Toyoda Gosei Starts Operations at Airbag Plant in Northern India

Oct 15 2024 10:23 BST

KIYOSU, Japan--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Oct. 15, 2024-- Toyoda Gosei Co., Ltd. (TOKYO:7282) has expanded the Neemrana Plant of its subsidiary Toyoda Gosei Uno Minda India Pvt. Ltd.* to meet the growing demand for airbags with stricter safety regulations in India. Production at the new building began in September 2024.

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President Saito giving a speech at the opening ceremony (Photo: Business Wire)

In India, vehicles have been increasingly equipped with airbags for frontal collisions. With stricter collision safety assessment of vehicles, widespread installation of side airbags and curtain airbags for protection in side collisions is anticipated. As a part of establishing a development and production network to meet the needs of automakers, Toyoda Gosei has expanded the Neemrana Plant.

At an opening ceremony held on October 9, Toyoda Gosei President Katsumi Saito stated the company’s aspirations for India: “Through the provision of airbags produced in this new building, we will meet the needs of automakers while contributing to safer Indian mobility.”

* The company name was changed from Toyoda Gosei Minda India in October 2024

Outline of Toyoda Gosei Uno Minda India (Neemrana Plant)
Established		April 2008
Location		Neemrana, Rajasthan, India
Land area		Approx. 78,000 m²
Building area		Approx. 21,000 m²
		→ After expansion Approx. 35,000 m²
Products		Safety systems (various types of airbags, steering wheels, more), weatherstrips
No. of employees		Approx. 1,500 (as of March 31, 2024)

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