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Editorial.............................................................................................................................. 8Cover storyKamaz Vectra gearing up to capture Indian market ........................................................ 11vehiCle ZoneScania to roll out hi-tech trucks and buses in 2012 ......................................................... 14Mahindra Navistar showcases integrated trucking solutions ........................................... 18Tata Motors lines up advanced range of CV models ....................................................... 22SML Isuzu showcases LT 134 luxury bus and 12T truck ................................................. 28Eicher bus plant near Indore to be operational by early 2013 ......................................... 30Shriram Transport Automall opened in Aurangabad ........................................................ 34Parveen Travels launches Mercedes Benz service ......................................................... 36Volvo bags Gothenburg order for 25 hybrid buses .......................................................... 38GaraGe equipmentManatec betting big on heavy vehicle segment .............................................................. 40Component ZoneFUWA targets Indian OEMs for drive axles ..................................................................... 44Rane-TRW’s success through innovative approach ........................................................ 48Gibraltar set to produce air springs suited to Indian requirements .................................. 50SETCO to introduce clutch system for LCVs................................................................... 52JOST-Gigant JV for trailer axle, suspension for Indian market........................................ 54Mansons expanding capacity and strengthening R&D division ....................................... 60Texspin providing world-class bearing solutions.............................................................. 62Kaizen providing quality steel for CV body-building ........................................................ 66Shalimar range of trailer & tipper solutions for Indian market.......................................... 70

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Avtec widening product range to strengthen market hold ............................................... 72WABCO’s innovative vehicle safety systems .................................................................. 74Bosch Power Tools’ growing presence in paint, refinishing systems ............................... 76Greaves Cotton’s three millionth light diesel engine rolls out .......................................... 78Cooper unveils 4-cylinder engine .................................................................................... 80New logo reflects Orbit’s dynamic approach and global outlook ..................................... 82Growing demand for Meritor 14X tandem drive axles ..................................................... 84tyresJK Tyre’s exclusive service centre opened at Karaikal ................................................... 86Apollo Tyres registers 36% revenue growth .................................................................... 88lubes & FuelsHike of 10-15% in regulated fuel prices inevitable: CRISIL ............................................. 89sales & serviCeTVS & Sons opens another AL dealership in Madurai, service facility in Salem ............. 90expert artiCleKey trends shaping future of global truck industry........................................................... 92- By Dr. Wilfried Aulbur, Partner, Roland Berger Strategy Consultants, Mumbai

market outlookStable outlook for automotive suppliers........................................................................... 95motorsportsAMW wins top three truck awards in Rally Desert Storm 2012 ....................................... 98

events ...................................................................................................................... 100statistiCs ............................................................................................................... 104


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If the vehicle production and sales fig-ures for April-January 2012 released by SIAM are anything to go by, a fairly good pick-up in demand for vehicles of differ-ent categories can be said to have been achieved. This despite the adverse impact of the general US slowdown and the Euro-zone debt crisis dampening the economies across the world, including India, as well as the escalating interest rates for vehicle financing. Cumulative vehicle production for the 11-month period registered an ap-preciable growth of 14.56 per cent over the same period of last year, the output in January alone going up by nearly 12 per cent as compared to the same month last year. Barring three-wheelers, sales of which registered a negative growth of 0.44 per cent, sales in other segments were encouragingly high. The CV segment grew by 18.63 per cent. Passenger vehicles recovered marginally at 1.45 per cent and utility vehicles were up by 13.03 per cent. Particularly in January, passenger cars, vans and utility vehicles recorded a commendable growth of 7.20 per cent, 14.15 per cent and 15.72 per cent respectively, while growth in the overall passenger vehicles and CVs in the month was 8.86 per cent and 13.52 per cent respectively.

A clearer picture of the things to come emerged earlier with the enthusiastic participation by both Indian and overseas vehicle and component manufactur-ers in Auto Expo 2012 held in Delhi. The number of exhibitors for the first time in the history of the expo exceeded 1,500, with over 50 new launches of differ-ent vehicle models and accessories most suited to the modern era. The overall impression among the participants was that India is the second best destination, next only to China, for interested automotive investors. Several MNCs took the opportunity to tie up with their Indian counterparts, and more collaborative ventures are in the offing if the negotiations underway attain frution. Based on the current estimated growth, the Indian auto sector is sure to attain the double-digit growth which it could register consecutively for three years preceding the recession-hit 2008.

What has enthused general industry is the RBI move to cut the cash reserve ratio (CRR) by 50 basis points from six per cent to 5.5 per cent with effect from January 28, which, in effect, would mean a release of Rs. 32,000 crores into the financial system to spur industrial growth. This is considered a measure to restore the growth trajectory by ensuring sufficient liquidity. Further, the Finance Minister, Mr. Pranab Mukherjee, has well responded to the RBI initia-tive by observing that the cut in CRR would signal that the next step is a cut in general interest rates. This augurs well for the economy, for the contemplated low interest regime in the forthcoming Union Budget would benefit all industry sectors, including automobiles.

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Kamaz Vectra Motors Ltd. (KVML) is all set to enter serial pro-duction in the coming year and establish its presence in the Indian market.

Mr. Alexey B. Agibalov, CEO, KVML, told Motorindia all about the company’s experience in the In-dian market over the last two years and its strategy for the coming years. Kamaz considers India as one of its most important markets for growth and expansion, with its sole commit-ment to it.

Kamaz, the market leader in Rus-

sia, has decades of experience in producing trucks and is focussed on high tonnage, high capacity trucks and heavy commercial vehicles. The company is high on confidence that a similar product will succeed in the Indian market. Though such a seg-ment is not popular in India, Kamaz is keen on creating such a segment.

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ing facility in Hosur and has been testing its trucks on the Indian roads since two years. The plant has a ca-pacity of rolling out 5,000 trucks an-nually. In the last two years, Kamaz has done a thorough study of, and research into the Indian market to study its potential. “The basic result from our market study is that we are adapting our product to the domes-

tic market, taking into consideration all local conditions. Specifically, we are strengthening the frame, chang-ing the filtering system, reworking for the vehicle to be operated in mines. Over 30 modifications have been made in both models – 6540 and 6520”, said Mr. Agibalov.

Kamaz will begin serial produc-tion of its products in April. It is

confident that the modifications made in its products would prove successful. “For the past two years, we ran our product 6540. For next year’s business plan, we have in-cluded all modifications as per our experience in the past two years. We will be giving the same product with all modifications, and it will be a completely different new vehicle”,

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Mr. Alexey. B. Agibalov, CEO, KVML


he added.Kamaz’s 6520 model has also

been undergoing trial in the Indian market, and this year serial produc-tion of the model will commence. The 6520 model will be Kamaz’s flagship vehicle and will be the base of the company’s activities in India. The model will form 60-70 per cent of the basic product portfolio while 20-30 per cent will be the 6540 model which is the modified vehi-cle. Kamaz is also planning to intro-duce one more product in the Indian market – the tow tractor 6460.

The company targets a produc-tion volume of 1,000 vehicles this year which would be an acid test for its production system, sales system and, most importantly, the service system. “We don’t expect this year to be very easy, but we are very much ready to face the challenge. From next year, we will keep in-creasing our production volume”, he added.

Kamaz has set a target of produc-ing 3,000 vehicles within the next five years and later 5,000 vehicles. Kamaz has also got a good un-derstanding of the Indian market, thanks to its extensive market study.

Mr. Agibalov commented: “There is huge amount of sales of cheaper products in the Indian market and the components are also cheap. We have also observed vehicles with very light axles with low tonnage,

not-so-powerful engines and little comfort for the driver to drive.”

The company has identified a gap between the low-cost and high-cost vehicles in India and is looking to position its products in that inter-mediate segment. Kamaz products would be priced slightly higher than the low-cost segment but would come with better working capacity and characteristics, providing more comfort for the driver.

Kamaz’s product range will have trucks from 30T and above. The company is also considering differ-ent tonnage capabilities for the fu-ture. It has tipper bodies of 16 and 18 m3 capacity and has observed that the market demand is for tip-

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Mr. Oleh Vinnytskyy, Deputy CEO (left) and Mr. Nepes Nepesov, Senior Manager - Dealer Development, KVML

the 6520 model will be Kamaz’s flagship vehicle and will be the base of the company’s activities in In-dia.


pers with capacity greater than 18 m3. The company is working on expanding its product offering to cater to the growing needs of the market.

Kamaz vehicles come with a pow-erful engine in the range of 280-360 hp which would enable installation of large tipper bodies on the vehi-cle. The standard vehicles would come with a 9-speed transmission with a 16-speed option available if required by the customer. The company is also prepared to offer a customised design if demanded by the customer, showing its commit-ment to customer satisfaction. With respect to component suppliers, the company is open to multiple sup-pliers for all components, with the choice of supplier influenced by market demand.

The company considers locali-sation as one of the key aspects of its strategy for the Indian market.

“One of our strategic targets would be to completely localise the prod-ucts here. We are in the stage of preparing prototypes, and within two years, we would localise the frame, axles and transmissions. The tipper body has already been com-pletely localised, made by Hyva. The engines will be from Kamaz, Russia, but we will always consider adaptability of the Indian Cummins engine to our products if our cus-tomer demands it”, he stated.

On financial terms also, 2012 promises to be an important one for Kamaz. The company is confi-dent of achieving breakeven in the financial year April 2012 to March 2013. Its main target at present is to stay firm in the Indian market. Once its target of 5,000 vehicles is reached, then the company’s export plans would unfold.

Kamaz is planning to train its drivers on working with 16-speed

and higher transmissions and econ-omising fuel consumption during operation with the help of ZF. The company is also keen on conduct-ing large programmes for creating dealers and service centres across the country, with a view of having a multiple dealers in each state.

The company wants its customers to have the option of choosing from many dealers in the same location, which again boosts customers’ con-fidence on the Kamaz brand. 2012 promises to be the defining year for Kamaz, and if all goes well, the Russian market leader is sure to make a mark in the competitive In-dian commercial vehicle space.

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the company considers localisation as one of the key aspects of its strategy for the Indian market.


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Scania will roll out its “made-in-India” trucks and buses by 2013. Scania commercial Vehicles India Private ltd., the In-dian entity, will set up a plant in the narasapura Industrial area near Bangalore which will serve as an assembly unit for truck and bus chassis during phase 1 of operations. Body building for city buses and coaches is likely to begin in the first half of 2014. Service workshops for trucks and buses will be part of this facility to be added later. Scania will em-ploy up to 800 people in this facility over the next five years.

Scania had last year announced its plans for India and the growing importance of India for Scania at the global level. The investment in India is in line with this commitment towards this market.

Mr. Henrik Fagrenius, Managing Director, Scania Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd., said: “Scania Commercial Vehicles India is a very important company for Scania Global. India is one of our most important markets.”

Scania envisages around 2,000 heavy haulage trucks and 1,000 inter-city buses and coaches to be rolled out from this plant within five years. Besides these vehi-cles, the company is also preparing to sell engines to its OEM customers. These

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From left, Mr. E. Suresh, Director - After Sales, Mr. Krister Thulin, Marketing Director - Buses & Coaches, and Mr. Henrik Fagrenius, Managing Director,

Scania Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd., at the press meet in Bangalore


engines are more compact, result-ing in lesser fuel consumption and lower emissions.

“This investment furthers Scania’s commitment to the Indian market, and this is the right moment for us. With the commercial vehicles seg-ment likely to register a higher vol-ume growth of 8-10 per cent this year, the outlook for the industry is very promising,” he added.

Scania’s direct presence will fur-ther boost the company’s sales, service and greater variety of mod-els sold. It provides high service levels that give high uptime and low operational cost to customers.

Scania’s strategies for India are innovative, offering value through lower total cost of ownership for customers and will bring in the best products and services. Its manage-ment foresees a number of benefits with establishing the new plant. “This unit will enable us to shorten our lead times and enhance service levels to our customers. This will also go a long way in sourcing of components locally from India”, said Mr. Fagrenius.

Commenting on Scania’s partner-ship with L&T, he said: “Scania has been in the Indian market since 2007-08 together with L&T. They

have been our partner in selling trucks for the mining and construc-tion segments and have successfully established the Scania brand in the Indian market. We have sold over 600 trucks through them in the off-road segment since 2008. We will continue to strengthen our co-oper-ation with L&T in the mining and construction segment.”

Currently Scania’s offers an 8x4 mining trucks come with a 380 hp engine. The company is studying dif-ferent customer applications for the on-road segment at present with keen interest on over-dimensional cargo (ODC) and heavy 6x4 pullers. w

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Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd. (MNAL) displayed its range of customised truck applications at Auto Expo 2012. The company has been consistent in its efforts to raise trucking to a new level in the Indian market with its range of outperform-ing trucks.

Commenting on Mahindra Navis-tar’s commitment to its customers, Mr. Nalin Mehta, MNAL Managing Director, said: “The new integrated solutions that Mahindra Navistar has launched at Auto Expo 2012 will fur-ther strengthen our brand promise of ‘Outperformance’. The trucks, near-ly 3,000 of which are on the roads and have clocked more than 50 mil-lion kilometers across the length and breadth of the country, are already helping several customers earn more through better turnaround time and

through benefits of the efficiencies that have accrued through a superior cabin and sturdy aggregates. The new applications will add a new di-mension to this success story. This will be supported by a 940 touch-point strong service network, which has been put in place in a relatively short span of time”.

The applications have been spe-cifically created for various business needs by adding new applications to the MN25 and MN 31 - MN25 (6x4) Transit mixer, MN25 Refrigerated van, MN31 Bulker, MN31 Haulage Tipper and MN25 HD Tipper.

Mahindra Navistar already has a strong network of 48 dealerships across India and 52 more new deal-ers are likely to be ready in the next 12-18 months. The company’s 24x7 NOW Expert assistance on call,

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Mr. Nalin Mehta, MNAL Managing Director


208 authorized service centres and 658 roadside assistance points have together created nearly 940 touch-points across most vital routes to help look after trucks at a short no-tice.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Troy Clarke, President - Asia Pa-cific, Navistar Inc., USA, observed: “Since its launch at the last Delhi Auto Expo in 2010, Mahindra Navis-tar has created a significant position for itself in the Indian trucking in-dustry with its superior product per-formance and sound value proposi-tion. With the launch of these 5 fully built Application trucks, Mahindra Navistar has taken a step towards becoming a complete Integrated Trucking Solution provider for its customers, and I am confident that over a period of time, it will emerge as the most trusted CV brand in In-dia which is its stated vision”.

In order to provide unparalleled after-sales support, MNAL has added around 940 service points all across India. It has also introduced a mobile service workshop, yet an-other first in the Indian trucking in-dustry, with the objective of provid-ing ‘anywhere, anytime’, on-road assistance to customers. Coupled with the multi-lingual, 24x7 call centre branded as ‘NOW’, which is manned by trained service experts, Mahindra Navistar is all set to un-leash a new paradigm in customer service within the Indian trucking industry.

In keeping with its pan-India com-mercial launch, Mahindra Navistar has also launched its first-ever tel-evision commercial (TVC) across

India. The TVC is aimed at building strong and qualitative awareness of various aspects of the brand. The TVC treatment is such that it con-nects emotionally with customers with the objective of persuading the current and next generation to adapt to the MNAL brand that will help them outperform.

Several major transporters like DARCL, Kaushik Logistics, Three Star Shipping, Siri Tecon, AT Transport, Chaudhary Transport, Pink Logistics, etc., have shown im-mense confidence in the company’s range of HCVs, and most of them have placed repeat orders, which is ample proof of the success and ac-ceptance of its new truck range.

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MnAL has expanded its dealership network pan-India at various loca-tions, viz., Hyderabad, Bangalore, Jaipur, nashik, Gorakhpur, Muzaf-farpur, Bilaspur, Coimbatore, Chen-nai, Indore, nellore, Vizag, Karim-nagar, tirunelveli, Hospet, nagpur, Aurangabad, Kharagpur, Kolkata, Ahmedabad, Kozhikode, Pune, sa-lem, Vijayawada, Udaipur, Villu-puram, Kolhapur, Bhubaneshwar, Dehradun, Dhanbad, Gurgaon, Hubli, Jabalpur, Jalandhar, Jam-shedpur, Jodhpur, Kanpur, Karnal, Madurai, new Delhi, Panvel, Pur-nia, Raipur. Additionally, 50 new dealers are likely to get ready in the next 12-18 months, taking the grand total to 100.


Tata Motors proved its might in the commercial vehicle segment by displaying an array of mod-els and concepts at the 11th Auto Expo. Apart from the Ultra, its new LCV platform (which was covered in detail in the February edition of Motorindia), the company showcased a number of interesting vehicles and variants of some of its existing models. The LPT 3723, Starbus Fuel Cell Concept, Parad-iso-G7 - Multi Axle Coach, Magic IRIS CNG, Venture Ambulance, Ace Refresh and Super Ace – LHD were the real crowd-pullers at the

show.The Tata LPT 3723 is the first

5-axle rigid truck in the country, touted as the next big game changer in the Indian commercial vehicle in-dustry. This truck can carry 4 tonnes more than the existing 31-tonne MAV segment. As a result, it is all set to radically change the econom-ics of transportation in multiple segments by reducing the cost per tonne-km of transportation. The in-creased payload will make this ve-hicle ideal for movement of goods like cement and steel coils. This will translate into better returns for trans-

porters and could potentially drive down the transportation costs of core goods such as steel and cement.

Powered by the Cummins 6BT 5.9L engine, with a maximum pow-er of 154 kW at 2500 rpm, this 10X4 rigid truck has twin steerable front axles, a twin drive axle and a tag-lift axle at the rear. This is the only truck in the industry today to have this technology which helps trans-porters reduce tyre and fuel costs. This is also the first rigid truck in In-dia with a 9-speed gearbox. With a GVW of 37 tonnes, this vehicle has an increased payload of 25 tonnes.

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TaTa MoTors lines up advanced range of CV models


The Tata LPT 3723 comes with 10R20 – 16 PR (Rims 7.50X20.00) tyres and a minimum turning circle diameter of 21.9 m making it easily manoeuvrable as compared to trac-tor trailers.

The Tata Starbus Fuel Cell Con-cept is another path-breaking com-pany initiative on alternate fuels. It has been developed with support from the Department of Scientific and Industrial Research under the Technology Development & Dem-onstration Programme.

The Tata Starbus - Fuel Cell is a zero emission transport solution for commuting within the city. This en-vironment-friendly bus is ideal for stop and go applications, and is built

on rear module low entry platform, equipped with a ramp facility, pneu-matic door operations, and climate control features.

The bus comes with hydraulic power steering, pneumatic suspen-sion and full air dual circuit SCAM brakes with ABS, and radial tube-less tyres. The instrument cluster and cabin controls are of world class design. Quick and effortless accel-eration make the driving experience less tiresome for the driver. The ve-hicle definitely promises a conven-ient, quiet and smooth ride.

The Tata Paradiso-G7 multi-axle coach is an internationally ac-claimed bus body design concept from Marcopolo S.A., Brazil. The

aerodynamic body design expertise of Marcopolo and technological ca-pabilities of Tata Motors have been combined to develop the Tata Para-diso-G7. It is a 14-metre multi-axle coach with 21-tonne gross vehicle weight, packed with luxurious fea-tures, meant for long distance inter-city travel.

Built on LPO 2138 rear engine multi axle platform with a 370 hp and 1550 Nm torque Cummins ISLe engine, the Tata Paradiso is ideal for long distance travel. It has a ZF 6-speed gearbox with in-built in-tarder, electronically controlled air suspension (ECAS), large clutch di-ameter of 430 mm and a large fuel tank capacity of 500L, which can be

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further extended to 600L (op-tional). Tata Paradiso-G7 has a maximum speed of 120 kmph, good gradability of 34 per cent, best-in-class manoeuvrability and superior fuel efficiency. It comes with world class ax-les with pneumatic disc brakes and electronic braking system (EBS).

The Tata Magic IRIS CNG is a stylish, environment-friendly and comfortable public trans-port vehicle. It comes equipped with a powerful 611 cc, water-cooled CNG engine generating power of 12.8 hp and 37 Nm torque and mated with a tech-nically advanced transmission system comprising 5 speed

gear box. Tata Magic IRIS CNG delivers superior performance with higher power, pick-up, mileage and gradeability. The strong and reliable aggregates ensure lower maintenance costs and longer life in all de-manding city driving conditions.

This assures the operator of faster travel, more trips and higher earnings. Its lower NVH and adherence to stringent BS IV norms make it a comfortable last mile pub-lic transport vehicle and an environmental-ly ideal choice for Indian cities.

The Tata Venture Ambulance is powered by a 1.4 litre turbo diesel engine, delivering 70 hp, with best-in-class fuel efficiency. It is available in both AC and Non-AC ver-sions. With a minimum turning radius of 4.5 metre, the vehicle offers better manoeu-vrability and zips through in emergency conditions. The monocoque body keeps the noise, vibration and harshness (NVH) levels low. Front independent suspension, anti-roll bars with hydraulic shock absorb-ers and radial tyres together ensure a bump-

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free ride for maximum care, comfort and safety of the patient.

The vehicle comes with features like HVAC, 6-foot long collapsible stretcher, 12 V plug for ECG/medi-cal equipment connection, anti-skid flooring, tubular siren, back cabin tube light, provision for oxygen cylinder, first aid box and washable seats & stretcher. The Tata Venture Ambulance will be available across Tata Motors dealerships in the first quarter of FY 12-13.

Launched in 2005, the Tata Ace was the first commercial vehicle brand to sell five lakh units and has till date sold over seven lakh units. It is the largest selling commercial vehicle brand in the country today.

