Commenting on the new facility, Harish Lakshman, Vice Chairman, Rane Group & Managing Director, Rane TRW Steering Systems Pvt. Ltd. said, "This new state-of-the-art facility will help us to address increasing demand for occupant safety products and enable us to further localize the airbag cushion manufacturing process. In this milestone of Occupant Safety Division, I would like to thank our customers and partner ZF for their support in this growth journey."

Pointing out the strategic significance, Dr. Michael Büchsner, Executive Vice President, Passive Safety Systems Division, ZF Group added: "The Indian market is increasingly important for ZF Group and particularly for our Passive Safety Systems Division. Our joint activities with Rane are appreciated by local OEMs and support our competitiveness for global customers and platforms. The opening of the joint bag sewing plant in Trichy is the next logical step to further increase our vertical integration and thereby our customer service. That is only possible thanks to the continuous support by our JV partner Rane."

Adding on the importance for the Indian market Suresh KV, Head of ZF India Pvt. Ltd. states, "Safety is becoming a key driver for tomorrow's mobility. With this investment both of the joint venture partners firmly support the target to significantly reduce the number of total road fatalities. Bringing key safety technology to the Indian market underlines the growing importance of this region for the automotive world."

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