A rotor for use in an electric motor, and to a method for producing a rotor of this kind. The rotor includes a plurality of armature sections, a plurality of magnets, a rotor core and a plastic encapsulation. The rotor core is formed by the plastic encapsulation from plastic. The armature sections are formed as individual armature blocks which are anchored in the rotor core at least by an anchoring element on their inner side that faces a rotor center axis.