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Editorial..............................................................................................................................8
Budget reaction .................................................................................................. 10
cover story
BharatBenz all set to revolutionise Indian trucking ..........................................................14
vehicle zone
Mercedes-Benz forays into Indian city-bus segment with ‘City Bus’ ............................... 26
Tata takes Divo and Starbus Ultra to other markets ........................................................34
Growing demand boosts DOST sales .............................................................................38Eicher trucks and buses sales up 13% ...........................................................................40
SRM keen to further expand vehicle eet........................................................................42
Shriram Automall, a pioneer in vehicle auctioning ...........................................................44
component zone
TVS acquires another UK rm, Universal Components ..................................................50
Meritor Fleet Meet – a phenomenal success ..................................................................52
AMW Auto Components bags big order from Volkswagen Brazil .................................... 56
Weber-Hydraulik targets major orders from Indian OEMs ...............................................58Bosch Ltd. registers 20% growth in sales and income ....................................................60
Benecke-Kaliko opens engineering and sales ofce in Pune ..........................................62
Schaefer’s customized innovations for energy-efcient automobiles ............................ 64
Knorr-Bremse Group registers 49% growth in CV division sales .................................... 66
tyres
CEAT will emerge most protable tyre company: Anant Goenka .................................... 68
luBes & Fuels
ACDelco’s new-look labelling for lubricants, coolants ....................................................70
IndianOil signs annual MoU with Government ................................................................71
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Focus on detroit
IAC to sharpen focus on commercial vehicles ................................................................72
Integration of mixed materials to reduce vehicle weight ..................................................76
- By Jay Baron, President and CEO, Center for Automotive Research (CAR)
BorgWarner owes success to 100 years of innovation ....................................................78
PPG expands auto paint business to meet growing demand ..........................................80
GM’s Heritage Center – a vehicle paradise .....................................................................82
ittes 2012
ITTES 2012, Melbourne sets fresh record.......................................................................83
SAF-Holland keen on expanding operations in India ......................................................88
mats 2012: technology Watch ....................................................................92
l Navistar l Daimler l Continental l Meritor l WABCO l Firestone Industrial Products
l Carrier Transicold l Cummins Emission Solutions l Michelin l Bridgestone l Continental
exclusive
RACE steps up customer service with new management structure .............................. 112
MSP Tyres positively impacted by growing radialisation ............................................... 114research & development
Chennai has right environment to emerge automotive R&D hub – R. Chidambaram ... 116
Expanding role of I&C centres in ensuring vehicle tness ............................................ 118
- By Raj Rengarajan, MAHA India Automotive Testing Equipment Pvt. ltd.
road transportation ..................................................................................... 119
aWards & achievements ...............................................................................124
men at the helm .................................................................................................128
events ......................................................................................................................133
statistics ............................................................................................................... 135
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Rising crude prices and the resultant
hike in fuel rates, fears of possible fos-
sil fuel shortage sooner than later, and
the environmental degradation caused
by vehicular emission are among fac-
tors behind the universal drive to re-
duce to the extent possible the number
of vehicles plying on roads. Consider-
ing the unprecedented growth in pro-
duction of vehicles of all categories,
it is just not possible to contain road
trafc in order to ensure quicker andsafer mobility. In this regard one sin-
gle area that attracts attention most is
bus transport with its offer to carry
more passengers and thus help ease trafc congestion on city roads. The
other plausible solution lies in individual vehicle owners switching to
sharing of vehicles for daily commuting.
In view of the rapidly increasing use of personal cars and other modes of
transport, it may not be easy to achieve greater reliance on bus transport.
The inadequate road infrastructural facilities and poor trafc management
in towns and cities add to the woes of bus transport undertakings. Neither
is the proposal to dedicate separate lanes for buses on city roads as sug-
gested for Delhi, the worst trafc-congested city in the country, would
be acceptable to the users of other vehicles like cars, trucks and two- and
three-wheelers, as also non-motorised vehicles, jostling for space. Be-
sides, the growing trafc and the speeding over-crowded vehicles cause
more road accidents and loss of lives and property.
Industry experts feel that despite challenges faced in trafc manage-
ment, with growing urbanisation leading to a steady ow of migrants from
rural areas and smaller towns to cities, public transport must be given top
priority to avoid further deterioration in air quality, trafc congestion and
noise pollution. Majority of bus passengers in the country can’t affordthe cost of bus travel in India where it is the lowest as compared to other
developing countries. Hence the need to lower it further though it would
mean reduced revenue for transport undertakings. Private nance and pri-
vate sector participation for improving road infrastructure is most appro-
priate in the changing scenario. Of course, the experts group on urban
transport has suggested an investment of over Rs. 50,000 crores to expand
bus transport in the 12th Plan period. Efforts are also on to improve fa-
cilities through electronic ticketing and easier movement of pedestrians to
facilitate a smoother trafc ow. With all this, how the bus segment will
rise to the occasion and meet the future trafc needs will be watched with
both interest and concern.
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ACMA has welcomed the thrust
given in the Union Budget on the
manufacturing sector, especially
MSMEs. It has also expressed
satisfaction at the thrust on infra-structure development, upliftment
of the rural economy and signi-
cant outlay for promotion of the
social sector, including education,
skill development and healthcare.
Complimenting the Finance
Minister, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee,
Mr. Vinnie Mehta, ACMA Execu-
tive Director, said he has outlined
concrete steps towards imple-
mentation of the Direct Tax Code
(DTC) and GST.
MSMEs constitute over 70 per
cent of ACMA’s membership,and access to capital has been one
of the major constraints for the
sector. The setting up of the Rs.
5,000-crore ‘India Opportunity
Venture Fund’ will enable the sec-
tor to have access to the much-
needed capital.
“We are also glad that the
weighted deduction of 200% on
Budget reaction
Mr. Vinnie Mehta, ACMA Executive Director
expenditure on R&D has been ex-
tended for another 5 years, which
will motivate the industry to focus
on innovations and new product
development. Further, shortage
of skilled manpower has been an
issue of signicant concern to
the industry; the introduction of
weighted deduction of 150% on
expenditure on skill development
of employees will help in mitigat-
ing the concern”, Mr. Mehta said.
However, he said enhancement
of excise duty would adversely
impact the prices of vehicles and,
in turn, their consumption. This
is of concern to the auto compo-nent sector as it grows in tandem
with the vehicle industry. Further,
increase in customs duty on the
‘at-rolled’ steel from 5 per cent
to 7.5 per cent could unfavourably
impact the sector as this is one of
the key input materials for the in-
dustry.
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– AimtC pMr. Bal Malkit Singh, President,
All India Motor Transport Congress
(AIMTC), feels that the Budget for
2012-13 has sent a wave of disap-
pointment as there is nothing to
benet the road transport sector
which incidentally is the highest
tax payer to the exchequer and the
second highest employment genera-tor. Over the years this sector is cal-
lously ignored. But when it comes to
generation of revenue this sector is
squeezed to the extent possible.
Multiple taxation, multiple laws
and rampant corruption mar the
growth of this sector. Moreover, the
Ministry too is more engrossed in
road development rather than con-
sidering the basic issues related to it.
According to him, the Budget has
failed to address challenges like in-
ation but put additional burden by
enhancing excise duty and levying
of service tax. The increase in the
cess on crude oil to Rs. 4,500 per
tonne from Rs. 2,500 would lead to
escalation of diesel prices, which is
the highest input cost of the truck-
ing industry. An increase in exciseduty means an increase in the prices
of trucks. Body building of com-
mercial vehicles has now got an ad
valorem duty of 3% instead of a
specic duty of Rs. 10,000 which is
likely to be an additional burden on
truck makers.
The transport industry has been
seeking an industry status, among
other things, but the proposals made
are being conveniently ignored by
the Government. There are abso-
lutely no measures taken to oat
easy nancing schemes and for
streamlining policies for facilitating
smooth functioning of the industry
as well as taming corruption, Mr.
Singh added. w
Budget reaction
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Mr. Akash Passey, Senior Vice
President - Business Region Interna-
tional, and Chairman of the Board of
Volvo Buses in India, has said that
the Budget 2012-13 seems to have
tried to achieve a balanced approach
keeping in mind both economic and
political imperatives. On the posi-
tive side, the proposals for increase
in infrastructure spend will give im-petus to PPP models. Commercial
transport and public transport should
derive benets with these steps.
However, the proposal to levy
excise duty on the chassis at an ad
valorem of three per cent against the
current at rate of INR 10,000 will
have its adverse impact on buses.
And, of course, there is an overall
increase in excise duty.
“While we understand the reasons
for the need to collect additional
revenues, we would have liked the
authorities to see public transport as
a tool to make cities more sustain-
able, reduce fuel consumption andemissions and alleviate congestion
and stress on the limited infrastruc-
ture. As a result, one would expect
to see more incentives in this sector
instead”, he added.
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Mr. Bal Malkit Singh,
President, AIMTC
Mr. Akash Passey, Senior Vice
President - Business Region In-
ternational, and Chairman of the
Board of Volvo Buses in India
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Only when one innovates can one excel, change the existing para-
digms and make things truly better for people. Tis truism has led to
the creation of products and a brand dedicated to India – BharatBenz
– from Daimler, the world leader in trucking.
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BharatBenz aims to provide cus-
tomers with a revolutionary trucking
experience giving them the power to
be more competitive, to make their
business more productive and real-
ise greater prots than ever before,
encapsulated in the brand’s tagline,
‘Power Ahead’.
Daimler India Commercial Ve-
hicles Pvt. Ltd. (DICV), the Indian
subsidiary of the world’s leading
truck manufacturer Daimler AG,
unveiled BharatBenz, the new
range of branded trucks, at a spe-
cial premiere spanning six days at
the Hyderabad International Con-
vention Center. Media representa-
tives, company customers, dealers
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and suppliers attended the curtain-raiser.
On the occasion, Mr. Marc Llistosella, CEO
and Managing Director of DICV, said: “Today
is a proud moment for all of us at Daimler as we
present the outcome of our hard work over the
last few years – the rst range of BharatBenz
trucks. BharatBenz, as a brand, stands for our
commitment to India. It is the rst time ever
that Daimler has dedicated a brand entirely to
one market. Also, with an overall investment of
Rs. 4,400 crores, it is one of the biggest green-
eld investments outside Europe Daimler has
ever made.”
DICV plans to embark on a spree of launches
in the next two years when its entire range of
vehicles would hit the roads. The company will
start its market launch in the third quarter of
2012 with the introduction of three models, fol-
lowed by the launch of the entire product port-
folio, consisting of 17 models, over the next 20
months.
Daimler took the rst steps in its Indian ven-
ture six years ago, and after years of market
study and research, the vehicles are ready to
roll. Commenting on DICV’s Indian strategy,
Mr. Llistosella said: “We understood that the
Indian market needed a totally different ap-
proach. India is a different challenge and a big
opportunity. We started with speaking to peo-
ple who know the market, interviewing and
listening to customers. The beginning was to
learn, to listen and to understand. Our commit-
ment to India is not for just ve to ten years.
We are an Indian company now and we want
to be seen as very competitive in terms of the
complete package of product, service, network
and nance.”
The company is highly optimistic that its
BharatBenz range of trucks, built after exten-
sive market study, would t perfectly into dif-
BharatBenz premiere (cover story)
“We are an Indian company now and we
want to be seen as very competitive in
terms of the complete package of product,
service, network and nance.”
– Mr. Marc Llistosella
Mr. Marc Llistosella, CEO and Managing Director, DICV
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ferent segments in the Indian mar-
ket. The BharatBenz range includes
light duty trucks (LDTs) and heavy
duty trucks (HDTs) in the 9, 12, 25,
31 and 49 tonnes category, featuring
variants and applications.
The LDT, based on the Fuso Can-
ter platform, features a four-cylinder
engine in two variants of 100 kw
(140 hp) and 125 kw (175 hp). It is
available as 9-tonne Rigid, as well
as 12-tonne (Rigid or Construction).
As an industry rst in the LDT seg-
ment, BharatBenz offers anti-roll
bars for added stability, as well as
comfort features like A/C option
and a tuned suspension system for
best ride comfort.
The HDT, based on the Mercedes-
Benz Axor platform, features a six-
cylinder engine in two variants of
170 kw (231 hp) and 205 kw (279
hp). It is available as 25-tonne (Rig-
id or Construction), 31-tonne (Rig-
id or Construction) and 49-tonne
tractor-trailer. The rigid truck, as an
industry rst, has intra-axle differ-
ential lock as a standard tment and
balancer type rear suspensions that
gives more traction on loose ground.
Also unique is the fact that engine-
driven applications, like Mixers, can
directly be powered from the truck
engine, without having to add a sep-
arate engine for the application.
Mr. Aydogan Cakmaz, Vice
President, Product Engineering,
commented: “Our trucks are based
on two of the most successful plat-
forms proven across the globe, the
Fuso Canter and the Mercedes-Benz
Axor. However, we have literally
taken every part, re-developed and
re-designed it for Indian conditions
like overloading, rugged terrain and
poor roads. This re-engineering has
been the key for the development of
a new generation of products, which
are 85% localized right from the be-
ginning, to perfectly t to the Indian
customers’ requirements.”
The trucks have been bench-
marked and tested for over 4.5
million km on DICV’s specially
designed test track in its Chennai
facility. All the critical components
such as axles and suspensions have
been thoroughly tested on road and
also in laboratory conditions. The
BharatBenz premiere (cover story)
“We have literally taken
every part (of our existing
plateforms), re-developed
and re-designed it for In-
dian conditions like over-
loading, rugged terrain
and poor roads.”
– Mr. Aydogan Cakmaz
rom left, Mr. V.R.V. Sriprasad, Vice President Marketing, Sales and After Sales, Mr. Marc Llistosella, and
Mr. Aydogan Cakmaz, Vice President, Product Engineering, DICV
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company has the most innovative
quality lab in south-east Asia with
world class equipment, which is an-
other benchmark. When the products
are delivered, they are 100 per cent
tested and reliable, and the company
is condent that its trucks are built
with German quality at Indian cost.
The trucks will be sold and serv-
iced over a pan-India network of 70
dealerships in the rst phase, which
will be extended to more than 100
by 2014. Mr. V.R.V. Sriprasad,
Vice President, Marketing & Sales,
After-sales, said: “We believe that
our trucks will contribute to our
customers’ success. This is why we
have priced them competitively in
the volume segment. Importantly,
we have focused on offering value-
for-money features, which includes
signicant fuel efciency, best-in-
class reliability with parts engi-
neered for long lifespan and longer
service intervals, which will reduce
the operational cost and keep the
trucks running.”
He added: “Partnership is the core
value of BharatBenz. Our trained
sales force consults our customers
rather than merely sell the product,
and they will stay as their point of
contact over the whole lifecycle of
the vehicle. This partnership ap-
proach also counts for our 24/7
service, that will feature roadside
service for best service reach, inter-
active vehicle diagnostics and short
turnaround times.”
Backed by the nancial power
and expertise of Daimler’s nan-
cial arm, Daimler Financial Serv-
ices, customers will benet from the
captive nancier under the name of
BharatBenz Financial. “India’s rst
Branded Commercial Vehicle Insur-
ance – BharatBenz Insurance – of-
fers nancing solutions, insurance,
service contracts and cashless facil-
ity including zero depreciation and
full maintenance contracts. This in-
tegrated approach will offer our cus-
tomers the benets of products and
nancial services under one roof,
making ownership a hassle-free ex-
perience”, Mr. Sriprasad disclosed.
BharatBenz premiere (cover story)
We have focused on offering
alue-for-money features, which
ncludes signicant fuel ef-
ency, best-in-class reliability
with parts engineered for long
fespan and longer service in-
ervals, which will reduce the
perational cost and keep the
rucks running.”
– Mr. V.R.V. Sriprasad
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BharatBenz 914
Type : Rigid haulage truck
GVW : 9,600 kg
Engine : 100 kW (140 hp)
Gear Box : 6F with overdrive + 1R
Tyres : 8.25X16
Load body option : 17 feet
19 feet
21 feet
Body Options : High side deck load body Fixed side deck load body
Drop side deck load body
BharatBenz 1214
Type : Rigid haulage truck
GVW : 11,990 kg
Engine : 100 kW (140 hp)
Gear Box : 6F with overdrive + 1R
Tyres : 8.25X20
Load body option : 14.6 feet
19 feet
Body Options : High side deck load body
Fixed side deck load body
Drop side deck load body
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BharatBenz also has tied up with three leading In-
dian banks – HDFC Bank, ICICI Bank and Sundaram
Finance – which will offer tailored nancing to its cus-
tomers.
The company is also focused on driver training whichis an inevitable aspect considering the Indian scenario.
It plans to set up regional driver training centres across
the country to improve the standard of the people who
spend maximum time with the trucks.
“Drivers are the backbone of the nation. Without them
delivery of goods is not possible. But good drivers are
fewer in number. We will have regional ofces with
driver training centres where extensive training will be
given”, said Mr. Llistosella.
The Indian truck segment has witnessed the entry of
global giants in recent years. However, DICV’s prime
target is not to capture market share but to become the
rst choice of customers, and is positive that its compre-
hensive package for the Indian market would denitely
provide customers with a whole new trucking experi-
ence through the BharatBenz revolution.
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BharatBenz 2523
Type : 6X4 Tipper truck
GVW : 25,000 kg
Engine : 170 kW (230 hp)
Gear Box : 9F with crawler + 1R
Tyres : 11x20 – 16 PR Crossply
Tipper body option : 16 cu.m. Box
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BharatBenz 4928
Type : 6X2 / 6X4
GCW : 49,000 kg (with trailer)
Engine : 205 kW (280 hp)
Gear Box : 9F with crawler + 1R
Tyres : 11Rx20 – 16 PR
BharatBenz 3123
Type : Rigid haulage truck
GVW : 31,000 kg
Engine : 170 kW (230 hp)
Gear Box : 6F with overdrive + 1R
Tyres : 10R20-16PR
Load body option : 24 feet
28 feet
Body Options : High side deck load body Fixed side deck load body
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BharatBenz 1217
Type : 4X2 Tipper truckGVW : 13,000 kg
Engine : 125 kw ( 170 hp)
Gear Box : 6F with overdrive + 1R
Tyres : 8.25x20 – 16 PR Crossply
Tipper body option : 6.5 cu.m. Box
BharatBenz 3128
Type : 8X4 Tipper truck
GVW : 31,000 kg
Engine : 205 kW (280 hp)
Gear Box : 9F with crawler + 1R
Tyres : 11x20 – 16 PR Crossply
Tipper body option : 18 cu.m. Box
BharatBenz premiere (cover story)
BharatBenz 2523
Type : Rigid haulage truck
GVW : 25,000 kg
Engine : 170 kW (230 hp)
Gear Box : 6F with overdrive + 1R
Tyres : 10R20-16PR
Load body option : 24 feet
31 feet
Body Options : High side deck load body
Fixed side deck load body
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Mercedes-Benz India also announced the inaugura-
tion of its City Bus manufacturing facility in Chakan,
Pune, with an annual production capacity of 900 units
in two shifts. The decision to enter the city bus segment
in India highlights the global leader’s commitment to
the Indian market.
Speaking on the company’s focus on the Indian mar-
ket, Mr. Hartmut Schick, Head of Daimler Buses, ob-
served: “Our 2-axle and 3-axle buses have been very
well received in the Indian market. Our foray into city
buses will now enable more and more people to ‘Travel
with the Star’. We will participate in the Indian market
growth by expanding our bus business with a superior-
quality low-entry city bus for the Indian market. The
Mercedes-Benz City Bus we present today is hence key
for Daimler Buses’ strategy for India. As the inventors
of buses and one of the largest bus makers of the world,
we are condent that our solutions will appeal to the
demanding Indian customers.”
The Indian bus market is the second largest in the
world with 46,000 units sold in 2011. Despite the im-
pressive gure, there is still a huge untapped market
potential due to the growing Indian population and the
continuously increasing need for transportation, mobil-
ity and innovation.
“When it comes to strengthening public transport, the
city bus is the best concept to be applied. It is easy to
integrate into running trafc, without the need for major
infrastructure investment as in metro or railways, and it
is very exible in operation. These advantages perfectly
correspond to the impressive dynamics which the Indian
society undergoes across all sectors”, added Mr. Schick.
New head for Daimler Buses India
The launch event also saw Mercedes-Benz appoint
Mr. Markus Villinger as the Head of Daimler Buses
India, another decision foregrounding the company’s
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Mercedes-Benz, one of the largest bus manufacturers in the world,
has introduced its low-entry City Bus for the first time in the Indian
market. After its successful entry into the Indian inter-city bus seg-
ment in 2008, the company has signalled its increasing intentions forthe Indian market with its latest foray into the city bus segment.
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long-term plans for India. With rich
experience in commercial vehicles
business with Daimler, Mr. Vil-
linger will take over the operations
and will be responsible for the over-
all bus business in India.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr.
Markus Villinger commented: “In-
dia is a fascinating market and there
is rising demand for robust, reliableand efcient city bus transportation.
Our City Bus is designed to full
these requirements. The respect for
brand Mercedes-Benz in India is leg-
endary, and we shall try to deliver as
per the expectation of our discern-
ing customers and their passengers
in India. My objective here is to en-
sure many enthusiastic and satised
customers. I am extremely excited
to be part of this growth story and
hope that together we can realize our
ambition to make more people in In-
dia ‘Travel with the Star’.”
Mercedes-Benz’s quality stand-
ards in product development are def-
initely benchmark and also reect
the global leader’s prowess in bus
manufacturing. The company has
adopted its global quality standardsfor the Indian market as well. “Be-
fore our product hits the market, a
multi-stage development and testing
process which based on interdisci-
plinary teamwork takes place. Every
new product generation undergoes
rough road testing, endurance test-
ing along with overall performance
testing and ne-tuning. For India, we
have gone one step further by col-
lecting feedback from operators and
passengers alongwith trials in seven
Indian cities under stringent operat-
ing conditions on regular routes andtrafc”, added Mr. Villinger.
Captive body-building unit with
MCV
Mercedes-Benz has also inte-
grated a captive body-building unit
in partnership with MCV within
its state-of-the-art manufacturing
facility in Chakan. Delighted over
his company’s successful partner-
ship with MCV, Mr. Schick said:
rom left, Mr. Srinivas Chilukuri, General Manager - Buses (Sales & Marketing), Daimler Buses India, Mr. Maged
asmy, Managing Director, MCV India, Mr. Markus Villinger, Head of Daimler Buses India, Mr. Hartmut Schick,
ead of Daimler Buses, Mr. Peter Honegg, Managing Director & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India Pvt. Ltd., and Mr. Ka-
m Ghabbour, MCV President, at the City Bus launch function
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“As a leading body manufacturer
in the Middle-East, MCV is one
of Daimler Buses’ most important
body-building partners worldwide.
Thanks to our efcient cooperation,
we are able to set up an integrated
production concept of chassis and
body here at the Pune plant which
ensures the best quality for our cus-
tomers”.
The long-term business relation-
ship between MCV and Daimler
Buses commenced in 1995. Since
then MCV has constructed over
15,000 bus bodies on Mercedes-
Benz chassis which are successfully
operating in some of the most de-
manding territories in the world.
Said Mr. Karim Ghabbour, MCV
President: “We are fully focussed
on the complete integration of our
business into the Indian manufactur-
ing infrastructure. We consider the
members of the Indian supply chain
as one of the most capable in the
world. We have introduced Indian
sourced materials and components
into our purchasing programme
from day one of our operations.
We are currently introducing robust
personnel training programme to
ensure that the incoming MCV In-
dia workforce rapidly develops and
maintains the skills and techniques
we consider necessary to meet the
high level of quality that will be
required by the even more demand-
ing market here. We will not leave
any stone unturned in support of our
business partner Daimler Buses as
will jointly strive to meet the current
and future requirements of the bus
operations in India.”
MCV’s business operation is driv-
en by strict computer-based control
systems and procedures, essential to
manage its annual production capac-
ity of 6,000 units at the company’s
modern factory in Egypt. Further,
as the company has progressed with
the establishment of MCV India, the
proven practices and processes used
in its factory in Egypt have been re-
produced in India. “The principles
of design and standard of quality ap-
plied by MCV follow the most strin-
gent international standards, setting
benchmarks of excellence in the
markets we serve. Our design prin-
ciples target a process of body and
chassis integration which results in
maximum strength with minimum
weight”, added Mr. Ghabbour.
Power-packed performance
Built with high quality compo-
nents, the Mercedes-Benz City Bus
is backed by stringent Mercedes-
Benz quality, and at the same time
it offers an unmatched economic
package for the customers. “In line
with Mercedes-Benz Buses’ core
values – safety, quality and prota-
bility – we have selected the O500U
1826 LE chassis for the City Bus.
The chassis is performing success-
fully in many countries across the
world, including Brazil, South Afri-
ca and Australia”, said Mr. Srinivas
Chilukuri, General Manager - Buses
(Sales & Marketing).
The low-entry City Bus is pow-
ered by a proven and robust 7.2 litre,
six-cylinder, OM 926 Diesel engine
with 252 hp and 900 Nm torque
which features a highly economical
drive system using BlueTec diesel
technology. It offers a wide choice
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of optional equipment mak-
ing it an ideal vehicle to
address the growing public
transport requirements.
Commenting on thechoice of automatic trans-
mission, Mr. Srinivasan
said: “Keeping in view the
frequent start-stop city oper-
ation in India and with posi-
tive customer feedbacks on
automatic transmission, we
have opted for the technical-
ly superior and latest Voith
DIWA .5 transmission in
our City Bus. The transmission has
an in-built hydrodynamic retarder
and provides advantages such as re-
duced driver fatigue by eliminating
manual gear-shifts, improved driv-
ing efciency, improved passenger
comfort and improved life of aggre-
gates due to optimum gearshift in
city trafc.”
The state-of-the-art air suspension
of the vehicle increases passenger
comfort. The excellent stability and
ride comfort of the City Bus is en-
hanced by the Mercedes-Benz bus-
type air suspension which has been
well received by users of the Mer-
cedes-Benz coaches.
The Mercedes-Benz City Bus has
high fuel efciency and is ahead of
competing products with its efcient
and powerful engine, an optimumweight factor, smartly developed
aerodynamics and rolling resistance.
The extreme ease of maintenance
translates into long maintenance in-
terval and signicantly reduces the
downtime, which makes the Mer-
cedes-Benz City Bus an ideal choice
for operators.
The City Bus fully complies with
the bus body code, which aims at
regulating the diverse Indian busbody building landscape to ensure
high passenger and driver safe-
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ty. With a base price of Rs.
9,000,000 (ex-factory Pune),
it is the rst bus to be certied
with bus body code certication
in India.Loaded with features
The vehicle has a striking ap-
pearance imbibing fresh and
contemporary design cue. The
equally-appealing spacious
interiors, combined with low-
entry design, facilitate ease of
entry and exit for passengers.
