Z F Friedrichshafen AG is looking to introduce Automated Manual Transmission (AMT) in the Indian market considering that it has a rising vehicle popula- tion. It is in talks with passenger car manufacturers in India to introduce the product. The company is in advanced discussions with a Chinese OEM as well as a European car manufacturer for supplying the transmission systems. “We have the capability to offer a cost- effective AMT for around $150 over and above the cost of a man- ual transmission and we feel this is a compelling value proposition for any manufacturer. We are in discussions with OEMs across Asia Pacific as well,” said Dr Peter Ottenbruch, Member of the Board of Management, Corporate Operations and Technology, ZF Friedrichshafen AG. He added that AMT offered additional functionalities like stop-start, cruising with open drive train, and hill holding. He added that automatic transmission has yet to be adopt- ed significantly in India and AMT could prove to be a cost effective option. The share of sales in Asia Pacific has grown from 14 percent in 2007 to 18 percent in 2012 and the company expects to grow to 22 percent by 2017. Sales in Asia Pacific grew by around 25 percent from January to August 2012 as compared to the corresponding period last year. The company also introduced nine-speed front transverse transmission that would come into serial production at the com- pany’s Gray Court facility near South Carolina in the US. It pro- vides better fuel economy with enhanced driving performance with double shifts and direct multiple gearshifts. “We have been working towards reduction of dependency on the core market of Western Europe and have been looking to grow our presence in growth markets with suitable products,” said Dr Ottenbruch. ZF Friedrichshafen AG has been one of the more prolific patent applicants among auto component manufacturers in Europe with 629 patent applica- tions filed in 2011. Auto Monitor www.amonline.in 3 December 2012 Vol. 12 No. 41 32 Pages ` 50 INDIA’S NO. 1 MAGAZINE FOR AUTOMOTIVE NEWS, VIEWS & ANALYSIS Top 5 2W Makers Company Oct-11 Oct-12 Change HML 494,201 515,242 4.26% Bajaj Auto 244,468 261,771 7.08% HMSI 171,814 236,062 37.39% TVS 159,887 170,139 6.41% Suzuki 11,256 36,194 221.55% Top 5 2W Exporters Company Oct-11 Oct-12 Change Bajaj Auto 106,580 99,415 -6.72% TVS 20,323 16,103 -20.76% HMSI 6,550 14,381 119.56% HML 18,037 13,973 -22.53% IYM 9,011 10,166 12.82% * Source: SIAM/ ** Excluding exports/ *** all sub segments considered/ ^ excluding MRPL DATA MONITOR Scan this code on your smart phone to visit www.amonline.in ZF to offer compelling proposition with AMT Abhishek Parekh Shanghai, China F iat CEO Sergio Marchionne’s announce- ment about bringing the Jeep brand to India has created quite a stir at Fiat India. The announcement was pre- ceded by conclusion of the sales JV with Tata Motors in May this year. Recently, industry sources have confirmed that production of Tata’s Manza will be shifted from Fiat’s Ranjangaon plant to Tata’s manufacturing facility in Pimpri. Sharing the Ranjangaon facility has helped Tata Motors maintain the quality of the Manza. The practices of Fiat, being a European manufacturer, appear to have rubbed off on the Manza. It will be interesting to see how Tata Motors will contin- ue to maintain the quality levels of the Manza on their own. On Fiat’s part, it will continue to supply the 1.3 Multijet engine to Tata. However, Tata does have a reason for worry in the future. If sales of Fiat cars increase or if the company bags more orders from other manufacturers for the Multijet, Fiat could curtail sup- ply of the engines to Tata Motors, which could hurt the manufac- turer. Demand for the Multijet engine has skyrocketed in the past year with new mass market cars from Maruti and Chevrolet also sourcing from Fiat. The engine plant runs on optimum capacity and although capacity can be ramped up, Fiat is at will to prioritise supplies to whosoev- er it pleases. Currently, Tata Motors needs Fiat more than Fiat needs Tata Motors. The JV between Tata Motors and Fiat was believed to be an understanding that TML would undertake sales and ser- vice responsibilities, while Fiat would manage production of the Manza at their plant. Tata’s failure on the sales and service front has ended the sales JV, and now manufacturing of the Manza is also coming to an end at the Fiat plant, signaling the end of a failed tie-up between the two brands. Marchionne’s news on intro- duction of the Jeep brand in India means that Fiat could be making space for its own future models at the plant. This development goes hand in hand with more announcements expected to be made by Mike Manley, President and CEO, Jeep and Chrysler Group LLC, and Chief Operating Officer, Fiat-Chrysler Asia Pacific at a press conference to be held in Mumbai soon. Industry watchers are expecting announcements with regards to Jeep operations in India. In the coming months, the entire assembly line of the Tata Manza will be shifted to Pimpri. In order to make space for the Manza, production of some slow- selling models will be shifted to Tata’s 953 acre Pantnagar facility where it currently manufactures the Ace and the Magic. Fiat edges out Manza. Making space for Jeep? Tie up with Tata Motors confined mainly to engines Anand Mohan Mumbai Pg 08 “We garner a 40 percent year on year growth” INTERVIEW TESTING FOCUS Anoop Prakash, Managing Director, Harley Davidson India Pg 14 The JV between Tata and Fiat was believed to be an understanding that Tata would undertake sales and service, while Fiat would manage production of the Manza. The company is in advanced discussions with a Chinese OEM and a European manufacturer for the systems. NEWS IN BRIEF New Range Rover launch L and Rover has announced the launch of the fourth generation Range Rover. At just under five metres, the new Range Rover has a similar foot- print to the outgoing model, with a drag coefficient starting from 0.34 – the roofline sits 20mm lower in access mode. With over 118mm more legroom, the rear compartment offers more space and comfort, with the option of the desirable new two-seat exec- utive class seating package for the ultimate in rear-seat luxury. It is equipped with next-gen- eration version of Land Rover’s Terrain Response system, which analyses the current driving conditions and automatically select the most suitable vehicle settings. It features an all-alumini- um monocoque body structure which is 39 percent lighter than the steel body in the outgoing model. Weight savings through- out the chassis and driveline, the lightweight structure contributes to a model-for-model weight sav- ing of up to 350kg compared to the outgoing vehicle. Peter Ottenbruch, Member of the Board of Management, Corporate Operations and Technology, ZF Friedrichshafen AG
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ZF Friedrichshafen AG is looking to introduce Automated Manual Transmission (AMT) in
the Indian market considering that it has a rising vehicle popula-tion. It is in talks with passenger car manufacturers in India to introduce the product.
The company is in advanced discussions with a Chinese OEM as well as a European car manufacturer for supplying the transmission systems. “We have the capability to offer a cost-effective AMT for around $150 over and above the cost of a man-ual transmission and we feel this is a compelling value proposition for any manufacturer. We are in discussions with OEMs across
Asia Pacific as well,” said Dr Peter Ottenbruch, Member of the Board of Management, Corporate Operations and Technology, ZF Friedrichshafen AG. He added that AMT offered additional functionalities like stop-start, cruising with open drive train, and hill holding.
He added that automatic transmission has yet to be adopt-ed significantly in India and AMT could prove to be a cost effective option. The share of sales in Asia Pacific has grown from 14 percent in 2007 to 18 percent in 2012 and the company expects to grow to 22 percent by 2017. Sales in Asia Pacific grew by around 25 percent from January to August 2012 as compared to the corresponding period last year.
The company also introduced nine-speed front transverse
transmission that would come into serial production at the com-pany’s Gray Court facility near South Carolina in the US. It pro-vides better fuel economy with enhanced driving performance with double shifts and direct multiple gearshifts. “We have been working towards reduction of dependency on the core market of Western Europe and have been looking to grow our presence in
growth markets with suitable products,” said Dr Ottenbruch.
ZF Friedrichshafen AG has been one of the more prolific patent applicants among auto component manufacturers in Europe with 629 patent applica-tions filed in 2011.
Auto Monitorwww.amonline.in3 December 2012Vol. 12 No. 41 32 Pages ` 50
I N D I A ’ S N O . 1 M A G A Z I N E F O R A U T O M O T I V E N E W S , V I E W S & A N A LY S I S
Top 5 2W Makers
Company Oct-11 Oct-12 Change
HML 494,201 515,242 4.26%
Bajaj Auto 244,468 261,771 7.08%
HMSI 171,814 236,062 37.39%
TVS 159,887 170,139 6.41%
Suzuki 11,256 36,194 221.55%
Top 5 2W Exporters
Company Oct-11 Oct-12 Change
Bajaj Auto 106,580 99,415 -6.72%
TVS 20,323 16,103 -20.76%
HMSI 6,550 14,381 119.56%
HML 18,037 13,973 -22.53%
IYM 9,011 10,166 12.82%
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ZF to offer compelling proposition with AMT Abhishek Parekh
Shanghai, China
Fiat CEO Serg io Marchionne’s announce-ment about bringing the Jeep brand to India has
created quite a stir at Fiat India. The announcement was pre-ceded by conclusion of the sales JV with Tata Motors in May this year. Recently, industry sources have confirmed that production of Tata’s Manza will be shifted from Fiat’s Ranjangaon plant to Tata’s manufacturing facility in Pimpri.
Sharing the Ranjangaon facility has helped Tata Motors maintain the quality of the Manza. The practices of Fiat, being a European manufacturer, appear to have rubbed off on the Manza. It will be interesting to see how Tata Motors will contin-ue to maintain the quality levels of the Manza on their own.
On Fiat’s part, it will continue to supply the 1.3 Multijet engine to Tata. However, Tata does have a reason for worry in the future. If sales of Fiat cars increase or if the company bags more orders from other manufacturers for the Multijet, Fiat could curtail sup-
ply of the engines to Tata Motors, which could hurt the manufac-turer. Demand for the Multijet engine has skyrocketed in the past year with new mass market cars from Maruti and Chevrolet also sourcing from Fiat. The engine plant runs on optimum capacity and although capacity can be ramped up, Fiat is at will to prioritise supplies to whosoev-er it pleases.
Currently, Tata Motors needs Fiat more than Fiat needs Tata Motors. The JV between Tata Motors and Fiat was believed to be an understanding that TML would undertake sales and ser-vice responsibilities, while Fiat would manage production of the Manza at their plant. Tata’s
failure on the sales and service front has ended the sales JV, and now manufacturing of the Manza is also coming to an end at the Fiat plant, signaling the end of a failed tie-up between the two brands.
Marchionne’s news on intro-duction of the Jeep brand in India means that Fiat could be making space for its own future models at the plant. This development goes hand in hand with more announcements expected to be made by Mike Manley, President and CEO, Jeep and Chrysler
Group LLC, and Chief Operating Officer, Fiat-Chrysler Asia Pacific at a press conference to be held in Mumbai soon. Industry watchers are expecting announcements with regards to Jeep operations in India.
In the coming months, the entire assembly line of the Tata Manza will be shifted to Pimpri. In order to make space for the Manza, production of some slow-selling models will be shifted to Tata’s 953 acre Pantnagar facility where it currently manufactures the Ace and the Magic.
Fiat edges out Manza. Making space for Jeep?Tie up with Tata Motors confined mainly to engines Anand Mohan
Mumbai
Pg 08
“We garner a 40 percent year on year growth”INTERVIEW
TESTINGFOCUS
Anoop Prakash, Managing Director, Harley Davidson IndiaPg 14
The JV between Tata and Fiat was believed to be an
understanding that Tata would undertake
sales and service, while Fiat would
manage production of the Manza.
The company is in advanced
discussions with a Chinese OEM and a European manufacturer for
the systems.
NEWS IN BRIEFNew Range Rover launch
Land Rover has announced the launch of the fourth generation Range Rover. At
just under five metres, the new Range Rover has a similar foot-print to the outgoing model, with a drag coefficient starting from 0.34 – the roofline sits 20mm lower in access mode. With over 118mm more legroom, the rear compartment offers more space and comfort, with the option of the desirable new two-seat exec-utive class seating package for the ultimate in rear-seat luxury.
It is equipped with next-gen-eration version of Land Rover’s Terrain Response system, which analyses the current driving conditions and automatically select the most suitable vehicle settings.
