Hero Motors JV with Kiriu Corp for auto parts

15 Feb 2011 Evaluate

Hero Motors formed tie-up with Kiriu Corporation, an affiliate of Sumitomo Corporation of Japan, to launch their joint venture company in India named Munjal Kiriu Industries Private Ltd (MKI). The company will manufacture various automotive ferrous casting parts for leading automobile manufacturers in the investment country. The companies plan for expansion of existing capacity at MKI with an estimated investment of about Rs 160 crore in the next two years.

To lead MKI towards more sustainable growth and financial stability, the two partners have determined to make MKI a consolidated affiliate of Kiriu by changing the percentage of shareholding from the previous 33.4 per cent to 51 per cent.  Hero shall stay at the management with 49 per cent of shares of MKI's operations.

MKI plans to install another new casting line in the current Manesar plant by the latter half of 2012, to ramp up production, in response to the rapidly increasing demand of the Indian automotive industry.

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