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Auto Monitor Vol. 11 No. 10
1-15 June 2011
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40 Pages
INTERVIEW
Particulars
Cost of components
‘WE HAVE LEARNT TO NOT BE COMPLACENT... ’ Kevin J Quinlan, VP, Powertrain and GM, Gas Engine Management Systems, Delphi
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AUTOPINION EXPANSION: TO DO OR NOT TO DO Pg 14
Autolite builds plant in China; enters two-wheeler
NEWS IN BRIEF HMSI to set up third facility in Karnataka
Shambhavi Anand Jaipur
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onda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) plans to set up its third facility near Bangalore in Karnataka to be operational by 2013 with an annual capacity of around 1.2 million units. HMSI is currently setting up its second facility in the Tapukara Industrial Area in Rajasthan, which is around 90 km from Delhi and set to become operational by July with an annual production capacity of 0.6 million units. It has redrawn plans in order to double the annual production capacity of the second facility to 1.2 million units by March 2012. The capacity expansion plan will increase HMSI’s total annual production capacity to four million units, including 1.6 million units at the first plant, 1.2 million units at the second plant and 1.2 million units at the third plant, preparing HMSI for further and rapid growth of the market. HMSI’s sales have grown with the 2010 sales of around 1.5 million units (up 40 percent) achieving a record high for ten consecutive years.
DATA MONITOR Domestic Top 5 PV-makers Sector
Apr-10
Apr-11
Change
MSIL
80,034
87,144
8.88%
HMIL
28,501
31,636
11.00%
TML
25,766
27,274
5.85%
M&M ^
13,487
17,162
27.25%
GMI
10,547
10,021
-4.99%
Domestic Top 5 2W-makers Sector
Apr-10
Apr-11
Change
HHML
362,390
504,477
39.21%
BAL
188,021
195,971
4.23%
TVS
125,471
141,572
12.83%
HMSI
99,480
131,669
32.36%
IYM
16,861
25,817
53.12%
Domestic Top 5 CV-makers Sector
Apr-10
Apr-11
Change
TML
28,297
32,851
16.09%
M&M
8,502
7,835
-7.85%
ALL
5,990
4,832
-19.33%
VECV Eicher
2,903
3,353
15.50%
FML
1,278
1,431
11.97%
* Source: SIAM/ ** Excluding exports/ *** all sub segments considered/ ^ excluding MRPL
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aipur based automotive l ig ht i ng ma nu fac t u rer, Autolite, is expanding its base not just within the country but also outside. The `115 crore company is setting up a new assembly plant in the Chinese city of Shanghai. It also is in dialogue with a two-wheeler manufacturer in order to foray into the new segment. ‘We are setting up a plant in a new location in Shanghai. The construction is already in progress and we hope production will commence from November this year,’ Director, Autolite, Adrash Mahipal Gupta told Auto Monitor. The plant will be catering to the requirements of the aftermarket across the world. With the commencement of the Shanghai plant, it will enter into the new product range for the aftermarket. ‘We have not been much into the luxury segment. In the new Chinese plant, we will be manufacturing lighting parts for various models of Mercedes and BMW,’ Gupta informed. The
Adarsh Mahipal Gupta, Director, Autolite India
products will be fi rst supplied to the aftermarket and then to the manufacturers. The company which is better known by the trade name, Autopal, aims to touch the turn over target of `20 crore from their China plant in the fi rst year and `45 crore in the second year of operation. Autolite chose China to set up its manufacturing unit as the cost of production is extremely low in the country. Most of the processes like production of lamps and moulds will be outsourced and will only be assembled at their Shanghai plant. The designs and technolo-
halogen bulbs mainly for four-wheelers. It is planning to foray into the two-wheeler segment. The company is in dialogue with a two-wheeler manufacturer and might start supplying to them if the deal is fi nalised. It has also tied up with a Korean company for this project. The Korean partner supplies modAutolite India ules of LED lights to the gy will be provided by the Indian Indian company. Due to the noncompany to its suppliers. disclosure agreement, the names Being a major supplier to of the two companies could not Tata Motors, the company was be revealed. also invited by the government The lighting manufacturer Jharkhand to set up a shop is also eyeing some acquisition there. But the plan has not matein the western part of India. rialised yet. It already has two Shipping to around 80 countries, manufacturing units in Jaipur, it earns 32 percent of the total revRajasthan, one dedicated for enue from exports. Exports have each, head lamp and the other declined due to the increased for halogen lamp, in addition to domestic demand. Its major some ancillary units. Its plant in clients include Tata Motors, Pantnagar, Uttaranchal is dediMahindra and Mahindra, Bajaj cated to Tata Motors. Auto, Eicher, Swaraj Mazda, Autolite mainly produces head Ashok Leyland among others. It lamps, work lamps, LED lamps, is targeting a turnover of `155 fog lamps, turn signal lamps, crore in FY12.
