DÜSSELDORF (dpa-AFX) - Automotive supplier and defense group Rheinmetall has received a major order for exhaust gas recirculation parts for trucks. A new customer has ordered disc and flap valves for heavy and medium-sized trucks, the DAX-listed group announced in Düsseldorf on Tuesday. The order comprises almost one million parts and has a total value in the three-digit million euro range. Series delivery is scheduled to begin in 2026. Rheinmetall expects the contract to mark the beginning of a long-term partnership.

Exhaust gas recirculation systems are used to reduce nitrogen oxide emissions and lower fuel consumption. The valves ordered reportedly meet the "most stringent requirements" of the Euro 7 emissions standard./stw/stk