The Tata Ace is now being in-troduced in its new avatar which is stylish and offers many comfort

features. The Tata Ace Refresh has new stylish headlamps, a new wide grill, body coloured bumpers, ergo-nomically designed steering, com-fortable fabric seats, new aesthetic dashboard and wide ORVMs. To further increase the comfort for the driver, there is a music system and mobile charging point. The Tata Ace Refresh will be available in the HT, EX and CNG variants.

The Tata Super Ace - Euro V LHD (Left Hand Drive) version with en-hanced safety features, suited to the developed markets, was also on dis-play. A 1.4L DICOR (Direct Injec-tion Common Rail) engine, coupled with a 5-speed fully synchromesh gearbox is used to power & propel this global variant of the Tata Su-per Ace. It delivers a peak power of 70 HP @ 4000 rpm and a peak

flat torque of 140 NM @ 1400-2750 rpm. With a full 1 tonne loading ca-pacity, the Tata Super Ace gives its customers the required tool to keep pace with their growing business and delivery needs.

Tata Super Ace comes with safety features such as ABS and airbags to provide maximum safety to the driver and co-passenger. It also meets very stringent crash norms. From hot deserts of Thar to the cold deserts of Gobi & Siberia, the vehi-cle will come up trumps anywhere with its operating temperature range of -40 to +55 degree C. With best-in-class fuel efficiency, the Tata Super Ace offers better savings and better earnings making it the ideal choice for any business.

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sML Isuzu showcases LT 134 luxury bus and 12T truck

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SMl Isuzu ltd., the joint venture of Swaraj Mazda ltd., Isuzu Motor corpora-

tion and Sumitomo, showcased the first Isuzu branded truck, IS12t, and the

lt 134 intercity coach at auto expo.

Mr. Yutaka Watanabe, Managing Director & CEO, and Mr. L.M. Sharma, Chief Manager - Marketing (fourth and fifth from left), with the SML Isuzu team.


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The first truck launched with the Isuzu badge is a 12-ton GVW me-dium duty cargo truck. The Isuzu IS12T is fitted with Isuzu 150 hp, 4-cylinder, BS 3 common rail en-gine and 6-speed Isuzu gear box, making it the most powerful in its class. Both the engine and gearbox are imported directly from Isuzu, Japan. The vehicle comes with three chassis options – cab and chassis, cab with load body and cab with high deck body. The ful-ly-built truck with cab and cargo body is priced at Rs. 14 lakhs.

This is the first truck for SML Isuzu in the higher hp segment. Normally, in this segment, most trucks are fitted with 100 to 125 hp engine. The Isuzu IS12T is the first in the segment to be fitted with a

150 hp engine. This helps in faster turnaround resulting in more trips and more productivity for the cus-tomer.

The truck is built with more pow-erful aggregates for heavy duty ap-

plications, including Meri-tor axles, WABCO brake systems and Rane power steering system. It comes with power steering as a standard feature. The 150 hp Isuzu engine is fitted with common rail direct injection pump which is connected to an ECU. The engine is Euro 3-compliant and Euro 4 ready.

Also on display was the Isuzu LT 134 intercity coach. The LT 134 is a rear engine bus fitted with 230 hp engine and 7-speed transmission from Isuzu. It comes with factory-fitted

air-conditioning system, Denso or Eberspacher, axles sourced locally from Meritor and air suspension sys-tems from Saf Holland. The coach is available either as a 40 seater or a 45 seater. w

the Isuzu Is12t is the first in the segment to be fitted with a 150 hp engine.


EIChEr bus plant near Indore to be operational by early 2013

VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd., the Volvo-Eicher JV, held the ground-breaking ceremony for the upcom-ing Eicher bus manufacturing plant at Dhar near Indore. Being set up with an investment of Rs. 125 crores in the first phase, the plant will com-mence production by the second quarter of 2013. It will have a capac-ity to produce 10,000 buses when fully operational.

Apart from senior VECV execu-tives, the occasion was also graced by the VECV Board members, in-cluding Mr. Siddhartha Lal, Mr. Bertil Thoren, Mr. Philippe Divry, Mr. Prateek Jalan and Mr. Raul Rai.

Addressing the gathering, Mr. Siddhartha Lal, Managing Director, VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd., said: “The Indian bus market is likely to cross 100,000 units by 2015 and de-mand for more contemporary, com-fortable buses is on the rise. With this plant, VECV is planning a new range of buses which would be con-temporary on technology, aesthet-ics and finish serving the customer needs both in the expanding domes-

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Mr. Siddhartha Lal, Managing Director, VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd.

With this plant, VeCV is planning a new range of buses which would be contemporary on technology, aes-thetics and finish serving the cus-tomer needs both in the expanding domestic and export markets”

– Mr. Siddhartha Lal


tic and export markets”.Mr. Bertil Thoren, VECV Board

member, said the new state-of-the-art plant will be another step towards the company vision of becoming a leading CV player in India and other emerging markets. “It will be set up under our overriding vision of driv-ing modernisation in Indian com-mercial transportation.”

The multi-model bus manufactur-ing plant would produce light, me-dium and heavy duty buses, includ-

ing rear engine semi low-floor buses catering to the requirements of the school, staff, city and inter-city seg-ments. It will have robotic processes for bus painting and will be highly mechanized to ensure high qual-ity consistency and productivity. A robust quality system is being in-stitutionalised to sustain the quality supported with an in-house training centre for the blue-collar workmen.

Mr. Vinod Aggarwal, CEO, VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd., said:

“Eicher has continued to garner im-pressive numbers in the Indian bus market. The year 2011 saw us im-prove our market share from 7 to 10 per cent and also gain significant entry into the State transport under-taking segment. The upcoming bus manufacturing plant will provide the necessary impetus to achieve our next trajectory of growth with best-in-class buses”.

Eicher has been a pioneer in driv-ing innovation in the Indian bus seg-ment and was instrumental in pro-ducing the first safe school bus in India. The bus was developed in as-sociation with the Institute of Road Traffic Education (IRTE) in 1996, thereby pioneering the school bus concept in the country.

Eicher buses provide superior fuel efficiency as well superior aesthetics and ergonomy as compared to the products from competitors.

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eicher has continued to garner im-pressive numbers in the Indian bus market.

– Mr. Vinod Aggarwal


shrIraM TransporT automall opened in aurangabad

Shriram Transport Finance Com-pany Ltd. (STFC) has launched Shr-iram Automall in Aurangabad. This brings to the city the country’s first single-window destination for trade of pre-owned trucks.

Inaugurated by Mr. U.G. Revankar, Deputy Managing Di-rector, STFC, the facility, spread across a sprawling 2 lakh sq. ft. feet space, is the first-of-its kind initia-tive, which will give access to the country’s large community of truck-owners to trade their vehicles in a hassle-free manner.

Apart from trading of trucks, Au-tomall also helps owners seek fi-nancing and insurance options, as well as provides major and minor repair facilities.

The company plans to have a pan-India network of 50 such Automalls strategically located on important highways of the country.

“The Automall is a one-stop which facilitates buying and selling of used commercial vehicle and will also as-sist registration of an individual buy-er’s requirement. Road transport is the lifeline of India’s growing econ-omy. Automall will benefit truckers by promptly replacing their vehi-cles, leading to modernization of the

country’s trucking fleet. The facility will house hundreds of pre-owned vehicles both in as-is-where-is and refurbished condition and truckers will be able to trade in a transparent manner. This is the first Automall in Aurangabad, and we hope that it brings progress and eases life of the truckers”, said Mr. Revankar.

The Automall also houses Shr-iram One Stop, a computerized touch screen kiosk which is a virtual truck bazaar, providing real time in-formation about used commercial vehicles available for sale and si-multaneously facilitate registration of individual buyer’s requirements. One Stop will bring more transpar-ency in the process of buying and selling used commercial vehicles. w

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Mr. U.G. Revankar, Deputy Managing Director, STFC, cutting the ribbon to mark the inauguration of the Automall in Aurangabad

“the Automall is a one-stop which facilitates buy-ing and selling of used commercial vehicles”

– Mr. Revankar


parVEEn TraVELs launches Mercedes Benz service

The Chennai-based Parveen Trav-els has introduced the all-new Lux-ury Mercedes Benz to its tour divi-sion. This latest addition to the fleet will give super comfort to custom-ers, especially children and senior citizens during their travel.

The Benz luxury bus service boasts of fire-proof material and is the first of its kind in south India. The bus also has an integrated elec-tro-pneumatic brake system which ensures high safety to passengers by building the brake pressure pre-cisely and rapidly when compared to that of other conventional pneumatic braking systems.

The bus has 2 LCD screens and

a Hi-Fi audio system with cordless microphone installed with plush seating arrangement for accommo-dating and entertaining a total of 41 passengers.

The push back seats are finely furnished with imported German fixtures with individual seatbelts for the safety of passengers. The other features that contribute to the com-fort and safety of the passenger are the Vinyl Flooring, PA Cordless

System and RV Camera.Another feature aimed to delight

the customer is the German coffee machine installed to quench pas-senger’s coffee thirst, and can ac-commodate upto 87 cans. There is also a trapezoidal shaped imported refrigerator fitted between the seat back which has a capacity of 67 liter. The bus also has a flush toilet facility with automatic sensor ena-bling the traveller to commute long distances without taking a break.

The metallic paint finishing on the bus gives it an attractive appearance, and its height can be adjusted to suit Indian roads.

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the Benz luxury bus serv-ice boasts of fire-proof material and is the first of its kind in south India.


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Delivering up to 37 per cent lower fuel consumption and with a much lower environmental impact than conventional diesels, Volvo hybrid buses have achieved sig-nificant market success around the world. Now, the company’s home town of Gothenburg has ordered 25 hybrid buses which are sched-uled to enter service later this year.

“The hybrid buses are an impor-tant element of our programme of converting to fossil-free bus traffic while reducing fuel consumption. Their combination of low emis-sions, lower noise level, high ca-pacity and low energy utilisation is very attractive,” comments Leif Blomqvist, Chairman of the Board of Västtrafik, the agency responsi-ble for public transport services in Gothenburg.

More and more transport au-thorities and operators are now discovering the benefits of hybrid technology, with Nobina, Nettbuss and, most recently, Göteborgs Spårvägar as the biggest custom-ers in the Nordic countries.

“We wanted environmentally fa-vourable buses for a new applica-tion, and we finally opted for Vol-vo hybrid buses whose low fuel consumption makes a big differ-ence to the quantity of emissions

that they release,” says Director of Operations Bernt-Erik Johansson of Göteborgs Spårvägar. Electricity and biodiesel

The 25 Volvo 7700 hybrid buses are powered by a small diesel en-gine and an electric motor. Fuel consumption is radically reduced by the use of regenerative braking to recover the energy generated when the vehicle’s brakes are ap-plied.

The diesel engine is shut off at bus stops, enabling the bus to op-erate silently and emission-free on electricity. However, emissions from diesel operation are also low since the bus is fuelled by biodie-sel.

According to Volvo, hybrid buses running on biodiesel have a distinctly lower environmental impact than other, comparable al-ternatives.

“It’s very satisfying that Gothen-burg is committing to vehicles designed for environmentally ef-ficient public transport. This order brings our total sales of hybrid buses in the Nordic countries to 100, and interest on the part of operators and traffic authorities continues to grow rapidly,” says Uri Peleg, Area Director North at Volvo Buses. w

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VolVo has so far sold a total of 100 buses

powered by hybrid technology in the nordic

countries. the latest order to be received by

Volvo Buses is for 25 hybrid buses for Göteborgs

Spårvägar (Gothenburg tramways), which operates

public transport services on behalf of Västtrafik.


ManaTEC betting big on heavy vehicle segment

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Manatec, one of asia’s largest manufacturers of automotive garage

equipment, presented the latest version of its Fox 3D wheel aligner at

auto Expo 2012. The product is the only indigenous 3D wheel align-

ment machine in India. The company has sold around 50 units and has

a few more orders on hand for the Fox 3D wheel aligner.

Mr. Kalaiichelvan Mananathan, Joint Managing Director, with the new product


Manatec also manufactures wheel aligners, wheel balancers, two post lifts, gas analysers, smoke meters, head lamp aligners and digital air tire inflators. The company is keen on building up scales on the existing product range.

Mr. Kalaiichelvan Mananathan, Joint Managing Director, explains the company’s growth strategy for the coming years. According to him, the advantages of Manatec products are its low cost and easy availability of spares compared to other prod-ucts in the market. The main market for its products is the tyre segment where wheel aligners and balancers have become indispensable. Though initially space restriction was a con-straint in workshops, now the trend is changing and the products are be-ing readily accepted.

In India, usage of service equip-ment has been more common in pas-senger car service centers. But with the introduction of the new genera-tion trucks and buses, there is a need for high technology and sophisti-cated equipment to service vehicles in commercial vehicle dealerships. This is a big opportunity opening up for service equipment manufacturers, and Manatec is all geared to seize the opportunity with a range of products.

Manatec is looking to scale new heights in the heavy vehicle segment in 2012. Mr. Kalaiichelvan feels that there is a change in mindset of cus-tomers with more people talking

about modernisation of heavy vehi-cle workshops. “This year our focus will be on the HCV segment. HCVs are more sensitive to cost than pas-senger cars. To ensure that they get the best out of their investment, fleet operators need to ensure vehicle up-time by servicing their vehicles at periodic intervals”.

For example, wheel alignment

has become a standard for the new generation of trucks and buses. It ensures better fuel efficiency and lesser wear and tear of tyres and other components. Customers have started realising this.

“Also for the vehicle, tyre dealer-ships and service centers, they want to make sure that they get the right return on the equipment they invest

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“Customers are looking for more cost-effective solutions. We have our own design which makes a difference to the customer.”

– Mr. Kalaiichelvan


on. Customers are looking for more cost-effective solutions. We have our own design which makes a dif-ference to the customer. We offer products with better features at half the price”, he adds.

The entry of leading global com-mercial vehicle manufacturers into India is sure to spark off a workshop-modernisation drive in the country.

Indian OEMs are also working ag-gressively to raise the standard of their existing service facilities.

Manatec’s product range for the commercial vehicle segment cov-ers wheel aligner, wheel balancer, nitrogen filling station, AC recharg-ing station and mobile column lifts. The company has recently launched the heavy vehicle wheel-balancer. It

has OEM approvals from JK Tyres, Apollo and Tata Motors, with many others showing interest.

The competitive pricing of its products gives its customers a cost advantage of around 25 to 30 per cent as compared to other products in the market with similar features. The company has added new fea-tures to its software in order to make it more user-friendly for technicians. It has also applied for trademark certification and is in the process of patenting some areas of design which would help in export of the machines. The products have a CE certificate which has a push-effect in global markets.

Manatec products are being ex-ported to around 40 countries with increasing demand evident in the last two to three years. The com-pany appoints a dealer in a country and sample equipment is offered to them. This has been the company’s strategy over the years which has resulted in a good number of orders from export customers.

Manatec has a strong market hold in Latin America, the Middle East and Europe. In 2010-11 exports con-tributed about 10 per cent to the to-tal turnover of around Rs. 60 crores while in 2011-12, exports accounted for 20 per cent of the estimated turn-over of Rs. 80 crores. The products have been well approved with re-peat orders from customers. Hence the company is bullish on making a mark in the heavy vehicle segment in the coming years. w

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The Manatec Executives at the company stall

the competitive pricing of its products gives its customers a cost advantage of around 25 to 30%


FuWa targets Indian oEMs for drive axles

Fuwa, the largest global semi-trailer special parts and compo-nents manufacturer, made its first presence at Auto Expo this year, along with KKTC, its exclusive distributor in India. Offering the complete range of components for trailers, including semi-trailer ax-les, landing gears, suspensions, fifth-wheels and kingpins, the Chi-nese giant started manufacturing in 2010 heavy-duty truck axle prod-ucts such as front steer axles, single

reduction and hub reduction rear drive axles.

Mr. Scott Tan, International Sales Manager, Fuwa, said: “We are intro-

ducing our new drive axle to Indian truck OEMs. We have invested more than $1 billion in our new facility in China in the last four years in order to produce the best quality drive ax-les and front steer axles for trucks. For the last two to three years, we have been working with many glo-bal customers and submitted our samples, and today we are very suc-cessful. We want to now work with the Indian OEMs for drive axles”.

Fuwa axles boast of impressive

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KKTC’s role in establishing the Chinese brand in India

Mr. Scott Tan, International Sales Manager, Fuwa, and Mr. Suresh Kumar Arora, KKTC Managing Partner – the triumphant duo

With over 150,000 trailer axles on Indian roads, Fuwa is now taking the next big step by targeting the Indian oeMs for drive axles.


the oeMs have responded positively to Fuwa products, thanks to the two main at-tractive characteristics – out-standing performance and quality at low cost. Fuwa drive axles cost at least 10-15 per cent lower than other products in the market.

quality, without the need for hub-greasing for 150,000 km. The com-pany has supplied its hub-reduction drive axles, front steer axles and fifth wheels to leading global ve-hicle manufacturers. The products have passed all tests and have been certified by customers.

The company’s technical know-how gives them the ability to move ahead with better quality products. Fuwa front steer ax-les are different from the tra-ditional 14-pin ones. Its axle pins are one-piece and hollow and have been patented. An-other important USP of the

company is its low developing cost. It uses its experience and expertise to develop drive axles in quick time which has proved to be a key factor for success.

Commenting on how the balance between cost and quality is kept in-tact, Mr. Tan said: “The most im-portant thing is the fact that Fuwa is

a fully-integrated company. We have three foundries to produce hub and drum, and most of the components are manufactured in-house, in-cluding the brake-linings, brake-shoes, cam shafts, axle pins and machine gears. The entire manufacturing, includ-ing heat treatment, is done in-house. It is easy for us to control the quality, delivery and cost. And, if good qual-ity products are available at lower cost, OEMs would definitely consider it.”

Fuwa has a huge production ca-pacity of 1.4 million trailer axles per annum. It has warehouses in Sin-gapore, Australia and the US. Cur-rently, drive axles are supplied from China. Mr. Tan is optimistic that with the rate of growth in the Indian market, a local manufacturing facil-ity is quite possible.

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The face of Fuwa in India, KKTC, deals exclusively with Fuwa products. KKTC at-tributes the success of the prod-ucts to Fuwa’s quality, while it provides after-sales service and stocks across the country. KKTC has 13 branches all over India, spread over strategic locations of the trailer industry, including Ludhiana, Ajmer, Rohtak, Bom-bay, Baroda, Namakkal, Vijaya-wada, Raipur, Jamshedpur and Kolkata.

The outlets are strategically located along the eastern and western highways at an average interval of 600 km, to cater to the needs of the highway transport seg-ment. The company also has mo-bile workshops with 24x7 support to provide service-on-demand to its customers.

Mr. Suresh Kumar Arora, KKTC Managing Partner, said: “KKTC is in the trailer industry since 1985,

mainly in niche areas like LPG transportation. We are experts in trailer design and offer complete solution for trailer manufacturing including fifth-wheel, landing legs, kingpins, trailer axles and suspen-sions. Our main strength has been our customer relationship coupled with product quality.”

From just Rs. 48 lakhs in 2005,

KKTC turnover is now estimated at Rs. 100 crores. The company is cur-rently selling close to 30,000 axles annually with a 35 per cent market share in the trailer industry. In 2011, the company sold around 40,000 ax-les, and is now confident of crossing the 50,000-axle mark with a targeted turnover of 120 crores in the current year. w

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The KKTC team at the FUWA-KKTC pavilion


ranE-TrW’s success through innovative approach

The success of Rane-TRW Steer-ing Systems Ltd., a well-known manufacturer of hydraulic power steering systems and seat belt sys-tems, is mainly attributed to the company’s innovative approach backed by skilled manpower. This is very well demonstrated at the company plant at Viralimalai near Tiruchi, set up in 1989. Almost every employee shared his ideas with the management to bring about a lot of developments, particularly related to cost saving methods of manufacturing. In other words, the company has become a trend-setter with its excellent innovative ap-proach adopted at every manufac-

turing stage. The following are excerpts from

MOTORINDIA’s exclusive inter-view with Mr. G. Parthipan, Presi-dent, Rane-TRW Steering System Ltd.

MOTORINDIA (MI): Could you throw some light on the suc-cessful collaboration between Rane and TRW?

G. PARThIPAN (GP): The col-laboration has been quite success-ful. TRW provides us the technol-ogy which is customized to Indian market needs by the JV. Further, TRW also provides export oppor-tunities for select global customers supported by our cost-competitive

manufacturing solutions.MI: What are the special ad-

vantages derived from TRW’s technical support for the Indian market?

GP: We have introduced TRW’s latest steering technology for com-mercial vehicles that has been well received by our customers. Simi-larly, in the passenger car segment, they have done their best in provid-ing customized NVH solutions.

MI: Being an OE-driven com-pany, what are your USPs to maintain good profitability?

GP: Maintaining profitability continues to be a major challenge. Also, with ever-increasing com-modity prices and other associated costs, containing the price level is all the more difficult. However, in tandem with our continuous TQM practice, various measures are tak-en to address this issue.

MI: Given the innovative ideas of your workforce, do you plan patenting your products?

GP: With our focus on TQM cul-ture we encourage our employees to come out with innovative ideas. These ideas are patented as appro-priate.

MI: What is your strategy to-wards tackling the competition from Chinese products?

