TRW expands electric steering in Poland to meet growing demand

TRW Automotive Holdings has announced plans to expand its electrically powered steering systems manufacturing in Poland, in support of growing demand from a range of vehicle manufacturers. Approximately 9,000 square metres of additional manufacturing space will be established in Bielsko Biala close to the existing site in Czechowice-Dziedzice. Production will start in the first quarter of 2012.
April 17, 2012 Read time: 2 mins
601 TRW Automotive Holdings has announced plans to expand its electrically powered steering systems manufacturing in Poland, in support of growing demand from a range of vehicle manufacturers. Approximately 9,000 square metres of additional manufacturing space will be established in Bielsko Biala close to the existing site in Czechowice-Dziedzice. Production will start in the first quarter of 2012.

TRW is Poland's largest tier one automotive supplier employer, with four other plants in Czestochowa, Gliwice and Pruszkow and more than 6,000 employees.

Michael Degen, vice president operations for TRW's European Steering Operations, said: "We have enjoyed growing demand for TRW's column and belt drive electrically powered steering (EPS) systems. We are expanding production to meet current and future demands for this product. By 2015, we estimate that up to 80 per cent of new vehicles will be equipped with pure electric steering.

"EPS technology is meeting vehicle manufacturers' and consumers' desire for fuel efficiency and reduced emissions. TRW's electric steering can deliver fuel economy improvements of up to four per cent compared to standard hydraulic powered steering systems," Degen added.

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