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1-15 July 2011

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INTERVIEW BRIDGESTONE STARTS PRODUCTION OF TRUCK, BUS RADIAL TYRES H Gonzalez Mori, Director, Sales & Marketing, Bridgestone India

Global Light Vehicle assembly outlook

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AUTOPINION OUTLOOK FOR DEAL ACTIVITY IN INDIA: 2011 AND BEYOND

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BorgWarner to develop automatics for small cars

NEWS IN BRIEF Toyota Introduces Corolla Altis

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n a bid to toughen the competition in the C segment sedan, Toyota Kirloskar Motor recently re-launched its Corolla Altis in New Delhi.

The company has upgraded the design with new pricing. The petrol variant comes with an all new powerful engine—2ZR Dual VVT-i 1798 cc engine. The variant is also available in both-super CVT-i with seven-speed sequential shiftmatic or six-speed manual transmissions. The four-speed AT in this car has now given way to the super CVT-i with 7 speed sequential shiftmatic. The car will be available in seven colours and is priced from `10,53,300 onwards in petrol and diesel variants.

DATA MONITOR Domestic Top 5 PV-makers Sector

May-10

May-11

Change

MSIL

90,041

93,519

3.86%

HMIL

27,151

31,123

14.63%

TML

25,035

22,718

-9.26%

M&M ^

14,518

18,515

27.53%

GMI

8,214

8,292

0.95%

Domestic Top 5 2W-makers Sector

Apr-10

Apr-11

Change

HHML

425,058

485,122

14.13%

BAL

191,726

218,321

13.87%

TVS

136,621

158,829

16.26%

HMSI

132,090

135,745

2.77%

17,614

27,959

58.73%

IYM

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Domestic Top 5 CV-makers Sector

Apr-10

Apr-11

Change

TML

27,766

34,044

22.61%

M&M

8,211

8,145

-0.80%

ALL

5,973

5,082

-14.92%

VECV Eicher

2,488

3,206

28.86%

FML

1,696

1,658

-2.24%

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

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etroit headquartered $6.3 billion automotive Tire 1 major BorgWarner has ﬁ rmed up its plans to develop automatic transmission for small cars focusing on few markets in Asia. This is to primarily offer technologies that the company has harnessed over a period of time for the small car segment. At a recent interaction here, the Chairman and CEO of BorgWarner, Tim Manganello said vehicle manufacturers across the globe have constantly been looking at technologies that could offer better fuel economy coupled with minimal emissions but at the best cost. In order to develop a ‘tropicalised’ sort of automatic transmission addressing different markets, the company will be leveraging technologies that it has developed so far and season them with inputs from its operations in Europe, China and Japan in addition to its North American operations. The new transmission will be manufactured in China and will

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initially be catered to small car segments in India, China and Japan. Commercial production will commence in about four years, he said. Auto transmission in India is yet to see a signiﬁcant presence as the end users are apprehensive of poor fuel economy. Though these issues are addressed through a host of new technologies, similar improvements happen simultaneously in manual transmissions also. Currently an insigniﬁcant percentage of the passenger vehicles sold in

Tim Manganello, Chairman & CEO, BorgWarner

India have automatic transmission. Few companies including Hyundai, Mahindra, Honda Siel, Toyota Kirloskar and Maruti offer automatic transmissions. However, the automatic transmission is set to grow gradually in the next ﬁve years due to increasing trafﬁc and customers’ need for better and hassle free driving comforts. BorgWarner is present in 19 countries globally manufacturing automotive components under two divisions—engine and drivetrain. The engine division

that comprises turbo systems, thermal systems, emissions systems, Morse TEC and Beru systems accounts for 72 percent of the total sales while the drivetrain division represents the rest. Currently, the major share of 51 percent revenues come from Europe while Americas account for 26 percent of the sales and Asia accounts for 23 percent. The company has an optimistic outlook for Asia due to natural growth of auto industry in addition to government regulations like emission standards and increasing customers’ expectations for fuel economy. The company will seek to offer up to 15 percent more fuel economy through automatic transmissions, close to four percent improvements through its thermal systems, between 15 to 30 percent increase in light turbochargers and up to ﬁve percent increase in VCT. Manganello said the company hopes that turrbocharges will witness about 148 percent growth in the next ﬁve years followed by diesel segment of 102 percent supported by vehicle production growing by 66 percent.

Suprajit to supply moulded components, expand capacity Abhishek Parekh Mumbai

uprajit Engineering has set up an internal team to evaluate and prepare entry strategy for plastic moulded body parts, extrusion products, tank units among other value added synthetic or plastics based components. Bangalore based control cables manufacturer, Suprajit Engineering is hoping to leverage its expertise in plastics processing technology in its bid to diversify its revenue base. ‘We are hoping to supply value added products to existing and new customers and are also hoping to maintain our leadership position in control cables business,’ said Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Suprajit Engineering, K Ajith Kumar Rai. He added that the overall sales in the automobile sector is likely to moderate around 10 to 15 percent over the next couple of years with the two-wheeler segment grow-

ing faster than the overall rate. ‘There is a reluctance in case of most buyers now on the decision to opt for a car, especially petrol powered ones given the high fuel prices. It will be a while before buyers return to the market in a major way,’ he said. Moreover, the growth in the vicinity of around 25 percent in the two-wheeler segment over the last couple of years has made it difﬁcult for component suppliers to meet the demand from OEMs. The company has embarked on a programme to increase the overall capacity by around 50 percent from 100 million cables per annum to 150 million cables per annum across facilities. It is setting up a cable plant at Pathredi in Rajasthan, to meet the requirements of customers in North India. Additionally, the company has acquired additional land in the Bommasandra Industrial area to set up a cable plant to meet the requirements of its south India-based customers.

K Ajith Kumar Rai, Vice Chairman & MD, Suprajit Engineering

Its capacity expansion plans at 100 percent EOU for the nonautomotive cable segment is in the ﬁ nal stage of the implementation. The company is also in the process of shifting a major part of production from its UK subsidiary Gills Cables (now renamed Suprajit Europe) to take advantage of the low manufacturing base in India. It is also establishing another facility in Chakan to cater mainly to four-wheeler

segment. The Chakan facility is expected to start commercial production by around September this year. The Company has bagged new orders during the year from customers like BMW, Volkswagen, Nissan, Brose, John Deere and additional orders from existing domestic and international customers. Moreover, the company is evaluating setting up a facility in Sanand for its next phase of growth, but is yet to draw up a concrete plan in terms of investment and products to be manufactured there. The company is investing around `40-50 crore in the current expansion programmes in Bangalore and North India to raise its capacity by around 50 percent. The company’s consolidated sales grew by 42.66 percent to `379.17 crore from `265.78 crore in the last ﬁ scal. The PAT increased by around 50 percent to `33.3 crore from `22.16 crore in the same period.

CONTENTS CORPORATE Federal Mogul to make brake pads, linings

Federal Mogul is setting up a plant in India to make brake pads and linings, with twice the life of existing products in the market, to cater to the domestic OEMs and aftermarket

Daimler engine for Force One

Force Motors has opted for Daimler’s 2.2 litre 16 valve common rail engine for its SUV to be launched in July and christened ‘Force One’ positioned in the `10-12 lakh price bracket

GLOBAL WATCH

Volvo Penta’s plant in Vara is carbon neutral

Volvo Penta’s Vara engine plant in Sweden, is powered without using any fossil fuel making it one of the very few carbon neutral industrial facilities in the world

VW, BMW lead Europe car sales recovery on German demand

Volkswagen and BMW led Europe’s strongest car-sales recovery in 14 months in May, as new models attracted buyers in Germany and France

EPA cuts ethanol mandate for 2012

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed sharply reducing the amount of advanced ethanol it will require for use next year

Toyota, Honda set to hire thousands in Japan

Toyota and Honda plan to add as many as 5,000 temporary workers in Japan for the first time in more than a year, signalling the industry’s recovery from the earthquake

BS-IV fuel to be introduced in 50 more cities

THE OTHER SIDE

The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas plans to extend the benefits of clean auto fuel by implementing Euro-IV petrol and diesel to 50 more cities across the nation by 2015

Rivit India to supply specialty fasteners

Rivit Italy has started its operations in India to supply specialty fasteners and tools to OEMs and component manufacturers

Centum Learning trains 1.2 lakh people for auto sector

Centum Learning is looking to train people from 11 states, 400 districts and reaching out to 1.2 million potential trainees as per its mandate

Alphaa Springs plans upgrade, new components

Kevin Quinlan, GM, Global Gas Engine Management Systems PBU & Powertrain Systems Division, Asia Pacific, Delphi

Alphaa Springs has installed new machineries to manufacture special purpose springs and to make hook springs for its existing customers to meet the growing demand

Technology and innovation dominates Chennai show

Quinlan is responsible for the global business performance of the Gas PBU and the facilitation of business activities for the Powertrain division in the Asia Pacific region

The recently held Automotive Engineering show was an effort to highlight technology, innovation and creativity in the domain of automotive manufacturing

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Federal-Mogul to make brake pads, linings

Eicher completes 25 years

The company claims that its products will offer double the life of those available in the market

icher Trucks and buses (ETB), a unit of VE Com mercia l Veh icles (VECV) completed 25 years of operations in India in June this year. The company has a wide product range from ﬁve tonnes to 40 tonnes GVW trucks and 21 to 69 seater buses. In 2008, Eicher Trucks and Buses became part of VECV, a JV between Eicher Motors and the Volvo Group. The ﬁ rst Eicher truck was rolled out from its manufacturing plant in Pithampur, MP. The Pithampur facility has a current capacity

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The company has decided to set up a plant in Chennai to make products that are not manufactured at its Thailand plant, like large brake pads and linings for CVs

lobal Tier I automotive component major Federal-Mogul is setting up a plant in India to make brake pads and linings to cater to the domestic OEMs as well as the aftermarket. This is the ﬁ rst time the company is entering this business through local manufacturing and the company claims that the products will offer close to double the life of the existing ones currently available to the OEMs and to the aftermarket. Hitherto it was catering to the aftermarket through the import route. During a media briefing here, the CEO of Federal-Mogul India group of companies, Jean de Montlaur said that for the moment, the company is importing brake pads from its plant in Thailand. Since both Thailand and India do not have FTA for friction materials, the company has decided to set up a plant in Chennai. However, it has decided to make a range of products that are not manufactured at its Thailand plant, like large brake pads and linings for commercial vehicle applications. When asked about the uniqueness of the new plant, Montlaur told Auto Monitor that the upcoming plant in Mahindra World City, about 45 km south of Chennai, will be fully integrated in to the friction materials manufacturing plants and systems of Federal Mogul worldwide. ‘It will be very much interconnected with the testing facilities including Germany and the US, where we test every single product in terms of durability, friction capability and abrasion.’

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Jean de Montlaur, CEO, Federal-Mogul

Montlaur continued, ‘We are in talks with several OEMs in India who have been waiting for us to set up local manufacturing operations. Secondly, the formulations that we are going to offer will reduce the cost of operations of most of the end users. At the end of the day what is adding costs to the ﬂeet operators is not the brake linings or pads but it is the immobilation (down time at the workshops). Thus, the longer the life of the friction material, the lesser the downtime for the vehicles. Moreover, if the products contain more abrasive materials, which is the case today, they will damage the drums and disc; therefore the total cost of operations is going to be much higher,’ Montlaur added. The company will focus on reducing pollution by containing the dust at production and, ‘our products will have low abrasion but high friction; though it sounds strange, its our secret, which is allowing us to be extremely attractive to the market.’ he said. Would these initiatives help double the life of the product? And he answered, ‘this is what we strive for.’ When it comes to catering to

the Indian market, ‘in the beginning, it will be a mix between the products manufactured by our Chennai plant and imported from Thailand. Soon the entire range of products will be manufactured in India,’ he said. The roadmap for the company is to start the commercial production by January 2012. Since the vehicle manufacturers play the key role right from the selection of the raw material till the manufacturing process, in the case of brakes, as being a safety critical item, he said it will take a while for the company to start supplying to the OEMs in India. Moreover, brake pads and liners are supplied to OEMs through brake system suppliers. Federal-Mogul, the $6.2 billion company with 112 manufacturing centres and 21 distribution sites operating in 35 countries, has been in business for about 112 years now operating under four divisions—Powertrain Energy, Powertrain sealing, Vehicle Safety and Protection and Global Aftermarket. When asked, despite the legacy, why the company feels that it would take time to commence supplies to OEMs in India, he said primarily it is a long drawn

years. ‘For any product that you are manufacturing in one place, if you move the machine by even ten centimetres, you need to re-PPAP; it has to go through re-validation. For us, validation is going to be shorter as we already work on the formulations that are know and recognised by the OEMs,’ he said. Montlaur said there is a demand from OEMs especially for aluminium bearings with low friction levels. The stop-start system introduced by the vehicle manufacturers kill the standard bearings. The company has technologies that enable its bearings to support the demanding requirements. Manufacturing these kinds of bearings will be part of its expansion plans for India, he said. About exports from India, he said the company’s priority is to cater to domestic market. Asked about the company’s strategy for the aftermarket, he said the company has recently commenced a project to offering training to young mechanics to develop their own business. As a part of its CSR activities, the project will be supporting them with their studies too. ‘The project has commenced and the ﬁrst generation is going to come,’ he said.

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of over 50,000 units and further capacity enhancement is being implemented. ETB has a strong presence in the Light & Medium duty trucks segment with around 38 percent share in seven-12 tonnes category and 30 percent in five-12 tonnes trucks. ETB is also making very strong inroads into heavy duty trucks segment of 16-40 tonnes with their ‘VE’ series of Fuel Efficient heavy duty trucks. VECV is investing around `450 crore for the production and fi nal assembly of the Volvo group’s new global medium duty engine platform. These engines will also be used for Eicher’s range of heavy duty commercial vehicles. This is the fi rst Euro-VI engine plant in Asia and it will be producing base engines capable of Euro-VI emission norms.

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1 - 15 July 2011

INTERVIEW

Bridgestone starts production of truck, bus radial tyres One of the leading tyre makers, Bridgestone India, a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, is planning to enter the two-wheeler segment after kick starting production of truck and bus radial tyres, recently at its Indore plant. The company is also setting up a new facility in Pune which will be operational by 2013. H Gonzalez Mori, Director-Sales & Marketing, Bridgestone India tells Auto Monitor that stiffening competition, Chinese products and price rises are among the major areas of concerns for the company. Nabeel A Khan New Delhi How do you rate your performance in India and what are your future plans? We started in 1998, with our ﬁ rst factory in Indore and then started our network of dealers. Right now, we have over 2,000 retail channels/dealers, and amongst them we now have 215 select super stores, offering quick car services apart from selling tyres. Now we are planning major expansion also on this front. Can you tell us about your expansion and diversiﬁcation plans?

We are aiming to focus on passenger car tyres, which is growing at a fast pace and also on the bus and truck tyres. We have recently started producing bus and truck tyres from our Indore factory and on the next level, we are thinking of entering the motorcycle and farm equipment areas. As of now, we cut around 25 percent of the total market in terms of passenger cars. We also hope to get 15 to 20 percent of total market share from the bus and tuck segment by 2020. The Indore facility expanded at an estimated investment of `170 crore, will achieve a capacity of around 200 truck and bus tyres per day by December 2011, which will be further enhanced to 400

tyres per day by July 2012. Over 85 percent of truck and buses in India use nylon tyres which we are not producing, but we are focusing on radial, which is better suited for over loading. We are setting up a new plant in Pune for producing tyres for passenger vehicles and trucks and buses. The plant is expected to be operational by 2013. Why don’t you consider getting into nylon tyres? At this moment, for example the load capacity of Tata trucks and Ashok Leyland trucks, is very low, which means that even nylon tyres can sustain themselves. But now Mercedez, Volvo, Scania— everybody is coming. Also, Tata has announced bigger trucks so they will create more demand for radial tyres. The tyre plays a critical role in terms of enhancing fuel efﬁciency of a vehicle. What measures have you taken for that? First thing, the radial itself is much more fuel efﬁcient, though another step which we have taken is the tubeless tyre which ensures reduced fuel consumption. Share your strategy to be price competitive in Indian market?