The unique low-entry design,
coupled with wheel chair rampof the City Bus, ensures that
passengers with restricted mo-
bility can get on board without
difculty. The high comforting
cushioning, multiple charging
points, powerful air-condition-
ing and three destination boards
add to the comfort and conven-
ience of the passengers.
The City Bus is also thought-ful about driver comfort and
convenience, resulting in a saf-
er drive. The driver’s cabin is
smart, ergonomic and safe with
pneumatic seats. All the impor-
tant switches are conveniently
accessible on the panel.
With the launch of the City
Bus, it would be interesting to
see the developments in the In-dian city bus segment. As pas-
sengers demand better quality,
safety and comfort in public
transportation, the city bus seg-
ment is bound to witness strong
growth in the coming years for
which the new Mercedes-Benz
City Bus comes as a welcome
option for those who wish to
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Tata Motors is aggressively expanding the reach of its latest luxury
long-distance inter-city travel bus Tata Divo, and the Tata Starbus Ul-
tra, a modern and practical offering for commuting within the city.
Mr. Ravi Pisharody, President - Commercial Vehicles Business Unit, Tata Motors
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Mr. Ravi Pisharody, President
- Commercial Vehicles Business
Unit, Tata Motors, said: “Tata Mo-
tors has always been at the forefront
in revolutionizing passenger trans-
portation in the commercial vehicle
segment. By expanding the presence
of the Tata Divo and the Tata Star-
bus Ultra to more markets the com-
pany will more comprehensively ad-
dress the burgeoning need of public
transportation. These two vehicles
are sure to migrate the world of pas-
senger transportation to a complete-
ly new level of class and technology
coupled with comfort and conven-
ience”.
The Tata Divo, the luxury AC
coach, is meant for inter-city pas-
senger transportation and tourist
operations. Its body design comes
from Hispano Carrocera of Spain, a
fully-owned subsidiary of Tata Mo-
tors, providing a truly international
standard ride to the long-distance
traveller.
The Tata Divo (BS III version)
price range starts from Rs. 66 lakhs,
ex-showroom Thane.
The Tata Starbus Ultra opens up
a whole new world of comfort and
luxury for ofce-goers, hotel guests,
tourists and school children. Meant
primarily for intra-city transport, the
luxury variant can also be used for
inter-city travel.
The Tata Starbus Ultra (BS III ver-
sion) price range starts from Rs.15
lakhs, ex-showroom Thane.
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Sales of Ashok Leyland’s first light commercial vehicle DOST recentlycrossed the 5,000-unit mark. Buoyed by its strong performance, the
company has ramped up production of the brand at its Hosur plant.
Since its launch in October 2011, the brand has received healthy orders
from customers. e consistent ramp-up in production reflects the
company’s confidence in the performance of the vehicle which is faring
well despite stiff competition in the segment.
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(Cng) v f h vhc whch wh a b a vaa c v h. A ca a a vaa f h dost.
Dr. V. Sumantran, Executive
Vice-Chairman of Hinduja Auto-
motive, and Chairman of NissanAshok Leyland Powertrain, said that
the LCV has evoked good response
with a 22 per cent of the LCV mar-
ket share in Maharashtra, Gujarat
and the four southern States where
it was launched. Rajasthan is the
next targeted market for the vehicle
which has taken the overall Ashok
Leyland LCV market share to 10 per
cent at the national level.
Ashok Leyland also offers ready-
to-use vehicles (RUVs) on theDOST platform for various appli-
cations such as ambulance, refrig-
erated containers, steel containers,
aluminium xed side decks and
service-at-site vehicles.
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eiCHer c a b a 13%
Eicher branded trucks and buses recorded sales of
4,436 units in February 2012, registering a 13 per centgrowth over the same month last year. The YTD 2012
sales stood at 8,144 units (7,440 units).
The bus segment registered a 57 per cent growth. The
February sales stood at 598 units (380 units). The YTD
2012 sales totalled 963 units as compared to YTD 2011
sales of 580 units, representing a 66 per cent growth.
In the heavy duty segment, Eicher branded trucks re-corded sales of 594 units in the domestic market. YTD
Eicher HD sales were 1,173 units (1,155 units), register-
ing a two per cent growth.
On the export front, Eicher branded trucks and buses
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FaCAMW has announced the acquisition of a 100 per cent stake in
FamilyCredit Ltd. from Société Générale Consumer Finance.
Based in Kolkata, FamilyCredit is a leading consumer nance
company engaged in nancing of two-wheelers and automobiles
as well as distribution of insurance products to its client base.
It has a clientele of over four lakh customers and is a preferred
nancier for leading two-wheeler and automobile manufacturers
across the country.
According to Mr. Anirudh Bhuwalka, Managing Director, AsiaMotorWorks, “the acquisition of FamilyCredit provides us a pan-
India asset nance franchise; we are committed to build upon the
FamilyCredit platform to expand into commercial vehicle nanc-
ing.”
Commenting on the deal, Mr. Sandeep Soni, former Manag-
ing Director at Citigroup who led the transaction for AMW, said:
“The acquisition offers on opportunity for the group to enter the
fast growing commercial vehicle nancing business and other re-
lated asset classes by expanding the business franchise of Fami-
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Managing Director, Asia MotorWorks
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SRM Transports is keen on ex-
panding its operations throughout
the country and aspires to become
a top-notch service provider. Thecompany is determined to become
a one-stop travel and transport solu-
tion provider by offering a compre-
hensive range of services including
car-carrier service, speed parcel
service, omni bus and staff bus serv-
ices, apart from regular bus services
connecting major cities and towns.
SRM Transports, promoted by the
Chennai-based SRM Group, com-
such as wash room, cloak room, and
arrival and departure lounge for pas-
sengers. SRM is also exploring the
prospects of extending its cargo andparcel services to a pan-India level.
Mr. Ravi Pachamoothoo, a sec-
ond generation educationalist who
had directed the group’s strategy for
more than a decade, was appointed
Chairman of the SRM Group in Au-
gust 2011. He has been instrumental
in SRM Transports making rapid
progress. Mr. Vivek Sivaraman,
educated in the US after having a
menced its operations in 1999 and
has since grown from strength to
strength through its quality service to
the travelling public of south India.The customers’ condence is reect-
ed in the fact that SRM currently has
a eet of more than 100 passenger
buses, and the number is expected to
grow steadily. Nearly one lakh pas-
sengers travel by SRM buses every
month. The company has the unique
distinction of introducing for the rst
time in India an exclusive bus ter-
minal for its services with amenities
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successful stint at FEMA, took over
as CEO of SRM Transports in Octo-
ber 2011. The new duo at the helm
is keen on implementing innovative
business models and initiatives with
the aim of bolstering the company’s
growth and has set a target of quad-
rupling the eet within the next ve
years. Under their dynamic leader-
ship, the dedicated workforce ofthe company is condent of making
SRM the leading transport operator
in India.
SRM Transports’ vision is to of-
fer maximum passenger comfort
by providing quality services of in-
ternational standard. An interesting
project in the pipeline is the setting
up of motels with medical facilities
and restrooms on all major routes,
to ensure high quality service for
passengers. A few more innovative
passenger-focused facilities to be
introduced in the coming monthsare privilege cards and mobile e-
ticketing, which would make ticket
booking and travel easier and more
convenient for passengers.
The company range of coaches
covers 135 regular ones, eight Volvo
single-axles, 38 Volvo multi-axles
and 30 sleepers. In addition to the
coaches there are 37 car-carriers, 20
tippers, 12 bulkers, 24 transit mixers,20 Mazda vans, 16 LMVs and eight
parcel service vehicles. The Univer-
sity bus eet is 102 strong.
With active men heading its op-
erations, an enthusiastic workforce
driven by passion for success and,
most importantly, with new custom-
er-based initiatives, SRM Transports
has set its sights high to become a
dominant force in the segment.
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Chairman SRM Group
Mr. Vivek Sivaraman,
CEO, SRM Transports
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sHrirAm AutomAll, a
vhc acDespite the mammoth usage of
equipment and commercial vehicles
in India, the market is highly un-
organised. People are not aware of
the global eet management prac-
tices. In such a scenario, the Shriram
Group realized that, considering its
expertise in this segment, it’s im-perative that a structured approach
is initiated. This probably prompted
Shriram Transport Finance Com-
pany (STFC) to diversify and be-
come an auctioneer for industrial
equipment. It thus launched another
venture, Shriram Automall India
Ltd. (SAMIL). The idea was to cre-
ate a transparent platform where fair
practices are adopted, and the resultis more than heartening.
SAMIL which started its op-
erations in 2011 has pioneered the
concept of Automall, which is a
platform for buying and selling pre-
owned industrial equipment through
organised and transparent auctions.
Headquartered in Delhi, SAMIL
has launched full-edged Automalls
at locations like Chennai, Baroda,
Mumbai, Manesar, Aurangabad,
Pathankot and Cuttack. All these
Automalls are strategically located
on important highways and spread
over 3-5 acres. With secure stock-
yards, convenient parking facilitiesand full-edged service stations to
refurbish old vehicles, they also of-
fer nance and insurance facilities to
their customers.
The customers can not only take
a look at a wide array of equipment
and vehicles but also test, inspect
and bid for the same. The customer
with the highest bid takes away the
vehicle.
Besides Automalls, the company
is also running more than 100 ve-
hicle and equipment yards spread
across 60 cities in the country.
“We have been spearheading the
buying and selling of pre-owned ve-
hicles and equipment. Through ourAutomalls, we have given the buy-
ers and the sellers a unique platform
where they can conduct transactions
with absolute transparency. Our
customers not only take a look at the
wide array of equipment and vehi-
cles but also test, inspect and bid for
the same. By the end of this year we
envisage 60 Automalls across the
nation”, said the SAMIL CEO, Mr.
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Sameer Malhotra.
The present product range in the
auctions covers four categories:
Commercial, Transport, Construc-
tion and Agri. It is expected that the
Auto category will also be added to
the product range soon. The custom-
er base encompasses vehicles and
equipment manufacturers, dealers,
banks, nance companies and endusers.
More than 100 auctions are con-
ducted in a month pan India. Ad-
ditionally the online facility offered
by SAMIL is one of the most unique
mediums to connect with the buyer.
Although a lot of consumers do not
hesitate to travel long distances to
attend the auctions at Shriram Au-
tomalls, those bidders who can’tmake it to the auction site can easily
participate through their online por-
tal www.samil.in/bids. Through the
online facility, a bidder can actively
participate in the auctions without
much fuss. The online tools are very
user-friendly and enable a customer
to take informed buying or selling
decisions.
Another facility offered in Shr-
iram Automall is the Shriram one-
stop, a computerized touch screen
kiosk, which is akin to a virtual ve-
hicle bazaar. It provides real time
information about all the vehicles
available for sale, which is called
Intranet selling.
Besides, SAMIL’s refurbishment
unit – New Look – offers the fa-
cility of refurbishing vehicles and
selling the same. New
Look service stations are
present in almost all the
yards and the services
offered by them havebeneted the community
in an exotic manner.
Said Mr. Sameer Mal-
hotra, CEO, Shriram
Automall India Ltd.:
“Although, educating
the public is really a
challenge as this con-
cept is new to the Indian
market, we feel that it’s
absolutely essential that buyers and
sellers of vehicles and equipment are
made aware of a platform that takes
care of all their needs. We have pio-
neered this concept, and there is no
other company in the country with
such holistic auction solutions. I can
proudly say that we were the rst
ones to take cognizance of the needs
of buyers and sellers. In fact, we
came to the customer rather than the
customer coming to us. To be hon-
est, Shriram Automall has no com-
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Vhc c w b 15%The overall sales growth rate recorded for April-Febru-
ary 2012 was 12.46 per cent. In February 2012, domestic
sales registered growth at 12.07 per cent as compared to
February 2011.
Passenger vehicles recovered marginally at 2.95 per cent
during April-February over the same period last year. In
February, passenger cars, vans and utility vehicles recorded
growth of 13.12 per cent, 25.34 per cent and 30.04 per cent
respectively, and growth in overall passenger vehicles was
16.07 per cent in February 2012.
The overall commercial vehicles segment registeredgrowth of 18.63 per cent during April-February 2012 as
compared to the same period last year. While medium &
heavy commercial vehicles (M&HCVs) registered growth
of 9.23 per cent, light commercial vehicles grew at 26.85
per cent. However, in February 2012 over February 2011,
the growth in sales of the overall CV segment was 18.70
per cent.
Three-wheelers sales recorded further de-growth of (-)
1.78 per cent in April-February 2012. While passenger car-
riers registered decline of (-) 4.12 per cent during April-Feb-ruary 2012, goods carriers registered growth of 8.32 per cent.
Two-wheelers registered a growth of 14.77 per cent dur-
ing April-February 2012. Mopeds, motorcycles and scoot-
ers grew by 10.86 per cent, 13.12 per cent and 23.28 per
cent respectively. The growth for two-wheelers in February
was 11.96 per cent. Three-wheelers registered de-growth of
(-) 13.58 per cent in the month of February.
During April-February 2012, overall automobile exports
registered a growth rate of 26.12 per cent. Passenger vehi-
cles registered growth at 16.17 per cent in this period. Two-
wheeler, commercial vehicle and three-wheeler segments
recorded growth of 26.86 per cent, 28.17 per cent and 37.05
per cent respectively during the period. In February 2012
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The TVS Group has announced the acquisition of
Universal Components UK Ltd., Britain’s leading in-
dependent wholesale distributor of commercial vehicle
parts and accessories. This is the second acquisition by
the TVS Group in the UK after its successful buyout
of Multipart Holdings in 2009. With these two acquisi-
tions, the TVS Group turnover would cross INR 1,000
crores in the UK and would employ nearly 500 persons.
The TVS Group had already made acquisitions in
the UK through TVS Logistics Services Ltd. in 2009
to acquire the capability in the logistics business. Post
that acquisition, the distribution and services business
had been looking at possible acquisitions to increase its
relevance to its stake holders and also acquire new ca-
pabilities. In this regard, TVS Europe Distribution Ltd.,
a special purpose vehicle created in the UK, has pur-
chased 90 per cent of Universal Components UK Ltd.
component zone
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Mr. David Kernahan,
Managing Director, Universal Components
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The acquisition will further im-
prove TVS’ forecast and planning
capabilities and deploy state-of-the-
art IT systems in India and other
countries like Sri Lanka and Bangla-
desh where the distribution of spare
parts is currently undertaken.
Universal Components, head-
quartered in Shefeld, has 420 cus-
tomers in the UK who are serviced
through 650 distribution outlets. It
sells parts worth approximately INR
200 crores and employs around 100
people selling both manufacturer-
branded parts and its own range of
UC branded parts. It currently has in
excess of 12,000 part numbers and
plans to double this number in the
next three to ve years.
Announcing the British rm ac-
quisition at a press conference in
Chennai, Mr. R. Dinesh of the TVS
Group, said: “This acquisition will
give increased scale and size to
strengthen our relationship further
with global suppliers, which will
benet both Universal Components
and TVS. We will utilize Universal
Components’ marketing expertise
and best practices in our businesses
in India and other Asian markets.
It would also help us to have wider
coverage of parts to distribute in the
aftermarket.”
Said Mr. Richard Slee, TVS Eu-
rope CEO: “With Multipart (now
renamed as TVS Supply Chain So-
lutions), we will be able to provide
signicant benets to Universal
Components on the supply chain
and backend logistics. It will also
help the company to become the
market leader and grow its already
close relationship with its custom-
ers.”
David Kernahan, Managing Di-
rector of Universal Components,
observed: “We are delighted to be
under TVS ownership. Together
we can continue our growth pattern
and become a larger player in the
international and domestic CV sec-
tor. We look forward to TVS help-
ing Universal Components further
increase its range of supplier rela-
tionships and also bring in low-cost
country sourcing.”
With this deal, Universal can lev-
erage the sourcing strength of TVS
for accelerated growth; while TVS
compliments the sourcing efforts of
Universal Components not only in
the trailer range but also in the com-
mercial vehicle range, which is one
of the growth drivers identied by
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from left are Mr. S. Ravichandran, Executive Director, TVS Logistics Services Ltd., Mr. David Ker-
nahan, Mr. Mike Nithavrianakis, British Deputy High Commissioner, Chennai and Mr. Richard Slee,
TVS Europe CEO
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meritor F m –
a ha ccMeritor HVS (India) Ltd. (MH-
VSIL) recently invited the eet own-
ers and other stakeholders from the
trucking industry in and around Na-
makkal for the company’s rst-everroad show in India to showcase its
two-speed axle. The two-speed axle
is also India’s rst-ever green axle
as it contributes towards a greener
India with frugal diesel consumption
and reduces pollution.
The other Meritor products, in-
cluding trailer axles, aftermarket
parts and drive axles, were also on
display at the event.Representatives of various associ-
ations, including the Lorry Owners
Association, LPG & Tanker Owners
Association and the Trailer Owners
Association, attended the two-day
event and discussed the advantages
of the two-speed axle. The meet wit-
nessed a turnout of over 1,100 peo-
ple consisting of association mem-
bers, eet owners and mechanics.The company has consistently
been introducing many new prod-
ucts for the Indian market. With road
conditions being improved, vehicle
power on the rise and new technolo-
component zone
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gies being offered by manufactur-
ers, the company is keen on provid-
ing unique solutions to customers in
the powertrain segment.
In axle manufacturing, Meritor
is globally-renowned and is a pre-
ferred choice, especially for higher-
powered trucks. Meritor has impres-
sive market share gures across the
globe, thanks to its material quality,
heat treatment speciality and over
100 years of research which only
continues to get better with time,
said Mr. Raghunathan, VP and Ex-
ecutive Director, MHVSIL.
Meritor Automotive Axles is the
rst to successfully develop the two-
speed axle which has been tested
by leading vehicle manufacturers,
including Tata Motors, Ashok Ley-
land, MNAL and Eicher who are
very happy with its performance.
With the hub and spoke model
being the order of the day, most
vehicles are loaded in one direc-
tion and are unloaded during re-
turn. This calls for different engine
power in both directions. Also, die-
sel consumption and the travel time
are different for both directions.The two-speed axle provides a
deeper ratio in demanding road
conditions and when the vehicle
is loaded. In good road condition
and when the vehicle is lighter in
weight, the speed ratio facilitates a
faster drive. The gear ratio could be
changed with the vehicle in motion,
eliminating the need for frequent
stops.
There is an extra initial invest-
ment which goes into the purchase
of a vehicle tted with the two-speed
axle, but the various advantages of
the axle are certain to compensate
for the additional investment within
six to eight months. Retro-t of the
axle is also possible.
In South America, 98 per cent of
the vehicles are tted with the two-
speed axle, that too in multi-axle
conguration. The axle is preferred
for 6x2 trucks, 8x2 trucks, 4x2 trac-
tor and other tanker applications in
the continent where it is performing
well since 15 years. A major advan-
tage of the green axle is improved
fuel economy as it is capable of de-
livering 6 to 12 per cent better fuel
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efciency. It also offers traction
on demand using the deeper ratio
mode while moving uphill.
The other advantages of the axle
are better gradeability and 20 percent faster turn-out time resulting
in more possible trips for operators.
The localised axle has been under
testing for two years and has run
1,50,000 km without any reported
problem. The Meritor aftermarket
network is growing strong with an
increasing dealer count throughout
India. All parts of the axle are made
locally and there is ready avail-ability of spares across the country.
Meritor has a central warehouse in
Pune with a 45-day inventory to of-
fer pan-India service to its custom-
ers.
Meritor has also taken efforts to
obtain feedback in the form of an
ofcial certicate from major eet
operators including VRL Logistics,
Friendly Logistics and Ravindra
Transport who have highlighted
the benets of using the two-speed
axle.
The company is working dedicat-
edly to provide elaborate training
for drivers which is an importantaspect considering the new tech-
nology involved in the use of the
two-speed axle. An interesting and
well-thought of concept is the driv-
er training video which has been
prepared in seven different regional
languages. The video presents a
tutorial about the technical aspects
of the two-speed axle and guides
the drivers with the procedure of
changing the gear-ratio while on
the run. A toll-free number would
soon be available to provide on-
spot assistance for customers.
The Meritor eet meet in Na-makkal was a massive success con-
sidering the response it received.
The entire two-speed axle project
team was enthusiastic about the
company’s rst ever such event
in the country and worked with a
spring in their stride. It is encour-
aging to see such initiatives by a
leading global company which are
sure to improve awareness amongeet owners, mechanics and driv-
ers about the technological growth
in the industry. Such dedicated
programmes would be instrumen-
tal in raising the benchmark in the
commercial vehicle fraternity in
the country and bridging the tech-
nological gap between the Indian
market and other developed mar-
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won a prestigious, multi-million
dollar order from Volkswagen Bra-
zil for the supply of wheel rims from
2013. The order was won despite
stiff competition from global and lo-
cal manufacturers.
Having built up a wealth of techni-
cal expertise at its world class plant
at Bhuj, the company has been able
to grow its exports over the past few
years. Last year, it won fresh orders
from reputed global OEMs such as
GM Brazil and Iveco Brazil.
The company has its sharp fo-
cus on operational excellence and
has invested heavily in world class
technology. Both these factors have
helped drive sales which are ex-
pected to reach two million units
in the current scal. This number
is expected to rise substantially to
ve million units next year based on
conrmed orders.
AMW Auto Components is part
of the AMW Group, the third larg-
est heavy commercial vehicle manu-
facturer in India. Its state-of-the-art
plant at Bhuj is the largest single
location manufacturer of wheel rims
in India with a capacity of 15 mil-
lion units. This includes 12 million
passenger car wheels and an addi-
tional three million truck and tractor
wheels.
The company also offers
services like design, simula-
tion, production, validation
and testing to its customers.
The other facilities include
a world class in-house tool
making and design facil-
ity, including a DMG 5-axis
milling centre.
The company currently
supplies wheels to major ve-
hicle manufacturers like Gen-
eral Motors, Maruti Suzuki,
Tata Motors, New Holland
Tractors, Mahindra & Mahi-
ndra, TAFE and International
Tractors, among others. In
addition, it exports to some
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$ 345 million in revenues, headquartered in Güglingen,
near Stuttgart in Germany, the company has been in the
eld of hydraulic solutions since 1939, catering to vari-
ous applications like commercial vehicles, agricultural,
off-highway, construction, material handling, solar tech-
nology, garage equipment, rescue and re equipment.
Weber-Hydraulik entered the Indian market in July
2010 with the establishment of Weber-Hydraulic In-
dia Pvt. Ltd., a joint venture between Weber-Hydraulik
GmbH and an Indian partner Mr. Hurssh Kalra, a Share
Holder and Managing Director of Weber Hydraulic India
Pvt. Ltd.
Mr. Hurssh Kalra - Promoter, Kalra Overseas and Pre-
cision Engineering Ltd. (KOPL), a 100 per cent EOU,
accredited with the ISO-TS 16949 certication and im-
plementing VDA 6.3, is engaged in the manufacturing
component zone
Mr. Hurssh Kalra,
Managing Director, Weber-Hydraulic India Pvt. Ltd.
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and exporting of forged and preci-
sion machined components since the
year 2000. KOPL markets its prod-
ucts to OEM and Tier 1 customers in
Europe, USA, Asia Pacic and has
been a successful supply partner of
Weber-Hydraulik Group for some
time.
With more than US $ 4 million be-
ing invested in 2012, the green eld
facility of Weber Hydraulic India
with a factory building of approxi-
mately 27,000 square feet area will
be in operation by September 2012
in the well-known Shirwal industrial
area near Pune.
The factory will house state-of-
the-art manufacturing facilities to
include robotic welding, painting,
in-house product testing and valida-
tion in line with existing European
plants of Weber Hydraulik and will
be fully supported for R & D, proto-
typing, and pre-series by the Euro-
pean plants of the Weber-Hydraulik
Group.
To start with, Weber-Hydraulic
India will supply domestic com-
mercial vehicle manufacturers with
cabin tilt systems, steering cylinders
for their new generation trucks and
is currently in series supplies, pro-
totype development and in advanced
stage of discussions with OEM’s like
Ashok Ley-
land, Asia
Motor Works,
Daimler India,
Foton, Mahi-ndra Navistar,
MAN and Tata
Motors.
In the rst
phase of in-
vestment, We-
ber Hydraulic
India will ca-
ter to approxi-
mately 60,000
each, cylinders
and pumps,
120,000 latches
and has a plan
to double its
capacities by
2014-15. The initial capacities will
also cater to the non-automotive
sector to include cylinders, HPU’s
for the solar eld applications.
Expansion of the product portfo-
lio for other mobile hydraulics ap-
plications is also planned in the near
future. Having identied the pool of
rich talent in India, Weber is consid-
ering setting up a technical center
in the country to support the monu-
mental growth of the modern com-
mercial / utility vehicle markets and
solar elds in India.
Mr. Hurssh Kalra, Managing Di-
rector, said, “We believe in focuss-
ing on one thing at a time and do-
ing it right. With proven and tested
technology, emphasis on localiza-
tion and value engineering to meet
product and price requirements, we
are condent of being able to serv-
ice the ever-demanding needs of our
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BosCH ltd. 20% wh
a a cBosch Ltd. has registered net sales
and income from operations of Rs.
8017.9 crores with a healthy growth
of 19.7 per cent for the year ended
December 31, 2011. Continuing the
positive growth momentum from
2010, growth was upbeat in the rst
half of the year 2011. However,
growth rates declined in the last two
quarters on account of slowing eco-
nomic growth due to tight liquidity,
high interest rates, increase in fuel
prices and overall adverse market
sentiments.
Prot before tax witnessed an im-
pressive growth of 30.9 per cent
over 2010 and stood at Rs. 1,574.0
crores. Prot after tax stood at Rs.
1,122.6 crores resulting in a growth
of 30.7 per cent over the previous
year.
Announcing the company’s nan-
cial results, Mr. V.K. Viswanathan,
Managing Director, Bosch Ltd.,
said: “Despite rising interest rates
and fuel prices, we witnessed im-
proved demand in certain sectors of
the automotive industry such as trac-
tors and light commercial vehicles.
At Bosch, we have been successful
in catering to the demands of these
segments. With consistent growth
in aftermarket and power tools busi-
nesses we have been able to register
a robust growth of about 20 per cent
in 2011”.
Commenting further on capital
expenditure, Mr. Viswanathan add-
ed: “We are condent of a slow but
steady rebound in the economy lead-
ing to an improvement in the auto-
motive sector. Bosch Ltd. is geared
to capitalize on this opportunity and
serve all market segments with in-
novative product offerings and so-
lutions. We have invested nearly
Rs. 660 crores in 2011 for capacity
expansion and other activities in In-
dia.”
The introduction of new base line
alternators for the export and inland
OE segments enabled the starters
and generators division to register a
growth of 63.1 per cent in sales over
2010. Diesel Systems business grew
by 19.2 per cent over 2010 mainly
contributed by strong demand from
the LCV and tractor segments de-
spite subdued demand in the latter
part of 2011. Automotive aftermar-
ket business grew by a solid 15.2 per
cent.
