Auto Monitor - 20 August 2012

Auto Monitorwww.amonline.in20 August 2012Vol. 12 No. 26 24 Pages ` 50

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Merc sees bigger pie from small citiesPeter Honegg, MD & CEO of Mercedes-Benz India

INTERVIEW

Pg 8Pg 10NEW MATERIALSFOCUS

MSIL Manesar plant to resume production

Violence-torn Manesar plant of Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL),

will reopen on August 21 after a month-long lockout, said Chairman, RC Bhargava. Initially, the operations will resume with around 300 work-ers and would produce about 150 cars a day and gradually ramp up the production.

MSIL had announced a lockout on July 21 when a senior official from the HR department was killed and several others were injured in a violent confrontation between management and the workers. The plant employs 3,300 employees of which, 1,528 are permanent.

The car maker has decided to terminate up to 500 workers for their involvement in the violence. However, this number could go up depending on the internal investigation of the company as it has estimated up to 800 work-ers to be involved in the act. MSIL will stop employing contract workers in its production line when it starts fresh recruitment from September.

The disparity in the salaries of the contract and regular employees has been seen as one of the major reasons for discontent among the workers. Production will restart under brisk secu-rity arrangements with 500 Haryana Police personnel beside company’s own 100 security per-sonnel apart from 40 personal security officers. H

eav y truck sales continue on their downward direction with sales falling

by around 18 percent during the April-July period to touch 71,456 units as compared to 87,037 units, according to the latest data available from the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). The goods carriers have been fall-ing for the past three months

and industry players have been bracing up for a slowdown in truck sales and do not expect the scenario to improve in the near term.

“Slowdown in the industrial activity is creating uncertain-ty for f leet owners and hence they are unwilling to expand or upgrade their truck f leet. The slowdown in medium and heavy duty trucks was expect-ed since late last year and CV industry has been gearing up for the slowdown in a way,” said Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Sriram Transport Finance Co, Umesh Revankar, a vehicle finance service provider.

Tata Motors appeared to be amongst the biggest loser in the CV segment its heavy truck sales in July falling to 11,015 units as compared to 14,173 units in the corresponding month last year. Mahindra Navistar Automotive (MNAL) managed to stay in the positive territory and grow its sales, albeit on a lower base, from 136 units to 324 units

in the month of July. MNAL cumulative sales for this fiscal touched 916 units for this fiscal as compared to 644 units in the corresponding period last year.

Market players expect the sales to continue on the down-ward trend in the coming months

in the absence of any major posi-tive momentum on the demand side or attractive interest rate scenario. New product introduc-tion and easier finance options could contribute to improving market sentiments and recovery in sales.

Ta lbros Automotive Components (TACL) recently signed an equal joint venture with

Japan-based Marugo Rubber Industries Ltd to manufacture anti-vibration components for automotive applications.

The joint venture company would undertake the business of designing, development and manufacturing of rubber to metal bonded anti-vibration products including suspension bushes, engine mounts, strut mounts and hoses for the automotive OEM segment.

Business TransferAs a part of the JV agreement,

rubber business owned by TACL is likely to be transferred to the proposed joint venture company to be owned by Marugo Rubber

Industries Ltd, Japan (50 percent + one share) and the company (50 percent-one share).

The company declined to share any details on the devel-opment. “We will share details of the JV only after we have a plant ready for it,” a company official told Auto Monitor.

Marugo Rubber Industries, based in Kurashiki, Japan designs and manufactures rubber prod-ucts such as anti vibration products, bushes and rubber hoses for several OEMs such as Suzuki, Mitsubishi, Fuso, Isuzu and Nissan.

Talbros Group has been actively scouting for global part-ners in different areas within the automotive sector in recent months. TACL has signed an equal JV with the global auto-motive systems and components supplier, Sistemi Sospensioni SpA, a subsidiary of Italy’s Magneti Marelli for manufac-

turing steering and suspension components. Another group company, QH Talbros, which manufactures steering and sus-pension components, entered into a technical alliance agree-ment with the Japanese ball joint manufacturer, Musashi Auto Parts. The Japanese company, which manufactures camshaft, transmission and gear com-ponents apart from ball joint will help the Indian partner in design, development, testing of prototypes and give the process for mass manufacturing.

Inorganic GrowthThe gasket division of the

group had earlier signed a technical assistance agree-ment with Sanwa Packaging Industry Company, Japan, for obtaining technical know-how for the manufacturing of heat shields for automotives and related applications.

The group has recently set up a plant in Chennai for manufacturing steering and sus-pension to cater to the needs of Daimler’s new project, Bharat Benz for which, it claims to be the single source supplier for all chassis parts.

Truck sales on downtrend, sentiments may take time to revive

Talbros in JV with Marugo, Japan

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Top 5 Car Makers

Company Jul-11 Jul-12 Change

Maruti 66,504 71,024 6.80%

Tata Motors 21,692 32,730 50.89%

Hyundai 25,642 27,585 7.58%

M&M 19,825 24,978 25.99%

TKM 13,592 14,574 7.22%

Top 5 Car Exporters

Company Jul-11 Jul-12 Change

Hyundai 24,025 25,260 5.14%

Maruti 8,796 11,210 27.44%

Nissan 11,195 6,127 -45.27%

Ford 3192 2087 -34.62%

Tata Motors 751 709 -5.59%

* Source: SIAM/ ** Excluding exports/ *** all sub segments considered/ ^ excluding MRPL

DATA MONITOR

Talbros Group has been actively

scouting for global partners within the automotive sector

recently. It has also signed a JV

with, Sistemi Sospensioni for manufacturing

steerings & suspension components

The slowdown in the industrial

activity is creating uncertainty for

fleet owners and hence they

are unwilling to expand or upgrade their truck fleet— Umesh Revankar

Weekly

The hardships or pain of adverse development is reduced when the expectation or the anticipation of it happening goes up. This is true of the domes-tic commercial vehicle market that has been on a

declining trend over the past few months. Reduction in goods movement has meant lesser demand

for new trucks. This has been the case since late last year and the downtrend in demand has only intensified in the recent months. Data of the successive months reveals that medium and heavy duty trucks are losing momentum and if the industry watchers are to be believed, sales is unlikely to see any revival in the coming months.

Interestingly, the segment is also seeing entry of newer players indicating long term robustness as well as scope for powerful and superior products. It may be a matter of time before volumes get back on track for heavy trucks.

Compared to the previous downturn in 2008, the cur-rent one seems deep-seated but well anticipated and hence ‘manageable’. Most manufacturers are bracing up for the downturn with lifejacket to boot. The inventory pile up has been avoided with reduced shifts and regular maintenance related shutdowns. Prolonged production cuts have been avoided, at least to date.

Manufacturers are hoping to see signs of revival including pick-up in industrial activity, attractive (and upgradable) products, better financing terms and most importantly, support from dealers in terms of managing inventory and keeping buyers’ interest going.

Though it may be early to pronounce this downturn as cyclical or secular, these are hard times for the CV sector and any measure for revival of the demand would be welcome.

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QUOTESStuart Rowley, Vice President & Controller, Ford on the company’s European operations to Bloomberg

RC Bhargava, Maruti Chairman, on terminations of workers from Manesar facility to The Times of India

“Cost alone cannot get us to where we need to be”

“If more people are identified (as being involved in the violence), more notices will go out. This cannot be ruled out”

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Fraunhofer Institute working on glass panes for enhanced transparency 10Fraunhofer Institute researchers have worked with industry partners to develop a coating for panes of glass that lets through more light

Fluidic Hyundai Elantra launched at `12.51 lakh 09Hyundai Motor India has launched the fifth generation of its entry level D segment sedan, Elantra in India at `12.51 lakh for petrol and `12.91 lakh for base diesel version

Aston Martin unveils Vanquish 11Performance Cars will sell Aston Martin Vanquish priced from `3.85 crore featuring the next generation of the VH architecture and upgraded six litre V12 engine

HMIL extends alliance with Shell as preferred supplier 11Hyundai Motor India has extended strategic agreement with Shell Lubricants, as its preferred lubricants supplier for next three years

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Ford envisions electric future with $135M investment 16Ford is doubling its battery-testing capabilities and consolidating its electrification resources as part of a $135 million investment

Honda to unveil all-new Accord shortly 16Honda plans to unveil its new Accord sedan with a new engine and transmission at Ohio factory

Firestone opens new facility in Tianjin 17Firestone Industrial Products expanded its global air spring presence with the addition of a new manufacturing facility in Tianjin, China

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Aman Mehtani, MD, Allevard-IAI Suspensions Mehtani has had a successful stint as an entrepreneur in the auto component sector and is hoping to make his latest venture with Sogefi Group as another good expereince

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820 AUGUST 2012

I N T E R V I E W

Why aren’t you starting assembly of B Class in India?

You (companies like us) are always in the situation like this. We will not increase the price because we are bringing it as CBU or CKD units. You have a choice—either you bring in CBU right now or come later as CKD. The CKD will be more complicat-ed primarily as the mother plants that make the B Class in Hungary and Germany are already over-booked; globally we have 30,000 more orders than our plants can produce. So till the time that demand comes down and these plants have enough time to invest in the CKD capacity as they have to pack the cars, only then can we get the cars and assemble them here.

Will the B class that you are to bring to India have the same 1.6 litre petrol engine?

In the beginning we will bring the petrol and then diesel vari-ant. However, the car which we will bring here will not be exactly the same that is being sold in the international market. The latter has manual transmission, while the one to be launched here will

have an automatic transmission.

How do you plan to position the B class in India?

We are bringing this vehi-cle in a segment which was untapped till today. This is neither SUV nor MPV—it is something in between. Price positioning-wise we will bring it in the range of `25 lakh if the rupee remains stable. According to my knowledge, currently there is no competition in the premium segment.

What kind of market potential do you weigh in this segment?

First of all, it would be niche like our SLK and stuff like that. And how big that market is, I really don’t know. I think by 2014, when diesel along with other fac-tors are in place, we will be able to sell two digit units a month.

Do you see it as a volume driver?

B class will be contributing a minor percentage of total sales but once the SUV and A Class are launched then we will complete the portfolio and in long run will

contribute 30 to 35 percent of total sales.

What kind of volume will encourage you to consider local assembling of the B Class?

The question for me is not when to go into CKD or SKD. The question for us is when do we get 10,000 units a year?

What is your reaction to the current sluggish market scenario?

I don’t think there is a slow-down yet, but there might be in the future. The US is doing very well. In Europe, half is doing well, and half is not doing well. China is showing signs of calming down but has not reached there.

What are your growth pro-jections for the coming year?

We were very bullish at the beginning of 2012. We thought we could grow by two digits. We hope to grow faster in 2013 than we grew in 2012 as we will have new products.

There has been a trend that Tier II, Tier III cities are contrib-uting more to the sales. Can you share the development?

We are going to Tier II, III, IV cities. We have been going to the small cities to showcase the vehi-cle for a couple of days. Cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Pune, Chennai, all together were con-tributing 90 percent of sales five years ago and rest were from the smaller cities. But now, I would say, these cities’ contribution may be to the tune of 75 percent as the contribution from the Tier II, III cities have grown dramati-cally. I would imagine that in the next two to three years, the big cities will be contributing 50 to 60 percent while rest would be coming from the Tier II, III and smaller cities.

Cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore,

Pune & Chennai, were contributing 90 percent of sales five years ago and the rest were the smaller cities. Today,

these cities’ contribution may be 75 percent as the contribution from the Tier II & III cities

have grown dramatically

Merc sees bigger pie from small citiesMercedes is expanding its product portfolio with three new products that are to be launched in India over the next three to four years. The company hopes that the new launches will contribute around 30 percent to its total sales in the country. Speaking on the recent increase in sales in the smaller cities, MD & CEO of Mercedes-Benz India, Peter Honegg, said that five years ago, the contribution from big cities like Delhi, Mumbai, Bangalore, Chennai and Pune was over 90 percent and the balance 10 percent was from smaller cities. In an exclusive interview, he informs Nabeel A Khan that in the next three years, the contribution from Tier II, III and smaller cities will go up to 40 percent. Excerpts from the interview…

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C O R P O R A T E 920 AUGUST 2012

Hyundai Motor India Ltd has launched the fifth generation of its entry level D seg-

ment sedan, Elantra in India. The new Elantra gets Hyundai’s ‘Fluidic Sculpture’ treatment and is priced at `12.51 lakh for the S M/T Petrol Variant, while the base variant of the diesel Elantra is priced at `12.91 lakh. Hyundai has also cleared that these are introductory prices only and will be revised later.

Managing Director & CEO, HMIL, BS Seo, said at the launch, “The Elantra has received an overwhelming response world-wide. We are confident that it will raise the bar and set a new benchmark in the executive car segment in India. With con-temporary styling, design and all the advanced features the neo Fluidic Elantra will give an immense driving pleasure and comfort to the customers in

India.” He added, “The launch of the neo Fluidic Elantra in the executive segment makes Hyundai a full line up manufac-turer,” he added.

The new Elantra is launched with two engine options, a 1.8L petrol dual VTVT engine and a 1.6L diesel VGT CRDiengine.

Both these engines are offered with a choice of two gearboxes, a six-speed manual transmission and six-speed automatic trans-mission. The ARAI certified fuel efficiency figure for the 1.6L die-sel engine is 22.7 kmpl and for the 1.8L petrol engine is 16.3 kmpl.

Apart from being well equipped with a few segment-first features like front ventilated seats, silica tyres and solar glass, the Elantra will be available with a warranty period of four years/100,000 km with road-side assistance.

The new Elantra is pit-ted against the likes of Toyota Corolla Altis, Skoda Laura, VW Jetta, Chevrolet Cruze and Renault Fluence.

Harman has acquired Bangalore-based Interchain Solution, w h ic h of f e r s

telematics, fleet management, android-based in-vehicle info-tainment and location-based solutions. The acquisition will expand Harman’s design and engineering footprint in India, and will augment the compa-ny’s automotive infotainment and telematics offerings. Interchain’s products such as GWVectra and GWTrack will complement Harman’s portfolio and also expand the company’s reach to include commercial vehicle makers.

Telematics is a technology that uses IT and communications in an integrated manner in cars and other vehicles. According to Harman officials, the acqui-

sition will expand its design and engineering footprint in India and augment its telemat-ics offerings. Interchain has an array of hard-ware platforms that are deployed for fleet tracking, connectivity, telematics applications and an Android-based infotain-ment solution for auto makers. The acquisition also comple-ments Harman’s existing portfolio and gives it access to Interchain’s customers that include TeleAtlas, ALJACS Toyota, Mahindra & Mahindra and government institutions such as police and transport departments of various cities across India.

MD of Harman India, Anand Ramamoorthy said, “The com-bination of Interchain and Harman will provide our cus-tomers in both established and emerging markets a compel-

ling proposition. In addition to enhancing our competitive-ness, speed to innovate and spread of offerings in the space, it will allow us to offer our cli-ents integrated and competitive products and solutions.”

In addition to planned inte-gration with Harman, Interchain will continue working with its existing customers in deploying and maintaining its custom solu-tions. Interchain employs some of the brightest engineers for end-to-end product design and development at its R&D centre in Bangalore.

In one of the biggest recalls in recent times, Ford India has recalled over 128,000 units of the Figo and the Classic

over issues related to steering and suspension. The recall is for the vehicles made between January 2008 and December 2010 and from September 2010 to February 2011.

In a statement, the compa-ny stated that Ford India has started a voluntary and pre-emptive Field Service Action from July 23 to inspect cer-tain batches of the Figo and the Classic for potential issues

related to the Rear Twist Beam (RTB) and the power steering hose. With respect to the RTB issue, 110,000 units of Ford Figo and Ford Classic mod-els sold between January 2008 and December 2010 will be inspected but will not neces-sarily need part replacements. Apart from this, a total of 17,665 units of the Figo and the Classic manufactured between September 2010 and February 2011 will get replacements for the power steering hose as a precautionary measure.

Apart from this, all Ford Figo and Ford Classic petrol-engined vehicles manufactured from

September 2010 till February 2011 will have the power assist-ed steering (PAS) hose replaced as a precautionary measure and to ensure the long-term dura-bility of the vehicle. The issue is identified due to potential for an oil leak in the PAS hose. It may also be possible for power steering fluid to come into con-tact with the vehicle’s exhaust components causing smoke or leading to a fire.

A total of 17,655 units of the Ford Figo and Classic pro-duced and sold in India from September 2010 till February 2011 will be replaced for the PAS hose issue.

Harman buys telematics firm Interchain

Ford India recalls 128,000 Figo and Classic

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Fluidic Hyundai Elantra launched at `12.51 lakh

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N E W M A T E R I A L S1020 AUGUST 2012

Daylight acts on our body clock and stim-ulates the brain. Fraunhofer research-

ers have made use of this knowledge and worked with industry partners to develop a coating for panes of glass that lets through more light. Above all, it promotes the passage through the glass of those wave-lengths of light that govern our hormonal balance.

Most people prefer to live in homes that are airy and flooded with light. Nobody likes to spend much time in a dark and dingy room. That’s no surprise, since daylight gives us energy and has a major impact on our sense of wellbeing. It is a real mood lifter. But not everyone is lucky enough to live in a generously glazed home, and office spaces—where we spend many hours of each day—are often not exactly bright and breezy. Modern heat-insu-lating, sun-protection glazing for offices and housing doesn’t

make things any better, since it isn’t optimised to allow the light that governs our hormonal bal-ance to pass through: instead,

a distinctly noticeable percent-age of incident sunlight in this effective part of the spectrum is reflected away.

Anti-reflective glass that is more transmissive overall to daylight is reserved for certain special applications, such as in glass covers for photovolta-ic modules or in glazing for shop windows.

The aim with this kind of glass is to avoid nuisance reflections and to achieve maximum light transmission at the peak emis-sion wavelength of sunlight. This is the wavelength at which the human retina is also most sensitive to light. “However, our biorhythms are not affected by the wavelengths that brighten a room the most, but rather by blue light,” explained graduate engineer and researcher at the Fraunhofer Institute for Silicate Research ISC in Würzburg, Walther Glaubitt.

That is why he and his team have developed glass that is

designed to be particular-ly transmissive to light in the blue part of the spectrum. The secret is a special, long-lasting and barely perceptible inor-ganic coating that is only 0.1 micrometers thick. “Nobody’s ever made glass like this before. It makes you feel as if the win-dow is permanently open,” said Glaubitt. One reason the glass

gives this impression is that it exhibits maximum transmis-sion at wavelengths between 450 and 500 nanometres—which is exactly where the effects of blue light are at their strong-est. Lack of light gives rise to sleep disorders. Why is it that the blue part of the light spec-trum has such an impact on our sense of wellbeing?

Melatonin Effect“There is a nerve connecting the human

retina to the hypothalamus, which is the con-trol centre for the autonomic nervous system,” explained Glaubitt’s team colleague Dr Jörn Probst. Special receptors sit at the end of the nerve connection, which are sensitive to blue light, converting it into light-and-dark signals and sending these to the area of the brain that functions as our biological clock. There, one of the things these nerve impulses do is regulate melatonin levels.

A lack of light leads to high levels of melaton-in, which can result in problems sleeping and concentrating, as well as depression and other psychological impairments. Seasonal affective disorder, also known as winter depression, is one possible outcome of unusually high mela-tonin levels. “The coating we’ve developed helps people to feel they can perform better and makes it less likely they will fall ill,” said Probst.

Industrial partner Centrosolar Glas GmbH & Co. KG is responsible for applying the coat-ing to the glass while Uniglas GmbH & Co KG, the company that brought the product to mar-ket maturity, handles the remaining finishing work as well as sales. It is about to launch a tri-ple-glazing product featuring this innovative glass, for which a patent is pending, under the name Uniglas | Vital feel-good glass.

Fitting triple glazing to a room does not make it seem appreciably darker, but it does affect the light that enters the room in a way that is detrimental to our biorhythms. This is especially true for people who have little opportunity to spend time outdoors and are obliged to spend most of their time in rooms with only small windows. “Thanks to the spe-cial ISC coating, this is not the case with our Uniglas | Vital feel-good glass. Instead, the light quality achieved is very close to that of single glazing,” said Thomas Fiedler, the Technical Director of Uniglas. Its transmissiv-ity to light is increased across the entire range from 380 to 580 nanometres, which is to say in the portion of the spectrum that is responsible for promoting wellbeing. At 460 nanometres, the light transmissivity of Uniglas | Vital is 79 percent. Comparable triple glazing only lets through 66 percent of light at this wavelength. Meanwhile, the coating has no impact on the window’s heat-insulating properties.

But the ISC researchers haven’t quite reached their ultimate goal: “Up to now we’ve only applied our special coating to the side of the glass facing into the cavity between panes,” said Glaubitt. “In future we will also be coating the glazing’s exposed surfaces—in other words, the outside and the inside of the window. That will allow us to achieve around 95 percent light transmissivity at 460 nanometres.”

(Courtesy: Fraunhofer Institute)

Fraunhofer Institute working on glass panes for enhanced transparency

Glaubitt and team have developed glass that is designed

to be particularly transmissive to light in

the blue part of the spectrum. The secret is a special,

long-lasting and barely perceptible inorganic coating that is only

0.1 micrometers thick. Nobody’s ever made glass like this before.

It makes you feel as if the window is permanently open

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C O R P O R A T E 1120 AUGUST 2012

Aston Martin’s exclusive Mumbai dealership, Performance Cars unveiled the Vanquish

in Mumbai recently. It is priced from `3.85 crore and features the next generation of the VH archi-tecture as well as an upgraded six litre V12 engine.

The model has styling cues such as the new waist, elon-gated side strakes and LED rear light blades from the One-77. The V12’s power peak of 565 BHP (573 PS) makes it Aston Martin’s most potent production model yet, outperformed only by the limit-ed edition One-77 supercar. Each body panel on the car is construct-ed from carbon fibre because of its high strength-to-weight ratio

and flexibility of form. Torsional rigidity is improved by more than 25 percent.