We are not compromising with the quality, but we should keep up the quantity. We are now maximising the localisation of the raw materials and the machinery that we are buying from here in India. What are the major obstacles on the road to success in India? We have lots of competition, firstly MRF, Apollo, JK tyre, and then the Chinese products coming here. Another major area of concern is the increasing prices of input materials and the general inﬂ ation. H Mori, Director Sales & Marketing, Bridgestone India We always keep our customers and dealers connectWe are working in every field. ed through our family channel. A For example, the eco-friendfamily channel means basically ly workshop-cum-dealership, Bridgstone’s support to the prodwhich we consider is big posiucts and training. For instance, tive point from the consumer take the example of alloy—we point of view. Our select dealnegotiate with the supplier to erships don’t only sell tyres but give it at a good cost to our netalso offer other supplementawork of dealers. ry services like alloy wheels, wheel alignments, oil changes other similar services which What kind of innovations are could be executed in three to Bridgstone exploring right now to four hours. ﬁght the competitors here?

Bridgestone’s first concept store in NCR

ducing as a part of our aggressive expansion strateg y. This initiative will add a new dimension to t he retailing of tyres in the region through our unique business model of H Mori innaugurating Bridgestone Concept Store safety, reliability Dist inct ively pla n ned, and environment friendly norms designed and built on the conthat will be adhered to through cepts of safety, reliability and our direct and indirect business eco-friendliness, the concept store operations,’ he said. will not only enhance brand presThe concept store, besides ence, but will create a strong retail offering its product ranges identity, and in the process will and services, will also offer a make Bridgestone products accesnew experience in tyre buysible to a much larger number ing for the customers. It will be of consumers. backed by well informed staff In terms of safety, every comwho understands the nuances of ponent in this concept store is consumer requirements. particularly designed to make the store optimally safe for everyone entering this store. Their prime concern is the safety of life and property. It is equipped with various products like RFT (Run Flat Tyre), TPMS (Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems) / GPS (Global Positioning Systems) and tyre safety booklets for the customers. The facility also has iglidur® H2 specially designed tyre check up programmes for cars to check tyres, and batteries and oil. Bridgestone has used ecofriendly paints, energy saving lights, lead-free weights for tyre balancing. Also, the stationery used in this store is of recycled paper. In addition the store also has internet zone, cafeteria and kid’s zone having non-toxic toys. igus® (India) Private Limited # 36/1, Sy. No.17/3, NCPR Layout, Euro School Road The concept store, besides Dodda Nekkundi Industrial Area - 2nd Stage showcasing Bridgestone’s comMahadevapura Post plete product range will provide Bangalore - 560 048 services like tyre changer / RFT info@igus.in changer, tyre balancing, tyre Phone +91-80-39 12 78-00 alignment, nitrogen, AC top up Fax +91-80-39 12 78-02 battery, oil change, spark plug, The terms "igus, iglidur, plastics for longer life" are legally protected trademarks in and brake pads and also avail the Federal Republic of Germany and in case also in foreign countries. the service.

ridgestone India, one of the leading tyre and rubber manufacturers recently opened its ﬁrst Concept Store called Bridgestone Select Super Tyre Dynamics, in Noida (National Capital Region). The store was formally inaugurated by Director Sales and Marketing, Bridgestone India, H Mori. The company asserted that concept store aims to revolutionise the tyre buying experience, with a keen focus on safety, reliability and eco-friendliness. The motto being safety of customers and workers; reliability of products; transparency in operations and promote eco-friendly products and environment both, in the store and outside Speaking on the occasion, H Mori expressed, ‘The concept store is a unique retail concept which we are intro-

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EDITORIAL Consult industry before policy announcements

eports are doing the rounds that the government is actively pursuing the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union. But for the slew of events including Baba Ramdev’s fast and the series of scam outbreaks, the government would have fi rmed up its decision on FTA and announced it by now. According to reliable sources, the recent German delegation left India with gratifying memories as they could get what they wanted. Amongst many things, the FTA is supposed to help the trade between the European Union and India rise to a higher level. Though the trade has to be free globally, but is it the right time for the Government to sign the FTA with European Union now? Since the beginning of this fiscal, the passenger car segment has been witnessing meek growth and this is due to several factors including the increasing cost of fi nance, the rising cost of fuel and the increasing cost of vehicles per se due to accelerating raw material costs. The FTA, once signed will open up the imports of the Completely Built Unit (CBU) and the market will be flooded with vehicles. This is because the present customs duty for the CBU, which is around 60 percent, could be reduced to 15 to 25 percent or even lesser. Therefore it will make tremendous sense for the multinational companies to import not only the top-end models, but also the mid-sized vehicles to India instead of manufacturing them locally. While the end consumer will be benefited due to the choice of models available at competitive prices, those who had invested heavily in the country will bear the brunt as the import route will soon be a competitive option. The proposed FTA will affect not only the homegrown companies but even the multinational companies that have invested substantially in the county in terms of manufacturing facilities. Amongst multinational companies, there are few that have invested substantially to create full-fledged manufacturing facilities, while quite a few have set up basic assembly operations. Signing the FTA with the EU will benefit two different sets of companies—those who have not set

up manufacturing facilities in the country, but are catering to the market requirements through the CBU route, will benefit the most. Moderate benefits could be availed by companies that have invested in small assembly operations in the country, since the investments are towards the minor operations, and therefore the loss would be minimal. The worst affected will be those multinational companies that have invested heavily in the country. And it is evident from the way that a few manufacturers have opposed the FTA now. Besides, it will affect business opportunities of homegrown vehicle manufacturers and the component industry in addition to fuelling issues related to unemployment. The FTA with Thailand facilitated many companies, especially the Japanese, to import components rather than developing and sourcing components locally. No doubt that the trade will have to open up and we are bound to do that, but the question is whether the time is ripe now? The government should consider industry sentiments before going ahead with such proposals. Infomedia18 is proud to announce the launch of a new publication Aftermarket, covering the entire spectrum of the automotive aftermarket. Brought to you by Auto Monitor, the new magazine will be a monthly issue in A4 size, and will reach you within the fi rst week of every month from this month onwards. With these two magazines, your requirements for news, views and analysis on the entire automotive industry space will be met. Wish you much reading pleasure. Do send us your feedback.

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IMAGE of the fortnight

FORTNIGHT’S QUOTES ‘Over the next two years, we’ll help entrepreneurs break ground for four next-gen biorefineries— each with a capacity of more than 20 mn gallons per year’ Barrack Obama, US President

‘There are some clouds on the blue sky’ Dr Dieter Zetsche, Daimler AG CEO on the growing risk in the emerging markets

‘I can tell you things are getting significantly better’ Nick Reilly, GM Europe President

‘There has to be infrastructure upgradation such as power supply, car parking and consumer education’ Karl Slym, President and Managing Director, GM India

‘We will look forward to take the Mahindra product in Korea’ Dr Pawan Goenka, President, Automotive and Farm Equipment Sector, M&M

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Tata Motors develops green Starbus The eco-friendly Tata Motors CNG-electric hybrid bus designed for intra-city transportation, is powered with a parallel hybrid engine comprising an internal combustion CNG engine and an electric motor using regenerative energy storage system. As a result, the technology usage leads to lower emissions, thereby contributing to cleaner air and a greener, more environment-friendly commercial passenger transportation application. The Starbus has helped BEST save more than 10 percent on fuel and lower emissions by 30 percent, as compared to conventional buses. Tata Motors has been associated with BEST for six years. The partnership started in 2005 with BEST ordering 30 units of Tata Starbus Low Floor Rear Engine Diesel buses. This was followed by an order of 746 Non-AC buses with CNG engines. To ensure optimal performance, Tata Motors trained more than 500 drivers and 200 mechanics through extensive product & driver training programmes and technical seminars.

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Telit brings eCall technology to India Shambhavi Anand New Delhi

elit Wireless Solutions, an Italy based machinet o -m a c h i ne (m2m) communication provider, has entered the Indian market with hi-tech products like eCall box and GPRS driven, high end infotainment modules. ‘Machine-to-machine applications are quite popular in the global market, but in India they have started to gain popularity only during the past two years. The need for monitoring and management of equipment and transfer of data through m2m technology has been felt here. We hope to do well in the country,’ Country Sales Manager, Telit Wireless Solutions, Ashish Gulati told Auto Monitor.

Ashish Gulati, Country Manager, Telit

M2m is basically wireless technology which can enable communication and help in efﬁcient and faster management and monitoring of machines.

Such a fast communication system can help in better management of trafﬁc systems and ﬂeets and enhance communication through transfer or sharing of data. Headquartered in the Italian capital, Rome, the company designs, manufactures and markets GSM and GPRS based solutions for retail, telecom, automotive and agricultural sectors including others. Some of its automot ive modules include eCall box, technologically advanced infotainment systems and f leet management systems.

eCall Box The eCall box is a kind of safety device put in vehicles so that in case of accidents or tipping over, the device automatically sends

signals or emergency alerts to authorities such as police stations or hospitals. The company believes that such a device can reduce the severity of injuries drastically. Such calls help a lot as they reducing road deaths and injuries because of prompt action by authorities and also because passengers in such cases might not have an idea about the location or might not be in the condition to make a call. Such a concept is not popular in India but is extremely in demand by European nations.

Infotainment Systems Telit’s latest UMTS/HSDP a based broadband communications module and the MMI navigation plus can enable passengers in a vehicle to make and receive telephone calls

as well as use mobile internet, media players and storage. Other features of the device are 3D-hard-drive navigation 20 gigabytes of free memory, CD/DVD drive and integrated speech dialogue system with multi-slot input. Another Bluetooth based application which can be used by passengers with mobile wireless LAN devices. These features have been used by the luxury car manufacturer Audi for A8. The company which has presence in 56 countries and has four R&D centers with 250 engineers across the globe agrees that the modules and applications are futuristic for the Indian market. It expects to have the ﬁ rst mover advantage in the country. Globally it has clients like Audi and Magneti Marelli.

Daimler engine for Force One Our Bureau Mumbai

orce Motors has opted for Daimler’s 2.2 litre 16 valve common rail engine for its Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) to be launched in July and christened called ‘Force One’ positioned in `10-12 lakh price bracket. The powertrain (engine and transmission) will be manufactured at Force Motors’ Pune facility under license agreement with German OEM. Force Motors is investing around `150 crore for its foray in to the personal vehicle division. ‘It makes immense sense for us to focus on manufacturing

the powertrain ourselves as this is an area that we have expertise in given our long association with Daimler. We are hoping to have 70 to 75 percent localisation for our passenger vehicle and are hoping to offer value preposition to our customers,’ said Managing Director, Force Motors, Prasan Firodia. He added that body frames of the SUV will be imported from an overseas associate and ﬁ nal vehicle will be assembled at Pune facility. The company is targeting sales of around 4,000 units in the ﬁ rst year and is hoping to sell around 8,000 to 9,000 vehicles in the second year.

Tractor final assembly line

Prasan Firodia, MD, Force Motors

The company has chalked out a detailed roadmap for its entry into the personal vehicles segment. The launch of SUV this year will be followed by a vehicle in the Multi-Purpose

Trax assembly line

Body shop robotic welding

Vehicle (MUV) segment positioned above segment occupied by the likes of Toyota Innova and Chevrolet Tavera by middle of the next year. The MPV will be followed by a newly designed SUV by the end of the next year and is likely to be a successor or next generation SUV. The company is yet to take a decision on powertrain and suppliers for the MPV and the next generation SUV that is to be launched next year. Some of the major suppliers to the current SUV programme include Bosch for fuel injection components, Gabriel for shock absorbers and suspension systems, Lumax for lighting and Rane Group for steering systems.

‘We are hoping to ensure a good distribution and service network to establish a strong position in the passenger vehicle segment. Being a new entrant, it would be an uphill task but we are confident that customers would realise the value preposition that we offer,’ said Firodia. Force Motors has had a long sta nding association w it h Daimler and has supplied around 21,000 engines and axles for the later’s E and C class salons assembled at the Pune facility under an outsourcing arrangement. The company has created a capacity of around 12,000 units capacity at the Pune plant and is likely to expand to around 18,000 to 20,000 units by next year even as it increases its product line-up and variants in the passenger vehicle division. Additionally, the company is investing around `850-900 crore for expansion and modernisation of its commercial vehicle and tractors portfolio. ‘We are hoping to provide a new and hitherto unheard experience of customer actually being able to witness and check the underbody and powertrain of the vehicles in the showroom. This will help instil confidence in customers for ‘Force One’ brand,’ said President, Personal Vehicles Division, Force Motors, Sanjeev Garg. He took over the passenger vehicles business of Force Motors in February this year after a long stint restructuring GM/Chevrolet business in Malaysia. Force Motors has a significant presence in Small Commercial Veh icles (SC V ), Mu lt iUtility Vehicles (MUV), Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV), agriculture equipments and tractors and Heavy Commercial Vehicles (HCV).The other group companies include Man Force Trucks and Jaya Hind Industries.

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Outlook for deal activity in the automotive components sector in India: 2011 and beyond

Koushik J, Senior Manager, PwC

he overall recovery of the automotive industry from the global economic crisis is fairly well pronounced in most markets even while being punctuated by a few exceptions. The automotive component industry has regained its footing and the mood is gradually shifting from ‘restructuring’ to ‘profitable growth’. There is renewed interest from both trade and ﬁ nancial buyers in the automotive sector. For greater part of the last two years, in an effort to protect their cash reserves, trade buyers were unwilling to spend their limited cash on acquisitions and assume more debt during the economic downturn choosing instead to focus on restructuring.

Global Light Vehicle Assembly Outlook

Deal activity in the sector going forward will be driven by the growth in global light vehicle assembly volumes translating into increased profitability and improved cash flows to suppliers

Deal activity in the sector going forward will be driven by the growth in global light vehicle assembly volumes translating into increased profitability and improved cash flows to suppliers. This would allow room for the pursuit of strategic M&A initiatives to broaden geographic footprint in key automotive markets of China and India even while complementing technology capabilities. As the marketplace continues to improve, there is an increase in the number of strategic buyers with the fi nancial resources to execute deals. Globally, private equity interest is back in the automotive sector. The quantum of un-invested capital coupled with favourable growth prospects is expected to drive a greater degree of fi nancial buyer activity in the sector.

Private Equity investments in the Indian scenario Private equity funds in India have largely remained passive bystanders of the automotive component industry since 2008 even while they attempt to exit select investments that were made before the crisis. Domestic economic factors and a lukewarm capital market scenario in India will restrain rather than encourage IPO exits for greater part of 2011. Even as domestic assembly volumes rebound and automotive investments back in ‘evaluation mode’, participation from private equity funds is not expected to be signiﬁcant in component suppliers.

The Outbound Story In the year ahead, automotive outbound M&A from India will continue to be characterised by small deals with focus on adding technology platforms to fuel growth and development. The search in the West will be to

acquire technology rather than to acquire production assets and market access even as Indian companies look forward to preserving their domestic market position while seeking expansion overseas. Technologies in the area of propulsion, safety, emission and advanced electronics offer beneﬁts to Indian companies as they seek to secure and reposition themselves deeper in the value chain of their customers. The search for such targets will be characterised by the reduced availability of quality targets as the number of companies constrained to divest underperforming or noncore companies have reduced on the back of an improved environment. This is however balanced to an extent by ﬁ nancial investors looking at completing exits as investor appetite for automotive IPOs remain largely suspect. This is the case especially in Europe where the capital markets have not been consistent through the region in their appetite for automotive IPOs with the FTSE in the UK not showing any interest in automotive IPOs yet. However average deal sizes and deal multiples that Indian companies will have to pay will increase going forward on the back of improved industry prospects and a move away from restructuring driven ‘distress sales’.

Return Of The Trade Buyer: Will Inbound M&A Deals Happen? The growing importance of the Asian region is best illustrated by its place as the largest contributor to announced deal value in the automotive sector in 2010. While India relative to China is still a minor contributor, it is nevertheless a region with robust volume growth prospects and growing localisation demands. This has driven more companies to establish bases for manufacture and supply of parts in India and imperative of prevailing duty structures. Strategic buyers looking for geographic expansion and serving their existing customers moving into India have their eyes ﬁrmly set on the market and continue to scope the market for available opportunities but have met with limited success till date. Trade buyers looking for deals in India typically encounter issues around a serious lack of willingness on the part of Indian owners to cede control at a juncture where the market is at an inﬂexion point. The availability of targets of scale willing to cede control baring a few portfolio companies of buyout funds has shaped trade buyer strategy in favour of joint ventures. India has tradition-

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ally been a market where the preferred entry route for most suppliers has been through a joint venture. These joint ventures were shaped in an era where the Indian market prospects were at best nascent and the Indian partner was dependent on the foreign collaborator for technology. A buoyant economy coupled with global aspirations are putting many of these joint ventures to test as Indian companies encouraged by availability of ﬁ nancing options prefer to go solo aided by select acquisitions overseas to bridge technology gaps.