The Power Tools and Security
Technology divisions continued on
the growth path with a sales increase
of 22 per cent and 18.4 per cent re-
spectively over the previous year.
The Packaging Technology Divi-
sion grew by 40 per cent, albeit on a
low base, due to higher export sales.
Exports business overall grew
impressively by 22.3 per cent to
cross the Rs. 1,000-crore mark on
the back of a strong demand from
export markets in Germany, China,
Brazil and Korea.
In view of the company’s strong
results, the Board of Directors has
recommended a higher dividend of
Rs. 50 per share as against Rs. 40
per share announced for 2010. This
is over and above the one-time spe-
cial dividend of Rs. 85 per share
paid in June 2011. w
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Benecke-Kaliko AG, part of Con-
tinental’s ContiTech division and
among the market leaders in surface
covering materials for automotive
interiors globally, enters the Indian
market by setting up an engineering
and sales ofce in Pune. “With the
engineering and sales ofce in India,
Benecke-Kaliko now has a direct ac-
cess to Indian OEMs and intends to
support the growing demand for lux-
ury interiors for the new generation
of Indian customers”, said Dr. Dirk
Leiß, CEO of Benecke-Kaliko AG.
The new ofce will enable the
company to work closely with the
local OEMs and provide its strong
global expertise starting from the
early design phase of the project,
overall development and successful
launch phase to best-in-class cus-
tomer support during serial deliv-
ery. Benecke-Kaliko introduces its
premium interior product offerings
for instrument panels, door panels,
pillar trims, oor consoles, seating
systems and sun visors to the fast
growing Indian automotive market.
On the occasion, Mr. Chintan
Kanakia, Country Manager India for
component zone
Continental’s portfolio in India widened
Dr. Dirk Leiß, CEO of Benecke-Kaliko AG
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Benecke-Kaliko, said: “Benecke-
Kaliko is also now here to supportthe customers to meet the growing
demand for luxury interiors in India.
The vehicles in India are experienc-
ing a paradigm shift from the earlier
steel interiors in the eighties to hard
plastic interiors in the recent times
and to soft interiors now and in the
future. The end consumer is slowly
becoming more matured in terms
of requirement of more pleasant in-
teriors to have the feel good factor
and the importance of t - nish andgenuine leather look to add to the
luxury quotient”.
Claude dGama Rose, Country
Head for Continental in India, ob-
served: “Once again, Continental
proves its commitment to India by
investing in this fast-growing mar-
ket. With the backing of our state-
of-art manufacturing set ups global-
ly, world-class R&D, engineering,
design and testing centers, best
quality systems and highly expe-
rienced people, Benecke-Kaliko
can add value to our Indian cus-
tomers”.Benecke-Kaliko is part of Con-
tinental’s ContiTech division
which has its presence in India
for many years, operating two
production plants and employing
around 900 people. Benecke-Ka-
liko is headquartered in Germany
and has a worldwide presence
with state-of-art plants in Germa-
ny, China and Mexico, in additionto its sales and engineering ofces
in Europe, the US, Japan, Argen-
tina and Brazil.
With sales of Euro 30.5 billion
in 2011, Continental is among
the leading automotive suppliers
worldwide. As a supplier of brake
systems, systems and components
for powertrains and chassis, instru-
mentation, infotainment solutions,vehicle electronics, tyres and techni-
cal elastomers, Continental contrib-
utes to enhanced driving safety and
global climate protection.
Continental is also an expert part-
ner in networked automobile com-
munication and currently has ap-
proximately 164,000 employees in
46 countries.
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A large number of different systems
for variable valve trains were on dis-
play at Schaefer Advanced Drive.
“Growing demands in terms of en-
ergy efciency are increasing the
focus on modern valve train com-
ponents”, says Prof. Dr. Peter Pleus,
Member of the Executive Board En-
gine Systems at Schaefer.
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India is expected to develop into
one of the world’s largest automo-
tive markets in the coming years,
ranking with the US, China, Europe
and Japan. In addition to India’s ris-
ing level of motorization, the grow-
ing importance of Indian companies
at the global level is also playing a
role in this development. Awareness
about environmentally-friendly and
efcient technologies is also on the
rise. This is all the more so with the
growing need to check fuel costs.
The price of gasoline is the highest
in India, considering the low pur-
chasing power of the people.
Schaefer offered diversied
products to meet these requirements.
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The company solutions to the tasks
posed by the increasing number of
start-stop systems as well as clutch,
transmission and chassis compo-
nents were also a major attraction at
the Delhi show.
A look at clutches, traditionally a
domain of Schaefer’s LuK brand,
would bring out India’s re-
quirements for custom-
ized conventional com-
ponents. “LuK has
specially developeda new clutch for the
large number of inex-
pensive, low-capacity
motorcycles in India,
in which components
previously manufac-
tured from diecast alu-
minum were replaced
by formed sheet metal
parts”, explained Nor-
bert Indlekofer, Schaef-
er’s Mem-
ber of the Executive
Board Transmission
Systems.
In addition,
Schaefer presented
an electronic clutch
management system,
a key component
for automated man-
ual transmissions,
which, in turn, serves
the cost-conscious
Indian market
as an alter-
native to the
double clutch solutions in
high demand in Europe.
“Automated manual
transmissions are extreme-
ly attractive for India. They
offer comfort and potential
for optimizing fuel consump-
tion. Automated manual transmis-
sions are also suitable for use in
combination with start-stop sys-
tems”, he added.
“In addition to products for auto-
mobiles and motorcycles, interest-
ing components include parts for
commercial vehicles and agricultur-
al machinery”, said Wolfgang Dan-
gel, Schaefer’s Member of the Ex-
ecutive Board Automotive, who hasgained extensive knowledge of the
Indian market as Schaefer’s CEO
in Asia during the last ve years.
“We are very well prepared andare planning further activities so that
we not only share in growth, but also
actively shape the market. We will
continuously expand our activities
in India accordingly. These include,
for example, the expansion of our
development capacities and con-
struction of an additional location
for manufacturing components in
Savli (Gujarat). We will also expand
our current location in Pune in the
medium-term”, explained Wolfgang
Dangel.
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knorr-Bremse group 49%
wh CV v aThe Knorr-Bremse Group report-
ed 14 per cent higher sales during
2011 at 4.24 billion EUR from the
previous year’s 3.71 billion EUR.
The group again beneted during the
year from its strong global position
in the rail vehicle systems and com-
mercial vehicles sectors. At 2.19 bil-lion EUR in sales, the Rail Vehicle
Systems division contributed 51 per
cent of the group’s overall revenues;
and the Commercial Vehicles divi-
sion produced the remaining 49 per
cent at 2.07 billion EUR.
The Commercial Vehicles divi-
sion beneted in particular from the
sustained rejuvenation of the com-
mercial vehicles market in Europeand North America. The founding
of a joint venture for the manufac-
ture of components for commercial
braking systems and the power train
in partnership with China’s CAFF
Automotive Braking & Steering
Systems helped pave the way for a
signicant expansion of Chi-
na-based activities in the
commercial vehicle seg-ment.
Knorr-Bremse’s
North American sub-
sidiary Bendix added
object recognition and
data management for
assist systems to its
competencies through
the acquisition of the
Iteris company. The launch
of serial delivery of anti-lock brak-
ing systems for agricultural vehi-
cles during this reporting year also
helped Knorr-Bremse make its entry
into a new business area.
Incoming orders within the group
rose slightly from the prior year
based on rising demand in both di-
visions in the North American re-
gion to 4.07 billion EUR from 4.04
billion EUR a year ago. Net prots
totalled 329 million EUR (previous
year: 239 million EUR), correspond-ing to a ROI of 7.8 per cent (PY: 6.4
per cent). The growth reects both
improved economy of scale and in
particular improved efciency in
workow and process optimization.
component zone
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The consistent pursuit of the
Knorr-Bremse philosophy of de-
velopment and on-site production
of product families for its custom-
ers, including in the emergent BRICStates, played a decisive role in the
group’s success. It also means that
a large share of the workforce is lo-
cated in low-wage countries, across
all departments.
The Group workforce grew by
11.1 per cent for the reporting year
to 20,050 employees from 18,053
component zone
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ate 2 per cent.On the heels of the large-scale
projects in China in recent years,
Knorr-Bremse strengthened its mar-
ket position in Asia by expanding
its business with air-conditioning
systems, as well as orders to equip
local public transit trains and the ex-
pansion of its service network. The
Asian Commercial Vehicle division
also saw positive development, rais-ing revenues by 14 per cent.
Outlook for 2012
The Group is forecasting moder-
ate growth for 2012. In Europe the
Group is anticipating unchanged
market volume year-on-year for rail
vehicles for passenger, freight and
commercial hauling. A slight drop is
expected on the European commer-
cial vehicle market. In North Amer-ica the Group is counting on further
moderate recovery of the rail-based
freight market and growth in com-
mercial vehicle production. Mixed
trends are anticipated for South
America. The market for rail freight
vehicles seems poised to improve
slightly, while a drop in passenger
rail trafc is expected.
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the previous year. The growth re-ected the strong business results,
especially in North America and
Asia, as well as the rst-time con-
solidation of new businesses. At the
close of 2011, 52 per cent of em-
ployees across the group were em-
ployed in Europe, a further 23 per
cent in America and another 25 per
cent in Asia/Australia. The year-end
head count showed 3,848 employ-ees at Knorr-Bremse’s ve German
facilities in Munich, Aldersbach,
Berlin, Dresden and Schwieberdin-
gen, 19 per cent of the overall group
workforce (PY: 3,431). An addition-
al 3,184 employees, or 16 per cent
of the total group work-
force, were engaged in
R&D and project plan-
ning during 2011.Sales for the subsidiar-
ies in the Asia-Pacic
region grew slightly in
2011 by four per cent to
1.08 billion EUR. The
Rail Vehicle division
solidied its strong sales
growth from recent years,
not only maintaining those high lev-
els but improving them by a moder-
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CEAT has announced the appoint-
ment of Mr. Anant Goenka as the
new Managing Director. Mr. Paras
K. Chowdhary, the incumbent Man-
aging Director, is retiring but will
continue to be a whole-time Direc-
tor.
Dr. R.P. Goenka, Chairman Emer-
itus, RPG Enterprises, said: “Anant
will add a lot of value to the business
due to his academic background and
skills he acquired working with
other group rms and international
companies. We are happy to have
him taking charge of the company,
and we wish him all the best in his
endeavor, to take CEAT to
even greater heights.”
Mr. Anant Goenka said:
“I am honored to take
charge from Mr. Chow-
dhary, who has led this
company so astutely forthe last decade. My aim
would be to make CEAT
amongst the most prot-
able tyre companies in In-
dia in the next 5 years by
strengthening the CEAT
brand and improving op-
erational efciencies. I
would like CEAT to be at
the leading edge of tyretechnology by focusing on
research and development
of radial tyres & develop-
ment of alternate materi-
als”.
Mr. Anant Goenka is an MBA
from the Kellogg School of Manage-
ment and a B.Sc. in Economics from
the Wharton School. Initially he was
associated with CEAT Ltd. as Headof the Specialty Tyre Business. He
has also worked with Hindustan
Unilever, Accenture, Mumbai, and
Morgan Stanley, Hong Kong.
After completing his business de-
grees, he joined KEC International
Ltd. as Vice President (Corporate)
in July 2007 and was in charge of
Telecom Business, Business Devel-
opment in North America and Inte-
grated Planning and Monitoring of
the Transmission and Distribution
business. He was then elevated to
the position of Executive Director -
Supply Chain, which includes man-
ufacturing, procurement, planning,
logistics and quality functions. w
tyres
Mr. Anant Goenka
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– Mr. Anand Goenka
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Having recently announced a 40
per cent increase in growth year-on-
year in 2011 and seen its customer
base almost double in the same pe-
riod, ACDelco’s aftermarket opera-
tion in India has kick-started 2012
by announcing the introduction of a
new-look labelling programme for
lubricants and coolants.
Introduced to add further growthimpetus to an already dynamic prod-
uct offering, the new labels will fea-
ture on a range of containers sizes
for gear, engine, transmission and
hydraulic oils, and coolants. In ad-
dition to being highly consumer
focused by being bold, vibrant and
striking, the new labels are visually
informative and have been designed
to improve product identication at
point of sale.
Carefully created to meet ACDel-
co’s merchandising and display
needs, the new labelling is being ap-
plied to a new container design that
itself is aerodynamic in shape and
which serves to present an overall
package that is not only visually at-
tractive but easy to store and handle.
Commenting on
this latest develop-
ment, ACDelco’s
IAM Director for
India, Mr. Rajesh
Nangia, com-
mented: “Our old
labelling was dat-ed, monotonous
in its look and
in much need of
changing. Now we
have a very contem-
porary and modern
looking labelling
programme that
has been creatively
fashioned. It servest o demonstrate that ACDelco is
a serious player within the aftermar-
ket in India, and we are condent
that it will not only be well received
by our growing ranks of customer,
but help strengthen brand awareness
in the process”.
Covering some 65-75 part num-
bers and available across a full range
of containers from 0.5-55 litres incapacity, the labels have been pro-
duced in three colours – gold, red
and grey. The graphics presented
on the labels understandably serve
to depict an association with uid-
ity, whilst also exuding a feeling of
solidity and high quality perform-
ance for which ACDelco is known
globally.
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iao aa mu wh gvIndianOil has signed the annual memorandum of un-
derstanding (MoU) with the Government for 2012-13
which lays signicant emphasis on operational perform-
ance and other parameters such as Research & Develop-
ment, Corporate Governance, HRD, Corporate Social Re-
sponsibility and Sustainable Development. Emphasis has
also been placed on operational safety too.
The MoU was signed by Mr. GC Chaturvedi, Secretary,
Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas, and Mr. R.S. Bu-
tola, Chairman, IndianOil.
IndianOil has also set the highest-ever targets for crude
throughput and distillate yield.
Parameters specic to the MoU for 2012-13 address
the ‘Oil Sector Vision 2015’, Paradip Renery project,
capital expenditure and implementation of reservation
in appointment of executives. w
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cca vhcInternational Automotive Com-
ponents (IAC) is the world’s third
largest interior components man-
ufacturer with a global turnover
of $4.4 billion. It has around 76
facilities globally, including theEngineering Centre at Chakan,
Pune, set up in 2008, and another
plant opened at the same location
last year.
Addressing a video confer-
encing session arranged for a
select few Indian journalists
who recently visited IAC’s Pre-
Production & Validation Cent-
ers located at Troy, USA, Mr.Gajanan V. Gandhe, Senior Vice
President, Asian Operations, IAC
Asia Ltd., Pune, said though the
Pune operations of the company
were initiated mainly to cater to
the needs of Mahindra Navistar
trucks, it has gradually expanded the
customer base in India. Today the
company has emerged a major sup-
plier of products to Volvo Trucks,Eicher Buses, Volkswagen, Mahin-
dra Reva, etc. The company keeps
expanding its capacity with increas-
ing business from Indian OEMs.
He said currently IAC has three
facilities in India, two at Chakan in
Maharashtra and one at Manesar,
Haryana. IAC’s Indian Engineer-
ing Design Center also supports the
North American as well as European
the current group business from
commercial vehicle manufactur-
ers, around 30 per cent of sales is
expected from this segment.
In addition to interiors, IAC
India also develops exteriorproducts for commercial vehicle
manufacturers. Overall, there is
tremendous scope to expand In-
dian operations, and the growth
will be mainly through organic
means, added Mr. Gajanan.
Mr. R. Natarajan, MOTORIN-
DIA Managing Editor, who was
in the team, was delighted to
learn during his visit to the Pre-Production & Validation Centers
facilities at Troy that IAC has
reportedly invested a lot in tech-
nology with the sole objective of
becoming a global leader in the
interior and exterior components
industry.
The second unit of the IAC Group
at Chakan opened last year covers
an area of 118,000 sq. ft. Locatedin the Mahindra Supplier Park, this
facility makes IAC one of the rst
automotive suppliers to establish
their operations in the Supplier Park.
The rst facility of the company was
started at Chakan in early 2009. To-
gether the two plants enhanced the
company’s footprint in the western
automotive hub of Pune, which is
also home to IAC India’s regional
Mr. Gajanan V. Gandhe, Sr. Vice Presi-
dent, Asian Operations, International
Automotive Components (IAC) Asia
Ltd.
Focus on detroit
By R. Natarajan, Managing Editor
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es. Recently the company received a
major contract for Ashok Leyland’s
New Generation Cab. Considering
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headquarters.
Success story
Headquartered in Luxembourg,
the IAC Group is a leading global
supplier of automotive componentsand systems, including interior and
exterior trim. Derived from its long
heritage in the vehicle interiors seg-
ment, a global core competence of
IAC is its expertise in the design,
engineering and manufacturing of
vehicle interior and exterior compo-
nents and systems. The company is
bringing that core competence to the
new Chakan plant to turn out prod-ucts ranging from instrument panels,
oor consoles, interior and exterior
garnish trim to air distribution vents
and door panels for Mahindra and
Mahindra Navistar vehicles.
The opening of the facility not
only complements IAC’s existing
manufacturing facilities and engi-
neering center in the Pune area, but
also further expands its presence inthe region following its ongoing ex-
pansion in the Indian market.
It was in January 2011 that IAC
acquired Manesar-based Multivac
India Private Ltd., a tier-one suppli-
er of vehicle headliners, instrument
panels, interior trim and door panels
to key global vehicle manufactur-
ers. This strategic acquisition estab-
lished its northern India footprint in
proximity to the New Delhi automo-
tive region.
The IAC India Engineering & De-
sign Center in the Rajiv Gandhi In-
foTech Park, Hinjewadi, Pune, has
state-of-the-art computing resources
and 60+ CAD workstations. Offer-
ing high speed data connectivity to
worldwide locations, the engineers
and designers with global experi-
ence have special expertise in pack-
aging and feasibility, t and n-
ish development, layout drawings,
kinematics studies, assembly load
studies, dimensional management,
continuous engineering (change
management) and computer-aided
engineering (CAE).
The recent Awards received by
the IAC Group include the Global
SUV Platform from Mahindra &
Mahindra, involving engineering
design & development, FEA, pro-
totyping, validation, manufacturing
and supply; Global Truck Platform
from Mahindra Navistar involv-
ing engineering design & develop-
ment, FEA, prototyping, validation,manufacturing and supply; Global
Harchback & Notchback Platform
from Volkswagen for product de-
velopment, validation, manufac-
turing & supply; New Generation
Cab (Truck) from Ashok Leyland
involving engineering design & de-
velopment; New Electric Vehicle
(CAR) from Mahindra Reva involv-
ing engineering design & develop-ment, FEA, prototyping, validation,
manufacturing and supply; and New
Cab (Truck) from Volvo involving
prototyping, validation, manufactur-
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IAC’s inside view of the plant
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reduce ve h c le we g h t
The vehicle industry will continue
to see more mixed materials (com-
posites, aluminum, magnesium,
high strength steel) – issues with
joining and corrosion. It is going to
be steel vehicle vs. aluminum inten-
sive vehicle, looking for one-thirdmass reduction that is cost neutral
but doesn’t recognize any realistic
constraints in vehicle making.
In assessment of technologies for
improving light-duty vehicle fuel
economy, there are over 40 tech-
nologies involved. For the next 15
years, improvements in fuel econo-
my are not technology limited but
cost constrained.
The objective of the Coalition for
Automotive Lightweighting Materi-
als (CALM) is to support the cost-ef-
fective integration of mixed materi-
als to achieve signicant reductions
in mass through the collaborative ef-
forts of the material sectors and automanufacturers.
Currently, OEMs are integrators
of mixed materials. There is mini-
mal independent, mixed material
development. Material sectors are
highly competitive, each conducting
signicant research that advances its
own material. Challenges lie in de-
sign, joining, corrosion prevention,
fabrication and long-term reliability.
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Individual material sec-
tors have made impressive
advances in individual ma-
terials – aluminum inten-
sive, steel intensive andplastic intensive vehicles.
Lightweighting
Lightweighting materi-
als are high strength steels,
aluminum, composites and
magnesium.
- Material substitution
(incremental approach -
regular practice)
- Material optimization(high risk, many engineer-
ing resources, expensive).
For example, aluminum or carbon ber intensive vehi-
cles.
Less performance / content but increased crash-wor-
thiness and ride / handling relates to smaller cars, fewer
trucks and framed vehicles, and smaller powertrains.
Vehicles are made with more advanced materials to
mitigate increasing weight (for fuel economy and han-
dling) and for improving crash performance. Mass de-
compounding is estimated at 30 per cent (secondary ef-
fects).
The most likely dramatic changes for the automotive
market through 2025 could well be a result of mandates
by the federal government to improve the fuel economy
performance and vehicle safety.
The Center for Automotive Research (CAR) is in-
volved in the research of signicant issues that relate to
the future direction of the global automotive industry.
Its automotive industry research is done by four distinct
groups – the Manufacturing, Engineering & Technol-
ogy Group, Transportation Systems Analysis Group,
Labor and Industry Group, and Sustainability & Eco-
nomic Development Strategies.
CAR, based in Ann Arbor, MI, is a non-prot organi-
zation focused on a wide variety of important trends and
changes related to the automobile industry at the inter-
national, federal, State and local levels. It conducts in-
dustry research, develops new methodologies, forecasts
industry trends, advises on public policy, and sponsors
multi-stakeholder communication forums.
In the eld since 2003, CAR was formerly a division
of the University of Michigan and has been conducting
leading edge research and industry events throughout its
30+ year history.
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It was indeed a thrilling experience for a select group
of Indian newsmen who recently visited the US-based
BorgWarner’s production facilities to test-drive various
vehicle models tted with all-wheel drive (AWD) sys-
tems at the snow-covered Keweenaw Research Center,
Houghton, MI, USA. The test-drive was specially or-
ganised by BorgWarner to prove the technical excel-
lence of its range of torque transfer systems. The test
proved beyond doubt the extreme manoeuvrability as
well reected in the healthy combination of optimum
traction, vehicle speed and driver safety, the prevailing
freezing weather notwithstanding.
A century of innovation
A prominent automotive rm, BorgWarner owes its
success more or less to its 100 years of innovative
technology. In 2011, the company achieved a sales
turnover of $7.11 billion as compared to $5.65 billion
in the previous year. The workforce of the company
has also expanded from 17,500 in 2010 to 19,250 in
2011. The company operations are spread over 60 lo-
cations in 19 countries.
All this conrms that BorgWarner has been able
to maintain substantial growth not only in the rev-
enue earned but also in its workforce to deliver world
standard innovative products.
Though a North American company, BorgWarner
has its global presence and enjoys very strong sup-
port from the European OEMs. Primarily the com-
pany has its major focus on two business divisions,
namely, engine systems that contributes 72 per cent
of the revenue, and the drive systems that accounts
for the balance 28 per cent.
On the occasion, Mr. John A. Barlage, Product
Business Director, BorgWarner Drivetrain Systems,
made a detailed presentation on the front-wheel drive
and its characteristics, while Mr. Hebert Cabral, Mar-
keting Analyst at BorgWarner, gave an overview of
the global and regional market trend for AWD.
In the 4WD Transfer Cases (RWD AWD) as well as
AWD Couplings (FWD AWD) market, BorgWarner
continues to be a second top supplier at the global
level as in India, and the Divgi-Warner joint venture
allows for strong presence in the country. The acqui-
sition of Haldex Traction in 2011 adds to its capabili-
Test-drive at Houghton, a thrilling experience
All-Wheel Drive Technology Inspiring Condence
Focus on detroit
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ties and clientele.
The company vision also includes development of
leading powertrain technologies that improve fuel
economy, emissions and performance.
The factors contributing for higher AWD demand
are the industry concern over safety, performance
and traction in slippery condition; older and wealthier
consumers demanding vehicle safety, stability and se-
curity; younger generations demanding premium and
luxury vehicles; and legislation insisting on adoption
of new safety technologies.
FWD generally exhibits understeer behavior, and
the front end tends to “push” out. The driving torque
increases the slip angle of the front wheels, limiting
lateral grip. The average of the front tyre slip angle
is greater than the average of the rear tyre slip angle.
Rear-Wheel Drive Dyanics (RWD) generally ex-
pects oversteer behaviour, wherein rear end “comes
around”. Under heavy acceleration, rear drive wheels
lose the lateral grip. The average of the rear tyre slip
angle is greater than that of the front tyre slip angle.
All this is challenging for inexperienced drivers,
since it requires counter steering (in the same direc-
tion that the rear of the vehicle is going).
BorgWarner currently has three three patents for
the disconnect strategy – US Patent – 2010/0262326A1 and the Auto mode in production (RWD AWD-
based application).
There are three switch models availble. The vehi-
cle will sustain 2WD / AWD regardless of all other
inputs, while it will switch between 2WD and AWD
depending upon driving / environmental conditions
and aggressive driving.
AWD environment variables relate to ambient
temperature, windshield wipers, driving surface
friction coefficient and hill detection, while AWDdriving variables relate to aggressive launch (high
throttle and clutch slip), unintended clutch slip, ex-
cessive lateral / longitudinal acceleration, aggres-
sive steering manoeuvres and ABS events. The driv-
ing and environmental conditions are combined to
create a map that defines when to enter and exit the
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Test driving in progress
Focus on detroit
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w aThe Pittsburg-based PPG, estab-
lished in 1883, is a global maker
of paints, coatings, optical prod-
ucts, specialty materials, chemi-
cals, glass and fiber glass. It has
38,000 employees spread over 60
countries. From the very begin-
ning, the company maintains itsfocus on value-driven products
that accounted for its emergence
as one of the leading painting
and coating manufacturers in the
world. A $14 billion company, it
has 13 strategic business units in
six major product areas, of which
automotive which is part of the
Industrial Coating Division con-
tributes 28 per cent.
A perfect partnership
In India, PPG set up a joint ven-
ture with Asian Paints 15 years ago
in the name of Asian PPG Industries
Ltd. (APPG) that grew consistently
over the years. Considering the ac-celerated activities of the Indian
automotive industry, the company
has expanded its operations at its
Sriperumbudur plant near Chennai.
Its current OEM customers include
Ford, Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland,
Mahindra & Mahindra, GM, Honda,
Hyundai and Volkswagen.
These and other company-related
developments were shared by the
ofcials with Mr. R. Natarajan, MO-
TORINDIA Managing Editor, dur-
ing his recent visit to PPG’s Tech-
nical Center and paint color studio
situated near Detroit.
He was also
delighted tolearn that PPG
has won the
R&D 100 Award
nine times dur-
ing the last 14
years, clearly
conrming the
company thrust
on new product
d e v e l o p m e n tand technology.
Interestingly, 41
per cent of its
auto OEM sales
is accounted for
by the new prod-
ucts developed
in the last ve
years. Growth of
the automotive
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coatings is more or less determined
by new product technology, energy
cost, durability, environment, ap-
pearance, etc.
