A drive assembly for a vehicle includes a converter having a converter housing and an electric converter circuit disposed in the converter housing, an electric machine having a machine housing disposed adjacent to the converter housing and a stator/rotor arrangement disposed in the machine housing, a plurality of conductor bars which electrically connect the converter circuit and the stator/rotor arrangement and extend through first passage openings formed in the converter housing and through second passage openings formed in the machine housing, and a shielding frame which is made of an electrically conductive material, is disposed between the converter housing and the machine housing, encloses the plurality of conductor bars and abuts the converter housing and the machine housing.