Eaton Corporation of the US will supply transmissions for the World Truck. The company had earlier announced that it has signed a business agreement through 2014 with Tata Motors for supply of heavy duty synchronized transmissions for use on its World Truck program in India as well as global markets.
Initial transmission production will take place at Eaton plants in Tczew, Poland, and Wuxi, China, with production moving to its new facility in Pune as volumes increase.
“I would like to take this opportunity to congratulate Tata on the launch of their World Truck. We are honored to have been chosen as the transmission supplier for this program,” said Shyam Kambeyanda, Managing Director – India, Eaton.
“The launch of the World Truck Platform marks an important milestone in the Indian CV industry as global technology is offered as a domestic solution. We are very happy to be associated with Tata in making this a reality,” commented Pavan Pattada, Executive Director – India, Truck Group, Eaton.
Eaton and ZF have been chosen to supply transmissions for the World Truck.