The Vanquish has a more spa-cious cabin and a boot that, at 368 litres, is more than 60 per-cent larger than that of the DBS. Designed and hand-built at Aston Martin’s global headquar-ters at Gaydon in Warwickshire, the new Vanquish, available as

a 2+2 or 2+0, sits atop a broad line up of world-class sports cars including the DB9, V8 Vantage and four-door Rapide. Performance Cars, a division of Infinity Cars Pvt Ltd, is the official dealer partner of Aston Martin in Mumbai. It has also established a first of its kind air-conditioned workshop in nearby Worli, dedicated to servicing Aston Martin cars.

Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) has extended strate-gic agreement with

Shell Lubricants, as its pre-ferred lubricants supplier for next three years.

Globally, the association between Shell Lubricants and Hyundai has been going strong since 2004. In India, Shell Lubricants has been the preferred lubricant partner for HMIL since 2008. With more than three years of successful

association, the extension of their strategic alliance till 2015 is a positive for the two auto-motive brands.

Strategic SolutionCommenting upon the associ-

ation, Country Head-Lubricants, Shell India Markets Pvt Limited, Nitin Prasad said, “We believe that the combined strengths of the two global brands will con-tinue to benefit all Hyundai customers in India. Our people, technical superiority and cus-tomer collaboration helps Shell to develop practical solutions to address the toughest automotive challenges faced by our partners and our shared customers.”

Shell Lubricants has been striving to provide world class services and satisfaction to all its partners and consumers and with this new development, the association and level of service only gets stronger. Innovation, world-class technology and technical partnerships are at the heart of Shell Lubricants.

Hyundai sells 5,000th excavator in India

Hyundai Construction Equipment India Pvt Ltd (HCEIPL), a subsidiary of Hyundai Heavy Industries, Korea, recently sold its 5,000th excavator in

the Indian market since 2008. Hyundai commenced production of its

excavators at Chakan plant in 2008 and since then, have sold 5,000 units of vari-ous capacities ranging from eight to eighty tonne. The 20-tonne excavators have been the major contributor of sales in the entire number.

Hyundai Construction Equipment India is headquartered in Pune and has four region-al offices at Delhi, Calcutta, Hyderabad and Mumbai managing sales and service through its strong 27 dealerships across every state in India.

R Sethuraman elevated as Member of the Board

Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) recently elevated R Sethuraman, Senior Vice- President-Finance and Corporate Affairs as a Member of the Board

of Directors. He will continue to handle both Finance and Corporate Affairs functions at HMIL apart from being a trustee of HMIL’s Corporate Social Responsibility arm Hyundai Motor India Foundation. R Sethuraman, a char-tered accountant, joined HMIL 13 years ago.

The Vanquish has a more

spacious cabin and a boot that, at 368 litres,

is more than 60 percent larger than that

of the DBS

With more than three years of association, the extension of the HMIL-Shell strategic

alliance till 2015 is positive for

the two automotive brands

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Toyota GB’s commit-ment to reducing the environmental impact of its business has been

recognised with recertification to the Carbon Trust Standard, against even tougher criteria due to the additional emission sourc-es required upon recertification.

Toyota GB first gained the official seal of quality for its work to reduce carbon emissions two years ago. According to the Carbon Trust’s own methodology

for assessing performance, it has since achieved a further 10 per-cent cut in its carbon footprint.

Assessment CriteriaThe Carbon Trust’s quality

assessment includes corporate policies, long-term strategies, target setting, and management of carbon issues in business operations, products and com-munications. The assessment criteria to achieve recertification to the Carbon Trust Standard extends to include additional emission sources including, gas and electricity consumption at all Toyota GB sites (including its head office, training facili-ties and import centre), the impact of business mileage and travel, and “fugitive emis-sions,” such as leaks from air conditioning systems.

Toyota GB’s Manager CSR and External Affairs, Thomas Rosselle said, “We are proud to have achieved our recerti-fication to the Carbon Trust Standard. Reducing emissions in everything we do—not just in the performance of the vehicles we make—is central to Toyota’s ethos and we are pleased that

that measures we are taking across our business here in the UK are achieving such good results.”

He continued, “Our efforts do not stop here. We have a strategy in place to make our carbon foot-print even smaller through reduced and intelligent use of energy and natural resourc-es, together with the further reduc-tion of waste and increased aware-ness among all our people about how they can contribute to a clean-er and more environmentally responsible business.”

Cutting Carbon Prints Managing Director of

Certification at the Carbon Trust, Darran Messem commented, “Toyota GB has managed to achieve an impressive 10 percent reduction in CO2 and equiva-

lent emissions to recertify to the Carbon Trust Standard. Toyota GB has demonstrated that con-tinued focus on initiatives to deliver carbon reductions also delivers significant environmen-tal and business benefits.”

Around 650 UK businesses and public sector bodies have achieved the Carbon Trust Standard to-date, with Toyota one of only seven from the auto-

motive sector. Demonstrating further commitment to the reduction of carbon emissions in its business activities, Toyota GB has established a programme of monitoring and reduction amongst the Toyota and Lexus dealer networks. During the first six months of the programme, 198 monitored dealers reduced their carbon footprint on aver-age by 13 percent.

Tracker invests in M2M technology

Tracker, the Stolen Vehicle Recovery (SVR) and fleet telematics expert, has joined forces with Wireless Logic, Europe’s leading M2M (Machine-

to-Machine) managed services specialist, enhancing the efficiency of Tracker’s product range. Through its partnership with Wireless Logic, Tracker will benefit from a tailored suite of mobile connectivity services providing spe-cialist M2M sims from multiple networks. Tracker’s SVR and fleet telematic solutions will be further enhanced by Wireless Logic’s ‘SIMpro3’ Platform-as-a-Service (PaaS) ena-bling provisioning, monitoring and complete real-time visibility across Tracker’s growing SIM estate.

Tracker’s partnership with Wireless Logic is another example of its ongoing investment in technology, which will drive forward the devel-opment of its products. The move to Wireless Logic is central to the constant advancement of Tracker Fleet, Tracker’s re-engineered fleet tracking solution and more recently the launch of its Mesh Network, which acts as listening device to identify stolen vehicles. Relaunched in 2011, Tracker Fleet uses unique technology to detect accurate idling readings and monitor driver performance offering layers of informa-tion about the vehicle and driver.

Tracker’s Mesh Network creates an added defence against vehicle theft by using other vehicles already fitted with Tracker SVR units to detect stolen vehicles fitted with Tracker, there-fore creating its very own social network.

“This new strategic partnership with Wireless Logic gives Tracker unrivalled spe-cialist support across the entire spectrum of M2M connectivity and related managed services. Our entire SIM estate will now be enhanced by greater visibility, giving us new levels of control, provisioning and tariff man-agement. Importantly, it will enable us to focus more intently on the continued development of Tracker’s market leading telematics and SVR solutions.” said Managing Director of Tracker, Stephen Doran.

He also said, “We need to have complete con-fidence in mobile connectivity; this partnership will give us resilient cost-effective data solutions and one point access to the UK’s and Europe’s primary network providers. This means a more efficient service to our customers, tailored func-tionality and a premium quality of information.

“We look forward to working closely with Wireless Logic to help us develop a new gener-ation of SVR solutions and fleet telematics, as part of Tracker’s strategic growth in new and existing markets.”

Toyota GB has achieved a 10 percent reduction in CO2 and

equivalent emissions to recertify to the Carbon Trust Standard. It has

demonstrated that continued focus on initiatives to deliver

carbon reductions also delivers significant environmental and business benefits

Toyota GB shrinks its carbon footprint

Toyota GB Plant In UK

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-47.27%

-14.21%

5.40%

-23.69%

-23.73%

3.49%

-16.74%

95.89%

139.43%

1002.36%

5.55%

Passenger Vehicles

Passenger Cars

OEMs 2011-12 2012-13

BMW** 3,217 2,760

Fiat 6,807 3,589

Ford 27,987 25,159

GM 28,268 23,186

HM 1,027 616

HSCI 12,418 24,326

HMIL 118,408 124,802

M&M 5,437 4,149

MSIL 260,915 273,076

Merc 2,141 1,633

Nissan 5,935 14,210

Renault 212 2,337

Skoda 9,594 12,495

Tata 68,343 70,729

Tata JLR - 697

TKM 23,381 27,111

Audi 1,738 2,527

VW 25,097 20,896

Total 600,925 634,298

MPV

OEMs 2011-12 2012-13

Force 104 5

M&M 6586 10419

Maruti 54,128 34,953

Tata 17,925 23,339

Total 78,743 68,716

Commercial Vehicles Two-Wheelers

LCVs (PC+GC)

OEMs 2011-12 2012-13

ALL 157 10,272

Force 7,534 7,823

HM 54 65

M&M 37,942 43,680

MNAL 3,307 2,909

Piaggio 4,087 1,341

Swaraj 1,364 1,222

Tata 76,895 88,084

VECV - Eicher

3,384 3,601

Total 134,724 158,997

3-Wheelers (PC+GC)

OEMs 2011-12 2012-13

Atul 7,716 9,235

Bajaj 59,666 62,951

Force 4 1

M&M 19,453 18,964

Piaggio 59,087 55,187

Scooters 4,695 4,679

TVS 3,657 4,518

Total 154,278 155,535

M&HCVs (PC+GC)

OEMs 2011-12 2012-13

ALL 23,355 23,337

AMW 3,210 2,234

JCBL - -

Daimler* 17 NA

M&M 0 0

MNAL 789 1,500

Swaraj 2,368 2,910

Tata 61,379 47,729

VECV - Eicher

10,726 11,053

VECV - Volvo

165 179

Volvo Buses

255 284

Total 102,264 89,226

Scooter/Scooterettees

OEMs 2011-12 2012-13

BAL -

HML 130,574 145,010

HMSI 315,623 486,761

M&M 2W

45,269 40,538

Piaggio - 8,418

SMIL 90,509 107,770

TVS 155,600 146,049

Total 737,575 934,546

Mopeds/Electric

OEMs 2011-12 2012-13

TVS 256,605 266,909

Electrotherm* NA

Total 256,605 266,909

Motorcycles/StepThroughs

OEMs 2011-12 2012-13

BAL 825,501 819,024

HDMC 0 348

HML 1,830,740 1,923,648

HMSI 231,326 363,006

IYM 110,056 105,407

M&M 2W

RE 23,935 36,122

SMIL 19,272 24,341

TVS 203,884 178,874

Total 3,244,714 3,450,770

* Data not available since August 2008 onwards** BMW monthly data not available

UV

OEMs 2011-12 2012-13

Force 1,098 1,455

Ford 905 571

GM 7,697 5,399

HM 700 657

HSCI 108 136

HMIL 395 313

ICML 130 166

M&M 60,089 79,366

MSIL 2,144 26,259

Nissan 75 43

Renault - 1,323

Skoda 635 410

Tata 12,435 14,449

TKM 19,396 32,042

VW 4 -

Total 105,811 162,589

6442.68%

3.84%

20.37%

-12.04%

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14.55%

6.41%

11.06%

19.07%

26.71%

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32.51%

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-29.86%

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19.69%

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0.81%

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-6.60%

-0.34%

-40.02%

-10.10%

-17.98%

4.66%

15.12%

-10.41

The passenger car segment grew by 5.55 percent during the April-July period this fiscal, while the utility vehicles grew by 53.66 percent and the multi-purpose vehicles declined by 12.73 percent in this fiscal.

