Eicher Motors acquires British Motor's gear unit in MP

New Delhi, Nov 1 (UNI) Heralding strategic expansion of its engineering component business division, Eicher Motors Ltd today acquired the Madhya Pradesh-based transmission gear unit of the British Motors Car Company Ltd (BMC).

The unit has an annual capacity of five lakh gears.

Eicher Engineering Components (EEC), the automotive component division of Eicher Motors, has entered into a business purchase agreement with BMC on October 20 this year, and formally completed the transaction today, the company informed.

The gear unit has strengthened EEC's manufacturing muscle by enriching its units at Gurgoan and Thane, it added.

EEC is engaged in manufacturing of transmission and differential gears as well as gearbox assemblies. Its Gurgaon unit is focused on servicing global clients in their outsourcing needs from India.

The Thane unit of EEC is QS-9000 certified and is in the process of acquiring TS-16949 certification.

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