TRW has announced that it has formed a joint venture with Sun Vacuum Formers to produce steering wheels in India. The joint venture will be called TRW Sun Steering Wheels Private Limited.

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Sun currently supplies steering wheels to Maruti-Suzuki, Tata Motors, General Motors and Ford Motor Company operations in India, and is a Tier 2 supplier to Honda and Toyota. The company had a total revenue of US$8.5m in 2006. The company also produces injection moulded seat components for Honda motorcycles.


Phil Cunningham, vice president of Business Development for TRW Automotive said: “Sun is already well positioned in the Indian steering wheel market. TRW has been a significant supplier through its various partnerships in India beginning in 1962, and will bring its global steering wheel expertise into the joint venture.


A new plant for the joint venture will be built in Pune, India. It will support customers in the north west of the country.

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