Renault led the passenger car segment with a growth of around 1002.36 percent from 212 units to touch 2,337 units this fiscal, as compared to the previous period. Maruti regis-tered the highest growth in the utility vehicle segment with 1124.77 percent growth to touch 26,259 units in April-July 2012-13 period.

The overall commercial vehicles segment registered a growth of 4.74 percent in April-July, 2012-13 as compared to the same period last fiscal to touch 248,223 units. M&HCVs sales declined by 12.75 percent to touch 89,226 units compared to 102,264 units in the same period in the previous year. The LCV segment grew by 18.02 percent to touch 158,997 units in this fiscal, com-pared to 134,724 units in the same period last fiscal.

Three-wheeler sales were stagnant at 155,535 units in April-July period compared to 154,278 units in same period last year. Passenger carriers rose by 4.93 percent in April-July while goods carriers fell by 13.62 percent.

ALL registered the highest growth in the LCV segment to touch 10,272 units. TVS Motors registered highest growth in three-wheeler segment to touch 4,518 units.

Domestic two-wheelers sales witnessed a growth of 9.75 percent in this fiscal to touch 4,652,225 units against 4,238,894 units during the same period in the previous fiscal. Mopeds, motorcycles and scooters grew by 4.02 percent, 6.35 percent and 26.71 percent respectively.

The motorcycle sales grew to 3,450,770 units in April-July period as compared to 3,244,714 units in corresponding peri-od in the previous fiscal.

In the Motorcycle segment, Royal Enfield sales were up by 50.92 percent in April-July period this fiscal, while Bajaj Auto’s sales declined by 0.78 percent to 819,024 units compared to 825,501 units in same period last fiscal.

In the Scooter segment, the sales of HMSI grew by 54.22 percent while TVS Motor sales declined by 6.14 percent in this fiscal.

Hero MotoCorp sales declined by 0.4 percent for July at 473,033 units over the same month last year. Bajaj Auto wit-nessed marginal decline in its July sales at 200,535 units against the same month in the previous fiscal.

TVS Motor Company reported total domestic two-wheeler sales of 140,806 units in July registering a decline of 12.19 per-cent. Honda Motorcycles India registered the highest growth in domestic two-wheelers sales at around 60.51 percent to touch 227,591 units in June this year.

30.24%

15.95%

45.40%

27.69%

1124.77%

65.20%

16.20%

53.66%

32.08%

-100.00%

-95.19%

4.02%

-30.40%

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International auto round-upFord envisions electric future with $135M investment

Ford is continuing to push its electrification line up, add-ing more jobs, doubling its battery-testing capabilities and consolidating its electrification resources as part of a $135 mil-lion investment.

The auto maker said it plans to house more than 1,000 engineers dedicated to vehicle electrifica-tion in the newly named Ford Advanced Electrification Centre, formerly known as the Advanced Engineering Centre. Ford, which hired approximately 70 engineers in the past year, also plans to hire similarly in the next 12 months, said Director of Electrification Programmes, Kevin Layden.

The company’s battery-test-ing capabilities will double by next year, shortly after the launch of five electrified vehicles this fall: the Focus Electric, C-Max Hybrid, C-Max Energi plug-in hybrid, Fusion hybrid and Fusion Energi plug-in hybrid. It also began building its own hybrid transmissions this month at the Van Dyke Transmission plant in

Sterling Heights and gets bat-tery packs from Troy-based Compact Power Inc. The auto-maker has reduced the cost of its current hybrid system by about 30 percent.

Electrified vehicles, includ-ing hybrids and plug-in hybrids, make up about three percent of new-vehicle sales among all carmakers in the US—and it’s a segment dominated by Toyota. Ford has said it expects as many as 25 percent of its new vehicle sales will come from electrified vehicles by 2020.

“When you look at the cus-tomer demands... hybrid and electric vehicles are going to play a stronger role in the future,” said Vice President, Powertrain Engineering, Ford, Joe Bakaj.”We are dependent on the price of gas. When you look over the long term, we think gas prices are going to increase.”

Bakaj cited a study showing that 60 percent of US consumers have a positive view of electrified vehicles—if there is no added cost when compared to a stand-ard vehicle that runs on gasoline. He added that Ford’s goal is to

make electrified powertrains more affordable, specifically by reducing the payback time, or the time it takes electric or hybrid cost-savings to equal the addi-tional upfront cost of a vehicle. Bakaj said the enhanced electri-fied line up, but specifically the C-Max wagon, should help bring in new consumers on top of those already familiar with electric or hybrid vehicles.

Honda to unveil all-new Accord shortly

Honda plans to unveil its new Accord sedan at an Ohio fac-tory. The company promises a more athletic look with all-new engines and transmissions that will raise the car’s fuel efficiency. The Accord is important because it competes in the biggest seg-ment of the US auto market. Honda hasn’t released many details but says the new model will have a sportier driving char-acter than the current Accord.

A new four-cylinder engine should boost fuel economy above the current Accord, which now gets 34 miles per gallon on the highway. The car will be made at

Honda’s Marysville, Ohio, factory near Columbus.

Audi’s global car sales rise 12.9 percent in July

Audi said its global sales increased by 12.9 percent to 119,600 vehicles last month com-pared with a year ago, making the month the automaker’s best July to date. Volkswagen Group’s luxury unit said demand for its vehicles rose in all its major markets, including Europe where the overall auto market is going through a slump due to the region’s economic woes. The monthly total put Audi ahead of rival BMW, which sold 113,253 BMW brand vehicles last month, up 4.2 percent. Sales of Mercedes-Benz brand cars fell 3.1 percent to 97,327.

Audi expects new launches such as the redesigned A3 premi-um compact car will help boost sales in the second half. Audi’s sales in China, the brand’s big-gest single market, rose 18.4 percent last month to 32,877 giv-ing a combined seven-month sales tally of 226,748, a rise of 34.6 percent.

It said sales of the locally-built Q5 mid-size SUV rose 80 percent in China to 50,170 between in the first seven months. The automak-er launched the Q3 small SUV in the country last month to help boost sales in the important SUV segment. Overall sales in Audi’s European market rose 5.5 per-cent to 60,800 last month, defying a downturn in consumer confi-dence caused by the eurozone crisis. In the first seven months, sales rose 3.1 percent to 454,200.

Sales in Audi’s biggest European market, Germany, were up 10.7 percent in July to 23,712 and by 7.8 percent to 157,885 over seven months. In the UK, the automaker grew sales 8.8 percent to 8,872. Since the beginning of the year, sales in Audi’s fourth-biggest market have risen five percent to 75,060. In Italy, Audi deliveries dropped 10.7 percent to 4,170 last month, while in Spain volume fell 13.5 percent to 3,106. In the United States, the brand’s third-biggest market, volume jumped 28 percent to 11,707. Last year, Audi sold 1.3 million units, while Mercedes brand sales were 1.26 million.

Russia sales up 14 percentRussian car and light commercial vehicle

sales grew 14 percent year-on-year in July to 255,560 units, which was a record for the month, the Association of European Businesses said. Sales were up 10 percent in June.

Through seven months, Russian vehicle sales were up 14 percent to 1.67 million. Russia has overtaken France, where seven-month sales of cars and light commercial vehicles totalled 1.44 million, according to figures from Paris-based automaker’s association CCFA.

Analysts expect Russia to pass Germany as Europe’s biggest market some time this dec-ade. Germany’s car and LCV sales total for the first seven months of 2012 reached 2.01 million, according to the German auto industry associa-tion (VDA).The AEB expects that 2.85 million vehicles will be sold in Russia this year, which would be an increase of about eight percent from the previous year.

Chinese manufacturers continued to make gains in the Russian market. The top five sellers, including Lifan, Chery and Geely, posted sales of 6,700 vehicles in July, a rise of 84 percent from the same period last year.

AvtoVAZ’s Lada remained the country’s top-selling brand last month despite a seven percent sales decline. Chevrolet increased sales 28 per-cent for the month and third-ranked Renault grew by 24 percent.

Leoni, wire harness makers probed by EU in anti-trust case

Leoni AG and other makers of automo-tive wire harnesses are being probed by the European Union for possible collusion in mul-tiple cartels, echoing a similar investigation in the United States over the past year.

The wiring unit of German wire and cable-maker Leoni is cooperating with the European Commission, the company said. The anti-trust investigation, announced by the regulator, is part of a global crackdown on price fixing in the auto-parts industry.

The Brussels-based EU antitrust author-ity can fine companies as much as 10 percent of yearly sales or require them to change the way they do business if it concludes that they harmed competition. The probe “is part of a wider effort to investigate possible cartels in the automotive sector,” the commission said in a statement recently.

Makers of automotive wire harnesses, which are electrical distribution systems, include privately-held Draexlmaier Group, Sumitomo Electric Industries Ltd, and Delphi Automotive Plc. Behr GmbH was among mak-ers of car heating and cooling systems raided by EU officials in May.

In the United States, seven companies and 10 individuals have been charged for price fix-ing violations in the past year.

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The all-new Range Rover launched recently is lighter, stronger and with new levels of

refinement. As the fourth gener-ation of the unique Range Rover line, the new model has been developed from the ground up and is among the the world’s first SUVs with a lightweight a l l-a luminium monocoque body structure that is 39 per-cent lighter than the steel body in the outgoing model enabling total vehicle weight savings of up to 420 kg.

The lightweight alumin-ium platform has delivered significant enhancements in performance and agility, along with a transformation in fuel

economy and CO2 emissions. In addition to the strong and rigid lightweight body, an all-new aluminium front and rear chassis architecture has been developed with completely re-engineered four-corner air suspension. While the luxurious ride has been retained, the vehi-cle’s handling and agility have been significantly improved. The new suspension architecture delivers flatter, more confident corner-ing, with natural and intuitive steering feel.

Land Rover Global Brand Director, John Edwards said, “The new Range Rover’s clean sheet design and revolutionary lightweight construction have enabled us to transform the

experience for luxury vehicle customers, with a step change

in comfort, refinement and handling.”

The all-new Range Rover has a clean shape, which is derived from a fresh

new interpretation of Range Rover design

cues. “Designing the next generation Range Rover came

with a huge responsibility to protect the DNA of such an icon,”

said Land Rover Design Director and Chief Creative Officer, Gerry McGovern.

The new model has been engi-neered from the ground up to be the most capable, most refined Range Rover ever. Amongst the industry-leading innovations is a ground-breaking next-gen-eration version of Land Rover’s Terrain Response system, which analyses the current driving con-ditions and automatically selects the most suitable vehicle settings for the terrain.

To ensure exceptional dura-bility and reliability, the new model has been subjected to Land Rover’s punishing on- and off-road test and development

regime, with a fleet of devel-opment vehicles covering millions of miles over 18 months of arduous tests in more than 20 countries with extremes of cli-mate and road surfaces.

