Tier 1 supplier Sona BLW Precision Forgings (Sona Comstar) has announced achieving production milestone of 400 million differential gears and 6 million differential assemblies.
The company designs and manufactures differential assemblies, precision-forged differential gears, and other driveline parts. Its products cater to Battery Electric Vehicles (BEV), passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, and off-highway vehicles. It is one of the largest manufacturers of differential assemblies for BEVs worldwide.
Sona Comstar states that it serves most of the world’s largest vehicle manufacturers, including 7 of the top 10 passenger vehicle OEMs, 3 of the top 10 commercial vehicle OEMs, 7 of the top 10 tractor OEMs, and 4 of the top 10 electric vehicle OEMs.
V Vikram Verma, CEO, Sona Cosmtar’s Driveline business said, “These milestones demonstrate our dedication to technology, innovation, quality, and customer satisfaction. I congratulate my team for their hard work and thank our customers for their continued trust in our products. As a company, we prioritise engineering excellence and innovation to develop new solutions for our customers. We are well-positioned to meet the global automotive industry’s evolving needs as mobility becomes greener, safer and smarter.”
Sona Comstar started producing precision forged differential gears at its plant in Gurgaon, Haryana, in 1999 and commenced production at another plant in Pune, Maharashtra, in 2005. The company marked the production of 100 million gears in 2013 and 200 million gears in early 2018 and achieved the 300 million milestone in October 2021. The next milestone of producing 400 million gear was achieved within two and half years, reflecting the company’s strong growth.
Subsequently, Sona Comstar started manufacturing differential assemblies at its plant in Gurgaon in 2008. Later, in 2014, it expanded production to its Pune plant. In 2019, the company began production at a new, state-of-the-art plant in Manesar. In 2017, the company produced its one-millionth differential assembly. By 2023, it reached the milestone of producing 5 million differential assemblies. The company produced the next one million differential assemblies in less than nine months.