Conclusion The year 2011 is unlikely to witness the ﬂow of any signiﬁcant levels of private equity

investments into component suppliers. However the automotive component sector is back in evaluation mode among private equity fund managers and the flow of investments can be expected by the beginning of 2012, rather than in this year. The deal activity will continue to be punctuated by Indian acquirers making targeted strategic acquisitions overseas with Europe being the preferred hunting ground. Resetting of joint venture equations could drive limited deal activity. Trade buyers coming into India will have to look at the joint venture model seriously notwithstanding control preferences given local market dynamics and limited options. (Koushik J is a Senior Manager with the Financial Advisory Services practice of PwC India and is a M&A professional with signiﬁcant experience of transactions in the automotive sector. He can be reached at koushik.j@in.pwc.com)

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BS-IV fuel to be introduced in 50 more cities Shambhavi Anand New Delhi

he M i n i st r y of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoP&G) plans to extend the beneﬁts of clean auto fuel by implementing Euro-IV petrol and diesel to 50 more cities across the nation by 2015, Joint Secretary, (MoP&G), LN Gupta said at a workshop. The workshop was organised by The Energy Research Institute (TERI) on ‘Cleaner Liquid Fuels And Improved Vehicular Technologies’. While Euro-IV equivalent standards have been introduced in 13 major cities, no date has been set yet, for introducing these standards across the country. The workshop which was organised by TERI, together with International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) and the MoP&NG emphasised on the need to draw the next phase of Auto Fuel Policy and introduction of ultra-low sulphur diesel for use in transport across India. ‘As per the road map suggested by the Auto Fuel Policy, BS-IV fuel has been provided in 13 Indian cities, while rest of the country now plies on BS-III quality fuel. However, there is no road map further ahead. Internationally, countries have adopted levels of Euro-VI; we also need to come up with a plan or a road map for continual improvement of our programs on improved fuel quality and vehicular emissions norms,’ Director General TERI, RK Pachauri, said.

Epicor launches next-generation ERP solution Our Bureau Mumbai

picor Soft ware Cor porat ion, a business software solutions prov ider to manufacturing, distribution, retail and services sectors, launched its nex t-generat ion enter pr ise resource planning (ERP) solution Epicor 9 in India. With web 2 concepts to provide users with a collaborative and dynamic enterprise business application experience, Epicor delivers an adaptable business architecture that satisfies the needs of any enterprise. Epicor’s enterprise business solution is built on a second-generat ion ser v iceoriented architecture (SOA), Epicor Internet Component Env ironment (ICE) 2.0. The backbone of Epicor’s ERP solutions, Epicor ICE, fuses Web 2 technologies with Epicor True SOA to deliver business architecture that offers f lexibility, usability, and agility in support of application-to-application integration and business-tobusiness collaboration. Epicor 9 has been shipped to more than 2,100 businesses in 60 countries, including shipments to more than 900 new customers. Epicor Soft ware Corporation (recent ly combined with Activant Solutions) delivers business sof t wa re solutions to the manufacturing, distribution, retail and services industries. It has more than 33,000 customers in over 150 countries.

Dr RK Pachauri, Director General, TERI

ryday it is crucial that we bring about the sulphur content and improve the quality of fuel we are using.

How do you define cleaner fuel? Fuel becomes clean by reducing the sulphur content. We have been talking about this for almost a decade. The fact that more and more vehicles are running on diesel and congestion is increasing eve-

Cost seems to be the major hurdle in stopping us from adopting BS-IV norms across the nation. Oil companies have been raising a lot of issues related to the cost of reﬁ nery and technology. In a society, if you look at the economic implications of a policy, you have to take the economic cost of action versus inaction. And because of inaction today, we are seeing high level of air pollution, people getting sick and all that has to be taken into account. Every

The oil industry has invested over `32,000 crore in upgrading

facilities for production of Euro-III and IV auto fuels there by making

government has to work for the welfare of the people. The implications of this policy or lack of such a policy is faced by slum dwellers. They live by the road side and are subjected to the blast of the pollution. What do you think is the solution? We have to lay down standards, Euro-V and Euro-VI. There has to be a road map. We have to have regulations. We have nothing beyond 2010. If we lay down the road map, then the automotive industry will also know what is expected of them and take action. This is an overdue solution and has to be implemented within ﬁve years. 17 percent of the total diesel and 27 percent of total petrol consumption

in the country of BS-IV grades. In order to extend BS-IV fuel to 50 more cities as per the plan, the oil industry will need to make further investments. With oil companies trying to recover from the fiscal deficit, infrastructural and technological requirements for cleaner liquid fuel seems to be the major road block. ‘To upgrade the existing refineries or to set up new ones to produce BS-IV fuel is not an easy task; it requires huge investments and time. There are other measures that can be taken to reduce pollution like maintaining old vehicles, checking the emission warranties of new vehicles, mandatory performance checking of catalytic converter from 2005 in 11 cities, schemes with incentives for retrofitting of devices on old vehicles and declaration of fuel economy among others,’ Director, R&D, Indian Oil Corporation.

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Navteq introduces ‘Natural Guidance’ in India Our Bureau Mumbai

n order to provide user friendly and three-dimensional, landmark oriented navigation to its Indian customers, Navteq, a leading provider of navigation software and other locationbased services, launched Natural Guidance in India. The new product leverages on familiar guidance and landmark oriented travel that most Indian customers are accustomed to for their navigation needs. It is currently available in Mumbai and Delhi with continuous expansion planned to more cities throughout India. ‘We are hoping to build around the concept of guidance in the way Indians instruct each other

through vivid descriptions of static orientation points, such as distinctive points of interest, landmarks and other contextual elements such as trafﬁc lights or building colour,’ said Country DirectorSales, Navteq India, Rajat Tandon. He added that the company does extensive local research to constantly evaluate and validate various landmarks and interaction points across major cities for up to date navigation service. Indian travellers typically do not consult maps prior to or during their journey under most circumstances. Approximately 70 percent of drivers in India stop by the side of the street to ask for directions because they need to reconﬁ rm or they are confused, according to the company’s sur-

Navteq launched the 280 degree multiview camera field vehicle in India

Navteq Geographic Analyst use patented tools, techonology

vey. Most travellers place value on guidance information in the form of local points of interests such as banks, hospitals, movie theatres, places of worship and trafﬁc signals for guidance cues. In the survey, approximately 30

Specialised inhouse training for Navteq’s field team

percent of respondents stated ‘landmarks’ as a piece of information they would request when asking for directions. The product also employs a variety of important criteria to help optimise when and how the

World class map making capabilities at the 32,000 square foot India Production Centre

guidance is presented to customers. Some instances of specific factors taken into consideration include determining whether the guidance cue is eye-catching from all directions and whether it is it more or less likely than another reference cues to change its colour or most distinguishing feature. Navteq is the leading global provider of location content in the form of maps, traffic and places data that enables navigation and location-based services. It supplies location content to power automotive navigation systems, portable and wireless devices, internet-based mapping applications and government and business solutions. The Chicagobased company was founded in 1985 and has approximately 5,600 employees located in 213 offices in 50 countries.

Rivit India to supply specialty fasteners Bhargav TS Chennai

ivit Italy has started its operations in India to supply specialty fasteners and tools to OEMs and component manufacturers. Initially Rivit India will be having ofﬁces for sales and service across the country. Currently it imports fasteners and tools from their Italy plant. The company will setup a manufacturing facility in India, which will primarily cater to sectors like automotive, aerospace, building, construction, defence, electrical, electronics, solar,

railways, telecommunication and whitegoods. ‘Many foreign car manufacturers are setting up their own operations in India and producing high-quality cars. Thus we have started our operations in India,’ said the company’s Chief Executive Ofﬁcer, J Suresh Kumar in a recent interaction to Auto Monitor. He also said that the company was gearing up to supply special purpose fasteners which are corrosion resistant and lighter. Rivit India then approached customers and received positive feedback from major car manufacturers and

component manufacturers. There are nearly one-lakh types of fasteners, but the company is concentrating only on products that are in demand and not manufactured by any other fastener manufacturer in India. For instance, Rivit focuses on blind rivets, rivet nuts, structural blind rivets, speed blind rivets, self-clinching fasteners, welding studs, cage nuts and lockriv bolts, where a combination of materials is required. Also, the strength and technology of the fasteners are different compared to other standard items. ‘We manufacture around 63

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Blind rivet and tools by Rivit

percent of the products catering to the automobile industry and supply globally to Fiat, Flextronics, Lancer Lacer Tech, Ford, Schneider Electric’ he said. The company also manufactures plastic rivets, which are made up of thermoplastic that helps make recycling easier. For light-duty applications where metal fasteners can’t be used, plastic rivets play a vital role; they are lighter, last long and are easy-to-install. Commenting on plastic rivets, Kumar said, ‘We provide an array of plastic rivets, screws, washers and nuts to help secure and fasten components and panels to a wide variety of materials.’ he said. Rivit India also offers commercial assistance and technical support to sheet metal working companies in the ﬁelds of automotive, transport (buses, trucks, trains and ships), electrical appliances and electronics, and to dealers and distributors. They are planning to introduce adhesive fasteners, which reduces the weight of the component and optimise the time taken for the application. After studying the Indian market, Rivit India will launch these products.

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Trend in performance and growth drivers

Jitin Makkar ICRA

Subrata Ray ICRA

Competition To Intensify

he Indian two-wheeler (2W) industry had recorded a strong volume growth in the last two years, having grown by 25 percent in 2009-10 and 27 percent in 2010-11 (domestic & export) to reach 13.3 million units. This strong doubledigit growth was driven by multiple factors including pent up demand during the 2007-08 and 2008-09 period when the industry volumes were essentially ﬂat, besides various underlying factors including

ICRA believes that the landscape of the Indian 2W industry is set to evolve as several new players are keen to enter to the Indian market, which would further intensify competition; most existing players plan to extend/ strengthen their reach into the rural and semi-urban markets to harness incremental growth opportunities; and manufacturers are showing increased thrust on new product development and repositioning to tap new customer segments. These dynamics would ensure that business

does not remain as usual for the large incumbents as the market share may change hands to some extent. The Indian 2W industry today is almost half the size of the Chinese market in terms of production volumes, but also has far lesser number of manufacturers. While there are eight key players in the Indian market that produced 13.8 million units in 2010-11, the Chinese market has around 10 large companies that have captured around 70 percent of the 24.2 million units’ large market (out of a total of around 50 2W companies). This, in conjunction with the fact that the largest two listed players ie Hero Honda and Bajaj Auto continue to enjoy strong profitability, indicates that the Indian market may also see the influx of new players such that excess returns currently being earned by select players diminish over the longer term. From the OEMs’ perspective, sustenance of market position in the future would require greater investments in new product development and brand building as Indian customers mature and become even more demanding. Eventually, this is expected to bring-in multiple benefits from the consumers’ standpoint including (a) more product options to choose from while making a purchase decision (b) increase in segmentation and creation of new sub-product categories (c) greater competition amongst OEMs giving rise to innovations and better value-for-money offerings. Overall, the existence of strong product capability, wide distribution network and established supply chain will continue to be the necessary conditions for OEMs to sustain competitive advantage and achieve economies of scale.

Trend in Sales Volumes of 2W Industry 25.0 20.0 million units (Nos.)

India’s rising per capita GDP, increasing rural demand, growing urbanisation, swelling replacement demands, increasing proportion of cash sales and improved consumer sentiments. Going forward, ICRA expects the 2W industry to report a volume CAGR of 10-12 percent over the next ﬁve years to reach a size of ~21-23 million units by 201516, as it views the fundamental growth drivers—comprising expected steady GDP growth, moderate 2W penetration levels, favourable demographic proﬁ le, under-developed public transport system and utility quotient of a 2W—to be intact. Additionally, factors like the entry of new players in the industry, multitude of new model/ variant launches, growing distribution reach, cheaper ownership costs on a relative basis are expected to be some of the other prime movers for industry growth over the medium term. In ICRA’s view, while the trend in rising commodity prices, hardening interest rates and increasing fuel costs may lead to a moderation in industry growth over the short term, the growth over the medium term is expected to remain in double digits.

15.0 10.0 5.0 Source: SIAM, ICRA’s Estimates

Two-Wheeler Industry Large capital investments are required to build adequate capacity across supply chains. In view of higher than expected demand in 2010-11, several OEMs had faced capacity constraints in their supply chain for select components which resulted in persistent demand-supply gap for few models, reﬂected in long waiting periods at the dealers’ end. To overcome supply constraints and also to gear up for meeting the continued buoyancy in demand, most players currently have plans to expand production capacity which would entail large capital expenditure (capex) both by Original Equ ipment Ma nu fact u rers (OEMs) as well as suppliers. As per ICRA’s estimates, to achieve industry volumes of 21-23 million units by 2015-16 (domestic and export), the OEMs will need to invest around `4,500 crore over the next ﬁve years for expanding their inhouse capacity. Additionally, an amount of `10,500 crore is estimated to be spent by the auto component manufacturers considering that the 2W OEMs have shifted a major part of their capital burden to their vendors. For the

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bigger players like HHML and BAL, the 2W business has been highly profitable allowing them to strengthen their balance sheets over the years through strong cash accruals. Thus, availability of surplus funds is expected to allow them to incur the required capex without stretching their balance sheet and credit profi le. For many of the other players, while profitability metrics may come under pressure over the short term, the anticipated strong volume growth should enable these companies to tide over the short term pressures and emerge with a bigger scale and a relatively stronger credit profi le over the medium term. Rising raw material costs remains the biggest challenge for sustaining profit margins Raw materials remain the biggest component in the cost structure of OEMs accounting for around 85 percent of total costs. Thus, the Operating Profit Margins (OPM) of OEMs are quite sensitive to movement in prices of major raw materials like steel, aluminium and rubber. After a period of benign raw material prices in 2009-10, prices of most commodities showed an upward trend in 2010-11. Despite the strong demand, OEMs were able to pass on the increase in input costs to customers only partially; but could mitigate the adverse impact to some extent through internal cost reduction and focus on changing product mix towards superior margin products. In case the commodity-based headwinds persist, OEMs may be left with no choice but to further increase 2W prices whose impact on demand is expected to be different across segments—demand elasticity is higher in the entry and executive segment of motorcycles as compared to the premium segment. However, the largest two OEMs have other levers available in the form of scale of operations, superior bargaining power with their vendors and dealers and scope to enhance capacity at their plants located in Uttarakhand where they benefit from fiscal incentives; which should enable them to partly offset the margin pressures imminent. Additionally, the strategy of select players to diversify into other related product categories like diversification into three-wheelers (3W) by Bajaj Auto and TVS; and proposed diversification into the scooters segment by Yamaha is also expected to provide them scale benefits and support EBITDA growth. (The authors work with ICRA. Views expressed are personal)

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Centum Learning trains 1.2 lakh people for auto sector Shambhavi Anand New Delhi

Duggal added. A lot of people who open dealerships tend to not operate at highest level. There is a tendency to pay lesser salaries and hire less capable people. Though this has improved over the times and the situation is better in the metros, outside it is still the same. The dealers have to be trained to match the standards of the manufacturers and follow best practices in the industry.

ne of the major hurdles in the path of achieving the objective set in the Automotive Mission Plan 2006-16—contributing 10 percent to the GDP of the country and providing additional employment to 25 million people—is the shortage of trained or skilled manpower. In order to bridge the gap between the requirements of the industry and the availability of skilled people for the automotive industry, Centum Learning, a training and skill development institute has trained over 1.2 lakh people in over 15 years for the automotive industry. The company, which is an initiative of the Bharti Group and has presence in 19 countries including India has a joint venture known as Work Skills India with the Government of India to skill people for several industries. ‘We have a JV with the National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC) in which we have 73 percent stake and they have 27 percent equity. As per the JV, we have to train people from 11 states and 400 districts. This means we will be reaching out to 1.2 million potential trainees. We have to train them and help ﬁ nd employment in major sectors. One of those sectors is automotive,’ CEO and Executive Director, Centum Learning, Sanjeev Duggal said. India is facing a challenge of having 500 million people who are unskilled and will remain unskilled and unemployed over the next 10 years. It is not only necessary to train these people for providing them with employment but also make them capable enough to be absorbed by major sectors, almost all of which are short of skilled labour. One needs enough trained people to upscale, Duggal added. As a learning institute, Centum provides solutions for people at various levels in the automotive sector. Starting from the leaders of the car manufacturers to the sales and service professionals employed by the dealerships of these organisations and people working in the manufacturing units, Centum has acquired the expertise of training people from and for all horizons of the automotive industry.