It features an all-alumini-um monocoque body structure which is 39 percent lighter than the steel body in the outgoing model. Weight savings through-out the chassis and driveline, the lightweight structure contributes to a model-for-model weight sav-ing of up to 350kg compared to the outgoing vehicle.
Peter Ottenbruch, Member of the Board of Management, Corporate Operations and Technology, ZF Friedrichshafen AG
Tata Motors has halted production at its Jamshedpur facility since November 26 citing poor demand. Company officials indicate that its heavy trucks are piling up at dealers outlets and the shutdown
is aimed at managing the slowdown in sales in a ‘proactive’ manner.
A Tata Motors spokesperson said the block closure had been planned keeping in mind the weak demand for com-mercial vehicles. The company had produced around 5,000 units of vehicles last month against general production level of double the figure. This is the third block closure undertak-en by the company this year including the three-day closure observed early this month from November 12-14.
Though long anticipated (and hence less painful), the current slowdown is likely to be better managed by various stakeholders. It is likely that the manufacturers will have to take a hit on profitability by offering discounts to dealers, and financiers to the end customers. In order to spruce up sales, it is also planning launches across various segments to generate excitement among miners and transporters.
Elsewhere, industry observers are pleading with the gov-ernment to discontinue plying of old vehicles and restriction on sales of environmentally non-compliant trucks. Insisting on this action may provide some relief to Tata Motors’ woes.
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Audi does the maths to clarify new car running costs 19New online fuel calculator offers users the opportunity to compare and contrast models to find the Audi best suited to their budget
Diesel ‘S’ range Audi SQ5 TDI to join UK range 22Audi R10 recently became the first ever sports prototype to win at Le Mans and the Q5 is about to post another milestone on UK roads as the first ever diesel-fuelled ‘S’ model
Mercedes rebrands construction range as ‘Arocs’ 24From 2013 on all the trucks and tractor units used for on and off-road applications in the construction sector will be known under the name Arocs
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I N T E R V I E W
Your range of CKDs is quite expansive, probably the highest number in this segment. How do you see your market share pro-gressing in India?
I don’t think there is any offi-cial data available on the market size available readily. But I pre-sume that we probably have 50 to 60 percent of the market. This is because we have a lead that includes a full line-up, which includes in terms of service sup-port and world class customer experience. Once you join the Harley Davidson family, you start a new lifestyle and a product you enjoy in the years to come.
Are you satisfied with the kind of response you have got post CKD operations in India?
When we started our CKD assembly operations in January, 2011, the prices of our entry level products went down to `5.5 lakh from about `seven lakh. So as we did before, we passed on most of the
savings to the customers because we want to bring accessibility to a broader range of enthusiasts. This
has paid off and we now see a dif-ferent growth trajectory since we started CBU. Recently we have
launched Dyna models in CKD and are now adding a third prod-uct again in the Dyna range.
I expect a double digit
growth this fiscal also. There is no
localisation in our CKD model, as we bring the complete
kit from the US.
“We garner a 40 percent year-on-year growth”
Nabeel A Khan
Harley Davidson has brought in six variants of models as Completely Knocked Down (CKD) kits, while claiming a 60 percent market share in the segment. It plans to bring in more CKD models into India and deepen its penetration in the country by expanding in three more cities – Goa, Pune and Indore. Speaking to Auto Monitor, Managing Director, Harley Davidson India, Anoop Prakash said that its decision to assemble entry level products in the country helped its Indian customers gain a `1.5 lakh price cut and increased accessibility to a broader range of enthusiasts.
What kind of investments have you made in India?
We do not like to disclose the investments made.
What is the India contribution to your global sales?
We prefer to be reticent about any percent-age sales and break-ups of the same. But, yes, India is one of the leading markets in Asia for us. We will disclose this year’s numbers by the end of this year. In the last two and a half years, we have sold over 2,000 bikes. Simultaneously, we plan to gather feedback from our customers and rate it with how the other models are performing. But we are committed to bringing in new models from the global portfolio.
Could you describe the expectancy in terms of growth you foresee?
We garner a 40 percent year-on-year growth. Again, this depends on factors that we are merely not enthusiastic about, but also generate. We are bullish and think this will continue.
I expect a double digit growth this fis-cal also. There is no localisation in our CKD model, as we bring the complete kit from the US.
Can you share you after-sales and parts arrangement in India?
You know, bulk of our parts comes from our regional distribution centre in Singapore. We usually have them in two to three weeks. Most of these parts and accessories we keep with us and with time we are understand which the products that have demand are. For us, it’s a very quick turnaround of vehicle in case of repair, because we want the customers to be on road as soon as possible.
How are you planning to increase your penetration especially to smaller and none metro cities.
We have recently opened our outlets in Kolkata, Kochi and next we will be open in Goa by December. We find that the response has been tremendous. I personally went on ride with the customers in Kochi. We don’t open a dealership without a workshop and trained technicians. We spend lot of time to ensure that after-sales if good. We are very proud about our after-sales experience and customers come to us and educate us as to what they want. We will be opening three move dealerships next year which would be Indore, Pune and Jaipur. I would be expecting Delhi, Mumbai and Bangalore to contribute around 65 percent of sales while the tier-II cities will fill in the rest of the share.
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C O R P O R A T E 93 DECEMBER 2012
Ma h ind ra’s new electric car, earli-er known as NXR, and rumoured to be
christened the E20, will get key-less entry technology. Supplied by Continental, it will also come with Basic Function controller (BFC) and an immobilizer. This was announced in a Continental executive board meeting held to signify the importance of India’s
automotive market to global components supplier.
President, Interior Division and Member of the Executive Board, Continental AG, Helmut Matschi said, “We are the first to supply such technology for an electric car in India. It is difficult for an electric car because opera-tions can’t draw too much power from the battery compared to a gasoline car.”
Mahindra is making a reputa-tion for itself in providing a long list of features with their cars.
This keyless entry technology is only available in the Nissan Micra among hatchbacks as this is considered a premium feature.
Commenting on the partner-ship with Continental, Founder and Chief of Technology and Strategy, Mahindra Reva, Chetan Maini said, “We believe that elec-tric vehicles are the future of individual mobility. For this we have partnered with Continental and this synergy will result in a superior experience for our customers.”
Mahindra’s first electric vehi-cle is expected to be launched soon and is completely different to its predecessor. It has modern styling, increased interior space and better range compared to the outgoing model.
Expansion plansThe Continental automo-
tive group is divided in three divisions – chassis and safe-ty, powertrain and interior. At these divisions, Continental has announced expansion of its Manesar facility from 7,152 acre to 15,027 acre.
Continental says that the pro-duction has increased due to
customisation of their technol-ogies to suit local needs. The conditions in India are quite dif-ferent compared to other markets making it necessary to adapt technologies to local conditions. “Our engineering talent in India customise advanced technolo-gies for the local market making it possible for us to offer them to our customers at an affordable price,” said Matschi.
The company recently inau-gurated new product lines for fuel rail assemblies and fuel pumps at its Pune facility and set up a test & validation lab for fuel supply products at its Bangalore
development centre. “Our engineering team in
Bangalore not only undertakes local development projects but also interfaces with our global engineering teams for application engineering and development of our glob-al automotive projects,” said Head-Powertrain Division and Member of the Executive Board of Continental AG, José Avila.
Our Bureau Mumbai “We are the first
to supply technology for an electric car
in India. It is difficult for an EV because
operations can’t draw too much power
from the battery compared to a gasoline car.”
While the incidence of initial quality problems reported by new-vehicle owners in India is slightly higher in 2012 than in 2011, the incidence
of problems related to excessive fuel consump-tion has significantly declined during the past five years, according to the JD Power Asia Pacific 2012 India Initial Quality Study (IQS) released recently.
The study measures problems owners expe-rience with their new vehicle during the first two to six months of ownership and examines more than 200 problem symptoms covering eight vehicle categories (listed in order of fre-quency of reported problems): engine and transmission; vehicle exterior; driving expe-rience; HVAC; features, controls and displays; vehicle interior; seats; and audio, entertainment and navigation. All problems are summarized as the number of problems per 100 vehicles. Lower PP100 scores indicate a lower rate of problem incidence and higher initial quality.
There has been a significant reduction of 23 percent in the incidence of problems related to excessive fuel consumption during the past five years, which indicates that automakers in India are producing more fuel-efficient vehicles. Vehicle owners report fuel economy figures in 2012 that are 10 percent higher than in 2008.
However, the study also finds a gap between the promise of fuel efficiency made during the purchase process and the actual fuel efficiency experienced by owners. In 2012, 67 percent of new-vehicle owners report that their vehicle’s fuel efficiency was less than what their sales-person communicated to them during the purchase process, an increase of five percentage point since 2008. “Historically, fuel efficiency has been one of the key drivers of model con-sideration and purchase in India,” said Mohit Arora, ED, JD Power Asia Pacific, Singapore.
Honda and Toyota each have two models that rank highest in their respective segments. The Honda City ranks highest in the midsize segment for a 10th consecutive year, while the newly launched Honda Brio ranks high-est in the premium compact car segment. The Toyota Innova ranks highest in the MUV/ MPV segment for a sixth consecutive year, and the Toyota Fortuner ranks highest in the SUV segment.
The 2012 India Initial Quality Study (IQS) is based on evaluations from 8,688 owners who purchased a new vehicle between November 2011 and July 2012. The study includes 94 vehi-cle models from 16 makes. The study was fielded from May to September 2012 in 25 cities across India.
Cars now consume less fuel: JD Power study
Continental to supply keyless entry tech to Mahindra
José Avila, Head, Powertrain and Member of the Executive Board, Continental
Helmut Matschi, President, Interior Division and Member of the Board,
Continental AG
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S T U D Y103 DECEMBER 2012
With the onset of the slowing indus-trial growth and weakening invest-
ment sentiment across sectors, the strong growth phase of the domestic commercial vehicle (CV) industry came to standing halt since the second half of 2011-12. After experiencing a volume growth of over 30 percent during 2009-10 and 2010-11, the buoy-ancy in the domestic CV industry started dwindling from March 2012 onwards as headwinds stared gaining momentum. In 7m 2012-13, the domestic CV indus-try volumes grew by a moderate 4.3 percent over the correspond-ing period in the previous year, however segment-wise perfor-mance was characterized by a wide dispersion in growth rates. While the light commercial vehi-cle (LCV) segment continued to sustain the growth momentum with an increase of 18.2 percent in volumes on a YoY basis, the M&HCV bore the brunt of slow-ing industrial activity, weak investment sentiment and the impact of significant fleet capac-ity addition over the past three years, especially in the heavy-duty categories of the trucking market. Within the M&HCV seg-ment, while buses saw a recovery in volumes compared to the pre-vious year on back of healthy off take from private segment and improving order inflows from STUs, the contraction in demand for the higher tonnage category of trucks such as tippers, tractor trailers and multi-axle vehicles (MAVs) has been the sharpest. As a result, the volumes in M&HCV (cargo) segment de-grew by 17.7 percent in 7m 2012-13.
Growth Drivers Our interaction with a host of
dealers, transporters and financ-ing institutions ref lect at an overall pessimistic outlook for the near term. It primarily stems from weak visibility on cargo availability, a key factor that con-tinued to support fleet operator’s viability in 2011-12 despite almost flat freight rates and rising oper-ating cost. From transporter’s viability standpoint, the cur-rent phase is marked by reduced cargo volumes, stiff competition owing to surplus capacities and rising operating costs, especially in wake of the recent hike in die-sel prices. Although the freight rates have inched upwards fol-lowing the hike in diesel rates, the extent of rise has not been adequate (on an aggregate basis) as it continues to be influenced by demand-supply dynamics in each market. As a result, capacity deferment and implementation of cost rationalization measures have been at the forefront for even the organized fleet trans-porters. That apart, the discount levels for new vehicles are near-ing their peak levels, especially for heavy duty trucks. The only silver lining so far has been the trend in delinquencies across assets classes. As per our channel check, the deterioration in delin-quencies has only been marginal, indicating that operators’ viabil-ity or the ability to generate cash flows has remained satisfacto-ry so far. Credit availability also
continues to remain stable and there has not been a perceptible change in lending norms.
