TRW Automotive
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| TRW Automotive Holdings Corp. | |
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| Founded | 2002 |
| Headquarters | United States |
| Key people | John C. Plant |
| Industry | Automotive |
| Products | Automotive |
- This article is about TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.. For other articles named TRW, see TRW (disambiguation).
TRW Automotive. (NYSE: TRW), based in Livonia, MI, is a supplier of automotive parts to manufacturers and aftermarket dealers.. It was created out of a sell-off of parts of the former TRW corporation.
[edit] History
On 12 December 2002, Northrop Grumman acquired TRW Inc.
An 80.1% stake (later increased to more than 90%) in TRW Automotive Holdings, including the former LucasVarity Automotive, was spun off to The Blackstone Group, with John C. Plant retaining his position as President and the new company being renamed TRW Automotive Inc.
The research, test & development division located at the former Lucas site in Shirley, Solihull, was renamed TRW Conekt in 2001.
[edit] Contributions
- TRW Automotive currently sponsors a FIRST robotics team (Team #308) based in Walled Lake, MI
[edit] External links
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