Facing Challenges ‘Apart from manufacturing, a major workforce lies in the channel partners or the dealerships. The dealerships or the service centres are extremely crucial for car manufacturers as they are the interface to the customer,’ Duggal said. The Automotive Mission Plan 2006-16 states that automotive retail and service comprise a network of 6,500 dealers and their service centres form an essential part of the automotive business. The segment has invested over `2,200 crore and provides direct employment to about 400,000 people. The ﬁgures have soared since them. One of the major challenges faced by the auto industry is the frequent launch of new models across hundreds of dealerships. Since the go-to-market span has reduced to as low as 18 months, the manufacturers are faced with the challenge of training a huge workforce both on the sales and service side, in multiple languages, across the nation, to make

Sanjeev Duggal, CEO and Executive Director, Centum Learning

them able enough to face the customers. ‘When organisations decide to launch products after investing `3,000 crore in it, they cannot compromise on getting it communicated right to the customers and hence, we are kind of strategic partners to them,’

Methodology Centum is present in most of the Indian states like MP, Assam, Punjab and Orissa and will soon open franchisees in Jharkhand, Bihar and Rajasthan. ‘We focus on training individuals faster and making them billable in order to set faster growth of industry,’ Vice President, Enterprise Business Solutions,

Learning session in progress

Centum Lea rning, Vivek Verma said. ‘One of the CEOs of a leading car manufacturer wanted the people working in the manufacturing units to understand the requirements of the customer better and implement it in their work. They decided to send the engineers to

their dealerships in order to do so. The engineers who were masters in their ﬁeld had no idea of how to deal with customers. We helped the company in doing so,’ Verma said. The company has customer like Maruti, Volkswagen, Honda, JCB, Escorts, Fiat, Tata Motors among others.

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amislav Fadel (VP R&D, Automotive Lighting) and Dr Wolfgang Huhn (Audi AG) won ‘Professor Ferdinand Porsche Prize’ for the development and use of new LED lighting technology in automobiles. The ‘Professor Ferdinand Porsche Prize’ is awarded every two years to engineers, whose inventions affect the sustainable development of the automobiles. Automotive Lighting is a division of Magneti Marelli. In the year 2008, the two prize-winners and their teams gave a substantial contribution to the ﬁ rst series application of the LED lighting technology for the main headlamps of a motor vehicle. The appearance of the super sports car Audi R8

was highlighted by the all-LED headlamps of automotive lighting in an extraordinary way and signalled a leap in technology. For the ﬁ rst time all lighting functions ie high beam, low beam, turn indicator, day time running light and position light are completely executed in LED technology. All light functions are realised by a total of 54 high-performance LEDs. The Head of Institute for vehicle engines and automobile technology at the Vienna University of Technology (TU) and Chairman of the Jury, Prof Bernhard Geringer, in his speech explained the importance of this development, ‘which marks a milestone in the application of

Audi R8 featuring innovative LED headlamps

advanced LED lighting for the automobiles sector, because at simultaneously, three benefits are used: fi rstly, a significant energy saving, secondly, a massive life time extension and

The Automotive Lighting team with the Ferdinand Porsche Prize

thirdly, a wide design freedom for vehicle styling. As compared to the established halogen and xenon headlights, the LED technology brings a much better illumina-

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tion which enables clear safety advantages during night drives, especially the LED light sources are closer to the natural daylight. The human eye recognises the street and the road edge in the natural colours at night and distinguishes contrasts through this considerably better. With the same light performance, a LED headlamp consumes only about half as much energy as conventional halogen headlamps. Therefore in the automobile, a reduction of the consumption of at least up to 0.2 litres per 100 kilometres is possible. In view of the high customers’ demand on the consumption values of vehicles, this saving doesn’t have to be underestimated. M Müller emphasised that above all the new design opportunities that have been implemented in the automotive lighting design, ‘the LEDs can be exceedingly ﬂexibly used as a tail light, daytime running light or low beam and high beam’. They allow the design of unique lighting brands and brand signatures that give each car brand in the dark a high recognition value. ‘One thing is certain: the LED belongs in the future vehicle concepts!’ In the world’s first all-LED headlamp in the Audi R8, over 20 innovations have been integrated. During the whole development period, more than 100 development engineers, lighting technicians and partners were involved at Automotive Lighting. Other awards for Automotive Lighting in 2011 include the Red Dot award and Daimler Special Award Innovation. The ‘Professor Ferdinand Porsche Prize’ of the Vienna University of Technology(TU), was donated by the daughter of Ferdinand Porsche’s, Ms Kommerzialrat Louise Piëch in 1977 and was in 1977 for the ﬁ rst time and since 1981, it has been awarded every two years for technicians whose with their innovations contributes a decisive contribution to the development of the automobile. Magneti Marelli designs and produces advanced systems and components for the automotive industry. With its 77 production units, 11 R&D centres and 26 application centres in 18 countries, about 33,000 employees and a turnover of 5.4 billion Euros in 2010, the group supplies to all the leading carmakers in Europe, North and South America and the Far East. Its business areas include: electronic systems, lighting, powertrain, suspensions systems, and shock absorber, exhaust systems, aftermarket parts and services, plastic components and modules and motor sports. Magneti Marelli is a part of Fiat Spa.

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the performance and quality of our offerings. During these motoring events, extensive feedback is obtained on the performance of Maruti cars in extreme conditions—on road and off-road. The engineers at Maruti Suzuki work on this feedback,’ he said.

o encourage motor sports in India and to check the cars performance in various road conditions, Maruti Suzuki recently ﬂagged-off the third edition of Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare rally from Chennai’s Besant Nagar beach. During the occasion, Maruti Suzuki India, Commercial Business Head, South, Manohar Bhat, said, ‘It has been over a decade since Maruti Suzuki has been promoting motor sports in the country. Dakshin Dare is yet another initiative which brings the thrill of motor sports to the doorsteps of our motor sport enthusiasts in south India. Interestingly, we do not stop at just promoting motor sports in the country; we make conscious efforts to use the learnings from motor sports to enhance

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Godrej & Boyce Manufacturing Co Ltd

Ace Designers

Amararaja Batteries

Aztec Auto Ltd

Bajaj Auto

Bharat Electronics

BHEL

B’joy Informatics

Bosch Ltd

Clutch Auto

Cummins India Ltd

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Reliable Autotech Pvt. Ltd

SKF India

Hema Engineering Industries Ltd

Hindustan Aeronautics Ltd

Kirloskar Toyoda Textile Machinery

Laxmi Oil Pumps & Systems Pvt. Ltd

Lucas TVS

Maruti Suzuki India Ltd

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd

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Sona Koyo Steering Systems Sundaram-Clayton Ltd Sundram Fasteners Ltd (TVS Group) Tata Toyo Radiator Ltd TVS Motor Company Titan Industries Ltd (Jewellery Division) Ucal Fuel Systems Ltd

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Rane Engine Valve Ltd

Rane (Madras Ltd)

Wheels India Ltd Yuken India

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The passenger car segment grew by 10.04 percent during the April-May period this fiscal, while the utility vehicles grew by 5.61 percent and the multi-purpose vehicles grew by 29.57 percent in this fiscal. Nissan led the passenger car segment with a growth of around 7,1192.11 percent from 38 units to touch 2,771 units last fiscal, as compared to the previous period. BMW notched up highest percentage growth in UV segment to touch 462 units compared to 61 units in the same month in the previous year, marking a growth of 657.38 percent.

Passenger Cars 2010-11

2011-12

BMW

517

1,025

Fiat

3,963

4,197

Ford

15,046

13,979

Two-Wheelers

Commercial Vehicles

Passenger Vehicles

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ANALYSIS The overall commercial vehicles segment registered a growth of 12.16 percent in April-May 2011 as compared to the same period last fiscal to touch 109,516 units. M&HCVs sales were relatively flat at 47,384 units compared to 45,311 units. The light commercial vehicles segment grew at 18.73 percent to touch 62,132 units in this fiscal, compared to 52,330 units in the same period last fiscal. Three-wheeler sales were relatively flat at 69,779 units in April-May compared to 66,284 units in same period last year. While passenger carriers rose by 2.37 percent in April 2011, the goods carriers registered growth of 15.68 percent. VECV-Eicher registered the highest growth in the LCV segment to touch 1,583 units. Volvo Buses notched up a growth of 101.64 percent to touch 123 units this fiscal as compared to 61 units in the same period last fiscal.

98.26%

LCVs (PC+GC)

15,616

14,323

1,470

694

HSCI

7,539

4,293

HMIL

55,652

62,605

M&M

753

2,297

MSIL

144,788

150,779

Merc

682

967

Nissan

2,771

Skoda

2,666

4,901

5.90%

OEMs

-7.09%

ALL

-8.28%

Force

38,380

35,824

TKM

1,614

9,293

Audi

281

513

VW Total

3,282

13,181

292,287

321,642

2011-12

123

2,974

3,089

16,574

15,980

-47.15%

3.87%

-52.79% HM

-45.16%

-43.06% M&M 12.49%

MNAL 205.05%

1,577

Piaggio

1,717

1,849

Swaraj

639

510

29,046

37,428

VECV - Eicher

1,164

1,583

Total

52,330

62,132

-3.58% - 0.00% 7.69%

Scooter/Scooterettees

-20.19%

4.14% 41.79% 7192.11%

Tata

2010-11

Two-wheelers witnessed a growth of 18.08 percent in this fiscal registering 2,116,257 units against 1,792,202 units during the same period in the previous fiscal. Mopeds, motorcycles and scooters grew by 21.12 percent, 18.63 percent and 14.54 percent respectively. The Motorcycle sales grew to 1638,820 units in April-May period as compared to 1,381,407 units in corresponding period in the previous fiscal. In the Motorcycles segment, Suzuki Motorcycles’ sales were up by 112.98 percent in April-May period this fiscal, while Bajaj Auto’s sales grew by around 9 percent to touch 414,292 units in April-May compared to 379,720 units in same period last fiscal. In the Scooter segment, the sales of HHML grew by 36.1 percent while TVS Motor sales grew by 22.5 percent. Hero Honda reported its best sales for May at 485,122 units, registering a jump of 14.13 percent over the same month last year. Bajaj Auto witnessed 13.87 percent growth in its May sales at 218,321 units against the same month in the previous fiscal. TVS Motor Company reported total domestic two-wheeler sales of 158,829 units in May 2011 registering a growth of 16.26 percent. India Yamaha Motors registered the highest growth in domestic two-wheelers sales at around 58.73 percent to touch 27,959 units in May this year.

83.83%

Tata

OEMs

2010-11

2011-12

28.86% 36.00%

18.73%

-6.66% 475.77% 82.56%

-100.00% BAL

HHML

47,420

64,539

HMSI

148,457

149,444

M&M 2W

17,055

20,509

SMIL

37,071

47,455

TVS

55,726

68,267

305,756

350,214

36.10% 0.66% 20.25% 28.01%

M&HCVs (PC+GC) 301.61% 10.04%

OEMs

2010-11

2011-12

ALL

11,840

9,849

858

1,454

AMW

Total

-16.82%

22.50% 14.54%

69.46%

UV OEMs

2010-11

BMW Force Ford

61 467 543

386

3,145

3,990

308

322

HSCI

106

HMIL

154

ICML

149

M&M

27,252

31,154

MSIL

1,680

1,317

Merc

131

Nissan

Skoda

306

Tata

6,048

6,166

TKM

10,439

7,858

VW Total

387

-28.91% 26.87% 4.55% -50.00% - _ -56.38% 14.32%

139

50,482

53,312

MNAL

365

987

1,073

Tata

27,017

29,467

VECV - Eicher

4,227

4,976

VECV - Volvo

152

Volvo Buses

123

Total

45,311

47,384

OEMs

- 00.00%

38,844

2011-12

BAL

379,720

414,292

HHML

740,028

925,060

HMSI

113,128

117,970

IYM

34,475

53,776

M&M 2W

9.10% 25.00% 4.28% 55.99% -_

7,535

11,702

SMIL

5,194

11,062

TVS

101,327

104,958

55.30% 112.98%

101.64% 4.58%

2010-11

3.58% 18.63%

Mopeds/Electric 2011-12

OEMs

Atul

2,517

3,524

Bajaj

23,292

26,626

Force

109

21.01% 25.56% 29.57%

7,357

8,909

Piaggio

27,374

26,778

Scooters

1,714

2,154

TVS

3,921

1,784

Total

66,284

69,779

2011-12 21.12%

TVS

105,039

127,223

14.31% Electrotherm*

-96.33%

M&M

2010-11

40.01%

21.10%

5.61%

- 00.00%

29,980

2010-11

-57.24%

33.33%

8,002

17.72%

-24.72%

2226 28,567

9.07%

1.95%

6,373

8.71%

3-Wheelers (PC+GC)

- _

23,607

OEMs

-63.08%

M&M

Tata

- 0.00%

Swaraj

Motorcycles/StepThroughs 63.43%

Total 1,381,407 1,638,820

2011-12

Maruti

167.35%

Force

Total

1 11

131.74%

2010-11

-21.61%

MPV OEMs

Daimler* M&M

14.13%

533

167

657.38%

462

Audi

JCBL

2011-12

- 0.00% 21.12%

Total

105,039

127,223

-2.18% 25.67%

* Data not available since August 2008 onwards

-54.50%

5.27%

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Alphaa Springs plans upgrade, new components Akmal Rahman B Chennai

tures springs for components like starter motors, alternators, brakes, carburettors, fuel engine systems, thermostat and radiator caps. It has notched up a turnover of `eight crore last year and is targeting a growth of 30 percent this year by increasing its component capacity.

lphaa Springs, which is a single source supplier of automotive springs to companies like Sundaram Fasteners and Ucal Fuel Systems, has installed new machineries to manufacture special purpose springs. It has also planned to make hook springs for its existing customers to meet the demands. ‘We have installed two new machines, which are used in manufacturing wire forming and torsion springs’ said the Managing Director of Alphaa Springs, Chandrasekaran in recent interaction with Auto Monitor.

New Product Range The company, which is manufacturing helical springs, torsion springs, and wire forms springs,

Alphaa Springs manufactures springs for components like alternators, brakes, carburettors, thermostats & radiator caps, and has notched up a turnover of `eight crore last year

is now planning to make hook springs for its existing customers. Currently, it is manufacturing one crore springs per year, which range from 0.2 to three mm. ‘We have not gone beyond

Škoda Auto India opens new dealership Our Bureau New Delhi

koda Auto India recently inaugurated its 82nd dealership 3S (Sales, Service & Support) facility at Jai Auto, in the capital. This will be Škoda Auto’s third 3S facility in Delhi and will serve as a key touch point for customers in the region. The Czech Republicbased car manufacturer said that it plans to expand its dealership network to over 100 in this fi nancial year. The dealership was inaugurated by Director and Board Member, Sales and Marketing, Škoda India, Thomas Kuehl, Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2011, Hasleen Kaur and Principal Dealer, Jai Auto, Jaipal. Škoda India’s growth story continues with an impressive sales growth, registering a 60 percent spike between January to April 2011, as compared to the same period last year. The company also plans to launch at least two new cars including an SUV priced at around `10 lakh. It will fi rst introduce a small hatchback in this fiscal year. Jai Auto, based on Mathura Road is built on an area of 53,000 sq feet. The 3S facility in Delhi will cater to all the needs of customers under one roof. The new facility will have a capacity of servicing 70 cars per day.

Torsion springs

Future Plans

S .Chandrasekaran, MD, Alphaa Springs, Chennai

the range of three mm because we don’t have customers to supply big size springs in Chennai,’ he added. Alphaa Springs has developed new types of door handles spring for Ford Figo which is supplied through a Tier I supplier, ITWA. The company manufac-

The company, which was established in 1990 by first gener at ion ent repreneu r, S Chandrasekaran, has been supplying springs to companies like Ucal Fuel Systems, Lucas-TVS, Visteon, Motherson, ITWA and Western Thomson for the past 15 years. It is also planning to install a CNC-grinding machine by the end this year. The manufacturer has already invested around `two crore in the last ﬁ scal for upgrading facilities like

online furnaces from Taiwan for all the machines. Alphaa Springs is supplying springs for components like starters, alternators, from wipers to Lucas-TVS; springs for carburettors and multi-point fuel injection systems to Ucal Fuel Systems; springs for door handles, dashboards, bonnet openers and glow boxes to ITWA; springs for clusters, speedometers to Visteon and springs for thermostats to Western Thomson.

