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- Sona BLW Precision Forgings Limited (Sona Comstar) designs, manufactures and supplies highly engineered mission-critical automotive systems and components for global mobility original equipment manufacturers in both electrified and non-electrified powertrain segments; its core offerings span driveline products including precision-forged bevel gears, differential assemblies (open, preloaded, limited slip, sealed and electronically locking variants), inter-axle differentials, park gears, cylindrical transmission gears, spiral bevel gears, portal axle gears, rotavator gears and forged couplings; motors and electrification solutions such as conventional and micro-hybrid starter motors, belt starter generators, EV traction motors (PMSM), hub-wheel motors (BLDC), e-axles, e-transmissions, motor control units, spool gears and epicyclic geartrains; and sensors & software encompassing in-cabin radar sensors, 360-degree short-range radar, zone monitoring sensors, hardware-in-loop systems and ECU platforms. Headquartered in Gurugram, Haryana, India and founded in 1995, the company operates 11 manufacturing facilities, four R&D centers and engineering hubs across India (Gurugram, Manesar, Pune, Chennai, Hosur, Sanand, Rudrapur, Mehsana and Chakan), the US, Mexico (Silao and new driveline plant) and China, serving passenger cars, commercial vehicles, two-wheelers, off-highway vehicles and three-wheelers with a diversified customer base across the US (36%), Europe (27%), India (25%) and China (8%). Recent developments include a July 2025 joint venture in China with Jinnaite Machinery Co. Ltd. for a $20 million driveline manufacturing facility (Sona holding 60%); first order win for the new Mexico driveline plant supplying US OEMs; November 2025 incorporation of step-down subsidiary Novelic India Private Limited via Serbian entity; partnership with Germany's Neura Robotics for robotics components including industrial robots, cobots and humanoids; MoU with ePlane Co. and TIHAN-IIT Hyderabad; inauguration of new Manesar and Mexico plants; Production-Linked Incentive (PLI) scheme certifications; acquisition pursuits like Escorts Kubota's railways business; and new motor launches such as high-efficiency TREF traction motors.