Partners for Safe Mobility
3 Out 4 Buses and Trucks in India have our Brakes
Every Single Automotive Player in India is a Customer of our Iron Castings Business
Every 3rd Car in Europe Contains Parts Made by Our Iron Castings Business
Sustainable by Choice
  • 62

    Years' Experience

  • 10000+

    Employees

  • 21

    Manufacturing Locations

  • $860M

    Revenue

  • 200000

    Tons of Iron Castings Capacity

About TSF Group

Brakes India is promoted by the TSF Group, whose heritage dates back to 1911. The group’s interests span the automotive and financial services sectors.

Auto Components

Comprise Axles India, Brakes India, Wheels India, Turbo Energy Limited, Sundaram Hydraulics, Leggero Composites & Dunes Oman.

Auto Dealerships

Comprise Sundaram Motors, Madras Auto Service & Indian Motor Parts and Accessories (IMPAL).

Finance & Insurance

Comprise Sundaram Finance, Royal Sundaram General Insurance, Sundaram Home Finance, Sundaram Asset Management Company and Sundaram Finance Holdings.

Legacy

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Agreement signifying the formation of Brakes India

Architectural drawing of Padi, Chennai

Commencement of landscaping after completion of the Padi factory

Mr. TS Rajam escorting Mr. Kamaraj to the factory inauguration

Mr. Kamaraj turning on the arch drilling machine to signal the start of operations

Initial range of foundry castings produced

Aerial view of the Foundry

Mr. Ramanujam receiving the award for Industrial Relations from Mr. MG Ramachandran, the then Chief Minister of Tamil Nadu

Manufacturing sheds under construction at Nanjangud, Karnataka

Polambakkam factory nearing completion

Technology Development team with the machine they built at Padi, Chennai

Foundry received the prestigious Deming Award

Inauguration of the first noise dynamometer at Engineering R&D at Padi, Chennai

ABS test track inaugurated at Polambakkam

Brakes India factory at the Special Economic Zone, Mahindra World City, Chengalpattu District

ARAI certified vehicle testing facility inaugurated at Polambakkam

Sitarganj plant at Uttarakhand

Operations begin in Jhagadia plant, Gujarat

Assembly operations begin at Bawal plant, Haryana

Localised Electric Parking Brake (EPB) introduced for the first time in India

Operations begin at Naidupet foundry, Andhra Pradesh

Pilot production for disc friction pads begin at Sricity, Andhra Pradesh

GreenPro certificate by Cll for Foundry

International offices go operational in Germany, Japan & South Korea

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Leadership

Sriram Viji

Managing Director

G Shankar

Executive Director & Chief Financial Officer

K Surya Prakash

Executive Director & Head, Iron Castings Business Unit

R Madhusudhan

Director, Corporate Affairs & HR

D Sridharan

President & Head, Heavy Vehicles Business Unit

K Vasudevan

President & Head, Light Vehicles Business Unit

S Sujit Nayak

Senior Vice President & Head, Friction & Aftermarket Business Unit

Krishna Kumar

Senior Vice President & Head, Polymer Business Unit

S Sivaramakrishnan

Senior Vice President & Head,AMTIX Business Unit

Exports

TISAX label certified for exports to Europe