Besides achieving substantial success in its cnc turned and machined parts and fabricated components, roop automotives was manufacturing only steering column yokes and has grown from selling 60000 yokes in the first year to 2 million in 2004-2005, . Following are some of the technical features of these yokes and handle joints which include: its 250 highly skilled personnel actively participate in apqp, fmea, tpm, kaizen and other modern production best practices. It has, over the years, acquired unique engineering strengths and understanding of the complexities of manufacturing safety critical parts and has thus made quality an integral part of its daily activities. Certified qs 9000 in the year 2001, 12 years of experience in manufacturing this safety critical part to its exacting and ever improving standards has ensured that the company upgrades on a continual basis. Yokes 7 handle joints offers 21 variations of yoke from hot forgings [hardened and tempered]; hot forgings [normalised]; cold forgings; sheet metal; stainless steel; and aluminium. More than 50% of cars manufactured in india have a roop yoke in them. Overseas, toyota and daimlerchrysler are among the users.