GP: The low quality of Chinese products is definitely of major con-

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Mr. G. Parthipan, President, Rane-TRW Steering Systems Ltd.


cern. However, to counter this, we have been continu-ously upgrading our products and technology towards offering superior products to customers. In addition, we have a wide service network supporting the end customer’s post-warranty needs.

MI: According to reliable sources, TRW is plan-ning to make its own investments in India in the coming years. What would it mean to our tie-up?

GP: Our tie-up with TRW is for the hydraulic pow-er steering system and TRW’s investments, if any, in other areas will not affect the JV.

MI: Since India has emerged a major commer-cial vehicle market, do you propose setting up a dedicated facility for the segment?

GP: We already have a dedicated facility for the CV segment in Trichy. We also recognise the continuous growth in the CV market and have recently set up our

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An inside view of the Viralimalai plant

fifth plant in northern India to cater exclusively to this segment.

MI: Could you comment on your company’s ex-port prospects?

GP: We consider exports as a key thrust area, and our JV partner TRW is supporting us in this initiative. For instance, we recently bagged a major export order from one of our European customers through TRW for an annual supply of 150,000 steering gears.

MI: Finally, any specific strategy change to meet the emerging situation?

GP: We expect robust growth in the automobile mar-ket in next few years and propose taking certain proac-tive measures in due course to keep pace with this growth.

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GIBraLTar set to produce air springs suited to Indian requirements

Gibraltar, the first Indian air spring brand to manufacture with indig-enous technology, will commence production shortly at the company’s greenfield facility near Kolkata. The company and its promoters have years of experience selling air springs in the Indian market, both for road and rail applications. The deep understanding of the Indian market, vehicles, road conditions, usage and customer requirements has helped Gibraltar develop a complete range of air springs for truck and bus ap-

plications most suited to the Indian market.

Mr. Arpan Basu, Deputy General Manager (Marketing), said: “We have designed the air spring based

on a thorough understanding of our customer’s requirement and Indian road conditions which, in turn, goes into the manufacturing of the prod-uct. Our strength is our R&D center, where extensive research is being done employing the best of the rub-ber technologists in India”.

Indian design is one of Gibraltar’s most important USPs, an aspect which gives it a competitive edge.

The company has been testing its air springs on customer’s vehicles for over four years and the results

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Mr. Arpan Basu, Deputy General Manager (Marketing), and Mr. Arnob Guha, Deputy General Manager (Product Development), Gibraltar Airsprings Private Ltd., (second and fourth from left), with their team

“We have designed the air spring based on a thor-ough understanding of our customer’s requirement and Indian road condi-tions.”

– Mr. Arpan Basu


have been very encouraging, says Mr. Arnob Guha, Deputy General Manager (Product Development), Gibraltar Airsprings Private Ltd. The company has established a strong presence with private fleet operators and STUs.

Having established its presence in the aftermarket, Gibraltar has started working closely with OEMs. Its air springs are now undergoing exten-sive testing with some of the OEM vehicles, and some firm contracts are expected to be signed soon.

Gibraltar has expanded its prod-uct portfolio, offering the complete range of air springs for coaches and for city buses. “We have developed a wide range of air springs suitable for every bus on Indian roads”, says Mr. Basu.

The company is keen on fulfilling the requirements of the Indian mar-ket, a target set since its initial days when the market was beginning to mature. Now, the company is con-fident that it is ready with the right products for the market.

At the global level, air springs are used mostly on trucks and trail-ers rather than on buses. In the US, more than 80 per cent of the trailers use air springs. The Government has in fact mandated use of air springs on trucks and trailers to protect roads against damage while carrying heavy duty cargo. In India, the ap-plication of air springs started with

buses, and now it is getting adapted to trucks and trailers as well. Iden-tifying this opportunity, Gibraltar introduced in 2011 air springs for trucks. In fact, the 8X2 trucks fitted with lift axle come with air springs, and Gibraltar has developed prod-ucts to suit this requirement.

With OEMs introducing newer vehicle platforms and designs, there is a change in the design of suspen-sions, influenced mainly by load and other factors. A city bus and a coach will have different specifications and requirements. As manufacturer of air springs, there is a need for offering tailor-made solutions to suit each such requirement. This is where Gibraltar has an edge over its competitors. The company has the ability to quickly adapt its products and designs to changing market con-ditions.

A lot of work has also gone into understanding factors like driver fatigue which is very high in India compared to developed markets. Gi-

braltar has done extensive research into product development to deliver an air spring that is the best in terms of comfort and safety for the driver and passengers.

The air spring market in India is set for exponential growth in the next few years. Some of the global brands like Firestone and Vibra-coustic have identified the oppor-tunity and moved in by setting up manufacturing facilities by joining hands with Indian partners.

Firestone has a JV with TVS, and Vibracoustic with the Sigma Group. Others like Contitech are also close-ly watching the market. Despite such serious competition, Gibraltar is confident that it will play a signifi-cant role in the air springs market in India. It already commands a 65 per cent marketshare in the aftermarket and is expecting some important breakthroughs with OEMs. The new production facility with world class test setup will be a shot in the arm for the company. w

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A lot of work has also gone into understanding factors like driver fatigue which is very high in India compared to developed markets.


sETCo to introduce clutch system for LCVs

Setco Automotive, a leading man-ufacturer of clutch products for the automotive industry, showcased its latest offering, the 400 twin clutch, at Auto Expo 2012. The 400 twin clutch is made for vehicles with engine capacity of over 400 hp. Though not in demand in India now, the company feels that the product would positively attract demand in future. New such products are al-ready being exported to prominent global vehicle manufacturers in the aftermarket.

Mr. Harish Sheth, Chairman & Managing Director, observed: “We have more of exports at present as the Indian market doesn’t demand these products. We hope that when the Indian market needs them, the 400 twin clutch will be a success.” It is now exported to Africa, the Mid-dle East and also to European coun-tries through Setco’s UK subsidiary.

Another new offering from Setco was a range of ceramic clutches with new developments, including a cushion segment, making it less aggressive on the gearbox. Having emerged as the numero uno among Indian manufacturers of MHCV

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Mr. Harish Sheth, Chairman & Managing Director, SETCO

“We are coming out with LCV clutches for the first time, by the end of october this year.”

– Mr. Harish Sheth


clutches, the company is all set to enter the LCV segment.

Mr. Sheth added: “We are com-ing out with LCV clutches for the first time, by the end of October this year. This decision is fuelled by the growth in the LCV segment and ow-ing to demand from our customers, Tata Motors, Eicher and Ashok Ley-land.”

In India, Setco clutches are the preferred choice of leading vehicle manufacturers like Tata Motors and Ashok Leyland. Recently, a leading global vehicle manufacturer enter-ing the Indian market has shortlist-ed its products which are currently undergoing trial. With increasing demand from the OE segment, the company is looking to augment its production capacity to meet the re-quirements. At present, almost 50

per cent of the company’s produc-tion goes to the aftermarket.

The company proposes an invest-ment of around Rs. 150 crores in the next three years. It is also planning to set up a new facility in Africa or the Middle East, as also in India, in order to be nearer to its customers. Setco currently has two manufactur-ing facilities in India, one at Kalol in Gujarat and the other at Sitarganj in Uttarakhand. “We are looking at a huge potential going in to the future. We are building a state-of-the-art R&D center, with an investment of

Rs. 15 crores and it should be ready by May this year”, he said.

The company boasts of having the latest equipment for testing of clutches, which adds to customer confidence about product quality. All the clutches go through vigor-ous testing and simulation cycles to ensure that they last long, especially under tough road conditions.

Commenting on the company’s USPs, Mr. Sheth said, “We try to meet customer requirements with quality products to start with, while deliveries, cost competitiveness and aftermarket service are also con-sidered important. Our products have always been readily available. We have the latest technology and knowledge and use it in developing our products”.

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the company boasts of having the latest equip-ment for testing of clutch-es, which adds to customer confidence.


JosT-GIGanT JV for trailer axle, suspension for Indian market

JOST, the well-known producer of fifth wheel couplings, kingpins and telescopic landing gear, and Gigant, the popular German axle manufac-turer, have entered into an agree-ment to set up a joint venture in India for production of a new trailer axle specially designed for the In-dian market at the JOST factory in Jamshedpur. It is a 51:49 JV with JOST India having 51 per cent and Gigant India having 49 per cent of the equity.

JOST was keen on expanding its product offering by producing ax-

les and suspensions, while Gigant was looking for a partner in India. This led to the formation of the JV company called JOST-Gigant Auto Components India Pvt. Ltd. What is

interesting is that the two globally popular companies have come to-gether for the first time and set up a joint venture in India for manu-facturing trailer axles for the local market. This clearly shows the im-portance the two attach to the Indian market.

Gigant, founded in 1976, is the European specialist for market-orientated solutions in the commer-cial vehicle industry. The company manufactures axle systems, air sus-pension and leaf spring units as well as compressed air tanks. It soon ex-

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From left, Mr. Pradeep G.S., Head - Sales & Marketing (OE and Aftermarket), Mr. Amarjeet Singh, Director and CEO, JOST India, Mr. Peter Ormond, President Asia, JOST (Shanghai) Auto Compo-nent Co. Ltd., and Mr. Christian Haskamp, Technical Purchase, Gigant India, at the JOST paviliion

What is interesting is that the two globally popular companies have come to-gether for the first time and set up a joint venture in India for manufacturing trailer axles for the local market.


panded with two prominent acquisi-tions in 1990 and 2001 when it took over two axle manufacturing com-panies in France, which added to the technical know-how and expertise of the company.

“With the production and sale of a specially developed axle, we are strengthening our activities in the Indian sub-continent,” explained JOST CEO Lars Brorsen. “At the same time, we are increasing our competitiveness in the Indian mar-ket as a complete provider of chas-sis and connection components for trailers.”

JOST is riding on its strategy of ‘German engineering, made in In-dia’ and is keen on bringing out top quality products that are competi-tively priced.

“Our customers are interested in getting a kit of trailer products and our aim is to fulfil their demand. We have massive space for expan-sion in our Jamshedpur plant and the Indian market holds huge potential. We could also look at other markets for export in future”, commented Mr. Peter Ormond, President Asia, JOST (Shanghai) Auto Component Co. Ltd.

JOST has its own factory for fifth wheel couplings in Jamshedpur. The new axles will also be produced there, with an annual production of around 27,000 units. The new axles and suspensions come with indigen-

ised design and are tailor-made for the Indian market. Gigant, being the technology partner for product development, all products are thor-oughly tested by the company. The axles are already undergoing test for the past six months with a few cus-tomer vehicles.

An extensive market study was done to understand the exact needs of the customer and, as a result, the axles have been completely local-ised. “We want to provide a com-plete package, so that the customer has a single window for all his products. We wanted to bring out a maintenance-friendly, fully local-ised product with easy availability of spares, for which a lot of market study was done”, said Mr. Amarjeet Singh, Director and CEO, JOST In-dia.

The trailer manufacturing industry

in India is still highly unorganised. In the last decade we have seen the emergence of manufacturers in the organised segment. “With the trail-er code being put in place, there is increasing awareness among fleet owners who are moving towards rated load. Once the code is imple-mented, the customers would want branded products and parts for trail-ers”, said Mr. Pradeep G.S., Head - Sales & Marketing (OE and After-market), JOST India.

The company has surveyed the market to identify the problems with the existing axles and has tried to eliminate them from its range of products. The new axles have been designed keeping in mind the ease of maintenance and replacement of spares. For example, when the drum is removed, the brake shoe could be replaced easily unlike in other ax-

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“our customers are interested in getting a kit of trailer products and our aim is to fulfil their de-mand.”

– Mr. Peter Ormond

The new axle


les. All the axle parts have been standardised for eas-ier availability of spares. Fabricated parts have been replaced by castings which could bear more compressive load.

“In the first year we hope to sell 3,000 to 4,000 axles and in seven to eight years, we are looking at a 33 per cent market share. We want the customers to have the same confidence in JOST-Gigant brand as in the JOST brand”, added Mr. Pradeep.

JOST’s primary prod-uct, the fifth wheel, con-tinues to find ready accept-ance from leading Indian and global OEMs. Its fifth wheels are supplied to Tata Motors, Ashok Ley-land, AMW and MAN-Force. The company has also been approved to sup-ply fifth-wheel to Daimler India commercial vehicles as a single source.

In 2008, JOST acquired Tridec which gave it a different range of products, strengthening its technological capabilities. Tridec is a major manufacturer of steering systems and special suspensions for the trailer market, developing and manufacturing products in-house since 1990. JOST is targeting the In-dian market for two main products from the Tridec stable, the HF-E hydraulic steering system and TP-O Hydraulic pendular axle suspen-sion. In fact, JOST has already has bagged the first orders for Tridec

systems in India.JOST’s Jamshedpur plant has

an annual capacity to manufacture 50,000 fifth-wheels, while it has produced 23,000 units this year. The company is confident of reach-ing the maximum capacity in a few years and subsequently expand the plant capacity.

JOST has also reached out to markets outside India through its Indian customers who are expand-ing globally. In 2010, JOST made a turnover of Rs. 21 crores which

increased to Rs. 32 crores in 2011, a 50 per cent growth. Considering the new products in its range and the growth of the Indian market, the company is confident of reaching the Rs. 100-crore mark in the next few years.

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We want the customers to have the same confidence in Jost-Gi-gant brand as in the Jost brand”

– Mr. Pradeep

The new suspension


Mansons expanding capacity and strengthening r&D division

Mansons, a leading manufacturer and exporter of suspension compo-nents for trucks and trailers, has its strong presence in the Indian mar-ket. Mansons has traditionally been an exporter of components for the truck and trailer industry. A few years back the company took a stra-tegic decision to sharpen its focus on the Indian market. This decision has reaped rich dividends for the compa-ny. Today, Mansons has established significant presence in the Indian market by working closely with all major OEMs and trailer manufactur-ers.

Mr. Gautam Khanduja, Managing Director, said: “In the last couple of years, we have invested on expand-

ing our capacity and strengthening our R&D capabilities by adding people. Our focus is on axles, sus-pensions, anti-vibration and steering components”.

Currently, 40 per cent of the com-pany’s business comes from the In-dian domestic market as compared to its being a 98 per cent export-ori-ented company till a few years back. Its revenues have increased by 30

per cent year on year. “We are very focussed on the domestic market. There has been great response and everybody wants to work with us”, added Mr. Gautam.

The company is working with some of the leading vehicle manu-facturers in India and is looking at more potential targets in the years to come. Added to this, it is keen on consolidating its relationship with its existing clients. Having crossed the Rs. 100-crore turnover mark and with its new logo recently launched, Mansons seems to have reached a new plateau with its refined strat-egy and is confident of fortifying its presence in the Indian market with ambitious plans for the future. w

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Mr. Gautam Khanduja, Managing Director, Mansons International Pvt. Ltd. (third from left), with Executives from Hendrickson

the company is working with some of the lead-ing vehicle manufacturers in India and is looking at more potential targets in the years to come.


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An exclusive report from MOTORINDIA

TEXspIn providing world-class bearing solutions


Texspin Bearings Ltd., founded by Mr. C.M. Makwana, started op-erations in a small closed shed in 1961. Since then, the company has grown to become one of the most preferred automotive solution pro-viders not only in India but also across the globe. The company was started with a vision of improving

engineering and infrastructure in the small town of Ranpur in Gu-jarat. Now, with close to 1,000 em-ployees, Texspin has expanded its boundaries of Ranpur, giving the unheard of town a prominent place on the Indian map.

At a time when even pins and bolts were not locally available, the company’s founder had the determi-nation, apart from technical know-how, to develop machines and manufacture bearings with them. Continuing the dedicated work, Mr. Bhupendra Makwana and his sons, Mr. Dipen and Mr. Vishal, have been meticulous in their efforts to provide innovative solutions to cus-tomers.

Texpsin’s product range cov-ers bearings for clutch, transmis-sion, steering and suspension sys-tems. Self-centering clutch release bearing, zero-clearance bearing, concentric slave cylinder, kingpin bearing, steering bearings, synchro ring and detent pins are some of the key products made by the company which is confident that its products

are of fit-and-forget type and have given excellent results to customers.

A supplier to all major OEMs in India, Texspin enjoys a single-source status for products such as kingpin bearings and clutch bear-ings. The zero-clearance bearing which was being manufactured only in Germany and France over the years is now being developed at Texspin’s facility in Ranpur. The niche product is used in 80 per cent of European vehicles and 60-70 per cent of American vehicles.

The company feels that the tech-nology involved in developing the particular product is highly com-plicated with many specifications which are very difficult to be met. It is indeed a remarkable achievement that an Indian company has scaled such heights in technology.

The company has supplied its products to many OEMs who have tested and validated them, and se-rial supplies have already started. Its customers are much satisfied with the products. This encourages the company to provide more to them as a dedicated solution partner. It is also actively involved in spreading awareness about the new products through various programmes and presentations, in order to make its customers appreciate the benefits of using the newly developed products.

The company’s state-of-the-art fa-cility at Ranpur has a product devel-opment centre, a world-class R&D centre and a machine and tool de-velopment centre. The highlight of the plant is the testing and validation centre where all products are tested and validated before despatch. It is this centre that has taken Texspin

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“We have come across all stages of evolution of a bearing over the last 50 years. We have people who are technically skilled and highly dedicated employ-ees who are an asset to the company. our vision is to become a Rs. 1,000-crore company within the next 5 to 10 years.”– Mr. Dipen Makwana, Director - Business Development.


to a different level in terms of pro-viding quality solutions and satisfy-ing customers, apart from its strong technical and research capabilities.

The company is now installing a fully-automated imported machine-line to add to its existing production line. Also, a new fully-automated assembly and packaging plant will start function-ing at the plant in a few months’ time.

With around 150 dealers across the country, Tex-spin also supplies to the spare part division (SPD) of OEMs. There are also a good

number of exclusive Texspin deal-ers, and the dealership would be expanded in due course. Texspin has had very good support from the OEMs and is keen on provid-ing solutions for the aftermarket. From an initial share of 80 per cent

for OEMs, the company has reached a 50-50 mark between OEMs and aftermarket. Tex-spin also exports its products to many OEMs in European countries, including Germany, France, Spain and Italy, as also to North America.

The company had a turnover of Rs. 110 crores in 2010-11, a 28 per cent growth from its turnover of around Rs. 75-80 crores in 2009-10. It targets a Rs. 140-crore turnover for the current financial year. The capacity of the Ranpur plant is 12-13 million bearings per annum, which is fully utilised.

Texspin has recently ac-quired a 12-acre land in Ahmedabad for setting up a new plant to develop wheel

bearing hub units, concentric slave cylinders, plastic parts and other parts. The plant will have a capac-ity of five million units. The total investment on the new facility is es-timated at around Rs. 55-60 crores for phase-I. w

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Mr. Bhupendra Makwana, Managing Director, flanked by Mr. Dipen Mak-wana (left) and Mr. Vishal Makwana, Directors for Business Development

The state-of-the-art testing and validation centre


KaIzEn providing quality steel for CV body-building

Kaizen Cold Formed Steel (CFS) Pvt. Ltd., set up by two young en-trepreneurs, Mr. Raghav Saraf and Mr. Rahul Saraf, in 2009, has an en-gineering steel yard in Chennai with 3000 to 4000 tonnes of steel in stock to cater to the OEM needs with its range of quality steel.

Kaizen offers steel of thickness 0.5 mm to 15 mm, and the various grades include S420 MC, S500 MC, S690 QL, S960, wear-resistant plates like Hardox and Domex Wear. Its customer base includes OEMs and major application builders.

The company is focused on the re-placement market as well and is con-fident that the customer would have benefits of higher fuel efficiency, lower maintenance cost, easy work-

ability, longer life and a very short payback period with its products.

Kaizen products find application in a wide range of fields, including automobiles, engineering, bulk han-dling equipment (heavy machines), mining equipment, grinders, materi-al-handling equipment and precision components. The company intends to introduce these products for body builders across the country and is

confident that the efficient working economies would help reap rich div-idends. It also has plans to produce readymade kits for trailers, tippers, tip-trailers and flatbed trailers.

The company believes that there are numerous advantages of us-ing high-strength steel for making truck and tip-trailer bodies. After a heady growth of 40 per cent and 31 per cent respectively in 2009-10 and 2010-11, demand is likely to stabilize at around 12-15 per cent in 2011-12. The buoyant freight rent-als augur well for the CV industry, but the bane, though, is the rampant overloading of vehicles which leads to frequent breakdowns and tussle with the law.

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normal steel by body builders, many of whom are in the SME sector. Not much attention is being paid by this sector to standardize the body of ve-hicles. In developed countries, use of high strength steel (HSS) for CV body building has been in vogue for the last two decades, as it confers huge advantages through incremen-tal payload carrying ability, longer body life and the consequent eco-nomic advantages.

The history of HSS dates back to the early 1960s. Such steel was pri-marily meant for military applica-tions. In order to obtain the required mechanical properties for strength, the steel was al-loyed and hence weldability took a hit. The present-day HSS still has alloying elements, but at much lower levels, and uses thermo-mechan-ical process for rolling. The temperature during the rolling process is controlled to vest the steel with its properties through hardening and tempering. Hence they are readily weldable.

In India, of late, the norms for loading of CV up to their GVW

are being strictly adhered to. Hence standardizing the CV body and use of HSS for building them would confer huge benefits to the truck owners.

Kaizen CFS has started Kai-zen Tippers and Trailers in col-laboration with RACE, to work on standardizing the design of CV bodies for various applications us-ing HSS. To start with, they have

designed standard bodies for tip-trailers, cargo and cement carriers while work on models for other ap-plications is being pursued.

