Federal-Mogul Goetze (India)'s board approved a ₹335 crore (3,351 million) capacity addition at Bahadurgarh–Patiala, Yelahanka and Bhiwadi, to be funded from internal accruals and completed within 18 months.
ZF Wind Power will expand wind turbine gearbox manufacturing at its Coimbatore plant from 12 GW to 15 GW, investing almost ₹250 crore. The additional facilities are expected to be commissioned by June 2027.
MAHLE started e-compressor production at its Coimbatore plant in India with a EUR 7.0 million investment, creating around 50 jobs. At full capacity the line can produce more than 300,000 e-compressors per year.
Triton Valves Limited secured a multi-year contract to supply tyre pressure monitoring system valves to Aumovio Germany GmbH, with roughly 47 million units planned for 2027-2031 and about INR 112 crore (~$13.5M) in revenue from the first five years.
Subros approved capacity expansion at Karsanpura, Gujarat, adding 400,000 electric compressors and 500,000 ICE compressors per year for a total investment of INR 265 crore.
Subros received a new business award worth about Rs 1,280 crore from Maruti Suzuki India for locally made electric compressors for EV and hybrid programmes, with supplies over nearly seven years.
Subros has been awarded a new business contract to supply local electric compressors to Maruti Suzuki India for EV and hybrid vehicles, valued at about Rs 1,280 crore over roughly seven years.
Subros Limited received confirmation of a new business award to supply local electric compressors to Maruti Suzuki India for EV and hybrid programs, worth about INR 12,800 million over roughly seven years.
Marquardt has officially opened a new mechatronic systems plant in Talegaon near Pune, India, replacing its Mumbai site. The investment in buildings, machinery and equipment exceeds 180 crore rupees, and around 300 new jobs are expected by 2030.
Concentric AB won a nomination worth 70 MSEK over five years to supply its seal-less electric coolant pump for a new battery electric bus platform of a leading Indian commercial vehicle OEM, with production starting in 2025.
Sona Comstar inaugurated its second manufacturing plant on a 10-acre site in Chakan, Pune, with an investment of USD 28.1 million. The plant will make driveline components for ICE and electric vehicles and can produce up to 1.18 million gear sets a year.
Sintex-BAPL transferred its two- and four-wheeler plastic-moulded automotive components business to Plastauto for Rs 110 crore under a business transfer agreement signed March 29, 2023.
Welspun Corp, through subsidiary Mahatva Plastic Products, completed the acquisition of insolvent Sintex-BAPL for Rs 1,251 crore on March 29, 2023. The deal was made under an NCLT-approved resolution plan.
BorgWarner Morse Systems inaugurated a 83,600 sq ft plant at Gudapakkam near Tiruvallur, India, making engine control, variable cam timing and motion control devices, initially for Hyundai Motor India.
BorgWarner Morse Systems India opened its second plant in Tiruvallur District near Chennai, India, for variable camshaft timing systems. Initial capacity is 300,000 units on a single line, with plans to reach 3 million per year within four years.
Schaeffler India signed an MoU with Guidance, the Tamil Nadu government nodal agency, to invest over ₹300 crore in a new greenfield plant in Hosur making transmission components for automotive and tractor segments. The plant is expected to create more than 300 direct jobs within four years.
Schaeffler India signed an MoU with Tamil Nadu's investment agency Guidance to invest over INR 300 crore in a new greenfield plant in Hosur over four years. The plant will manufacture transmission components for conventional and electric vehicles and is expected to employ 300 people.
The board of Craftsman Automation approved a new plant in Nagpur, Maharashtra, to add 8-10% powertrain capacity, with phase 1 costing Rs 115 crore over 24-30 months. Phase 2 is planned at Rs 110 crore over 24-48 months.
Autoliv announced plans to build a new airbag inflator plant close to Chennai to serve Indian demand. No investment value or completion date was given.
Autoliv announced plans to build a new inflator manufacturing plant close to Chennai, India, to serve Indian demand and localize inflator production.
Westport Fuel Systems signed definitive agreements with partner UNO MINDA to sell the assets of its subsidiary Rohan BRC Gas Equipment to their 50/50 joint venture Minda Emer Technologies, consolidating CNG production in Manesar, Haryana.
