Eaton to supply transmissions to Tata

U.S.-based Eaton Corp. said it has reached an agreement to supply Tata Motors Ltd., India’s biggest maker of trucks and buses by sales, with heavy-duty truck transmissions until the end of 2014. Eaton, a manufacturer for the automotive, aerospace and electronics industries, did not disclose any financial details of the deal. Initial production will begin at Eaton plants in Poland and China and, as volumes increase, at Eaton’s new facility in the western Indian city of Pune. (February 4, 2009).