Kaizen is also planning to imple-ment a project in the near future to manufacture ready-to-fit kits for CV

body parts made of HSS by using the latest technology available in the market. According to the company, the CV body-building using normal steel takes up to weeks to complete. However, with ready-to-fit kits us-ing standardized designs, the CV body could be assembled in a few days. CV body builders can thus improve their turnout by many folds by using such kits, thereby reaping huge benefits.

Since HSS is costlier than nor-mal steel, the cost of the CV body would be higher by about 4 to 13 per cent depending on the type of body. However, the advantages that its use confers far outweigh the incremen-tal cost. It provides higher payload, ranging from 4 to 8 per cent, result-ing in proportional incremental rev-enues of 4 to 8 per cent, with the payback period for the incremental investment being about one to two months. Another important advan-tage is 33 per cent longer life of the CV body as compared to the use of normal steel.

The company is confident that with such quality products on of-fer, it would establish a strong hold in the Indian market in the coming years.

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Kaizen is also planning to implement a project in the near future to manufacture ready-to-fit kits for CV body parts made of Hss by using the latest technology available in the market.


shaLIMar range of trailer & tipper solutions for Indian market

Established in 1965, Shalimar En-terprises, the flagship company of the Shalimar Group, has been one of the leading exporters of automotive and engineering-related products. The company sells its products in over 35 countries, in regions such as Europe, Africa and the Middle East with multiple in-house brands in its portfolio. Now, Shalimar is keen on making a mark in the Indian market with its global brand Auseto under a new division, Auseto Automotive.

Auseto offers heavy-duty solu-tions for trailers, tippers, trucks and buses. In 2007, Auseto introduced its own one-piece axle beam for trailers. The axle comes with a one-

year guarantee, while a life-time guarantee is offered for the beam. It has been well tested and used by customers in India for the last four years. Similar products, known for their quality and durability, have been shipped to multiple OEM man-ufacturers globally.

The company is sure that its long-term customers must have been im-pressed with the product quality so

as to place repeat orders. All Auseto axles have been so de-

signed in such a way that spares are readily available in the aftermarket. Currently Auseto is the only option in the Indian market that boasts of a one piece beam fitted with compo-nents that ensure not only a hassle-free but also easier maintenance.

Another new product in the Au-seto range is the car-carrier axle with a flange type brake system. After a thorough study of the mar-ket, the company had spent eight to nine months to develop this product suited to the requirements of Indian manufacturers showing that Shali-mar is keen to keep adding value

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All Auseto axles have been so designed in such a way that spares are readily available in the aftermar-ket.


by introducing new products after ad-equate research into product develop-ment and market needs.

The company also supplies the longer 1970 axle, tractor trolly axle with brake option, low loader axle, heavy-duty pendel axle, stub axle and ABS axle. The oth-er products in the company’s portfolio include mechanical suspensions, tan-dem pendel suspen-sions, air suspen-sions, wheel rims, landing gears, king pins, fifth wheel as-sembly and boggie assembly.

After its success-ful entry into the Indian market with axles and suspen-sions, Auseto has recently introduced hydraulic tipping cylinders for the growing tipper seg-ment in the coun-

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After its successful entry into the Indian market with axles and sus-pensions, Auseto has recently intro-duced hydraulic tipping cylinders for the growing tipper segment in the country.

try. The company is betting big on the hydraulic cylinders and is really bullish that the superior quality and competitive pricing would give it an edge over the other products in the market. The target areas for the product are body-builders and after-market.

Shalimar is confident that its prior experience in the automotive indus-try and with its range of quality so-lutions and interesting products in the offing it would be able to carve a niche for itself in the Indian market in the coming years.

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aVTEC widening product range to strengthen market hold

Avtec, the largest independent manufacturer of power trains and transmissions in India, is keen to strengthen its presence in the auto-motive market with its new range of products. The company offers prod-ucts in three verticals: automotive, off-highway and genset and allied applications. The automotive and off-highway divisions have products in two categories, one in which the product design and manufacture is done by the company and the other where it manufactures as per cus-tomer design. As for genset applica-tions, Avtec uses its patented design.

“In the automotive division we make engines, transmissions, pow-ertrain and other components for engines and transmissions. We also make planetary gears in the gear-box”, said Mr. V.G. Kulkarni, Vice President - Sales & Marketing.

At Auto Expo 2012, the company displayed its CNG version of en-gines for bus air-conditioning which would act as an additional power-pack. The diesel version of the en-gine is already available and is used in school buses in Delhi.

Avtec has manufacturing facili-ties at four locations, at Pithampur,

Kharagpur, Hosur and Chennai. The company has recently bagged orders to manufacture engines for a glo-bal OEM in India, as per the design specified by the OEM. The engines

will be made at the Chennai plant while the Hosur plant makes trans-missions for another leading OEM, added Mr. Kulkarni.

A well-established company, it will end this financial year with an impressive turnover of Rs. 650 crores and has set an ambitious tar-get of Rs. 1,000 crores in the next couple of years.

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Mr. V.G. Kulkarni, Vice President - Sales & Marketing, Avtec (second from right), with his colleagues

Already a leading supplier to some of the big names in the automotive industry for long, Avtec is keen on improving and expanding its customer base in India. It has tied up with lead-ing companies in India and is considering more partnerships to bolster growth.


WaBCo’s innovative vehicle safety systems

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range of breakthrough tech-nologies and systems, in-cluding its award-winning OptiDrive transmission au-tomation system; anti-lock braking systems (ABS);

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Mr. P. Kaniappan, Whole Time Director, WABCO India, at the company stall


electronic braking systems (EBS); integrated driveline pedal module, and other leading products that address advanced vehicle safety and efficiency, environmental sustainability, and driver effectiveness.

“India is the world’s fourth largest market for com-mercial vehicles and one of the world’s fastest grow-ing,” said Leon Liu, WABCO President, Asia. “With its expected record number of exhibitors and visitors, Auto Expo is an industry crossroads of global trends and lo-cal perspectives. We are happy to meet customers, part-ners and other industry participants as we demonstrate

WABCO’s passion for innovation and for serving cus-tomers locally and around the world.”

“We leverage WABCO’s powerful global technol-ogy portfolio and capitalize on our world-class de-velopment and manufacturing capabilities in India to maximize value for manufacturers of trucks, buses and trailers. In addition, our leading aftermarket network, with more than 7,000 WABCO outlets, provides cus-tomers nationally with broad access to our product support,” said Mr. P. Kaniappan, Whole Time Direc-tor, WABCO INDIA. w

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“India is the world’s fourth largest mar-ket for commercial vehicles and one of the world’s fastest growing.”

– Mr. Leon Liu

“We are showcasing how technology lead-ership differentiates WABCo, serving local and global customers alike to make clean-er, greener, safer vehicles.”

– Mr. P. Kaniappan


Bosch power Tools division (BpT) intends strengthening its pres-ence in the surface technology and its existing portfolio of abra-sives products. For the purpose, the company acquired sia abra-sives globally in 2008. sia is one of the world’s top three suppliers of abrasives, and the group develops, manufactures and markets complete, customized abrasive systems for treatment of surfaces of all kinds.

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At Auto Expo 2012, BPT intro-duced the new range of abrasives in the Indian market. The rough and hardened edges that are made by using body fillers and primers to fill dents, scratches and marks can easily be smoothened or polished with Bosch Sanders. This gamut of tools delivered their finest results even on curved surfaces with utmost ease and convenience. The varied accessories such as buffing, polish-ing pads along with a new range of

Bosch polishers helps in further en-hancing the finish of the vehicle.

The other highlights at the BPT pa-vilion included a static-cum-dynamic rendition of a garage to showcase the range of power tools Bosch has to of-fer to the automotive repair industry. One side of the stall had the concept which covers servicing, finishing and washing section in a garage/work-shop, while the other side showcased a range of tools available for the au-tomotive repair trade from BPT. The stall also had a dedicated section for live demos of tightening systems, home drill kit and Dremel tools.

BPT also displayed the range of both cordless and corded tools. These tools included grinders, screwdrivers, shears, nibblers and sabre saws that are highly recom-mended by professionals for varying automobile repairs. Impact wrench-es, blower and vacuum cleaners are known to provide solutions for vari-ous other service application needs.

Another interesting and innova-tive solution introduced by Bosch is a cordless tool with a Lithium-ion battery, requiring no mains power. The tool generates a torque of 650 Nm, which would be sufficient enough to open and close nuts on the wheels of a small truck. The com-pany also introduced an industrial vacuum cleaner, which unlike nor-mal vacuum cleaners can suck both dry and wet waste.

BPT showcased a wide range of Aquatak High-pressure Jet Washers catering to semi-professional users in the auto industry. The new range of Aquatak High-pressure Jet Wash-ers from Bosch, equipped to meet the challenging washing application

needs of the automotive service in-dustry will be launched in India this year. The Aquatak 100 series and Aquatak 160 Pro were demonstrated for continuous use in a garage for six to seven hours.

With its range of complete solu-tions for the automotive aftermarket, including hand-tools and products of Sia and Aquatech, the company is looking at doubling its turnover in the next couple of years. As for the repair segment, the company is looking at OEM approvals for A-class body shops for which it is keen on leveraging on Bosch’s existing OE synergy. For B-class and C-class segments, the company plans to adopt a retail strategy.

By the end of 2012, Sia products would be manufactured locally, giv-ing Bosch an advantage in terms of cost and logistics. Currently, the products made in India are grinders, impact drills, rotary drills and blow-ers. All other products are imported from Bosch’s manufacturing plants in Malaysia, China and Germany.

BPT has a workforce of more than 200 with over 600 dealers and 147 service outlets. By the middle of the current year, it will have a complete automotive solution for the after-market in addition to its strong pres-ence as an original equipment sup-plier. w

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With its range of complete so-lutions for the automotive af-termarket, including hand-tools and products of sia and Aquate-ch, the company is looking at doubling its turnover in the next couple of years.


GrEaVEs CoTTon’s three millionth light diesel engine rolls out

Greaves Cotton Ltd. has achieved a major milestone with its recent roll-out of its three millionth light diesel engine. The company’s Man-aging Director & CEO, Mr. Sunil Pahilajani, rolled out the engine at the Aurangabad facility.

Commenting on this milestone, Mr. Pahilajani said: “Greaves Cot-ton’s customer centric approach with ability to adapt to evolving market dynamics has made it a formidable player in the light engines busi-ness. Our growing presence in the 4-wheeler small commercial vehicles (SCVs) market is a tes-timony to our strong in-house R&D and manufacturing capa-bilities. I am confident that the next million landmark will be even quicker.”

Greaves auto engines are a preferred choice of leading auto manufacturers such as Piaggio, Tata Motors, Mahi-ndra & Mahindra and Atul Auto. In addition to the 4-wheeled SCV seg-ment, the engines cater to tractors and a range of off-road applications.

Greaves Cotton has a dedicated Technology Centre which designs and develops proprietary technology eco-friendly diesel engines for auto-motive and other applications. The

company’s manufacturing plants are equipped with state-of-the-art fa-cilities, making it a name to reckon with in the automotive industry. The light diesel engines are produced in the range of 4-20 hp and find wide applications in automotive, marine, industrial and other uses.

A Rs. 1,700-crore, multi-product, multi-location company, Greaves Cotton is one of the leading engi-neering giants in India with core

competencies in diesel / petrol engines, gensets and construc-tion equipment. It sustains its leadership through 11 manufac-turing units that turn out world class products backed by com-prehensive marketing and serv-ice / parts network throughout the country. w

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Mr. Sunil Pahilajani, Managing Director & CEO, (fourth from left), seen along with other company officials at the function to roll out the three millionth light diesel engine

In December 2004, Greaves Cotton reached the millionth light diesel engine mark, followed by the sec-ond million in just 4½ years in May 2009. the three millionth en-gine roll-out marks the fastest and comes in less than three years.


CoopEr unveils 4-cylinder engine

Cooper Corporation unveiled its new four-cylinder engine at Auto Expo 2012. The engine, a 4½-litre one, is designed for both automo-tive and genset applications. The company had earlier brought in a two-cylinder engine which is high-ly fuel efficient, meeting all new emission norms both in India and abroad. A six-cylinder model was also launched by the company last year.

With its latest launch, Cooper has

the entire range of engines, with ca-pacities ranging from 26 hp to 280 hp, which it believes are on par with the latest engines available world-wide in terms of performance effi-ciency.

Cooper engines are made at its plant in Satara, near Pune. The en-gines are exported to Africa, the US and Europe. The company has so far invested Rs. 300 crores and is keen on spending further to expand op-erations.

Cooper has its technical tie-up with Ricardo of the UK for the de-sign and manufacture of state-of-the-art diesel engines that would meet the current and emerging emission norms. Ricardo is a lead-

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Mr. Farrokh N. Cooper, Chairman and Managing Director, Cooper Corporation (extreme left), and executives from Ricardo, unveiling the new engine

A few other possible launches in the near future are a one-cylinder engine, a 11-litre engine and an-other 20-litre one.

Plan to foray into vehicle manufacturing


ing global provider of product inno-vation, engineering solutions, clean technology and strategic consulting. The Indian market accounts for five per cent of Ricardo’s global rev-enues and is one of the fastest grow-ing markets for the company. The company is also keen on working with leading vehicle and component manufacturers in India.

With hybrid technology gaining popularity in the Indian market, Ricardo is keenly interested in pro-viding solutions to Indian manufac-turers in order to hasten growth of the automotive industry.

With its already strong presence in engines manufacturing, Cooper has made a foray into the automo-bile sector by designing and manu-facturing commercial vehicles with payloads ranging from one tonne to 40 tonnes.

Mr. Farrokh N. Cooper, Chairman and Managing Director, said: “The future in the Indian market is very good. There is demand for power and the auto sector is booming. We are coming up with our own auto-mobiles with our own engines in 18 months.”

The company has plans to intro-duce small four-wheeler light com-mercial vehicle (LCV) powered by an indigenously developed engine. The new vehicle would be posi-tioned as a rural transport vehicle, an enhanced alternative to the con-

ventional three-wheeler goods car-rier in India. Further, it would gain-fully compete with the existing and proposed small LCV four-wheeler offerings in India and abroad.

This diversification into the auto-

motive business follows a detailed techno-economic study backed by a market survey of the small LCV market in India. Mini vans and bus-es are also probable products for the future.

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Mr. Farrokh N. Cooper with the company products

“We are coming up with our own automobiles with our own en-gines in 18 months.”

– Mr. Farrokh N. Cooper


new logo reflects orBIT’s dynamic approach and global outlook

vestments in building a state-of-the-art R&D and testing facility along with expansion of its manufactur-ing facility at a new plant. This new

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Orbit Bearings India Pvt. Ltd. re-vealed its new logo at Auto Expo 2012. The logo was unveiled by Mr. Anuj Kathuria, Executive Director, Strategic Sourcing, Ashok Leyland.

This brand transformation reflects the dynamism, constant drive and global outlook of the company. Es-tablished in 1990 in Gujarat, Orbit Bearings is one of the well-known manufacturers of taper and cylin-drical roller bearings for automo-tive & industrial applications for its OEM customers manufacturing trucks, truck trailers, agricultural

tractors, transmissions, engines, compressors, industrial gearboxes, etc. Headquartered in Rajkot, with its international office located in Germany, Orbit as a process-driven technical solutions provider is the first Indian company to export HUB bearings to different European truck trailer manufacturers.

Mr. Vinesh Patel, Managing Di-rector, Orbit Bearings, disclosed that the new logo reflects what the company stands for, i.e., “Optimiz-ing Resources for Best Integration of Technology”. Orbit has initiated in-

“As we enter the third decade of growth we made a strategic decision to launch a new logo to reflect the new aim of orbit ‘to provide technologically ad-vanced solutions to our custom-ers along with efficient manufac-turing processes’.”

– Mr. Vinesh Patel

Mr. Anuj Kathuria, Executive Director, Strategic Sourcing, Ashok Leyland unveiling the new logo


R&D center will have all the testing systems required for virtual simula-tion testing which can conduct en-durance and validation tests for all its advanced engineering products.

Over the years, Orbit has evolved from being a manufacturing-orient-ed company to a knowledge-based engineering entity that helps its cus-tomers to design, test and custom-ize bearing solutions as per their requirements. The commitment to quality has made Orbit a preferred supplier to various Indian and in-ternational companies. The key fo-cused areas of the company include product design, prototype develop-ment, product engineering and test-ing, material and product technol-ogy and application engineering.

Orbit’s adaptability approach has enabled it to integrate new and latest

technology in the production cycle. The company invests more than five per cent of its revenues each year in

research & development to identify better ways to combine new systems and processes into their existing structures. All these efforts result in its having the shortest lead time for developing customized bearings.

Orbit has been exporting to OEMs in the US, Sweden, Germany, Italy, Belgium and Brazil since last 15 years. Apart from its significant international presence, there is an important domestic base with the Indian clients such as Ashok Ley-land, Mahindra & Mahindra, Eicher Motors, Dana, Escorts, Sonalika, Greaves and Apollo.

Further, in order to meet the grow-ing demand of its existing OEM customers and the new ones, Orbit is expanding its annual manufactur-ing capacity to 10 million taper and cylindrical roller bearings, with its mission to achieve supreme quality through an innovative approach.

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Mr. Samir Patel, Sr. General Manager - Marketing (left), and Mr. Tarun Bhatnagar, General Manager (Distribution), at the Orbit stall


Growing demand for MErITor 14X tandem drive axles

Meritor, Inc. has just announced that it has equipped trucks with more than one lakh 14X tandem drive axles since its launch less than two years ago. Since introduction, the 14X has exceeded performance and reliability ex-pectations and become the most w i d e l y adopted axle in the c o m m e r -cial vehicle industry.

“We would like to thank our customers for their support of our products. They are the most important element of our business,” said Joe Plomin, Vice President, North and South America, Truck, Meritor. “The 14X is an advanced axle system and was built on the legacy of the highest-volume tandem drive axle in the commercial truck history: the Meritor RT145.”

As the lightest axle in its class, the features and ben-efits of the Meritor 14X axle include:

• A 2.47 ratio, which is the fastest axle ratio in the industry and the most fuel-efficient solution for vehi-cles with direct drive transmissions. With ratios ranging from 2.47-7.17, the 14X has the most expansive ratio range available to address specific application needs.

• A more robust inter-axle differential (IAD), which is 20 per cent larger than its predecessor, the RT145, with fewer parts.

• An all-new industry benchmark axle breather, which prevents water and other contaminants from entering the carrier while keeping lube in place.

• A standard premium Amboid gearing design, im-proving inter-axle driveline angles.

• An optional Meritor DualTrac housing, providing flexibility to choose between dual and single wide-based tires, addressing wheel bearing overload issues associ-ated with wide base tire applications.

“As a result of listening to our customers and under-standing the focus on fuel economy and reliability, we engineered the Meritor 14X axle to deliver improved fuel economy, maximum performance and superior ef-ficiency for North American fleets,” Plomin said.

The company’s highly industry-savvy field team, available across the US and Canada, assists dealers and fleet operators with specifications, technical support, training and service. Meritor’s Aftermarket business, which includes parts-inventory and service specialists in Florence, Ky., Brampton, Ontario, and Monterrey, Mexico, provides responsive after-sales support for the 14X, ultimately minimizing vehicle downtime. w

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Meritor’s 14X axle not only handles up to 2,050 foot-pounds of torque, but also provides fleets with reduced maintenance and downtime. Driv-ers of vehicles equipped with 14X are rewarded with a smooth ride due to reduced driveline vi-bration.


JK TyrE’s exclusive service centre opened at Karaikal

JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. has launched its state-of-the-art ‘JK Tyre Truck Wheels Center’ at Ka-raikal, Puducherry. This would provide a one-stop solution for the entire tyre & wheel-related service needs of trucks and buses.

Mr. Vikram Malhotra, Vice Pres-ident - Marketing & Sales, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd., inaugurated the exclusive service center in the pres-ence of Mr. C. Ravindran, Manag-ing Partner, Universel Transport Service, and other key officials from JK Tyre. The center would be operated by Universal Transport Service, one of the biggest fleet op-erators in south India.

The JK Tyre Truck Wheels Center at Karaikal will cater to

the service needs of fleet opera-tors in Puducherry and Tamil Nadu as well as all the trucks and buses operating on this route. Karaikal is a major port city and an emerging logistics hub.

The center is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, including a computerized truck tyre align-ment machine, wheel balancing machine, automatic tyre changer,

nitrogen inflator and truck tyre re-pair tools. It offers end-to-end tyre-related services for trucks and bus-es. The services provided would help consumers reduce the main-tenance cost and fuel consumption. The modern equipment will also enhance the tyre life. Services like wheel alignment play a major role in safety and comfort. Nitrogen in-flation is another service which of-fers a lot of benefits to the users.

Speaking at the inauguration, Mr. Vikram Malhotra, Vice Presi-dent - Marketing & Sales, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd., observed: “JK Tyre is the pioneer of radials in the country and is committed towards bringing the best of products and services. We constantly strive to

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the center is equipped with state-of-the-art facilities, including a computerized truck tyre alignment ma-chine, wheel balancing machine, automatic tyre changer, nitrogen inflator and truck tyre repair tools.


ensure customer satisfaction, and through our Truck Wheels Center, we aim to provide one-stop tyre-related services to the customers. Services like wheel alignment, balancing and nitrogen inflation will help them in reducing the op-erating costs and get the best out of their tyres.”

