Varroc is a global
automotive component
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manufacturer and
supplier of
exterior lighting systems,
powertrains, electrical and electronics, body and chassis parts to
passenger car and
motorcycle segments worldwide. The company was founded by
Tarang Jain
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Geography
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in 1990 and is currently headquartered at
Aurangabad in
Maharashtra, India with 35
manufacturing facilities and 11
engineering centres in 10 countries across three continents.
History
Varroc was established by
Tarang Jain
Tarang may refer to:
Geography
*Tarang River Thailand, tributary of the Pa Sak River, part of the Chao Phraya River basin
*Tarang, Afghanistan
*Tarang (Yap), an island in the main harbor of Yap Island, Micronesia
Percussion instruments
*Tabla ta ...
in 1990, in Aurangabad, India with the commencement of the company's
polymer division. Between 1992 and 1998, the company focused on product diversification and capacity expansion and started its
electrical and
metallic division. Varroc started more polymer manufacturing facilities in 1997 in
Pune and Aurangabad.
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In 2001, Varroc expanded its development capabilities by collaborating with
Mitsuba Corporation
or simply MITSUBA, is a Japanese manufacturer of automobile parts including electrical components for wiper systems, door mirrors, power window motors, fuel pumps, and pressure regulators.
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, a
Japan
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ese manufacturer of automobile parts. The company collaborated with
Brussels based materials technology company,
Umicore, in 2005 and started production of automotive
catalytic converter.
Between 2007 and 2010, Varroc acquired IMES,
Poland and
Italy to strengthen
forging business in European markets, off-road and
oil drilling industry. The company also invested in manufacturing capability for polymers in
National Capital Region to cater to
OEMs in
North India.
In 2011, Varroc acquired European
two wheelers lighting organization Tri.O.M. S.p.A. including its
R&D center. In 2012, Varroc's turnover crossed the USD 1 billion mark with the acquisition of
Visteon's Lighting Business along with its two R&D centers.
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Varroc established its eighth polymer plant in
Pithampur,
Indore, in 2012, which caters to
Volvo,
Eicher and
Mahindra Two Wheelers.
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Retrieved 29 October 2016 Another polymer plant was established in
Bengaluru
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that caters to
HMSI and passenger car segment. The company also invested in design and set up of the 10th polymer plant at
Chennai to supply
Yamaha Motor Company.
In 2015, Varroc partnered with UK Based manufacturer and supplier
Scorpion Automotive Ltd to provide security-based products for two-wheelers.
Operations
The company has five business verticals under its umbrella:
Varroc Lighting Systems
Varroc Lighting Systems (VLS), headquartered out of
Plymouth, Michigan, is a supplier of exterior lighting for passenger cars and
commercial vehicles. The division has six manufacturing plants across North American, European, and Asian countries and six Engineering centers in the
Czech Republic,
France,
China
China, officially the People's Republic of China (PRC), is a country in East Asia. It is the world's most populous country, with a population exceeding 1.4 billion, slightly ahead of India. China spans the equivalent of five time zones and ...
,
Germany,
Poland,
Mexico,
Romania and
India.
Triom Lighting
Triom Two-Wheeler Lighting, the lighting system arm of Varroc for the two-wheeler industry, develops electronics and lighting solutions for the automotive market in India and Europe. The division produces high quality two-wheeler lighting systems. It has four manufacturing plants – two in Europe, one in
Vietnam, and one in Mexico – as well as an engineering center in Italy.
Electrical
Varroc’s Electrical division offers complete solutions in electrical components and assemblies for the two, three, four wheeler, off-road as well as commercial vehicles segments. The division has five manufacturing facilities located in the states of
Maharashtra
Maharashtra (; , abbr. MH or Maha) is a states and union territories of India, state in the western India, western peninsular region of India occupying a substantial portion of the Deccan Plateau. Maharashtra is the List of states and union te ...
and
Uttarakhand. Tier 1 auto component manufacturer which supplies to leading OEMs both in India and overseas, has clarified its position on the patent violation allegations levelled b
Flash Electronics Indiaagainst Royal Enfield in the US regarding production of a key component fo
two-wheelersmotorcycles.
Metallic
Metallic division is a supplier of essential machined forgings and
engine valves. The manufacturing capabilities of forging include hot, warm and cold forging, heat treatment, post heat treatment machining and soft machining. The forging plant based in Italy supplies large forgings to
caterpillar
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As with most common names, the application of the word is arbitrary, since the larvae of sawflies (suborder Sym ...
s in Europe for construction equipment.
Polymer
Varroc polymer provides solutions to the automotive segments. The division produces a wide range of injection and compression moulded automotive and allied rubber components. Varroc is the largest polymer solution provider to the two-wheeler industry in India.
Awards and accolades
2016
* ''Emerging Manufacturing Giant'' citation honour by
Devendra Fadnavis,
Chief Minister of Maharashtra, India on behalf of
Indian Merchants' Chamber.
* ''India Automotive Lighting Technology Innovation Leadership Award” at the Frost & Sullivan’s GIL 2016: India Awards.''
*''Environmental Youth of the Year award 2016'' for implementing green initiatives from Clean & Green India jointly with SingEX, Singapore and Franchise India.
*''Kaizen Award'' in Innovative Kaizen Category during 26th CII–TPM Club National Kaizen Conference Cum Competition held at New Delhi.
2015
*''Best Supplier Award 2015'' from
Danfoss for best performance in quality and delivery to multiple Danfoss global locations & proactive planning for keeping commitments.
*''New Product Development Award'' by
HMSI.
2013
* Tarang Jain received ''
Forbes Next Generation Entrepreneur'' award.
Award: Next Generation Entrepreneur Tarang Jain
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References
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Automotive companies of India
Companies based in Maharashtra
Indian companies established in 1990
Automotive companies established in 1990
1990 establishments in Maharashtra
Aurangabad district, Maharashtra