Trend in Market Share Along expected lines, Ashok
Leyland made a good head start in the LCV segment with its first product offering ‘Dost’. With more model introductions in the medium term, we expect it to build upon its 7-8 percent market share in the LCV seg-ment. In the M&HCV end of the market, both stalwarts – Tata Motors & Ashok Leyland faced competitive pressures owing to new model introductions and focus on expanding custom-er touch points by other OEMs. Specifically, in the M&HCV trucks segment, VE Commercial continued to strengthen its mar-ket position on back of increasing acceptability in the heavy-duty trucks market, while Mahindra Navistar performed better than the industry albeit on a low base. The outperformance of the southern region vis-à-vis rest of the country also helped Ashok Leyland in countering the impact of slowdown to some extent.
Capacity Expansion & Investment Plans
In the recent past, the capac-ity expansion by industry participants in the commercial vehicle segment has been rela-tively modest and has been largely brownfield in nature as almost
all the greenfield projects includ-ing Mahindra Navistar’s unit at Chakan and Bharat Benz’s unit near Chennai got commissioned between 2010-11 and 2011-12 respectively. Barring Tata Motors’ recent expansion at Dharwad (for the Tata Ace family), none of the other OEMs have significantly added capacities in the near term. Ashok Leyland too had shelved its plans to have a dedicated facili-ty for LCVs and has been scaling up production of ‘Dost’ from the existing facilities. Among the new entrants, Mahindra Navistar started production during 2010-11 while Bharat Benz recently commenced production at its Chennai facility with capacity to produce 36,000 units/per annum in the initial phase. Many of the other OEMs eyeing the Indian market are either evaluating their business plans as of now or have
modest investments plans. For instance, while Hino (Toyota) has restricted its presence to com-pletely built units (CBUs) in India, Scania has plans of only setting-up an assembly unit in India that too with limited capacities. Given the business plans of new entrants, availability of adequate capacities and subdued outlook on the industry, we don’t expect OEMs to expand capacities over the medium term.
Conversely, the domestic players have been investing in upgrading their product port-folios in anticipation of rising competitive intensity from for-eign OEMs. Over the past few years, both Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland have significant-ly upgraded their platforms, while VE Commercial Vehicles has strengthened its product offerings in the heavy-duty seg-ments. Both, Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland now have mul-tiple offerings across tonnage categories. Investments in high-er capacity engines, advanced transmission systems and cabins to improve upon the driving con-ditions/comfort have also gained momentum in the recent past.
Outlook While the near term out-
look on the CV industry appears subdued considering the weak-ness in the underlying demand indicators, the long-term pros-pects continue to be supported
by expectation of improvement in economic growth, increasing pace of investments in high-way & road infrastructure and structural changes supporting the demand in favour of trucks. Among these, we believe, a) the gradual traction in market share from railways, b) changing land-scape of the logistics industry towards an organized one, and c) stricter implementation of emission & anti-overloading norms would continue to sup-port demand for CVs. Overall, we expect the domestic CV indus-try to report a more moderate volume growth of 3.5 percent in 2012-13 led by demand slowdown in the M&HCV end of the mar-ket. However, the industry would start seeing improvement from 2013-14 onwards driven by pick-up in replacement demand as well as low-base effect. The sus-tainability of the demand would however continue to remain dependent on the improvement in macro-economic environment and investment sentiment. We expect the domestic M&HCV vol-umes to expand by eight percent and LCVs to register a growth of 13-14 percent in 2013-14.
Near to medium term outlook pessimistic for CV segment: ICRA
Although the freight rates have inched upwards
following the hike in diesel rates, the extent of rise has
not been adequate as it continues to be
influenced by demand-supply dynamics in
each market.
Jitin Makkar
Shamsher Dewan
Subrata Ray
Auto Monitor
C O R P O R A T E123 DECEMBER 2012
The diesel bonhomie for carmakers continues to face a double-edged shake-up. Over the last
two years, the Kirit Parikh com-mittee has constantly been suggesting to the government to levy an annual tax on diesel cars and SUVs. This time the committee is back with a differ-ent suggestion -- `10,000 - 20,000 tax on small diesel cars, and up to `50,000 on SUVs. The second blow came as the Supreme Court sought the government of India’s
response to a plea filed for col-lection of 25 percent of the cost of a diesel car or SUV sold in the National Capital Region as green tax at the time of purchase.
The petition filed by former solicitor general of India Harish Salve claims that the tax would act as a deterrent to people buy-ing polluting personal vehicles, while helping in curbing the high rate of pollution in Delhi.
The apex court also sought the Centre’s response to another sug-gestion - imposition of an annual levy of two percent of cost on exist-ing petrol cars and four percent of diesel cars to enable people to rely
more on public transport.Following strong opposi-
tion from manufacturers as initial costs play a crucial role that helps them sell, Parikh recently amended his recom-mendation from a one-time to an annual charge to the minis-
try of finance. “Earlier, we had an annual road tax collection module that was changed into one-time. But now with the aid of technology at hand, it allows us to reverse it to annual tax and we could collect the diesel tax along with the road tax,” Parikh
said. The professor emeritus has also suggested that the diesel price should be liberalized and be market driven while a subsidy cap of `9/litre be fixed.
Contesting Parikh’s opin-ion, President and Managing Director, General Motors India, Lowell Paddock told Auto Monitor that diesel sales for passenger cars was a mere two percent con-sumption. “The transportation sector is the major consumer of diesel, so even if the recommen-dations of the Parikh committee are passed on to passenger cars, it would make little difference,” Paddock said.
It is also understood that a number of vehicle manufac-turers are expected to roll out more diesel cars. Manufacturers such as Maruti Suzuki India and Honda Siel, which traditionally sold gasoline cars in India, are seriously considering diesel cars. Siel, in fact, is planning to launch a diesel sedan, Amaze, early next year. It is also mulling bringing in more diesel offerings from its global portfolio.
“The vehicle should be sold based on usage, and not on the
Nabeel A Khan New Delhi
The apex court has sought the Centre’s
response to imposition of an annual levy of two percent of cost
on existing petrol cars and four percent of
diesel cars to enable people to rely more on
public transport.
Tata Motors has made its maiden entry in the Bangladesh car market. Beginning with introducing two sedans and a hatchback, it plans to send out the Tata
Indigo eCS, the Tata Indigo Manza, and the Tata Indica Vista hatchback.
Speaking on the introduction of the passen-ger cars in Bangladesh, Karl Slym, Managing Director, Tata Motors, said, “We have a 40-year association with Bangladesh and are content to now start shipping our cars to them.”
Abdul Matlub Ahmad, Chairman, NITOL Motors, a distributor for the company, said, “Our association with Tata Motors goes back over two decades. In addition to commercial vehicles, Tata Motors has now placed their con-fidence in us to market their passenger cars and utility vehicles.”
To begin with, the cars will be available in Dhaka at one showroom. By 2013, three other cities will be covered, with a showroom each.
subsidy given on the fuel. There should be a level-playing field and I think this kind of news is going to create some level of distortion,” said Paddock.
Senior Vice-President (Marketing & Sales), Honda Siel’s, Jnaneswar Sen told Auto Monitor that the company will go ahead with plans to strength-en diesel cars range in India and would not be impacted by any recommendations.
Adding to the industry voices, Union Minister for Heavy Industries Praful Patel said any discour-agements or the decisions to implement additional taxations on diesel vehicles would not augur well for the automobile industry which is already reel-ing due to market pressures. “Diesel vehicles are 25 percent more fuel efficient than petrol ones. The higher the number of diesel vehicles would mean lesser fuel consumption by the auto sector and this is a positive sign for the economy,” Patel said.
Parikh also lauded the last hike in diesel price and said this will help in bringing down inflation in the long term.
Tata Motors enters Bangladesh’s market
Contesting Parikh’s opinion, President and Managing
Director, General Motors India, Lowell Paddock said that
diesel sales for passenger cars was a mere two percent
consumption.
Diesel con(undrum) plagues auto industry
Praful Patel
Lowell Paddock
Our Bureau Mumbai
3 DECEMBER 2012Auto Monitor
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With its new EcoCLab s ystem, Dü r r Ecoclean is look-ing to offers an
automated in-line capability for inspecting and documenting particulate cleanliness in com-pliance with VDA 19. Results are obtained much faster and process reliability increases significantly.
One major drawback of clean-liness testing used to lie in the associated time-consuming and costly laboratory methods. Particulate cleanliness consti-tutes one of the most important quality factors, both in the automotive industry and in numerous other manufactur-ing sectors. However, checking and documenting this so-called technical cleanliness presents a challenge to OEM and tiered suppliers alike. Quite often the particles specified as critical are found on interior part surfaces, for instance, inside the oil pas-sages of a crankcase, so that tests relying on direct measurement methods are not feasible.
In accordance with VDA 19 or ISO 16232, residual contamina-tion analyses are then carried out in a separate laboratory. Particulate contaminants are first extracted from the part by means of a fluid before being collected on a filter and subse-quently analyzed to customer specifications. This process, being decoupled as it were from the manufacturing environment, involves a time delay in the qual-ity control loop which harbours the risk that already assembled parts may have to be re-cleaned or parts already shipped may need to be recalled at a high expendi-ture of time and cost. Users have therefore been calling for an in-line testing capability in carrying out VDA 19 compliant residual contamination monitoring.
Fully automatic check, documentation
For the cleanliness test, the part to be analysed is conveyed – after drying – to the extrac-tion unit of the compact in-line cleanliness laboratory. Here the areas to be examined – e.g., the oil passages – are sealed off and flushed with a defined volume of fluid. The particle load picked up is then extracted from the fluid by means of a filter. The particulate matter collected on the filter is recorded and documented by an integrated camera system. Next, both particle sizes and amounts are analyzed. This makes it pos-sible to judge both the total amount of particles and their size distribution. For instance, it
can be certified that no particles larger than 600 μm are present in an oil passage. These findings are stored in the system’s memo-ry and can be issued in hardcopy form via an integrated printer.
The automated cleanliness check takes only a few minutes to complete. The EcoCLab soft-ware and analytical electronics are easy to adapt to the specifica-tions for diverse parts and other customer-defined requirements.
Significant increase in process reliability
The EcoCLab delivers results more quickly than conventional laboratory tests, but that is not all. Testing can also be carried out for a substantially more close-meshed monitoring scheme. Non-compliance with a defined residual contamination level will thus be discovered much ear-lier and can be remedied before expensive re-working or recall campaigns need to be launched.
At the same time, the con-tinuous cleanliness tests can improve the scheduling and integration of f luid treatment activities in the production workflow. Sudden major devia-tions from standard conditions, for instance, due to a defective filter in the f luid treatment sys-tem, will likewise be detected much more quickly. Also, chang-es in the overall process – such as inadequate pre-cleaning of machined parts in the machine tool – will be discovered rapidly from the resulting increase in particle collection levels. The
EcoCLab in-line testing system is of compact modular design. It can thus be integrated directly into the cleaning system or may be installed at any other point of the manufacturing process.
Dürr Ecoclean Group is the leading provider of industrial cleaning, automation and fil-tration solutions. It maintains operating sites in Germany, France, Czech Republic, the US, China and India. It gener-ates 80 percent of its sales in business with the automotive industry. It also supplies the aircraft, machinery, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries with innovative production and environmental technology. The
Dürr Group operates in the mar-ket with four divisions. Paint and Assembly Systems plans and builds paint shops and final assembly systems for the auto-mobile industry. Application Technology provides automated paint application, sealing, and glueing with its robot technol-ogies. Machinery and systems from the Measuring and Process Systems division are used in engine and transmission manufacturing and in final vehicle assembly, a mong other areas. The fourth division, Clean Technolog y Systems, is focused on processes to improve energy efficiency and on exhaust air purification.
Dürr offers low cost, reliable testing solution to meet VDA 19 compliance
Auto Monitor
G L O B A L W A T C H 193 DECEMBER 2012
ACEA has persistent-ly argued that a free t rade ag reement (FTA) with Japan will
have a negative impact on the European automobile industry. “Independent studies have shown that this deal is a one-way street as far as the automobile indus-try is concerned,” said Secretary General, ACEA, Ivan Hodac. “This has already been our experience with the free trade agreement with South Korea which entered into force last year.”
According to an impact assess-ment conducted by Deloitte, an increase in EU imports from Japan will not be offset by an increase in European exports to Japan. This study demonstrates that EU car exports could go up by a mere 7,800 units by 2020, com-
pared with additional Japanese exports to the EU amounting to 443,000 units. The consequent reduction in automobile pro-duction in the EU by the same amount would lead to between 35,000 and 73,000 job losses.