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. C. Ravindran, Managing Partner, Uni-versel Transport Service, said: “I am very happy to be associated with JK Tyre in this prestigious venture. As a fleet owner I have always felt the need for exclusive services like alignment and balancing. With the increased speeds and maintenance standards, fleets are realizing the

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Mr. Vikram Malhotra, Vice President - Marketing & Sales, JK Tyre & In-dustries Ltd., and Mr. C. Ravindran, Managing Partner, Universel Trans-port Service, inaugurating the service center

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apoLLo TyrEs registers 36% revenue growth

Apollo Tyres Ltd.’s consolidated revenue for the third quarter of 2011-12 grew 36 per cent to reach a net sale of Rs. 32.28 billion (Rs. 3,228 crores). The revenue growth was led by Indian operations with 46 per cent increase in revenue over the same period last fiscal, followed by South Africa with 28 per cent and Europe with 26 per cent growth.

During October-December net sales rose to Rs. 32.28 billion (Rs. 3,228 crores) from Rs. 23.69 billion (Rs. 2,369 crores) in the corresponding period of the previ-ous year. Operating profit stood at Rs. 3.28 billion (Rs. 328 crores) against Rs. 2.78 billion (Rs. 278 crores). Net profit closed at Rs. 0.98 billion (Rs. 98 crores) against Rs. 1.2 billion (Rs. 120 crores).

For the nine months (April-December) of 2010-11, net sales rose to Rs. 89.22 billion (Rs. 8,922 crores) from Rs. 61.38 billion (Rs. 6,138 crores), operating profit to Rs. 8.12 billion (Rs. 812 crores) from nearly Rs. 6.66 billion (Rs. 666 crores), and net profit to Rs. 2.53 billion (Rs. 253 crores) from Rs. 2.48 billion (Rs. 248 crores) in the previous year.

Commenting on the results, Mr. Onkar S. Kanwar, Chairman, Apollo Tyres Ltd., said: “All 3 geographies have performed exceptionally well amidst concerns over a slowdown throughout the last 2 quarters. The raw mate-rial prices have stabilised to some extent, but they con-tinue to remain on the higher side and put our margins under pressure. In India, our truck-bus radial journey, which started last year, is in full swing; and with 4000 truck-bus radial tyres coming out of our Chennai plant everyday, we have already gained leadership position in this segment as well. I am confident that the next quarter would see us further consolidate our growth and profit-ability journey.”

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Mr. Onkar S. Kanwar, Chairman, Apollo Tyres Ltd.


hike of 10-15% in regulated fuel prices inevitable: CrIsIL

CRISIL Research expects an upward pressure on crude oil prices due to the ongoing geo-political ten-sions in Iran. As a result, average crude oil prices will remain firm in the range of $110-120 per barrel during 2012, higher than the earlier estimates of $100 per bar-rel, despite a weak global economy. This will compel the Government to hike the retail selling prices of regu-lated fuels at least by 10-15 per cent in 2012-13 in order to rein in the mounting under-recoveries.

In a bid to counter Iran’s plans to acquire nuclear weapon building capabilities, the European Union (EU) has decided to place an embargo on the import of Iranian oil. In retaliation, Iran, which accounts for about four per cent of global crude oil pro-duction, has threatened to cut oil exports to the European countries and also close down the Strait of Hormuz. This gateway handles 35-40 per cent of the global oil trade, in-cluding supplies from Iran, Saudi Arabia and Kuwait.

“A supply disruption due to closure of the Strait could result in a sharp spike in oil prices. During the earlier incidences of conflicts in the Middle-East such as the Iran-Iraq war, the Iraq-Kuwait war of 1990-91 and the Iraq war of 2003, every one per cent disruption in supplies led to a 9-15 per cent increase in oil prices”, says Mr. Sridhar Chandrasekhar, Head - CRISIL Research.

However, the likelihood of the closure of the Strait leading to a sharp spike in oil prices appears low. “The world economy can ill-afford very high oil prices as it continues to remain fragile due to the uncertainty in the Euro region despite a mild recovery in the US”, adds Dharmakirti Joshi, Chief Economist, CRISIL.

Moreover, the closure of the Strait would also have adverse implications for Iran’s own economy, as oil exports account for one-fifth of the country’s gross do-

mestic product and two-thirds of the Government’s revenues.

The tensions in the Middle-East have already caused oil prices to go up by 10-15 per cent in the last three-four weeks. While the geopolitical risks in

the Middle-East will continue to exert upward pressure on oil prices, weak global demand will cap the up-side. Consequently, barring a conflict in the Middle-East, CRISIL Research expects average oil prices in 2012 to be

in the range of $110-120 per barrel, higher than the earlier estimates of $100 per barrel.

The upward pressure on crude oil prices will compel the Govern-

ment to increase the retail selling prices of regulated fu-els. The Government had increased the retail prices by 10-15 per cent in June 2011. A similar increase in prices is expected in 2012-13 as well. Despite this increase, the under-recoveries will cross Rs. 1 trillion in 2012-13 for the second consecutive year, following the Rs. 1.4 tril-lion estimated for 2011-12.

According to CRISIL Research, the Government will share at least 50 per cent of the under-recoveries, which will exert further pressure on its finances. w

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“A supply disruption due to closure of the strait of Hormuz could result in a sharp spike in oil prices.”

– Mr. Sridhar Chandrasekhar


TVs & sons opens another aL dealership in Madurai, service facility in salem

The company has also inaugu-rated a 2-S (Service & Spares) fa-cility in Salem for Ashok Leyland. This is the second in addition to the existing 3S facility in Salem.

Both the facilities were inau-gurated by Mr. Rajive Saharia, Executive Director - Marketing, Ashok Leyland, in the presence of Mr. N. Krishnamoorthy, President, Dealership Line of Business, TVS

& Sons. With these new facili-ties, the company takes its tally of Ashok Leyland facilities in Tamil Nadu to 25 and the overall facili-ties to 65 across India.

TVS & Sons has Ashok Ley-land dealership / service facilities all over Karnataka, in addition to those spread in Kerala, MP and UP.

Inaugurating the facility, Mr.

Rajive Saharia said: “Relationship between TVS and Ashok Leyland is historic and deep rooted. Both share the same philosophy of cus-tomer centricity and complement each other. TVS has been a very strong and reliable partner to AL in reaching its products and serv-ices to customers. The combina-tion of excellent products, backed by committed service of TVS, pro-

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Mr. N. Krishnamoorthy, President, Dealership Line of Business, TVS & Sons, presenting a memen-to to Mr. Rajive Saharia, Executive Director - Marketing, Ashok Leyland, at the inaugural of Ashok

Leyland dealership facility in Madurai and Salem

tVS & Sons has just opened one more state-of-the-art dealership for ashok ley-land with 3S (Sales, Service and Spares) facilities in Madurai. the 24x7 facility will have equal shifts and equal skill set functions and will always aim to provide on-time delivery to customers.


vides customers a winning edge. Expanding TVS network provides customers an opportunity to avail service closer to their locations.”

Speaking on the inauguration, Mr. Krishnamoorthy observed: “TVS & Sons and Ashok Leyland share a long-term relationship and mutual respect for each other’s business. Inauguration of two new facilities today goes to show the further strengthening of our relationship. Going forward, we would be looking to establish more facilities in Tier II & III locations within a grid of 50 to 100 km de-pending on the requirement of the location to serve the customers better. Besides network develop-ment, TVS & Sons has also taken

up many improvement initiatives in commercial vehicle servicing using tools such as Kaizen and Lean which has helped in reducing the turn-around time of the service by half.”

TVS & Sons has been constant-ly investing not only in business expansion and infrastructure, but also in upgrading the skills of its employees for the benefit of all its

associates and stand by its found-er’s vision of innovation and qual-ity in service deliverables.

The new facility in Madurai covers an area of 66,000 square feet and the Salem facility 48,000 square feet.

The new facilities have 10 bay services for faster servicing of ve-hicles with one exclusive compu-terised bay for wheel alignment, apart from the exclusive washing ramp facility. Equipped to over-haul BS III engines, the outlets will serve fleet operators who de-pend on transport of products to and from local auto components and textile industries.

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“tVs & sons and Ashok Leyland share a long-term relationship and mutual respect for each other’s business.”

– Mr. Krishnamoorthy


Key trends shaping future of global truck industry

the future of the global truck industry is bright. the global truck mar-

ket is expected to grow by about 5 per cent caGr till 2020 and reach

about 3.9 million units. Growth is strong in triad and emerging mar-

kets, while the latter clearly lead in terms of overall volume due to large chi-

nese volumes.A few key trends shape the future of global on-road

transportation over the next 20 years. Changes in trans-portation habits and global economic megatrends will lead to new requirements for truck OEMs and their products. Challenges within the truck industry, such as increasing competition, will force OEMs to adjust their business models.

our recent study ‘truck transportation 2030 – Impacting the commercial vehicle industry identifies six major trends that have an impact globally:• Demographic change & urbanization• Highly efficient, silent and low/zero emission

trucks• total fleet transparency• tolls and regulations• Accident-free transportation• Increasing competition

Our own analysis and the input from discussions with key decision makers at international logistics providers, commercial vehicle manufacturers and re-lated organizations clearly demonstrate that all of the above-mentioned trends are relevant in all countries, albeit in varying degrees.

Take demographic change and urbanization as an example. In rapidly growing and urbanizing coun-tries such as China and India, demographic change

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has the biggest impact. Even though demograph-ics are stable in Europe and North America, ur-banization is considered to be important and will drive demand for highly specialized vehicles. Only in Japan is this trend con-sidered less relevant, due to the fact that the overall population is decreasing, compensating urbaniza-tion trends.

The other factors such as highly efficient, silent and emission-free trucks are equally important across all countries with 80 per cent of all respond-ents supporting this state-

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ment in India and 100 per cent agreeing with it in North America (China 83 per cent, Ja-pan 89 per cent, Europe 94 per cent).

As far as competitive intensity is concerned, significant differences exist between mature markets and emerging markets. While 76 per cent of players in ma-ture markets see com-petition as ‘important’ or ‘very important’, this number is only 44 per cent in emerging markets. Mature mar-ket players do not see an immediate impact of


competition from emerging mar-ket players in their home markets. However, in the long-term 68 per cent of all participants see a major role for Chinese and Indian OEMs in the global truck market.

Appropriate counter measures to an expected entry of Chinese and Indian OEMs in triad markets are underway. Measures that are con-sidered likely are increased co-operation, further consolidation (e.g., VW, Scania, MAN) and also an active move by triad players into emerging markets. The lat-ter is quite visible in India today, where recent entries and alliances of MAN, Mahindra-Navistar, Vol-

vo-Eicher, AMW and Bharat Benz will reshape competitive dynamics.

At the same time, low-cost trucks developed for emerging markets will play a role in mature markets as well. By 2030 flexible truck concepts

(low-cost basis with up-grade potential) will be used to offer models for a global market reflect-ing a strong need in triad markets for efficiency and lower costs.

The key six trends of the global commercial vehicle industry identi-fied in our study will en-sure changed products and changed business models of the industry going forward. Much of the changes will be very relevant for India, in particular, India will be one of the key battle

grounds of mature and emerging market players. While many of the outcomes are uncertain, the over-all context will force companies to innovate and to adapt to stay rel-evant for their customers. w

Recent entries and alliances of MAn, Mahindra-navistar, Vol-vo-eicher, AMW and Bharat Benz will reshape competitive dynam-ics.

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stable outlook for automotive suppliersFitch Ratings maintains a stable

outlook for the Indian auto supplier sector for 2012 on the expectation of largely stable credit profiles despite moderation in revenue growth. Ex-posure to different segments of the domestic automotive industry will help insulate diversified auto sup-pliers’ operating cash flows from a sustained contraction in automotive sales in 2012. However, smaller players catering to limited products/market segments are likely to be more affected until the macro-eco-nomic situation improves.

Growing demand for localised components by original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) in India, in an attempt to curtail raw material costs and diversify the geographical spread of suppliers, augurs well for domestic auto suppliers during the year. Though domestic sales vol-umes are likely to remain subdued, particularly for passenger vehicles (PVs), growth for the suppliers could come from an enhanced prod-uct portfolio.

The current depreciation of the Indian rupee is likely to benefit auto

suppliers in two ways: by increasing cost competitiveness of exports and by prompting OEMs to source com-ponents locally amid the rising cost of imports. India is a net importer of auto components. This presents a significant opportunity for domes-tic auto suppliers. While demand is likely to remain subdued in devel-oped markets such as Europe, rupee depreciation has enhanced India’s export competitiveness.

Bilateral or regional trade agree-ments could potentially change the international trade flows over medi-um to long term. The EU-Korea free trade agreement (FTA) which came into force in July 2011 could hurt the Indian auto suppliers’ exports to Europe which are already under pressure. Besides, a large number of

trade agreements that India has / is negotiating with other economies, particularly in Asia, would increase the competition in the domestic in-dustry over medium term.

Fitch notes that deriving benefit from increased localisation and ru-pee depreciation would first involve undertaking significant capex in terms of enhancing capacity and technical capability. The investment needs for capitalising on the oppor-tunity seems very large in relation to the internal cash accruals of most of the suppliers, prompting the need for external sources of funds. This would drive up debt for most of the suppliers, though some part of this could also be funded by way of fresh equity.

Fitch notes that a deeper and more widespread fall in domestic automo-tive volumes could hamper domes-tic automotive suppliers’ operating cash flows and credit profiles.

A worse than expected liquidity crunch has the potential to hurt auto suppliers in several ways, besides its indirect impact through lower auto volumes. An increase in the

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Growing demand for lo-calised components by original equipment manu-facturers (oeMs) in India augurs well for domestic auto suppliers during the year.


cash conversion cycle along with poor credit availability can severely impair their ability to carry on with capex plans, which is imperative to help suppliers weather the impact of slowing auto sales through en-hanced product offerings.Key issues

The current macro-economic sce-nario points toward slowing domes-tic vehicle sales over the near term, which could hamper the revenues for auto suppliers. The 2008-09 eco-nomic slowdown prompted these companies to diversify their rev-enue streams and segment exposure. Though many auto suppliers started targeting niche segments such as off-road vehicles, farm equipments and heavy machinery manufactures, their contribution to the auto suppli-ers’ revenue remains very low cur-rently. As a result, auto suppliers continue to rely on OEMs through the supply of more components.

The developments over the last year have also prompted a large number of OEMs in India to step up localisation of components which are currently being imported. The force majeure events in one area, like the tsunami in Japan in early 2011 and the recent floods in Thai-land have the potential for the dis-

ruption of the automotive supply chain in some other area by affecting the supply of critical components.

Besides, adverse currency move-ments can affect the cash flows of OEMs. A sudden and sharp depreci-ation of the rupee has made imports costlier and hurt OEM profitability, more so in cases where such imports are meant for domestic demand. Fitch expects that increasing share of local components in a vehicle would keep the growth momentum for domestic suppliers despite sub-dued vehicle volumes.Growing competition

International trade dynamics are undergoing changes due to various bilateral or regional trade agree-ments, which call for closer co-oper-ation between the signatories. Such agreements could potentially affect Indian auto sup-pliers by increas-ing competition in international geographies due to the higher duty structure for them in comparison to the preferred trade partners of im-porting nations. As a result, Indian auto suppliers could be compelled to invest in increasing efficiencies

to counter the rising competition in global markets.

The domestic auto component in-dustry is likely to witness high com-petition in the wake of such trade agreements entered into by India with its trading partners, particularly in Asia. The domestic suppliers, so far, are largely protected from im-ports in the low value and low tech-nology products due to higher duties and other trade barriers, which these pacts aim to eliminate over the me-dium to long term.

The auto suppliers have to regu-larly invest in improving operational efficiencies, which are necessary to remain competitive and to protect operating margins. These are con-stantly under pressure due to rising

input costs – all of which cannot be passed on to the OEMs.

The capacity additions and ef-ficiency improve-ment initiatives

themselves require large invest-ments for the auto suppliers, and thus may limit their ability to pursue opportunities for product expansion which increasing localisation may create. Many Indian auto suppliers

Market outlook

Large-scale investments by oeMs towards capacity expansion and new model launches entail invest-ments for their auto sup-pliers as well.


are thus forging alliances with glo-bal peers in order to enhance their product offerings. The global com-ponent manufacturers are also keen to get a foothold in the Indian auto sector to overcome the stagnation in their home countries.

The capex plans of domestic auto suppliers are significantly large in relation to their own internal cash

generation. An important point to note is that investments in this sec-tor did not slow down in the past even in the downturn years as most OEMs and auto component suppli-ers are taking a long-term view of the Indian market.

Fitch notes that the funding mix is critical in the current situation where auto suppliers have to under-take capex towards product expan-sion to weather slower growth in auto volumes. Many domestic auto suppliers have raised funds from private equity to support their ex-pansion plans on top of the financial assistance from the collaborators. Though the trend of private equity infusion will continue in 2012 on account of the sector’s growth pros-

pects, the agency expects that bor-rowings would also increase for the majority of domestic auto suppliers to fund their capex plans. However, this would not likely affect the credit metrics of the suppliers as they are expected to be broadly in line with their current ratings.

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Besides the collaborative approach, many large do-mestic suppliers are un-dertaking such expansion through the acquisition of smaller suppliers in do-mestic and global markets.


asia MotorWorks ltd. (aMW), India’s third largest heavy commercial vehicle

manufacturer, won the top three awards in the ‘truck’ category of rally Desert

Storm 2012. the four specially modified aMW rally trucks crossed the finish

line at ahmedabad on February 25, after completing the over 3,000 km route of

rally Desert Storm. aMW made motorsport history with its heavy trucks being

the first to compete in an Indian rally.

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The AMW trucks performed flawlessly during the rally and were able to maintain an average speed of 80 km/h over the arduous terrain. What is particularly note-worthy is that, apart from some minor modifications, the AMW rally trucks were in stock condi-

tion and not mechanically modi-fied in any manner.

The rally, which was flagged off from New Delhi on February 20, included night stops at Bikan-er on February 21, Jaisalmer on February 22, and Bhuj on Febru-ary 23-24, ending in Ahmedabad on February 25.

The 2012 Desert Storm also ventured further into the unchart-ed interiors of the Thar Desert and the Great Rann of Kutch. The organizers retained the iconic 300 km Rann Stage, which was supplemented by another equally daunting 300 km Thar stage.

The AMW rally team was sup-

ported by its key partners, namely, Meritor, which supplies axles to AMW, Eaton, which supplies ad-vanced gearboxes for our trucks, Essar Steel which is a key mate-rials supplier to the company, and Valvoline which is an important lubricants partner.

The Desert Storm is widely considered the toughest and most gruelling long-distance rally raid on the sub-continent. AMW com-peted in the ‘Ndure’ category of this iconic event, which is a con-trolled endurance time speed dis-tance (TSD) test for production vehicles.

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“this is a truly historic achievement for AMW with our trucks having successfully completed Rally Desert storm, which is one of the toughest motorsport events in the country. this victory reaffirms the build quality and durability of AMW trucks.”

– Mr. Anirudh Bhuwalka, AMW Managing Director & CEO


Germany now most ideal for Indian auto investors

German autos are known world-wide for their standard performance. Now the industry has its sights set on India’s ever-growing market. Last year, the Indian market share for German cars doubled and suppli-ers exported 53 per cent more vehi-cles to India. In expectation that this rising trend would continue in 2012, the German auto industry made the largest single-country representa-tion at Auto Expo 2012 held in New Delhi.

Of course, Germany’s cutting-edge R&D technology and high

standards of vehicle efficiency and quality make it an ideal partner for Indian suppliers and automakers. On January 23 and 25, Germany Trade & Invest hosted two investor events, the Indo-German Automotive In-dustry Forum, in New Delhi and Chennai, offering further scope for co-operation between the two coun-tries in the field.

Indian automotive companies are now growing bigger and attracting greater global attention. “Germany is an ideal destination for Indian companies because of its culture of

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Dignitaries on the dais at the Indo-German Automotive Industry Forum

Mr. Michael Pfeiffer


innovation, outstanding infrastruc-ture, and access to the entire Euro-pean market. Especially the ingenu-ity found in eastern Germany makes the country attractive for poten-tial partners from India,” said Mr. Michael Pfeiffer, Chief Executive of Germany Trade & Invest.

In eastern Germany, automotive giants operate modern factories that take advantage of the excellent in-frastructure and well-trained work-force. This is also true for count-less suppliers that joined the major manufacturers in these regions. The industry forums marked Germany Trade & Invest’s first events as part of this year’s Germany & India: In-finite Opportunities celebrations.

Dr. Stefan Weckbach, German Consul General, said: “The huge German investments in India show the importance the German manu-facturers realise in India. It also shows the possibilities for Indian companies to co-operate and enter into JVs with Germans.”

Mr. Pfeiffer disclosed that in 2010, Germany exported over EUR 9 billion in goods and services to In-dia and imported more than EUR 6 billion. “At this point, there are ap-proximately 280 Indian companies with several thousand employees already active in Germany. There is definitely strong potential for growth in these areas, and the auto-motive industry is an excellent place to start with”. w

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Mr. Andreas Stedtfeld, Managing Director, Dürr India Pvt. Ltd.

Mr. V. Sunder, President & Group CFO,

Dynamatic Technologies Ltd.

Mr. Sebastian Wittke, Sr. Manager, Mechanial & Electronic

Technologies, GTAI

Dr. Arun Kumar M. Sampath, Head - Marketing & Sourcing,

Automotive Infotronics

the pictures here are thoseof the main speakers

at the forum


automation sector set to register 7 per cent growth this year

Automation technology is being used increasingly in a variety of in-dustries, including the auto sector. It is helping these innovative indus-tries to launch products on the mar-ket more quickly and achieve more economic production.

