Sona BLW Precision shares down 2%; Chairman Sunjay Kapur passes away in London

According to reports, Kapur suffered cardiac arrest while playing golf.

"With profound sadness, we announce the passing of our esteemed Chairman and Non-Executive Director, Sunjay Kapur, on June 12, 2025, in England, United Kingdom," Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd (Sona Comstar) said in a regulatory filing.

Kapur was a visionary leader and a compassionate person whose guidance shaped Sona Comstar's success, it added.

His vision, values, and dedication to excellence have left a lasting legacy for the company, the company said. "We assure our customers, business partners, employees, and shareholders that our operations and prospects remain unchanged as we honour his legacy," the auto components firm said.

Founded in 1995, Sona Comstar is a leading automotive technology firm. The Gurgaon-based firm is a global supplier with manufacturing and assembly facilities, R&D centres and engineering capability centres across India, the US, Serbia, Mexico, and China.

Sona Comstar primarily designs, manufactures, and supplies automotive systems and components to automotive OEMs.

The company is a leading supplier to the fast-growing global electric vehicle (EV) market.

In January 2025, mobility technology solutions provider Sona BLW Precision Forgings said it had inked an initial pact with TIHAN-IIT Hyderabad for connected autonomous and electric technologies for drones, automated guidance vehicles and electric vertical take-off and landing (EVTOLs).

The memorandum of understanding (MoU) signed during the Consumer Electronics Show in Las Vegas, US, will enable the company and NMICPS Technology Innovation Hub on Autonomous Navigation Foundation at IIT Hyderabad (TIHAN-IITH) to cooperate, synergise strengths and support each other in the areas of these technologies, Sona BLW Precision Forgings (Sona Comstar) said.

The mobility space in India is poised for the launch of market-appropriate autonomous technologies in personal transportation, drones, eVTOL, and AGVs, it said, adding that capability and control over the entire software value chain are critical for long-term success.