JTEKT India Limited (Formerly Sona Koyo Steering Systems Ltd.)
Company Profile
Business Overview
-The Company is a subsidiary of JTEKT Corporation Japan and operates as part of JTEKT Group India.
-The Company is India's largest manufacturer of steering systems for passenger cars, utility vehicles, and light commercial vehicles.
- Its biggest client is Maruti Suzuki India. Sales to Maruti Suzuki India account for 50%-60% of the company's overall sales.
-To become part of JTEKT Group, the name of the Company was changed from Sona Koyo Steering Systems Limited to JTEKT India Limited on April 7, 2018.
-JTEKT Group India is present across four major product technologies: Steering systems, Bearings, Driveline components and Machine tools. Under the banner of ONE JTEKT, following companies are a part of JTEKT Group India
Company Name | Main Product |
JTEKT India Limited | Manufactures Rack and Pinion Steering systems for manual, Hydraulic Power Steering, Driveline products, Constant Velocity Joints, Column type Electric Power Steering & Others |
JTEKT Bearings India Pvt. Ltd | Manufactures Hub, Tapered Roller Bearings and Single Ball Bearings |
JTEKT Micromatic Machinery India Pvt. Ltd. | Provides Sales and Service for machine tools |
Shareholders
-Listed on Bombay Stock Exchange and National Stock Exchange of India. | (As of Mar. 31, 2024) |
Category | Shareholding Ratio (%) |
JTEKT Corporation | 65.70 |
Maruti Suzuki India Limited | 5.43 |
Nippon Life India Trustee Ltd – A/c Nippon India Small CAP Fund | 5.67 |
Others | 23.2 |
Total | 100.00 |
Products
JTEKT India Limited
- Rack and Pinion Steering systems
- Hydraulic Power Steering
- Driveline products
- Constant Velocity Joints
- Column type Electric Power Steering
JTEKT Bearings India Private Limited
- Hub Roller Bearings
- Tapered Roller Bearings
- Single Ball Bearings
History
Jan. 1985 | Technical Collaboration Agreement with Koyo Seiko (presently JTEKT), Japan for manufacturing. |
Feb. 1986 | Entered a JV agreement with Maruti Udyog Ltd. (presently Maruti Suzuki) |
Oct. 1987 | Commenced production of manual steering gear and manual steering column. |
May 1988 | Listed through an IPO. |
Jul. 1992 | Koyo Seiko (presently JTEKT) acquired 8% stake in the Company. |
Aug. 1994 | Certified as an approved vendor to Koyo Seiko (presently JTEKT). |
Jul. 1996 | Started production of hydraulic power steering gear. |
May 1997 | Koyo Seiko (presently JTEKT) increases stake to 20.5%. |
Dec. 1998 | Established plant in Chennai |
Oct. 1998 | Sona Steering name changed to Sona Koyo Steering Systems Ltd. |
Oct. 2003 | Established Export Oriented Unit (EOU) in Chennai. |
Oct. 2004 | Acquired 21% stake in Fuji Autotech France. |
Mar. 2006 | Started production of column-type electric power steering. |
Feb. 2007 | Established plant at Dharuhera, Haryana. |
2011 | Sold AAM Sona Axle Private Limited to American Axle & Manufacturing. |
2012 | Acquired remaining 30.08% stake of Sona Stampings Limited (SSL) from Arjan Auto Private Limited, making SSL a wholly-owned subsidiary of the Company. |
Nov. 2013 | Divested entire holding of joint venture Fuji Autotech Europe S.A.S. to its joint venture partner, Fuji Kiko Europe S.A.S. for EUR 7.75 million. |
Oct-16 | Sona Koyo steering announced new plant in Gujarat with INR 850 million investment |
May-17 | JTEKT Corporation (JTEKT) acquired 25.12% stake in Sona Koyo Steering |
Jun-17 | JTEKT Corporation (JTEKT) acquired 25.23% stake in Sona Koyo Steering |
Apr. 2018 | Name changed from Sona Koyo Steering Systems Limited to JTEKT India Limited |
Jul. 2022 | JTEKT India announced merger of JTEKT Fuji Kiko Automotive India |
Supplemental Information 1
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Note: Figures in brackets ( ) indicate a loss