Scania to set up plant in Bangalore Nabeel A Khan New Delhi
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wedish heavy truck and bus maker Scania plans to strengthen its presence in India by setting up an assembly plant in Bangalore, besides introducing heavy haulage truck and city and inter-city luxury buses soon. The company, which has been selling mining trucks in the country in partnership with L&T since 2007, has recently formed an Indian subsidiary called Scania Commercial Vehicles India, and will hire 100 people as it gears up to start assembling heavy haulage trucks by next year. ‘India is a strategically important market and we will set up a regional product centre at Bangalore for assembling heavy haulage trucks and city and inter-city luxury buses,’ Scania Commercial Vehicles India, Managing Director, Henrik Fagrenius said. It will start test-
will implement t he g loba l business and product module in India. The company also insisted that it will bring the same product in India without any change. Scania ca n consider a complete manufacturing Scania Commercial Vehicles India, Managing Director unit if the total ing heavy haulage trucks and annual sales is luxury buses for city and interbetween 8,000 to 10,000 units. city in India by September this However, the company did not year. Fagrenius also added that disclose the investment plan, it will import engines and other ‘We have not fi nalised investcomponents for heavy haulage ments on the assembly plant; we truck and buses from Europe, expect to operationalise it by next while the body will be assembled year and about 100 people will be in India. The company is also employed.’ Fagrenius said. He considering the possibility of asserted that having an assembly collaborating with an Indian partplant in place is a fundamental ner. He elaborated that in order requirement for boosting of sales to be successful; the company of vehicles and engines.
In the next five years, Scania is looking at assembling and selling 2,000 trucks, 1,000 buses and 1,500 engines for industrial and marine applications in India from the new plant. Since its onset in 2007, the company has sold about 600 mining trucks in India. Its heavy trucks are in the range of 220 horse power to 730 horse power and it will decide which one to bring in India after the tests. However, Scania is open to continue its association with L&T as its distribution partner for the heavy haulage trucks and luxury buses. ‘For Scania, L&T will continue to play an important role especially for sales and service in the Indian construction equipment market. Our own presence in the country will also strengthen L&T’s position, since the company’s Scania customers will benefit from a larger range of models, shorter delivery times and higher service availability,’ Fagrenius maintained.
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CONTENTS CORPORATE Nisshinbo technology tweaks RBL’s quality, productivity
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The Tiruchirapalli plant of Rane Brake Linings is gearing up to make brake linings for heavy commercial vehicles
06 GLOBAL WATCH Volvo testing smartphones for workshop efficiency
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Volvo IT is currently collaborating with Volvo Trucks to test the way consumer electronics can be used to streamline work at service workshops
Ford develops heart rate monitoring seat
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Ford engineers have developed a car seat that can monitor a driver’s heartbeat, opening another door to health, convenience and even life-saving potential
Ford transfers fuel-tank business to France’s Plastic Omnium
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Ford is transferring ownership of its fuel-tank production to Inergy Automotive Systems as the automaker exits its parts businesses
US unveils new fuel economy labels, drops grades
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US revamped fuel economy labels including new ratings for electric vehicles but dropped a proposal to assign ‘A+’ through ‘D’ grades for vehicle efficiency
‘Our focus is on profitable growth’: Endurance
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Endurance Technologies plans to expand its product base with technology as the main stay and invest in both product design and process technologies
Rajasthan emerging as hot choice for industry
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THE OTHER SIDE
The first edition of the Automotive Conclave 2011 was attended by more than 130 delegates to explore the investment opportunities in Rajasthan and set up shop in the state
ICAT offers polarised lighting system solution for vehicles
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In a bid to address one of the potential causes of road accidents, ICAT has worked on a polarised head lighting system for all vehicle categories
Halonix to supply to Honda; enter Middle East
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Halonix is in the process of ramping up its capacity in order to meet the rising demand from the domestic and export markets in addition to bagging orders for Honda’s small cars
Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 announced in India
TK Ramesh, Chief Executive Officer, Micromatic Machine Tools
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Lack of accountable agencies and proper legislation are the main reasons for the increasing number of accidental deaths according to the Decade of Action for Road Safety initiative
Jamna Auto Industries banks on expansion, innovation
A mechanical engineer and an MBA, TK Ramesh has over 29 years of experience in marketing and management of capital equipments in domestic and international markets
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Jamna Auto Industries is following a ‘strategy’ of innovation and expansion to continue its strong position as a supplier of leaf springs and suspension components
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Nisshinbo technology tweaks RBL’s quality, productivity The Tiruchirapalli plant to augment capacities for disc pads and brake linings T Murrali Tiruchirapalli
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he Tiruchirapalli plant of Rane Brake Linings (RBL) is gearing up to make brake linings for heavy commercial vehicles soon. Since being commissioned in 2008, the plant has been manufacturing disc pads for passenger cars and supplies to most of the vehicle manufacturers in the country. The plant is also in the process of adding disc pad capacities to meet the increasing demand from its passenger car customers and also to support and expand its product portfolio. RBL has set an ambitious plan to record `500 crore by fi scal 2014. It registered `302 as turnover in 2010-11 with about nine percent of the revenue coming from exports. It has set a target of `395 crore for the current fiscal. At present, the Tiruchirapalli plant of RBL has an installed capacity to make seven lakh disk brake pads per month and it is planning to add the capacity by about 50 percent. This is to primarily cater to the increasing demand from its customers. It may be noted that the passenger vehicle segment grew at close to 25 percent last year. And the trend continues in
Curing line in process
PS Rao, President, Rane Brake Lining
Could you tell us about the capacity expansion plans for the disc brake pads and the investments that it envisages?