Robot manufacturers and other automation providers have been concentrating on the multi-faceted needs of these industries for years. They can provide sophisticated technologies today. On the one hand, they provide multiaxle robot solutions for grinding and polish-ing of implants, and on the other, they also provide simpler but usu-ally highly precise automation units. Corresponding sensors, grippers and vision systems are also available, which visitors to AUTOMATICA 2012 can see for themselves on site.

Engineer Dr. Andreas Pot, Group Leader of Intralogistics at the Fraun-hofer Institute for Production Tech-nology and Automation (IPA) in Stuttgart, confirmed the availability of suitable robots and automation components for use in the medical, pharmaceuticals and cosmetics in-dustries. He distinguishes two kinds of requirements, which must be

fulfilled depending on use. “Many robots must be suitable for produc-tion-related use under clean room conditions – strict guidelines with respect to materials used and parti-cles released. Strict hygiene require-ments apply to other uses, such as we know from the foodstuffs indus-try. These both are no problem for robot technology. Many companies provide especially designed models which can also be certified corre-spondingly.”

Automation is the key to success, specially for companies in Europe which are in the manufacturing sec-tor. It helps to reduce cost and makes the product competitive against the low-cost countries. Also because of automation and application of robot-

ics the product quality improves, workers’ safety is ensured and better utilisation of resources is attained.

The robotic and automation sup-pliers in Germany could increase their turnover in 2011 by around 37 per cent to attain a record value of Euro 10.3 Billion. The industry could profit from the global trend of increased automation not only in the automotive industry but also in the other industrial sectors. Exports con-stituted more than half of the turno-ver. China was the biggest export market for the German suppliers in this sector, followed by North Amer-ica and East European countries. For 2012 a growth of seven per cent is envisaged and expected to attain a value of Euro 11.1 billion. w

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Mr. Rajesh Nath of VDMA

Automation is the key to success, specially for companies in eu-rope which are in the manufac-turing sector.


robotics Forum 2012 during March 5-7During March 5-7, the European robotics

community will come together at the 2012 European Robotics Forum in Odense, Denmark. More than 300 participants are expected to attend this event, ranging from robotics and cognitive system researchers, entrepreneurs, system integra-tors and end users, to public and private investors and robot-ics companies.

The small town of Odense will this year be the venue for the annual European Ro-botics Forum. The Danish Technological Institute (DTI) is hosting this prestigious event, which for the third time is jointly organized by members of the two leading ro-botics networks, EUROP (European Robotics Technol-

ogy Platform) and EURON (Europe-an Robotics Research Network).

The European Robotics Fo-rum is co-organized and sup-ported by the euRobotics Coor-dination Action, funded by the

European Commission within the 7th Framework Program.

“The Forum represents one of the most important annual events

for the members of the robotics community to share and expand their knowledge and gather new connections”, says Herman Bruyninckx, co-ordinator of EURON.

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Segment & Company wise report for the month of Dec.’11 and cumulative for April-January 2012 (Number of Vehicles)

Category Production Domestic Sales Exports

For the month of Cumulative For the month of Cumulative For the month of Cumulative

Segment/Subsegment January April-January January April-January January April-January

Manufacturer 2010 2011 2010-11 2011-12 2010 2011 2010-11 2011-12 2010 2011 2010-11 2011-12 I Passenger Vehicles ( PVs ) A: Passenger Cars BMW India Pvt Ltd NA NA 2,338 3,148 NA NA 3,171 3,442 NA NA 0 0 Fiat India Automobiles Pvt Ltd 2,422 2,182 17,998 14,257 2,174 2,101 17,405 12,953 9 7 1,138 1,403 Ford India Pvt Ltd 9,521 10,379 86,716 94,367 9,675 8,919 76,284 73,401 1,095 1,652 9,144 20,105 General Motors India Pvt Ltd 7,884 7,020 74,096 73,481 8,200 6,409 71,820 71,533 15 48 353 371 Hindustan Motors Ltd 249 346 6,075 2,411 346 240 6,046 2,282 0 0 0 4 Honda Siel Cars India Ltd 4,688 1,940 48,526 29,879 6,320 1,777 50,609 34,337 0 2 72 36 Hyundai Motor India Ltd 38,038 48,770 483,709 518,351 30,301 33,756 294,700 311,510 13,010 16,001 189,961 202,378 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 1,074 1,367 9,684 14,580 1,120 1,529 7,840 14,444 404 0 1,904 0 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd 95,540 99,260 895,968 762,140 86,285 88,377 783,208 662,854 9,229 14,310 114,732 101,435 Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd* NA NA 2,564 3,746 NA NA 2,731 3,098 NA NA 0 0 Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd 9,721 10,658 51,906 103,437 1,805 5,110 8,450 21,773 8,397 14,403 20,494 84,416 Renault India Pvt Ltd 0 1,748 0 2,961 0 848 0 1,985 0 0 0 0 SkodaAuto India Pvt Ltd 2,343 3,459 16,761 26,050 2,481 2,970 16,700 24,065 0 0 0 0 Tata Motors Ltd 27,417 31,581 224,379 216,374 25,750 28,529 206,091 199,540 359 680 6,546 5,817 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd 2,695 9,348 11,036 72,219 2,794 9,659 11,157 71,891 0 0 0 0 Volkswagen - Audi NA NA 0 0 NA NA 1,205 2,319 NA NA 0 0 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd 6,508 6,405 37,447 66,553 5,601 5,789 36,433 63,420 0 0 0 0 Total A: Passenger Cars 208,100 234,463 1969,203 2003,954 182,852 196,013 1593,850 1574,847 32,518 47,103 344,344 415,965

I Passenger Vehicles ( PVs ) Passenger Cars 1969,203 2003,954 1.76 1593,850 1574,847 -1.19 344,344 415,965 20.80 Utility Vehicles(UVs) 254,886 293,732 15.24 257,755 291,333 13.03 3,172 4,055 27.84 Vans 177,400 193,636 9.15 175,208 189,933 8.40 1,959 1,588 -18.94 Total Passenger Vehicles (PVs) 2401,489 2491,322 3.74 2026,813 2056,113 1.45 349,475 421,608 20.64 II Commercial Vehicles (CVs) M&HCVs Passenger Carriers 46,192 43,242 -6.39 38,963 38,041 -2.37 8,542 7,321 -14.29 Goods Carriers 230,262 267,202 16.04 212,487 237,800 11.91 14,882 15,268 2.59 Total M&HCVs 276,454 310,444 12.29 251,450 275,841 9.70 23,424 22,589 -3.56 LCVs, Passenger Carriers 36,639 42,505 16.01 36,449 39,363 7.99 2,810 4,276 52.17 Goods Carriers 296,420 396,763 33.85 253,486 327,022 29.01 33,381 49,203 47.40 Total LCVs 333,059 439,268 31.89 289,935 366,385 26.37 36,191 53,479 47.77 Total Commercial Vehicles 609,513 749,712 23.00 541,385 642,226 18.63 59,615 76,068 27.60 III Three Wheelers Passenger Carrier 571,784 645,998 12.98 350,240 340,010 -2.92 223,171 311,945 39.78 Goods Carrier 82,191 90,808 10.48 80,395 88,723 10.36 1,328 1,669 25.68 Total Three Wheelers 653,975 736,806 12.67 430,635 428,733 -0.44 224,499 313,614 39.70 IV Two wheelers Scooter/Scooterettee 1743,034 2149,086 23.30 1684,243 2067,504 22.76 40,121 77,579 93.36 Motor cycles/Step-Through 8646,911 9994,500 15.58 7396,939 8407,250 13.66 1239,412 1565,025 26.27 Mopeds 577,798 641,088 10.95 572,498 633,108 10.59 5,328 8,665 62.63 Total Two wheelers 10967,743 12784,674 16.57 9653,680 11107,862 15.06 1284,861 1651,269 28.52 Grand Total of All Categories 14632,720 16762,514 14.56 12652,513 14234,934 12.51 1918,450 2462,559 28.36

Comparative Production, Domestic Sales and Exports Date for : April-January 2012 (Number of Vehicles)


Segment/Subsegment April-January April-January April-January

Segment/Subsegment 2010-11 2011-12 %change 2010-11 2011-12 %change 2010-11 2011-12 %change

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Segment & Company wise report for the month of Jan.’12 and cumulative for April-January 2012 (Number of Vehicles)




Manufacturer 2010 2011 2010-11 2011-12 2010 2011 2010-11 2011-12 2010 2011 2010-11 2011-12

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B: Utility Vehicles(UVs) BMW India Pvt Ltd NA NA 0 2,714 NA NA 256 2,453 NA NA 0 0 Force Motors Ltd 316 524 2,710 3,943 363 570 2,701 3,781 0 0 0 1 Ford India Pvt Ltd 241 160 2,464 2,149 351 218 2,475 2,203 9 0 9 0 General Motors India Pvt Ltd 1,634 1,816 15,480 18,213 1,782 1,780 16,761 19,095 0 4 5 74 Hindustan Motors Ltd 156 90 2,134 1,658 165 121 2,127 1,653 0 0 0 0 Honda Siel Cars India Ltd 0 0 0 0 38 7 435 218 0 0 0 0 Hyundai Motor India Ltd 0 100 203 1,304 5 144 215 1,342 0 0 0 0 International Cars & Motors Ltd 31 44 551 409 40 45 605 413 0 0 0 0 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 15,601 18,959 140,586 167,187 16,088 18,446 138,615 162,078 223 323 2,278 3,312 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd 251 384 3,604 4,398 192 231 4,890 4,765 8 5 174 139 Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd* NA NA 0 0 NA NA 197 403 NA NA 0 0 Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd 0 0 0 0 52 58 395 249 0 0 0 0 Renault India Pvt Ltd 0 66 0 318 0 37 0 301 0 0 0 0 SkodaAuto India Pvt Ltd 370 100 801 1,869 344 113 750 1,413 0 0 0 0 Tata Motors Ltd 4,670 5,349 32,746 36,119 4,304 5,342 32,746 36,465 61 42 706 529 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd 5,294 6,984 53,607 53,451 6,391 7,736 53,897 53,433 0 0 0 0 Volkswagen - Audi NA NA 0 0 NA NA 687 1,062 NA NA 0 0 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 0 Total B: Utility Vehicles(UVs) 28,564 34,576 254,886 293,732 30,115 34,848 257,755 291,333 301 374 3,172 4,055 C: Vans Force Motors Ltd 19 0 227 100 37 2 176 139 0 0 0 0 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 369 2,642 461 21,502 1 2,469 67 20,850 0 0 0 21 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd 14,168 12,045 134,460 119,787 13,945 12,439 132,674 118,320 84 71 1,730 1,274 Tata Motors Ltd 4,946 6,713 42,252 52,247 4,634 6,342 42,291 50,624 45 104 229 293 Total C: Vans 19,502 21,400 177,400 193,636 18,617 21,252 175,208 189,933 129 175 1,959 1,588 Total Passenger Vehicles (PVs) 256,166 290,439 2401,489 2491,322 231,584 252,113 2026,813 2056,113 32,948 47,652 349,475 421,608 II Commercial Vehicles (CVs) M&HCVs A: Passenger Carriers Ashok Leyland Ltd 2,093 2,767 21,014 19,765 1,676 2,098 16,475 15,797 420 469 3,887 3,848 JCBL Ltd 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives 1 0 356 117 16 1 403 7 0 0 0 0 SML Isuzu Ltd 215 257 2,903 2,489 179 143 2,533 2,525 0 0 4 5 Tata Motors Ltd 2,012 2,661 19,544 17,035 1,499 2,064 17,093 16,078 378 479 4,476 3,232 VE CVs - Eicher 217 354 1,926 3,275 92 223 2,006 3,083 9 10 170 234 Volvo Buses India Pvt. Ltd. 51 61 449 560 51 62 453 550 0 0 0 2 Total A: Passenger Carriers 4,589 6,100 46,192 43,242 3,513 4,591 38,963 38,041 807 958 8,542 7,321 B: Goods Carriers Ashok Leyland Ltd 6,418 5,847 53,711 52,772 5,154 5,933 46,474 46,790 410 628 4,637 5,448 Asia Motor Works Ltd 634 774 5,162 8,468 643 751 5,287 8,080 0 0 0 0 Daimler India Commercial Vehicles NA NA 188 120 NA NA 103 85 NA NA 0 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives 120 592 1,185 2,132 198 556 445 2,482 0 0 0 0 SML Isuzu Ltd 435 514 3,777 4,250 387 453 3,484 3,831 0 10 178 306 Tata Motors Ltd 19,095 21,919 142,708 170,269 14,988 16,276 134,064 149,632 1,063 1,374 9,060 8,691 VE CVs - Eicher 2,963 3,398 22,664 28,657 2,805 2,621 21,778 26,333 33 48 1,007 823 VE CVs - Volvo 85 7 867 534 46 57 852 567 0 0 0 0 Total B: Goods Carriers 29,750 33,051 230,262 267,202 24,221 26,647 212,487 237,800 1,506 2,060 14,882 15,268 Total M&HCVs 34,339 39,151 276,454 310,444 27,734 31,238 251,450 275,841 2,313 3,018 23,424 22,589 LCVs A: Passenger Carriers Ashok Leyland Ltd 71 84 785 1,143 50 20 553 308 1 52 110 639 Force Motors Ltd 1,121 1,306 11,006 14,370 1,198 1,375 10,815 13,450 3 12 100 130 Hindustan Motors Ltd 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 13 Mahindra Navistar Automotives 207 368 3,779 3,752 295 325 3,752 3,725 0 0 0 0 SML Isuzu Ltd 183 174 2,281 2,879 145 110 2,358 2,530 6 0 30 19 Tata Motors Ltd 2,271 1,799 16,663 17,792 1,826 1,408 17,088 16,845 273 342 2,167 3,316


Segment & Company wise report for the month of Jan.’12 and cumulative for April-January 2012 (Number of Vehicles)




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VE CVs - Eicher 199 226 2,125 2,567 109 142 1,883 2,505 1 22 396 159 Total A: Passenger Carriers 4,052 3,957 36,639 42,505 3,623 3,380 36,449 39,363 284 428 2,810 4,276 B: Goods Carriers Ashok Leyland Ltd 0 1,115 24 3,918 0 1,100 1 3,800 0 0 0 0 Force Motors Ltd 849 458 6,912 6,408 690 495 6,486 5,958 6 4 61 107 Hindustan Motors Ltd 0 7 318 160 12 5 289 158 0 0 0 25 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 11,548 13,800 94,505 122,433 10,192 11,256 84,098 103,605 1,337 2,671 9,224 17,145 Mahindra Navistar Automotives 519 585 4,827 5,111 514 661 4,698 4,835 0 0 0 0 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd 736 669 7,732 9,534 859 650 7,544 9,399 0 2 18 17 SML Isuzu Ltd 171 158 1,303 1,555 88 86 911 1,073 45 63 412 384 Tata Motors Ltd 22,003 26,888 175,212 241,139 17,474 20,423 145,517 193,077 2,769 4,062 22,729 30,239 VE CVs - Eicher 626 806 5,587 6,505 351 565 3,942 5,117 124 77 937 1,286 Total B: Goods Carriers 36,452 44,484 296,420 396,763 30,180 35,241 253,486 327,022 4,281 6,879 33,381 49,203 Total LCVs 40,504 48,441 333,059 439,268 33,803 38,621 289,935 366,385 4,565 7,307 36,191 53,479 Total Commercial Vehicles 74,843 87,592 609,513 749,712 61,537 69,859 541,385 642,226 6,878 10,325 59,615 76,068 III Three Wheelers A: Passenger Carrier Atul Auto Limited 1,235 1,043 8,492 11,460 1,175 1,125 8,309 11,234 57 20 217 216 Bajaj Auto Ltd 36,588 44,030 357,905 425,336 17,404 17,896 165,500 162,062 19,930 24,771 194,610 270,265 Force Motors Ltd 0 2 84 365 1 2 32 11 0 84 84 490 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 4,483 4,899 37,234 44,758 4,338 4,483 35,663 41,598 134 302 1,968 2,840 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd 13,971 11,707 130,483 122,111 12,269 10,359 116,286 106,593 1,775 1,300 14,068 15,479 Scooters India Ltd 758 671 5,619 6,792 726 834 5,453 6,746 0 0 0 0 TVS Motor Company Ltd 2,814 1,916 31,967 35,176 1,701 1,797 18,997 11,766 1,726 602 12,224 22,655 Total A: Passenger Carrier 59,849 64,268 571,784 645,998 37,614 36,496 350,240 340,010 23,622 27,079 223,171 311,945 B: Goods Carrier Atul Auto Limited 788 1,225 6,938 10,472 780 1,222 6,959 10,439 4 0 6 26 Bajaj Auto Ltd 728 783 3,384 6,332 627 769 3,034 6,345 0 0 174 0 Force Motors Ltd 0 0 15 0 0 0 106 0 0 0 0 0 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 1,663 1,909 15,464 16,452 1,839 1,643 14,985 15,642 19 52 211 560 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd 5,781 4,746 50,746 50,094 5,840 4,582 49,919 48,964 97 139 937 1,083 Scooters India Ltd 755 810 5,644 7,458 580 920 5,392 7,333 0 0 0 0 Total B: Goods Carrier 9,715 9,473 82,191 90,808 9,666 9,136 80,395 88,723 120 191 1,328 1,669 Total Three Wheelers 69,564 73,741 653,975 736,806 47,280 45,632 430,635 428,733 23,742 27,270 224,499 313,614 IV Two wheelers A: Scooter/Scooterettee Bajaj Auto Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 0 Hero MotoCorp Ltd 35,256 38,855 288,081 371,476 33,928 39,445 274,234 339,587 2,410 2,152 14,338 29,811 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India 77,411 116,261 750,750 984,454 69,452 108,947 734,503 964,104 1,152 3,465 11,534 17,840 Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd 15,211 6,007 146,583 121,054 15,084 6,984 133,085 113,413 132 506 1,426 2,065 Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd 22,999 30,294 186,265 225,542 22,803 29,855 186,101 225,117 0 0 100 139 TVS Motor Company Ltd 40,673 38,431 371,355 446,560 38,805 39,608 356,293 425,283 393 1,861 12,723 27,724 Total A: Scooter/Scooterettee 191,550 229,848 1743,034 2149,086 180,072 224,839 1684,243 2067,504 4,087 7,984 40,121 77,579 B: Motor cycles/Step- Through Bajaj Auto Ltd 288,148 309,124 2808,943 3220,825 192,026 202,214 1989,377 2152,455 83,596 92,225 836,617 1079,141 H-D Motor Company India Pvt Ltd 0 76 0 573 0 94 0 518 0 0 0 0 Hero MotoCorp Ltd 427,715 458,848 4124,884 4829,026 423,434 466,981 4027,742 4705,683 6,752 11,694 98,223 108,359 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India 62,985 79,684 615,912 700,574 48,732 68,212 546,851 621,905 9,690 8,635 69,831 76,908 India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd 31,447 43,768 293,470 417,035 21,974 26,300 228,378 298,628 6,623 13,640 68,578 103,722 Royal Enfield (Unit of Eicher Ltd) 5,206 7,303 45,499 66,245 4,806 6,946 43,264 62,353 245 134 1,900 2,400 Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd 5,758 5,404 39,935 49,750 5,777 4,749 39,407 42,131 0 484 456 5,723 TVS Motor Company Ltd 60,926 49,142 718,268 710,472 50,560 50,391 521,920 523,577 17,161 15,217 163,807 188,772 Total B: Motor cycles/Step-Through 882,185 953,349 8646,911 9994,500 747,309 825,887 7396,939 8407,250 124,067 142,029 1239,412 1565,025 C: Mopeds TVS Motor Company Ltd 53,028 64,251 577,798 641,088 52,862 63,105 572,498 633,108 406 930 5,328 8,665 Total C: Mopeds 53,028 64,251 577,798 641,088 52,862 63,105 572,498 633,108 406 930 5,328 8,665 Total Two wheelers 1126,763 1247,448 10967,743 12784,674 980,243 1113,831 9653,680 11107,862 128,560 150,943 1284,861 1651,269 Grand Total of All Categories 1527,336 1699,220 14632,720 16762,514 1320,644 1481,435 12652,513 14234,934 192,128 236,190 1918,450 2462,559


Category & Company wise summary report for the month of January 2012 and YoY Growth (Number of Vehicles)




