Core ring (50, 150, 250, 350) for a
torque converter (10), wherein the core ring (50, 150, 250, 350) comprises: a ring-shaped body section that has: an inner
concave surface (70, 170, 270, 370); an outer convex surface (172, 272, 372); an inner circumferential margin (174, 274, 374); and an outer circumferential margin (176, 276, 376); a plurality of blade tongue slots (54, 154, 254) for receiving a plurality of blades (24); and several positioning elements (52, 152, 252, 352), each comprising a material that projects axially inwards from the inner
concave surface (70, 170, 270, 370) to form tips of the positioning elements (52, 152, 252, 352) for aligning a
stator (40), each positioning element (52, 152, 252, 352) being completely confined and arranged circumferentially between two adjacent blade tongue slots (54, 154, 254).