Increasing Capacity It has less than 100 ppm inhouse rejection and zero rejections from the customers for past three years. ‘We get new orders every month from our existing customers because we are the single source for many companies,’ he said. Over the last few years, the company has increased the capacity through productivity improvements and that is the reason it continues to be the single source for major customers.

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he Automotive Engineering show was held at t he Chennai Trade Centre, Chennai, from 10 to 12 June, 2011. The show was an effort to highlight technology, innovation and creativity in the domain of automotive manufacturing. Stated the CEO, Micrologic Integrated System, Bangalore, Nagesh SG, ‘This trade show will help mark our presence in the market, as our product is a custom-built solution and some companies may not be aware of the services provided by us’. As a participant in the Automotive Engineering Expo, Nagesh added that he had already received enquires, and that they are already supplying test equipment to Tier I suppliers like Bosch, Mahindra and Mahindra an Snyder Electronics’. The show provided a platform for buyers and sellers by putting decision makers in automotive manufacturing plants in direct contact with systems, processes and plant automation technologies. It highlighted machines used for cutting

Participants visiting the stalls at the Expo

and welding, including innovations in laser technology that are more precise and could achieve higher standards of ﬁ nishing. On the other hand, software designers highlighted solutions that could be used for initial designs and planning, through to the last stage of production. ‘Industrial Automation in India is in its adolescent phase. Since the real drive for automation started only in early ‘90s we are still trying to ‘catch-up’ with the absorption of product technologies and manufacturing processes, with geographies that have had over 100 years to learn and deploy automation. On the

other hand, China has rapidly closed the gap in skills development and industrial deployment of highly automated processes,’ said President AIA and Director & Member Managing Board (Siemens), Vijay Paranjape during the ‘Excellence Awards for Innovation and Creative Automat ion’ held dur ing the show. He also quoted that ‘India’s eight to nine percent GDP growth saga, is not a strong reason for jubilation, since the growth percentages are derived over a Low Base Denominator (LBD). The fact that we have one of the lowest GDP ‘per hour worked’ also

means that we are doing a chunk of the lowest-end jobs in our Manufacturing sector; and that too, rather inefﬁ ciently’ cautioned Paranjape. Deputy Director Dept of Industries & Commerce, Govt of Tamil Nadu, Ethirajan Bhaskaran said, ‘Innovations like this helps provide direct interaction between government, administration and the industry, thus shaping the future of Chennai’s auto industry, which is the base of nearly 1/3rd of India’s Automotive Industry, to strengthen direct interaction,’ he said. Exhibition Director and

Equipment displayed at the show

Managing Director, Focussed Event Management, Sameer Khedkar said, ‘The business-tobusiness event was lined up with 118 participants representing high proﬁ le small car manufacturers and component suppliers, which were virtually double the number of registrations for the event last year.’ The focus is on displaying technologies for manufacturing vehicles and components and not for displaying vehicles or components as regular auto shows do, he added. Safety and quality control was another important area in the event, and some companies demonstrated regulation systems used for identifying deficiencies and to maintain optimum safety conditions. Chennai is becoming a major hub in India for the production of cars and vehicles with many national and multinational companies establishing factories in the area. The event organisers stated that the show was conducted for the second successive year and for the ﬁ rst time, the event honoured inhouse innovation by instituting 10 awards for excellence in creative automation for which, an eminent jury chose the winners.

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Schmalz to launch new vacuum suction pads W hether in the pressing plant or as part of bodyshell work— automation processes in the automobile industry are becoming more and more complex: quicker cycles, higher output quantities and a wide range of workpiece outlines require f lexible solutions in the area of handling and supply. Vacuum technology specialist Schmalz will soon provide these solutions w ith a new range of especially adaptable suction pads for extremely dynamic handling of sheet metal and car body parts. Compared to the existing range of ﬂ at suction pads, the high-speed Saxm suction pads— which will be available from mid-2011—have a considerably increased suction pad stroke

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High-speed sheet metal handling: Saxm suction pads with increased stroke and maximised absorption of holding and lateral forces

that allows the suction pads to adjust optimally to contoured workpieces. Furthermore, the suction pad geometry offers all the advantages that are required for the highly dynamic han-

dling of parts: minimal suction times, high intrinsic stability while suction is applied and the absorption of extreme holding and lateral forces, even with oiled surfaces.

• The use of a cutting-edge and innovative material makes the suction pads extremely resistant to wear, even when subjected to ex t reme env ironmenta l conditions such as ozone or aggressive drawing oils • Saxm vacuum suction pads will be available in sizes with diameters from 30 mm through 125 mm. With various connections (female thread, male thread, quick connectors), they can be

A ltogether, the details of the design provide for an optimized material f low of sheet metal and car body parts in press lines and robot systems —and make the Saxm suction

adaptedeasilytoallcommon tooling systems • The modular design of the suction pads minimises purchase costs and make it possible to quickly replace damaged components • Schma lz accommodates the demand for environmentally friendly products by producing them in such a way that the materials of the individual components can be easily separated, 100% correctly sorted and recycled

pads the performance specialists when it comes to handling sheet metal at high speeds. The new series of suction pads Saxm is expected to be available very soon.

Auto World Expo 2011

he ﬁrst Auto World Expo 2011 held recently in Chennai saw an overwhelming response from the major vehicle manufacturers and accessories manufacturers. The expo was supported by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Association, Federation of Indian Higher Purchase Association, Motor Sports Clubs and Chennai Regional Indian Oil Dealers Association.

Cars exhibited at the expo

The auto majors Mercedes Benz, Skoda, Volkswagen, Toyota, Ford, Nissan, Mahindra, Fiat, Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha, Hero Honda, Ashok Leyland etc showcased their latest offerings. Meanwhile Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India, a subsidiary of Honda Motor Company of Japan, launched their global sport motorcycle CBR 250R at the event by Operating Head (Sales, Planning and Marketing) HMSI, NK Rattan. During the press conference Rattan, said, ‘We are looking to sell around 30,000 CBR 250Rs in the fi rst year which was the fi rst affordable global sports bike from the Honda. This launch helped us to enter into the high performance 250 cc segments in India. The CBR 250R will take India to the global platform, which will be manufactured and exported worldwide from India.’ Elaborating on the expansion plans, Rattan said that ‘the fi rst phase of expansion in the company’s second facility in Tapukara plant will be in operation from next month, which would have a capacity of six lakh two-wheelers at an investment of `460 crore. In the second phase, a similar capacity would be added at an outlay of `400 crore.’ Due to this new facility the waiting period is expected to reduce from three months to 10 to 15 days. ‘We have advanced the commissioning date of the Tapukara plant to serve the waiting customers, especially Activa customers,’ said Rattan. Currently there are about 1.6 lakh customers are waiting for Activa scooters and around 50,000 waiting customers for Shine motorcycle.

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Delphi receives AutoInfo award for 3D navigation in China

elphi Automotive was recently presented with the AutoInfo Award for ‘2011 Best Supplier of Digital Navigation System’ for its MyFi 3D navigation system. Presented by the China Information Association, an industry association afﬁ liated with China State Information Centre, AutoInfo is the only state-level award recognising information technology development and advancement in the Chinese market. ‘This award highlights Delphi’s commitment to safe, green and connected technologies as well as the company’s leadership in connected infotainment technology,’ said Managing Director, Delphi’s Infotainment and Driver Interface PBU, Asia, Doug Brandt. Developed and launched at the Delphi China Technical Centre,

the MyFi 3D navigation system was launched by Shanghai GM in the Chinese market earlier this year. It provides lifelike 3D images and offers multiple search choices for directions and elevated road recognition. Using 3D images, the MyFi displays map information consistent with the driver’s forward view. The system also displays road signs and major public facilities nearby; provides multiple search choices for directions, including the shortest and most convenient routes; and helps drivers avoid the inconvenience of a wrong turn using elevatedroad recognition to determine if the vehicle is at street level or on an overpass. The Delphi MyFi 3D navigation system is seamlessly integrated with a Delphi multimedia entertainment system.

Renault-Nissan urges steelmakers to use derivatives

S Volvo Vara plant

Offering additional features such as audio and video playback as well as radio and personal music management, the multimedia system is compatible with multiple media formats and devices including HDD, USB, ﬂ ash cards, iPods and iPhones.

With added features such as high-resolution displays, handsfree phone operation and more, Delphi is providing drivers with unique en route entertainment and information to help make the journey safer, easier and more enjoyable.

teelmakers should use derivatives to manage their input costs so that they can offer customers such as carmakers the long-term price stability they need, a RenaultNissan executive said. Those steel suppliers that successfully use hedging instruments and offer long-term price contracts are likely to attract more clients, Deputy General Manager of Supplier Account Ofﬁce, Renault-Nissan, Nicolas

Fourrier told Reuters. The big three iron ore producers—Vale, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton— dumped a decades-old annual pricing scheme last year in favour of quarterly pricing. As pricing for iron ore—a key steelmaking ingredient—becomes more ﬂexible, steelmakers are pushing for shorter-term steel pricing mechanisms to pass on price volatility to customers. But end users are resisting frequent price reviews, because increased volatility would make it more difﬁcult for them to manage costs.

VW plans China securitization drive as car sales soar

olkswagen plans to sell asset-backed securities in China when government rules allow issuance of the debt amid soaring vehicle sales in the country. The Wolfsburg-based company may be ready to issue car loan-backed bonds in China by the end of 2012, if government legislation is ready. Asset securitization is favoured by People’s Bank of China officials including Deputy Governor Liu Shiyu,

who say it can help banks manage balance sheets and will ensure China’s markets keep pace with its economic development. Volkswagen is planning the securities as its vehicle sales in China jumped 20 percent in the first quarter, outpacing industry growth of 8.1 percent. Banks create assetbacked securities by pooling loans into notes that are sold to investors, allowing lenders to raise capital more cheaply. Volkswagen Finance originated five asset-backed bonds this year in Europe, including the first public sale of securities pooling Spanish car loans since 2007, according to data compiled by Bloomberg.

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Volvo Penta’s plant in Vara is carbon neutral

ince May, Volvo Penta’s engine plant in Vara, Sweden, is now carbon neutral. This means that it is powered without using any fossil fuel whatsoever. Also this year, in line with their ecofriendly policies, the Vara plant now uses biofuel in the form of pellets instead of the approximately 400 cubic metres of oil it previously used every year. A three-year agreement involving deliveries of so-called green electricity (produced using hydroelectricity) has been signed with Swedish Vattenfall. As a result of these moves, the production process at the Vara plant is now completely carbon neutral. The Vara plant produces Volvo Penta’s diesel engines for leisure boats and commercial vessels. These innovative and modern four- and six-cylinder engines have won awards all over the world for their performance, comfort and environmental characteristics. The plant’s production process for the D4/D6 maintains the same class as the actual engines—not least when it comes to its environmental characteristics. Together with the employees, the plant management team have been work ing systemat ica l ly to reduce the plant’s environmental impact and energy costs. As part of this work, the plant has accepted the challenge that AB Volvo has issued to all its plants to streamline their energy and phase out fossil fuels. For instance, the ventilation system has been replaced, environmental training has been conducted, pneumatically powered tools have been replaced by energ y-powered variants, the lighting systems have been automated and so on. A large raft of measures has helped to make the production process increasingly energy efficient. ‘The use of fossil fuel to power operations at the plant has been phased out and that feels really good. During the past few years, we have been focusing very heavily on measures designed to benefit the environment and this has produced results,’ said Env ironmenta l Coordinator, Volvo Penta pla nt, Va ra, Jens Lauridsen. The total consumption of energy at the Vara plant has been reduced by around 40 percent since 2003 and work to bring about further improvements in efficiency is continuing. The next step will include examining the potential for recovering heat from engine testing.

Green Solutions Between 2006 and 2010, the emissions of carbon dioxide from the Volvo Group’s transportation of goods and products in Europe were reduced by 22 percent, measured as the average number of grams of carbon dioxide per tonne per kilometre. This is one of the findings revealed in a report from Volvo Logistics, the Volvo Group’s log ist ics compa ny, wh ich develops and purchases transportation solutions. The report is a summary of the work that began in 2008 when Volvo Trucks and Volvo Logistics challenged its transportation suppliers. The reduction also includes transportation for

Volvo Car Corporation. Among the trucking companies in Europe used by the Volvo Group, the proportion of truck drivers who had undergone theoretical and practical training in fuel-efficient driving increased to 74 percent in 2010. In recent years, the companies’ trucks have also been equipped with more modern engines, which consume less fuel and emit less carbon dioxide. In addition, cargo space is being used more efficiently, thus enabling the transportation of more goods at the same time. All of these factors have contributed to reducing total emissions of carbon dioxide per tonne per kilometre from the Volvo Group’s transports, which usually take the form of trucks driven on highways, but also include marine and

Volvo Vara plant

railway solutions. In Sweden, truck rigs that are 25.25 metres long are already being used and the carbon dioxide emissions from the Volvo Group’s truck transports have been further reduced with the help of even longer vehicles that transport more goods during each run. Volvo Logistics uses Sweden’s longest truck

rigs, measuring 32 metres, for trips between the Volvo Group’s termina l a nd ha rbour in Gothenburg. The rigs are able to transport two 40-foot containers instead of one, thus reducing emissions of carbon dioxide per tonne per kilometre. The next step could involve the use of a 48-metre long rig that can transport up to three 40-foot

containers, which would further reduce CO 2 emissions. The Volvo Group has also reduced its ca rbon dioxide emissions in Europe by using more marine and train solut ions to supplement truck transportation. ‘In most cases, road transportation is the only efﬁcient alternative, which is why we are cooperating with our trucking companies in an effort to reduce the environmental impact of transportation. We are also aiming to ﬁ nd more ways of integrating road, rail and marine solutions. Our objective is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from our transportation in Europe by 30 percent by 2015, with 2006 as the base year,’ said Env ironmenta l Manager at Volvo Logistics, Susanna Hambeson.

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International auto round-up AMERICA

EUROPE JCI gets EU approval to buy German seating business Keiper, Recaro

EPA cuts ethanol mandate for 2012

Johnson Controls said that it has been approved to acquire German seating expert Keiper and its specialty seat business, Recaro. The deal enhances JCI’s seating business, particularly in Europe, as it follows its purchase of German seat specialist C Rob Hammerstein Group earlier this year. Financial terms of the Keiper/Recardo deal were not released. Johnson Controls plans to leverage the purchase across its seat component portfolio, and expand in China and North America. Keiper, based in Kaiserslautern, Germany, is a leading producer of recliner system technology and is known for its engineering and manufacturing expertise in metals and mechanisms for automobile seats. Recaro Automotive offers complete seats for automakers and as aftermarket equipment. As part of the transaction, Johnson Controls also acquires the licensing rights for the exclusive global use of the Recaro trademark for the automotive industry, JCI said. The acquisition will include about 4,750 employees in 13 locations globally. Keiper and Recaro have combined annual revenues of nearly $1 billion. Keiper’s customers include Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and General Motors, while Recaro’s major customers include Ford, Volkswagen, Porsche, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Mini, Aston Martin, Cadillac and Honda. Keiper’s Brazilian operations are excluded from the deal.

The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed sharply reducing the amount of advanced ethanol it will require for use next year, according to a Detroit News report. Under a 2007 energy law, the United States was supposed to use 500 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol in gas tanks in 2012. This ethanol comes from renewable sources such as switchgrass, waste products and woody pulp—but it hasn’t been made in significant quantities. The EPA proposed requiring no more than 12.9 million gallons next year. This is the third consecutive year the EPA slashed the cellulosic ethanol requirement. The targets set by Congress were 100 million gallons for 2010 and 250 million for 2011; EPA reduced them to 6.5 million gallons each year. In addition, EPA is proposing a volume requirement of 1.28 billion gallons for biomassbased diesel for 2013.

Lancia Ypsilon spreads its Chrysler wings Wearing Chrysler’s winged badge, Lancia Ypsilon will be the ﬁ rst Lancia model sold in the UK and Ireland since 1984. Fiat’s alliance with Chrysler made the return possible because Chrysler has 46 dealers in the two markets. Sales of the right-handdrive Chrysler Ypsilon start in September, three months after the car’s launch with a Lancia badge in mainland Europe. With the launch, Lancia is trying to reverse its biggest weakness, the brand’s heavy reliance on sales in its home market of Italy.

