On April 30, Sona Comstar (Sona BLW Precision Forgings Limited) announced four new driveline program wins in Q4 FY2026, adding a combined INR 5.8 billion to its orderbook.
The four orders included a differential gears for a new European OEM's BEV program in North America (INR 2.2 billion; production from H1 FY 2029)

On April 1, NOVELIC, a Serbia-based mmWave radar solutions provider and part of the Sona Comstar Group, incorporated NOVELIC India Private Ltd in Chennai to supply radar-based perception solutions for passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles and two- and three-wheelers in India. The company has already established a 6

On March 20, Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. (Sona Comstar) approved a capital expenditure of INR 622 million for gear capacity expansion in its driveline business for FY 2026–27 (ending March). The plan will increase installed gear capacity from 64.1 million to 68.2 million units, with the additional 4.1 million un

On January 23, 2026, Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. (Sona Comstar) announced that in Q3 FY 2026, ending December, it commercialized a new product, the hydraulic motor controller. Also, during the quarter, it commenced sample production of in-cabin radar sensors on a new SMT line at its Chennai facility. In 9M FY 20

On December 17, NOVELIC, a part of Sona Comstar Group, announced that it will showcase a single-radar solution for both park assist and blind spot monitoring applications at CES 2026. Besides, its in-cabin monitoring radar portfolio expands to include a camera-based driver monitoring system.
The company's ADAS portfo

On November 28, Sona BLW Precision Forgings Limited (Sona Comstar) announced that its Serbian subsidiary, NOVELIC d.o.o. Beograd‑Zvezdara has incorporated a wholly owned subsidiary in India named Novelic India Private Limited. The new entity, which will operate as a step‑down subsidiary of Sona BLW, has been incorpor

In an investor update, Sona Comstar announced that it has secured its first major order from its Mexico driveline plant to supply differential assemblies to a recreational vehicle OEM in the US. In addition, Sona has been nominated for two new programs for its predictive active suspension systems: one by an existing

On October 27, 2025, Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. (Sona Comstar) announced that the company and Jinnaite Machinery Co. Ltd. (JNT) of China have mutually agreed to put their proposed joint venture (JV) in abeyance. The two parties had previously been in discussions following the execution of a binding term sheet i

On October 27, Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. (Sona Comstar) announced it has developed, tested, and validated rare-earth-free ferrite-assisted synchronous reluctance motors (FeSynRM) specifically for electric three-wheelers and light commercial vehicles. These motors do not use rare earth magnets and are designed

On August 23, 2025, Sona BLW Precision Forgings Limited (Sona Comstar) received certification under India’s Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) Scheme for Automobile and Auto Component Industry (PLI-Auto) for three additional products. The Ministry of Heavy Industries granted approvals for two traction motors for elect

On August 4, Sona BLW Precision Forgings (Sona Comstar) announced that it has secured a new order from an existing customer, i.e., a North American OEM manufacturing both ICE and electric passenger vehicles. The order is for the supply of differential assemblies with final drive gears for a new electric passenger veh

On July 20, Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. (Sona Comstar) signed a binding term sheet with Jinnaite Machinery Co., Ltd (JNT) to establish a joint venture (JV) company in China. The JV will manufacture and supply driveline systems and components to automotive OEMs in China and globally. Sona Comstar will invest $12

On July 17, Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd responded to media reports suggesting it is in advanced talks to supply EV components to Chinese automaker BYD. The company clarified that while it is in discussions with multiple potential customers globally, including in India, these are part of routine business developme

On June 24, NOVELIC, a subsidiary of Sona BLW Precision Forgings (Sona Comstar), announced that their ACAM Automotive In-Cabin Monitoring solution, will be available in 2026, following a nomination from a leading Tier 1 supplier. The technology aims to bring child presence detection to passenger vehicles, along with

On April 30, 2025, Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. (Sona Comstar) announced that it has received a new order from an existing North American electric vehicle (EV) OEM to supply a rotor-embedded differential sub-assembly and epicyclic geartrain for a new electric passenger vehicle. This program adds INR 15.2 billion

In an investor update,  Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. (Sona Comstar) announced that during Q3 ending December 2024, it secured a new program for differential assembly for electric passenger vehicles in the Indian market from an existing Indian OEM customer, adding INR 3,000 million to its order book. Production fo

On January 23, Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. (Sona Comstar) announced that its board of directors has approved an investment of USD 4.0 million in ClearMotion Inc., the leading software-defined chassis company. ClearMotion was founded out of MIT.
Sona Comstar will form a closer collaboration with ClearMotion as a

On January 10, Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. (Sona Comstar) signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with NMICPS Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation Foundation at IIT Hyderabad (TIHAN-IITH) during CES 2025 in Las Vegas, USA. This collaboration aims to advance connected, autonomous, and electric te

On January 6, Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. (Sona Comstar) announced its participation in CES 2025. It will showcase its advanced sensor solutions from its Serbian subsidiary NOVELIC, including the short-range radar, designed for park assist, 180-degree obstacle detection, kick-to-open functionality, and tailgate/

On October 23, Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. (Sona Comstar) announced that in the first half of FY 2025, it added two new programs and two new customers. This brings the total number of awarded programs to 56 across 32 different customers. The focus is on Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) and Plug-in Hybrid Electric