Journey of Sona Comstar
1995
· Incorporation of the Company as Sona Okegawa Precision Forgings Ltd. a JV with Mitsubishi Metal Corporation Limited.
1998
· Commenced production of differential bevel gears at our first plant in Gurugram, Haryana, India.
1999
· Launched a manufacturing plant in Chennai, Tamil Nadu, India.
2005
· Launched a manufacturing plant in Pune, Maharashtra, India. · Sona Autocomp Holding Private Limited becomes a majority shareholder in the Company.
2008
· Acquired Thyssen Krupp’s precision forging business (which had previously acquired the company BLW, the inventor of Warm Forging Technology).
2013
· The Company is renamed as “Sona BLW Precision Forgings Limited". · Launched final assembly and finishing plant in Tecumseh, MI, USA. · Awarded “North American OEM of Pv's and CV's World Excellence Award (Silver)”.
2016
· Launched final assembly and finishing plant in China. · Awarded “North American OEM of Pv's and CV's World Excellence Award (Gold)”. · JM Financial Trustee invested in the Company. · Termination of the technical know-how agreement with Mitsubishi Metal Corporation Limited and Metal One Corporation Limited.
2017
· Commencement of operations at two new plants Unit II & Unit III, located in Gurugram, Haryana, India. · Launched final assembly and finishing plant in Mexico, North America.
2018
· Acquisition of new land for a second plant in Chakan, Pune, Maharashtra, India. · Signing of SSSPA and SHA in relation to the investment by Singapore Topco in the Company. Singapore Topco is an affiliate of The Blackstone Group Inc. · Awarded contract for Differential Assembly supply by a renowned Global Electric Vehicle Manufacturer.
2019
· Completion of closing of transactions with Singapore Topco as contemplated under the SSSPA and SHA. · Acquisition of the Comstar Entities. · Adopted “Sona Comstar” as the brand name. · Commencement of operations at our new differential assembly plant located in Manesar, Haryana, India.
2020
· Vehicle level trials for BSG (Belt Starter Generator) completed with an OEM. · Achieved a production milestone of 250 Million Gears. · Awarded contracts for BLDC (Brush Less Direct Current) motor supply by two Indian Electric 2 Wheeler Manufacturers.
2021
· Listed on the Indian Stock Exchanges.
2022
· Reached production milestone of 100,000 traction motors
2023
· Acquisition of majority stake in NOVELIC Launch of Chakan (Pune) Plant
2024
· Signed an agreement to acquire Railway Equipment Division from Escorts Kubota Launch of Silao (Mexico) Plant
History.
The journey of the company started in 1995 as Sona Okegawa Precision Forgings, which was a 75:25 joint venture between the Sona Group and Mitsubishi Materials and the pioneer of warm forged near net-shaped gears manufacturing technology. The Sona Group, after acquiring Thyssen Krupp’s forging business (which acquired BLW, the inventor of warm forging) and 25% stake of Mitsubishi, renamed the company to Sona BLW Precision Forgings, which became the largest manufacturer of forged gears. In 2019, Sona BLW acquired Comstar Automotive, a leading designer and manufacturer of starting and charging systems for automobiles, and created a new identity.
A Global
Powerhouse
We have 11 manufacturing and assembly facilities across India, China, Mexico, and the USA-seven in India, two in Mexico, and one each in China and the USA. Our facilities in Chennai, China, Mexico, and the USA focus on production of our Motor business products, while the other facilities in India and one facility in Mexico focus on Driveline business products. The facilities in India serve as manufacturing plants, whereas those in the USA, Mexico, and China operate as satellite final assembly and finishing plants. Our newly added Sensors and Software business vertical includes three engineering capability centres. In addition to manufacturing and engineering, we also have four R&D centres located across India and Serbia.
Information for each location is provided in the below image.