Within the cabin, the all-new Range Rover provides occupants with a sensation of serene iso-lation, meeting the highest luxury car standards for refine-ment. Measures like the rigorously optimised body structure and acoustic lamination of the wind-screen and side door glass have significantly reduced noise levels, while the new suspension archi-tecture has enabled engineers to achieve even more luxurious ride comfort and refinement.

The sumptuous interior incorporates distinctive Range Rover design cues, but execut-ed with a very contemporary treatment, and clean, elegant surfaces which are f lawless-ly presented using the finest leathers and veneers. With over 118 mm more legroom, the rear occupants benefit from vastly increased space and comfort, with the option of a new two-seat Executive Class seating package for the ultimate in rear-

seat luxury.To deliver the model’s charac-

teristic effortless performance, customers have the choice of refined V8 petrol engines and TDV6 and SDV8 diesel engines combining responsive per-formance with outstanding CO2 emissions.

The all-new Range Rover has been engineered with the latest developments in vehi-cle technologies, from interior luxury features such as exclu-sive Meridian surround sound music systems and power upper and lower tailgates, to advanced chassis and driver assistance technologies.

Designed and engineered at Land Rover’s development cen-tres in the UK, the new Range Rover will be produced in a new, state-of-the-art manufacturing facility at Solihull, UK - employing the latest low-energy aluminium body construction technologies. On sale from September 2012 (market dependent) with cus-tomer deliveries scheduled to start from early 2013, the all-new Range Rover will be a truly global car, available in over 160 markets worldwide.

Firestone opens new facility in Tianjin

Firestone Industrial Products recently expanded its global air spring presence with the addition of a new manufac-turing facility in Tianjin, China. “This

facility is the centrepiece of Firestone Industrial Products’ plan to meet the global needs of our heavy-duty customers worldwide. With the opening of the Tianjin facility, we have a sales and manufacturing presence in North and South America, Europe and Asia,” said President of Firestone Industrial Products, John Vincent.

Manufactured at the facility are the com-pany’s Airide(TM) air springs, specifically designed to meet a variety of heavy-duty vehi-cle suspension applications.

Airide springs require little or no mainte-nance, increased driver comfort and provide outstanding cargo protection. “Firestone Airide(TM) air springs meet and exceed strict global quality standards. We are committed to supporting the air spring needs of the Asia mar-ket and this new facility better positions us to accomplish this goal,” added Vincent.

The new manufacturing plant is located at Jingin Industrial Park, Wuqing District, Tianjin, People’s Republic of China. Firestone Industrial Products Company, LLC, specialises in air spring manufacturing and technology with a history of more than 75 years of research and development on technologically advanced air springs. Its Airide brand air springs have been an industry standard for air spring manufactur-ing and technology since 1939.