Ten Ford models to add Sync AppLink software Ford is expanding its Sync AppLink software programme to ten models for the 2012 model year and quadrupling the size of it Sync development team over the next four years, according to a report in the Detroit News. The AppLink software gives Sync users hands-free voice control capability of smartphone apps. The Sync AppLink will be available in the 2012 Ford Fusion, Fusion hybrid, Fiesta, F-150, F-150 SVT Raptor, Super Duty, Expedition, E-Series, Shelby GT500 and the previously announced Mustang. The feature was introduced on the 2011 Fiesta. The app community for Sync has grown over 150 percent in the last six months and that over 2,500 developers are interested in working with Ford to enable their app to work with Sync.

GM investing in two US engine plants, eyes jobs

Nissan appoints new European sales chief Nissan has named Paul Willcox as its new European sales and marketing chief. Willcox is currently head of Nissan’s UK national sales company and replaces Simon Thomas, who is leaving the carmaker after 20 years to pursue a career outside Nissan. Willcox starts his new role this month. In the ﬁ rst ﬁve months Nissan’s new-car sales in EU and EFTA countries rose 21.7 percent to 206,314, compared with a year earlier, according the ACEA, the European automakers association. Toyota group sales, including Lexus, fell four percent to 256,935 in the same period. Toyota brand sales were 245,254, down 5.4 percent. Lexus sold 11,681 units, up 37.1 percent. Willcox joined Nissan in 1992 after starting his career at Peugeot in the UK. In 2008, he was appointed Managing Director of Nissan Motor (GB), after which Nissan secured its position as the leading Japanese brand in the UK with more than 100,000 unit sales in 2010. He will initially work between the UK and Nissan’s European headquarters in Rolle, Switzerland, before transferring to Switzerland permanently in August.

VW, BMW lead Europe car sales recovery on German demand Volkswagen and BMW led Europe’s strongest car-sales recovery in 14 months in May, as new models attracted buyers in Germany and France. Registrations rose 7.6 percent from a year earlier to 1.25 million vehicles, industry association ACEA said. Five-month sales decreased 0.4 percent. Demand in Germany and France, Europe’s two biggest car markets, expanded 22 percent and 6.1 percent, respectively. European car deliveries have declined every month except two since April 2010, after an end to government-funded car scrapping incentive programmes curtailed demand. Volkswagen, Europe’s biggest carmaker, beneﬁted from the sales rebound in its German home market as Europe’s largest economy grows. The VW Group recorded a 16 percent sales increase last month to 299,841 vehicles. Its European market share rose to 23.9 percent in May. BMW sales advanced 22 percent to 77,784 cars. European sales at GM rose 16 percent to 110,157 vehicles. Sales for Ford rose 9.7 percent last month. Toyota and Renault recorded declines of 9.5 percent and eight percent. Overall new-car sales have declined in the region for the last three years, dropping to 13.8 million vehicles in 2010 from 16 million in 2007, the last year deliveries gained, according to ACEA ﬁgures.

GM would invest $65 million in existing engine plants in New York and Tennessee. It is spending $33 million at a plant in Tonawanda near Buffalo, New York and will retain or create 100 jobs. The automaker will put $32 million into a plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, about 30 miles south of Nashville, and add or create 63 jobs. Most of the jobs in New York will be filled by laid off workers. The Tonawanda plant has 83 workers on lay off, down from 179 after GM’s 2009 bankruptcy. The investments are part of a $two billion effort by GM announced in May that the company said would keep or add 4,000 jobs in 17 plants in eight US states. The plants will make fuel-efficient 2.4-litre ‘Ecotec’ four-cylinder engines for Chevrolet cars and crossover SUVs, including the Chevrolet Malibu sedan, Equinox crossover and GMC Terrain crossover.

Ford nears agreement in seven-year-old lawsuit Ford is close to resolving a sevenyear-old lawsuit over whether taxpayers should pay part of the cleanup costs at its historic Rouge complex dating to military production from World War I, according to a report in the Detroit News. The Dearborn automaker filed suit in May 2004 against the federal government in US District Court in Detroit, and argued the government should pay a share of the costs of cleaning up the automaker’s Rouge manufacturing complex that opened in 1917. During World War I and World War II, Ford assembled boats, tanks, engines and other war materials at the massive site. Ford first built Eagle boats used by the US Navy. Ford and the Justice Department held settlement talks with a mediator in May 2008 and reached a settlement in principal, but further talks were held in 2009 with Severstal and Michigan Consolidated Gas—a previous owner of part of the site. During World War II, Ford built aircraft engines, a magnesium smelter, a B-2 supercharger facility, aircraft engine gear facilities and a tank and armour plating facility, along with parts for military trucks and jeeps at the Rouge. The Rouge complex is one of the most heavily industrialised sites in Michigan—and for much of the 20th century was the largest industrial complex in the United States. The 1,200-acre complex, which has been home to blast furnaces, steel mills, foundries, metal stamping facilities, an engine plant, a glass manufacturing plant, a tire plant and its own powerhouse, has generated enormous amounts of waste, including hundreds of millions of gallons of coal tar.

ASIA Automaker recalls 103,000 Mazda3s for windshield wiper problem Mazda is recalling 103,000 Mazda3 and Mazdaspeed3 vehicles over potentially faulty windshield wiper motors. The Japanese automaker is recalling its 2008-2009 Mazda3 built between Januar y and November 2008. In total, Mazda is recalling 408,782 Mazda3 vehicles sold worldwide to address the issue. Some of the vehicles are sold as the Mazda Axela. Mazda in a notice posted on NHTSA’s website said the ground terminal of the windshield wiper motors may have been accidentally bent during assembly, which could cause the wipers to fail. In bad weather, the lack of functioning wipers could raise the risk of a crash.

China-owned MG targets BMW 3 series with new MG6 sedan MG Motor is targeting used-car buyers—and especially BMW 3-series owners—with its new MG6 sedan, which will go on sale in the UK in July and mainland Europe next year. The sedan will join the MG6 hatchback as the second new model launched by MG Motor, formerly Britain’s largest domestic carmaker, which is now owned by SAIC, China’s biggest domes-

tic carmaker. MG has a range of six new models is at various stages of launch or development, including the MG3 small hatchback, MG5 compact and an SUV-style crossover to rival the Nissan Qashqai. As with the hatchback, the MG6 sedan’s only engine is a 1.8-litre turbocharged gasoline unit derived from MG Rover’s old K-series powerplants. Rated as using 35.6 UK mpg (7.9 litres/100 km), its CO2 emissions at 184g/km are well below rivals. The MG6 models are assembled in Longbridge, near Birmingham, England, using bodyshells, engines and powertrains shipped from China by SAIC.

Toyota, Honda set to hire thousands in Japan Toyota and Honda plan to add as many as 5,000 temporary workers in Japan for the ﬁ rst time in more than a year, signalling the industry’s recovery from the March 11 earthquake, according to a Bloomberg report. Toyota will add between 3,000 and 4,000 temporary workers in Japan from mid-July as it starts to increase production in October. Honda will hire 1,000 temporary employees. Toyota’s domestic plants are running at 90 percent of planned levels this month, up from 50 percent in April and May, because of a shortage of parts from suppliers damaged by the March disaster. The world’s biggest carmaker, which had 69,000 full-time workers at the end of March, expects factories to reach 100 percent of planned production levels by July. Toyota last hired temporary workers in December 2009, while Honda, Japan’s third-largest automaker, did so in April 2010. Nissan has already begun hiring as many as 200 temporary workers to help boost production. Toyota employed 960 temporary workers as of the end of March. Japanese carmakers’ domestic production fell 60 percent in April as Toyota’s output in the country plunged 78 percent. In Japan, delivery of new cars is averaging two to three months, compared with one month prior to the earthquake. Buyers of the carmaker’s new Prius alpha wagon hybrid model have to wait as long as a year from order to delivery.

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Dollies ........................................................................................... 6

Sheet metal frming....................................................................... 11

5c indexers ................................................................................... 7

Drilling tools ................................................................................. BIC

Solid carbide drills........................................................................ 25

Acc. Padel sensor assy. ................................................................. 23

E-coatings solutions ..................................................................... FIC

Solid carbide drills with ic ............................................................ 25

Adea - automotive dealership excellence awards ........................ 33

Egr valve ....................................................................................... 23

Solid carbide mills ........................................................................ 25

Aluminium processing.................................................................. 11

Electric motor lamination systems............................................... 11

Solid carbide reamers .................................................................. 25

Auto mation mfrs ......................................................................... 7

Electronic control unit.................................................................. 23

Solid carbide reamers with ic ....................................................... 25

Automobile parts.......................................................................... 12

Exhibition - Engineering Expo ...................................................... 4

Solid carbide special drills ........................................................... 25

Bearings ........................................................................................ 8

Extension springs ......................................................................... 3

Solid carbide special mills ............................................................ 25

Blanking lines ............................................................................... 11

Foldable large containers............................................................. 6

Solid carbide special reamers ...................................................... 25

Brake shoe .................................................................................... 17

Foldable small containers ............................................................ 6

Spray painting equipment............................................................ 27

Buses............................................................................................. 5

Gun drills ...................................................................................... BIC

Stack nest containers.................................................................... 6

Cable carriers................................................................................ 8

Hmc horizontal spindle ................................................................ 7

Stackable containers .................................................................... 6

Cable connectors .......................................................................... 8

Hollow bars................................................................................... 19

Stainless steel gear parts .............................................................. 12

Car paints...................................................................................... 27

Horizontal CNC machines ............................................................. 21

Taps............................................................................................... BIC

Car polish...................................................................................... 27

Horizontal machining center ....................................................... 21

Teﬂon oil seals .............................................................................. 8

Ced/ktl coatings ............................................................................ FIC

Hydroforming ............................................................................... 11

Torsion springs ............................................................................. 3

Chains ........................................................................................... 8

Induss Expo 2011 .......................................................................... 26

Transmission gears ....................................................................... 12

Clutch plates ................................................................................. 17

Industrial cleaning ....................................................................... 29

Turrets .......................................................................................... 1,BC

CNC ............................................................................................... 21

Injection moulding machine ........................................................ 15

Vaccum pump ............................................................................... 23

CNC hmcs ...................................................................................... 21

Laser systems ................................................................................ 11

Valve stem seals............................................................................ 8

CNC lathes ..................................................................................... 1,7,BC

Lightweight diesel engines ........................................................... 31

Ventilators .................................................................................... 16

CNC machines ............................................................................... 21

Lightweight petrol ........................................................................ 31

Vertical line series ........................................................................ 21

CNC oval turning centers .............................................................. 21

Lubricants ..................................................................................... 17

Vertical machining centers........................................................... 1,BC

CNC turn mill centers.................................................................... 21

Metal cutting tools ....................................................................... 25

Vmc vertical machines ................................................................. 7

CNC turning center ....................................................................... 21

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CNC vertical machining center ..................................................... 21

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CNC/vmc machines ....................................................................... 13

‘O’ rings ......................................................................................... 8

Commercial vehicles..................................................................... 5

Oil seals......................................................................................... 8

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Pallets ........................................................................................... 6

Compression springs .................................................................... 3

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Connectors.................................................................................... 8

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Controlgear ................................................................................... 9

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Countersinks ................................................................................. BIC

Power tiller ................................................................................... 31

Cylindrical grinders ...................................................................... 1,BC

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Reamers ........................................................................................ BIC

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Rotary tables ................................................................................ 7

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Self adhesive tapes ....................................................................... 16