True, PPG is a value-driven, inte-grated, market-oriented enterprise,
with consistent sales and earnings
growth with its main focus on coat-
ings and specialty products. The
company owes its success to its
dedication to the customer, the rec-
ognition of the concerns and needs
of society, value of the supply chain
relationships and its responsibility
to the shareholders. Last year, PPGannounced its expansion of APPG
to create a second 50:50 joint ven-
ture.
The OEM coatings product range
covers sealants, adhesives, acous-
tic coatings systems, electrocoat,
primer, basecoat and clearcoat. The
PPG footprint covers 90 per cent
of global production of automotive
coatings. The global market leader
expects domestic consumption inIndia to grow substantially. The cur-
rent exports estimated at 15 per cent
are expected to rise in view of India
emerging a small car hub and multi-
ple OEMs considering expansion of
their Indian plants.
Demonstrating innovation,
sustainability
PPG leads the market in offering a
variety of scratch and etch-resistant
clearcoat technologies that not onlymeet the rigorous requirements of
automotive manufacturing facilities
worldwide, but also help vehicles
retain a showroom-like nish for a
longer period of time.
CeramiClear was the rst clear-
coat to use nanoparticle technology
to achieve a previously unattained
level of scratch, mar and etch resist-
ance.Patented technology creates an
impressively hard surface that pro-
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The GM Heritage Center, an
81,000-sq. foot facility located in
Sterling Heights, Michigan, serves
as a showplace for the vehicles of
the GM Heritage Collection, and
is home to the Heritage and Media
Archive. The Center has more than
200 vehicles on display, while the
Archive houses 15,000 linear feet
of shelving containing signicant
documents, manuals, brochures and
artifacts documenting GM’s rich
history of innovation.
The GM North American Heritage
Collection is made up of approxi-
mately 600 cars and trucks. Many
reect GM’s industry rsts, like the
rst electric self-starter used on the
1912 Cadillac, the rst production
V8 that powered the 1915 Cadillac,
and the rst air bag found on the
1974 Buick, Cadillac and Oldsmo-
bile models. The others represent
technological experiments like the
rst American gas turbine-powered
car, the Firebird 1, or the world’s
rst hydrogen fuel cell-powered ve-
hicle, the 1966 Electro-van.
Concept cars and special-interest
styling/performance one-offs are
part of the mix, along with signi-
cant race cars and milestone pro-
duction vehicles such as the rst
production 1966 Toronado featuring
General Motors’ front-wheel drive.
The Heritage Center has proved
to be a real monument for any visi-
tor. During his recent visit to the
Heritage Center, Mr. R. Natarajan,
MOTORINDIA Managing Editor,
could see and admire the centuries-
old GM’s popular brands such as
Chevrolet and Plymouth, as also
some concept vehicles that have not
gone public. The Heritage Center
also represents a blend of old and
new vehicle models which no auto
enthusiast can afford to miss.
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Recognised by the industry as the
largest and most signicant dedi-
cated display of trucks, trailers and
ancillary equipment in the southern
hemisphere, ITTES wrapped up on
March 17 after a highly success-
ful three-day exhibition. Pulling in
a crowd 37,133 local and overseas
visitors, including industry leaders
and heavyweights, the show high-
lighted the newest in transport tech-
nology and innovation and put on adisplay the highest-calibre trucks,
trailers and equipment ever seen in
Australia.
When compared to ITTES attend-
ances from 2010, attendees this year
increased by 12 per cent, followed
by a slight drop on the second day
when inclement weather set in.
However perfect show weather on
the nal day delivered a show record
single-day attendance gure ensur-
ing massive amounts of foot trafc
to all exhibitor stands. The show
also attracted the highest number of
international guests in its short his-
tory with delegates from more than
45 countries visiting the event.
The 2012 ITTES exhibitors eager-
ly showcased the latest innovations
and technologies of the transportworld. More than 350 companies,
many with multiple displays, took
full advantage of the three days,
encompassing every inch of the
19-hectare indoor and outdoor show
space.
“The feedback and comments
from every exhibitor that I have
spoken to thus far has been noth-
ing but positive, with many report-
ing strong sales and high quality
business leads,” said Clint Hendry,
Show Director of ITTES. “Many
couldn’t believe the sheer quality of
visitors to the show on the opening
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morning with all the major buyers of
equipment in town ensuring an ideal
platform for business transactions to
take place.”
The exhibiting companies ex-
pressed glowing feedback about the
number and quality of leads received
and sales completed throughout the
show. Some companies even re-
ported that major transactions were
executed on the rst day, resulting
in prot growth and a 100 per cent
return on investment.
One of the most popular show
attractions was the Exhibition Pa-
vilion, which housed every major
trailer manufacturer along with the
CAT Truck brand that was of sig-
nicant interest as it was making
its inaugural ITTES appearance.
Add to that the impressive variety
of trailer types and congurations,
as well as all the latest innovations
and advancements in trailer building
and manufacturing, and it was easy
to understand its popularity.
Every major truck manufacturer
in the industry pulled out all stops to
attract show visitors to their stands.
All the truck industry leaders –
Western Star Trucks and MAN Au-
tomotive Imports, Daimler, PAC-
CAR, IVECO Trucks, Isuzu, UD
Trucks, JAC Trucks, Scania, Hino,
Mack and Volvo – delivered the best
in light, medium and heavy commer-
cial on and off highway vehicles,
with many exhibitors in their own
dedicated pavilions, which were
transformed into luxurious custom
exhibits. The majority of exhibitors
also hosted on-stand functions with
VIP customers. These proved to be
extremely popular and further added
to the quality of trade visitors in at-
tendance.
An impressive roster of ancillary
equipment exhibitors lined the walls
of the Nicholas, Agricultural, Cente-
nary and Victorian Transport Asso-ciation (VTA) pavilions, as well as
the show’s coveted Grand Pavilion.
Here some of the world’s leading
brands put on their ‘best in show’
under the ‘big top’ taking centre-
stage with their colourful stands and
interactive displays.
Exhibitors in these buildings have
already expressed their gratitude
in the increased visitor trafc ow
brought about by a revamped sig-
nage design, the painted roadways
and the IVECO power mobile show
guide phone app.
The show included a wide array of
exhibitors from all around the net-
work: government, manufacturers,
parts and services suppliers related
to the transport industry, industry
associations, non-prot organisa-
tions, academic institutions and oth-
er end users. The show organisers
and platinum sponsors were pleased
with the turnout and the remarkable
support from everyone involved.
“The success of this event clearly
proves that advancements in trans-
port are of keen interest for profes-
sionals and industry workers in Aus-
tralia and all around the world,” said
Hendry. “Moving forward, we’ll
continue to increase awareness of
the industry while raising the prole
of our exhibitors and the industry in
bigger and bolder shows ahead, at a
cost that’s both reasonable and af-
fordable.”
To conclude the trade event, more
than 700 people attended the Flem-
ington Event Centre for an exquisite
Expo Awards Gala Ball on the last
day evening. With a world-class
line-up of entertainment, headlined
by Joe Camilleri and The Black Sor-
rows, 80’s cover band Stand andDeliver and the amazing unusualist,
Raymond Crowe, the who’s who of
transport celebrated their collective
show efforts.
The exhibitors were reviewed by
a panel of independent judges who
evaluated companies based on their
exhibit’s design innovation, effec-
tive use of space, product knowl-
edge, staff presentation, approach
to customer service, as well as other
criteria.
The event organisers have already
received numerous inquiries from
new and existing exhibiting com-
panies seeking participation in the
2014 ITTES. Preliminary discus-
sions on the next trade event are al-
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SAF-Holland is one of the lead-
ing global manufacturers and sup-
pliers of high-quality systems and
components for trucks, trailers,
buses and recreational vehicles. The
company’s product range primarily
comprises axle systems, fth wheels,
landing legs and kingpins.
SAF-Holland, a merger between
SAF, a German trailer axle and sus-pension company, and Holland, a
US-based company, has three busi-
ness units focusing on specic cus-
tomers’ needs, namely, the Trailer
Systems Business Unit, Powered
Vehicle Systems Business Unit and
the Aftermarket Business Unit.
In a casual chat with MOTORIN-
DIA, Mr. Jack L. Gisinger, Presi-
dent, SAF-Holland Inc., spoke about
the company’s existing JV in Indiaand future plans for the market.
In India, SAF-Holland has a joint
venture with Madras Suspensions
Ltd., namely, Madras SAF-Holland
Ltd., with its manufacturing facility
in Madurai for air suspension sys-
tems for buses and trucks. The com-
pany had entered India with keen
interest in its growing bus segment.
Mr. Gisinger observed: “In devel-
oping markets, buses initially comewith mechanical suspensions and
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then it moves to air suspensions, aspeople want a better ride. For us, bus
suspension comes earlier than other
products.”
Madras SAF-Holland has a manu-
facturing facility in Madurai where
air suspension systems are made.
The company supplies bus suspen-
sions to reputed Indian OEMs, in-
cluding Swaraj Mazda, Eicher and
JCBL.
Mr. Gisinger expressed con-
dence that the featured suspension
designed specically for the Indian
market would prove to be a differ-
entiating factor for customers. The
company also offers truck suspen-sions for heavy-duty applications
such as mining and defence vehicles.
Though its products have gained
acceptance among leading vehicle
manufacturers, the company feels
that the Indian market is unlike oth-
ers. “The products we sell in Europe
and the US may not sell here (in In-
dia). By the end of this year we’ll
have good focus and be moving for-
ward”, he added.The current Indian JV is for the
Powered Vehicle Business Unit.
SAF-Holland’s contribution to
the six-year-old JV comes mainly
through specialised equipment, tech-
nical expertise and personnel train-
ing, while Madras Suspensions has
provided the infrastructure, man-
power and other facilities at the JV.
The products manufactured in the
Madurai facility are tailor-made for
the Indian market. The company is
not looking at export, though the
Chinese market could possibly be an
exception.
With a view to expanding its op-
erations, Madras SAF-Holland is
on the look-out for a new site with
Chennai, Bangalore and Pune being
the possible options. There is also
occasional demand for trailer prod-ucts which the company imports de-
pending on the requirements. “We
are the only company in the world
to offer the complete trailer package
globally, while there are others who
offer it at region level”, he remarked.
The Madras SAF-Holland team is
positive about reaping rich dividends
for the efforts put in during the initial
phase. The JV was formed with a 50-
50 equity share between the partner-
ing companies while discussions on
the future prospects of the JV are in
progress.
Mr. Gisinger is keen on expand-
ing Indian operations and is sure that
both SAF-Holland and Madras Sus-
pensions would take the right steps
forward in order to bolster growth.
SAF-Holland has a policy of even-
tually establishing a wholly-owned
company in countries where it has
joint ventures, like in China where
it took over one of its joint ventureprojects to set up a fully-owned sub-
sidiary. Interestingly, the company is
also involved in a 50-50 JV in Japan
since 45 years, which has done ex-
tremely well since inception.
Expressing his views on the
growth of India and China, Mr. Gis-
inger said: “The biggest thing that
India has to do is to complete the
infrastructure, because once that is
done, goods can be moved fasterand that’s the need. India has a much
better rail network, which seems to
delay road development. China has
invested a lot of money for develop-
ing infrastructure and is perhaps ve
to ten years ahead of India in road in-
frastructure development. I have also
seen a big difference in Indian roads
since my rst visit to the country six
years ago.”
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At the Mid-America Trucking Show in Louisville,
Ky., Navistar, Inc. hosted its Global Summit and Expo-
sition to showcase the company’s global product offer-
ings and its customer-focused technologies.
“We’ve brought to life our company’s ‘1+2+3’ global
product strategy and what it means for our customers by
leveraging one common chassis, two cab structures and
utilizing one of our three powertrain platforms,” said
Dan Ustian, Navistar Chairman, President and Chief
Executive Ofcer. “In addition, from the launch of our
new state-of-the-art LCOE International LoadStar(TM)
to our recent announcements on our natural gas strat-
egy, we have brought to market and continue to intro-
duce the most customer-focused technologies that drive
convenience and lower costs for our customer’s bottom
line.”
“1+2+3” global product strategy
Core to Navistar’s product development innovation is
its “1+2+3” product strategy. To achieve scale, com-
monality and simplicity for the vehicles Navistar builds
all over the world, the company leverages common
platforms across primary vehicle components. Navistar
starts with ‘one’ common chassis architecture. Built on
that chassis is one of ‘two’ core cab architectures – an
aerodynamic cab and a cab-over engine cab. Powering
these vehicles (either cab-over or aerodynamic cab) isone of three distinct powertrain platforms – its vee en-
gine platform, inline engine platform, and its big bore
engine platform.
“From medium trucks to heavy trucks, from 2.8-litre
engines on up to 15-litre engines, cab-over trucks to ae-
ro-nose trucks, Navistar has global expertise in a com-
prehensive portfolio of products. We have an array of
truck and engine designs to serve the transportation in-
dustry in the geographies we serve today and innovative
technologies for tomorrow as we continue to expand to
emerging markets around the world”, Ustian added.
Navistar also showcased its breadth of natural gas
solutions for the transportation industry. The company
will leverage its existing commercial truck and engine
platforms to offer the broadest portfolio of integrated
products for the natural gas market. It will continue to
offer International DuraStar and WorkStar vocational
trucks with its natural gas-powered MaxxForce DT, de-
veloped in conjunction with Emissions Solutions Incor-
porated (ESI) of McKinney.
To meet the growing demand of the regional haul and
class 7/8 vocational market Navistar will offer the Cum-
mins-Westport ISL-G, in the International TranStar and
WorkStar. Additionally, Navistar will enter into a phase
II developmental agreement with Clean Air Power Ltd.
on the International ProStar, WorkStar and PayStar vo-
cational trucks, powered by a diesel pilot injection LNG
MaxxForce 13-litre engine.
“One of the major obstacles in customer transition to
natural gas has been the lack of a gas-powered range of
engines designed to meet the multiple requirements with-
out compromise,” said Jim Hebe, Navistar Senior Vice
President, North America Sales Operations. “Navistar,
with its extended range of truck engines, is uniquely able
to leverage engine platforms into the industry’s broadest
range of natural gas trucks. When the MaxxForce 13L is
introduced in mid-2013, customers will have a capable
range of natural engines and trucks, from 7.6 litre to 13
litre with hp ranging from 200 to 450.”
Mr. Dan Ustian, Navistar Chairman, President
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Beyond its product offerings, last
month, Navistar announced a natu-
ral gas fuel distribution agreement
with Clean Energy Fuels Corp., theleading provider of natural gas fuel
for transportation in North America.
Clean Energy recently unveiled a
route plan for the rst phase of 150
new liqueed natural gas (LNG)
fuelling stations for America’s Nat-
ural Gas Highway (ANGH). The
company has identied 98 locations
and anticipates opening of 70 sta-
tions by the end of 2012 in 33 States.Many of the fuelling stations will
be co-located at Pilot-Flying J Travel
Centers already serving goods move-
ment trucking through an exclusive
agreement with Pilot to build, own
and operate natural gas fuelling fa-
cilities at agreed-upon travel centers.
Pilot-Flying J is the nation’s largest
truck-stop operator with more than
550 retail properties in 47 States.
Navistar is preparing itself for
launch of new MaxxForce 13, the
world’s rst urea-free 0.20g NOx
engine. It recently submitted to
the U.S. Environmental Protection
Agency (EPA) for certication of its
0.20g NOx MaxxForce 13 big bore
diesel engine. Once certied, Navis-
tar will be the only engine manufac-
turer in the world to achieve urea-
free 0.20g NOx emissions throughin-cylinder technologies. During
the certication process, Navistar is
making preparations for launch of
that engine this summer.
With more than 40,000 EPA2010
MaxxForce 13 engines produced to
date, Navistar has helped transform
the heavy-duty commercial truck
market. With an industry make-up
as high as 70 per cent 15-litre asrecently as 2009, Navistar’s light-
weight, fuel-efcient MaxxForce 13
has successfully shifted an indus-
try paradigm with 13-litre engines
reaching more than 55 per cent of
heavy duty Class 8 trucks in 2011.
By delivering a powerful and du-
rable MaxxForce 13, customers are
realizing true operational benets
through higher payload and im-
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proved fuel efciencies without the added weight, com-
plexity and need for urea present in competitors’
heavy-duty engines.
“In a little more than three years since our
MaxxForce big bore engines were rst in-troduced to the market, we’ve challenged
convention in this industry and proven to our
customers the benets of our lightweight, fuel-
efcient and urea-free MaxxForce 13 – grow-
ing our share of the big bore market to more
than 20 per cent today. Upon certication from
the EPA and our full launch of our urea-free
MaxxForce 13 at 0.20g NOx, we will have achieved
precisely what we set out to do – provide customers
with a no-hassle solution that keeps responsibility for
emissions compliance with the manufacturer – not the
vehicle owner or driver,” Ustian added.
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Daimler Trucks North America
(DNTA) has introduced the Detroit
Transmission, the next component
in the complete Detroit power train.
Detroit claims to be the only OEM
that can offer a complete powertrain
package, which also includes Detroit
axles and Detroit’s industry-leading
heavy-duty engines.
The announcement was made atMATS, and Daimler’s big presen-
tation was punctuated by a power
outage that darkened the entire show
for about 30 minutes. Undaunted,
Daimler executives unveiled the
new transmission and answered re-
porters’ questions.
“The Detroit integrated power-
train provides what no other manu-
facturer in North America can pro-
vide – a total product offering paired
with the engineering expertise and
global resources available only
through a company like Daimler,”
said Andreas Renschler, Head of
Daimler Trucks and member of theBoard of Management of Daimler
AG.
Daimler’s transmission technol-
ogy has been extensively tested and
proven in series production in select
European markets since 2005. The
12-speed, direct- or over-drive au-
tomated transmission combines a
traditional clutch-actuated manual
gearbox with high-speed, computer-
controlled shift and clutch actuators,
which automatically and seamlessly
selects the right shift pattern for fuel
economy and engine power.
With driver-
friendly features
such as a true
two-pedal sys-tem for ease of
operation, heli-
cal gears that
reduce noise, a
control module
that communi-
cates with the
entire power-
train, and a kick-
down featurethat improves
vehicle accel-
eration, the De-
troit automated
transmission is
an ideal solution
for drivers at all
skill levels.
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Underination, the enemy of commercial
truck tyres, has been estimated by the Tech-
nology and Maintenance Council to causenine out of 10 tyre failures as well as faster
tyre wear and reduced fuel economy, re-
ports Mr. Clif Armstrong, the tyre maker’s
marketing director.
ContiPressureCheck is an advanced tyre
pressure monitoring system (TPMS) spe-
cially designed for commercial vehicles.
The system constantly monitors the pres-
sure and temperature of each tyre on thevehicle in order to provide real-time, on-
demand tyre status information and to warn
the driver of tyre-related problems before
they become a critical concern, according
to Armstrong.
He goes on to note that it “is a unique
product that brings together all Continen-
tal’s expertise in tyres, ination, in-cab dis-
plays, sensors and monitoring technologies
for a direct system that not only provides
advanced, accurate pressure data, but also
addresses eet concerns about fuel econo-
my and operating cost reductions.”
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The sensors continuously
monitor both air pressure
and the tyre tempera-
ture and send the data
wirelessly to the
truck’s elec-
tronic control
unit (ECU).
“This proc-
esses the
data, saves
warnings and
sends them di-
rectly to a display in the
driver’s cab. The driver can imme-
diately take corrective action and
avoid a breakdown before it hap-
pens,” he explains.
The system has two major advan-
tages for commercial truck driv-
ers over other systems, says Arm-
strong. “First, it is the only system
on the market to account for thetyre’s temperature at its most op-
timal point inside the tyre, which
eliminates interference from other
outside elements. The system then
compensates for the temperature in
the ination data.”
“Since a tyre’s contained air pres-
sure naturally increases as a vehicle
moves, it is difcult to tell if a hot
tyre is underinated. Without some
form of temperature compensa-
tion, a hot tyre that is underinated
might appear to be ne, because the
contained air pressure is at or above
its cold ination pressure.”
He says: “With ContiPressure-
Check, which is tyre mounted, we
measure both tyre pressure and
temperature, in order to give themost accurate reading. This feature
alerts drivers to underination is-
sues even in the case of slow leaks,
which are difcult to detect in a sys-
tem that is not compensated. Conti-
PressureCheck’s construction takes
into account years of research into
tyre pressure monitoring systems,
and provides a robust and reliable
system – the second advantage of
the product”.
Because the ContiPressureCheck
system sensors are placed inside the
tyre, they are less prone to breakage
or accidental damage. This con-
struction also avoids measurement
errors due to brake heating. The
system can be easily installed when
tyres are replaced or even before
the new vehicle is delivered from
the manufacturer.
Armstrong further says the ben-
ets extend well beyond the lon-
gevity of the system and the accu-
racy of its data. Looking at all the
factors that impact a commercial
eet’s costs, it addresses several is-
sues that impact eet operations.“First is fuel economy. As fuel
costs increase, it becomes more
and more vital for eets to manage
every drop of diesel. The U.S. De-
partment of Transportation recently
reported that in a two-year test, use
of a tyre pressure monitoring sys-
tem decreased fuel consumption by
1.4 per cent. That alone can pay for
the cost of a tyre pressure moni-
toring system, and also reduces
emissions. The benets don’t stop
there. Proper tyre ination also re-
duces tyre wear and the incidence
of breakdowns. All of these factors
help keep trucks operating longer
and more continuously on the road,
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mize weight savings and
increase fuel efciency.
The axle delivers nearly
400 pounds in weight sav-
ings and an estimated twoper cent increase in fuel
efciency when compared
to a traditional 6x4 con-
guration.
All SoloDrive Series axles will
utilize the same rear-tag axle for
simplied maintenance and are de-
signed to function optimally with
Meritor brakes and options.
“We engineered the FUELite axle
to accommodate all 40,000-pound
linehaul suspensions, delivering
an optimum solution that is light-
weight yet heavy on performance,”
said Charlie Allen, General Man-
ager, Rear Drive Axles, Meritor.
“The Meritor SoloDrive Series is
designed to provide lightweight axle
solutions with greater efciency by
providing one driving axle in a tan-
dem conguration. We’re condent
that the FUELite will deliver these
results to our customers.”
The Meritor axle warranty for
linehaul applications is ve years or
750,000 miles with parts and labor
included, with every claim support-
ed by its online warranty claim sys-
tem, the company spokesmen stated.
The Meritor Advantage Plans of-
fer extended coverage up to seven
years in linehaul applications. Every
Meritor axle is backed by its service
and support, with more than 6,000
distributor and dealer parts outlets in
North America.
Meritor’s commitment to custom-
er support is also reinforced through
Meritor DriveForce, company of-
cials said.
DriveForce is Meritor’s North
American sales and service organi-
zation and combines with its On-
Trac technical support center, col-
lectively staffed by more than 150
dedicated professionals to assist
commercial vehicle customers with
customized solutions before, during
and after the sale.
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va aWABCO Holdings Inc., a global technology leader and
tier-one supplier to the commercial vehicle industry,
presented its technology breakthroughs at the 2012
Mid-America Trucking Show (MATS). It showcased how
WABCO leads the industry in pioneering breakthrough
technologies with game-changing capabilities that help
truck, bus and trailer manufacturers to increase vehiclesafety and efficiency, and to improve driver effective-
ness and environmental sustainability.
WABCO’s recent technology
breakthroughs include OnGuard-
PLUS, the trucking industry’s rst
and most advanced emergency brak-
ing system; the award-winning Op-
tiDrive, a breakthrough in automat-
ed manual transmission technology,
boosting fuel economy up to veper cent; and MAXXUS, the light-
est and highest performing single-
piston air disc brake for trucks.
At MATS 2012,
the company fur-
ther demonstrated
its commitment
to the commercial
vehicle industry
in North Americaas it showcased
across-the-board
capabilities in
safety, driver
assistance and
vehicle efcien-
cy. WABCO’s
breakthroughs
are increasingly
being adopted byoriginal equip-
ment manufac-
turers, leading to
higher content
per vehicle for
WABCO safety
and efciency
systems.
WABCO op-
erates in North
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America through wholly-owned
subsidiaries – WABCO North
America and WABCO Reman Solu-
tions, WABCO Compressor Manu-
facturing, its joint venture withCummins Engine Company, and the
Meritor WABCO joint venture.
The company also announced at
the show the availability of its new
IVTM technology for the North
American market, representing the
company’s latest advancement in in-
tegrated monitoring of tyre pressure
on trucks, trailers and buses. The
system provides drivers with real-
time tyre pressure information. By
using IVTM, customers can main-
tain tyre ination at an optimum
level that can reduce fuel consump-
tion up to two per cent.
IVTM improves vehicle safety as
correct tyre ination enables better
road handling and shorter braking
distance. It also detects slow leaks
which contribute to heat build-up,
the cause of the majority of tyre fail-
ures.
The company further showcased
the North American version of its
industry-rst electronically control-
led air suspension (ECAS) technol-
ogy that reduces fuel costs for trucks
and buses while helping to make
vehicles more efcient and environ-
mentally friendly.
Since it introduced the industry’s
rst ECAS technology in 1986, the
company has sold more than three
million systems worldwide. ECAS
maximizes the traction performance
of 6x2 trucks while minimizing tyre
wear. It also saves fuel by lowering
the vehicle’s chassis and lifting ax-
les, which helps reduce the vehicle’s
aerodynamic and rolling resistance.
Fleets in North America can specify
6x2 trucks, instead of more expen-
sive and heavier 6x4 trucks, leading
to further fuel savings.
WABCO’s award-winning Intel-
ligent Trailer Program is the indus-
try’s most innovative, comprehen-
sive and modular solution to address
critical needs of eets to improve
trailer safety and efciency, increase
driver effectiveness, and enhance
the capabilities of eet managers to
reduce the total cost of transporta-
tion.
Enabled by several breakthrough
technologies, WABCO’s Intelligent
Trailer Program combines major
functions to improve vehicle safety
and efciency into a single integrat-
ed program for all types of trailers
globally. Functions can be used sep-
arately or in combination, allowing
trailer builders and eet operators to
select those functions most relevant
for their particular needs through the
most cost-effective solution.
“WABCO’s Intelligent Trailer
Program is the industry’s only com-
plete program that optimizes return
on investment for eets and driv-
ers by reducing vehicle and trailer
downtime, lowering costs, improv-
ing driver comfort, and enhancing
vehicle safety and efciency,” said
Nikhil Varty, WABCO Vice Presi-
dent, Americas. “Driven by our pas-
sion for innovation, we continue to
help customers to quantify utiliza-
tion of their assets, thus also ena-
bling transport professionals to bet-
ter assess future investments.”
The program offers 25 func-
tions to customers in many regions
worldwide. Vehicle manufacturers
can customize additional functions
to meet individual operational and
maintenance needs.
Through pioneering engineering,
WABCO’s PAN trailer brakes com-
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bine an innovative compact design
with single-piston technology and
taper wear compensation. Available
in 16- to 25-inch rim sizes, PAN
air disc brakes perform superbly intrailer axle applications up to 23,500
lb (10.6 metric tons).