With the opening of the Tianjin facility, we have a sales and

manufacturing presence in North and South America, Europe and

Asia—John Vincent

The all-new Range Rover

The Inauguration Of The Firestone China Plant

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I Passenger Vehicles (PVs) A : Passengers Cars - Upto 5 Seats Micro: Seats Upto-4, Length Normally <3200 mm, Body Style-Hatchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 0.8 Litre Regular: Tata Motors Ltd (Nano) 3,534 5,003 25,338 26,881 3,260 5,485 25,239 27,625 300 0 1,125 1Total 3,534 5,003 25,338 26,881 3,260 5,485 25,239 27,625 300 0 1,125 1Micro: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally <3600 mm, Body Style-Hatchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 1.0 Litre Regular: General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Spark) 2,680 627 13,208 3,092 1,499 534 11,721 2,689 3 0 20 16Hyundai Motors India Ltd(Santro) 12,052 12,486 45,218 51,502 5,409 8,044 27,331 42,673 5,190 2,080 14,316 7,929Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (M800, Alto,Wagon R,A-Star) 58,778 36,342 213,620 156,149 38,028 28,998 160,080 123,811 7,564 8,665 33,387 32,880Total 73,510 49,455 272,046 210,743 44,936 37,576 199,132 169,173 12,757 10,745 47,723 40,825Compact: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally 3600-4000 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 1.4 Litre Regular: Fiat India Automobiles Pvt Ltd (Palio, Grande Punto) 1,229 564 5,447 2,504 927 617 4,627 2,660 133 23 659 41Ford india Pvt Ltd (Figo ) 7,850 7,881 31,910 27,791 5,273 4,697 22,592 20,061 3,040 1,987 8,201 6,755General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Beat, U-VA) 4,687 4,715 14,827 18,801 5,299 4,451 11,870 18,609 18 9 53 59Honda Siel Cars India ltd (Jazz, Brio) 0 2,216 30 17,815 275 2,313 918 14,921 0 3 0 97Hyundai Motors India Ltd(Getz, i10, i20) 35,313 34,689 139,068 132,465 14,455 13,888 71,967 57,809 16,479 20,262 60,478 73,048Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Swift, Ritz, Estilo) 8,313 13,179 70,725 93,917 9,099 15,759 64,750 88,745 1,175 609 5,606 4,744Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (Micra) 10,334 6,236 39,346 27,227 1,550 1,028 5,913 4,094 11,195 5,350 33,635 20,722Renault India Pvt Ltd (Pulse) 0 1,231 0 2,291 0 437 0 1,694 0 0 0 0SkodaAuto india p.ltd ( Fabia ) 2,008 477 7,636 1,691 1,404 215 5,981 1,651 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (Indica,Indica Vista, Indigo CS) 14,419 8,744 43,181 38,350 9,273 14,895 37,838 39,633 348 462 1,310 1,646Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Liva) 2,510 3,643 3,304 14,958 2,551 2,264 3,288 9,104 0 1,164 0 6,974Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Polo) 4,708 3,683 19,378 12,536 3,507 3,498 13,427 11,350 0 0 0 0Total 91,371 87,258 374,852 390,346 53,613 64,062 243,171 270,331 32,388 29,869 109,942 114,086Super Compact: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally 4000-4250 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 1.6 Litre Regular: Hyundai Motors India Ltd (Accent) 3,301 3,095 13,177 12,600 900 182 4,002 1,203 2,356 2,910 8,425 11,374Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Verito) 1,769 1,480 5,588 5,010 1,630 1,261 5,437 4,149 0 0 0 0Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Dzire) 3,072 11,385 27,891 63,825 3,021 11,413 28,116 58,371 1 1,833 42 5,776Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Etios-Sedan) 4,128 4,449 17,232 18,635 4,095 3,760 17,166 15,556 0 324 0 2,286Specialty: Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Beetle) 0 0 0 0 5 0 27 1 0 0 0 0Total 12,270 20,409 63,888 100,070 9,651 16,616 54,748 79,280 2,357 5,067 8,467 19,436Mid-Size: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally 4250-4500 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 1.6 Litre Regular: Ford India Pvt Ltd (Ford ikon,Fiesta Classic) 1,903 1,774 6,113 5,924 1,960 1,423 5,395 5,098 152 100 346 417General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Aveo) 264 0 625 18 117 61 628 149 8 8 53 35Hindustan Motors Ltd (Lancer) 57 0 88 24 57 0 88 24 0 0 0 0Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (City) 2,498 1,363 8,425 9,884 4,092 1,843 10,264 8,942 2 1 6 23Hyundai Motors India Ltd (Verna) 4,664 5,915 14,924 24,850 4,724 5,300 15,037 22,883 0 8 0 8Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (SX4) 2,424 205 7,872 2,068 2,303 679 7,820 2,126 1 0 1 3Nissan Motor India pvt Ltd (Sunny) 0 5,888 0 23,463 0 2,436 0 10,092 0 777 0 7,736Skoda Auto India pvt Ltd (Rapid) 2 2,736 14 9,743 0 1,505 0 8,882 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (Indigo, Manza) 1,992 717 5,849 2,880 1,464 773 5,266 3,471 42 118 172 329Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Vento) 3,330 1,485 13,467 8,471 2,846 1,546 10,572 8,244 447 395 447 816Specialty: Hindustan Motors Ltd (Ambassador) 70 144 900 731 100 199 914 542 0 0 0 0Total 17,204 20,227 58,277 88,056 17,663 15,765 55,984 70,453 652 1,407 1,025 9,367Executive: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally 4500-4700 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 2.0 Litre Regular: Fiat India Automobiles Pvt Ltd (Linea) 176 146 2,731 941 175 153 2,180 929 72 9 179 24General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Optra, Cruze) 1,220 476 5,032 2,270 742 516 4,049 1,739 2 10 10 26Hindustan Motors Ltd (Cedia sports) 2 10 36 40 3 10 23 50 0 0 0 0Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (Civic) 240 365 1,200 365 233 138 851 309 0 0 0 0Hyundai Motor India Ltd (Elantra) 0 217 0 217 0 54 0 54 0 0 0 0Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Kizashi) 0 0 0 0 32 2 149 23 0 0 0 0Renault India Pvt Ltd (Renault FLUENCE) 395 459 660 718 212 102 212 643 0 0 0 0Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd (Laura) 722 230 2,726 1,558 580 151 2,340 1,248 0 0 0 0Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Corolla ) 987 565 2,873 2,497 1,030 540 2,854 2,449 0 0 0 0Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Jetta) 215 234 278 1,149 109 258 431 912 0 0 0 0Specialty: Hindustan Motors Ltd(Lancer EVO X) 1 0 2 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0Total 3,958 2,702 15,538 9,755 3,117 1,924 13,091 8,356 74 19 189 50Premium: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally 4700-5000 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 3.0 Litre Regular: Honda Siel Cars India Ltd ( Accord ) 152 0 660 0 84 39 385 154 0 1 2 1Hyundai Motors India Ltd ( Sonata ) 23 30 97 238 13 32 71 180 0 0 0 0Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (Teana) 0 0 0 24 8 3 20 24 0 0 0 0Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd (Superb) 360 0 1,392 934 231 89 1,273 714 0 0 0 0Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Camry ) 0 0 0 0 31 0 69 0 0 0 0 0Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Passat) 131 169 573 940 61 55 636 388 0 0 0 0Specialty: Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Prius ) 0 0 0 0 2 0 4 2 0 0 0 0Total 666 199 2,722 2,136 430 218 2,458 1,462 0 1 2 1Luxury: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally Over 5000 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 5.0 Litre Regular: BMW india pvt Ltd (7 Series ) 878 1,210 3,388 2,982 840 672 3,217 2,760 0 0 0 0Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd ( S-Class) 651 432 2,460 2,047 478 376 2,141 1,633 0 0 0 0Tata-JLR (Tata -JLR All Models) 0 146 0 273 0 183 0 697 0 0 0 0Volkswagen - Audi (A8) 0 0 0 0 484 619 1,738 2,527 0 0 0 0Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Phaeton) 0 0 0 8 1 0 4 1 0 0 0 0Total 1,529 1,788 5,848 5,310 1,803 1,850 7,100 7,618 0 0 0 0Coupe: Roadster - 2 Doors; 2/4 seater, retractable/firm roof Regular: Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (370Z) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0Total Passenger Car 204,042 187,041 818,509 833,297 134,473 143,496 600,925 634,298 48,528 47,108 168,473 183,766B: Utility Vehicles (Uvs) B: Utility Vehicles / Sports Utillty Vehicles; 2x4 or 4x4 offroad capability; Generally ladder on frame; 2 box ; 5 seats or more but upto 10 Seats UV1: Length<4400 mm, Price Upto Rs. 15 Lakh Force Motors Ltd (Trax-GAMA) 3 24 124 92 26 21 122 80 1 0 1 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Bolero, ST) 7,351 9,918 29,058 35,723 7,198 8,815 28,484 33,901 21 7 80 55Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Gypsy, Ertiga) 587 7,343 2,433 24,861 639 7,290 2,130 26,250 7 5 57 96Renault India Pvt Ltd (Duster) 0 1,510 0 1,510 0 1,194 0 1,194 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (Sumo) 1,225 1,528 5,381 11,054 1,248 3,802 5,505 10,603 28 56 172 129Total 9,166 20,323 36,996 73,240 9,111 21,122 36,241 72,028 57 68 310 280UV2: Length<4400 - 4700 mm, Price Upto Rs. 15 Lakh General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Tavera) 1,751 1,677 7,198 5,329 1,695 1,615 7,108 5,244 12 0 28 11International Cars & Motors Ltd (Rhino) 40 39 142 186 38 34 130 166 0 6 6 18Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Scorpio, Bolero, HT, Xuv500, Xylo) 9,691 13,158 34,153 47,699 8,484 11,935 31,605 45,465 614 529 1,512 1,769Tata Motors Ltd (Sumo Grande, Safari) 1,553 861 5,948 4,542 937 956 5,887 3,608 8 15 51 47Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Innova) 4,748 6,817 15,967 26,771 4,816 6,678 15,906 26,755 0 0 0 0Total 17,783 22,552 63,408 84,527 15,970 21,218 60,636 81,238 634 550 1,597 1,845UV3: Length>4700 mm, Price Upto Rs. 15 Lakh Force Motors Ltd (Trax, Force One) 210 389 1,036 1,584 265 380 976 1,375 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (Aria, Xenon) 395 282 1,077 926 335 70 1,043 238 15 17 19 251Total 605 671 2,113 2,510 600 450 2,019 1,613 15 17 19 251UV4: Price Between Rs. 15 to 25Lakh Ford India Pvt Ltd (Endeavour) 296 340 907 1,026 271 116 905 571 0 0 0 0General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Captiva) 0 0 0 0 113 80 589 155 0 0 0 0Hindustan Motors Ltd (Pajero, Outlander) 207 271 704 641 213 272 674 648 0 0 0 0Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (CRV) 0 0 0 0 41 53 108 136 0 0 0 0Hyundai Motors India Ltd (Santa Fe) 150 70 170 391 141 85 395 313 0 0 0 0Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Vitara) 0 0 0 0 3 4 14 9 0 0 0 0Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (X-Trail) 0 0 0 0 35 14 75 43 0 0 0 0Renault India Pvt Ltd (Koleos) 0 78 0 181 0 43 0 129 0 0 0 0Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd (Yeti) 175 50 926 236 197 85 635 410 0 0 0 0Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Fortuner) 1,016 1,337 3,461 5,228 1,060 1,316 3,461 5,234 0 0 0 0Total 1,844 2,146 6,168 7,703 2,074 2,068 6,856 7,648 0 0 0 0UV5: Price > Rs. 25Lakh Hindustan Motors Ltd (Mentero) 16 4 26 9 15 4 26 9 0 0 0 0Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (LC,Prado) 0 0 0 0 7 16 29 53 0 0 0 0Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Touareg) 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0Total 16 4 26 9 22 20 59 62 0 0 0 0Total Utillity Vehicles (Uvs) 29,414 45,696 108,711 167,989 27,777 44,878 105,811 162,589 706 635 1,926 2,376C: Vans; Generally 1 or 1.5 box; seats upto 5 to 10 V1: Hard tops mainly used for personal transport, Price Upto Rs. 10 Lakh Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Gio, Maxximo Mini Van) 0 1,010 2 1,901 0 560 0 812 0 0 0 0Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Omini,Ecco) 14,956 7,248 55,857 35,575 13,379 6,879 54,128 34,953 48 98 546 343Tata Motors Ltd (Venture) 783 201 2,875 1,448 675 259 2,222 1,467 0 0 2 0Total 15,739 8,459 58,734 38,924 14,054 7,698 56,350 37,232 48 98 548 343V2: Soft tops mainly used as Maxi Cabs, Price Upto Rs. 10 Lakh Force Motors Ltd (Trip) 0 0 100 0 22 0 104 5 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Gio, Maxximo Mini Van) 2,426 2,110 6,812 9,932 2,513 2,407 6,586 9,607 0 0 0 20Tata Motors Ltd (Magic, lris) 4,403 5,717 16,106 22,281 4,500 6,490 15,703 21,872 10 41 102 181Total 6,829 7,827 23,018 32,213 7,035 8,897 22,393 31,484 10 41 102 201Total Vans 22,568 16,286 81,752 71,137 21,089 16,595 78,743 68,716 58 139 650 544Total Passenger Vehicles (PVs) 256,024 249,023 1,008,972 1,072,423 183,339 204,969 785,479 865,603 49,292 47,882 171,049 186,686II Commercial Vehicles (CVs) M&HCVs A: Passenger Carriers A1: 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 (Lynx) 166 188 958 1,197 310 304 1,037 1,251 41 0 64 20Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (Tourister32, Tourister 40) 102 70 244 516 80 71 145 584 0 0 0 0SML Isuzu Ltd (41 Seater, 32 Seater NQR Bus) 191 585 996 1,919 128 324 1,022 1,575 0 0 5 0Tata Motors Ltd (LP1112, LP912, Starbus Ultra) 663 623 2,386 3,015 726 701 2,188 2,892 58 7 230 95VE CVs - Eicher (10.90, 11.10, 11.12) 405 432 1,466 1,589 411 405 1,438 1,440 7 0 35 75Total A1 1,527 1,898 6,050 8,236 1,655 1,805 5,830 7,742 106 7 334 190A2: Max. Mass exceeding 12 but no exceeding 16.2 tonnes (M3(C)) (b): No. of seats including driver exceeding 13 (M3(C2)) Ashok Leyland Ltd (Viking, Cheetah, 12M) 1,704 1,574 6,802 6,710 1,509 1,260 5,137 5,563 406 353 1,356 1,660SML Isuzu Ltd (LT Bus) 9 0 33 29 8 0 31 14 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (LPO1512,LPO1612, Starbus, Divo) 950 1,080 3,890 3,499 939 1,070 3,802 3,924 276 57 623 406VE CVs - Eicher (20.15) 81 136 198 329 84 133 172 243 0 6 19 62Volvo Buses India Pvt Ltd (8400 & 9400 4X2) 12 27 92 96 12 25 91 95 0 0 0 0Total A2 2,756 2,817 11,015 10,663 2,552 2,488 9,233 9,839 682 416 1,998 2,128A3: No. of seats including exceeding 13 and max. mass exceeding 16.2 tonnes (M3(D)) Passenger Carrier (D) Volvo Buses India Pvt Ltd (9400 XL) 50 44 164 194 48 45 164 189 0 0 0 2Total A3 50 44 164 194 48 45 164 189 0 0 0 2Total M&HCVs(passenger carriers) 4,333 4,759 17,229 19,093 4,255 4,338 15,227 17,770 788 423 2,332 2,320M&HCVs B: Goods Carriers (c) Max Mass exceeding 7.5 tonnes but not exceeding 10 tons Ashok Leyland Ltd (eComet) 57 269 204 799 41 58 143 321 0 50 34 165SML Isuzu Ltd (Super Supereme) 333 157 1,071 964 195 150 823 731 0 0 120 40Tata Motors Ltd (LPT9109) 656 870 2,588 2,925 718 494 2,869 1,902 52 241 586 712VE CVs - Eicher (10.80, 10.90, 10.95) 882 594 3,387 2,769 987 628 3,275 2,627 5 8 32 110Total 1,928 1,890 7,250 7,457 1,941 1,330 7,110 5,581 57 299 772 1,027(d) Max. Mass Exceeding 10 tons but not exceeding 12 tons Ashok Leyland Ltd (eComet) 332 585 1,317 2,447 273 382 969 1,446 26 10 77 128SML Isuzu Ltd (Samrat Super 12) 126 157 560 659 37 106 489 569 0 0 2 0Tata Motors Ltd (LPT1109) 856 277 3,678 2,596 1,905 1,628 6,236 6,064 100 52 309 167VE CVs - Eicher (11.10, 11.12) 1,099 1,143 4,067 4,342 975 982 3,833 4,275 25 10 46 53Total 2,413 2,162 9,622 10,044 3,190 3,098 11,527 12,354 151 72 434 348Total B 4,341 4,052 16,872 17,501 5,131 4,428 18,637 17,935 208 371 1,206 1,375B2: Max Mass exceeding 16.2 tonnes (N3(A)) (a) Max. mass exceeding 12 tonnes but not exceeding 16.2 tonnes (N3(A1)) Ashok Leyland Ltd(4x2 Tipper, 4X2 Haulage) 1,436 968 7,146 5,525 1,717 1,263 5,457 4,854 501 213 1,594 1,074Asia Motor Works Ltd (1618 TP) 0 3 0 36 0 3 0 34 0 0 0 0SML Isuzu Ltd (IS12T) 0 0 4 2 0 0 3 21 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (LPT1613, LPK1616, SK1613) 5,334 3,469 18,457 12,345 2,709 2,409 10,236 8,881 529 318 2,172 1,042VE CVs - Eicher (20.16, Terra 16) 416 326 1,782 1,409 407 294 1,256 1,084 19 38 266 54Total B2 7,186 4,766 27,389 19,317 4,833 3,969 16,952 14,874 1,049 569 4,032 2,170B3: 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 (6X2 Mav, 6X4 Mav, 6X4 Tipper) 1,441 700 5,068 3,882 1,462 1,203 4,932 4,365 59 123 331 323Asia Motor Works Ltd (2518HL, 2516 HL, 2518 TP, 2523TP, 2518TM) 980 395 3,230 1,833 804 419 2,836 1,820 0 0 0 0Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (MN25) 22 106 243 361 99 113 284 413 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (LPT2518, LPK2518) 4,854 3,022 18,822 10,598 3,820 2,751 16,272 10,913 187 158 995 566VE CVs - Eicher (30.25, Terra25) 133 188 417 707 88 120 356 634 0 1 0 3VE CVs - Volvo (FM400) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Total 7,430 4,411 27,780 17,381 6,273 4,606 24,680 18,145 246 282 1,326 892(b) Max. mass exceeding 25 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd (8X2 Haulage, 8X4 Tipper) 647 574 4,200 3,353 990 1,235 3,738 3,953 0 0 0 0

