- TRW Automotive
Infobox_Company
company_name = TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.
company_
foundation = Company
foundation =2002
location =United States
industry = Automotive
key_people = John C. Plant
products =Automotive :"This article is about TRW Automotive Holdings Corp.. For other articles named TRW, seeTRW (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 formerTRW corporation.History
On
12 December 2002 ,Northrop Grumman acquiredTRW Inc.An 80.1% stake (later increased to more than 90%) in
TRW Automotive Holdings , including the formerLucasVarity Automotive, was spun off toThe 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.
Contributions
*TRW Automotive currently sponsors a
FIRST robotics team (Team #308) based inWalled Lake, MI External links
* [http://www.trwauto.com TRW website]
* [http://www.conekt.net Research, Test and Development Website]
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