perfect home for the industry’s most successful NG-powered engines.
FPT Industrial today offers the widest NG engine range available on the market, providing solutions from 136 to 520 hp for light, medium and heavy vehicles in the on-road segment, and from 100 to 266 hp for off-road machinery.