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Asia Motor Works Ltd (3118HL, 3118TP) 71 111 151 187 30 81 117 169 0 0 0 0Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd 4 0 43 0 0 0 17 0 0 0 0 0Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (MN31) 0 61 194 356 42 59 281 339 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (LPT3118) 4,797 2,624 18,605 7,521 3,235 2,452 13,197 8,173 28 2 44 4VE CVs - Eicher (35.31) 136 139 419 853 96 146 356 698 0 0 0 0VE CVs - Volvo (FM400) 63 51 212 193 29 12 94 148 0 0 0 0Total 5,718 3,560 23,824 12,463 4,422 3,985 17,800 13,480 28 2 44 4Total B3 13,148 7,971 51,604 29,844 10,695 8,591 42,480 31,625 274 284 1,370 896B4: Max. Mass exceeding 16.2 tonnes-Haulage Tractor (Tractor-Semi Traller/Traller)(N3(B2)) (b) Max. mass exceeding 26.4 tonnes but not exceeding 35.2 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd (4x2 Tractor 4X4 Tipper) 160 136 833 830 166 247 792 900 10 0 38 22Asia Motor Works Ltd (3518 TR) 0 20 0 57 0 0 0 51 0 0 0 0Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (MN35) 0 0 0 60 0 7 0 35 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (LPS3518) 0 399 969 1,814 711 392 2,832 1,612 0 0 2 1Total 160 555 1,802 2,761 877 646 3,624 2,598 10 0 40 23(c) Mass exceeding 35.2 tonnes but not exceeding 40 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (MN40) 30 0 102 160 9 26 79 129 0 0 0 0Total 30 0 102 185 9 26 79 129 0 0 0 0(d) Max. mass exceeding 40 tonnes but not exceeding 49 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd (4X2 Tractor) 184 35 560 424 169 145 619 457 0 0 0 0Asia Motor Works Ltd (4018TR, 4923TR) 50 46 309 168 47 52 257 160 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (LPS4018, LPS4023, LPS4928) 170 878 1,442 3,398 1,075 889 3,747 3,368 0 20 86 70VE CVs - Eicher (40.40) 2 6 74 98 10 2 40 52 0 0 0 0Total 406 965 2,385 4,088 1,301 1,088 4,663 4,037 0 20 86 70(e) Max. mass exceeding 49 tonnes and Above Ashok Leyland Ltd (6X4 TRACTOR) 22 22 582 175 86 70 531 227 0 0 0 0VE CVs - Volvo (FM400HD, FH520) 30 6 75 52 23 15 71 31 0 0 0 0Total 52 28 657 227 109 85 602 258 0 0 0 0Total B4 648 1,548 4,946 7,261 2,296 1,845 8,968 7,022 10 20 126 93Total M&HCVs (Goods Carriers) 25,323 18,337 100,811 73,923 22,955 18,833 87,037 71,456 1,541 1,244 6,734 4,534Total M&HCVs 29,656 23,096 118,040 93,016 27,210 23,171 102,264 89,226 2,329 1,667 9,066 6,854LCVs A: Passenger Carriers A1: Max. Mass upto 5 tonnes (a): No. of seats including driver exceeding 13 (M2(A2)) Force Motors Ltd 845 1,292 3,311 4,809 938 1,196 3,159 4,452 11 53 37 53Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (Tourister15) 208 1 798 249 263 237 849 840 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (SFC407, CityRide) 713 517 2,057 1,994 676 604 1,962 2,135 27 14 91 15Total 1,766 1,810 6,166 7,052 1,877 2,037 5,970 7,427 38 67 128 68A2: 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 (Stag) 103 188 551 965 51 58 157 223 17 8 105 269Force Motors Ltd 0 0 22 30 10 10 38 29 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Tourister 25) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (Tourister 25) 375 355 1,024 1,653 273 132 990 881 0 0 0 0SML Isuzu Ltd (20,32,26,24 Seater Bus) 312 255 1,225 1,046 207 235 1,054 827 11 17 15 17Tata Motors Ltd (LP709, SFC410, LP410) 1,921 1,627 6,203 5,875 1,349 1,405 4,864 5,643 384 76 706 521VE CVs - Eicher (10.50, 10.60, 10.75) 310 425 1,424 2,242 400 391 1,412 2,029 4 14 47 161Total A2 3,021 2,850 10,449 11,811 2,290 2,231 8,515 9,632 416 115 873 983B2: Max. Mass upto 5 tonnes (b): No. of seats including driver not exceeding 13 (M2(A1)) Force Motors Ltd (Toofan, Cruiser, T1) 579 394 2,073 1,626 548 417 1,958 1,544 0 0 5 0Tata Motors Ltd (Winger Platinum, Winger 10 Seats) 119 533 283 846 211 374 732 959 3 0 3 28Total B2 698 927 2,356 2,472 759 791 2,690 2,503 3 0 8 28Total LCVs (Passenger Carriers) 5,485 5,587 18,971 21,335 4,926 5,059 17,175 19,562 457 182 1,009 1,079LCVs B: Goods Carriers (a) Max. Mass not exceeding 2 tons-Mini Truck Segment Force Motors Ltd (Trump 15 PU) 0 0 192 0 22 5 81 29 0 0 0 0Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (Gio, Maxximo) 4,327 4,566 17,836 16,426 4,227 3,644 16,381 14,348 296 1,090 875 2,132Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd (Ape Truck, ApeTruck Plus, Ape Mini Truck)) 1,352 403 4,330 1,611 1,158 238 4,087 1,341 0 123 6 127Tata Motors Ltd (ACE, ACE Ex, ACE Zip) 18,590 16,118 64,296 56,874 13,806 15,896 52,924 61,326 2,105 1,677 8,296 6,414Total 24,269 21,087 86,654 74,911 19,213 19,783 73,473 77,044 2,401 2,890 9,177 8,673(b) Max. Mass not exceeding 2 but no exceeding 3.5 tons-Pick Ups Ashok Leyland Ltd (Dost) 0 2,765 0 9,975 0 2,802 0 10,049 0 1 0 2Force Motors Ltd(Trum 40, Trax PU, Kargo King) 343 329 1,934 1,534 630 325 1,836 1,289 0 0 0 1Hindustan Motors Ltd 12 13 80 83 12 9 54 65 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 7,442 10,225 25,990 38,125 6,732 8,077 21,561 29,332 1,038 2,182 3,969 7,185Tata Motors Ltd (Super ACE, Tata 207, Xenon, WingerDV) 2,039 3,320 6,913 12,037 1,719 2,564 6,007 9,200 300 822 1,174 3,353Total 9,836 16,652 34,917 61,754 9,093 13,777 29,458 49,935 1,338 3,005 5,143 10,541(a) Max Mass exceeding 3.5 tons but not exceeding 6 tonnes Force Motors Ltd ( T1 DV, Shaktiman) 133 133 464 465 133 153 462 480 1 0 1 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (DI3200 CRX, Load King CRX) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 87 35Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (DI3200 CRX, Load King CRX) 367 196 1,475 955 358 273 1,417 1,045 0 0 0 0SML Isuzu Ltd (Cosmo) 0 32 11 58 4 9 11 30 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (SFC407, LPT407) 2,910 1,449 9,905 5,685 2,280 1,830 8,709 7,172 726 128 1,494 916VE CVs - Eicher (10.50, 10.55) 67 78 614 256 72 60 603 226 29 0 49 4Total 3,477 1,888 12,469 7,419 2,847 2,325 11,202 8,953 756 128 1,631 955(b) Max Mass exceeding 6 tons but not exceeding 7.5 tonnes Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (Load King CRX Sherpa) 24 1 93 140 20 33 51 143 0 0 0 0SML Isuzu Ltd (Sartaj, Prestige Premium) 141 156 441 487 104 91 299 365 19 3 74 3Tata Motors Ltd (SFC709, LPT709) 586 1,080 3,101 3,926 419 438 1,697 1,649 57 583 417 1,041VE CVs - Eicher (10.59, 10.60, 10.75) 630 402 1,952 1,747 405 331 1,369 1,346 128 33 455 290Total 1,381 1,639 5,587 6,300 948 893 3,416 3,503 204 619 946 1,334Total LCVs (Goods Carriers) 38,963 41,266 139,627 150,384 32,101 36,778 117,549 139,435 4,699 6,642 16,897 21,503Total LCVs 44,448 46,853 158,598 171,719 37,027 41,837 134,724 158,997 5,156 6,824 17,906 22,582Total Commercial Vehicles 74,104 69,949 276,638 264,735 64,237 65,008 236,988 248,223 7,485 8,491 26,972 29,436IV Two Wheelers A: Scooter/Scooterettee : Wheel size less than or equal to 12” A1: Engine Capacity less than 75cc Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd (Kine) 48 250 1,019 920 461 102 1,698 843 0 0 0 0TVS Motor Company Ltd (teenz, Pep) 1,929 29 5,991 333 1,939 18 6,059 361 0 0 0 0Total 1,977 279 7,010 1,253 2,400 120 7,757 1,204 0 0 0 0A2: Engine Capacity 75cc and less than equal to 90cc TVS Motor Company Ltd (Pep+, Streak) 25,906 27,508 97,384 94,313 28,765 25,208 94,169 90,337 1,869 107 7,793 5,884Total 25,906 27,508 97,384 94,313 28,765 25,208 94,169 90,337 1,869 107 7,793 5,884A3: Engine Capacity >90 cc and less than equal to 125cc Hero MotoCorp Ltd (HERO PLEASURE, HERO MAESTRO) 36,498 39,612 141,959 159,170 33,409 36,039 130,574 145,010 3,727 383 12,346 10,748Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd (Activa, Dio, Aviator) 91,881 131,067 323,795 498,804 89,869 125,899 315,623 486,761 1,721 3,718 6,047 10,176Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd (Duro/Duro DZ, Rodeo, Flyte) 9,664 9,797 45,164 41,223 12,551 9,949 43,571 39,695 88 225 385 806Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd (Vespa LX125) 0 4,709 0 9,824 0 3,501 0 8,418 0 0 0 0Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (Access, Swish) 22,738 31,712 90,465 107,579 22,724 31,040 90,509 107,770 0 352 90 396TVS Motor Company Ltd (Wego) 14,008 15,541 57,523 56,939 15,617 15,457 55,372 55,351 1,140 65 3,460 1,754Total 174,789 232,438 658,906 873,539 174,170 221,885 635,649 843,005 6,676 4,743 22,328 23,880Total Scooter/Scooterettee 202,672 260,225 763,300 969,105 205,335 247,213 737,575 934,546 8,545 4,850 30,121 29,764B: Motor cycles/Step-Throughs : Big Wheel size more than 12” B2: Engine Capacity 75cc and above but less than 110cc Bajaj Auto Ltd (Boxer CT, Platina, Discover) 174,755 195,409 693,131 726,599 90,717 107,653 396,791 418,376 75,066 71,634 311,374 308,411Hero MotoCorp Ltd 400,480 404,421 1,619,660 1,706,504 370,247 375,427 1,564,897 1,653,184 9,386 7,569 38,471 36,324Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd (CB Twister, Dream Yuga) 9,804 33,942 66,965 81,923 6,619 31,231 53,018 71,221 3,748 2,797 13,556 8,595India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd (Crux, YBR110) 6,541 7,965 23,132 29,396 5,123 4,833 19,080 20,148 1,293 1,482 3,351 6,102TVS Motor Company Ltd 36,886 38,096 195,820 176,134 37,336 26,924 160,022 120,912 12,421 8,985 48,838 39,712Total 628,466 679,833 2,598,708 2,720,556 510,042 546,068 2,193,808 2,283,841 101,914 92,467 415,590 399,144B3: Engine Capacity 110cc and above but less than 125cc Bajaj Auto Ltd (Boxer, Platina, Discover, KTM) 54,144 55,840 174,935 203,546 41,544 38,984 143,464 157,761 13,110 6,699 33,192 38,008Hero MotoCorp Ltd (HERO SUPER, SPLENDOR, HERO GLAMOUR) 39,505 54,750 155,059 206,978 39,152 50,550 151,520 198,614 1,069 2,361 4,156 5,526Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd (CB Shine, CBF Stunner/Fi) 35,537 53,272 139,209 222,405 33,101 50,050 130,627 214,483 2,182 1,941 7,624 6,836India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd (SS 125, Enticer, YD125) 6,598 1,912 25,347 14,515 2,883 1,871 11,534 7,505 2,300 168 10,901 3,284Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (Hayate, Slingshot) 4,737 8,493 18,936 22,188 3,204 8,004 17,108 22,151 0 264 132 359TVS Motor Company Ltd (Victor GLX, Flame, STAR CITY 125) 2,201 3,883 7,356 14,496 131 9 685 13,157 1,886 3,291 6,928 12,038Total 142,722 178,150 520,842 684,128 120,015 149,468 454,938 613,671 20,547 14,724 62,933 66,051B4: Engine capacity > 125 cc but less than equal to 150 cc (TW) Bajaj Auto Ltd (Boxer,Discover, Pulsar) 83,971 60,170 313,910 276,780 56,187 37,590 236,454 185,755 19,341 22,177 78,551 96,933Hero MotorCorp Ltd 28,454 7,824 104,245 61,309 27,849 8,772 98,313 58,387 1,893 859 4,262 3,149Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd 12,652 22,528 50,742 87,265 9,848 20,186 41,089 75,520 2,842 2,603 9,285 10,227India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd (FZ, Fazer, SZ, R15 26,273 31,693 111,921 117,725 21,004 21,153 79,409 77,740 5,583 7,485 23,772 28,095Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (GS150R) 1,158 625 4,052 1,659 501 477 2,164 2,146 640 133 2,000 134Total 152,508 122,840 584,870 544,738 115,389 88,178 457,429 399,548 30,299 33,257 117,870 138,538B5: Engine capacity >150cc and less than equal to 200 CC Bajaj Auto Ltd (KTM, Pulsar) 12,691 16,304 42,651 50,509 7,806 10,991 26,647 33,922 4,532 4,544 19,688 18,773TVS Motor Company Ltd (Apache) 17,798 18,194 64,201 64,577 10,624 9,528 43,177 44,805 7,772 4,602 25,571 16,061Total 30,489 34,498 106,852 115,086 18,430 20,519 69,824 78,727 12,304 9,146 45,259 34,834B6: Engine capacity >200cc and less than equal to 250 CC Bajaj Auto Ltd (Pulsar, Avenger, Ninja) 9,807 8,416 34,598 32,537 6,065 5,317 22,138 23,210 3,720 3,269 12,840 10,332Hero MotorCorp Ltd (HERO KARIZMA) 4,297 2,956 16,221 13,960 4,272 2,245 16,010 13,463 32 12 64 102Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd (CBR 250R) 2,382 621 6,634 2,480 2,345 215 6,565 1,761 0 332 0 676Total 16,486 11,993 57,453 48,977 12,682 7,777 44,713 38,434 3,752 3,613 12,904 11,110B7: Engine capacity >250cc and less than equal to 350 CC Royal Enfield (Unit of Eicher Ltd) 5,631 8,976 22,308 33,350 5,656 8,847 22,237 33,062 18 129 48 307Total 5,631 8,976 22,308 33,350 5,656 8,847 22,237 33,062 18 129 48 307B8: Engine capacity >350cc and less than equal to 500 CC Royal Enfield (Unit of Eicher Ltd) 871 1,081 2,989 4,241 611 860 1,698 3,060 123 201 1,005 1,127Total 871 1,081 2,989 4,241 611 860 1,698 3,060 123 201 1,005 1,127B9: Engine capacity >500cc and less than equal to 800 CC Bajaj Auto Ltd (Ninja) 0 25 20 89 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0Total 0 25 20 89 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0B10: Engine capacity >800cc and less than equal to 1000 CC H-D Moto Company Ltd 0 77 0 274 0 51 0 266 0 0 0 0Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd (CBR1000RR, CB1000R) 0 0 17 0 9 8 26 17 0 0 0 0India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd (R1, FZ1) 0 0 0 0 11 1 33 14 0 0 0 0Suzuki Motorcycle india Pvt Ltd (VZ 800, GSX-R1000) 0 0 0 0 0 6 0 6 0 0 0 0Total 0 77 17 274 20 66 59 303 0 0 0 0B11: Engine capacity >1000cc and less than equal to 1600 CC (TW) H-D Moto Company Ltd 0 13 0 94 0 18 0 82 0 0 0 0Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd (VT1300, VFR1200F) 0 0 0 0 0 2 1 4 0 0 0 0Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (Hayabusa) 0 0 0 0 0 16 0 31 0 0 0 0Total 0 13 0 94 0 36 1 117 0 0 0 0B12: Engine capacity >1600cc (TW) Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (Intruder) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 0Total 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 7 0 0 0 0Total Motor Cycles/Step-Throughs 977,173 1,037,486 3,894,059 4,151,533 782,852 821,821 3,244,714 3,450,770 168,957 153,537 655,609 651,111C: Mopeds: Engine capacity less than 75cc & with fixed transmission, big wheelsize>12” Engine Capacity<75cc Mopeds TVS Motor Company Ltd (MOPED) 70,059 63,611 263,925 269,756 65,933 63,662 256,605 266,909 1,236 42 2,697 670Total 70,059 63,611 263,925 269,756 65,933 63,662 256,605 266,909 1,236 42 2,697 670Total Mopeds 70,059 63,611 263,925 269,756 65,933 63,662 256,605 266,909 1,236 42 2,697 670Total Two Wheelers 1,249,904 1,361,322 4,921,284 5,390,394 1,054,120 1,132,696 4,238,894 4,652,225 178,738 158,429 688,427 681,545III Three Wheelers A: Passenger Carriers A1:No. of seats including driver not exceeding 4 & Max.Mass not exceeding 1 tonnes Atul Auto Limited 1,268 1,439 3,982 4,663 1,227 1,363 3,873 4,709 20 20 80 123Bajaj Auto Ltd 43,054 36,986 166,557 123,804 16,715 17,740 57,358 61,478 28,227 17,178 115,715 68,689Force Motors Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 1 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 4,078 3,665 14,491 12,745 4,077 3,819 13,355 13,604 303 12 1,194 438Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 12,836 12,260 45,050 41,567 11,635 11,566 39,333 39,399 1,260 1,036 5,632 2,489Scooters india Ltd 523 346 1,742 1,232 376 411 1,387 1,396 0 0 0 0TVS Motor Company Ltd 4,505 3,125 17,443 10,836 1,072 1,251 3,657 4,518 2,218 2,050 9,934 7,862Total 66,264 57,821 249,265 194,847 35,102 36,150 118,967 125,105 32,028 20,296 132,555 79,601A2: No.of seats including Driver exceeding 4 but not exceeding 7 & Max.Mass exceeding 1.5 tonnes Force Motors Ltd 84 140 133 555 0 0 0 0 0 126 168 392Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 209 0 0 0 0 0Scooters india Ltd 211 330 888 821 236 320 839 832 0 0 0 0Total 295 470 1,021 1,376 236 320 1,048 832 0 126 168 392Total Passenger Carrier 66,559 58,291 250,286 196,223 35,338 36,470 120,015 125,937 32,028 20,422 132,723 79,993B: Goods Carriers B1: Max.mass not exceeding 1 tonnes Atul Auto Limited 1,030 1,220 3,924 4,452 985 1,146 3,843 4,526 0 0 16 11Bajaj Auto Ltd 772 413 2,356 1,939 675 374 2,308 1,473 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 1,316 1,506 5,459 5,170 1,014 1,138 4,373 4,589 38 440 310 452Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 5,207 4,181 20,275 16,550 4,917 4,180 19,754 15,788 98 201 284 538Scooters india Ltd 587 390 2,119 1,360 461 456 1,679 1,607 0 0 0 0Total 8,912 7,710 34,133 29,471 8,052 7,294 31,957 27,983 136 641 610 1,001B2: Others Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 300 211 1,807 863 304 192 1,516 771 0 0 0 0Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 15 0 36 38 0 0 0 0 12 0 36 48Scooters india Ltd 196 334 850 835 254 330 790 844 0 0 0 0Total 511 545 2,693 1,736 558 522 2,306 1,615 12 0 36 48Total Goods Carrier 9,423 8,255 36,826 31,207 8,610 7,816 34,263 29,598 148 641 646 1,049Total Three Wheelers 75,982 66,546 287,112 227,430 43,948 44,286 154,278 155,535 32,176 21,063 133,369 81,042 Grand Total of all Categories 1,656,014 1,746,840 6,494,006 6,954,982 1,345,644 1,446,959 5,415,639 5,921,586 267,691 235,865 1,019,817 978,709

