TACO-IPD inaugurates manufacturing facility in Bidadi, Bangalore
	Knorr-Bremse India inaugurates facility at Hinjawadi, Pune
	Tata Ficosa inaugurates 100 per cent EOU at Pune
	Inauguration of TACO-IPD warehouse and assembly set up at Bangalore

TACO-IPD inaugurates manufacturing facility in Bidadi, Bangalore

TACO-Interiors and Plastics Division (TACO-IPD) inaugurated its new manufacturing facility in Bidadi, near Bangalore, in Karnataka. The Bidadi facility is the fourth for the division, the other facilities being in Maharashtra.

The new facility was inaugurated by Mr. A Toyoshima, Managing Director, Toyota Kirloskar Motors Limited in the presence of other high ranking officials from the Indian auto industry as well TACO top management including Mr. D S Gupta, Mr. Rajiv Bakshi & Mr. Raman Nanda.

Knorr-Bremse India inaugurates facility at Hinjawadi, Pune
June 2005

Knorr-Bremse Systems for Commercial Vehicles India Pvt Ltd (KBSCV), a joint venture between Knorr-Bremse Far East Ltd, Hong Kong, a subsidiary of Knorr-Bremse AG, Germany, and Tata AutoComp Systems Limited (TACO), formally inaugurated its manufacturing facility at Hinjawadi, near Pune, India. The new facility will supply air-braking systems — including modern electronic brake systems — to commercial vehicle manufacturers in the domestic market.

Knorr-Bremse India’s new manufacturing facility was inaugurated by Mr. Ravi Kant, Executive Director, Commercial Vehicles Business Unit, Tata Motors Ltd, in the presence of Mr. Heinz Hermann Thiele, Chairman of the Board of Management, Knorr-Bremse AG, Germany, and Mr. Vinod Dasari, Chief Operating Officer, Ashok Leyland Ltd, accompanied by distinguished guests from the Indian auto industry, including Mr. Abhay Firodia, Chairman and Managing Director, Force Motors. The inauguration function was well attended by customer representatives.

Knorr-Bremse India will cater to the Indian market by developing modern air-braking systems for commercial vehicles. The product portfolio includes air-brake valves, air supply/treatment systems, actuators, automatic slack adjusters, foundation brakes, anti-lock brake systems and other allied automotive solutions for commercial vehicles.

Tata Ficosa inaugurates 100 per cent EOU at Pune
April 2005

Tata Ficosa formally inaugurated its export-oriented plant located at Hinjewadi, Pune on 6 April 2005. The EOU is set up to cater to global customer requirements for rear view mirror systems.

The plant inauguration ceremony comprised the plaque unveiling by Joan Trullen, Deputy Minister for industrial affairs, government of Spain, the ribbon cutting ceremony by David Friedman, Managing Director and President, Ford India Ltd and a tree plantation ceremony by distinguished guests including Arvind Mathew, Vice-President and Executive Director, Ford India Ltd. The inauguration was followed by a plant tour. The stage was then set for delegate addresses, following the welcome speech by Tata Ficosa CEO Jeevan Mahaldar: speakers included Trullen, Friedman and Javier Pujol, CEO, Ficosa International. TACO senior management and Tata Ficosa team members attended the event.

Inauguration of TACO-IPD warehouse and assembly set up at Bangalore
February 2005

TACO-IPD has set up a warehouse and assembly facility at Bangalore to support TKML. The facility was inaugurated on 31 January 2005 at the hands of Umizawa San - head of purchasing, TKML.

This is the first set up of TACO Group in Bangalore to support TKML. This is a precursor to setting up of a full-fledged moulding facility at Bangalore which should be operational by October 2005.