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MOTORINDIA
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January 2012
QH Talbros’ JV with Musashi of
Japan for making ball joints
Talbros is all set to rev up its growth strategy
despite the prevailing bearish trend in the au-
tomotive market. With its recent technical alli-
ances, the automotive components manufacturer
has been on an overdrive to widen its foot-print.
While the gasket manufacturing division, Tal-
bros Automotive Components Ltd. (TACL), has
set up a joint venture with Magneti Marelli of
Italy through its subsidiary Sistemi Sospensio-
ni for manufacture of suspension systems and
modules in India, QH Talbros Ltd. (QHT) has
entered into a technical assistance agreement
with Musashi Seimitsu Industries, the Japanese
products & components
ball joint manufacturer.
Musashi Seimitsu, founded in
1938 and headquartered in Aichi,
Japan, has global sales of 127 billion
yen as of March 31, 2011. Employ-
ing over 8,000 persons in multiple
plant locations spread across the
US, Europe and Asia, Musashi is a
leading player in ball joints, design
development and testing.
Musashi Seimitsu will support
QHT with its design and techno-
Under the agreement, the two companies
will jointly undertake designing and de-
velopment of ball joints, as well as ap-
proval of prototypes leading to mass pro-
duction.
Mr. Vidur Talwar, Joint Managing Director, QH Talbros Ltd.