ACEA realises that there was political pressure on the Commission and Member States to open negotiations. However there is no justification for expos-ing the automobile industry - a major pillar of the EU economy - to an unbalanced FTA with a major competitor just a year after a similar deal with South Korea.
Trade policy and industrial policy need to be aligned to cre-ate the conditions for a strong industrial sector. Indeed, the European Commission’s recent Communication on Industrial
Policy identifies manufactur-ing as the backbone of European recovery. Furthermore, the CARS 2020 Action Plan for the automo-tive industry, launched earlier this month, states that decisions on whether to enter into new trade negotiations should be assessed in accordance with their impact on competitive-ness. “Unfortunately this was not the case for this FTA,” said Ivan Hodac. “It is now time that the EU starts moving from words to actions in order to defend its industry more strongly.”
ACEA now awaits to see the final mandate document. It will closely watch the evolution of the negotiations in order to ensure the European automobile indus-try’s two principal requests are met. Vehicles manufactured
and type-approved in the EU are accepted in Japan without further testing or modification. European small cars are given the opportunity to compete on equal terms with Japanese kei-cars, small cars unique to Japan, which enjoy fiscal and other benefits, and in effect exclude imports from 35 percent of the domestic market.
“Without the effective elim-ination of key automotive non-tariff barriers and a mecha-nism to prevent the introduction of new ones, Europe should not proceed with the reduction of tariffs”, concluded Hodac. “ACEA calls upon the European C om m i s sion, Eu rope a n Parliament and Member States to follow progress in these trade talks over the coming months
and to halt the negotiations if measurable progress is not made to achieve the objectives set in the mandate.”
The automotive sector con-tributes positively to the EU trade balance with a 114.1 billion sur-plus. This contribution is highly significant today as the EU econ-omy as a whole struggles with a total trade deficit for goods of 152.8 billion. Some 11.6 million
people - or 5.3 percent of the EU employed population - work in the sector. The 3.2 million jobs in automotive manufacturing represent 10.2% of EU’s manufac-turing employment. The sector is also a key driver of knowledge and innovation, representing Europe’s largest private con-tributor to R&D, with 26 billion invested annually.
New online fuel calcu-lator offers users the opportunity to com-pare and contrast
models to find the Audi best suit-ed to their budget. New online fuel calculator at audi.co.uk allows comparison between current Audi models in terms of purchase price, fuel econo-my and estimated fuel costs. It also allows users to input detail such as average annual mileage, expected ownership duration and local fuel costs for the most relevant predictions.
Customers can submit a test drive request directly from the calculator once their preferred Audi is selected. Comparing how far the latest Audi models will stretch each pound spent at the fuel pumps has just become considerably easier thanks to a new online fuel cost calculator.
The useful tool enables new customers in search of their ideal Audi, or existing owners looking to upsize or downsizes, to easily establish which model will best suit their budget by mixing and matching different body styles, model classes, trim levels and fuel types. Each time a pair of models is selected, the system provides a virtually instantane-ous calculation of the potential financial benefit of choosing one model over the other.
To make the figures that are generated as precise and relevant as possible, the cal-culator enables users to input their projected annual mileage right down to the last mile, the duration in years they would like the calculation to cover,
the specific MPG figure they want to use for comparison (urban/extra urban/combined) and the anticipated price per litre of fuel. The latter is auto-matically added based on the national average according to the AA Fuel Price Report, which is updated monthly, but prevailing prices at the user’s local filling station can also be entered manually.
The calculator displays the official government fuel econo-my figure for each model chosen (based on the urban, extra urban or combined option selected), and uses this, along with the other preset parameters, to pre-dict totals for fuel expenditure over the chosen period (between one year and seven years) based on the current fuel price. From these it then calculates the monthly, and annual, sum that
would be saved by choosing the more economical of the two models selected. Differences in purchase price are also clearly displayed.
Taking the all-new A3 three-door compact hatchback as an example, the calculator quickly shows that the 1.4 TFSI 122PS SE petrol model is £950 cheaper as an outright purchase than the 1.6 TDI 105PS SE diesel, but that a driver covering 10,000 miles in a year on average could save very nearly this sum at the pumps by choosing the 1.6 TDI, though only after three years. This makes it easier for drivers to tailor their choice of model to suit how, and for how long; they tend to use a car. Once the user has arrived at a decision, a test drive in the chosen car can then be simply arranged by clicking on a button at the foot of the page.
Vauxhall has partnered w ith commercia l vehicle conversion specialist VFS to pro-
duce a new Movano Caged Tipper. The latest conversions are available as a purpose-designed cage for the existing Movano tipper core conversion, or a custom-built VFS caged tip-per based on a Movano chassis cab. A utility cab conversion based on the Movano double cab is also available to provide even greater versatility.
The cage is two metres high with a galvanised mesh and rear doors that open to 270 degrees. The vehicle includes a full height sliding door and a rear header bar with marker lamps for optimum visibility. The assembly is painted in dark grey to match the original tip-per body structure, while all handles, latches and door retainers are highlighted in ‘traffic’ yellow.
The tail-lift features a folding
aluminium platform and the external controls are mounted within a dustproof and water-proof enclosure, while an instrument panel and opera-tion instruction signage are all included.
The cage is available on Vauxhall core conversion tippers or alternatively a cus-tom-built VFS caged tipper is available on Movano chassis or crew cabs. “The Movano Caged Tipper is the ideal vehicle for a wide range of trades and public services, including waste and scrap collection and construc-tion,” said Steve Bryant, Brand Manager, Vauxhall Commercial Vehicles. “It offers customers the flexibility to easily load and carry different payloads, while the cage provides excellent space and security.” The cage is available from £1,560 + VAT and the tail-lift is available from £2,480 + VAT. Prices for specif-ic custom builds are available from VFS on request.
Audi does the maths to clarify new car running costs
Vauxhall, VFS collaborate on new caged tipper
Japan, EU free trade agreement perceived as ‘one-way street’ for EU automobile industry
Auto Monitor
T E C H N O L O G Y203 DECEMBER 2012
The Jetta Hybrid is mak-ing its debut at the Los Angeles Auto Show in production form, as it
launches on the North American market.
This highly efficient vehicle is powered by a 1.4-litre 150 PS tur-bocharged petrol engine and a 20 kW electric motor, together with a seven-speed DSG gearbox.
This makes for fuel consump-tion that is around 20 per cent better overall than an equiva-lent petrol-powered vehicle (at 45 mpg US - around 54 mpg Imperial), and also sporty perfor-mance, with the benchmark zero to 60 mph sprint taking less than nine seconds.
Like the Touareg Hybrid, the Jetta is a parallel hybrid, which uses a decoupling clutch that can disengage the petrol motor for pure electric drive (or when coasting or braking), disengage the electric motor (for high-er speeds or when the battery charge is low), or combine the two units for maximum power.
Using electric power alone, the Jetta Hybrid can be driven at speeds of up to 70 kmh (44 mph) and over a distance of two kilo-metres (1.3 miles), depending on conditions. For maximum per-formance, both the TSI engine and the electric motor combine, giving peak power of 170 PS. This is the first use of the 1.4-litre tur-bocharged engine in America, and it offers the same power and more torque (250 Nm, 184 lbs ft) than the normally aspirated 2.5-litre engine that is commonly used in the Jetta in the US.
A lithium-ion battery supplies the energy for the electric motor. It is located behind the rear seat bench, making no compromises on interior space. The battery is made up of 60 individual cells, each with an energy capacity of 5 Ah. Together they produce a nominal voltage of 220 Volts and an energy capacity of 1.1 kWh and weigh 38.5 kg. Cooling is provided by an integrated fan, operated by the battery’s own management system that per-
forms diagnostic, monitoring and safety functions, including disconnecting the battery in the event of an accident.
Despite the extra weight of the battery, electric motor and addi-tional safety modifications to the vehicle’s structure, the Jetta Hybrid weighs only 100 kg more than the non-hybrid Jetta at less
than 1,500 kg in total.Provided the battery contains
sufficient charge, the Jetta Hybrid is switched to electric drive mode either automatically (at speeds of up to 60 kmh or 37 mph) or at the press of a button next to the gear lever (up to 70 kmh or 44 mph).
When the driver releases the accelerator pedal at higher
speeds (up to 135 kmh or 84 mph) the TSI engine is decoupled, reducing drag torque losses, and maximising fuel efficiency. Under braking, the Jetta Hybrid switches to a battery regenera-tion mode, which decouples the TSI engine and uses the elec-tric motor as a generator. The generating power of the motor
rises with increased brake pedal travel. At high-er speeds, or when the battery charge is depleted, the TSI motor provides extra power to recharge the battery, however even in these situations the charging is interspersed with electric driving phases to maximise fuel efficiency.
Externally, the Jetta Hybrid can be identified by aerodynamic modifications including a new front spoiler, a rear diffuser and a rear spoiler that help to improve the car’s Cd value by 10 per cent. There are also new headlights with LED running lights, LED rear lights and unique 15-inch alloy wheels with low rolling resistance tyres. ‘Hybrid’ badges adorn the front wings, bootlid and modified front grille, where the Volkswagen logo is presented on a blue background for the first time.
The interior of the Hybrid is very much like that of any other Jetta, although the electric drive, along with a newly designed exhaust system, an acoustic windscreen and thicker front side windows helps to make this the quietest vehicle Volkswagen has ever offered in this class.
One key interior difference is in the instru-ments. If the driver selects the ‘Hybrid’ menu in the multifunction display, the current drive mode is shown, while a meter indicates energy flow via arrows. The same screen also shows the battery charge state. Beneath the energy flow diagram is what is known as the ePower meter, which indi-cates the power provided by the electric motor.
The tachometer is replaced by the Power meter, a multifunction display on the left of the instrument cluster. This informs the driver of the operation of the hybrid system: ‘Ready’, ‘Charge’, ‘Eco’, ‘Boost’ or ‘TSI’. The audio system, meanwhile, has a ‘zero emissions’ menu. This offers a graphical display of the past 30 minutes of driving time, with a bar showing emissions each minute: a full, 100 per cent bar represents no emissions at all.
Standard equipment on the US-spec SE model includes a 2Zone climate control system that works without the TSI engine running, a ‘Premium 8’ sound system, Bluetooth phone integration, MDI interface for iPod connectivity and a leather-wrapped multifunction steering wheel. Moving up to SEL1 specification adds 16-inch alloy wheels, a glass sunroof, RNS 315 satellite navigation, electric driver’s seat adjustment, heated front seats and key-less entry. The top SEL2 specification adds to this further, with 17-inch wheels, fog lights, bi-xenon headlights with cornering function, a reversing camera and a 400-Watt Fender sound system.
Despite the extra weight of the battery, electric motor and
additional safety modifications to the vehicle’s structure, the Jetta Hybrid weighs only 100 kg more than the non-hybrid Jetta at less
than 1,500 kg in total.
VW Jetta hybrid glides into Los Angeles in production form
Auto Monitor
G L O B A L W A T C H223 DECEMBER 2012
Six years after the Audi R10 made history on the circuit as the first ever sports prototype to win at
Le Mans, the new SQ5 TDI SUV is about to post another milestone
on UK roads as the first ever die-sel-fuelled ‘S’ model. Offering a choice blend of 313PS and 41mpg-plus capability, the new SUV is available to order now priced at £43,870 in the UK.
The SQ5 TDI uses the lat-est 3.0-litre V6 BiTDI engine, which underpins its 313PS out-put, delivered between 3,900 and 4,500rpm, with a peak 650 Nm of torque relayed between 1,450 and 2,800 rpm.
Channelling its power through an eight-speed tiptron-ic automatic transmission and via quattro all-wheel-drive, it punches the SQ5 TDI to 62mph in just 5.1 seconds.
The powerful new unit’s best-of-all-worlds ability is achieved with the help of two turbocharg-ers, which are connected in series via a flap. A sound actuator in the exhaust system also helps to blur the boundaries, giving the full-bodied V6 TDI exhaust note a gruff edge reminiscent of a clas-sic sports car.