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Getting Personalwith Aman Mehtani, Managing Director Allevard-IAI Suspensions

In Person

An experience I won’t forget…

If not in the auto industry, where would you be?Never actually thought of doing something else but manufacturing auto components. To think of it now, I would have been in the business of real estate and infrastucture development

What car do you drive? What do you dream of driving?Currently I’m driving a Range Rover Super supercharged. Would love to drive the Lamborghini Aventador

Your most recent indulgence…Our new company, Allevard IAI suspensions: it’s the stuff of dreams!

What are you currently reading?I am a compulsive reader of all sorts of magazines

What is Mr Mehtani doing when not talking auto?Spending time with friends and family

Outdoor activity you would miss office for…Scuba diving!

Where did you go for your last holiday?Six Senses resort in Phuket, Thailand

You get angry when…Confronted with ineffeciencies

What is the one thing you would like to change about you?I would like to live for the moment and not always worry about the future

Best thing to have happened to you…My Marriage to Surbhi; I have known her for more than 19 years now and she’s taught me how to balance my life and become a better human being

Being in the delivery theatre during the birth of my son in 2008. This was definitely the most exciting experince of my life. That was one sight and feeling I’ll live with my entire life!

Born in Faridabad, Harayana in 1981, Mehtani compelted schooling from Bishop Cotton Shimla; high schooling from Fergusson College, Pune and graduated with BA (Hons) in International Business and Administration from Regents Business School, London in 2003.

He started as a marketing manager in his family business in 2003 and eventually got promoted to being the plant manager in 2005. The sales of this plant increased by almost 300 percent from 2005 till 2008.

In 2008, he ventured into his first inde-pendent project to manufacture critical emission related engine components with the help of a joint venture with a Korean company in Pune.

The JV was able to boomrang the Indian market and in 2012, it emerged as market leader for its product category in India with an almost 65 percent marketshare.

In 2010, he took up his second project, ie a joint venture with Sogefi Group to manufacture elastic suspension parts for the Indian market. It recently inaugurated a new facilty in Chakan, Pune and is hoping to make this ven-ture a bigger success.

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