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Motherson Sumi Systems, established in 1986 is the flagship company of the Samvardhana Motherson Group. Motherson Sumi Systems is a joint venture between Samvardhana Motherson Group and Sumitomo Wiring Systems of Japan.
Motherson Sumi Systems is a leading automotive mirror and wiring harness manufacturer for passenger cars.
It also supplies plastic components and modules to the automotive industry.
Motherson Sumi Systems has offices and manufacturing units in 24 international & 11 Indian locations.
First group company "Motherson" was established in 1976. However, Motherson Sumi Systems did not come into existence till 1986 when Joint Venture with Sumitomo Wiring Systems (of Japan) was formulated. Following are the key timelines.
| Year | Events |
|---|---|
| 1975 | Motherson founded |
| 1977 | First Cable factory started |
| 1983 | Technical agreement with Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Japan for Wiring Harness |
| 1986 | JV with Sumitomo Wiring Systems, Japan |
| 1989 | Injection Moulding commencement |
| 1992 | Cutting Tool Manufacturing |
| 1999 | First Overseas office established (Austria) |
| 2000 | Representative Office at Singapore |
| 2002 | Established wiring harness manufacturing at Sharjah and design centre at Ireland |
| 2003 | Offices in USA & UK established |
| 2004 | European Headquarters established in Germany |
| 2005 | Established fabrication units in Germany |
| 2006 | Established fabrication units in UK |
| 2007 | Established fabrication units in Australia |
| 2009 | Takeover of Visiocorp |
| 2011 | Takeover of Peguform |