Running 30 millimetres lower than the standard Q5, and with its arches amply filled by 20-inch ‘five parallel spoke design’ alloy wheels, the SQ5 TDI is able to take the latest generation SUV’s already reputation for delivering nimble handling.
Audi drive select offers a choice of Comfort, Auto, Dynamic and Efficiency modes
- a fifth Individual mode allow-ing an even greater degree of customisation is also available if optional HDD satellite naviga-tion is also installed.
Aside from the large diame-ter wheels with their black brake callipers displaying the SQ5 logo,
the most eye-catching design cues distinguishing the new SQ5 TDI are the platinum grey single-frame grille with its galvanized aluminium-look double bars, the aluminium-look door mirror housings, the roof spoiler, the ‘S’ specific bumper design and the
Road Haulage Association of the UK is funding a member of staff to support the work of the All-Party Parliamentary Group (APPG) on Freight Transport.
The APPG brings together MPs and peers, regardless of party, to promote freight transport issues and provide a forum to discuss challeng-es and opportunities facing the industry.
“This group offers opportunities to make its voice heard in Parliament,” said RHA Chief Executive Geoff Dunning. “Being able to facilitate the appointment of a dedicated member of staff who will focus on road freight in particular will help not only the work of the Group itself but will also, in turn, help the Association provide an even louder voice within Westminster.
quadruple tailpipes. In keeping with all other ‘S’ models, the SQ5 TDI also features xenon head-lights with LED daytime running lamps.
Standard equipment also includes a 180-watt Audi sound system accessed via a Concert radio with 6.5-inch colour monitor and MMI operat-ing logic, a Bluetooth interface, cruise control, deluxe three-zone climate control, light and rain sensors and acoustic rear parking sensors. From the options list, customers can add features such as a 505-watt Bang & Olufsen audio system and a highly cost-effective Technology Package, which combines hard disc-based satellite navigation with Audi Music Interface iPod connection and the Audi Parking System Plus. Audi connect, bringing services from Google to the car and creating an in-car Wi-Fi hotspot, is also available.
RHA stands behind Parliamentary Freight group
Diesel ‘S’ range Audi SQ5 TDI to join UK range
Auto Monitor
G L O B A L W A T C H243 DECEMBER 2012
From 2013 on all the trucks and tractor units used for on and off-road applica-tions in the construction
sector will be known under the name Arocs. The new specialist for construction work is follow-ing on the heels of the new Actros for long-distance transport and the Antos for heavy-duty short-radius distribution.
This extremely diversified sector has never seen such a wide range of vehicles on offer to suit customer needs. The new dump
trucks, all-wheel drive dump trucks, concrete mixers, tractor units and drop-side chassis vehi-cles are available as two, three and four-axle vehicles with 16 output variants from 238 hp to 625 hp. From the outset, all the engines have been designed to meet the future Euro VI emis-sions standard and are available for order as a Euro VI version.
The BlueTec 6 engines are designed as in-line six-cylin-der engines with exhaust-gas turbocharger and intercooler
to provide great tractive power at little more than the engine’s idling speed. Maximum trac-tive power ranges from 1,000 to 3,000 newton metres and will be achieved by the four engine sizes: 7.7, 10.7, 12.8 and 15.6 litre; the latter variant is completely new and comes in the form of the new OM 473 engine.
The Arocs will also be set-ting an example with its drive system: the engine’s power will be transmitted by the Mercedes PowerShift 3 automated trans-mission, fitted as a standard. Drive programs are available which have been specifically developed for the vehicle’s var-ied range of applications.
The drive configurations offered for the Arocs range from the 4x2 two-axle version with rear-wheel drive to 8x8/4, a four-axle vehicle with all-wheel drive and two steering front axles. Four-axle versions with one front and three rear axles, a wide range of air-sprung vehicles, or a load-optimised concrete-mixer chassis with single-tyred drive tandem are examples of the wide variety of new Arocs versions now available off the production
line. The Arocs has seven cabs available in 14 different versions. As supplements to the compact 2.3 m cabs in L, M or S versions, the new Arocs can also be fitted with spacious 2.5 m variants with a level cab floor.
New for the Arocs are the product groups Loader and Grounder. The Arocs Loader makes the most of every possi-
bility of reducing its own kerb weight. The result provides pay-load optimised 4x2 tractor units which are among the lightest vehicles in the construction sector as well as 8x4/4 concrete mixers with 32 tonne maximum permissible weight. The Arocs Grounder is designed for oper-ating under extremely difficult conditions.
For those looking for something less bulky and awkward than snow chains to deal with in the snow, Vauxhall retailers are offering customers Autosock Snow
Socks — tyre covers to get you out of a slippery situation in snowy conditions.
Vauxhall was one of the early vehicle manu-facturers to offer Autosock Snow Socks, priced from £49.95 and is flexible enough to be used on all makes and models. They simply slip over the wheels of your vehicle and work by creating friction with the road surface.
The fact that insurers paid out £530 mil-lion to motorists in 2010, with 278,000 claims made during heavy snow falls – this product could ensure that motorists too drive safely, while helping the insurance companies save on money.
“It’s difficult to avoid driving on snow and ice during winter,” said Sophie Thomas, Vauxhall Accessories Manager. “Be it whatever journey we make in the cold months, Autosock Snow Socks provide an extra grip that could make all the difference.”
In addition, Vauxhall retailers are offering a range of Autoglym products, which includes De-Icer and Concentrated Screenwash, both available from £3.99 at participating retailers, which will help to keep windscreen clear.
Vauxhall’s Autosock Snow Socks Offer Better Treading
The fact that insurers paid out £530 million to motorists in 2010, with 278,000 claims
made during heavy snow falls – this product could ensure
that motorists too drive safely, while helping
the insurance companies save on money.
Mercedes rebrands construction range as ‘Arocs’
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Jaguar Land Rover has appointed PT Grandauto Dinamika (PT GAD) as its Land Rover importer and
distributor in Indonesia. The appointment will take effect from January 2013.
PT GAD, a joint venture between Wearnes Automotive group and Hadi Widjaja Tanaga, has been the offi-cial importer for Jaguar in Indonesia since 2000.
From January 2013 PT GAD will complete the rebranding and renovating of its current Jaguar facility to accommo-date Land Rover and will make significant investments in three new facilities across Jakarta to ensure world class customer service and support for the Jaguar and Land Rover brands.
David Blackhall, MD, Jaguar Land Rover Asia Pacific said: “Appointing PT GAD opens a new chapter in Jaguar Land Rover’s commitment to the Indonesian market.
The US version of the Chevrolet Spark and Sonic (better known as Aveo in Europe) will
integrate Siri, the intelligent assistant that helps get things done just by asking.
Through the cars’ standard Chevrolet MyLink infotainment system, customers with a com-patible iPhone (4S and newer) running iOS 6 can direct Siri to perform a number of tasks while they safely keep their eyes on
the road and their hands on the wheel. To further minimise dis-traction, Siri takes hands-free functionality even further with an Eyes Free mode that ena-bles users to interact with their iPhone using only their voice while keeping the device’s screen from lighting up.
Owners can connect their iPhone with the MyLink radio via Bluetooth, and use the steering wheel voice activation button to begin and end sessions with Siri
in Eyes Free mode. This can helps owners make voice-activated, hands-free calls to their contacts.
Besides this, the other tasks that can be performed using this system are play songs in the iTunes library, and even switch music sources automatically from radio to iPod mode, access Calendar and add appointments, minimize distractions by keep-ing the screen of the iPhone from lighting up, even when Siri answers simple questions such
as game scores or the dates of national holidays and
“These additions speak a lot about our commitment to small-car customers. We have announced that Siri Eyes Free capability will be available in the Spark and Sonic well before providing them in the luxu-ry brands,” said Cristi Landy, Chevrolet marketing director for small cars. “Safe, easy, reliable and portable connectivity is a top priority for our customers and Siri complements MyLink’s exist-ing capabilities to help deliver an incredible driving experience.”
Both the Spark and the Sonic also come with six months of OnStar’s premium Directions and Connections service. OnStar brings added safety, security and connectivity to these vehi-cles, including services such as Automatic Crash Response, Stolen Vehicle Assistance, Vehicle Diagnostics and Roadside Assistance.
Most smartphone owners can also download the RemoteLink Mobile App, which allows OnStar subscribers to control and man-age certain vehicle functions from their phone.
Hungarian government and Magyar Suzuki Corporation (MSC) have signed a strategic partnership agree-ment for cooperation to strengthen
the existing economic bonds and promote sus-tainable operations.
The new agreement establishes the framework for further expansion of MSC’s manufacturing and developing activities in Hungary, and also enables MSC to maintain its competitiveness on the European market.
The signing of the agreement expresses the Hungarian government’s intention to support a stable and predictable operation for Suzuki in Hungary, while Magyar Suzuki Corporation confirmed to the government its plans for a long-term presence in the country and for man-ufacturing Suzuki models for the Hungarian and European markets. “But despite all this, we need stability and a supportive econom-ic background in the long run. Taxation, an incentive package for investment, well-trained labour force, improvements in infrastructure, as well as a healthy network of accomplished Hungarian suppliers are all parts of such a business environment, as are labour market regulations,” said MD, Magyar Suzuki, Hisashi Takeuchi.
Magyar Suzuki provides jobs in Hungary through direct employment as well as through its extended network of Hungarian suppli-ers and dealers, which makes the company a major stakeholder in the automotive sector and a supporting pillar for Hungary. Under the umbrella of the present agreement, MSC hopes to increase its current share of nearly two per-cent in Hungarian export and develop its wide suppliers’ base in the country. Magyar Suzuki, as Suzuki’s only European car production base, delivers automobiles to the whole continent (as well as to several regions outside Europe).
Magyar Suzuki hopes that the agreement will create a firm ground for further devel-opment and investments. The company has confirmed its plans to continue investments, which have exceeded 1.3 billion EUR since the establishment of Magyar Suzuki.
The company was established by its major shareholder Suzuki Motor Corporation in 1991. Currently operation takes place in five shop units (stamping, welding, painting, assem-bly and bumper). Through its export activities MSC provides cars to European countries but also to Japan, Russia, Ukraine, as well as to the Middle East and some Northern African territo-ries including Israel and Morocco.