Manufacturer 2011 YoY Growth 2011-12 YoY Growth 2011 YoY Growth 2011-12 YoY Growth 2011 YoY Growth 2011-12 YoY Growth I Passenger Vehicles (PVs) BMW India Pvt Ltd NA - 5,862* 150.73 NA - 5,895* 72.02 NA - 0 - Fiat India Automobiles Pvt Ltd 2,182 -9.91 14,257 -20.79 2,101 -3.36 12,953 -25.58 7 22.22 1,403 23.29 Force Motors Ltd 524 56.42 4,043 37.66 572 43.00 3,920 36.25 0 - 1 - Ford India Pvt Ltd 10,539 7.96 96,516 8.23 9,137 -8.87 75,604 -4.01 1,652 49.64 20,105 119.65 General Motors India Pvt Ltd 8,836 -7.17 91,694 2.36 8,189 -17.96 90,628 2.31 52 246.67 445 24.30 Hindustan Motors Ltd 436 7.65 4,069 -50.43 361 -29.35 3,935 -51.85 0 - 4 - Honda Siel Cars India Ltd 1,940 -58.62 29,879 -38.43 1,784 -71.94 34,555 -32.30 2 - 36 -50.00 Hyundai Motor India Ltd 48,870 28.48 519,655 7.39 33,900 11.86 312,852 6.08 16,001 22.99 202,378 6.54 International Cars & Motors Ltd 44 41.94 409 -25.77 45 12.50 413 -31.74 0 - 0 - Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 22,968 34.76 203,269 34.86 22,444 30.42 197,372 34.70 323 -48.48 3,333 -20.30 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd 111,689 1.57 886,325 -14.28 101,047 0.62 785,939 -14.64 14,386 54.34 102,848 -11.82 Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd* NA - 3,746** 46.10 0 - 3,501** 19.57 0 - 0 - Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd 10,658 9.64 103,437 99.28 5,168 178.30 22,022 148.98 14,403 71.53 84,416 311.91 Renault India Pvt Ltd 1,814 - 3,279 - 885 - 2,286 - 0 - 0 - SkodaAuto India Pvt Ltd 3,559 31.18 27,919 58.97 3,083 9.13 25,478 46.01 0 - 0 - Tata Motors Ltd 43,643 17.85 304,740 1.79 40,213 15.93 286,629 1.96 826 77.63 6,639 -11.26 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd 16,332 104.43 125,670 94.41 17,395 89.38 125,324 92.65 0 - 0 - Volkswagen - Audi NA - 0 - NA - 3,381 78.70 NA - 0 - Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd 6,405 -1.58 66,553 77.73 5,789 3.36 63,426 74.08 0 - 0 - Total Passenger Vehicles (PVs) 290,439 13.38 2491,322 3.74 252,113 8.86 2056,113 1.45 47,652 44.63 421,608 20.64 II Commercial Vehicles (CVs) Ashok Leyland Ltd 9,813 14.34 77,598 2.73 9,151 33.01 66,695 5.03 1,149 38.27 9,935 15.07 Asia Motor Works Ltd 774 22.08 8,468 64.04 751 16.80 8,080 52.83 0 - 0 - Daimler India Commercial Vehicles NA - 120 -36.17 NA - 85 -17.48 0 - 0 - Force Motors Ltd 1,762 -10.56 20,778 15.96 1,870 -0.95 19,408 12.18 16 77.78 237 47.20 Hindustan Motors Ltd 7 - 162 -49.06 5 -58.33 158 -45.33 0 - 25 - JCBL Ltd 0 - 1 - 0 - 1 - 0 - 0 - Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 13,800 19.50 122,433 29.55 11,256 10.44 103,605 23.20 2,671 99.78 17,158 85.77 Mahindra Navistar Automotives 1,545 82.41 11,112 9.51 1,543 5083 11,049 18.83 0 - 0 - Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd 669 -9.10 9,534 23.31 650 -24.33 9,399 24.59 2 - 17 -5.56 SML Isuzu Ltd 1,103 9.86 11,173 8.86 792 -0.88 9,959 7.25 73 43.14 714 14.42 Tata Motors Ltd 53,267 17.38 446,235 26.01 40,171 12.25 375,632 19.72 6,257 39.57 45,478 18.33 VE CVs - Eicher 4,784 19.45 41,004 26.94 3,551 5.78 37,038 25.09 157 -5.99 2,502 -0.32 VE CVs - Volvo 7 -91.76 534 -38.41 57 23.91 567 -33.45 0 - 0 - Volvo Buses India Pvt. Ltd. 61 19.61 560 24.72 62 21.57 550 21.41 0 - 2 - Total Commercial Vehicles 87,592 17.03 749,712 23.00 69,859 13.52 642,226 18.63 10,325 50.12 76,068 27.60 III Three Wheelers Atul Auto Limited 2,268 12.11 21,932 42.14 2,347 20.05 21,673 41.95 20 -67.21 242 8.52 Bajaj Auto Ltd 44,813 20.09 431,668 19.48 18,665 3.52 168,407 -0.08 24,771 24.29 270,265 38.75 Force Motors Ltd 2 - 365 268.69 2 100.00 11 92.03 84 - 490 483.33 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 6,808 10.77 61,210 16.15 6,126 -0.83 57,240 13.02 354 131.37 3,400 56.03 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd 16,453 16.70 172,205 -4.98 14,941 -17.49 155,557 6.41 1,439 -23.13 16,562 10.38 Scooters India Ltd 1,481 -2.21 14,250 26.52 1,754 34.30 14,079 29.82 0 - 0 - TVS Motor Company Ltd 1,916 -31.91 35,176 10.04 1,797 5.64 11,766 -38.06 602 -65.12 22,655 85.33 Total Three Wheelers 73,741 6.00 736,806 12.67 45,632 -3.49 428,733 -0.44 27,270 14.86 313,614 39.70 IV Two wheelers Bajaj Auto Ltd 309,124 7.28 3220,825 14.66 202,214 5.31 2152,455 8.20 92,225 10.32 1079,141 28.99 H-D Motor Company India Pvt *** 76 - 573 - 94 - 518 - 0 - 0 - Hero MotoCorp Ltd 497,703 7.50 5200,502 17.85 506,426 10.73 5045,270 17.28 13,846 51.12 138,170 22.75 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India 195,945 39.57 1685,028 23.30 177,159 49.90 1586,009 23.78 12,100 11.60 94,748 16.45 India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd 43,768 39.18 417,035 42.10 26,300 19.69 298,628 30.76 13,640 105.95 103,722 51.25 Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd 6,007 -60.51 121,054 -17.42 6,984 -53.70 113,413 -14.78 506 283.33 2,065 44.81 Royal Enfield (Unit of Eicher Ltd) 7,303 40.28 66,245 45.60 6,946 44.53 62,353 44.12 134 -45.31 2,400 26.32 Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd 35,698 24.14 275,292 21.70 34,604 21.08 267,248 18.51 484 - 5,862 954.32 TVS Motor Company Ltd 151,824 -1.81 1798,120 7.84 153,104 7.65 1581,968 9.05 18,008 0.27 225,161 23.81 Total Two wheelers 1247,448 10.71 12784,674 16.57 113,831 13.63 11107,862 15.06 150,943 17.41 1651,269 28.52 Grand Total of All Categories 1699,220 11.25 16762,514 14.56 1481,435 12.18 14234,934 12.51 236,190 22.93 2462,559 28.36*data only for April-October **data only for April-September *** Cumulative data is only for July-January 2012

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Sub-segment & Company wise report for the month of Jan.’12 and cumulative for April-January 2012 (Number of Vehicles)




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I Passenger Vehicles ( PVs )A: Passenger Cars - Upto 5 SeatsMicro:Seats upto-4, Length Normally <3200 mm, Body Style-Hatchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 0.8 LitreRegular:Tata Motors Ltd (Nano) 5,731 8,512 50,116 57,012 6,703 7,723 53,463 54,835 0 370 1 2,646Total 5,731 8,512 50,116 57,012 6,703 7,723 53,463 54,835 0 370 1 2,646Mini:Seats upto-5, Length Normally <3600 mm, Body Style-Hatchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 1.0 LitreRegular:General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Spark) 3,219 1,553 28,182 20,688 3,268 1,190 28,316 19,992 5 12 64 67Hyundai Motor India Ltd (Santro, Eon) 5,633 15,100 97,076 130,146 4,648 12,170 66,875 93,174 1,124 1,970 31,194 28,929Maruti Suzuki India (M800, A-Star, Alto, Wagon R) 60,956 61,036 561,641 478,937 53,304 52,036 460,924 389,459 7,903 11,926 103,882 90,821Total 69,808 77,689 686,899 629,771 61,220 65,396 556,115 502,625 9,032 13,908 135,140 119,817Compact:Seats upto-5, Length Normally between 3600 - 4000 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 1.4 LitreRegular:Fiat India Automobiles (Palio, Grande Punto) 1,355 1,650 10,461 10,424 1,227 1,600 9,910 9,438 9 0 1,014 1,098Ford India Pvt Ltd (Figo) 8,218 8,832 70,507 76,929 8,616 7,508 61,307 56,433 1,092 1,652 8,106 19,464General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Beat, UVA) 3,527 4,519 32,409 42,454 3,679 4,441 31,010 41,240 7 30 165 187Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (Jazz, Brio) 779 3 2,480 4,433 579 0 4,310 5,343 0 0 15 21Hyundai Motor India Ltd (i10, Getz, i20) 29,774 28,954 338,934 318,704 22,467 16,812 196,758 169,577 11,104 14,008 141,276 153,287Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Ritz, Swift, Estilo) 22,052 27,503 228,464 188,543 21,051 25,756 217,936 179,942 1,304 2,339 10,251 9,671Renault India Pvt. Ltd. (Pulse) 9,721 2,612 51,906 90,544 1,748 1,855 8,225 14,767 8,397 10,613 20,494 80,626Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (Micra) 0 1,285 0 1,285 0 746 0 746 0 0 0 0SkodaAuto India Pvt Ltd (Fabia) 1,376 984 7,635 13,908 1,460 963 7,859 13,250 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (Indica, Indigo CS) 16,641 20,127 142,990 142,489 14,918 18,238 121,440 129,217 325 222 5,244 2,694Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Liva) 0 3,757 0 24,628 0 4,030 0 24,290 0 0 0 0Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Polo) 2,952 3,166 21,891 33,065 3,023 3,259 21,720 31,686 0 0 0 0Speciality: Fiat India Automobiles (Fiat 500) 0 0 0 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Total 96,395 103,392 907,677 947,406 78,804 85,208 680,476 675,929 22,238 28,864 186,565 267,048Super Compact:Seats upto-5, Length Normally between 4000 - 4250 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 1.6 Litre Regular:Hyundai Motor India Ltd (Accent) 2,012 216 29,400 27,963 1,317 463 12,887 7,734 782 23 17,491 20,162Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Verito) 1,074 1,367 9,684 14,580 1,120 1,529 7,840 14,444 404 0 1,904 0Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Dzire) 9,937 8,558 88,962 79,064 9,771 8,637 88,187 78,613 21 41 557 361Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Etios) 1,753 4,709 2,271 40,538 1,651 4,844 2,058 40,463 0 0 0 0Specialty:Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Beetle) 0 0 0 0 20 0 352 59 0 0 0 0Total 14,776 14,850 130,317 162,145 13,879 15,473 111,324 141,313 1,207 64 19,952 20,523Mid-Size:Seats upto-5, Length Normally between 4250 - 4500 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 1.6 LitreRegular:Ford India Pvt Ltd (Ikon, Fiesta) 1,303 1,547 16,209 17,438 1,059 1,411 14,977 16,968 3 0 1,038 641General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Aveo) 355 70 3,559 993 240 34 3,216 1,213 3 6 121 91Hindustan Motors Ltd (Lancer) 5 0 451 303 5 24 452 302 0 0 0 0Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (City) 3,337 1,667 40,440 21,996 5,059 1,503 40,190 25,934 0 2 46 11Hyundai Motor India Ltd (Verna) 618 4,500 18,118 41,432 1,858 4,311 17,965 40,919 0 0 0 0Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (SX4) 2,595 2,163 16,901 15,596 2,149 1,939 16,151 14,444 1 4 42 582Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (Sunny) 0 8,046 0 12,765 0 3,218 0 6,881 0 3,790 0 3,790SkodaAuto India Pvt Ltd (Rapid) 0 1,815 0 4,025 0 1,513 0 3,766 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (Indigo, Manza) 5,045 2,942 31,273 16,873 4,129 2,568 31,188 15,488 34 88 1,301 477 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Vento) 3,553 2,676 11,939 30,134 2,308 2,143 10,859 27,985 0 0 0 0Specialty:Hindustan Motors Ltd (Ambassador) 224 346 5,499 2,066 325 215 5,436 1,929 0 0 0 4Total 17,035 25,772 144,389 163,621 17,132 18,879 140,434 155,829 41 3,890 2,548 5,596Executive:Seats upto-5, Length Normally between 4500 - 4700 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 2 LitreRegular:Fiat India Automobiles Pvt Ltd (Linea) 1,067 532 7,537 3,833 947 501 7,494 3,515 0 7 124 305General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Optra, Cruze) 783 878 9,946 9,346 1,013 744 9,278 9,088 0 0 3 26Hindustan Motors Ltd (Cedia) 20 0 125 38 16 0 158 42 0 0 0 0Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (Civic) 421 180 3,792 2,220 508 176 4,121 1,984 0 0 3 0Hyundai Motor India Ltd (Elantra) 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Kizashi) 0 0 0 0 10 9 10 396 0 0 0 0Renault India Pvt Ltd (Renault FLUENCE ) 0 463 0 1,676 0 102 0 1,239 0 0 0 0SkodaAuto India Pvt Ltd (Laura) 650 450 5,679 5,075 630 378 5,469 4,499 0 0 0 0Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Corolla) 942 882 8,765 7,053 1,139 785 8,769 6,991 0 0 0 0Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Jetta) 0 275 3,035 1,997 247 251 2,815 2,370 0 0 0 0






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Specialty:BMW India Pvt Ltd (3 Series) NA NA 1,065 1,172 NA NA 1,372 1,299 NA NA 0 0Hindustan Motors Ltd (EVO X) 0 0 0 4 0 1 0 9 0 0 0 0Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd (C-Class)* NA NA 1,229 1,835 NA NA 1,278 1,473 NA NA 0 0Volkswagen - Audi (A4) NA NA 0 0 NA 0 707 1,310 NA NA 0 0Total 3,883 3,660 41,173 34,249 4,510 2,947 41,473 34,215 0 7 130 331Premium:Seats upto-5, Length Normally between 4700 - 5000 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estates, Engine Displacement Normally upto 3 LitreRegular:Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (Accord) 151 90 1,814 1,230 174 98 1,988 1,076 0 0 8 4Hyundai Motor India Ltd (Sonata) 1 0 181 106 11 0 213 106 0 0 0 0Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (Teana) 0 0 0 128 21 35 217 121 0 0 0 0SkodaAuto India Pvt Ltd (Superb) 317 210 3,447 3,042 391 116 3,372 2,550 0 0 0 0Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Camry) 0 0 0 0 3 0 219 140 0 0 0 0Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Passat) 3 288 582 1,357 2 136 660 1,306 0 0 0 0Specialty:BMW India Pvt Ltd (Gran Turismo, 5 Series) NA NA 1,273 1,976 NA NA 1,431 1,905 0 0 0 0Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd (E-Class)* NA NA 1,015 1,633 NA NA 1,078 1,351 0 0 0 0Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Prius) 0 0 0 0 1 0 111 7 0 0 0 0Volkswagen - Audi (A6, A7) NA NA 0 0 NA NA 488 754 0 0 0 0Total 472 588 8,312 9,472 603 385 9,777 9,316 0 0 8 4 Luxury:Seats upto-5, Length Normally Over 5000 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estates, Engine Displacement Normally upto 5 LitreRegular:BMW India Pvt Ltd (7 Series) NA NA 0 0 NA NA 307 203 NA NA 0 0Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd (S-Class)* NA NA 320 278 NA NA 272 195 NA NA 0 0Volkswagen - Audi (A8) NA NA 0 0 NA NA 5 189 NA NA 0 0Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Phaeton) 0 0 0 0 1 0 27 14 0 0 0 0Total 0 0 320 278 1 0 611 601 0 0 0 0Coupe:Roadster- 2 Doors; 2/4 Seater, retractable/firm roof (Regular:)BMW India Pvt Ltd (6 Series, Z4) NA NA 0 0 NA NA 61 35 0 0 0 0Mercedes-Benz India (E-Coupe, E-Cabrio, CLS, CLK, SL Roadster, SLK Roadster)* NA NA 0 0 NA NA 103 74 0 0 0 0Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (370Z) 0 0 0 0 0 2 8 4 0 0 0 0Volkswagen - Audi (R8, RS5) NA NA 0 0 NA NA 5 66 0 0 0 0Mercedes-Benz India (SLS AMG) NA NA 0 0 NA NA 0 0 NA NA 0 0Total 0 0 0 0 0 2 177 179 0 0 0 0Exotics:Upto 5 Seats, Price >Rs. 1 CroreMercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd* NA NA 0 0 NA NA 0 5 0 0 0 0Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0 0 0 0Total Passenger Cars 208,100 234,463 1969,203 2003,954 182,852 196,013 1593,850 1574,847 32,518 47,103 344,344 415,965B: Utility Vehicles(UVs)B: Utility Vehicles/ Sports Utility Vehicles; 2x4 or 4x4 offroad capability ; Generally ladder on frame ; 2 box ; 5 Seats or more but upto 10 SeatsUV1:Length <4400 mm, Price upto Rs.15 LakhForce Motors Ltd (Trax) 18 22 312 312 48 12 310 291 0 0 0 1Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Bolero, ST) 7,238 8,161 62,835 75,893 7,864 8,439 62,496 75,405 31 32 256 155Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Gypsy) 251 384 3,604 4,398 191 230 4,813 4,744 8 5 174 139Tata Motors Ltd (Sumo) 1,833 3,363 13,558 18,418 1,691 3,374 13,398 18,912 57 38 460 348Total 9,340 11,930 80,309 99,021 9,794 12,055 81,017 99,352 96 75 890 643UV2:Length 4400 - 4700 mm, Price Upto Rs. 15 LakhGeneral Motors India Pvt Ltd (Tavera) 1,634 1,816 15,480 18,213 1,691 1,746 15,382 18,039 0 4 5 74International Cars & Motors Ltd (Rhino) 31 44 551 409 40 45 605 413 0 0 0 0M&M (Scorpio, Xylo, ST, Bolero) 8,363 10,798 77,751 91,294 8,224 10,007 76,119 86,673 192 291 2,022 3,157Tata Motors Ltd (Safari, Sumo Grande) 2,352 1,372 17,565 14,406 2,272 1,466 17,011 14,368 4 4 246 104Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Innova) 4,335 6,057 43,564 44,637 5,284 6,794 43,655 44,507 0 0 0 0Total 16,715 20,087 154,911 168,959 17,511 20,058 152,772 164,000 196 299 2,273 3,335UV3:Length >4700 mm, Price Upto Rs. 15 LakhForce Motors Ltd (Trax) 298 502 2,398 3,631 315 558 2,391 3,490 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (Aria, Xenon) 485 614 1,623 3,295 341 502 2,337 3,185 0 0 0 77Total 783 1,116 4,021 6,926 656 1,060 4,728 6,675 0 0 0 77UV4:Price Between Rs. 15 to 25 LakhBMW India Pvt Ltd ( X1) NA NA 0 2,443 NA NA 0 2,016 0 0 0 0Ford India Pvt Ltd (Endeavour) 241 160 2,464 2,149 351 218 2,475 2,203 9 0 9 0General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Captiva) 0 0 0 0 91 34 1,379 1,056 0 0 0 0Hindustan Motors (Pajero CRZ, Outlander) 154 83 2,093 1,590 163 113 2,083 1,583 0 0 0 0Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (CRV) 0 0 0 0 38 7 435 218 0 0 0 0