The 22.5 inch PAN22 weighs
only 79 pounds (36 kg), including
brake pads. As a result, trailers can
increase payload or improve fuel
economy while also reducing main-
tenance and service costs by using
thicker brake pads.
Transmission automationtechnology
WABCO Holdings further pre-
sented its advanced transmission
automation technology that offers
transmission automation in com-
mercial vehicles, boosting fuel sav-
ings up to ve per cent and reducing
emissions through optimized gear
shifting.
This WABCO technology im-
proves driver effectiveness, par-
ticularly among less experienced
drivers. It also enhances vehicle
safety by freeing drivers from fre-
quent shifting, allowing them to
further concentrate on trafc con-
ditions.The company introduced the
commercial vehicle industry’s
rst electronic automated manual
transmission (AMT) system in
1986 and has continued with pio-
neering engineering ever since. In
2011, it was also the rst to market
with a high-temperature AMT sys-
tem to meet increasing demands
from customers.
AMT systems, which combine
the high efciency of a manual
gearbox with the optimal shift tim-
ing of an automatic one, continue
to gain global acceptance among
major manufacturers of transmis-
sions, trucks and buses. For exam-
ple, they account for more than 60
per cent of transmissions in trucks
and buses in Europe.
Another new product displayed
by the company was the OnGuard-
PLUS collision mitigation system
(CMS), the industry’s rst ad-
vanced emergency braking sys-
tem (AEBS), offering signicantly
greater levels of vehicle safety and
driver effectiveness.
OnGuardPLUS uses forward-
looking radar to monitor trafc
ahead. It reduces the risk of col-
liding with moving vehicles and
decelerating vehicles ahead thatcome to a standstill. It fully ap-
plies brakes in imminent collision
situations, and provides the driver
with acoustic, visual and haptic
warnings. It also automatically ini-
tiates emergency braking, enables
maximum possible deceleration
and brings the vehicle to a com-
plete stop.
The company’s OptiDrive sys-
tem, a breakthrough in automated
manual transmission technology,
continues to gain global accept-
ance among major manufacturers
of transmissions, trucks and buses.
Superbly engineered as a modular
system, OptiDrive reduces by 50
per cent the development time re-
quired for transmission and origi-
nal equipment manufacturers to
apply it to their respective product
platforms.
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cased at the Mid-America Trucking Show, after being tested in
Freightliner and Paccar vehicles, Graham Brookes, Division Manager,
Technology, with Firestone Industrial Products said in an interview to
Trucknews.com.
He said the new air spring was designed with the driver in mind and
built with new materials that better dampen road inputs into the cab.
“We changed a lot of the materials and lowered the stress on some of
the elements within the construction”.
By improving the materials, Brookes said the new air spring now
lasts twice as long as traditional designs. It was tested to 50 millioncycles, while the industry norm is one million, and it was still going
strong when testing was halted. “We thought 50 million was a good
achievement and it still wasn’t completely worn out,” he added.
The weight savings translate to about 2.5-3.5 lb per module, since
the integrated design does away with the mounting hardware required
for separate hydraulic dampers. Initially available on Freightliner and
Paccar trucks, the new system will come at a small cost premium,
Brookes admitted. But with its long life and weight savings, he said
the cost will be negated. w
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“A major milestone in our continuous
product development, this next generation
trailer technology boosts performance and
efciency and intelligently co-ordinates re-
frigeration with a ‘smarter’ engine,” said
David Appel, President of Carrier Transi-
cold. “The efciency gains allow us to sig-
nicantly reduce engine power, enablingbetter fuel economy.”
Ofcials said the new technology reduces
engine power requirements by 18-20 per
cent, providing fuel savings of 5-20 per cent,
depending on application. The new technol-
ogy will be deployed on Carrier Transicold’s
Vector hybrid diesel-electric system as well
as its X2 series of belt-driven units.
David Kiefer, Director of Marketing and
Product Management, said at the show thatthe new units are “our most efcient units
ever.” Customers will notice quicker temper-
ature pull-downs (to the tune of 20 per cent)
and will also see faster temperature recover-
ies after door openings.
Kiefer said the new reefers will also pro-
vide improved reliability and longevity since
the engine won’t be worked as hard as it is
today. The new refrigeration units are EPA
and CARB-compliant.
The new technology will be available in
limited quantities at the end of this year, with
full production to commence in early 2013,
the company announced. w
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Cummins emission solutions’
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subsidiary of Cummins Inc., show-
cased its latest EcoFit technology
at the Mid-America Trucking Show
(MATS) held in Louisville during
March 22-24. As a leading after-
treatment system provider, the busi-
ness serves both global on-highwaycommercial vehicle and off-high-
way equipment markets.
Dedicated to helping its OEM cus-
tomers reliably meet emissions reg-
ulations with best-in-class perform-
ance, Cummins Emission Solutions
supports Cummins’ long-standing
commitment to work toward a
cleaner, healthier and safer environ-
ment while striving for emissionstechnology leadership.
“With these new EcoFit offer-
ings, I am excited to present our
capabilities in the North American
on-highway commercial vehicle
market,” said Amy Adams, Gen-
eral Manager - Global On-Highway
Business, Cummins Emission Solu-
tions. “Our technology expertise and
enhanced product portfolio have al-
lowed us to develop and offer prod-
ucts such as the EcoFit Urea
Dosing System, helping our
OEM customers meet emis-sions regulations with a lower
cost of ownership for the end-use
customer.”
EcoFit aftertreatment
solutions
New EcoFit aftertreatment solu-
tions were unveiled at MATS for
the rst time in the North American
market. These solutions are designed
to monitor, control and diagnose en-gine and aftertreatment systems in
a way that reduces emissions while
optimizing performance of the entire
system. EcoFit products, available
to all commercial vehicle engine
manufacturers, will achieve a lower
overall cost of ownership and allow
customers to differentiate from the
competition’s through improved ve-
hicle integration.Initially announced last
November, the EcoFit
UDS is designed to meet
upcoming regulations in
China, India and Russia.
Work is under way to apply
the system to upcoming emis-
sions regulations in other re-
gions, so that Cummins Emission
Solutions can continue to offer sys-
tem inte- gration opportunities
unparalleled by the existing Selec-
tive Catalytic Reduction (SCR) sys-tem manufacturers.
The EcoFit UDS delivers im-
proved oxides of nitrogen (NOx)
conversion efciency, which offers
the opportunity to tune engines for
improved fuel economy or to reduce
the size of a typical SCR system.
The air-assisted system is also de-
signed to minimize the risk of urea
deposits, increasing the durability
and reliability of the aftertreatment
system. Offered as both tank-mount
and chassis-mount, the system re-
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duces vehicle integration efforts.
Cummins Emission Solutions also
displayed its improved EcoFit Hy-
drocarbon Dosing System (HDS)
at MATS. This enables thermalmanagement for active Diesel Par-
ticulate Filter (DPF) regeneration.
Offering improved reliability, the
system uses a new design that im-
proves robustness by decreasing the
chances of clogs and leaks. Without
changing the external design, regen-
eration capabilities remain efcient
by reducing ow loss over time at
similar ow rates as those of today.
One of the EcoFit catalyst tech-
nologies currently being developed
was on display at MATS, illustrat-
ing the latest innovation in extruded
SCR catalysts. Extruded SCR cata-
lyst technology enables signicant
reduction in aftertreatment size, or
the ability to increase NOx conver-
sion rates within an SCR system.
Cummins Emission Solutions, a
subsidiary of Cummins Inc. and a
business in the Components seg-
ment, is a global leader in design-
ing, manufacturing and integrating
exhaust aftertreatment technology
and solutions for the commercial
on- and off-highway light-duty,
medium-duty, heavy-duty and high-
horsepower engine markets.
Dedicated to innovation and
dependability in meeting globalemission regulations, the compa-
ny develops and produces various
emission solutions. These solutions
include custom engineering systems
and integrated controls, oxidation
catalysts, particulate lters, NOx
reduction systems such as selective
catalytic reduction and NOx adsorb-
ers and engineered components.
With key operations in the US,
China, India, the UK, Brazil and
South Africa, Cummins Emission
Solutions serves both OEM and en-
gine rst-t and retrot customers.
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X One XDN2 Pre-Mold retread at the recent Mid-America
Trucking Show (MATS) in Louisville. The retread is designed
for eets and owner operators who want the fuel and weight
savings of a wide single with the traction of a lug-style tread.
“X One wide single tires continue to offer huge benets
to the trucking industry,” said Ted Becker, Vice President of
Marketing for MAST. “The Michelin X One XDN2 retread,combined with the weight and fuel savings of the Michelin X
One casing, offers even better grip and fuel efciency.”
The retread’s Matrix Siping technology is designed to
provide exceptional traction on dry and slippery surfaces.
Full-depth sipes supply excellent levels of traction, while the
three-dimensional Matrix sipes lock together for the stability
normally associated with solid tread blocks. The
tread’s wide open shoulder grooves deliver addi-
tional traction balanced with tread life.
Michelin also showcased at MATS its new
Michelin X Multi Engery D drive tyre for regional
and super regional applications.
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According to company sources, spe-
cially engineered compounds paired with
matching retread patterns promote an eco-
friendly system that continues optimal
low rolling resistance from new Ecopia
tyre to FuelTech retread while extending
the casing life.
The Ecopia line includes the Greatec
M835 Ecopia drive and Greatec R135
Ecopia trailer radials for eets that have
adopted wide base singles. Both tyres
utilize Bridgestone’s patented NanoPro-
Tech polymer technology in the tread
compound and a high-rigidity tread pat-
tern that’s claimed to promote even
wear for long original tread life, while
reducing rolling resistance.
A proprietary ‘Fuel Saver’ side-
wall compound lowers heat gen-
eration to reduce fuel costs, both
new and when retreaded, says
Bridgestone. Its patented Waved
Belt casing and Turn In Ply bead are
claimed to enhance casing durability
for optimized retreadability. Retread
patterns based on the Greatec M835
Ecopia and R135 Ecopia are available in
the Bandag FuelTech retread line.
Ecopia radials are EPA SmartWay veri-
ed and comply with the CARB require-
ments.
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Rajesh, COO of the rm.
Intellect
The research team at RACE does
regular study on various issues, in-cluding the logistics requirements in
India, factors affecting the market,
product applications and aftermar-
ket service requirements. Customer
surveys, location-based intelligence
(LBI) and route surveys are also
done by the company. The above
services are offered under Intellect.
Connect
Connect is a service which in-cludes initial market survey and
feasibility study, with the aim of
connecting customers to the right
people in the industry. Many inter-
national companies looking at the
Indian market have chosen RACE
Connect and have established them-
selves as a result of the services ren-
dered during the initial phase of op-
erations. The Connect service also
helps companies identify a perfectmatch for joint ventures.
Technic
Through product Technic, RACE
offers support to clients through
suitable applications and inter-
face engineering which enables the
market to realize the full potential
of their products and services. The
company’s engineering team has
good understanding of the techni-
cal needs, operating conditions, and
packaging requirements, with part-
ners in the value chain. The Technic
team is equipped to engineer and de-sign bodies and chassis of buses and
trucks, trailers and specialized vehi-
cles. Prototype development, design
verication, homologation support
and statutory approvals also come
under the Technic package.
Trade, Find & Enabler
RACE helps clients establish a
strong trading network through its
market presence. The company alsoprovides support for identifying
suitable source for various opera-
tions and develop a reliable supply
strategy for clients. In addition to
the technical know-how and mar-
ket understanding, it enables clients
with customized IT solutions and
also provides domain expertise to
many IT majors for the automotive
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Gopi, Asst. General Manager (Product Management & Applications), RACE Innovation Pvt. Ltd.
(fth, sixth and ninth from left respectively), with the RACE team
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MSP Tyres is a sales and serv-
ice centre located at Namakkal, the
major truck market in the South.
The centre which is the Bridgestone
Fleet Point at Namakkal was set up
in 2009 by Mr. M. Subramaniam
who shared his views with Mo-torindia on how radialisation of
tyres has boosted business and the
immense potential for growth in one
of the most important trucking hubs
of the country.
The whole concept of truck serv-
icing has gained prominence only
after radial tyres came into the
market. As more multi-axle trucks
have started plying on major roads,
wheel-alignment became more of
a necessity than an option. The tra-
ditional six-wheelers rely less on
wheel-alignment, whereas in multi-
axle vehicles, the additional axle
requires careful alignment because
of the increased possibility of wheelmisalignment.
“The drivers and eet operators
have understood the importance of
wheel-alignment, which has become
as important as oil-servicing for en-
gines. Since tyre costs have gone up,
the customers have more awareness
about the issue. Even if one tyre is
damaged, there is considerable loss
for the owner, so they understand
the consequences”, said Mr. Subra-maniam.
Wheel-alignment does provide
reasonable advantages to the owner
as well as the driver. Apart from
better tyre-life, diesel consumption
is better and the life of spares is en-
hanced as a result of alignment.
MSP Tyres offers many services,
including tyre-changing, wheel-
alignment, tyre-rotation, greasing
exclusive
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and nitrogen-lling. These opera-
tions, for which automatic pneumat-
ic tools are used, were brought in at
a time when radial tyre sales were
growing exponentially.
In addition to sales of popular tyre
brands such as Bridgestone, Miche-lin, JK and Apollo, repair of radial
tyres is also undertaken at MSP
Tyres.
Mr. Subramaniam feels that the
servicing routines help improve the
centre’s relationship with custom-
ers and also ensure steady growth of
both parties. The centre is exploring
the possibilities of bringing out a
contract-based service for top-level
customers in order to maintain their
vehicles with complete vehicle his-
tory.
MSP Tyres enjoys full support
in terms of technical back-up and
training from the global tyre-mak-
er. Madhus is the preferred garageequipment supplier at the centre
which currently has 20 employees.
On an average, seven to eight trucks
and around 10 passenger vehicles
are serviced everyday. With grow-
ing awareness of the importance of
radial tyres, the centre has seen an
increase of 20 per cent in businessthis year.
Mr. Subramaniam’s next plan is
to open a new service extension,
exclusively for passenger vehicles,
while the existing one would con-
tinue to be a one-stop for all vehi-
cles. Buoyed by the strong growth in
the segment and positive customer
response, he is condent of further
expanding operations. w
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Chennai has the right environment
to become the automotive research
and development (R&D) hub with
the presence of a number of automo-
tive research centers of the industryand academic institutions in and
around the city, according to Dr. R.
Chidambaram, Principal Scientic
Advisor to the Government.
Addressing the fourth edition of
the conference on “Automotive
R&D Trends 2015”, organised by
the Confederation of Indian In-
dustry (CII), he said Chennai has
automotive industry-led research
institutions like Ashok Leyland &
Nissan Research Joint Venture; Ma-
hindra Research Valley, researchteams of Hyundai, Renault, etc., and
academia like IIT Madras, IIT Re-
search Park, Anna University, Ma-
dras Institute of Technology, many
private universities and colleges to
carry out R&D on proprietary or ge-
neric automotive technologies.
The automotive industry is com-
pelled to have “intelligent mobility
systems, the key to which lies in
connecting up a range of independ-
ent industries and technologies.”
R&D has to be in areas like ma-terials, to create light-weight alloys
and joining of different types of ma-
terials, energy efciency, emission
control, driver assistance, safety,
embedded systems and creation of
a disposal chain. “These develop-
ments are possible only if the Indian
automotive sector optimally utilizes
research & development
Dr. R. Chidambaram, Principal Scientic Advisor to the Government, addressing the CII’s Automotive
R&D Trends 2015. Others are (from left) Mr. John Harry Conomos, Australian, Automotive Industry En-
voy, Dr. V. Sumantran, Conference Chairman and Executive Vice Chairman, Hinduja Automotive Ltd.,
Mr. Michael Carter, Consul - Commercial and Trade Commissioner for Australia to South India, and Mr.
Alejandro Vera Casso, Adviser, Investment and Technology Promotion for Asia Pacic, UNIDO
Media Partner: MOTORINDIA
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the R&D capabilities of the academ-
ic institutions and national laborato-
ries. The e-infrastructure in India is
also growing very rapidly, and must
be effectively utilized by the auto-
motive sector”.
Dr. Chidambaram further said that
though the proprietary research by
companies could be done by tech-
nology transfer or in-house R&D
and supportive applied research, it
would be better for the industries to
make use of the technology assess-
ment capabilities of the academia.
The directed basic research sup-
ported by the Government could be
based on technology foresight anal-
ysis. This can be done on the long-
term requirement of a company not
only in the automotive sector but
other areas also.
According to Dr. Chidambaram,
for every industry there should be
directed basic research as some ar-
eas would always be India-specic.
“India is interested in R&D that
leads to innovation”.
Dr. V. Sumantran, Conference
Chairman and Executive Vice
Chairman, Hinduja Automotive Ltd.
said mobility has to be viewed as a
system which called for control of
vehicles, dynamic pricing of the use
of road infrastructure, green initia-
tives and use of computers to moni-
tor, control and intervene in order
to see how the vehicle is driven or
used, and systems to address the
topic of safety in which India lagged
behind.
Mr. Alejandro Vera Casso, Ad-
viser, Investment and Technology
Promotion for Asia Pacic, UNI-
DO, said how the UNIDO interven-
tion helped the Indian automotive
SMEs become technologically ad-
vanced and globally competitive in
their production process. This ena-
bled them to be part of the supply
chain of the multinational automo-
tive companies that set up manufac-
turing bases in India. Having made
signicant achievements in the ma-
chine tool and automotive sectors,
UNIDO has begun to look at aero-
space industries.
Mr. Michael Carter, Consul -
Commercial and Trade Commis-
sioner for Australia to South India,
said a delegation from the State of
Victoria in Australia was in Chen-
nai, looking for collaboration in au-
tomotive research and development
and innovation.Stressing the strategic and eco-
nomic importance of the automotive
sector in a developing economy,
he talked about the Australian In-
dia Strategic Research Fund with
an Australian contribution of Aus $
65 million with matching contribu-
tion from India to help collaborative
research efforts in the automotive
sector to bring about commercial
results.
Mr. John Harry Conomos, Aus-
tralian, Automotive Industry Envoy,
said that Australia is one of the 13
countries capable of creating a car
from concept to showroom. The
advanced design, engineering and
production of the automotive in-
dustry in Australia are supported by
strong R&D. With 160 component
and service companies, the State of
Victoria has a very strong interna-
tional presence. The State has been
a centre for design and engineering
of global vehicles and it has been
doing the design, development and
engineering of vehicles for offshore
producers.
The conference discussed topics
like efcient components and sys-
tem for automotives; advanced driv-
er assistance system (ADAS); mod-
ern vehicle controls – semi and full
autonomous vehicle control; and
intelligent vehicle and road systems,
transportation management and road
and trafc safety technologies.
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man and Executive Vice Chairman,
induja Automotive Ltd.
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vhc Only properly serviced vehicles
are considered safe vehicles. But
how to verify that vehicles are safe
and secure and their impact on the
public? Why is it so important to
have vehicle inspection & certica-
tion centres?Public safety is the most important
argument for setting up of inspection
and certication centres. The safety
level must be the highest possible
given by the authorities in charge of
public transportation and not a self-
made level as from transportation
companies which might consider
cost compromises.
If we agree on this major issue,we have to make sure that a reliable
system is available to ensure vehicle
safety.
Basic safety aspects of the vehicle
like brake, speedometer, headlight,
underbody inspection and exhaust
emission are tested / inspected and
certied at the I&C station. All nec-
essary test results, alongwith vehicle
owner details, are available for re-
view. A nation-wide network of test
centres can be created by integrating
all the I&C stations.Here is how a vehicle inspec-
tion & certication system is im-
plemented? India has a history of
pollution checking, so that the ba-
sics are already available. An I&C
system of course is a much bigger
challenge since reasonable invest-
ments on land and equipment have
to be made. If an investor is sure
that he can make prots out of his
investment, an I&C system can be
implemented without any public in-
vestment. In fact, the State will earn
from the I&C stations!
Further, reliable law concerning
vehicle testing should be enforced,
and, more important, strongly ac-
complished.
A vital point to note here is the in-
dependency of the I&C station and
the inspectors. This means that the
inspection company and its employ-
ees shouldn’t have any interest to
pass or fail vehicles. This emphasis-es the need for separation of work-
shops and I&C stations.
What will be the impact of the
I&C system on the vehicle business?
a) Besides a higher vehicle safety
it is proven that implementation of
an I&C system has its impact on
workshop business.
b) Considering that only 10 per
cent of all tested vehicles will show
a minor defect which requires spares
and labor, it is very obvious how
much additional jobs and business
can be created!
c) The State will have a much
better control over fake spare parts
since vehicles will be checked by
independent inspectors.
d) Reduction in trafc accidents
and, as a result, reduced loss of lives.w
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Some 60 legal professionals,
academics, transport operators
and policy makers from around
20 countries participated in the 9th
IRU Symposium of Lawyers held
in Geneva to discuss the evolu-
tion of contractual relations in roadtransport and its impact on the road
transport industry.
Chairing the symposium, the
President of the IRU Commission
on Legal Affairs (CAJ), Isabelle
BON-GARCIN, stressed: “The le-
gal regulations applicable to road
transport operators are becom-
ing increasingly complex. This
situation negatively impacts the
economy, road transport sector’s
productivity, operators’ return on
investment and the authorities’ ef-
ciency and effectiveness in the en-
forcement of regulations.
In addition, recent economic and
technical developments have hadan inuence on the contractual li-
ability of road transport operators,
just as social constraints and secu-
rity concerns have had an inuence
on their criminal liability. As a re-
sult, transport operators, with the
help of IRU in many cases, must
nd new ways to manage and re-
spond to these challenges”.
Participants identied that one of
the best ways to effectively address
these challenges is for road trans-
port operators to use internationally
standardised general conditions,
such as the IRU General Condi-
tions for the international carriage
of goods by road that set legal terms
regarding the respective liabilitiesof the carrier, sender and consignee
of an international road carriage, as
well as other IRU tools such as IRU
model clauses, contracts and guide-
lines.
The symposium delegates also
concluded that governments should
better enforce all existing interna-
tional conventions relating to road
transport, conclude the UN Omni-BUS agreement on international
regular bus and coach lines, give
systematic precedence to interna-
tional/multilateral standards and
models, where they exist, over
bilateral ones, and provide more
transparency in the implementation
and enforcement of legislation and
regulations.
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and road safety challenges that cur-
rently exist in this sector,” said the
report.
Here are some noteworthy points:
l Market size of auto-rickshawsvaries from around 15,000 to 30,000
vehicles in Tier II cities (popula-
tion between one and four million)
to more than 50,000 in Tier I cities
(population greater than four mil-
lion). Mumbai has the largest mar-
ket with around 150,000 auto-rick-
shaws.
l Auto-rickshaws serve 10-20 per
cent of daily motorized road trans-
port trips for people in Bangalore,
Mumbai, Pune and Rajkot.
l Production of auto-rickshaws in
India has doubled between 2003 and
2010.
l High concentration of particulate
matter less than 10 microns (PM10)
in Indian cities is a key public health
issue. Auto-rickshaws running on
two-stroke engines are a major con-
tributor to PM10 emissions.
l Contrary to popular belief, auto-
rickshaws are the second safest mo-
torized mode of travel (after buses)
for pedestrians, in terms of contri-
bution to fatalities, in both Mumbai
and Bangalore.
l However, safety of auto-rick-
shaw occupants is a key issue of
concern, due to mixed-ow trafc
conditions in Indian cities as well
as current vehicle design aspects,
which needs to be addressed ur-
gently.
l Meanwhile, the population of
Indian cities will grow from an es-
timated 340 million in 2008 to 590
million by 2030.
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vThe petition given by activist
Prince Singhal to the Ministry of
Road Transport and Highways for
amendment to Section 185 of the
Motor Vehicles Act, 1988, has
been approved by the Cabinet and
would soon be incorporated as law.
Almost 1,34,000 people die in
road accidents annually in India,
and about 70 per cent of these are
due to drunk driving.
In an effort to strengthen his ght
against drunk driving and compre-
hensively addressing this prevent-
able social menace, activist PrinceSinghal had met and presented a
petition to Mr. C.P. Joshi, Union
Minister for Road Transport and
Highways, with recommendations
to curb this menace with tough
penalties as part of the Motor Ve-
hicles Act.
Singhal says: “Drunk driving
should be considered a premeditated
crime, and it should be made non-bailable, especially in cases of death
caused due to drunk driving. In
the present context I feel that even
though higher nes would prove to
be a deterrent, the key lies in sys-
tematic and positive enforcement,
and thus I have also suggested the
formation of a Special Monitoring
road transportation
Committee to overview the overall
enforcement of the Motor VehiclesAct by the police in a corruption-
free manner. Such a body should
also function as an appellate body
providing a suitable platform for
grievance redressal aimed at em-
powering citizens to lodge their
complaint.”
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IndianOil has won the prestigious
Hart Energy Award for its contribu-
tions towards a cleaner environment.
Along with LyondellBasell, Indian
Oil has been announced as the winner
in the Rening & Energy Company
of the Year awards category at the
World Rening & FUEL conference,“Unconventional Feedstocks & Fuels
Mandates: Operating Amid Change”
held recently in San Diego.
The Hart Energy Sr. Vice Presi-
dent, Mr. E. Kristine Klayers, speak-
ing on the occasion, observed: “For
25 years, we have identied com-
panies which have excelled in both
global energy and rening. This year,
IndianOil and LyondellBasell exem-
plify the traditions that are embodied
in this prestigious award.”
The two companies were recog-
nized for their corporate achieve-
ment in three primary categories of
cleaner environment, for producing
cleaner, higher-quality gasoline and
diesel fuel; investment and corporate
growth, with the recipients operating
with the highest international ren-ing standards; and innovative use of
resources in diverse environments as
well as vision and ability to chart fu-
ture changes.
PetroChina, Saudi Aramco, Chev-
ron and Pemex are some of the previ-
ous winners of this energy award.
Hart Energy is a Houston-based
information provider to the world’s
energy industry. Its market-leading
publications include the Oil and Gas
Investor, E&P, FUEL and Midstream
Business.
IndianOil, ranked 98th in the For-
tune ‘Global 500’ list has been a
forerunner in the development of al-
ternative sources of energy. Its R&D
Centre has made signicant contribu-
tions to the development of ethanol-
blended petrol, production of bio-
diesel from various non-edible oils
and the commissioning of hydrogen-
CNG fuel dispensing station.
The R&D division of the Corpo-
ration is the country’s foremost re-
search center for renery process
technologies, lubricants, fuel addi-
tives, engine testing, material and en-
vironmental sciences, pipeline trans-
portation and alternative fuels. w
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Dr. R.K. Malhotra, Director (Research & Development), IOC
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Dr. Abhay Firodia, Chairman,
Force Motors Ltd., was conferred the
“Order of Merit” of the Federal Re-
public of Germany by Dr. Leopold
Theodor Heldman, Consul General,
Mumbai, at an award presentation
ceremony organized on February
16 at the Indo-German Chamber of
Commerce in Pune.