the first two months of this fiscal. Therefore capacity expansion for any company is inevitable. RBL Tiruchirapalli is now creating capacities to make two lakh brake linings per month. Eventually it will be manufacturing about six lakh pieces in three years. This plant contributed `55.5 crore to RBL in 2010-11 and it hopes to increase its contribution to `94 crore this year. RBL has manufacturing facilities in Chennai, Hyderabad, Puducherry and Tiruchirapalli and the company is Tier II to several OEMs including Maruti Suzuki, Ford India, GM India, Hyundai Motor India, Tata Motors, Toyota Kirloskar, Ashok Leyland, Eicher and Force Motors. Besides, the company is also catering to aftermarket through seven wholesale distributors and over 20,000 dealers in the country. It exports to aftermarket in several countries in Europe, Middle East and SAARC nations and few OEMs in Germany. The specialty of the Tiruchirapalli plant is that the entire design of the manufacturing process and layout are based on the technology of its partner company Nisshinbo of Japan. The Japanese company has 20 percent stake in RBL.
Finishing line
The Vice President (TQM & Operations) of RBL Tiruchirapalli, D Bheemsingh Melchisedec told Auto Monitor that the support from Nisshinbo has been on three counts—R&D, marketing coordination and support in terms of engineering and manufacturing rocesses. For R&D, the Japanese company has been supporting RBL in terms of formulation technology management, testing and validation in addition to use of green/ eco-friendly materials. With respect to marketing, Nisshinbo extends its support in identifying customer requirements, exchanging information on vehicle programmes and communication with customers. The global company has also been assisting RBL’s Tiruchirapalli plant in selection of equipment and in deployment of manufacturing process technologies. Presently, more than 25 percent of the plant, situated in Sethurapatti village, about 30 km south of the city, is covered with greenery and close to 200 people work in the plant that runs three shifts. Elaborating on the manufacturing process, Melchisedec said the company has a unique process of logging in the entire cycle—from the receipt of the raw material untill the fi nal product is dispatched to the customers. It uses Radio Frequency Identification (RFID) extensively and the PLC controllers hold the key in every stage of operation. The manufactur-
We are planning to expand our existing product lines by about 50 percent with an investment of about `15 crore.
expansion will depend on the market conditions. We will be recruiting about 80 people as we go along.
What is the roadmap for brake linings? Would you be recruiting people to man the new manufacturing lines? We are getting into manufacturing of brake lining from this year onwards with an initial capacity of 1.5 million pieces per annum. Like brake disc pads, we will be manufacturing asbestos-free brake linings. Further
Who will be your customers for brake lining and what percentage of sales will it contribute to RBL Tiruchirapalli in the first full year of operation? The brake linings will be supplied mainly to our existing customers. The brake lining manufacturing lines will contribute about 10 to 15 percent to the revenue of this plant.
ment and the equipment has been customised and developed indigenously. The annunciation system ensures continuous interaction between machine and team member and interfacing auto batching trolley and mixer ascertains that right ingredients are loaded in the mixing machine and tuned to the right process. At the end of the batching operation, a report on the mixture of ingredients is generated to securing the input and the output weights are tallied. The whole operation is designed by RBL, which is treasured by its partner Nisshinbo.