Suzuki, Hungarian government in stronger partnership
JLR appoints distributor in Indonesia
Chevrolet Spark, Sonic drive with Siri
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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) 4,584 4,811 34,068 44,586 3,868 4,004 33,245 43,627 597 0 1,722 2Total 4,584 4,811 34,068 44,586 3,868 4,004 33,245 43,627 597 0 1,722 2Micro: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally <3600 mm, Body Style-Hatchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 1.0 Litre Regular: General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Spark) 2,183 422 16,859 4,355 1,782 829 16,396 4,302 15 0 46 16Hyundai Motors India Ltd(Santro) 15,791 11,365 85,471 83,654 9,456 11,698 57,330 72,546 1,160 1,350 22,076 13,106Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (M800, Alto,Wagon R,A-Star) 23,209 47,710 312,368 274,246 25,009 42,233 259,909 227,256 2,664 6,317 56,302 47,483Total 41,183 59,497 414,698 362,255 36,247 54,760 333,635 304,104 3,839 7,667 78,424 60,605Compact: 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) 546 692 7,712 4,234 495 531 6,756 4,185 71 7 953 48Ford india Pvt Ltd (Figo ) 7,147 9,634 53,084 54,197 5,689 5,610 38,705 38,245 2,711 3,370 14,780 14,258General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Beat, U-VA) 5,007 5,176 28,286 32,637 5,383 3,349 27,311 30,813 19 1 98 94Honda Siel Cars India ltd (Jazz, Brio) 1,442 3,120 3,119 25,317 1,683 4,006 3,968 24,347 9 420 11 605Hyundai Motors India Ltd(Getz, i10, i20) 23,497 34,991 228,009 230,092 18,391 18,046 121,716 105,780 12,197 19,051 107,427 126,634Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Swift, Ritz, Estilo) 10,741 22,361 116,666 137,947 10,859 22,459 111,374 135,076 1,110 34 7,097 4,948Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (Micra) 7,507 7,340 67,047 47,017 1,619 649 10,352 7,476 10,038 5,512 59,770 36,473Renault India Pvt Ltd (Pulse) 0 631 0 3,521 0 483 0 3,273 0 0 0 0SkodaAuto india p.ltd ( Fabia ) 854 270 11,017 2,486 1,400 256 9,661 2,420 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (Indica,Indica Vista, Indigo CS) 17,733 12,536 90,706 77,385 15,413 10,385 79,554 71,959 55 158 2,181 3,018Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Liva) 2,571 3,804 12,126 24,806 2,454 2,491 11,533 15,385 0 1,065 0 10,659Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Polo) 1,415 3,785 25,981 21,621 3,340 3,399 22,432 20,154 0 0 0 0Total 78,460 104,340 643,753 661,260 66,726 71,664 443,362 459,113 26,210 29,618 192,317 196,737Super 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) 2,717 2,468 22,152 19,223 745 240 6,014 1,728 1,967 2,597 15,260 16,940Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Verito) 1,557 1,750 10,876 10,387 1,818 1,553 10,525 9,336 0 0 0 0Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Dzire) 5,079 15,722 50,427 94,722 5,001 14,389 50,384 87,539 58 673 184 6,928Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Etios-Sedan) 3,134 2,512 26,959 30,375 3,405 2,105 26,230 24,009 0 694 0 4,766Total 12,487 22,452 110,414 154,707 10,985 18,287 93,203 122,613 2,025 3,964 15,444 28,634Super Compact: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally 4000-4250 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 1.6 Litre Specialty: Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Beetle) 0 0 0 0 16 0 50 1 0 0 0 0Total 0 0 0 0 16 0 50 1 0 0 0 0Mid-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) 2,207 1,675 12,659 10,632 2,157 1,839 11,797 9,817 104 1 585 421General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Aveo) 35 0 807 18 98 37 970 296 7 3 69 59Hindustan Motors Ltd (Lancer) 40 0 243 24 22 0 220 24 0 0 0 0Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (City) 3,156 2,393 19,258 18,298 3,376 3,976 23,179 18,269 0 0 8 44Hyundai Motors India Ltd (Verna) 4,789 4,563 28,730 37,905 4,217 5,050 28,275 37,107 0 8 0 20Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (SX4) 488 892 10,512 3,285 320 695 10,229 3,556 68 0 267 3Nissan Motor India pvt Ltd (Sunny) 1,644 3,711 2,784 36,648 1,340 1,007 1,999 15,877 0 370 0 15,426Renault India Pvt Ltd (Scala) 0 765 0 2,709 0 737 0 1,545 0 0 0 0Skoda Auto India pvt Ltd (Rapid) 215 1,640 341 14,078 0 1,131 16 12,574 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (Indigo, Manza) 1,655 2,162 11,195 6,147 1,667 2,055 11,011 6,447 17 39 304 461Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Vento) 2,427 1,518 22,282 13,684 3,474 1,894 20,350 13,599 0 809 447 2,933Specialty: Hindustan Motors Ltd (Ambassador) 210 236 1,577 1,210 185 275 1,509 1,192 0 0 0 0Total 16,866 19,555 110,388 144,638 16,856 18,696 109,555 120,303 196 1,230 1,680 19,367Executive: 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) 117 34 3,026 1,061 127 37 2,560 1,100 28 9 214 33General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Optra, Cruze) 1,042 450 7,473 3,459 967 337 6,973 2,754 1 1 21 39Hindustan Motors Ltd (Cedia sports) 0 5 39 60 8 4 41 69 0 0 0 0Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (Civic) 1 0 1,560 420 281 60 1,579 469 0 0 0 0Hyundai Motor India Ltd (Kizashi) 0 836 0 2,558 0 668 0 2,111 0 0 0 0Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Kizashi) 0 0 0 0 3 35 174 70 0 0 0 0Renault India Pvt Ltd (Renault FLUENCE) 92 72 1,086 876 114 107 597 1,009 0 0 0 0Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd (Laura) 203 170 4,035 1,928 406 225 3,417 1,877 0 0 0 0Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Corolla ) 667 442 5,464 3,990 700 332 5,461 3,697 0 0 0 0Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Jetta) 336 394 1,498 2,409 373 207 1,546 1,667 0 0 0 0Specialty: Hindustan Motors Ltd(Lancer EVO X) 0 0 4 0 0 0 4 0 0 0 0 0Total 2,458 2,403 24,185 16,761 2,979 2,012 22,352 14,823 29 10 235 72Premium: 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 ) 180 0 900 60 172 43 826 254 0 0 4 1Hyundai Motors India Ltd ( Sonata ) 0 2 101 240 2 20 92 239 0 0 0 0Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (Teana) 0 0 128 24 15 2 59 32 0 0 0 0Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd (Superb) 300 75 2,372 1,184 225 163 1,845 1,148 0 0 0 0Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Camry ) 0 82 0 244 4 61 124 206 0 0 0 0Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Passat) 50 0 801 955 63 93 917 627 0 0 0 0Specialty: Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Prius ) 0 0 0 0 1 1 6 6 0 0 0 0Total 530 159 4,302 2,707 482 383 3,869 2,512 0 0 4 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 All Models) 580 777 5,862 5,393 890 790 5,895 5,174 0 0 0 0Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd ( S-Class Mercedes-Benz All Models) 535 401 4,281 3,202 555 732 4,055 3,651 0 0 0 0Tata-JLR (Tata-JLR All Models) 0 28 0 409 0 156 0 1,243 0 0 0 0Volkswagen - Audi (A8, Audi-All Models) 0 0 0 0 517 882 3,381 5,174 0 0 0 0Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Phaeton) 0 0 0 8 0 93 6 1 0 0 0 0Volkswagen-Porsche (porche-All Models) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 93 0 0 0 0Total 1,115 1,206 10,143 9,012 1,962 2,653 13,337 15,336 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 157,683 214,423 1,351,951 1,395,926 140,105 172,459 1,052,560 1,082,431 32,896 42,489 289,826 305,418B: 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) 34 24 221 143 41 27 222 147 0 0 1 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Bolero, ST) 6,430 11,792 50,758 67,933 7,676 12,316 51,022 64,719 17 17 112 92Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Gypsy, Ertiga) 362 7,554 3,792 46,890 270 7,400 4,096 47,757 43 5 121 112Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd(EVALIA) 0 693 0 693 0 195 0 195 0 0 0 0Renault India Pvt Ltd (Duster) 0 5,534 0 14,241 0 5,406 0 13,995 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (Sumo) 1,800 3,005 9,999 19,164 1,757 3,198 10,255 20,119 15 30 217 302Total 8,626 28,602 64,770 149,064 9,744 28,542 65,595 146,932 75 52 451 506UV2: Length<4400 - 4700 mm, Price Upto Rs. 15 Lakh General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Tavera) 1,687 2,249 12,562 12,143 1,679 2,131 12,484 11,723 8 3 52 19International Cars & Motors Ltd (Rhino) 50 28 286 259 50 38 281 260 0 24 6 48Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Scorpio, Bolero, HT, Xuv500, Xylo) 8,480 13,659 60,960 86,164 9,262 12,983 57,846 81,947 303 480 2,296 3,276Tata Motors Ltd (Sumo Grande, Safari) 1,713 1,182 10,250 7,583 1,612 1,107 11,021 6,865 13 14 93 77Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Innova) 3,296 5,817 28,362 45,195 3,411 5,889 28,385 44,941 0 0 0 0Total 15,226 22,935 112,420 151,344 16,014 22,148 110,017 145,736 324 521 2,447 3,420UV3: Length>4700 mm, Price Upto Rs. 15 Lakh Force Motors Ltd (Trax, Force One) 460 502 2,160 2,796 475 489 2,094 2,675 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (Aria, Xenon) 447 10 2,280 1,138 441 165 2,288 494 4 7 92 343Total 907 512 4,440 3,934 916 654 4,382 3,169 4 7 92 343UV4: Price Between Rs. 15 to 25Lakh Ford India Pvt Ltd (Endeavour) 287 3 1,779 1,245 245 128 1,664 879 0 0 0 0General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Captiva) 0 0 0 0 100 63 930 284 0 0 0 0Hindustan Motors Ltd (Pajero, Outlander) 205 134 1,276 988 191 133 1,267 998 0 0 0 0Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (CRV) 0 0 0 0 14 0 165 186 0 0 0 0Hyundai Motors India Ltd (Santa Fe) 222 0 969 502 190 56 1,009 490 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindr Ltd (Rexton) 0 130 0 130 0 80 0 80 0 0 0 0Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Vitara) 0 0 0 0 0 0 20 9 0 0 0 0Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (X-Trail) 0 0 0 0 16 0 148 50 0 0 0 0Renault India Pvt Ltd (Koleos) 60 23 170 236 59 57 150 241 0 0 0 0Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd (Yeti) 141 42 1,377 378 103 6 906 777 0 0 0 0Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Fortuner) 743 1,298 6,184 9,169 763 1,378 6,199 9,202 0 0 0 0Total 1,658 1,630 11,755 12,648 1,681 1,901 12,458 13,196 0 0 0 0UV5: Price > Rs. 25Lakh Hindustan Motors Ltd (Mentero) 1 2 49 15 3 2 48 15 0 0 0 0Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (LC,Prado) 0 0 0 0 24 24 87 98 0 0 0 0Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Touareg) 0 0 0 0 0 14 4 34 0 0 0 0Total 1 2 49 15 27 40 139 147 0 0 0 0Total Utillity Vehicles (Uvs) 26,418 53,681 193,434 317,005 28,382 53,285 192,591 309,180 403 580 2,990 4,269C: 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 (Maxximo Minivan VX) 2 1,400 6 4,407 0 1,338 0 3,865 0 0 0 0Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Omini,Ecco) 10,633 13,117 91,770 75,429 9,996 8,791 88,361 67,957 194 77 910 686Tata Motors Ltd (Venture) 300 279 4,204 2,275 366 205 3,898 2,216 0 0 3 0Total 10,935 14,796 95,980 82,111 10,362 10,334 92,259 74,038 194 