EXHIBIT 21

SUBSIDIARIES OF THE REGISTRANT  MARCH 2008

|Sauer-Danfoss Inc.                                          |  | Corporation                        |  | Business Purpose     
|----------------------------------------------------------- |  | ---------------------------------- |  | ---------------------
|Sauer-Danfoss (US) Company                                  |  | Delaware Corporation               |  | Manufacturing & Sales
|Hydro-Gear, Inc.                                            |  | Delaware Corporation               |  | Holding Company      
|Hydro-Gear Limited Partnership                              |  | Illinois Partnership               |  | Manufacturing & Sales
|TSD Integrated Controls LLC                                 |  | Delaware Limited Liability Company |  | Manufacturing & Sales
|Sauer-Danfoss Pty Ltd.                                      |  | Australian Corporation             |  | Sales                
|Sauer-Danfoss BVBA                                          |  | Belgium Corporation                |  | Sales                
|Sauer-Danfoss Hidraulica Mobil Ltda.                        |  | Brazilian Corporation              |  | Manufacturing        
|Sauer-Danfoss Ltda.                                         |  | Brazilian Corporation              |  | Sales                
|Sauer-Danfoss Shanghai Hydrostatic Transmission Co., Ltd.   |  | Chinese Corporation                |  | Manufacturing        
|Sauer-Danfoss-Daikin Mobile Hydraulics (Shanghai) Co., Ltd. |  | Chinese Corporation                |  | Sales                
|Sauer-Danfoss Shanghai Co. Ltd.                             |  | Chinese Corporation                |  | Manufacturing        
|Sauer-Danfoss ApS                                           |  | Danish Corporation                 |  | Manufacturing & Sales
|Sauer-Danfoss Steering Columns AS                           |  | Danish Corporation                 |  | Manufacturing        
|Sauer-Danfoss Holding ApS                                   |  | Danish Corporation                 |  | Holding              
|Sauer-Danfoss BV                                            |  | Dutch Corporation                  |  | Sales                
|Oy Sauer-Danfoss AB                                         |  | Finnish Corporation                |  | Sales                
|Sauer-Danfoss S.A.S.                                        |  | French Corporation                 |  | Sales                
|Sauer-Danfoss GmbH & Co. OHG                                |  | German Partnership                 |  | Manufacturing & Sales
|Sauer-Danfoss GmbH                                          |  | German Corporation                 |  | Holding/Management   
|Sauer-Danfoss Informatik GmbH                               |  | German Corporation                 |  | Information Services 
|Sauer-Danfoss India Private Limited                         |  | Indian Corporation                 |  | Manufacturing & Sales
|Sauer-Danfoss S.r.l.                                        |  | Italian Corporation                |  | Manufacturing & Sales
|Daikin-Sauer-Danfoss Manufacturing Ltd.                     |  | Japanese Corporation               |  | Manufacturing & Sales
|Sauer-Danfoss-Daikin Ltd.                                   |  | Japanese Corporation               |  | Sales                
|Sauer-Danfoss-Daikin Ltd., Korea                            |  | Korean Corporation                 |  | Sales                
|Sauer-Danfoss A/S                                           |  | Norwegian Corporation              |  | Sales                
|Sauer-Danfoss sp.z.o.o.                                     |  | Polish Corporation                 |  | Manufacturing & Sales
|Sauer-Danfoss LLC                                           |  | Russian Limited Liability Company  |  | Sales                
|Sauer-Danfoss Pte. Ltd.                                     |  | Singaporean Corporation            |  | Sales                
|Merkur Hydraulika a.s.                                      |  | Slovakian Corporation              |  | Sales                
|Sauer-Danfoss a.s.                                          |  | Slovakian Corporation              |  | Manufacturing & Sales
|Sauer-Danfoss SA                                            |  | Spanish Corporation                |  | Sales                
|Sauer-Danfoss (Älmhult) AB                                  |  | Swedish Corporation                |  | Manufacturing        
|Sauer-Danfoss AB                                            |  | Swedish Corporation                |  | Sales                
|Sauer-Danfoss Limited                                       |  | U.K. Corporation                   |  | Sales                

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