Testing & Certification of Testing & Certification of New VehiclesNew Vehicles

April 28th 2005by

Mr K E Takavale, Member SIAM Working Group on CMVR &

General Manager, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd

IntroductionIntroductionIn most countries, it is necessary for a vehicle model to be

approved for compliance to regulations before it is allowed to be registered and used on roads.These cover:Environmental requirements eg: emission, noise, electromagnetic interference.Active safety requirements. (These are the needs to reduce the chances of an accident eg.: brakes, lights & signalling devices and so on)Passive safety requirements. (These are the needs to reduce the chances of injury to passenger and road user in case an accident occurs eg: seat belts, crash requirements, helmets and so on)Others such as Gradeability, anti-theft devices etc.

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Type Approval Procedure Type Approval Procedure --Country SpecificCountry Specific

Type Approval

Approved by Self Certification byAuto Manufacturers

Approved by Government Agency

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Self Certification Self Certification or Type Approvalor Type Approval

Self certification:– Effective where Consumer Protection Laws are

strong and vehicle user has legal means to be compensated in case of accidents due to defective design of vehicles.

– Practice followed in USA for active and passive safety regulations

USA follows type approval method for emission.

Type approval is followed by most of countries including India.

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Type Approval AgencyType Approval Agency

PUNE

ARABIANSEA

BAY OFBENGAL

National Test Agency• ARAI - Automotive Research Association of India, Pune• VRDE – Vehicle Research & Development Establishment, Ahmednagar• CFMTTI –Central Farming Machinery Testing & Training Institute

(For Agri Tractors), Budni• IIP – Indian Institute of Petroleum (For Emissions), Dehradun• CIRT – Central Institute of Road Transport (For Tyres), Pune

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What is Type Approval? (Homologation)

National Type ApprovalNational Type Approval(CMVR APPROVAL)

Documentation Component (Part)Type Approval

Whole VehicleType Approval

SpecificationComponentTestReports

Type Approval Certificate(CMVR Compliance)

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Certification Process in IndiaCertification Process in India

- Verification/Testing of- Specification- Safety Parts- Vehicle

Testing AgencyComponent Manufacturer

Veh Manufacturer

Type Approval Certificate(CMVR Compliance)

Specifications

Vehicle

Parts &Components

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Standard Type Approval ScheduleStandard Type Approval Schedule(for vehicle)

Parts SupplierVehManufacturerWhole Vehicle Approval

Parts/ ComponentApproval

DESCRIPTION RESP

Month

Testing &Certification

Part Approval

State Transport Approval VehManufacturer

1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8

Launch

Transport CommissionerApproval

1. Generally Type Approval needs approximately 6 months.

2. Manufacturer starts approval process 8 months before launch (registration) of model

3. Type Approval procedure is applicable for Indian, as well as Imported Vehicles.

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Conformity of Production Conformity of Production (COP)(COP)

The manufacturer ensures that:

– Every vehicle produced is in conformance with the details of specification based on which Type Approval is granted by Test Agency.

– Every vehicle produced conforms to provisions of applicable CMVR rules.

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TSC AISC/TED SIAM MoRT&HSAFETY/EMISSION

AUTO/COMPINDUSTRY

Discussion

New Regulation

requirementNew Std

requirement

Discussion &Further

action plan

ConsolidatedopinionStandard

Finalisation

Further discussionon feedback

Information

Final discussion-decide implementation

timing-conclusion on draft notification

Formulation of draft standard Feedback

DiscussionFeedback

OTHER FACTORS INFLUENCING ENVIRONMENT REGULATION

Supreme Court

EPCA & EnvIronmentalists

FINAL NOTIFICATION

Draft Notification

Regulation (CMVR Rule)Regulation (CMVR Rule)Making ProcessMaking Process

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Regulation Formulation ProcessRegulation Formulation ProcessCommittee’s Involved

New Regulation(Rule, Standard)

TSC-CMVRTechnical Standing Committee for Central Motor Vehicles Rules

AISAutomotive Industries Standard making committee

SIAM (Society of Auto Manufacturers Association)

- Working Group - Technical Committee - Safety

- Emission

Private Govt

TSC-EmissionTechnical Standing Committee for Emission

TEDTransportation Engineering Division

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Regulation Formulation ProcessRegulation Formulation ProcessCommitteeCommittee’’s Involveds Involved

Involvement of Govt Ministry in TSC –CMVR:• Ministry of Shipping, Road Transport & Highways• Ministry of Petroleum & Natural Gas• Ministry of Environment & Forests• Ministry of Heavy Industries & Public EnterprisesInvolvement of Test Agencies• ARAI• VRDE• CIRTInvolvement of Industry• Automobile Industry• Auto component Industry

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New CMVR Regulations

1st April 2005 (New Models)1st April 2006 (All Models)

Interior Fitting for M1 {IS : 15223-2002}

1st April 2005Spray Suppression system {AIS-013}

1st April 2005Interior Noise {AIS 020}

1st October 2005Performance requirements of lamps, Gas discharge headlamps {AIS 012 for 4-Wheelers}

1st April 2005Performance requirements of lamps, Gas discharge headlamps {AIS 010 for 2&3 Wheelers}

1st April 2005Standards for Battery operated vehicles (AIS 038, AIS 039, AIS 040, AIS 041, AIS 049)

1st October 2005Head Lamp leveling Device

1st April 2005 Plastic fuel tank {Permeability Test}

1st April 2005Windscreen wiping for three wheelers {AIS 045}

1st October 2005Automotive Vehicles – Flammability Requirements. {IS 15061-2002}

1st April 2005 (for 2&3 Wheeler)1st October 2005 (for 4 Wheeler)

Automotive filament and gas discharge bulbs {AIS-034}Implementation Date Subject

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