77 913 686V2: Soft tops mainly used as Maxi Cabs, Price Upto Rs. 10 Lakh Force Motors Ltd (Trip) 0 0 100 0 2 3 132 10 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Gio, Maxximo Mini Van) 1,615 779 13,705 14,750 2,309 1,812 14,061 14,704 0 15 0 45Tata Motors Ltd (Magic, lris) 2,971 8,932 28,851 45,735 3,451 8,832 28,567 45,125 29 23 134 310Total 4,586 9,711 42,656 60,485 5,762 10,647 42,760 59,839 29 38 134 355Total Vans 15,521 24,507 138,636 142,596 16,124 20,981 135,019 133,877 223 115 1,047 1,041Total Passenger Vehicles (PVs) 199,622 292,611 1,684,021 1,855,527 184,611 246,725 1,380,170 1,525,488 33,522 43,184 293,863 310,728II 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) 58 112 1,402 1,540 112 91 1,495 1,712 3 2 149 39Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (Tourister32, Tourister 40) 15 27 435 543 17 13 242 664 0 0 0 0SML Isuzu Ltd (41 Seater, 32 Seater NQR Bus) 266 226 1,823 2,857 126 59 1,769 2,367 0 3 5 6Tata Motors Ltd (LP1112, LP912, Starbus Ultra) 311 347 3,813 4,223 390 354 3,649 4,236 34 0 305 173VE CVs - Eicher (10.90, 11.10, 11.12) 124 84 1,975 2,074 182 132 2,054 2,012 0 10 38 108Total A1 774 796 9,448 11,237 827 649 9,209 10,991 37 15 497 326A2: 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) 1,027 1,390 11,251 11,462 874 1,065 8,585 8,881 129 344 2,340 2,794JCBL Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0SML Isuzu Ltd (LT Bus) 6 0 48 29 4 0 43 14 0 1 0 1Tata Motors Ltd (LPO1512,LPO1612, Starbus, Divo) 1,241 1,210 7,997 6,777 986 835 7,146 6,945 295 163 1,401 837VE CVs - Eicher (20.15) 99 228 461 993 103 195 418 845 25 0 53 73Volvo Buses India Pvt Ltd (8400 & 9400 4X2) 12 21 132 148 9 22 129 148 0 0 0 0Total A2 2,385 2,849 19,889 19,409 1,976 2,117 16,321 16,833 449 508 3,794 3,705A3: 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) 25 37 233 300 27 27 238 286 0 2 0 4Total A3 25 37 233 300 27 27 238 286 0 2 0 4Total M&HCVs(passenger carriers) 3,184 3,682 29,570 30,946 2,830 2,793 25,768 28,110 486 525 4,291 4,035M&HCVs B: Goods Carriers (c) Max Mass exceeding 7.5 tonnes but not exceeding 10 tons Ashok Leyland Ltd (eComet) 43 47 317 1,056 49 44 215 526 0 2 34 278SML Isuzu Ltd (Super Supereme) 250 182 1,816 1,494 184 95 1,560 1,295 12 20 202 120Tata Motors Ltd (LPT9109) 393 1,175 4,199 5,861 836 540 5,388 3,442 53 39 754 920VE CVs - Eicher (10.80, 10.90, 10.95) 1,093 833 6,667 5,058 1,149 841 6,395 4,885 5 9 136 140Total 1,779 2,237 12,999 13,469 2,218 1,520 13,558 10,148 70 70 1,126 1,458(d) Max. Mass Exceeding 10 tons but not exceeding 12 tons Ashok Leyland Ltd (eComet) 164 429 2,235 3,623 262 360 1,851 2,917 18 6 136 150SML Isuzu Ltd (Samrat Super 12) 141 189 872 1,150 91 67 883 953 0 20 2 21Tata Motors Ltd (LPT1109) 900 306 6,607 3,547 1,753 1,468 12,017 10,464 100 72 584 385VE CVs - Eicher (11.10, 11.12) 1,102 1,315 7,581 7,808 1,227 1,322 7,268 7,747 6 10 142 78Total 2,307 2,239 17,295 16,128 3,333 3,217 22,019 22,081 124 108 864 634Total B 4,086 4,476 30,294 29,597 5,551 4,737 35,577 32,229 194 178 1,990 2,092B2: 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) 1,627 1,601 12,917 10,219 1,121 1,119 9,730 8,928 333 67 2,785 1,401Asia Motor Works Ltd (1618 TP) 0 16 0 88 0 14 0 73 0 0 0 0SML Isuzu Ltd (IS12T) 0 0 4 2 0 0 3 21 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (LPT1613, LPK1616, SK1613) 5,606 4,092 35,942 25,096 4,136 2,716 21,467 16,963 424 146 3,806 1,726VE CVs - Eicher (20.16, Terra 16) 297 402 3,117 2,327 434 399 2,503 2,029 4 27 416 95Total B2 7,530 6,111 51,980 37,732 5,691 4,248 33,703 28,014 761 240 7,007 3,222B3: 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) 1,177 1,548 9,418 8,202 1,340 878 9,503 7,931 32 17 517 401Asia Motor Works Ltd (2518HL, 2516 HL, 2518 TP, 2523TP, 2518TM) 847 462 5,780 3,097 862 448 5,376 3,081 0 0 0 0Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (MN25) 71 82 466 664 129 106 631 770 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (LPT2518, LPK2518) 3,647 3,446 30,076 21,952 3,720 2,802 27,756 20,786 152 143 1,488 1,371VE CVs - Eicher (30.25, Terra25) 81 117 622 1,072 96 154 587 1,006 5 7 5 23VECVs - Volvo(FM 400) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Total 5,823 5,655 46,362 34,987 6,147 4,388 43,853 33,574 189 167 2,010 1,795
PRODUCTION AND SALES FLASH REPORT FOR OCTOBER 2012 Source: SIAM
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(b) Max. mass exceeding 25 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd (8X2 Haulage, 8X4 Tipper) 672 1,437 6,728 7,649 895 610 6,921 6,833 0 0 0 0Asia Motor Works Ltd (3118HL, 3118TP) 80 52 339 335 38 38 224 319 0 0 0 0Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd 20 N/A 120 N/A 5 N/A 85 N/A 0 N/A 0 N/AMahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (MN31) 50 58 287 480 94 108 530 612 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (LPT3118) 4,252 4,024 32,968 19,770 3,355 2,395 23,715 18,015 9 20 98 40VE CVs - Eicher (35.31) 157 73 845 1,211 138 137 777 1,106 0 0 0 0VE CVs - Volvo (FM400) 29 46 336 373 47 64 192 312 0 0 0 0Total 5,260 5,690 41,623 29,818 4,572 3,352 32,444 27,197 9 20 98 40Total B3 11,083 11,345 87,985 64,805 10,719 7,740 76,297 60,771 198 187 2,108 1,835B4: 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) 58 232 1,393 1,572 124 137 1,447 1,544 8 1 73 43Asia Motor Works Ltd (3518 TR) 9 3 65 60 6 1 16 53 0 0 0 0Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (MN35) 0 7 3 69 0 9 0 53 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (LPS3518) 0 598 969 3,404 520 453 4,675 3,127 0 0 2 1Total 67 840 2,430 5,105 650 600 6,138 4,777 8 1 75 44(c) Mass exceeding 35.2 tonnes but not exceeding 40 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd 0 0 0 25 0 0 0 1 0 1 2 1Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (MN40) 70 0 212 177 77 7 217 170 0 0 0 0Total 70 0 212 202 77 7 217 171 0 1 2 1(d) Max. mass exceeding 40 tonnes but not exceeding 49 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd (4X2 Tractor) 68 157 1,055 853 120 74 1,190 840 0 0 0 0Asia Motor Works Ltd (4018TR, 4923TR) 56 25 461 264 57 24 400 241 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (LPS4018, LPS4023, LPS4928) 960 899 3,311 6,045 1,127 557 7,245 5,839 0 7 86 79VE CVs - Eicher (40.40) 0 4 74 109 18 15 67 85 0 0 0 2Total 1,084 1,085 4,901 7,271 1,322 670 8,902 7,005 0 7 86 81(e) Max. mass exceeding 49 tonnes and Above Ashok Leyland Ltd (6X4 TRACTOR) 92 88 863 335 187 41 1,098 422 0 0 0 0VE CVs - Volvo (FM400HD, FH520) 15 5 138 76 11 0 118 34 0 0 0 0Total 107 93 1,001 411 198 41 1,216 456 0 0 0 0Total B4 1,328 2,018 8,544 12,989 2,247 1,318 16,473 12,409 8 9 163 126Total M&HCVs (Goods Carriers) 24,027 23,950 178,803 145,123 24,208 18,043 162,050 133,423 1,161 614 11,268 7,275Total M&HCVs 27,211 27,632 208,373 176,069 27,038 20,836 187,818 161,533 1,647 1,139 15,559 11,310LCVs A: Passenger Carriers A1: Max. Mass upto 5 tonnes (a): No. of seats including driver exceeding 13 (M2(A2)) Force Motors Ltd 980 599 6,192 7,680 933 777 5,960 6,901 6 0 71 70Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (Tourister15) 18 1 1,173 354 187 123 1,516 1,363 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (SFC407, CityRide) 242 257 3,250 2,925 321 234 3,166 2,907 0 0 99 22Total 1,240 857 10,615 10,959 1,441 1,134 10,642 11,171 6 0 170 92A2: 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) 91 61 904 1,129 21 19 237 328 47 86 303 404Force Motors Ltd 0 98 22 202 2 53 48 118 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Tourister 25) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 9 15Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (Tourister 25) 181 175 1,420 2,032 42 83 1,120 1,103 0 0 0 0SML Isuzu Ltd (20,32,26,24 Seater Bus) 183 196 2,087 1,601 210 158 1,953 1,296 0 5 19 45Tata Motors Ltd (LP709, SFC410, LP410) 794 843 9,760 9,244 761 662 7,784 8,060 290 77 1,962 1,532VE CVs - Eicher (10.50, 10.60, 10.75) 116 169 2,073 2,961 195 166 2,126 2,745 5 26 76 241Total A2 1,365 1,542 16,266 17,169 1,231 1,141 13,268 13,650 342 194 2,369 2,237B2: Max. Mass upto 5 tonnes (b): No. of seats including driver not exceeding 13 (M2(A1)) Force Motors Ltd 445 399 3,519 3,101 535 453 3,439 2,919 0 0 5 0Tata Motors Ltd (Winger Platinum, Winger 10 Seats) 153 698 685 2,908 475 522 1,519 2,332 2 14 20 48Total B2 598 1,097 4,204 6,009 1,010 975 4,958 5,251 2 14 25 48Total LCVs (Passenger Carriers) 3,203 3,496 31,085 34,137 3,682 3,250 28,868 30,072 350 208 2,564 2,377LCVs B: Goods Carriers (a) Max. Mass not exceeding 2 tons-Mini Truck Segment Force Motors Ltd 4 0 196 0 12 0 111 34 0 0 0 0Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (Gio, Maxximo) 4,603 4,223 32,478 27,760 4,929 3,795 30,182 24,940 377 47 2,532 3,417Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd (Ape Truck, ApeTruck Plus, Ape Mini Truck)) 829 295 7,316 2,413 976 138 7,122 1,920 0 192 10 414Tata Motors Ltd (ACE, ACE Ex, ACE Zip) 15,100 16,747 114,971 105,263 12,336 17,756 96,876 113,409 1,584 1,399 13,417 10,292Total 20,536 21,265 154,961 135,436 18,253 21,689 134,291 140,303 1,961 1,638 15,959 14,123(b) Max. Mass not exceeding 2 but no exceeding 3.5 tons-Pick Ups Ashok Leyland Ltd (Dost) 967 3,011 967 18,861 787 3,028 787 18,938 0 5 0 8Force Motors Ltd 470 173 3,680 2,121 403 300 3,447 2,127 36 0 71 15Hindustan Motors Ltd 2 15 119 106 16 13 102 92 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 6,495 10,099 47,395 68,305 5,863 9,616 39,368 55,835 1,223 1,461 7,680 11,950Tata Motors Ltd (Super ACE, Tata 207, Xenon, WingerDV) 1,985 5,605 16,642 25,780 1,774 4,516 11,728 21,128 106 982 2,704 5,916Total 9,919 18,903 68,803 115,173 8,843 17,473 55,432 98,120 1,365 2,448 10,455 17,889(a) Max Mass exceeding 3.5 tons but not exceeding 6 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0Force Motors Ltd 109 63 880 726 123 84 831 777 0 0 15 2Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (DI3200 CRX, Load King CRX) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 15 87 50Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (DI3200 CRX, Load King CRX) 600 490 3,284 2,070 599 364 3,015 2,018 0 0 0 0SML Isuzu Ltd (Cosmo) 6 16 51 105 16 20 44 76 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (SFC407, LPT407) 2,758 1,423 19,114 10,371 2,315 1,925 16,277 12,672 345 193 2,772 1,730VE CVs - Eicher (10.50, 10.55) 51 72 813 501 60 65 792 418 11 5 98 44Total 3,524 2,064 24,142 13,773 3,113 2,458 20,959 15,962 356 213 2,972 1,826(b) Max Mass exceeding 6 tons but not exceeding 7.5 tonnes Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (Load King CRX Sherpa) 56 7 224 226 18 37 91 220 0 0 0 0SML Isuzu Ltd (Sartaj, Prestige Premium) 176 163 885 875 75 117 623 756 57 0 182 25Tata Motors Ltd (SFC709, LPT709) 625 1,286 4,520 7,661 458 458 3,008 3,082 47 100 530 1,790VE CVs - Eicher (10.59, 10.60, 10.75) 506 420 3,556 2,959 533 404 2,817 2,344 9 21 765 