“We have opened the plant to meet the current and growing requirements primarily for Audi,” said Ovidiu Ambrus, plant manager for TRW’s facilities in Romania.
Ambrus said Baia Mare is an “optimal location” in terms of infrastructure and transportation networks.
The new facility is expected to “strengthen TRW’s position as one of the largest Romanian employers in the automotive supply industry,” he added.
The Baia Mare plant has started operations in January and currently employs 300 staff. TRW plans to hire up to 350 more employees by the end of 2013.
TRW Automotive started operations in Romania in 2004 with steering wheel leather wrapping in Timisoara and has expanded its activities to cover die-casting, foaming and airbag production.
In addition to Timisoara and Baia Mare, TRW has three further sites in Oravita, Lupeni and Marghita employing a total of around 3400 staff.
The company works with 14 large automobile producers in Romania, including Volkswagen, Fiat and Ford.
Worldwide, TRW Automotive services customers in 25 countries and employs around 65,000 staff. The company reported sales worth $16.4 billion in 2012.