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Hyundai Motor India Ltd (Santa Fe) 0 100 203 1,304 5 144 215 1,342 0 0 0 0Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Vitara) 0 0 0 0 1 1 77 21 0 0 0 0Mercedes-Benz India NA NA 0 0 NA NA 0 0 NA NA 0 0Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (X-Trail) 0 0 0 0 52 58 395 249 0 0 0 0Renault India Pvt Ltd (Koleos) 0 66 0 318 0 37 0 301 0 0 0 0SkodaAuto India Pvt Ltd (Yeti) 370 100 801 1,869 344 113 750 1,413 0 0 0 0Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Fortuner) 959 927 10,043 8,814 1,103 941 10,025 8,813 0 0 0 0Total 1,724 1,436 15,604 18,487 2,148 1,666 17,834 19,215 9 0 9 0UV5:Price > Rs.25 LakhBMW India Pvt Ltd (X3, X5, X6) NA NA 0 271 NA NA 256 437 NA NA 0 0Hindustan Motors Ltd (Montero) 2 7 41 68 2 8 44 70 0 0 0 0Mercedes-Benz India (ML-Class, GL-Class, RClass, G-Class)* NA NA 0 0 NA NA 197 403 NA NA 0 0Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (LC, Prado) 0 0 0 0 4 1 217 113 0 0 0 0Volkswagen - Audi (Q5, Q7) NA NA 0 0 NA NA 687 1,062 NA NA 0 0Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Touareg) 0 0 0 0 0 0 3 6 0 0 0 0Total 2 7 41 339 6 9 1,404 2,091 0 0 0 0Total Utility Vehicles(Uvs) 28,564 34,579 254,886 293,732 30,115 34,848 257,755 291,333 301 374 3,172 4,055C: Vans ; Generally 1 or 1.5 box; seats upto 5 to 10 V1:Hard tops mainly used for personal transport, Price Upto Rs. 10 LakhMaruti Suzuki India Ltd (Omni, Eeco) 14,168 12,045 134,460 119,787 13,945 12,439 132,674 118,320 84 71 1,730 1,274Tata Motors Ltd (Venture) 324 805 426 5,867 158 798 158 5,563 0 0 0 0Total 14,492 12,850 134,886 125,654 14,103 13,237 132,832 123,883 84 71 1,730 1,274V2:Soft tops mainly used as Maxi Cabs, Price Upto Rs. 10 LakhForce Motors Ltd (Trip) 19 0 227 100 37 2 176 139 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Gio, Maxximo Van) 369 2,642 461 21,502 1 2,469 67 20,850 0 0 0 21Tata Motors Ltd (Magic, Iris) 4,622 5,908 41,826 46,380 4,476 5,544 42,133 45,061 45 104 229 293Total 5,010 8,550 42,514 67,982 4,514 8,015 42,376 66,050 45 104 229 314Total Vans 19,502 21,400 177,400 193,636 18,617 21,252 175,208 189,933 129 175 1,959 1,588Total Passenger Vehicles (PVs) 156,166 290,439 2401,489 2491,322 231,584 252,113 2026,813 2056,113 32,948 47,652 349,475 421,608II Commercial Vehicles (CVs)M&HCVsA: Passenger CarriersA1: Max. Mass exceeding 7.5 tonnes but not exceeding 12 tonnes (M3 (B1) )(b) : No. of seats including driver exceeding 13 (M3 (B2) )Ashok Leyland Ltd 126 165 1,344 1,678 94 151 1,258 1,850 11 18 178 195Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 0Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 1 0 356 117 16 1 403 7 0 0 0 0SML Isuzu Ltd 212 247 2,840 2,419 176 133 2,479 2,465 0 0 4 5Tata Motors Ltd 412 558 4,619 4,619 273 368 4,720 4,712 25 160 477 543VE CVs – Eicher 209 247 1,761 2,480 90 153 1,894 2,444 0 10 117 128Total A1 960 1,217 10,920 11,313 649 806 10,754 11,478 36 188 781 871A2: Max. Mass exceeding 12 but not exceeding 16.2 tonnes (M3 (C))(b) : No. of seats including driver exceeding 13(M3 (C2))Ashok Leyland Ltd 1,967 2,602 19,670 18,087 1,582 1,947 15,217 13,947 409 451 3,709 3,653JCBL Ltd 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0SML Isuzu Ltd 3 10 63 70 3 10 54 60 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd 1,600 2,103 14,925 12,416 1,226 1,696 12,373 11,366 353 319 3,999 2,686VE CVs - Eicher 8 107 165 795 2 70 112 639 9 0 53 106Volvo Buses India Pvt. Ltd. 28 16 227 216 27 16 234 207 0 0 0 0Total A2 3,606 4,838 35,050 31,585 2,840 3,739 27,990 26,220 771 770 7,761 6,448A3 : No. of seats including driver exceeding 13 and max. mass exceeding 16.2 tonnes (M3 (D))Passenger Carrier (D)Volvo Buses India Pvt. Ltd. 23 45 222 344 24 46 219 343 0 0 0 2Total A3 23 45 222 344 24 46 219 343 0 0 0 2Total M&HCVs(Passenger Carriers) 4,589 6,100 46,192 43,242 3,513 4,591 38,963 38,041 807 958 8,542 7,321B: Goods Carriers(c) Max Mass Exceeding 7.5 tonnes but not exceeding 10 tonnesAshok Leyland Ltd 25 137 383 678 19 39 337 337 18 11 137 86SML Isuzu Ltd 263 321 2,469 2,778 271 269 2,300 2,387 0 10 131 303Tata Motors Ltd 1,097 973 5,411 5,806 974 858 6,515 7,836 83 55 489 485VE CVs – Eicher 1,000 1,076 9,161 10,087 1,038 892 9,067 9,486 11 26 345 182Total 2,385 2,507 17,424 19,349 2,302 2,058 18,219 20,046 112 102 1,102 1,056(d) Max Mass Exceeding 10 tonnes but not exceeding 12 tonnesAshok Leyland Ltd 182 318 1,942 3,173 212 391 1,802 2,816 0 10 122 194






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SML Isuzu Ltd 172 181 1,306 1,440 116 181 1,184 1,420 0 0 47 3Tata Motors Ltd 1,897 2,305 11,040 11,559 1,724 2,105 13,420 17,971 146 134 1,447 1,036VE CVs – Eicher 1,330 1,416 9,175 11,544 1,240 1,150 8,943 10,840 3 15 199 157Total 3,581 4,220 23,463 27,716 3,292 3,827 25,349 33,047 149 159 1,815 1,390Total 5,966 6,727 40,887 47,065 5,594 5,885 43,568 53,093 261 261 2,917 2,446B2: Max. Mass not exceeding 16.2 tonnes (N3 (A))(a) : Max. mass exceeding 12 tonnes but not exceeding 16.2 tonnes ( N3 (A1) )Ashok Leyland Ltd 1,437 1,781 16,531 18,552 1,228 1,483 11,876 13,589 348 523 3,663 4,289SML Isuzu Ltd 0 12 2 32 0 3 0 24 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd 4,965 5,941 40,916 53,508 3,292 3,375 31,292 31,870 607 841 4,844 5,206VE CVs – Eicher 440 570 3,098 4,615 403 340 2,580 3,780 19 7 459 476Total B2 6,842 8,304 60,547 76,707 4,923 5,201 45,748 49,263 974 1,371 8,966 9,971 B3: Max Mass exceeding 16.2 tonnes - Rigid Vehicles (N3 (B1) )(a) Max. mass exceeding 16.2 tonnes but not exceeding 25 tonnesAshok Leyland Ltd 2,713 1,614 20,225 14,551 1,792 1,605 18,097 13,783 39 0 174 681Asia Motor Works Ltd 543 675 4,432 7,375 609 663 4,600 7,100 0 0 0 0Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 66 170 574 859 37 104 144 1,010 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd 4,718 5,205 46,456 45,233 4,494 4,312 45,212 40,600 205 294 1,967 1,697VE CVs – Eicher 59 161 622 1,073 54 116 607 962 0 0 4 8VE CVs – Volvo 0 0 1 6 0 0 12 7 0 0 0 0Total 8,099 7,825 72,310 69,097 6,986 6,800 68,672 63,462 244 294 2,145 2,386(b) Max. mass exceeding 25 tonnesAshok Leyland Ltd 1,091 1,553 8,078 11,011 1,200 1,898 7,798 11,180 0 0 0 0Asia Motor Works Ltd 40 90 133 523 10 83 97 441 0 0 0 0Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd NA NA 188 120 NA NA 103 85 NA NA 0 0Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 40 387 578 871 159 359 295 1,096 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd 4,802 5,766 37,269 49,275 2,912 3,911 22,481 35,060 22 48 313 259VE CVs – Eicher 110 158 517 1,234 61 124 500 1,176 0 0 0 0VE CVs – Volvo 78 0 755 348 39 32 730 373 0 0 0 0Total 6,161 7,954 47,518 63,382 4,381 6,407 32,004 49,411 22 48 313 259Total B3 14,260 15,779 119,828 132,479 11,367 13,207 100,676 112,873 266 342 2,458 2,645B4: Max. Mass exceeding 16.2 tonnes- Haulage Tractor (Tractor-Semi Trailer/Trailer) (N3 (B2) )(a) Max. mass exceeding 16.2 tonnes but not exceeding 26.4 tonnesAshok Leyland Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 433 54 Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 54 433 54 (b) Max. mass exceeding 26.4 tonnes but not exceeding 35.2 tonnesAshok Leyland Ltd 612 260 3,025 2,079 493 235 3,049 2,069 5 30 76 144Tata Motors Ltd 791 766 791 771 776 759 6,837 6,583 0 1 0 6Total 1,403 1,026 3,816 2,850 1,269 994 9,886 8,652 5 31 76 150(c) Mass mass exceeding 35.2 tonnes but not exceeding 40 tonnesAshok Leyland Ltd 0 0 2 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 17 0Asia Motor Works Ltd 34 0 433 398 20 0 408 390 0 0 0 0Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 14 35 33 402 2 93 6 376 0 0 0 0Total 48 35 468 800 22 93 416 766 0 0 17 0(d) Max. Mass exceeding 40 tonnes but not exceeding 49 tonnesAshok Leyland Ltd 267 78 2,109 1,565 114 183 2,021 1,623 0 0 15 0Asia Motor Works Ltd 17 9 164 172 4 5 182 149 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd 825 963 825 4,117 816 956 8,307 9,712 0 1 0 2VE CVs – Eicher 24 17 91 104 9 -1 81 89 0 0 0 0Total 1,133 1,067 3,189 5,958 943 1,143 10,591 11,573 0 1 15 2(e) Max. Mass exceeding 49 tonnes and aboveAshok Leyland Ltd 91 106 1,416 1,163 96 99 1,492 1,393 0 0 0 0VE CVs – Volvo 7 7 111 180 7 25 110 187 0 0 0 0Total 98 113 1,527 1,343 103 124 1,602 1,580 0 0 0 0Total B4 2,682 2,241 9,000 10,951 2,337 2,354 22,495 22,571 5 86 541 206Total M&HCVs(Goods Carriers) 29,750 33,051 230,262 267,202 24,221 26,647 212,487 237,800 1,506 2,060 14,882 15,268Total M&HCVs 34,339 39,151 276,454 310,444 27,734 31,238 251,450 275,841 2,313 3,018 23,424 22,589LCVsA: Passenger CarriersA1: Max. Mass upto 5 tonnes(a) : No. of seats including driver exceeding 13 ( M2 (A2) )Force Motors Ltd 683 829 6,793 9,410 740 851 6,648 8,648 0 12 96 125Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 133 34 2,478 1,091 218 255 2,490 2,207 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd 477 376 3,069 4,231 467 338 4,033 4,157 2 11 197 151Total A1 1,293 1,239 12,340 14,732 1,425 1,444 13,171 15,012 2 23 293 276






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A2: Max. Mass exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 7.5 tonnes (M3 (A) )(b) : No. of seats including driver exceeding 13 ( M3 (A2) )Ashok Leyland Ltd 71 84 785 1,143 50 20 553 308 1 52 110 639Force Motors Ltd 1 0 153 24 1 1 144 50 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 7 13Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 74 334 1,301 2,661 77 70 1,262 1,518 0 0 0 0SML Isuzu Ltd 183 174 2,281 2,879 145 110 2,358 2,530 6 0 30 19Tata Motors Ltd 1,336 1,230 11,960 12,435 928 889 10,557 10,343 271 331 1,930 3,160VE CVs – Eicher 199 226 2,125 2,567 109 142 1,883 2,505 1 22 396 159Total A2 1,864 2,048 18,605 21,709 1,310 1,232 16,757 17,254 279 405 2,473 3,990B2: Max. Mass upto 5 tonnes(a) : No. of seats including driver not exceeding 13 (M2 (A1) )Force Motors Ltd 437 477 4,060 4,936 457 523 4,023 4,752 3 0 4 5Hindustan Motors Ltd 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd 458 193 1,634 1,126 431 181 2,498 2,345 0 0 40 5Total B2 895 670 5,694 6,064 888 704 6,521 7,097 3 0 44 10Total LCVs( Passenger Carriers) 4,052 3,957 36,639 42,505 3,623 3,380 36,449 39,363 284 428 2,810 4,276B: Goods Carriers: (a) Mini Truck Segment-Max Mass not exceeding 2 tonnesForce Motors Ltd 84 0 1,089 696 42 31 977 347 0 0 32 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 5,023 5,428 34,754 50,013 4,650 4,924 34,285 44,669 5 620 379 4,552Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd 736 669 7,732 9,534 859 650 7,544 9,399 0 2 18 17Tata Motors Ltd 16,475 19,550 130,176 171,813 12,779 14,938 110,388 146,211 2,150 3,006 16,605 20,768Total 22,318 25,647 173,751 232,056 18,330 20,543 153,194 200,626 2,155 3,628 17,034 25,337(b) Pick Ups -Max Mass exceeding 2 but not exceeding 3.5 tonnesAshok Leyland Ltd 0 1,108 0 3,901 0 1,100 0 3,800 0 0 0 0Force Motors Ltd 653 315 4,662 4,488 542 341 4,351 4,428 4 3 16 90Hindustan Motors Ltd 0 7 318 160 12 5 289 158 0 0 0 25Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 6,525 8,372 59,751 72,420 5,542 6,332 49,813 58,936 1,295 2,031 8,620 12,479Tata Motors Ltd 1,892 2,944 17,468 33,273 1,469 2,248 10,886 18,211 248 453 2,867 4,029Total 9,070 12,746 82,199 114,242 7,565 10,026 65,339 85,533 1,547 2,487 11,503 16,623(a) Max Mass Exceeding 3.5 tonnes but not exceeding 6 tonsAshok Leyland Ltd. 0 7 0 7 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Force Motors Ltd 112 141 1,161 1,224 106 123 1,158 1,183 2 1 13 17Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 37 20 225 114 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 496 549 4,599 4,832 489 621 4,495 4,651 0 0 0 0SML Isuzu Ltd 0 2 19 72 3 2 18 65 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd 3,130 3,707 23,080 29,880 2,789 2,731 20,865 24,237 321 509 2,831 4,817VE CVs – Eicher 108 77 853 979 55 71 665 960 0 2 55 203Total 3,846 4,483 29,712 36,994 3,442 3,548 27,201 31,096 360 532 3,124 5,151(b) Max Mass Exceeding 6 tonnes but not exceeding 7.5 tonnesAshok Leyland Ltd 0 0 24 10 0 0 1 0 0 0 0 0Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 23 36 228 279 25 40 203 184 0 0 0 0SML Isuzu Ltd 171 156 1,284 1,483 85 84 893 1,008 45 63 412 384Tata Motors Ltd 506 687 4,488 6,173 437 506 3,378 4,418 50 94 426 625VE CVs – Eicher 518 729 4,734 5,526 296 494 3,277 4,157 124 75 882 1,083Total 1,218 1,608 10,758 13,471 843 1,124 7,752 9,767 219 232 1,720 2,092Total LCVs( Goods Carriers) 36,452 44,484 296,420 396,763 30,180 35,241 253,486 327,022 4,281 6,879 33,381 49,203Total LCVs 40,504 48,441 333,059 439,268 33,803 38,621 289,935 366,385 4,565 7,307 36,191 53,479Total Commercial Vehicles 74,843 87,592 609,513 749,712 61,537 69,859 541,385 642,226 6,878 10,325 59,615 76,068III Three WheelersA: Passenger CarrierA1:No. of seats Including driver not exceeding 4 & Max.Mass not exceeding 1 tonneAtul Auto Limited 1,235 1,043 8,492 11,460 1,175 1,125 8,309 11,234 57 20 217 216Bajaj Auto Ltd 36,588 44,030 357,905 425,336 17,404 17,896 165,500 162,062 19,930 24,771 194,610 270,265Force Motors Ltd 0 0 0 0 1 2 6 11 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 4,483 4,899 36,326 44,758 4,338 4,483 34,925 41,389 134 302 1,968 2,840Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd 13,971 11,707 130,483 122,111 12,269 10,359 116,286 106,593 1,775 1,300 14,068 15,479Scooters India Ltd 452 355 3,258 4,256 421 452 3,269 4,016 0 0 0 0TVS Motor Company Ltd 2,814 1,916 31,967 35,176 1,701 1,797 18,997 11,766 1,726 602 12,224 22,655Total 59,543 63,950 568,431 643,097 37,309 36,114 347,292 337,071 23,622 26,995 223,087 311,455A2:No. of seats Including driver exceeding 4 but not exceeding 7 & Max.Mass not exceeding 1.5 tonnesForce Motors Ltd 0 2 84 365 0 0 26 0 0 84 84 490Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 0 0 908 0 0 0 738 209 0 0 0 0Scooters India Ltd 306 316 2,316 2,536 305 382 2,184 2,730 0 0 0 0






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Total 306 318 3,353 2,901 305 382 2,948 2,939 0 84 84 490Total Passenger Carrier 59,849 64,268 571,784 645,998 37,614 36,496 350,240 340,010 23,622 27,079 223,171 311,945B: Goods CarrierB1: Max. mass not exceeding 1 tonneAtul Auto Limited 788 1,225 6,938 10,472 780 1,222 6,959 10,439 4 0 6 26Bajaj Auto Ltd 728 783 3,384 6,332 627 769 3,034 6,345 0 0 174 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 1,013 1,584 9,703 12,515 1,159 1,247 9,650 11,762 19 52 211 560Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd 5,761 4,721 50,638 49,923 5,840 4,582 49,919 48,964 73 115 829 909Scooters India Ltd 462 443 3,760 4,937 346 558 3,443 4,727 0 0 0 0Total 8,752 8,756 74,423 84,179 8,752 8,378 73,005 82,237 96 167 1,220 1,495B2: OthersForce Motors Ltd 0 0 15 0 0 0 106 0 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 650 325 5,761 3,937 680 396 5,335 3,880 0 0 0 0Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd 20 25 108 171 0 0 0 0 24 24 108 174Scooters India Ltd 293 367 1,884 2,521 234 362 1,949 2,606 0 0 0 0Total 963 717 7,768 6,629 914 758 7,390 6,486 24 24 108 174Total Goods Carrier 9,715 9,473 82,191 90,808 9,666 9,136 80,395 88,723 120 191 1,328 1,669Total Three Wheelers 69,564 73,741 653,975 736,806 47,280 45,632 430,635 428,733 23,742 27,270 224,499 313,614IV Two wheelersA: Scooter/Scooterettee : Wheel size less than or equal to 12’’A1: Engine Capacity less than 75 ccMahindra Two Wheelers Ltd 653 101 11,147 3,527 790 143 25,301 21,065 0 0 0 6TVS Motor Company Ltd 1,499 709 15,735 13,046 1,465 782 17,845 12,754 0 0 0 0Total 2,152 810 26,882 16,573 2,255 925 43,146 33,819 0 0 0 6A2: Engine Capacity 75 cc and above but less than 125 ccBajaj Auto Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 0Hero MotoCorp Ltd 35,256 38,855 288,081 371,476 33,928 39,445 274,234 339,587 2,410 2,152 14,338 29,811Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India 77,411 116,261 750,750 984,454 69,452 108,947 734,503 964,104 1,152 3,465 11,534 17,840Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd 14,558 5,906 135,436 117,527 14,294 6,841 107,784 92,348 132 506 1,426 2,059Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd 22,999 30,294 186,265 225,542 22,803 29,855 186,101 225,117 0 0 100 139TVS Motor Company Ltd 39,174 37,722 355,620 433,514 37,340 38,826 338,448 412,529 393 1,861 12,723 27,724Total 189,398 229,038 1716,152 2132,513 177,817 223,914 1641,097 2033,685 4,087 7,984 40,121 77,573Total Scooter/Scooterettee 191,550 229,848 1743,034 2149,086 180,072 224,839 1684,243 2067,504 4,087 7,984 40,121 77,579B: Motor cycles/Step- Throughs : Big Wheel size more than 12’’B2: Engine Capacity 75 cc and above but less than 125 ccBajaj Auto Ltd 151,906 158,615 1505,904 1709,069 90,056 83,427 953,981 950,748 57,540 58,116 542,771 700,721Hero MotoCorp Ltd 393,360 436,136 3844,163 4545,913 389,318 442,540 3758,926 4432,682 5,710 9,998 87,434 96,307Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India 15,349 21,651 159,766 161,788 10,775 16,728 141,453 128,269 3,160 3,892 19,997 32,727India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd 4,182 6,492 60,100 65,925 3,864 4,418 59,016 53,680 459 1,304 6,831 10,216Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd. 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TVS Motor Company Ltd 39,419 35,731 508,556 468,360 32,932 36,877 396,859 393,986 11,419 10,153 84,340 102,351Total 604,216 658,625 6078,489 6951,055 526,945 583,990 5310,235 5959,365 78,288 83,463 741,373 942,322B3: Engine Capacity 125 cc and above but less than 250 ccBajaj Auto Ltd 136,242 150,509 1303,039 1511,628 101,970 118,787 1035,396 1201,580 26,058 34,109 293,846 378,420Hero MotoCorp Ltd 34,355 22,712 280,721 283,113 34,116 24,441 268,816 273,001 1,042 1,696 10,789 12,052Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India 47,636 57,767 456,146 523,485 37,952 51,344 405,367 479,193 6,530 4,557 49,834 43,459India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd 27,265 37,276 233,370 351,110 18,103 21,872 169,321 244,859 6,164 12,336 61,747 93,506Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd 5,758 5,404 39,935 49,750 5,777 4,749 39,407 42,131 0 484 456 5,723TVS Motor Company Ltd 21,507 13,411 209,712 242,112 17,628 13,514 125,061 129,591 5,742 5,064 79,467 86,421Total 272,763 287,079 2522,923 2961,198 215,546 234,707 2043,368 2370,355 45,534 58,246 496,139 619,581B4: Engine Capacity 250 cc and aboveBajaj Auto Ltd 0 0 0 128 0 0 0 127 0 0 0 0H-D Motor Company India Pvt Ltd 0 76 0 573 0 94 0 518 0 0 0 0Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India 0 266 0 15,301 5 140 31 14,443 0 186 0 722India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd 0 0 0 0 7 10 41 89 0 0 0 0Royal Enfield (Unit of Eicher Ltd) 5,206 7,303 45,499 66,245 4,806 6,946 43,264 62,353 245 134 1,900 2,400Total 5,206 7,645 45,499 82,247 4,818 7,190 43,336 77,530 245 320 1,900 3,122Total Motor cycles/Step- Throughs 882,185 953,349 8646,911 9994,500 747,309 825,887 7396,939 8407,250 124,067 142,029 1239,412 1565,025C: Mopeds: Engine capacity less than 75 cc & with fixed transmission, big wheelsize> 12’’Engine Capacity<75 cc MopedsTVS Motor Company Ltd 53,028 64,251 577,798 641,088 52,862 63,105 572,498 633,108 406 930 5,328 8,665Total Mopeds 53,028 64,251 577,798 641,088 52,862 63,105 572,498 633,108 406 930 5,328 8,665Total Two wheelers 1126,763 1247,448 10967,743 12784,674 980,243 1113,831 9653,680 11107,862 128,560 150,943 1284,861 1651,269Grand Total of All Categories 1527,336 1699,220 14632,720 16762,514 1320,644 1481,435 12652,513 14234,934 192,128 236,190 1918,450 2462,559


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