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11-12

Domestic Sales For the month of May 2010

I Passenger Vehicles (PVs) A : Passengers Cars - Upto 5 Seats Micro: Seats Upto-4, Length Normally <3200 mm, Body Style-Hatchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 0.8 Litre Regular: Tata Motors Ltd (Nano) 6,052 6,529 8,892 16,164 3,550 Total 6,052 6,529 8,892 16,164 3,550 Micro: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally <3600 mm, Body Style-Hatchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 1.0 Litre Regular: General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Spark) 2,817 2,701 6,803 6,707 2,812 Hyundai Motors India Ltd(Santro) 6,214 9,083 16,465 20,858 5,498 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (M800, Alto,Wagon R,A-Star) 52,819 58,039 102,384 121,225 42,483 Total 61,850 69,823 125,652 148,790 50,793 Compact: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally 3600-4000 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 1.4 Litre Regular: Fiat India Automobiles Pvt Ltd (Palio, Grande Punto) 1,029 1,514 1,772 2,828 1,063 Ford india Pvt Ltd (Figo ) 6,547 8,095 12,416 16,583 6,327 General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Beat, U-VA) 3,487 2,220 9,165 6,277 2,607 Honda Siel Cars India ltd (Jazz) 16 0 316 30 205 Hyundai Motors India Ltd(Getz, i10, i20) 30,396 28,763 69,136 65,854 19,011 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Swift, Ritz, Estilo) 24,397 23,546 48,818 45,485 22,754 Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (Micra) 0 8,531 0 17,991 0 SkodaAuto india p.ltd ( Fabia ) 0 1,748 0 3,686 547 Tata Motors Ltd (Indica,Indica Vista, Indigo CS) 11,688 9,867 28,190 20,392 11,540 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Polo) NA 4,942 NA 9,144 1,314 Total 77,560 89,226 169,813 188,270 65,368 Super Compact: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally 4000-4250 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 1.6 Litre Regular: Hyundai Motors India Ltd (Accent) 2,053 2,644 4,993 6,506 949 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Verito) 716 1,367 1,251 2,359 450 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Dzire) 9,312 10,959 18,108 22,638 9,335 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Etios-Sedan) 0 3,645 0 7,899 0 Specialty: Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Beetle) 0 0 0 0 28 Total 12,081 18,615 24,352 39,402 10,762 Mid-Size: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally 4250-4500 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 1.6 Litre Regular: Ford India Pvt Ltd (Ford ikon,Fiesta Classic) 1,548 1,361 2,885 2,835 1,493 General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Aveo) 366 82 1,017 103 386 Hindustan Motors Ltd (Lancer,Cedia) 72 19 177 31 72 Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (City) 2,984 1,200 6,451 4,012 3,121 Hyundai Motors India Ltd (Verna) 1,406 4,403 3,505 6,213 1,655 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (SX4) 1,571 2,690 3,089 5,022 1,548 Tata Motors Ltd (Indigo Marina, Indigo XL, Manza) 2,268 1,393 3,372 2,956 3,528 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Vento) NA 3,216 NA 7,230 0 Specialty: Hindustan Motors Ltd (Ambassador) 580 266 1,245 709 602 Total 10,795 14,630 21,741 29,111 12,405 Executive: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally 4500-4700 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 2.0 Litre Regular: Fiat India Automobiles Pvt Ltd (Linea) 1,051 907 1,890 1,732 1,100 General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Optra, Cruze) 957 1,143 1,750 2,515 907 Hindustan Motors Ltd (Cedia sports) 26 8 26 14 27 Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (Civic) 240 300 240 780 533 Hyundai Motors India Ltd (Elantra) 0 0 0 0 1 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Kizashi) 0 0 0 0 0 Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd (Laura) 0 652 0 1,332 520 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Corolla ) 659 453 1,519 1,200 655 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Jetta) NA 0 NA 52 347 Specialty: BMW india pvt Ltd ( 3 Series) 148 186 482 270 143 Hindustan Motors Ltd (EVO X) 1 0 1 0 Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd (C-Class) 196 357 369 654 215 Volkswagen - Audi (A4) 0 0 0 0 54 Total 3,277 4,007 6,276 8,550 4,502 Premium: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally 4700-5000 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 3.0 Litre Regular: Honda Siel Cars India Ltd ( Accord ) 180 150 180 358 173 Hyundai Motors India Ltd ( Sonata ) 26 14 41 34 37 Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (Teana) 0 0 0 0 14 Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd (Superb) 0 377 0 772 314 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Camry ) 0 0 0 0 23 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Passat) NA 120 NA 300 105 Specialty: BMW india pvt Ltd ( 5 Series) 0 267 6 651 58 Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd (E-Class) 123 256 259 420 115 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Prius ) 0 0 0 0 32 Volkswagen - Audi (A6) 0 0 0 0 73 Total 329 1,184 486 2,535 944 Luxury: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally Over 5000 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 5.0 Litre Regular: BMW india pvt Ltd (7 Series ) 0 0 0 0 35 Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd ( S-Class) 46 28 92 76 46 Volkswagen - Audi (A8) 0 0 0 0 0 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Phaeton) 0 0 0 0 2 Total 46 28 92 76 83 Coupe: Roadster - 2 Doors; 2/4 seater, retractable/firm roof Regular: BMW india pvt Ltd (6 Series, Z4) 0 0 0 0 9 Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd (E-Coupe, E-Cabrio, CLS, SLK) 0 0 0 0 9 Volkswagen-Audi (R8, RS5) 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 18 Exotics: Upto 5 Seats, Price >Rs. 1 Crore Mercedes-Benz India pvt. Ltd (SLS AMG) 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0 Total Passenger Car 171,990 204,042 357,304 432,898 148,425 B: Utility Vehicles (Uvs) B: Utility Vehicles / Sports Utillty Vehicles; 2x4 or 4x4 offroad capability; Generally ladder on frame; 2 box ; 5 seats or more but upto 10 Seats UV1: Length<4400 mm, Price Upto Rs. 15 Lakh Force Motors Ltd (Trax) 45 46 289 358 42 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Bolero, ST) 6,126 8,243 12,703 16,008 6,327 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Gypsy) 766 263 1,638 1,200 964 Tata Motors Ltd (Sumo,) 1,276 1,375 2,786 2,837 1,402 Total 8,213 9,927 17,416 20,403 8,735 UV2: Length<4400 - 4700 mm, Price Upto Rs. 15 Lakh General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Tavera) 1,464 1,754 3,005 3,677 1,418 International Cars & Motors Ltd (Rhino) 97 54 172 76 95 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Scorpio, Bolero, HT, Xylo) 7,609 7,768 14,639 16,193 7,741 Tata Motors Ltd (Sumo Grande, Safari) 1,325 1,378 3,214 2,721 1,302 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Innova) 4,303 3,122 8,490 6,551 4,355 Total 14,798 14,076 29,520 29,218 14,911 UV3: Length>4700 mm, Price Upto Rs. 15 Lakh Froce Motors Ltd (Trax) 227 263 227 263 210 Tata Motors Ltd (Aria, Xenon) 22 155 38 400 4 Total 249 418 265 663 214 UV4: Price Between Rs. 15 to 25Lakh BMW india Pvt Ltd (X1) 0 267 0 545 0 Ford India Pvt Ltd (Endeavour) 266 117 528 372 260 General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Captiva) 0 0 0 0 84 Hindustan Motors Ltd (Pajero, Outlander) 172 215 300 346 181 Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (CRV) 0 0 0 0 35 Hyundai Motors India Ltd (Santa Fe) 0 0 0 0 0 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Vitara) 0 0 0 0 4 Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (X-Trail) 0 0 0 0 42 Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd (Yeti) NA 256 NA 556 0 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Fortuner) 967 693 1,913 1,415 969 Total 1,405 1,548 2,741 3,234 1,575 UV5: Price > Rs. 25Lakh BMW india Pvt Ltd (X3, X5, X6) 0 0 0 0 26 Hindustan Motors Ltd (Mentero, EVOx (Ten) 0 0 0 10 1 Mercedes-Benz India pvt. Ltd (M Class, GL Class, R Class, G class) 0 0 0 0 25 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (LC,Prado) 0 0 0 0 16 Volkswagen - Audi (Q5,Q7) 0 0 0 0 56 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Touareg) 0 0 5 0 0 Total 0 0 5 10 124 Total Utillity Vehicles (Uvs) 24,665 25,969 49,947 53,528 25,559 C: Vans; Generally 1 or 1.5 box; seats upto 5 to 10 V1: Hard tops mainly used for personal transport, Price Upto Rs. 10 Lakh Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Omini,Ecco) 12,703 15,560 24,049 28,782 12,953 Tata Motors Ltd (Venture) 0 630 0 1,137 0 Total 12,703 16,190 24,049 29,919 12,953 V2: Soft tops mainly used as Maxi Cabs, Price Upto Rs. 10 Lakh Force Motors Ltd (Trip) 0 75 0 80 0 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Gio, Maxximo Mini Van) 0 1,235 0 2,232 0 Tata Motors Ltd (Magic, lris) 4,253 4,232 7,270 8,721 3,709 Total 4,253 5,542 7,270 11,033 3,709 Total Vans 16,956 21,732 31,319 40,952 16,662 Total Passenger Vehicles (PVs) 213,611 251,743 438,570 527,378 190,646 II Commercial Vehicles (CVs) M&HCVs A: Passenger Carriers A1: Max. Mass exceeding 7-5 tonnes but not exceeding 12 tonnes (M3(B1)) (b): No. of seats including driver exceeding 13 (M3(B2)) Ashok Leyland Ltd 141 387 324 718 100 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 40 0 91 0 51 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 25 0 29 0 SML Isuzu Ltd 289 383 510 644 240 Tata Motors Ltd 682 627 1,227 1,032 597 VE CVs - Eicher 142 432 374 663 288 Total 1,294 1,854 2,526 3,086 1,276 Total A1 1,294 1,854 2,526 3,086 1,276 A2: Max. Mass exceeding 12 but no exceeding 16.2 tonnes (M3(C)) (b): No. of seats including driver exceeding 13 (M3(C2)) Ashok Leyland Ltd 1,443 1,970 2,896 3,320 1,113 JCBL Ltd 0 1 0 1 0 SML Isuzu Ltd 8 6 10 14 10 Tata Motors Ltd 1,267 1,106 2,696 2,051 1,131 VE CVs - Eicher 0 33 16 54 26 Volvo Buses India Pvt Ltd 20 29 40 40 17 Total 2,738 3,145 5,658 5,480 2,297 Total A2 2,738 3,145 5,658 5,480 2,297 A3: No. of seats including exceeding 13 and max. mass exceeding 16.2 tonnes (M3(D)) Passenger Carrier (D) Volvo Buses India Pvt Ltd 14 49 30 89 12 Total A3 14 49 30 89 12 Total M&HCVs(passenger carriers) 4,046 5,048 8,214 8,655 3,585 M&HCVs B: Goods Carriers (c) Max Mass exceeding 7.5 tonnes but not exceeding 10 tons Ashok Leyland Ltd 18 48 58 96 32 SML Isuzu Ltd 268 233 505 462 219 Tata Motors Ltd 431 519 908 1,079 487 VE CVs - Eicher 640 873 1,440 1,631 684 Total 1,357 1,673 2,911 3,268 1,422 (d) Max. Mass Exceeding 10 tons but not exceeding 12 tons Ashok Leyland Ltd 232 344 439 574 152 SML Isuzu Ltd 77 217 151 324 60 Tata Motors Ltd 1,036 1,011 2,116 2,112 1,171 VE CVs - Eicher 505 776 1,363 1,980 707

Exports Cumulative April-May

For the month of May

Cumulative April-May

2011

10-11

11-12

2010

2011

10-11

11-12

6,515 6,515

7,075 7,075

16,527 16,527

0 0

25 25

1 1

523 523

3,017 6,675 42,125 51,817

6,315 12,940 78,408 97,663

6,904 14,808 83,869 105,581

0 2,360 11,728 14,088

6 1,956 8,998 10,960

4 4,731 23,905 28,640

8 5,485 17,424 22,917

1,303 5,608 2,270 170 18,908 21,185 1,566 1,556 8,747 3,486 64,799

1,903 12,357 6,955 543 36,719 45,503 0 1,025 23,850 2,215 131,070

2,542 11,621 4,862 282 39,391 39,412 2,764 3,117 16,718 7,241 127,950

72 0 1 0 15,591 231 0 0 488 0 16,383

252 1,970 9 0 12,981 1,332 3,937 0 217 0 20,698

293 0 34 1 34,129 980 0 0 853 0 36,290

403 3,060 21 0 27,615 2,705 13,368 0 703 0 47,875

1,047 1,291 10,812 3,412

2,417 753 17,921 0

2,161 2,297 22,609 8,069

1,706 382 61 0

1,706 0 7 0

4,316 532 72 0

3,965 0 27 0

3 16,565

120 21,211

19 35,155

0 2,149

0 1,713

0 4,920

0 3,992

1,266 196 19 1,828 4,357 2,702 1,018 2,403

2,689 685 195 5,908 3,520 2,956 7,455 0

2,358 351 31 3,370 6,211 4,804 2,579 5,269

0 10 0 0 0 0 19 0

42 22 0 0 0 0 39 0

172 26 0 1 0 0 77 0

119 29 0 0 0 0 96 0

254 14,043

1,248 24,656

649 25,622

0 29

0 103

0 276

0 244

845 899 5 190 0 50 646 419 101

2,060 1,661 27 721 2 0 1,084 1,506 731

1,655 2,206 13 443 0 85 1,067 1,195 263

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

87 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

195 1 314 145 3,810

276 0 362 138 8,568

435 1 567 344 8,274

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 0 72

0 0 0 0 1

0 0 0 0 95

115 14 0 385 4 184

367 54 38 557 55 214

198 34 7 717 29 380

0 0 0 0 0 0

268 130 0 42 1,142

163 240 53 139 1,880

528 308 0 96 2,297

0 0 0 0 0

23 37 26 8 94

62 68 4 2 136

55 65 65 9 194

0 0 0 2 2

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 0 2 2

0 0 0 0 0

5 19 8 32

16 12 0 28

7 25 8 40

0 0 0 0

0 0 158,817

0 0 292,287

2 2 321,642

0 0 32,651

0 0 33,571

0 0 70,130

0 0 75,646

37 8,036 1,099 1,221 10,393

257 12,649 1,672 3,281 17,859

295 15,464 1,309 3,060 20,128

0 108 2 39 149

0 82 40 32 154

0 186 2 60 248

0 177 43 44 264

1,767 41 7,961 1,414 2,961 14,144

2,946 149 14,603 2,758 8,490 28,946

3,675 65 15,690 2,763 6,425 28,618

0 0 206 42 0 248

0 0 355 19 0 374

1 0 458 48 0 507

0 0 609 34 0 643

238 45 283

210 9 219

238 343 581

0 0 0

0 4 4

0 0 0

0 4 4

190 172 143 195 31 122 1 22 174 672 1,722

0 543 199 302 106 0 8 65 0 1,891 3,114

405 386 315 311 53 154 8 24 306 1,411 3,373

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

26 1 61 2 199 0 289 26,831

61 6 49 58 167 3 344 50,482

57 11 131 22 387 4 612 53,312

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 397

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 532

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 755

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 911

15,545 441 15,986

23,607 0 23,607

28,567 798 29,365

112 0 112

177 0 177

199 0 199

366 0 366

16 1,227 3,317 4,560 20,546 206,194

0 0 6,373 6,373 29,980 372,749

49 2,226 7,204 9,479 38,844 413,798

0 0 15 15 127 33,175

0 0 6 6 183 34,286

0 0 15 15 214 71,099

0 0 90 90 456 77,013

243 0 0 329 502 339 1,413 1,413

196 136 0 426 1,366 546 2,670 2,670

370 0 1 459 819 590 2,239 2,239

23 0 0 1 3 0 27 27

10 0 0 0 31 6 47 47

50 2 0 3 26 29 110 110

19 0 0 0 56 28 103 103

1,184 1 12 1,147 18 26 2,388 2,388

2,193 0 16 2,133 35 35 4,412 4,412

2,162 1 14 2,076 30 38 4,321 4,321

200 0 0 274 1 0 475 475

287 0 0 358 19 0 664 664

445 0 0 502 1 0 948 948

533 0 0 486 19 0 1,038 1,038

47 47 3,848

26 26 7,108

85 85 6,645

0 0 502

0 0 711

0 0 1,058

0 0 1,141

19 318 700 787 1,824

76 430 1,058 1,458 3,022

56 375 1,373 1,521 3,325

2 0 68 22 92

4 40 74 7 125

20 0 96 50 166

12 40 119 15 186

201 174 1,362 902

290 115 2,465 1,587

363 225 2,684 1,921

10 0 162 46

13 0 144 2

10 0 227 60

18 2 232 20

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Auto Monitor

SIAM DATA

Category Segment/Subsegment Manufacturer.

Production For the month of May 2010

Domestic Sales For the month of May

Cumulative April-May

2011

Exports Cumulative April-May

For the month of May

Cumulative April-May

2011

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11-12

2010

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2010

2011

10-11

Total 1,850 2,348 Total B 3,207 4,021 B2: Max Mass exceeding 16.2 tonnes (N3(A)) (a) Max. mass exceeding 12 tonnes but not exceeding 16.2 tonnes (N3(A1)) Ashok Leyland Ltd 1,591 1,494 Tata Motors Ltd 3,385 4,788 VE CVs - Eicher 113 483 Total B2 5,089 6,765 B3: Max Mass exceeding 16.2 tonnes-Rigid Vehicles (N3(B1)) (a) Max. mass exceeding 16.2 tonnes but not exceeding 25 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd 2,097 1,022 Asia Motor Works Ltd 434 782 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 77 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 71 Tata Motors Ltd 4,675 4,681 VE CVs - Eicher 4 89 Total 7,287 6,645 (b) Max. mass exceeding 25 tonnes 644 611 Ashok Leyland Ltd Asia Motor Works Ltd 7 18 Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd 40 8 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 17 Tata Motors Ltd 3,682 4,967 VE CVs - Eicher 1 85 VE CVs - Volvo 105 41 Total 4,479 5,747 11,766 12,392 Total B3 B4: Max. Mass exceeding 16.2 tonnes-Haulage Tractor (Tractor-Semi Traller/Traller)(N3(B2)) (a) Max. Mass exceeding 16.2 tonnes but not exceeding 26.4 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd 0 0 Total 0 0 (b) Max. mass exceeding 26.4 tonnes but not exceeding 35.2 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd 275 213 Tata Motors Ltd 0 0 Total 275 213 (c) Mass exceeding 35.2 tonnes but not exceeding 40 tonnes Asia Motor Works Ltd 74 55 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 43 Total 74 98 (d) Max. mass exceeding 40 tonnes but not exceeding 49 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd 232 99 Asia Motor Works Ltd 22 11 Tata Motors Ltd 0 106 VE CVs - Eicher 0 20 Total 254 236 (e) Max. mass exceeding 49 tonnes and Above Ashok Leyland Ltd 236 116 VE CVs - Volvo 18 21 Total 254 137 857 684 Total B4 Total M&HCVs (Goods Carriers) 20,919 23,862 Total M&HCVs 24,965 28,910 LCVs A: Passenger Carriers A1: Max. Mass upto 5 tonnes (a): No. of seats including driver exceeding 13 (M2(A1)) Force Motors Ltd 382 449 Tata Motors Ltd 71 30 Total 453 479 (a): No. of seats including driver exceeding 13 (M2(A2)) Force Motors Ltd 612 762 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 240 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 165 Tata Motors Ltd 331 425 Total 1,183 1,352 1,183 1,352 Total A1 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 143 162 Force Motors Ltd 40 10 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 238 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 219 SML Isuzu Ltd 337 284 Tata Motors Ltd 1,642 1,547 VE CVs - Eicher 217 376 Total 2,617 2,598 2,617 2,598 Total A2 Total LCVs (Passenger Carriers) 4,253 4,429 LCVs B: Goods Carriers (a) Max. Mass not exceeding 2 tons-Mini Truck Segment Force Motors Ltd 215 17 Hindustan Motors Ltd 0 0 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 2,010 4,303 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 903 1,066 Tata Motors Ltd 7,358 15,749 Total 10,486 21,135 (b) Max. Mass not exceeding 2 but no exceeding 3.5 tons-Pick Ups Force Motors Ltd 503 591 Hindustan Motors Ltd 42 26 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 5,264 5,589 Tata Motors Ltd 769 2,070 Total 6,578 8,276 (a) Max Mass exceeding 3.5 tons but not exceeding 6 tonnes Force Motors Ltd 133 126 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 357 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 451 SML Isuzu Ltd 0 4 Tata Motors Ltd 1,856 2,506 VE CVs - Eicher 44 77 Total 2,390 3,164 (b) Max Mass exceeding 6 tons but not exceeding 7.5 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd 0 0 Force Motors Ltd 1 0 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 0 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 30 SML Isuzu Ltd 81 103 Tata Motors Ltd 341 416 VE CVs - Eicher 295 466 Total 718 1,015 20,172 33,590 Total LCVs (Goods Carriers) Total LCVs 24,425 38,019 Total Commercial Vehicles 49,390 66,929 IV Two Wheelers A: Scooter/Scooterettee : Wheel size less than or equal to 12” A1: Engine Capacity less than 75cc Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd 1,445 513 TVS Motor Company Ltd 1,160 1,478 Total 2,605 1,991 A2: Engine Capacity 75cc and above but less than 125cc Bajaj Auto Ltd 0 0 Hero Honda Motors Ltd 25,516 31,845 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd 77,674 76,239 Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd 11,777 12,580 Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd 18,500 23,953 TVS Motor Company Ltd 28,391 43,218 Total 161,858 187,835 Total Scooter/Scooterettee 164,463 189,826 B: Motor cycles/Step-Throughs : Big Wheel size more than 12” B2: Engine Capacity 75cc and above but less than 125cc Bajaj Auto Ltd 174,286 170,350 Hero Honda Motors Ltd 381,056 441,469 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd 14,006 20,036 India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd 3,840 5,100 Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd 0 0 TVS Motor Company Ltd 53,859 20,337 Total 627,047 657,292 B3: Engine Capacity 125cc and above but less than 250cc Bajaj Auto Ltd 83,399 133,363 Hero Honda Motors Ltd 24,523 26,151 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd 42,669 47,332 India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd 20,494 35,002 Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd 3,671 5,835 TVS Motor Company Ltd 16,521 51,096 Total 191,277 298,779 B4: Engine capacity 250cc and above Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd 0 1,135 India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd 0 0 Royal Enfield (Unit of Eicher Ltd) 4,153 6,088 Total 4,153 7,223 822,477 963,294 Total Motor Cycles/Step-Throughs C: Mopeds: Engine capacity less than 75cc & with fixed transmission, big wheelsize>12” Engine Capacity<75cc Mopeds TVS Motor Company Ltd 54,702 70,001 Total 54,702 70,001 54,702 70,001 Total Mopeds Total Two Wheelers 1,041,642 1,223,121 III Three Wheelers A: Passenger Carriers A1:No. of seats including driver not exceeding 4 & Max.Mass not exceeding 1 tonnes Atul Auto Limited 621 874 Bajaj Auto Ltd 30,844 39,404 Force Motors Ltd 0 0 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 2,169 3,233 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 8,149 10,227 Scooters india Ltd 402 386 TVS Motor Company Ltd 2,597 2,619 Total 44,782 56,743 A2: No.of seats including Driver exceeding 4 but not exceeding 7 & Max.Mass exceeding 1.5 tonnes Force Motors Ltd 1 0 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 0 0 Scooters india Ltd 243 223 Total 244 223 45,026 56,966 Total Passenger Carrier B: Goods Carriers B1: Max.mass not exceeding 1 tonnes Atul Auto Limited 688 941 Bajaj Auto Ltd 473 357 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 1,319 1,498 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 4,228 4,947 Scooters india Ltd 414 481 Total 7,122 8,224 B2: Others Force Motors Ltd 0 0 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 500 522 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 0 0 Scooters india Ltd 230 245 Total 730 767 7,852 8,991 Total Goods Carrier Total Three Wheelers 52,878 65,957 Grand Total of all Categories 1,357,521 1,607,750