The previous recipients of this
award include Chancellor Helmut
Kohl, Mr. Subrato Haldar, Mr. B.G.
Roy, Sister Mary Prema; Superior
General of the Missionaries of Char-
ity of Calcutta, and Amha Selassie;
Emperor of Ethiopia.
Speaking on this occasion, Dr.
Firodia said: “It is a great honour
and privilege to be recognized by
the Federal Republic of Germany
with the “Order of Merit”. I would
like to thank all members associated
with this award. Force Motors’ re-
lationship with Germany dates back
to 1950 when Shri.
N.K. Firodia partnered
with Vidal & Sohn
Tempo Werke Germa-
ny to manufacture the
HANSEAT 3-wheel-
ers. Our association
and collaboration has
grown steadily over thepast ve decades with
business and technical
alliances with global
leaders like Daimler,
MAN, ZF and other
leading companies.”
Under his guidance
Force Motors has creat-
ed a strong engineering
infrastructure and R&Dfacility. His leader-
ship continues to guide
the company in the manufacture of
utilitarian, cost-effective, and qual-
ity products, especially suited for
the Indian economy and rural condi-
tions.
Force Motors’ half-a-century of
active collaborations with German
companies has been enhanced byDr. Firodia with new alliances and
partnerships in the last decade.
Mrs. Firodia, Dr. Abhay Firodia,
Chairman, Force Motors Ltd., Dr.
Leopold Theodor Heldman, Council
General at the German Consulate in
Mumbai, and Mr. B. Steinruecke,
Director General, Indo German
Chember of Commerce, at the award
presentation ceremony in Mumbai.w
aWards & achievements
rom left, Mrs. Firodia, Dr. Abhay Firodia, Chairman, Force Motors, Dr. Leopold Theo- or Heldman, Council General at the German Consulate in Mumbai, and Mr. B. Stein-
uecke, Director General, Indo German Chamber of Commerce
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Indo-MIM accords top priority to
worker safety. Safety practises fol-
lowed by the company have theirfocus on zero accident, and the em-
ployees are motivated and driven
by the safety events held at regular
intervals.
The Karnataka State Safety In-
stitute in Bangalore conducts a
State-level Best Safety Worker
competition every year for all the
manufacturing industries in differ-
ent sectors. This year’s competition
was held in February in which Indo-
MIM participated and was well re-
warded.Selection of the company safety
worker began in the rst week of
January. He was none other than
Mr. Ramprasad. K, a Senior Techni-
cian - Maintenance Department, for
the past 13 years. He is extremely
committed towards safety and im-
plemented numerous safe working
practices at the company during
2011. His signicant contributions
are in the eld of proc-
ess, equipment and em-ployee safety. He has
shown keen interest
and initiative in learn-
ing and implementing
the 5S, 3M, Kaizen,
cost reduction, produc-
tivity, and automation,
besides safety. He has also been
instrumental in implementing the
hydraulic and pneumatic concepts atthe oor level.
Mr. Ramprasad was selected as
the Best Safety Worker in the me-
dium-scale industry by the Institute
this year. The prize was presented by
Mr. B.N. Bache Gowda, the Karna-
taka Minister for Labour & Sericul-
ture, at a function held on the 41st
National Safety Day on March 4.
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Mr. Ramprasad. K, Senior Technician - Maintenance Department, Indo-US MIM Tec
vt. Ltd., Bangalore, (third from left), receiving the State-level rst prize for the Best
afety Worker from Mr. B.N. Bache Gowda, Karnataka Minister for Labour & Seri-
ulture
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Contribution to auto sector growth lauded
Mr. A.K. Tareen, South Australia’sSenior Trade Commissioner to India,
has been chosen for the prestigious
‘Indo Australian Award for Meritori-
ous Service’.
This is the highest Award given
away by the Indo Australian Associa-
tion (IAA), the only bilateral cultural
association established 27 years ago to
promote closer people-to-people rela-
tionships between Australia and India.The Association recognises and hon-
ours distinguished people in both coun-
tries who have made signicant contri-
bution for community development.
The Award was presented to Mr.
Tareen by Mr. Peter Varghese, High
Commissioner, Australian High Com-
mission, New Delhi, at a special func-
tion organised by the Indo Australian
Association in Chennai.
Mr. K.V. Mathew, President of theIndo Australian Association, in his
welcome address, said, “Mr. Tareen is
a unanimous choice for this great hon-
our as he, more than anybody else, has
been able to bring Australia and India
closer through his signicant and sys-
tematic efforts”.
Mr. Tareen has been advising the
Australian Government and business-
es for nearly 17 years during whichhe has held several senior positions in
both the Australian federal and state
governments. He is considered one
of Australia’s senior most experts on
India and has made a signicant con-
tribution to bilateral trade and cultural
relationships since 1995.
Mr. Peter Varghese, in his special
address, said it is a measure of work
done by Mr. Tareen to receive the
Award and it is a tting tribute for
him.
Mr. Atul Chandra, Advisor, Reli-
ance Industries Ltd., in his felicitation
address, said Mr. Tareen, who has
been the unanimous choice for the
Award, is a noble-hearted, charmingand friendly personality.
Mr. C. Sarat Chandran, Director,
Indo-Australian Chamber of Com-
merce, while felicitating Mr. Tareen,
described him as a most visible person
in Austrade and his success lies in his
liking any job he handles. He is the
21st century product born in the 20th
century. During his tenure at Aus-
trade, he has contributed a lot towardsbuilding Indo-Australian bilateral
trade, particularly in the automobile
sector.
aWards & achievements
Mr. A.K. Tareen, South Australia’s Sr. Trade Commisioner to India, (third
om left), receiving the award from Mr. Peter Varghese, Australian High
ommissioner. The others (from left) are Dr. Susan Marthandan, General
ecretary, Mr. K.V. Mathew, President, IAA, Mr. Atul Chandra, Advisor, Reli-
nce Industries, and Mr. C. Sarat Chandran, IACC Director
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md f Vv BMr. Manish Sahi has
been appointed Manag-
ing Director of Volvo
Buses in India respon-
sible for the South Asia
region. The appointment
follows the elevation of
Mr. Akash Passey as Sen-
ior Vice President - Busi-
ness Region International,
Volvo Bus Corporation,
responsible for Region In-
ternational, and Chairman
of the Board of Volvo
Buses in India in January
last.
Mr. Manish has over 18 years of
rich experience in business devel-
opment, channel development and
HR across the commercial vehicle
and nancing industry. Earlier, from
2003 to 2006, he was also the Na-
tional Sales Head at Volvo Buses
in India, following which he had
worked outside the group before re-
joining the company in 2010.
Mr. Akash Passey observed: “In-
dia will play a key role in the future
plans of the region, with ambitious
growth plans across commercial,
product, industrial and market are-
nas. I believe that the diverse expe-
rience that Manish brings with him
will be an asset in the future. I wish
him all the best for his new assign-
ment and continued success.”
Mr. Manish Sahi said: “Volvo has
been at the forefront of driving the
quality of life of millions of passen-
gers over the last decade. The com-
pany is now ready for the next phase
of growth. It is a privilege for me to
lead Volvo Buses in the region, and
I will work towards consolidating
the leadership position already es-
tablished.”
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Ashok Leyland has appointed
Mr. Sam Burman as its Chief
Technology Ofcer (CTO) respon-
sible for the Product Development,
Advanced Engineering and Prod-
uct Planning functions.
Prior to joining Ashok Leyland,
Mr. Burman was with IVECO,
Italy, as Senior Vice President for
medium and heavy trucks.
Born in Sweden, Mr. Burman
is a Mechanical Engineer with
over 30 years of experience in the
global truck and bus industry in
various capacities across Europe,
South America, China, Australia,
South Africa and the US. His long
association with Scania saw him
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Cii tn sa CcMr. R. Dinesh, Joint Managing Director, T V Sundram Iy-
engar & Sons Ltd., Madurai, has been elected Chairman of CII
Tamil Nadu State Council for 2012-13.
Mr. Dinesh has been closely associated with CII and was
the Vice Chairman of the CII Tamil Nadu State Council dur-
ing 2011-12 and was also Chairman of the CII Madurai Zonal
Council during 2008-09. He was also the Chairman of Infra-
structure Task Force, CII Tamil Nadu, during 2011-12.
The Managing Director of TVS Logistics Services Ltd., Mr.Dinesh is also an Associate Member of both the Institute of
Chartered Accountants of India and the Institute of Cost &
Works Accountants of India.
Recently CII honoured him with the ‘Emerging Entrepre-
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Mr. Erik Schiphorst has been appointed Director (Mar-
keting & Sales) of Groeneveld Transport Efciency in
Gorinchem, active in automatic greasing systems, oil man-
agement and Greensight active safety systems.
Mr. Erik Schiphorst will be responsible for the world-
wide sales activities through the more than 30 wholly-
owned Groeneveld subsidiaries, importers and dealers, as
well as leading manufacturers of trucks, buses, trailers and
earth-moving equipment.
He has a masters degree in Business Economics and stud-
ied at the Erasmus University in Rotterdam. As from 2000
he consecutively held the positions of Managing Director
of Volvo Trucks Netherlands and Volvo Trucks Austria.
Since August 2005 he held the positions of Director (Sales
and Marketing) and Vice-Chairman of the Board TVM In-
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Nissan Motor Ltd. has announced
changes in its senior management
team in India and in the region, which
will continue establishing the compa-
ny as an increasingly important brand
in one of its key strategic world mar-
kets.Mr. Trevor Mann, currently Senior
Vice President, Manufacturing, Sup-
ply Chain Management, Production
Engineering and Purchasing for Eu-
rope in Nissan International S.A., has
been appointed Senior Vice Presi-
dent, Global Supply Chain Manage-
ment (SCM) and Operating Commit-
tee - Africa, Middle East and India
(OC-AMI).
Mr. Toru Hasegawa, currently
President, Nissan Motor Asia Pacic
Co. Ltd. (NMAP) and Nissan Mo-
tor (Thailand) Co. Ltd. and Regional
Vice President, Asia & Oceania Op-
erations, has been appointed Corpo-
rate Vice President, Africa, Middle
East and India (AMI).
Mr. Hasegawa joined Nissan in
1981 and has held a number of sen-ior posts within the company. These
include Managing Director of Nissan
Middle East where he oversaw an
80 per cent increase in regional sales
during 2005-2008. As CVP for the
AMI region, from April 1, he will be
in charge of all related consolidated
companies within the region and will
hold responsibility for overall per-
formance, including manufacturing,sales and purchasing functions.
Nissan has also announced that Mr.
Takayuki Ishida, currently General
Manager, India Department at Nis-
san Motor Co. Ltd. in Japan, will re-
locate to Chennai to take up the role
of Managing Director, Nissan Motor
India Pvt. Ltd. (NMIPL). He will be
responsible for Nissan’s continued
expansion within the high-growth
Indian market, including product
introduction, sales and network de-
velopment, and will report to Mr.
Hasegawa.
Mr. Kiminobu Tokuyama, who is
currently Managing Director of Nis-
san Motor India Pvt. Ltd., is return-ing to Japan to take up an executive
position with the Yorozu Corpora-
tion, which has been one of the lead-
ing automobile component suppliers
of Nissan and is fast expanding its
overseas operations.
Mr. Toshihiko Sano, currently
General Manager, Vehicle Produc-
tion Engineering with Nissan Motor
Co. Ltd. (NML) in Japan, has been
men at the helm
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promoted as Managing Director,
Renault Nissan Automotive India
Pvt. Ltd. (RNAIPL). As such, he
will relocate to Chennai and assume
responsibility for Nissan’s manu-facturing operations at the Alliance
production facility in Oragadam, re-
porting to Mr. Toru Hasegawa.
Mr. Sano has over 30 years experi-
ence with Nissan working in several
production facilities in Japan, Indo-
nesia and North America in a range of
key engineering roles, including new
model launch preparation. One of his
responsibilities at RNAIPL will be to
manage the continued development
of the Chennai plant, which recently
doubled its production capacity to
400,000 units per year.
Mr. Kou Kimura, currently Man-
aging Director of the Chennai plant,
will return to Japan to take up a sen-
ior position within NML’s Manu-
facturing and Industrial Engineering
Division.
Mr. Toru Hasegawa commented:
“Nissan is having an increasingly sig-
nicant presence in India. We recently
added to our already broad product
range with the popular Sunny sedan
and announced that the all-new Evalia
will go into production in Chennai this
summer. We are targeting one lakh
vehicle sales in India by 2013 support-
ed by a tripling of our retail network.
And, from 2014, we will introduce
the Datsun brand focusing on quality-
driven products that are relevant to
our Indian customers. Achieving our
ambitions for India will be challeng-
ing, but I have every condence that
the local management team we are
announcing today will build on the
signicant achievements of their pred-
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Mr. G.V. Sanjay Reddy, Vice Chairman, GVK Industries Ltd.,
Hyderabad, and Mr. B. Santhanam, Founder Managing Direc-
tor, Saint Gobain Glass India Ltd., Chennai, have been elected
Chairman and Deputy Chairman respectively of CII Southern
Region for 2012-13.
Mr. Sanjay Reddy has been closely associated with CII and
was the Deputy Chairman of CII - Southern Region for 2011-
12. He was also the Chairman of the CII Infrastructure Council
during 2010-11. He has been active in many CII initiatives, in-
cluding the CII Young Indians, as the National Chairman during
2003-04.
Mr. Santhanam is an active member of CII and has held severalpositions. He was the Chairman of the CII National Committee
on Skills and Human Resources during 2006-2010 and Chair-
man of Skills & Employability Sub-Committee of CII Southern
Region during 2011-12.
As the Founder Managing Director of Saint-Gobain Glass In-
dia, Mr. Santhanam enabled the company to achieve, in a short
time, quality, technical and market leadership position.
Mr. G.V. Sanjay Reddy Mr. B. Santhanam
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sponsibilities in Shriram Capital,
Mr. Sridhar will be relocating to
Chennai. He will be involving
himself in a number of group level
activities, including strategic plan-
ning, capital markets relationship,
rating agencies, etc., as well as in-
vestor relations for all the nancial
services entities within the group.
SCL is the apex holding compa-
ny for the nancial services enti-
ties in the Shriram Group, where
the Shriram Ownership Trust holds
85 per cent stake and Texas PacicGroup the balance 15 per cent.
Mr. Arun Duggal, Chairman of
Shriram Capital, said: “Mr. Srid-
har has done a commendable job
in the last many years, and I am
delighted on his appointment as
Managing Director and Chief Ex-
ecutive Ofcer of Shriram Capital.
This move had been planned for
several months to take advantage
of the relationships Mr. Sridhar
has built with the nancial commu-
nity, regulators, media and others
on a broader platform of Shriram
Capital. I look forward to work-
ing closely with Mr. Sridhar in the
coming years to further strengthen
and grow Shriram Capital.”
Mr. Sridhar has been associ-
ated with STFC since 1985. He
was appointed Managing Director
of STFC for the rst time in 2000
and was reappointed in 2005. Un-
der his leadership STFC grew by
leaps and bounds and has become
the largest asset nancing NBFC
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JEC Asia will be held for the rst time in June in
Singapore during June 26-28. Reecting the growth in
composites in Asia, the lectures and the main show willbe based on three themes, namely, aeronautics mainte-
nance repair overhaul (MRO), electric cars and wind-
powered energy.
The whole subject of automation will be addressed
across the board both for small-run, high technology
structures and for parts for the mass market. Raw mate-
rials, resins and bers will receive a great deal of atten-
tion in this region known for its high requirements, with
a special focus on composites made from plants.
Stimulated by the sharp economic growth and rapidurbanisation in the emerging markets of the Asia Pacic
region, the increase in demand for advanced compos-
ite materials has remained very steady. In 2010 world
production of composites increased by almost ve per
cent to reach eight million tons. The Asia-Pacic region
alone represents 38 per cent of total volume, mainly due
to the unprecedented growth in the Chinese and Indian
markets.
According to the annual survey of the composites
market carried out by JEC, which with 250,000 usersworldwide is the largest organisation representing the
composites sector, Asian production should reach 43
per cent of the global production of composites by 2015.
“The composites market is growing fast in most
developed regions around the world, which in large
part is based on industrial development in Asia”, says
Frédérique Mutel, President and CEO of JEC. “The
market is increasingly in demand of advanced compos-
ites for a wide range of applications. We believe com-
posites will see sustained growth in the construction,
aeronautics, automotive, wind-power and electrical and
electronic equipment (EEE) sectors in Asia over the
next ve years.”Last year, the show attracted over 7,000 professional
visitors from 51 countries, 76 per cent of them from the
Asia-Pacic region.
“The high attendance of professionals and decision-
makers from Asia convincingly demonstrates that JEC
Asia is the only professional event that can bring in eve-
rybody in the regional composites value chain”, adds
Mrs. Mutel. “Following the previous four sessions, JEC
Asia 2012 will highlight the latest technologies, the
technical content and the innovative approaches that aremaking the news in composites, also offering a unique
platform for exchanges of information and exploiting
new commercial niches.”
Malaysia has been selected as the Country of Honor
for JEC Asia 2012 based on various criteria, in particu-
lar the rapid growth potential of the local composites
market, and the solid network established between the
worlds of science, technology, R&D, teaching and in-
dustry.
Over the last 15 years JEC has developed lasting con-tacts with a large number of professionals and organisa-
tions in the Asian composites industry. With the selec-
tion of Malaysia as the Country of Honor in 2012, JEC
Asia 2012 seeks to promote the products, technologies,
research and professional skills on which current devel-
opments in composites are based in Malaysia.
The composite industry employs 550,000 profession-
als worldwide and generates 72 billion Euros worth of
business.
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mechanika, the
world’s leading
trade fair for the
automotive indus-
try. Now, for the
rst time, visitorsto the next Auto-
mechanika, from
September 11 to
16, can nd out
exactly how much
expertise to expect
well before the
event starts.
A new visi-
tor guide entitled‘Truck Compe-
tence’ will be
published in June
that offers orien-
tation for all visi-
tors interested in
products and solu-
tions in the eld of
commercial vehicles, e.g., transport
companies, forwarding agents, eetoperators and specialists from serv-
ice companies in the commercial ve-
hicle eld. The brochure lists all ex-
hibitors with products and solutions
for the CV sector and is arranged by
the Automechanika product groups.
Among the companies represented
will be, for example, Washtec with
its rst gantry wash for trucks, Wer-
bas with special workshop software
for commercial
vehicles, Maha
with testing and
lifting equipment,
ZF with transmis-
sions, TRW with
steering systems
for trucks, Haugg
Group with en-gine radiators
and parts for air-
conditioning sys-
tems, Landport
B.V. and Atlas-
BX with batter-
ies, and Service
T e c h n o l o g y
GmbH with fuel
tanks and tank ac-cessories.
From mid-July,
visitors will also
be able to search
specically for
exhibitors and
products using
the ‘Truck Com-
petence’ lter online at www.auto-
mechanika.com. An event for truckenthusiasts on the southwest out-
door area is also planned.
Visitors who want to gain an over-
all impression should look for the
orange ‘Truck Competence’ logo on
the exhibition stands, which Messe
Frankfurt has developed especially
for the companies appearing in this
new guide.