Miba officially opened its new Miba Drivetec India production site in Pune on November 21, 2019. The space for production and administration more than doubles, from 1,000 to 2,600 square meters.
Bosch has inaugurated Phase II of its expanded smart factory in Bidadi near Bengaluru, built with an investment of 31 million euros to make powertrain products such as common rail pumps and high-pressure rails.
Bosch Ltd inaugurated the phase II Bidadi factory near Bengaluru, built with an investment of 31 million euros. The plant will make common rail single-cylinder pumps and high-pressure rails and accommodate almost 2,500 associates by end-2019.
Ring Plus Aqua established a new plant in Sinnar near Nashik, Maharashtra, to produce flywheel ring gears, with annual capacity of 2 million units. The company announced the plant in a press release dated 31 May 2019.
T/CCI Manufacturing opened a 16,000 square-foot facility in Noida, India, to manufacture and distribute 5H and 7H wobble plate compressors for heavy-duty truck, construction and bus markets. The first year target is 50,000 units, rising to 300,000 by 2021.
Korean Hanon Systems acquired the global fluid pressure and controls business of Magna International for a global deal value of US$1.2 billion. Kochhar & Co advised on the Indian leg of the transaction, as reported on 1 March 2019.
Danfoss won a large contract from an unnamed Indian automotive player to supply components for hybrid vehicles, according to its global CEO Kim Fausing. The customer was not named.
BorgWarner celebrated the opening of its expanded 4,023 square metre facility in Kakkalur, Tamil Nadu, which adds a production line for variable cam timing systems to serve India and Southeast Asia.
ZF Friedrichshafen opened a shock absorber production line at its regional headquarters in Chakan, Pune, with an annual capacity of 0.7 million units, planned to rise to 3 million units within 3 to 4 years.
PSA AVTEC Powertrain, a joint venture of Groupe PSA and AVTEC Group, opened a greenfield facility in Hosur to make transmissions and BS VI engines, with an investment of ₹600 crore and 800 new jobs.
ZF Friedrichshafen started a new shock absorber production line at its regional headquarters in Chakan, Pune, India, with annual capacity of 0.7 million units, planned to rise to three million units within three to four years.
Fiem Industries signed a technical assistance agreement with Toyodenso of Japan to manufacture bank angle sensors in India, with production expected from April 2019.
Fiem Industries, Aisan Industry and Toyota Tsusho signed a joint venture agreement to manufacture fuel pump modules and IC connectors for two- and three-wheelers in Rajasthan, with initial share capital of Rs. 1 billion and production starting April 2019.
BorgWarner expanded manufacturing at its Kakkalur facility in Thiruvallur near Chennai by adding 1,500 square metres to its production line, hiring more than 80 people and starting variable cam timing system production.
Marquardt India plans to set up an all-new manufacturing plant on the outskirts of Pune, aiming to start production in the run-up to CY2020. No investment value was stated.
Marquardt India plans to move its R&D operations into a bigger Pune facility with labs and prototyping, and to grow engineering headcount from 250 to 500 within about two years. The land for the new facility has already been bought.
Aisan Industry, a Toyota group company, will set up a joint production company with Fiem Industries near New Delhi to make fuel pumps for two-wheelers, targeting 5 million units a year by the end of 2020 with an investment of several billion yen.
Nippon Piston Ring will invest one billion yen (US$8.9 million) to raise valve seat output by 30 percent at its factory in Karnataka, India, as car and motorcycle production ramps up. The 8,000 sq m facility can reportedly produce around 3 million valve seats per month.
Timken India Ltd., a majority-owned subsidiary of The Timken Company, agreed to merge with ABC Bearings Ltd., a maker of tapered, cylindrical and spherical roller bearings based in Mumbai with plants in Bharuch and Dehradun, in a share-based deal subject to Indian approvals.
BorgWarner Cooling Systems (India) has opened a fully automated Visctronic assembly line at its plant in Sriperumpudur near Chennai. The line has an annual capacity of 500,000 units and will start rolling out products in Q2 2017 for BS-IV applications.
BorgWarner plans to add 17,000 square feet of manufacturing and engineering space at its Kakkalur, India engine timing components plant later in 2017, marking 15 years of the facility.
BorgWarner opened a new 8,000 square metre plant in Manesar near New Delhi on 31 January 2013, producing EGR coolers, tubes, valves and modules, replacing its Faridabad site.