4,069 6,980

4,990 8,258

2,090 3,512

2,639 4,463

4,457 7,479

5,193 8,518

218 310

159 284

297 463

11-12 272 458

3,102 7,212 380 10,694

3,820 9,374 983 14,177

1,263 2,669 176 4,108

1,243 2,594 232 4,069

2,443 5,514 349 8,306

2,324 4,858 569 7,751

207 414 38 659

235 576 133 944

364 669 82 1,115

555 886 230 1,671

4,098 742 89 0 9,072 109 14,110

2,194 1,365 0 172 9,303 189 13,223

1,914 373 3 0 4,373 50 6,713

1,057 682 0 58 4,241 93 6,131

4,049 716 3 0 8,543 135 13,446

2,022 1,285 0 121 8,137 174 11,739

0 0 0 0 141 2 143

79 0 0 0 190 0 269

0 0 0 0 361 3 364

137 0 0 0 281 0 418

1,315 11 80 0 6,301 68 177 7,952 22,062

2,266 44 39 113 9,775 177 101 12,515 25,738

734 4 15 0 1,988 30 76 2,847 9,560

628 21 0 76 3,497 65 22 4,309 10,440

1,334 7 30 0 3,394 99 129 4,993 18,439

1,564 50 11 197 6,570 142 42 8,576 20,315

0 0 0 0 3 0 0 3 146

0 0 0 0 22 0 0 22 291

0 0 0 0 4 0 0 4 368

0 0 0 0 31 0 0 31 449

0 0

57 57

0 0

109 109

0 0

562 0 562

497 0 497

260 734 994

194 679 873

509 1,130 1,639

397 1,387 1,784

0 0 0

5 0 5

0 0 0

18 0 18

112 0 112

138 47 185

41 0 41

23 27 50

92 0 92

106 46 152

0 0 0

414 46 0 8 468

238 31 125 52 446

171 27 710 12 920

148 10 810 11 979

383 43 1,414 18 1,858

306 13 1,563 29 1,911

5 0 0 0 5

0 0 1 0 1

5 0 0 0 5

0 0 1 0 1

596 23 619 1,761 41,497 49,711

452 32 484 1,612 49,785 58,440

151 18 169 2,124 19,304 22,889

126 15 141 2,043 21,015 24,863

367 23 390 3,979 38,203 45,311

285 23 308 4,155 40,739 47,384

0 0 0 62 1,177 1,679

0 0 0 6 1,525 2,236

0 0 0 114 2,060 3,118

0 0 0 19 2,597 3,738

736 171 907

913 95 1,008

370 151 521

484 184 668

710 459 1,169

899 297 1,196

0 7 7

5 0 5

0 7 7

5 0 5

1,212 551 0 570 2,333 2,333

1,520 0 345 881 2,746 2,746

581 312 0 701 1,594 1,594

677 0 214 535 1,426 1,426

1,091 527 0 1,168 2,786 2,786

1,384 0 378 825 2,587 2,587

4 0 0 121 125 125

21 0 0 46 67 67

24 0 0 121 145 145

26 0 0 55 81 81

234 76 318 0 635 2,970 584 4,817 4,817 8,057

312 22 0 404 559 2,906 732 4,935 4,935 8,689

83 34 244 0 294 1,389 255 2,299 2,299 4,414

39 4 0 260 339 1,220 268 2,130 2,130 4,224

123 49 332 0 510 3,226 514 4,754 4,754 8,709

65 12 0 448 424 2,076 607 3,632 3,632 7,415

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36 0 2 0 10 229 99 376 376 528

62 0 0 0 3 530 43 638 638 724

483 0 5,223 1,911 18,625 26,242

614 0 9,923 1,896 32,984 45,417

134 0 2,332 814 8,750 12,030

16 0 3,752 1,072 12,275 17,115

261 0 5,160 1,717 17,811 24,949

178 0 8,211 1,849 26,211 36,449

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0 0 215 0 2,354 2,569

0 0 100 6 2,932 3,038

0 0 365 0 3,892 4,257

711 92 10,767 2,200 13,770

701 74 10,188 3,941 14,904

474 43 4,872 914 6,303

375 18 4,393 1,613 6,399

665 93 9,686 2,065 12,509

438 51 7,769 3,126 11,384

0 0 545 168 713

0 0 966 309 1,275

0 0 847 336 1,183

0 20 1,840 476 2,336

239 861 0 0 3,792 394 5,286

196 0 782 7 4,957 477 6,419

103 378 0 0 1,690 29 2,200

102 0 359 3 2,303 52 2,819

198 836 0 0 3,664 283 4,981

178 0 730 3 4,099 471 5,481

4 10 0 0 269 0 283

0 52 0 0 672 4 728

4 61 0 0 482 10 557

0 82 0 0 1,039 14 1,135

24 1 14 0 159 1,103 452 1,753 47,051 55,108 104,819

0 0 0 44 166 1,337 689 2,236 68,976 77,665 136,105

0 0 19 0 82 311 231 643 21,176 25,590 48,479

0 0 0 7 66 382 439 894 27,227 31,451 56,314

0 0 33 0 129 653 367 1,182 43,621 52,330 97,641

0 0 0 21 83 794 505 1,403 54,717 62,132 109,516

0 0 0 0 20 49 106 175 2,784 3,164 4,843

0 0 0 0 24 111 120 255 4,827 5,231 7,467

0 0 0 0 60 95 121 276 5,054 5,582 8,700

0 0 0 0 44 223 256 523 8,251 8,975 12,713

3,465 3,179 6,644

744 2,984 3,728

775 2,293 3,068

518 1,440 1,958

1,838 3,937 5,775

829 2,894 3,723

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0 50,444 152,229 23,093 37,458 55,946 319,170 325,814

0 69,550 153,131 25,993 47,627 82,928 379,229 382,957

0 23,738 76,980 7,271 18,178 28,274 154,441 157,509

0 29,460 75,012 10,452 23,915 34,363 173,202 175,160

27 47,420 148,457 15,217 37,071 51,789 299,981 305,756

0 64,539 149,444 19,680 47,455 65,373 346,491 350,214

0 1,008 715 160 44 1,317 3,244 3,244

0 1,888 1,157 66 44 2,365 5,520 5,520

0 2,576 1,925 278 44 3,018 7,841 7,841

0 4,576 1,834 154 88 4,975 11,627 11,627

349,904 723,727 35,959 9,222 0 101,998 1,220,810

344,064 895,586 38,443 10,497 0 64,866 1,353,456

101,882 378,495 15,678 5,027 0 41,491 542,573

105,034 426,978 16,879 4,681 0 42,990 596,562

210,148 693,641 36,593 11,472 0 82,002 1,033,856

204,931 873,699 31,170 8,906 0 80,824 1,199,530

53,730 8,855 906 816 0 9,451 73,758

70,200 12,512 4,400 818 0 12,055 99,985

111,384 15,509 906 2,062 0 20,131 149,992

163,970 21,866 6,500 1,650 0 24,084 218,070

179,354 48,821 89,945 35,194 5,374 33,428 392,116

256,724 51,812 93,393 68,626 11,772 71,475 553,802

89,844 22,825 39,432 12,581 3,360 10,828 178,870

113,287 28,684 42,747 23,264 5,613 12,164 225,759

169,572 46,387 76,535 22,991 5,194 19,325 340,004

209,361 51,361 84,742 44,849 11,062 24,134 425,509

24,032 1,012 4,867 6,603 132 6,136 42,782

29,468 712 4,324 1,035 640 8,410 44,589

54,479 2,052 11,001 13,456 176 12,448 93,612

61,962 1,292 6,519 17,862 960 16,150 104,745

0 0 8,117 8,117 1,621,043

2,035 0 12,392 14,427 1,921,685

0 6 3,862 3,868 725,311

1,107 14 5,813 6,934 829,255

0 12 7,535 7,547 1,381,407

2,058 21 11,702 13,781 1,638,820

0 0 292 292 116,832

0 0 337 337 144,911

0 0 564 564 244,168

0 0 671 671 323,486

106,727 106,727 106,727 2,053,584

129,401 129,401 129,401 2,434,043

53,735 53,735 53,735 936,555

67,872 67,872 67,872 1,072,287

105,039 105,039 105,039 1,792,202

127,223 127,223 127,223 2,116,257

1,142 1,142 1,142 121,218

232 232 232 150,663

1,667 1,667 1,667 253,676

417 417 417 335,530

1,085 65,820 0 4,469 19,960 730 5,174 97,238

1,683 81,108 0 7,245 20,545 775 6,524 117,880

629 11,469 2 2,733 8,665 282 1,877 25,657

883 13,234 4 2,841 8,983 379 934 27,258

1,106 22,695 2 4,753 18,464 505 3,921 51,446

1,623 25,625 4 5,758 17,032 641 1,784 52,467

1 18,202 0 174 1,026 0 436 19,839

20 27,150 0 357 1,460 0 3,106 32,093

1 44,012 0 244 1,946 0 875 47,078

40 59,308 0 559 3,458 0 5,817 69,182

0 1 389 390 97,628

29 0 457 486 118,366

2 0 193 195 25,852

0 209 161 370 27,628

16 0 357 373 51,819

0 209 370 579 53,046

0 0 0 0 19,839

84 0 0 84 32,177

0 0 0 0 47,078

126 0 0 126 69,308

1,404 923 2,313 9,003 742 14,385

1,977 1,023 3,003 9,985 980 16,968

698 283 1,116 4,221 290 6,608

919 476 1,155 4,927 459 7,936

1,411 597 2,144 8,910 516 13,578

1,901 1,001 2,130 9,746 796 15,574

0 0 24 56 0 80

16 0 136 28 0 180

0 0 24 121 0 145

16 0 272 155 0 443

15 500 0 374 889 15,274 112,902 2,709,875

0 1,057 0 508 1,565 18,533 136,899 3,234,425

29 460 0 191 680 7,288 33,140 1,208,820

0 293 0 134 427 8,363 35,991 1,370,786

91 460 0 336 887 14,465 66,284 2,328,876

0 812 0 347 1,159 16,733 69,779 2,709,350

0 0 0 0 0 80 19,919 179,155

0 0 0 0 0 180 32,357 224,773

0 0 0 0 0 145 47,223 380,698

0 0 0 0 0 443 69,751 495,007

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Getting Personal With Kevin Quinlan, GManager, Global Gas Engine Management Systems PBU & Powertrain Systems Division, Asia Pacific, Delphi If not in the auto industry, where would you be? That’s a tough question. I guess I would consider the health services industry. Demand here is growing as a result of the aging baby boomer generation. And with the number of people in older age groups continuing to increase, there will be demand for more frequent and more specialised health care and elder care What car do you drive? What do you dream of driving? My dream car has to be the Maserati Quattroporte. I still like a car that has some power under the hood, but also enjoy the luxury this car brings What was your most recent indulgence? My most recent indulgence was a new home. I recently relocated from Shanghai, China to Michigan and purchased a home here. This is the 14th home my wife and I have owned since we were married and so we have usually treated our homes as a short-term investment What are you currently reading? I am reading two books right now. One is titled ‘The Quantum Revolution in Economics and Technology’ by George Gilder (1989). The second book is called ‘Have a Little Faith’, written by Mitch Albom What are you doing when you are not talking auto? I enjoy golf, hiking, trail walks and biking, when I can fi nd the time. To relax, I usually listen to a little jazz. I always enjoy that What outdoor activity would miss time in the office to do? I like to fish though, so a vacation with my family or a fishing trip with my mates is always tempting. Usually once a year we do that or a skiing trip Where did you go for your last holiday? Hawaii. It was great sunshine, beautiful beaches, clean air, happy people, a real paradise. I enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere, the scenery, hiking trails, lava flows, everything really. I recommend it You get angry when...? When we miss an objective, especially when it involves a customer. Missing an objective that impacts one of our customers is most upsetting to me. When we do not execute well, it harms our reputation and our customer’s faith in Delphi What is the one thing you would like to change about yourself? A. So many things! But if I really think about it, the thing I struggle most with is life balance—balancing work, family and personal time.

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What is the best thing that has ever happened to you? A. Easy question. My daughters are by far the greatest joy in my life. They are older now—teenagers and early 20s—but I still enjoy spending time with them and helping them in their pursuits

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In Person Kevin Quinlan is General Manager, Global Gas Engine Management Systems Product Business Unit (PBU) & Powertrain Systems Division, Asia Pacific, at Delphi Corp. Quinlan began his career in 1980 at GM’s Plant, Ontario, and held various positions in manufacturing, personnel, engineering and strategic improvement. In 1994, he moved to Brea, California, as Production Manager, and was named Plant Manager of the Brea facility in 1995. In 1996, he was appointed Plant Manager of ility, where he led the the Nuneaton, England facility, Interiors team in opening the Ellesmereport Sequencing Center. In 1998, Quinlan moved to Delphi Interior Systems Headquarters in Warren, Michigan ng Planning and as Manager of Manufacturing pointed Director by July 2006, Quinlan was appointed of Manufacturing for Delphii Thermal, a division of Delphi Corporation. That November, bal Fuel Handling he was appointed GM, Global and Evaporative Canisters Product Business Unit (PBU), and General Manager, Powertrain cific. He was Systems Division, Asia Pacifi osition in named to his current position September, 2009. elor’s Quinlan holds a bachelor’s y of degree from the University da, Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, iand a master’s degree in busie ness administration from the n University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind.US.

An experience I won’t forget… I have had so many unforgettable experiences that formed my management skills and style that it would be too difficult to list them here. New plants opened, transforming a losing business, seeing the power of a unified team of people with an agreed objective, new technology and product launches etc. I have always been a bit of a history buff, so I have been thrilled to have the opportunity to visit some of the world’s great landmarks like the Taj Mahal, the pyramids, Luxor, and valley of the kings in Egypt, surfing in southern California, touring the south of France on the Mediterranean, Rome and the Vatican, Ireland and my family roots, climbing Mount Sinai on camel back to watch the sunrise with my daughter, the Acropolis in Greece, the Great Wall and Forbidden City in China, all so memorable and none of which I will forget.

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