# Winning Group and EP Industries form joint venture to acquire SONA BLW Germany assets

Winning Group and EP Industries established a joint venture, Winning Automotive, which acquired the assets of SONA BLW Germany, an automotive supplier of precision forgings, through its subsidiaries. The acquired business has three production facilities in Germany, annual sales over €200 million, and 1,000 employees.

- Type: Acquisition
- Announced: 2020-12-08
- Where: Duisburg, München, Remscheid, Germany
- Jobs: 1,000
- Status: completed
- Products: precision forgings for passenger cars, trucks, and industrial applications
- Sectors: [Automotive Components](https://endata.com/sectors/automotive-components.md)

## Companies

- [Winning Group](https://endata.com/companies/51392.md) (partner)
- [EP Industries](https://endata.com/companies/51721.md) (partner)
- [Winning Automotive](https://endata.com/companies/51722.md) (acquirer)
- [SONA BLW Germany](https://endata.com/companies/51723.md) (target)

## Sources

- [winninggroup.cz](https://www.winninggroup.cz/en/ep-industries-to-partner-in-winning-automotive-8th-of-december-2020-remscheid-germany-prague-czech-republic-and-brno-czech-republic/), 2020-12-08: "We are very pleased that were able to come to an agreement with EP Industries."

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