TRW Automotive Holdings on Friday said its Chinese operations are supplying steering and occupant safety systems and components for the Ford Focus built by Chang’an Ford in Chongqing, China.

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Recently named as one of Ford’s preferred strategic suppliers, TRW has worked with Ford in several regions on the Focus platform including Europe.


In China, Shanghai TRW Automotive Safety Systems (STASS), a joint venture between the company and Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation, supplies occupant safety products including driver and passenger airbag modules and seatbelt systems and components for the Focus.


Steering products for the new model are supplied by TRW Automotive Components (Shanghai) (TACS), a wholly-owned indirect subsidiary, at its manufacturing facility in Shanghai. These include TRW’s electrically powered hydraulic steering (EPHS).

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