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Segment & Company wise report for the month of Feb.’12 and cumulative for April-February 2012 (Number of Vehicles)
Category Production Domestic Sales Exports
For the month of Cumulative For the month of Cumulative For the month of Cumulative
Segment/Subsegment February April-February February April-February February April-February
Manufacturer 2010 2011 2010-11 2011-12 2010 2011 2010-11 2011-12 2010 2011 2010-11 2011-12
Comparative Production, Domestic Sales and Exports Date for : April-February 2012 (Number of Vehicles)
Category Production Domestic Sales Exports
Segment/Subsegment April-February April-February April-February
Segment/Subsegment 2010-11 2011-12 %change 2010-11 2011-12 %change 2010-11 2011-12 %change
statistics
I Passenger Vehicles ( PVs ) A: Passenger Cars BMW India Pvt Ltd NA NA 2,338 3,148 NA NA 3,171 3,442 NA NA 0 0
Fiat India Automobiles Pvt Ltd 1,887 192 19,885 14,449 1,842 1,705 19,247 14,658 104 0 1,242 1,403 Ford India Pvt Ltd 10,535 10,947 97,251 105,314 8,957 8,012 85,241 81,413 1,433 2,389 10,577 22,494 General Motors India Pvt Ltd 8,129 6,557 82,225 80,038 7,505 6,868 79,325 78,401 20 44 373 415 Hindustan Motors Ltd 323 297 6,398 2,708 313 207 6,359 2,489 0 0 0 4 Honda Siel Cars India Ltd 5,193 8,905 53,719 38,784 4,822 8,756 55,431 43,093 8 11 80 47 Hyundai Motor India Ltd 51,900 52,262 535,609 570,613 32,503 36,658 327,203 348,168 19,378 15,050 209,339 217,428 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 1,013 1,639 10,697 16,219 1,151 1,632 8,991 16,076 0 0 1,904 0 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd 100,066 109,708 996,034 871,848 87,851 94,118 871,059 756,972 9,911 11,184 124,643 112,619 Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd* NA NA 2,564 3,746 NA NA 2,731 3,098 NA NA 0 0 Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd 12,329 11,622 64,235 115,059 2,045 5,348 10,495 27,121 12,184 5,199 32,678 89,615 Renault India Pvt Ltd 0 756 0 3,717 0 639 0 2,624 0 0 0 0 SkodaAuto India Pvt Ltd 2,197 3,788 18,958 29,838 2,259 3,671 18,959 27,736 0 0 0 0 Tata Motors Ltd 27,080 31,276 251,459 247,650 26,772 28,236 232,863 227,776 238 597 6,784 6,414 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd 3,703 9,036 14,739 81,255 3,791 9,023 14,948 80,914 0 0 0 0 Volkswagen - Audi NA NA 0 0 NA NA 1,205 2,319 NA NA 0 0 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd 7,044 6,566 44,491 73,119 7,079 6,529 43,512 69,949 0 0 0 0 Total A: Passenger Cars 231,399 253,551 2200,602 2257,505 186,890 211,402 1780,740 1786,249 43,276 34,474 387,620 450,439
I Passenger Vehicles ( PVs )
Passenger Cars 2200,602 2257,505 2.59 1780,740 1786,249 0.31 387,620 450,439 16.21
Utility Vehicles(UVs) 282,486 329,287 16.57 285,048 326,824 14.66 3,427 4,606 34.40
Vans 196,085 216,486 10.40 193,516 212,881 10.01 2,215 1,803 -18.60
Total Passenger Vehicles (PVs) 2679,173 2803,278 4.63 2259,304 2325,954 2.95 393,262 456,848 16.17
II Commercial Vehicles (CVs)
M&HCVs
Passenger Carriers 50,103 47,668 -4.86 42,549 43,177 1.48 9,301 8,275 -11.03
Goods Carriers 257,905 299,080 15.97 240,108 265,573 10.61 16,348 16,842 3.02
Total M&HCVs 308,008 346,748 12.58 282,657 308,750 9.23 25,649 25,117 -2.07
LCVs,
Passenger Carriers 40,208 46,303 15.16 39,771 43,477 9.32 3,098 4,601 48.52
Goods Carriers 331,012 445,482 34.58 283,732 366,890 29.31 37,170 54,768 47.34
Total LCVs 371,220 491,785 32.48 323,503 410,367 26.85 40,268 59,369 47.43
Total Commercial Vehicles 679,228 838,533 23.45 606,160 719,117 18.63 65,917 84,486 28.17
III Three Wheelers
Passenger Carrier 632,364 710,113 12.29 389,286 373,239 -4.12 248,206 340,214 37.07
Goods Carrier 92,168 100,423 8.96 90,227 97,736 8.32 1,408 1,875 33.17
Total Three Wheelers 724,532 810,536 11.87 479,513 470,975 -1.78 249,614 342,089 37.05
IV Two wheelers
Scooter/Scooterettee 1932,856 2397,602 24.04 1869,703 2304,878 23.28 45,411 83,152 83.11
Motor cycles/Step-Through 9538,767 10989,117 15.20 8172,944 9245,443 13.12 1368,941 1709,643 24.89
Mopeds 639,132 712,561 11.49 633,259 702,041 10.86 5,970 9,016 51.02
Total Two wheelers 12110,755 14099,280 16.42 10675,906 12252,362 14.77 1420,322 1801,811 26.86 Grand Total of All Categories 16193,688 18551,627 14.56 14020,883 15768,408 12.46 2129,115 2685,234 26.12
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Segment & Company wise report for the month of Feb.’12 and cumulative for April-February 2012 (Number of Vehicles)
Category Production Domestic Sales Exports
For the month of Cumulative For the month of Cumulative For the month of Cumulative
Segment/Subsegment February April-February February April-February February April-February
Manufacturer 2010 2011 2010-11 2011-12 2010 2011 2010-11 2011-12 2010 2011 2010-11 2011-12
statistics
B: Utility Vehicles(UVs) BMW India Pvt Ltd NA NA 0 2714 NA NA 256 2453 NA NA 0 0 Force Motors Ltd 341 602 3,051 4,545 281 625 2,982 4,406 30 0 30 1 Ford India Pvt Ltd 303 4 2,767 2,153 336 23 2,811 2,226 0 0 0 0 General Motors India Pvt Ltd 1,565 1,934 17,045 20,147 1,691 1,989 18,452 21,084 0 0 5 74 Hindustan Motors Ltd 223 101 2,357 1,759 223 97 2,350 1,750 0 0 0 0 Honda Siel Cars India Ltd 0 0 0 0 21 100 456 318 0 0 0 0 Hyundai Motor India Ltd 130 73 333 1,377 126 147 341 1,489 0 0 0 0 International Cars & Motors Ltd 14 31 565 440 27 34 632 447 0 0 0 0 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 14,633 19,283 155,219 186,470 14,288 18,941 152,903 181,019 187 473 2,465 3,785 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd 232 93 3,836 4,491 156 230 5,046 4,995 25 8 199 147 Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd* NA NA 0 0 NA NA 197 403 NA NA 0 0 Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd 0 0 0 0 36 23 431 272 0 0 0 0
Renault India Pvt Ltd 0 76 0 394 0 34 0 335 0 0 0 0 SkodaAuto India Pvt Ltd 293 130 1,094 1,999 253 118 1,003 1,531 0 0 0 0 Tata Motors Ltd 4,345 5,584 37,091 41,703 4,338 5,494 37,084 41,959 22 70 728 599 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd 5,521 7,644 59,128 61,095 5,517 7,636 59,414 61,069 0 0 0 0 Volkswagen - Audi NA NA 0 0 NA NA 687 1,062 NA NA 0 0 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 Total B: Utility Vehicles(UVs) 27,600 35,555 282,486 329,287 27,293 35,491 285,048 326,824 264 551 3,427 4,606 C: Vans Force Motors Ltd 49 0 276 100 28 1 204 140 0 0 0 0 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 638 2,261 1,099 23,763 310 2,411 377 23,261 0 0 0 21 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd 14,085 13,188 148,545 132,975 13,536 13,305 146,210 131,625 166 104 1,896 1,378 Tata Motors Ltd 3,913 7,401 46,165 59,648 4,434 7,231 46,725 57,855 90 111 319 404 Total C: Vans 18,685 22,850 196,085 216,486 18,308 22,948 193,516 212,881 256 215 2,215 1,803 Total Passenger Vehicles (PVs) 277,684 311,956 2679,173 2803,278 232,491 269,841 2259,304 2325,954 43,796 35,240 393,262 456,848
II Commercial Vehicles (CVs) M&HCVs A: Passenger Carriers Ashok Leyland Ltd 1,750 2,613 22,764 22,378 1,638 2,023 18,113 17,820 498 653 4,385 4,501 JCBL Ltd 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives 4 16 360 133 15 0 418 7 0 0 0 0 SML Isuzu Ltd 275 503 3,178 2,992 262 317 2,795 2,842 0 0 4 5 Tata Motors Ltd 1,606 809 21,150 17,844 1,445 2,448 18,538 18,526 247 280 4,723 3,512 VE CVs - Eicher 227 412 2,153 3,687 183 280 2,189 3,363 8 18 178 252 Volvo Buses India Pvt. Ltd. 49 73 498 633 43 68 496 618 6 3 6 5 Total A: Passenger Carriers 3,911 4,426 50,103 47,668 3,586 5,136 42,549 43,177 759 954 9,301 8,275 B: Goods Carriers Ashok Leyland Ltd 6,974 7,350 60,685 60,124 7,316 6,101 53,790 52,891 285 624 4,922 6,072 Asia Motor Works Ltd 642 750 5,804 9,218 690 747 5,977 8,827 0 0 0 0 Daimler India Commercial Vehicles NA NA 188 120 NA NA 103 85 NA NA 0 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives 201 543 1,386 2,675 180 497 625 2,979 0 0 0 0 SML Isuzu Ltd 491 498 4,268 4,748 460 473 3,944 4,304 0 30 178 336 Tata Motors Ltd 16,642 19,573 159,350 189,842 16,187 16,884 150,251 166,516 1,064 869 10,124 9,560 VE CVs - Eicher 2,602 3,159 25,266 31,816 2,708 3,048 24,486 29,381 117 51 1,124 874 VE CVs - Volvo 91 3 958 537 80 23 932 590 0 0 0 0 Total B: Goods Carriers 27,643 31,876 257,905 299,080 27,621 27,773 240,108 265,573 1,466 1,574 16,348 16,842 Total M&HCVs 31,554 36,302 308,008 346,748 31,207 32,909 282,657 308,750 2,225 2,528 25,649 25,117 LCVs A: Passenger Carriers Ashok Leyland Ltd 64 47 849 1,190 30 45 583 353 33 75 143 714 Force Motors Ltd 1,132 1,255 12,138 15,625 1,112 1,611 11,927 15,061 25 0 125 130 Hindustan Motors Ltd 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 13 Mahindra Navistar Automotives 308 409 4,087 4,161 260 272 4,012 3,997 0 0 0 0 SML Isuzu Ltd 166 164 2,447 3,043 287 254 2,645 2,784 5 0 35 19 Tata Motors Ltd 1,534 1,428 18,197 19,220 1,436 1,614 18,524 18,459 215 220 2,382 3,536
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Segment & Company wise report for the month of Feb.’12 and cumulative for April-February 2012 (Number of Vehicles)
Category Production Domestic Sales Exports
For the month of Cumulative For the month of Cumulative For the month of Cumulative
Segment/Subsegment February April-February February April-February February April-February
Manufacturer 2010 2011 2010-11 2011-12 2010 2011 2010-11 2011-12 2010 2011 2010-11 2011-12
statistics
VE CVs - Eicher 365 495 2,490 3,062 197 318 2,080 2,823 10 30 406 189 Total A: Passenger Carriers 3,569 3,798 40,208 46,303 3,322 4,114 39,771 43,477 288 325 3,098 4,601 B: Goods Carriers Ashok Leyland Ltd 0 1,633 24 5,551 0 1,582 1 5,382 0 0 0 0 Force Motors Ltd 975 612 7,887 7,020 645 630 7,131 6,588 70 5 131 112 Hindustan Motors Ltd 1 3 319 163 12 6 301 164 0 0 0 25 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 9,598 13,213 104,103 135,646 9,593 11,111 93,691 114,716 1,057 2,121 10,281 19,266 Mahindra Navistar Automotives 501 562 5,328 5,673 445 486 5,143 5,321 0 0 0 0 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd 755 724 8,487 10,258 900 593 8,444 9,992 0 0 18 17 SML Isuzu Ltd 218 136 1,521 1,691 149 123 1,060 1,196 42 20 454 404 Tata Motors Ltd 21,836 31,227 197,048 272,366 17,927 24,797 163,444 217,874 2,502 3,268 25,231 33,507 VE CVs - Eicher 708 609 6,295 7,114 575 540 4,517 5,657 118 151 1,055 1,437 Total B: Goods Carriers 34,592 48,719 331,012 445,482 30,246 39,868 283,732 366,890 3,789 5,565 37,170 54,768 Total LCVs 38,161 52,517 371,220 491,785 33,568 43,982 323,503 410,367 4,077 5,890 40,268 59,369 Total Commercial Vehicles 69,715 88,819 679,228 838,533 64,775 76,891 606,160 719,117 6,302 8,418 65,917 84,486
III Three Wheelers A: Passenger Carrier Atul Auto Limited 1,066 1,326 9,558 12,786 1,021 1,178 9,330 12,412 16 0 233 216 Bajaj Auto Ltd 37,283 43,443 395,188 468,779 18,618 16,397 184,118 178,459 20,921 24,685 215,531 294,950 Force Motors Ltd 17 97 101 462 4 0 36 11 0 56 84 546 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 4,183 4,328 41,417 49,086 3,802 3,541 39,465 45,139 141 24 2,109 2,864 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd 13,654 11,987 144,137 134,098 12,993 10,009 129,279 116,602 1,595 1,744 15,663 17,223 Scooters India Ltd 659 733 6,278 7,525 758 799 6,211 7,545 0 0 0 0 TVS Motor Company Ltd 3,718 2,201 35,685 37,377 1,850 1,305 20,847 13,071 2,362 1,760 14,586 24,415 Total A: Passenger Carrier 60,580 64,115 632,364 710,113 39,046 33,229 389,286 373,239 25,035 28,269 248,206 340,214 B: Goods Carrier Atul Auto Limited 862 1,401 7,800 11,873 871 1,333 7,830 11,772 0 0 6 26
Bajaj Auto Ltd 693 765 4,077 7,097 678 734 3,712 7,076 0 0 174 0 Force Motors Ltd 0 0 15 0 0 0 106 0 0 0 0 0 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 1,845 1,751 17,309 18,203 1,923 1,570 16,908 17,212 26 8 237 568 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd 5,856 4,903 56,602 54,997 5,749 4,477 55,668 53,441 54 198 991 1,281 Scooters India Ltd 721 795 6,365 8,253 611 899 6,003 8,232 0 0 0 0 Total B: Goods Carrier 9,977 9,615 92,168 100,423 9,832 9,013 90,227 97,736 80 206 1,408 1,875 Total Three Wheelers 70,557 73,730 724,532 810,536 48,878 42,242 479,513 470,975 25,115 28,475 249,614 342,089 IV Two wheelers A: Scooter/Scooterettee Bajaj Auto Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 Hero MotoCorp Ltd 35,179 43,816 323,260 415,292 33,025 39,464 307,259 379,051 1,904 2,744 16,242 32,555 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India 75,788 122,959 826,538 1107,413 78,747 122,386 813,250 1086,490 1,034 596 12,568 18,436 Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd 13,008 9,434 159,591 130,488 12,636 8,355 145,721 121,768 88 336 1,514 2,401 Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd 22,800 32,635 209,065 258,177 22,937 32,373 209,038 257,490 44 0 144 139 TVS Motor Company Ltd 43,047 39,672 414,402 486,232 38,115 34,796 394,408 460,079 2,220 1,897 14,943 29,621
Total A: Scooter/Scooterettee 189,822 248,516 1932,856 2397,602 185,460 237,374 1869,703 2304,878 5,290 5,573 45,411 83,152 B: Motor cycles/Step- Through Bajaj Auto Ltd 288,155 310,294 3097,098 3531,119 205,145 203,919 2194,522 2356,374 81,512 98,042 918,129 1177,183 H-D Motor Company India Pvt Ltd 0 116 0 689 0 108 0 626 0 0 0 0 Hero MotoCorp Ltd 442,201 479,927 4567,085 5308,953 429,928 470,994 4457,670 5176,677 7,198 10,263 105,421 118,622 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India 63,951 83,534 679,863 784,108 54,015 75,110 600,866 697,015 11,917 7,955 81,748 84,863 India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd 33,371 43,625 326,841 460,660 23,384 27,050 251,762 325,678 9,662 13,605 78,240 117,327
Royal Enfield (Unit of Eicher Ltd) 5,575 8,005 51,074 74,250 5,259 7,549 48,523 69,902 296 242 2,196 2,642 Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd 5,657 4,796 45,592 54,546 5,624 4,396 45,031 46,527 132 559 588 6,282 TVS Motor Company Ltd 52,946 64,320 771,214 774,792 52,650 49,067 574,570 572,644 18,812 13,952 182,619 202,724 Total B: Motor cycles/Step-Through 891,856 994,617 9538,767 10989,117 776,005 838,193 8172,944 9245,443 129,529 144,618 1368,941 1709,643 C: Mopeds TVS Motor Company Ltd 61,334 71,473 639,132 712,561 60,761 68,933 633,259 702,041 642 351 5,970 9,016 Total C: Mopeds 61,334 71,473 639,132 712,561 60,761 68,933 633,259 702,041 642 351 5,970 9,016 Total Two wheelers 1143,012 1314,606 12110,755 14099,280 1022,226 1144,500 10675,906 12252,362 135,461 150,542 1420,322 1801,811
Grand Total of All Categories 1560,968 1789,111 16193,688 18551,627 1368,370 1533,474 14020,883 15768,408 210,674 222,675 2129,115 2685,234
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I Passenger Vehicles (PVs) BMW India Pvt Ltd NA NA 5,862* 150.73 NA NA 5,895* 72.02 NA NA 0 0 Fiat India Automobiles Pvt Ltd 192 -89.83 14,449 -27.34 1,705 -7.44 14,658 -23.84 0 - 1,403 12.96 Force Motors Ltd 602 54.36 4,645 39.62 626 102.59 4,546 42.69 0 - 1 -96.67 Ford India Pvt Ltd 10,951 1.04 107,467 7.45 8,035 -13.54 83,639 -5.01 2,389 66.71 22,494 112.67 General Motors India Pvt Ltd 8,491 -12.41 100,185 0.92 8,857 -3.69 99,485 1.75 44 120.00 489 29.37 Hindustan Motors Ltd 398 -27.11 4,467 -48.98 304 -43.28 4,239 -51.33 0 - 4 - Honda Siel Cars India Ltd 8,905 71.48 38,784 -27.80 8,856 82.86 43,411 -22.32 11 37.50 47 -41.25 Hyundai Motor India Ltd 52,335 0.59 571,990 6.73 36,805 12.80 349,657 6.75 15,050 -22.33 217,428 3.86 International Cars & Motors Ltd 31 121.43 440 -22.12 34 25.93 447 -29.27 0 - 0 - Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 23,183 42.37 226,452 35.59 22,984 45.94 220,356 35.80 473 152.94 3,806 -12.89 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd 122,989 7.52 1009,314 -12.11 107,653 6.02 893,592 -12.59 11,296 11.82 114,144 -9.94 Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd* NA NA 3,746** 46.10 NA NA 3,501** 19.57 NA NA 0 0
Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd 11,622 -5.73 115,059 79.12 5,371 158.10 27,393 150.71 5,199 -57.33 89,615 174.24 Renault India Pvt Ltd 832 - 4,111 - 673 2,959 0 0 SkodaAuto India Pvt Ltd 3,918 57.35 31,837 58.77 3,789 50.84 29,267 46.61 0 - 0 - Tata Motors Ltd 44,261 25.25 349,001 4.27 40,961 15.24 327,590 3.45 778 122.29 7,417 -5.29 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd 16,680 80.83 142,350 92.71 16,659 78.98 141,983 90.93 0 - 0 - Volkswagen - Audi NA NA 0 - NA NA 3,381 78.70 NA NA 0 0 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd 6,566 -6.79 73,119 64.35 6,529 -7.77 69,955 60.76 0 - 0 - Total Passenger Vehicles (PVs) 311,956 12.34 2803,278 4.63 269,841 16.07 2325,954 2.95 35,240 -19.54 456,848 16.17 II Commercial Vehicles (CVs) Ashok Leyland Ltd 11,643 32.49 89,243 5.84 9,751 8.54 76,446 5.46 1,352 65.69 11,287 19.44 Asia Motor Works Ltd 750 16.82 9,218 58.82 747 8.26 8827 47.68 0 - 0 - Daimler India Commercial Vehicles NA NA 120 -36.17 NA NA 85 -17.48 NA NA 0 0 Force Motors Ltd 1,867 -11.39 22,645 13.08 2,241 27.55 21,649 13.60 5 -94.74 242 -5.47 Hindustan Motors Ltd 3 200.00 165 -48.28 6 -50.00 164 -45.51 0 - 25 - JCBL Ltd 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 -
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 13,213 37.66 135,646 30.30 11,111 15.82 114,716 22.44 2,121 100.66 19,279 87.30 Mahindra Navistar Automotives 1,530 50.89 12,642 13.27 1,255 39.44 12,304 20.65 0 - 0 - Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd 724 -4.11 10,258 20.87 593 -34.11 9,992 18.33 0 - 17 -5.56 SML Isuzu Ltd 1,301 13.13 12,474 9.29 1,167 0.78 11,126 6.53 50 6.38 764 13.86 Tata Motors Ltd 53,037 27.44 499,272 26.16 45,743 23.65 421,375 20.13 4,637 15.12 50,115 18.03 VE CVs - Eicher 4,675 19.81 45,679 26.17 4,186 14.28 41,224 23.90 250 -1.19 2,752 -0.40 VE CVs - Volvo 3 -96.70 537 -43.95 23 -71.25 590 -36.70 0 - 0 - Volvo Buses India Pvt. Ltd. 73 48.98 633 27.11 68 58.14 618 24.60 3 -50.00 5 -16.67 Total Commercial Vehicles 88,819 27.40 838,533 23.45 76,891 18.70 719,117 18.63 8,418 33.58 84,486 28.17 III Three Wheelers Atul Auto Limited 2,727 41.44 24,659 42.06 2,511 32.72 24,184 40.93 0 - 242 1.26 Bajaj Auto Ltd 44,208 16.41 475,876 19.19 17,131 -11.22 185,538 -1.22 24,685 17.99 294,950 36.74 Force Motors Ltd 97 470.59 462 298.28 0 - 11 -92.25 56 - 546 550.00 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 6,079 0.85 67,289 14.58 5,111 -10.72 62,351 10.60 32 -80.84 3,432 46.29
Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd 16,890 -13.43 189,095 -5.80 14,486 -22.71 170,043 -8.06 1,942 17.77 18,504 11.11 Scooters India Ltd 1,528 10.72 15,778 24.80 1,698 24.03 15,777 29.17 0 - 0 - TVS Motor Company Ltd 2,201 -40.80 37,377 4.74 1,305 -29.46 13,071 -37.30 1,760 -25.49 24,415 67.39 Total Three Wheelers 73,730 4.50 810,536 11.87 42,242 -13.58 470,975 -1.78 28,475 13.38 342,089 37.05 IV Two wheelers Bajaj Auto Ltd 310,294 7.68 3531,119 14.01 203,919 -0.60 2356,374 7.37 98,042 20.28 1177,183 28.22 H-D Motor Company India Pvt *** 116 - 689 - 108 - 626 - 0 - 0 - Hero MotoCorp Ltd 523,743 9.71 5724,245 17.05 510,458 10.26 5555,728 16.60 13,007 42.90 151,177 24.26 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India 206,493 47.77 1891,521 25.57 197,496 48.76 1783,505 26.12 8,551 -33.97 103,299 9.52 India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd 43,625 30.73 460,660 40.94 27,050 15.68 325,678 29.36 13,605 40.81 117,327 49.96 Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd 9,434 -27.48 130,488 -18.24 8,355 -33.88 121,768 -16.44 336 28182 2,401 58.59 Royal Enfield (Unit of Eicher Ltd) 8,005 43.59 74,250 45.38 7,549 43.54 69,902 44.06 242 -18.24 2,642 20.31 Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd 37,431 31.54 312,723 22.80 36,769 28.74 304,017 19.66 559 217.61 6,421 777.19 TVS Motor Company Ltd 175,465 11.53 1973,585 8.16 152,796 0.84 1734,764 8.27 16,200 -25.26 241,361 18.59 Total Two wheelers 1314,606 15.01 14099,280 16.42 1144,500 11.96 12252,362 14.77 150,542 11.13 1801,811 26.86
Grand Total of All Categories 1789,111 14.62 18551,627 14.56 1533,474 12.07 15768,408 12.46 222,675 5.70 2685,234 26.12 *data only for April-October **data only for April-September *** Cumulative data is only for July-February 2012
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I Passenger Vehicles ( PVs )A: Passenger Cars - Upto 5 SeatsMicro:Seats upto-4, Length Normally <3200 mm, Body Style-Hatchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 0.8 LitreRegular:Tata Motors Ltd (Nano) 8,530 9,805 58,646 66,817 8,262 9,217 61,725 64,052 0 347 1 2,993Total 8,530 9,805 58,646 66,817 8,262 9,217 61,725 64,052 0 347 1 2,993Mini:Seats upto-5, Length Normally <3600 mm, Body Style-Hatchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 1.0 LitreRegular:General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Spark) 3,162 1,038 31,344 21,726 2,998 1,314 31,314 21,306 10 14 74 81Hyundai Motor India Ltd (Santro, Eon) 10,946 17,204 108,022 147,350 8,070 16,404 74,945 109,578 3,135 1,516 34,329 30,445Maruti Suzuki India (M800, A-Star,Alto, Wagon R) 63,793 63,707 625,434 542,644 53,515 49,104 514,439 438,563 8,592 10,028 112,474 100,847Total 77,901 81,949 764,800 711,720 64,583 66,822 620,698 569,447 11,737 11,556 146,877 131,373Compact:Seats upto-5, Length Normally between 3600 - 4000 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 1.4 Litre
Regular:Fiat India Automobiles (Palio, Grande Punto) 1,167 88 11,628 10,512 1,085 1,340 10,995 10,778 94 0 1,108 1,098Ford India Pvt Ltd (Figo) 9,476 8,933 79,983 85,862 7,883 6,546 69,190 62,979 1,433 2,343 9,539 21,807General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Beat, UVA) 3,579 4,496 35,988 46,950 3,205 4,695 34,215 45,935 0 23 165 210Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (Jazz, Brio) 790 2,696 3,270 7,129 400 2,402 4,710 7,745 0 3 15 24Hyundai Motor India Ltd (i10, Getz, i20) 36,331 28,676 375,265 347,380 21,939 15,168 218,697 184,745 14,023 12,036 155,299 165,323Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Ritz, Swift, Estilo) 23,435 29,117 251,899 217,660 21,287 27,899 239,223 207,841 1,249 1,150 11,500 10,821Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (Micra) 12,329 4,171 64,235 94,715 2,030 2,198 10,255 16,965 12,184 873 32,678 81,499Renault India Pvt. Ltd. (Pulse) 0 487 0 1,772 0 501 0 1,247 0 0 0 0SkodaAuto India Pvt Ltd (Fabia) 1,498 769 9,133 14,677 1,466 916 9,325 14,166 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (Indica, Indigo CS) 14,610 18,782 157,600 161,271 14,898 17,237 136,338 146,454 194 223 5,438 2,917Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Liva) 0 3,474 0 28,102 0 3,437 0 27,727 0 0 0 0Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Polo) 3,358 3,302 25,249 36,367 3,303 3,839 25,023 35,525 0 0 0 0Speciality: Fiat India Automobiles (Fiat 500) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Total 106,573 104,991 1014,250 1052,397 77,496 86,178 757,972 762,107 29,177 16,651 215,742 283,699Super Compact:Seats upto-5, Length Normally between 4000 - 4250 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 1.6 Litre Regular:
Hyundai Motor India Ltd (Accent) 3,665 2,042 33,065 30,005 1,224 580 14,111 8,314 2,220 1,498 19,711 21,660Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Verito) 1,013 1,639 10,697 16,219 1,151 1,632 8,991 16,076 0 0 1,904 0Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Dzire) 9,690 15,078 98,652 94,142 9,490 15,068 97,677 93,681 64 8 621 369Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Etios) 2,717 4,590 4,988 45,128 2,786 4,590 4,844 45,053 0 0 0 0Specialty:Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Beetle) 0 0 0 0 25 0 377 59 0 0 0 0Total 17,085 23,349 147,402 185,494 14,676 21,870 126,000 163,183 2,284 1,506 22,236 22,029Mid-Size:Seats upto-5, Length Normally between 4250 - 4500 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 1.6 LitreRegular:Ford India Pvt Ltd (Ikon, Fiesta) 1,059 2,014 17,268 19,452 1,074 1,466 16,051 18,434 0 46 1,038 687General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Aveo) 366 192 3,925 1,185 172 49 3,388 1,262 8 7 129 98Hindustan Motors Ltd (Lancer) 7 17 458 320 7 17 459 319 0 0 0 0Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (City) 3,653 6,209 44,093 28,205 3,668 6,052 43,858 31,986 8 8 54 19Hyundai Motor India Ltd (Verna) 938 4,300 19,056 45,732 1,241 4,506 19,206 45,425 0 0 0 0Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (SX4) 3,148 1,806 20,049 17,402 3,534 2,033 19,685 16,477 6 0 48 582Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (Sunny) 0 7,426 0 20,191 0 3,130 0 10,011 0 4,326 0 8,116
SkodaAuto India Pvt Ltd (Rapid) 0 2,479 0 6,504 0 2,204 0 5,970 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (Indigo, Manza) 3,940 2,689 35,213 19,562 3,612 1,782 34,800 17,270 44 27 1,345 504Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Vento) 3,679 2,701 15,618 32,835 3,548 2,174 14,407 30,159 0 0 0 0Specialty:Hindustan Motors Ltd (Ambassador) 304 250 5,803 2,316 293 159 5,729 2,088 0 0 0 0Total 17,094 30,083 161,483 193,704 17,149 23,572 157,583 179,401 66 4,414 2,614 10,010Executive:Seats upto-5, Length Normally between 4500 - 4700 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 2 LitreRegular:Fiat India Automobiles Pvt Ltd (Linea) 720 104 8,257 3,937 757 365 8,251 3,880 10 0 134 305General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Optra, Cruze) 1,022 831 10,968 10,177 1,130 810 10,408 9,898 2 0 5 26Hindustan Motors Ltd (Cedia) 11 30 136 68 12 30 170 72 0 0 0 0Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (Civic) 480 0 4,272 2,220 512 208 4,633 2,192 0 0 3 0Hyundai Motor India Ltd (Elantra) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Kizashi) 0 0 0 0 25 14 35 410 0 0 0 0Renault India Pvt Ltd (Renault FLUENCE ) 0 269 0 1,945 0 138 0 1,377 0 0 0 0SkodaAuto India Pvt Ltd (Laura) 455 325 6,134 5,400 538 370 6,007 4,869 0 0 0 0
Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Corolla) 986 972 9,751 8,025 985 996 9,754 7,987 0 0 0 0Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Jetta) 0 320 3,035 2,317 201 400 3,016 2,770 0 0 0 0
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Specialty:BMW India Pvt Ltd (3 Series) NA NA 1,065 1,172 NA NA 1,372 1,299 NA NA 0 0Hindustan Motors Ltd (EVO X) 1 0 1 4 1 1 1 10 0 0 0 0Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd (C-Class)* NA NA 1,229 1,835 NA NA 1,278 1,473 NA NA 0 0Volkswagen - Audi (A4) NA NA 0 0 NA 0 707 1,310 NA NA 0 0Total 3,675 2,851 44,848 37,100 4,161 3,332 45,634 37,547 12 0 142 331Premium:Seats upto-5, Length Normally between 4700 - 5000 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estates, Engine Displacement Normally upto 3 LitreRegular:Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (Accord) 270 0 2,084 1,230 242 94 2,230 1,170 0 0 8 4Hyundai Motor India Ltd (Sonata) 20 40 201 146 29 0 242 106 0 0 0 0Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (Teana) 0 25 0 153 14 19 231 140 0 0 0 0SkodaAuto India Pvt Ltd (Superb) 244 215 3,691 3,257 255 181 3,627 2,731 0 0 0 0Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Camry) 0 0 0 0 20 0 239 140 0 0 0 0Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Passat) 7 243 589 1,600 2 116 662 1,422 0 0 0 0
Specialty:BMW India Pvt Ltd (Gran Turismo, 5 Series) NA NA 1,273 1,976 NA NA 1,431 1,905 NA NA 0 0Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd (E-Class)* NA NA 1,015 1,633 NA NA 1,078 1,351 NA NA 0 0Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Prius) 0 0 0 0 1 0 111 7 0 0 0 0Volkswagen - Audi (A6, A7) NA NA 0 0 NA NA 488 754 0 0 0 0Total 541 523 8,853 9,995 562 410 10,339 9,726 0 0 8 4 Luxury:Seats upto-5, Length Normally Over 5000 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estates, Engine Displacement Normally upto 5 LitreRegular:BMW India Pvt Ltd (7 Series) NA NA 0 0 NA NA 307 203 NA NA 0 0Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd (S-Class)* NA NA 320 278 NA NA 272 195 NA NA 0 0Volkswagen - Audi (A8) NA NA 0 0 NA NA 5 189 NA NA 0 0Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Phaeton) 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 14 0 0 0 0Total 0 0 320 278 0 0 611 601 0 0 0 0Coupe:Roadster- 2 Doors; 2/4 Seater, retractable/firm roof(Regular:)BMW India Pvt Ltd (6 Series, Z4) NA NA 0 0 NA NA 61 35 0 0 0 0
Mercedes-Benz India (E-Coupe, E-Cabrio,CLS, CLK, SL Roadster, SLK Roadster)* NA NA 0 0 NA NA 103 74 0 0 0 0Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (370Z) 0 0 0 0 1 1 9 5 0 0 0 0Volkswagen - Audi (R8, RS5) NA NA 0 0 NA NA 5 66 NA NA 0 0Total 0 0 0 0 1 1 178 180 0 0 0 0Exotics:Upto 5 Seats, Price >Rs. 1 CroreMercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd* NA NA 0 0 NA NA 0 5 0 0 0 0Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0Total Passenger Cars 231,399 253,551 2200,602 2257,505 186,890 211,402 1780,740 1786,249 43,276 34,474 387,620 450,439B: Utility Vehicles(UVs)B: Utility Vehicles/ Sports Utility Vehicles; 2x4 or 4x4 offroad capability ; Generally ladder on frame ; 2 box ; 5 Seats or more but upto 10 SeatsUV1:Length <4400 mm, Price upto Rs.15 LakhForce Motors Ltd (Trax) 54 3 366 315 25 20 335 311 30 0 30 1Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Bolero, ST) 6,723 8,079 69,558 83,972 6,741 8,083 69,237 83,488 3 21 259 176Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Gypsy) 232 93 3,836 4,491 151 228 4,964 4,972 25 8 199 147Tata Motors Ltd (Sumo) 1,800 3,275 15,358 21,693 1,796 3,308 15,194 22,220 4 38 464 386
Total 8,809 11,450 89,118 110,471 8,713 11,639 89,730 110,991 62 67 952 710UV2:Length 4400 - 4700 mm, Price Upto Rs. 15 LakhGeneral Motors India Pvt Ltd (Tavera) 1,565 1,934 17,045 20,147 1,558 1,964 16,940 20,003 0 0 5 74International Cars & Motors Ltd (Rhino) 14 31 565 440 27 34 632 447 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindra (Scorpio,Xylo, ST, Bolero) 7,910 11,204 85,661 102,498 7,547 10,858 83,666 97,531 184 452 2,206 3,609Tata Motors Ltd (Safari, Sumo Grande) 2,504 1,744 20,069 16,150 2,359 1,761 19,370 16,129 18 1 264 105Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Innova) 4,529 6,252 48,093 50,889 4,515 6,271 48,170 50,778 0 0 0 0Total 16,552 21,165 171,433 190,124 16,006 20,888 168,778 184,888 202 453 2,475 3,788UV3:Length >4700 mm, Price Upto Rs. 15 LakhForce Motors Ltd (Trax) 287 599 2,685 4,230 256 605 2,647 4,095 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (Aria, Xenon) 41 565 1,664 3,860 183 425 2,520 3,610 0 31 0 108Total 328 1,164 4,349 8,090 439 1,030 5,167 7,705 0 31 0 108UV4:Price Between Rs. 15 to 25 LakhBMW India Pvt Ltd ( X1) NA NA 0 2,443 NA NA 0 2,016 NA NA 0 0Ford India Pvt Ltd (Endeavour) 303 4 2,767 2,153 336 23 2,811 2,226 0 0 0 0
General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Captiva) 0 0 0 0 133 25 1,512 1,081 0 0 0 0Hindustan Motors (Pajero CRZ, Outlander) 211 62 2,304 1,652 212 64 2,295 1,647 0 0 0 0
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Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (CRV) 0 0 0 0 21 100 456 318 0 0 0 0Hyundai Motor India Ltd (Santa Fe) 130 73 333 1,377 126 147 341 1,489 0 0 0 0Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Vitara) 0 0 0 0 5 2 82 23 0 0 0 0Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (X-Trail) 0 0 0 0 36 23 431 272 0 0 0 0Renault India Pvt Ltd (Koleos) 0 76 0 394 0 34 0 335 0 0 0 0SkodaAuto India Pvt Ltd (Yeti) 293 130 1,094 1,999 253 118 1,003 1,531 0 0 0 0Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Fortuner) 992 1,392 11,035 10,206 991 1,346 11,016 10,159 0 0 0 0Total 1,929 1,737 17,533 20,224 2,113 1,882 19,947 21,097 0 0 0 0UV5:Price > Rs.25 LakhBMW India Pvt Ltd (X3, X5, X6) NA NA 0 271 NA NA 256 437 NA NA 0 0Hindustan Motors Ltd (Montero) 12 39 53 107 11 33 55 103 0 0 0 0Mercedes-Benz India(ML-Class, GL-Class, RClass, G-Class)* NA NA 0 0 NA NA 197 403 NA NA 0 0 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (LC, Prado) 0 0 0 0 11 19 228 132 0 0 0 0
Volkswagen - Audi (Q5, Q7) NA NA 0 0 NA NA 687 1,062 NA NA 0 0Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Touareg) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 0Total 12 39 53 378 22 52 1,426 2,143 0 0 0 0Total Utility Vehicles(Uvs) 27,600 35,555 282,486 329,287 27,293 35,491 285,048 326,824 264 551 3,427 4,606C: Vans ; Generally 1 or 1.5 box; seats upto 5 to 10 V1:Hard tops mainly used for personal transport, Price Upto Rs. 10 LakhMaruti Suzuki India Ltd (Omni, Eeco) 14,085 13,188 148,545 132,975 13,536 13,305 146,210 131,625 166 104 1,896 1,378Tata Motors Ltd (Venture) 426 1,112 852 6,979 299 1,102 457 6,665 0 1 0 1Total 14,511 14,300 149,397 139,954 13,835 14,407 146,667 138,290 166 105 1,896 1,379V2:Soft tops mainly used as Maxi Cabs, Price Upto Rs. 10 LakhForce Motors Ltd (Trip) 49 0 276 100 28 1 204 140 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Gio, Maxximo Van) 638 2,261 1,099 23,763 310 2,411 377 23,261 0 0 0 21Tata Motors Ltd (Magic, Iris) 3,487 6,289 45,313 52,669 4,135 6,129 46,268 51,190 90 110 319 403Total 4,174 8,550 46,688 76,532 4,473 8,541 46,849 74,591 90 110 319 424Total Vans 18,685 22,850 196,085 216,486 18,308 22,948 193,516 212,881 256 215 2,215 1,803Total Passenger Vehicles (PVs) 277,684 311,956 2679,173 2803,278 232,491 269,841 2259,304 2325,954 43,796 35,240 393,262 456,848II Commercial Vehicles (CVs)
M&HCVsA: Passenger CarriersA1: Max. Mass exceeding 7.5 tonnes but not exceeding 12 tonnes (M3 (B1) )(b) : No. of seats including driver exceeding 13 (M3 (B2) )Ashok Leyland Ltd 60 233 1,404 1,911 111 183 1,369 2,033 29 28 207 223Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 4 16 360 133 15 0 418 7 0 0 0 0SML Isuzu Ltd 270 497 3,110 2,916 259 317 2,738 2,782 0 0 4 5Tata Motors Ltd 354 103 4,973 4,722 312 526 5,032 5,238 55 49 532 592VE CVs – Eicher 190 341 1,951 2,821 165 176 2,059 2,620 0 5 117 133Total A1 878 1,190 11,798 12,503 862 1,202 11,616 12,680 84 82 865 953A2: Max. Mass exceeding 12 but not exceeding 16.2 tonnes (M3 (C))(b) : No. of seats including driver exceeding 13(M3 (C2))Ashok Leyland Ltd 1,690 2,380 21,360 20,467 1,527 1,840 16,744 15,787 469 625 4,178 4,278JCBL Ltd 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0SML Isuzu Ltd 5 6 68 76 3 0 57 60 0 0 0 0
Tata Motors Ltd 1,252 706 16,177 13,122 1,133 1,922 13,506 13,288 192 231 4,191 2,920VE CVs - Eicher 37 71 202 866 18 104 130 743 8 13 61 119Volvo Buses India Pvt. Ltd. 18 28 245 244 14 27 248 234 2 0 2 0Total A2 3,002 3,191 38,052 34,776 2,695 3,893 30,685 30,113 671 869 8,432 7,317A3 : No. of seats including driver exceeding 13 and max. mass exceeding 16.2 tonnes (M3 (D))Passenger Carrier (D)Volvo Buses India Pvt. Ltd. 31 45 253 389 29 41 248 384 4 3 4 5Total A3 31 45 253 389 29 41 248 384 4 3 4 5Total M&HCVs(Passenger Carriers) 3,911 4,426 50,103 47,668 3,586 5,136 42,549 43,177 759 954 9,301 8,275B: Goods Carriers(c) Max Mass Exceeding 7.5 tonnes but not exceeding 10 tonnesAshok Leyland Ltd 46 197 429 875 44 60 381 397 0 0 137 86SML Isuzu Ltd 239 313 2,708 3,091 248 353 2,548 2,740 0 30 131 333Tata Motors Ltd 740 840 6,151 6,646 1,044 829 7,559 8,665 140 31 629 516VE CVs – Eicher 826 879 9,987 10,966 910 989 9,977 10,475 60 21 405 203Total 1,851 2,229 19,275 21,578 2,246 2,231 20,465 22,277 200 82 1,302 1,138
(d) Max Mass Exceeding 10 tonnes but not exceeding 12 tonnesAshok Leyland Ltd 273 371 2,215 3,544 201 390 2,003 3,206 49 33 171 227
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SML Isuzu Ltd 251 160 1,557 1,600 212 114 1,396 1,534 0 0 47 3Tata Motors Ltd 1,008 1,041 12,048 12,600 1,468 2,087 14,888 20,058 192 94 1,639 1130VE CVs – Eicher 1,100 1,317 10,275 12,861 1,170 1,465 10,113 12,305 0 5 199 162Total 2,632 2,889 26,095 30,605 3,051 4,056 28,400 37,103 241 132 2,056 1,522Total 4,483 5,118 45,370 52,183 5,297 6,287 48,865 59,380 441 214 3,358 2,660B2: Max. Mass not exceeding 16.2 tonnes (N3 (A))(a) : Max. mass exceeding 12 tonnes but not exceeding 16.2 tonnes ( N3 (A1) )Ashok Leyland Ltd 1,915 2,331 18,446 20,883 1,770 1,631 13,646 15,220 213 521 3,876 4,810SML Isuzu Ltd 1 25 3 57 0 6 0 30 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd 5,209 6,582 46,125 60,090 4,064 3,609 35,356 35,479 532 554 5,376 5,760VE CVs – Eicher 474 524 3,572 5,139 407 278 2,987 4,058 57 25 516 501Total B2 7,599 9,462 68,146 86,169 6,241 5,524 51,989 54,787 802 1,100 9,768 11,071 B3: Max Mass exceeding 16.2 tonnes - Rigid Vehicles (N3 (B1) )(a) Max. mass exceeding 16.2 tonnes but not exceeding 25 tonnes
Ashok Leyland Ltd 1,811 1,682 22,036 16,234 2,432 1,412 20,529 15,195 21 0 195 681Asia Motor Works Ltd 522 580 4,954 7,955 545 628 5,145 7,728 0 0 0 0Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 27 140 601 999 68 112 212 1,122 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd 4,875 4,368 51,331 49,601 4,641 3,892 49,853 44,492 162 176 2,129 1,873VE CVs – Eicher 73 179 695 1,252 86 79 693 1,041 0 0 4 8VE CVs – Volvo 0 0 1 6 0 0 12 7 0 0 0 0Total 7,308 6,949 79,618 76,047 7,772 6,123 76,444 69,585 183 176 2,328 2,562(b) Max. mass exceeding 25 tonnesAshok Leyland Ltd 1,667 2,041 9,745 13,053 1,583 1,897 9,381 13,077 0 0 0 0Asia Motor Works Ltd 50 130 183 653 58 74 155 515 0 0 0 0Daimler India Commercial Vehicles 0 0 188 120 0 0 103 85 0 0 0 0Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 169 349 747 1,220 103 331 398 1,427 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd 4,810 5,811 42,079 55,086 3,543 4,748 26,024 39,808 38 9 351 268VE CVs – Eicher 110 252 627 1,486 93 232 593 1,408 0 0 0 0VE CVs – Volvo 64 0 819 348 56 17 786 390 0 0 0 0Total 6,870 8,583 54,388 71,966 5,436 7,299 37,440 56,710 38 9 351 268
Total B3 14,178 15,532 134,006 148,013 13,208 13,422 113,884 126,295 221 185 2,679 2,830B4: Max. Mass exceeding 16.2 tonnes- Haulage Tractor (Tractor-Semi Trailer/Trailer) (N3 (B2) )(a) Max. mass exceeding 16.2 tonnes but not exceeding 26.4 tonnesAshok Leyland Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 433 104Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 50 433 104 (b) Max. mass exceeding 26.4 tonnes but not exceeding 35.2 tonnesAshok Leyland Ltd 650 351 3,675 2,430 668 339 3,717 2,408 0 20 76 164Tata Motors Ltd 0 722 791 1,493 643 683 7,480 7,266 0 5 0 11Total 650 1,073 4,466 3,923 1,311 1,022 11,197 9,674 0 25 76 175(c) Mass mass exceeding 35.2 tonnes but not exceeding 40 tonnesAshok Leyland Ltd 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17 0Asia Motor Works Ltd 58 19 491 417 68 8 476 398 0 0 0 0Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 5 54 38 456 9 54 15 430 0 0 0 0Total 63 73 531 873 77 62 493 828 0 0 17 0(d) Max. Mass exceeding 40 tonnes but not exceeding 49 tonnesAshok Leyland Ltd 266 196 2,375 1,761 312 236 2,333 1,859 2 0 17 0
Asia Motor Works Ltd 12 21 176 193 19 37 201 186 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd 0 209 825 4,326 784 1,036 9,091 10,748 0 0 0 2VE CVs – Eicher 19 8 110 112 42 5 123 94 0 0 0 0Total 297 434 3,486 6,392 1,157 1,314 11,748 12,887 2 0 17 2(e) Max. Mass exceeding 49 tonnes and aboveAshok Leyland Ltd 346 181 1,762 1,344 306 136 1,798 1,529 0 0 0 0VE CVs – Volvo 27 3 138 183 24 6 134 193 0 0 0 0Total 373 184 1,900 1,527 330 142 1,932 1,722 0 0 0 0Total B4 1,383 1,764 10,383 12,715 2,875 2,540 25,370 25,111 2 75 543 281Total M&HCVs(Goods Carriers) 27,643 31,876 257,905 299,080 27,621 27,773 240,108 265,573 1,466 1,574 16,348 16,842Total M&HCVs 31,554 36,302 308,008 346,748 31,207 32,909 282,657 308,750 2,225 2,528 25,649 25,117LCVsA: Passenger CarriersA1: Max. Mass upto 5 tonnes(a) : No. of seats including driver exceeding 13 ( M2 (A2) )Force Motors Ltd 663 760 7,456 10,170 648 1,026 7,296 9,674 16 0 112 125
Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 202 61 2,680 1,152 190 195 2,680 2,402 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd 330 425 3,399 4,656 373 376 4,406 4,533 13 16 210 167Total A1 1,195 1,246 13,535 15,978 1,211 1,597 14,382 16,609 29 16 322 292
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A2: Max. Mass exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 7.5 tonnes (M3 (A) )(b) : No. of seats including driver exceeding 13 ( M3 (A2) )Ashok Leyland Ltd 64 47 849 1,190 30 45 583 353 33 75 143 714Force Motors Ltd 0 0 153 24 0 2 144 52 5 0 5 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 13Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 106 348 1,407 3,009 70 77 1,332 1,595 0 0 0 0SML Isuzu Ltd 166 164 2,447 3,043 287 254 2,645 2,784 5 0 35 19Tata Motors Ltd 1,054 838 13,014 13,273 857 1,122 11,414 11,465 202 204 2,132 3,364VE CVs – Eicher 365 495 2,490 3,062 197 318 2,080 2,823 10 30 406 189Total A2 1,755 1,892 20,360 23,601 1,441 1,818 18,198 19,072 255 309 2,728 4,299B2: Max. Mass upto 5 tonnes(a) : No. of seats including driver not exceeding 13 (M2 (A1) )Force Motors Ltd 469 495 4,529 5,431 464 583 4,487 5,335 4 0 8 5Hindustan Motors Ltd 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
Tata Motors Ltd 150 165 1,784 1,291 206 116 2,704 2,461 0 0 40 5Total B2 619 660 6,313 6,724 670 699 7,191 7,796 4 0 48 10Total LCVs( Passenger Carriers) 3,569 3,798 40,208 46,303 3,322 4,114 39,771 43,477 288 325 3,098 4,601B: Goods Carriers: (a) Mini Truck Segment-Max Mass not exceeding 2 tonnesForce Motors Ltd 89 0 1,178 696 27 38 1,004 385 0 0 32 0Hindustan Motors Ltd. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 3,782 5,309 38,536 55,322 4,264 4,488 38,549 49,157 0 420 379 4,972Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd 755 724 8,487 10,258 900 593 8,444 9,992 0 0 18 17Tata Motors Ltd 16,000 24,480 146,176 196,293 13,450 19,352 123,838 165,563 2,000 2,667 18,605 23,435Total 20,626 30,513 194,377 262,569 18,641 24,471 171,835 225,097 2,000 3,087 19,034 28,424(b) Pick Ups -Max Mass exceeding 2 but not exceeding 3.5 tonnesAshok Leyland Ltd 0 1,633 0 5,534 0 1,582 0 5,382 0 0 0 0Force Motors Ltd 736 447 5,398 4,935 499 474 4,850 4,902 54 4 70 94Hindustan Motors Ltd 1 3 319 163 12 6 201 164 0 0 0 25Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 5,816 7,904 65,567 80,324 5,329 6,623 55,142 65,559 1,031 1701 9,651 14,180Tata Motors Ltd 2,700 2,508 20,168 35,781 1,605 2,456 12,491 20,667 207 230 3,074 4,259
Total 9,253 12,495 91,452 126,737 7,445 11,141 72,784 96,674 1,292 1,935 12,795 18,558(a) Max Mass Exceeding 3.5 tonnes but not exceeding 6 tonsAshok Leyland Ltd. 0 0 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Force Motors Ltd 150 165 1,311 1,389 119 118 1,277 1,301 16 1 29 18Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 26 0 251 114Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 466 525 5,065 5,357 421 445 4,916 5,096 0 0 0 0SML Isuzu Ltd 4 6 23 78 3 1 21 66 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd 2,238 3,243 25,318 33,123 2,516 2,563 23,381 26,800 231 342 3,062 5,159VE CVs – Eicher 49 62 902 1,041 52 71 717 1,031 0 13 55 216Total 2,907 4,001 32,619 40,995 3,111 3,198 30,312 34,294 273 356 3,397 5,507(b) Max Mass Exceeding 6 tonnes but not exceeding 7.5 tonnesAshok Leyland Ltd 0 0 24 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 35 37 263 316 24 41 227 225 0 0 0 0SML Isuzu Ltd 214 130 1,498 1,613 146 122 1,039 1,130 42 20 454 404Tata Motors Ltd 898 996 5,386 7,169 356 426 3,734 4,844 64 29 490 654VE CVs – Eicher 659 547 5,393 6,073 523 469 3,800 4,626 118 138 1,000 1,221
Total 1,806 1,710 12,564 15,181 1,049 1,058 8,801 10,825 224 187 1,944 2,279Total LCVs( Goods Carriers) 34,592 48,719 331,012 445,482 30,246 39,868 283,732 366,890 3,789 5,565 37,170 54,768Total LCVs 38,161 52,517 371,220 491,785 33,568 43,982 323,503 410,367 4,077 5,890 40,268 59,369Total Commercial Vehicles 69,715 88,819 679,228 838,533 64,775 76,891 606,160 719,117 6,302 8,418 65,917 84,486III Three Wheelers A: Passenger CarrierA1:No. of seats Including driver not exceeding 4 & Max.Mass not exceeding 1 tonneAtul Auto Limited 1,066 1,326 9,558 12,786 1,021 1,178 9,330 12,412 16 0 233 216Bajaj Auto Ltd 37,283 43,443 395,188 468,779 18,618 16,397 184,118 178,459 20,921 24,685 215,531 294,950Force Motors Ltd 0 0 0 0 4 0 10 11 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 4,183 4,328 40,509 49,086 3,802 3,541 38,727 44,930 141 24 2,109 2,864Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd 13,654 11,987 144,137 134,098 12,993 10,009 129,279 116,602 1,595 1,744 15,663 17,223Scooters India Ltd 407 397 3,665 4,653 440 443 3,709 4,459 0 0 0 0TVS Motor Company Ltd 3,718 2,201 35,685 37,377 1,850 1,305 20,847 13,071 2,362 1,760 14,586 24,415Total 60,311 63,682 628,742 706,779 38,728 32,873 386,020 369,944 25,035 28,213 248,122 339,668A2:No. of seats Including driver exceeding 4 but not exceeding 7 & Max.Mass not exceeding 1.5 tonnesForce Motors Ltd 17 97 101 462 0 0 26 0 0 56 84 546
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 0 0 908 0 0 0 738 209 0 0 0 0Scooters India Ltd 252 336 2,613 2,872 318 356 2,502 3,086 0 0 0 0
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Total 269 433 3,622 3,334 318 356 3,266 3,295 0 56 84 546Total Passenger Carrier 60,580 64,115 632,364 710,113 39,046 33,229 389,286 373,239 25,035 28,269 248,206 340,214B: Goods CarrierB1: Max. mass not exceeding 1 tonneAtul Auto Limited 862 1,401 7,800 11,873 871 1,333 7,830 11,772 0 0 6 26Bajaj Auto Ltd 693 765 4,077 7,097 678 734 3,712 7,079 0 0 174 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 1,209 1,436 10,912 13,951 1,026 1,212 10,676 12,974 26 8 237 568Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd 5,817 4,891 56,455 54,814 5,749 4,477 55,668 53,441 24 198 853 1,107Scooters India Ltd 486 443 4,246 5,380 346 536 3,789 5,263 0 0 0 0Total 9,067 8,936 83,490 93,115 8,670 8,292 81,675 90,529 50 206 1,270 1,701B2: OthersForce Motors Ltd 0 0 15 0 0 0 106 0 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 636 315 6,397 4,252 897 358 6,232 4,238 0 0 0 0Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd 39 12 147 183 0 0 0 0 30 0 138 174
Scooters India Ltd 235 352 2,119 2,873 265 363 2,214 2,969 0 0 0 0Total 910 679 8,678 7,308 1,162 721 8,552 7,207 30 0 138 174Total Goods Carrier 9,977 9,615 92,168 100,423 9,832 9,013 90,227 97,736 80 206 1,408 1,875Total Three Wheelers 70,557 73,730 724,532 810,536 48,878 42,242 479,513 470,975 25,115 28,475 249,614 342,089IV Two wheelersA: Scooter/Scooterettee : Wheel size less than or equal to 12’’A1: Engine Capacity less than 75 ccMahindra Two Wheelers Ltd 182 0 11,329 3,527 798 234 26,099 21,299 0 0 0 6TVS Motor Company Ltd 1,576 479 17,311 13,525 1,546 625 19,391 13,379 0 0 0 0Total 1,758 479 28,640 17,052 2,344 859 45,490 34,678 0 0 0 6A2: Engine Capacity 75 cc and above but less than 125 ccBajaj Auto Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 0Hero MotoCorp Ltd 35,179 43,816 323,260 415,292 33,025 39,464 307,259 379,051 1,904 2,744 16,242 32,555Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India 75,788 122,959 826,538 1107,413 78,747 122,386 813,250 1086,490 1,034 596 12,568 18,436Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd 12,826 9,434 148,262 126,961 11,838 8,121 119,622 100,469 88 336 1,514 2,395Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd 22,800 32,635 209,065 258,177 22,937 32,373 209,038 257,490 44 0 144 139
TVS Motor Company Ltd 41,471 39,193 397,091 472,707 36,569 34,171 375,017 446,700 2,220 1,897 14,943 29,621Total 188,064 248,037 1904,216 2380,550 183,116 236,515 1824,213 2270,200 5,290 5,573 45,411 83,146Total Scooter/Scooterettee 189,822 248,516 1932,856 2397,602 185,460 237,374 1869,703 2304,878 5,290 5,573 45,411 83,152B: Motor cycles/Step- Throughs : Big Wheel size more than 12’’B2: Engine Capacity 75 cc and above but less than 125 ccBajaj Auto Ltd 154,114 168,551 1660,018 1877,620 95,951 90,158 1049,932 1040,906 58,436 65,963 601,207 766,684Hero MotoCorp Ltd 405,728 450,308 4249,891 4996,221 395,265 443,324 4154,191 4876,006 6,298 9,079 93,732 105,386Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India 15,842 15,450 175,608 177,238 11,809 12,567 153,262 140,836 4,550 2,796 24,547 35,523India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd 4,682 6,124 64,782 72,049 3,991 4,494 63,007 58,174 864 1,386 7,695 11,602TVS Motor Company Ltd 37,747 45,068 546,303 513,428 35,651 36,130 432,510 430,116 11,146 7,475 95,486 109,826Total 618,113 685,501 6696,602 7636,556 542,667 586,673 5852,902 6546,038 81,294 86,699 822,667 1029,021B3: Engine Capacity 125 cc and above but less than 250 ccBajaj Auto Ltd 134,041 141,743 1437,080 1653,371 109,194 113,761 1144,590 1315,341 23,076 32,079 316,922 410,499Hero MotoCorp Ltd 36,473 29,619 317,194 312,732 34,663 27,670 303,479 300,671 900 1,184 11,689 13,236Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India 48,096 67,686 504,242 591,171 42,205 62,445 447,572 541,638 7,367 4,802 57,201 48,261India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd 28,689 37,501 262,059 388,611 19,380 22,553 188,701 267,412 8,798 12,219 70,545 105,725
Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd 5,657 4,796 45,592 54,546 5,624 4,396 45,031 46,527 132 559 588 6,282TVS Motor Company Ltd 15,199 19,252 224,911 261,364 16,999 12,937 142,060 142,528 7,666 6,477 87,133 92,898Total 268,155 300,597 2791,078 3261,795 228,065 243,762 2271,433 2614,117 47,939 57,320 544,078 676,901B4: Engine Capacity 250 cc and aboveBajaj Auto Ltd 0 0 0 128 0 0 0 127 0 0 0 0H-D Motor Company India Pvt Ltd 0 116 0 689 0 108 0 626 0 0 0 0Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India 13 398 13 15,699 1 98 32 14,541 0 357 0 1,079India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd 0 0 0 0 13 3 54 92 0 0 0 0Royal Enfield (Unit of Eicher Ltd) 5,575 8,005 51,074 74,250 5,259 7,549 48,523 69,902 296 242 2,196 2,642Total 5,588 8,519 51,087 90,766 5,273 7,758 48,609 85,288 296 599 2,196 3,721Total Motor cycles/Step- Throughs 891,856 994,617 9538,767 10989,117 776,005 838,193 8172,944 9245,443 129,529 144,618 1368,941 1709,643C: Mopeds: Engine capacity less than 75 cc & with fixed transmission, big wheelsize> 12’’Engine Capacity<75 cc MopedsTVS Motor Company Ltd 61,334 71,473 639,132 712,561 60,761 68,933 633,259 702,041 642 351 5,970 9,016Total Mopeds 61,334 71,473 639,132 712,561 60,761 68,933 633,259 702,041 642 351 5,970 9,016
Total Two wheelers 1143,012 1314,606 12110,755 14099,280 1022,226 1144,500 10675,906 12252,362 135,461 150,542 1420,322 1801,811Grand Total of All Categories 1560,968 1789,111 16193,688 18551,627 1368,370 1533,474 14020,883 15768,408 210,674 222,675 2129,115 2685,234
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