444Total 1,363 1,876 9,185 11,721 1,084 1,016 6,539 6,402 113 121 1,477 2,259Total LCVs (Goods Carriers) 35,342 44,108 257,091 276,103 31,293 42,636 217,221 260,787 3,795 4,420 30,863 36,097Total LCVs 38,545 47,604 288,176 310,240 34,975 45,886 246,089 290,859 4,145 4,628 33,427 38,474Total Commercial Vehicles 65,756 75,236 496,549 486,309 62,013 66,722 433,907 452,392 5,792 5,767 48,986 49,784III Two Wheelers A: Scooter/Scooterettee : Wheel size less than or equal to 12” A1: Engine Capacity less than 75cc Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd (Kine) 440 160 2,490 1,424 558 149 3,391 1,316 0 0 6 0TVS Motor Company Ltd (teenz, Pep) 1,109 29 10,596 447 1,225 29 10,585 527 0 0 0 0Total 1,549 189 13,086 1,871 1,783 178 13,976 1,843 0 0 6 0A2: Engine Capacity 75cc and less than equal to 90cc TVS Motor Company Ltd (Pep+, Streak) 25,288 23,443 180,252 164,143 26,278 23,452 179,899 158,589 1,650 383 12,665 6,512Total 25,288 23,443 180,252 164,143 26,278 23,452 179,899 158,589 1,650 383 12,665 6,512A3: Engine Capacity >90 cc and less than equal to 125cc Hero MotoCorp Ltd (HERO PLEASURE, HERO MAESTRO) 36,420 53,624 249,372 300,535 32,638 56,039 225,199 293,225 3,932 269 24,711 14,081Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd (Activa, Dio, Aviator) 108,053 124,116 638,841 871,162 106,154 124,827 627,025 847,925 702 3,913 10,150 25,658India Yamaha Motors Pvt Ltd (Ray) 0 13,207 0 18,207 0 12,249 0 15,866 0 12 0 12Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd (Duro/Duro DZ, Rodeo, Flyte) 12,403 11,858 90,786 77,190 17,375 10,990 88,777 68,511 451 484 937 2,647Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd (Vespa LX125) 0 4,937 0 19,238 0 4,753 0 17,604 0 1 0 3Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (Access, Swish) 9,251 27,307 145,089 191,294 9,793 27,354 144,996 191,375 0 0 90 572TVS Motor Company Ltd (Wego) 18,221 20,758 116,887 109,830 17,047 19,585 111,686 106,536 1,245 495 7,595 3,713Total 184,348 255,807 1,240,975 1,587,456 183,007 255,797 1,197,683 1,541,042 6,330 5,174 43,483 46,686Total Scooter/Scooterettee 211,185 279,439 1,434,313 1,753,470 211,068 279,427 1,391,558 1,701,474 7,980 5,557 56,154 53,198B: Motor cycles/Step-Throughs : Big Wheel size more than 12” B2: Engine Capacity 75cc and above but less than 125cc Bajaj Auto Ltd (Boxer CT, Platina, Discover) 159,781 187,970 1,196,340 1,256,389 101,662 127,174 699,458 739,462 65,510 58,190 521,359 501,551Hero MotoCorp Ltd 395,423 340,598 2,846,759 2,686,748 400,297 370,116 2,786,206 2,639,356 9,393 8,841 67,492 60,072Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd (CB Twister, Dream Yuga) 15,873 39,199 104,209 191,641 13,733 33,753 83,990 171,162 1,792 6,085 20,234 19,032India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd (Crux, YBR110) 6,763 5,301 44,209 44,766 7,079 4,012 37,331 33,162 1,291 113 6,192 7,819TVS Motor Company Ltd 51,810 50,009 363,621 295,966 44,815 45,782 302,729 235,313 9,315 9,201 83,247 66,215Total 629,650 623,077 4,555,138 4,475,510 567,586 580,837 3,909,714 3,818,455 87,301 82,430 698,524 654,689B3: Engine Capacity 110cc and above but less than 125cc Bajaj Auto Ltd (Boxer, Platina, Discover, KTM) 57,868 71,737 348,827 378,775 51,862 63,777 289,568 317,233 9,214 10,358 61,259 63,666Hero MotoCorp Ltd (HERO SUPER, SPLENDOR, HERO GLAMOUR) 37,820 66,101 273,597 387,889 36,812 69,628 264,596 372,727 1,776 3,770 9,319 13,309Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd (CB Shine, CBF Stunner/Fi)) 38,435 55,666 252,630 382,901 37,246 58,025 238,054 369,309 1,990 2,077 14,272 13,388India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd (SS 125, Enticer, YD125) 5,984 1,760 43,898 18,859 3,672 1,421 20,781 12,500 3,941 360 21,802 4,664Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (Hayate, Slingshot) 1,130 8,773 26,875 49,098 1,113 8,373 26,657 47,831 44 0 267 363TVS Motor Company Ltd (Victor GLX, Flame, STAR CITY 125) 1,847 3,849 12,867 23,210 108 16 1,043 13,179 2,029 2,291 12,679 19,084Total 143,084 207,886 958,694 1,240,732 130,813 201,240 840,699 1,132,779 18,994 18,856 119,598 114,474B4: Engine capacity > 125 cc but less than equal to 150 cc Bajaj Auto Ltd (Boxer,Discover, Pulsar) 91,948 73,326 605,856 472,547 71,143 49,315 461,021 308,297 25,256 23,978 150,917 173,630Hero MotorCorp Ltd 22,970 15,940 183,758 85,891 20,346 15,510 169,334 80,303 2,846 1,093 11,201 5,195Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd 14,883 20,717 94,046 151,377 12,466 18,797 76,473 134,650 2,054 2,090 17,133 16,451India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd (FZ, Fazer, SZ, R15 27,788 27,208 197,909 208,807 27,478 21,678 152,706 141,155 3,779 9,681 39,422 56,963Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (GS150R) 524 326 7,343 3,355 350 457 4,052 3,551 204 0 3,404 222Total 158,113 137,517 1,088,912 921,977 131,783 105,757 863,586 667,956 34,139 36,842 222,077 252,461B5: Engine capacity >150cc and less than equal to 200 CC Bajaj Auto Ltd (KTM, Pulsar) 13,248 21,452 82,276 109,811 9,872 14,297 54,596 75,047 3,468 5,225 31,464 35,221TVS Motor Company Ltd (Apache) 18,373 12,114 123,302 101,422 14,036 11,809 85,857 76,463 5,349 3,483 43,892 26,500Total 31,621 33,566 205,578 211,233 23,908 26,106 140,453 151,510 8,817 8,708 75,356 61,721B6: Engine capacity >200cc and less than equal to 250 CC Bajaj Auto Ltd (Pulsar, Avenger, Ninja) 12,824 8,662 71,609 56,469 9,929 7,178 47,599 41,954 3,132 1,664 24,143 16,129Hero MotorCorp Ltd (HERO KARIZMA) 3,496 3,668 27,409 23,593 4,108 3,949 27,887 23,880 90 0 185 162Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd (CBR 250R) 2,198 873 14,162 4,955 2,209 650 13,434 3,338 12 216 66 1,496Total 18,518 13,203 113,180 85,017 16,246 11,777 88,920 69,172 3,234 1,880 24,394 17,787B7: Engine capacity >250cc and less than equal to 350 CC Royal Enfield (Unit of Eicher Ltd) 5,860 9,379 39,957 60,965 6,014 9,272 39,922 60,074 53 71 243 491Total 5,860 9,379 39,957 60,965 6,014 9,272 39,922 60,074 53 71 243 491B8: Engine capacity >350cc and less than equal to 500 CC Bajaj Auto Ltd (KTM) 0 10 0 32 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Royal Enfield (Unit of Eicher Ltd) 750 1,227 5,665 7,724 779 975 4,007 5,818 157 258 1,478 1,758Total 750 1,237 5,665 7,756 779 975 4,007 5,818 157 258 1,478 1,758B9: Engine capacity >500cc and less than equal to 800 CC Bajaj Auto Ltd (Ninja) 27 6 119 159 35 30 107 143 0 0 0 0Total 27 6 119 159 35 30 107 143 0 0 0 0B10: Engine capacity >1000cc and less than equal to 1600 CC H-D Moto Company Ltd 87 41 87 425 77 45 77 424 0 0 0 0Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd (CBR1000RR, CB1000R) 29 0 49 0 5 9 38 54 0 0 0 0India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd (R1, FZ1) 0 0 0 0 0 8 38 27 0 0 0 0Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (VZ 800, GSX -R-1000) 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 10 0 0 0 0Total 116 41 136 425 82 64 153 515 0 0 0 0B11: Engine capacity >800cc and less than equal to 1000 CC H-D Moto Company Ltd 11 37 11 194 21 28 21 165 0 0 0 0Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd (VT1300, VFR1200F) 0 0 0 0 1 1 3 10 0 0 0 0Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (Hayabusa) 0 0 0 0 0 11 0 55 0 0 0 0Total 11 37 11 194 22 40 24 230 0 0 0 0B12: Engine capacity >1600cc (TW) H-D Motor Company India Pvt Ltd ( Fat Boy, Fat Boy Special) 0 0 0 0 2 16 2 39 0 0 0 0Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (Intruder) 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 21 0 0 0 0Total 0 0 0 0 2 24 2 60 0 0 0 0Total Motor Cycles/Step-Throughs 987,750 1,025,949 6,967,390 7,003,968 877,270 936,122 5,887,587 5,906,712 152,695 149,045 1,141,670 1,103,381C: Mopeds: Engine capacity less than 75cc & with fixed transmission, big wheelsize>12” Engine Capacity<75cc Mopeds TVS Motor Company Ltd (MOPED) 55,111 70,441 443,982 459,258 56,378 69,466 439,909 456,048 531 250 5,470 1,326Total 55,111 70,441 443,982 459,258 56,378 69,466 439,909 456,048 531 250 5,470 1,326Total Mopeds 55,111 70,441 443,982 459,258 56,378 69,466 439,909 456,048 531 250 5,470 1,326Total Two Wheelers 1,254,046 1,375,829 8,845,685 9,216,696 1,144,716 1,285,015 7,719,054 8,064,234 161,206 154,852 1,203,294 1,157,905IV Three Wheelers A: Passenger Carriers A1:No. of seats including driver not exceeding 4 & Max.Mass not exceeding 1 tonnes Atul Auto Limited 1,335 1,982 7,858 9,502 1,383 1,898 7,719 9,545 0 0 140 123Bajaj Auto Ltd 43,588 49,166 298,090 258,083 18,000 23,317 112,091 123,198 25,368 26,676 194,304 141,824Force Motors Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 8 1 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 4,670 5,452 28,871 27,431 4,605 5,191 27,956 27,413 214 48 1,956 822Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 14,208 14,805 86,706 83,143 12,577 13,180 75,171 77,031 1,945 1,448 11,399 6,190Scooters india Ltd 427 415 3,060 2,392 516 425 2,728 2,604 0 0 0 0TVS Motor Company Ltd 3,009 4,811 29,238 24,439 1,702 1,602 7,937 9,408 2,010 2,460 17,759 15,946Total 67,237 76,631 453,823 404,990 38,783 45,613 233,610 249,200 29,537 30,632 225,558 164,905A2: No.of seats including Driver exceeding 4 but not exceeding 7 & Max.Mass exceeding 1.5 tonnes Force Motors Ltd 39 0 286 561 0 0 0 0 42 42 350 630Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 209 0 0 0 0 0Scooters india Ltd 234 272 1,625 1,651 308 330 1,752 1,643 0 0 0 0Total 273 272 1,911 2,212 308 330 1,961 1,643 42 42 350 630Total Passenger Carrier 67,510 76,903 455,734 407,202 39,091 45,943 235,571 250,843 29,579 30,674 225,908 165,535B: Goods Carriers B1: Max.mass not exceeding 1 tonnes Atul Auto Limited 1,111 1,331 7,038 7,940 1,137 1,432 7,020 8,069 0 0 16 11Bajaj Auto Ltd 847 153 4,333 2,459 823 323 4,340 2,326 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 1,037 1,478 8,966 9,446 1,310 1,588 8,446 9,173 20 39 438 645Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 5,486 4,936 35,409 29,991 5,407 4,901 34,918 29,167 22 122 442 889Scooters india Ltd 464 508 3,590 2,789 599 515 3,269 3,081 0 0 0 0Total 8,945 8,406 59,336 52,625 9,276 8,759 57,993 51,816 42 161 896 1,545B2: Others Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 400 200 2,907 1,443 417 194 2,870 1,403 0 0 0 0Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 11 0 105 38 0 0 0 0 12 0 108 48Scooters india Ltd 210 305 1,536 1,683 285 345 1,652 1,676 0 0 0 0Total 621 505 4,548 3,164 702 539 4,522 3,079 12 0 108 48Total Goods Carrier 9,566 8,911 63,884 55,789 9,978 9,298 62,515 54,895 54 161 1,004 1,593Total Three Wheelers 77,076 85,814 519,618 462,991 49,069 55,241 298,086 305,738 29,633 30,835 226,912 167,128Grand Total of all Categories 1,596,500 1,829,490 11,545,873 12,021,523 1,440,409 1,653,703 9,831,217 10,347,852 230,153 234,638 1,773,055 1,685,545
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