ing process consists of mixing, pre-forming, curing, heat treatment, back-plate preparation, adhesive coating, baking, grinding, scorching, fi nal inspection and packaging. Deployment of RFID helps the company not only to validate the grade of the ingredients but also to match the relevant process parameters before the commencement of every operation in the manufacturing line. For ever y formulation, the entire process including the total number of raw materials, weight/ quantity and the process parametres such as temperature, time and pressure, is predetermined by the process computer. All the critical parameters are monitored online and the whole operation is performed in a controlled atmosphere to ensure quality. In addition, all the machines are hooked to the server enabling to monitor the performance of each and every machine / process from anywhere in the world. The company has deployed several poke-yokes insuring flawless operation and the machine will automatically stop flashing a warning in the unlikely event of any non-conformity of operations. These initiatives help the company to attain 99.8 percent uptime for all the machines, while ensuring quality products at single-digit ppm levels.
Preparing the back plate of the disc pad is vital as it ensures proper adhesive coating, fi xing the friction material and also helps maintain mechanical properties. Auto loading and unloading mechanism guarantees that the process runs with minimal manpower. One of the highlights of the system is the online phosphating, which while eliminating human intervention, also ensures higher productivity and fl awless process. The machine is built with several interdependant mechanisms to enable the system to run as per specification eventually churning out distortion-free back plates.
Auto Batching System
Curing Process
The mixing process is carried out in a controlled environ-
Cure presses have been built indigenously with the support of Japanese technology. All the operations have been supported with user-friendly visual aids and online monitoring facilities for better control and easier trouble shooting. It has two stage grinding operations to achieve better surface fi nish and parallelism. In order to reduce the tool set up time, the company has a unique ‘easy tool setup’ mechanism that is developed in house. The maximum time taken between the last piece produced of one model and the fi rst piece produced of another model is less than eight minutes. Besides, the plant has special dust suction system since friction materials generate lot of dust during manufacturing process. Yet another specialty of the process is the unique scorching operation, which ensures better green-braking performance. Green-braking is the performance of brakes when applied for the fi rst time in a vehicle. Overall, the Tiruchirapalli plant of RBL has about 60 to 70 percent higher productivity than the industry standards due to Nisshinbo way of manufacturing operations.
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‘We have learnt to not be complacent... ’ Even as it struggles to catch up with its German competitor in diesel and gasoline injection systems, Delphi is looking to have a larger footprint in engineering and advanced gasoline systems and products in India. In an exclusive interaction with Auto Monitor, Vice President, Powertrain and General Manager, Gas Engine Management Systems, Delphi, Kevin J Quinlan speaks on the evolving technology roadmap for gasoline fuel systems and Delphi’s prospect in India in gasoline injection system business. Abhishek Parekh How is the powertrain business organised and what does it mean from your customers’ perspective? Powertrain business comprises systems and components for engine management technology. Apart from powertrain division, there are other divisions including the electronics and safety division, thermal division and the aftermarket division. These are sharply focused business verticals which have their respective facilities and management structures and work in tandem to help our customers achieve their objectives. The Powertrain division is around $1.7 billion globally and is expected to touch around $2.5 billion over the next three to four years based on committed and expected business. We would have to commit investments in different regions as per customer needs to ensure that this target is surpassed given the growth of the automotive sector in emerging markets including India. The market in China is
currently around $450 million and contributes a major share of the revenue and will become the largest contributor in terms of sales surpassing US market in couple of years. The one thing that we have learnt from our bankruptcy proceedings and emergence from it is that one cannot take one’s position in the market for granted and even a single product or solution can make a big difference in a market and
change fortunes. We have learnt to not be complacent in our approach and this is evident from the fact that GM constitutes around 17 to 18 percent of our global revenues as opposed to more than 85-90 percent around a decade ago. What is the overall product introduction and customisation strategy of powertrain division for Delphi globally? We need to localise in markets with sufficient volumes and that holds true globally. We generally look to manufacture products that have synergy and local advantage. Product synergy essentially implies products that are common between gasoline and diesel systems. As we expand our presence in a market for both petrol and diesel fuel injection systems, we can evaluate opportunities for synergy in manufacturing, sales, marketing and product development. But currently as the market dynamics stand, we are expecting our manufacturing footprint to grow faster and bigger in China even as we grow our engineering centre in India from current 600 odd skilled employees to more than 850 over the next year or so. What in your view is the technology roadmap for gasoline engines and how will that affect your business? Our expectation is the customers move from MPFI (Multi Point Fuel Injection) sys-
tems to Gasoline Direct Injection (GDI) to Stratified Spray Injection (SSI) depending on emission regulations, cost imperatives and market demand in different regions from customers’ perspective. Many of the current regulations including Euro IV and equivalent emission norms can be met by MPFI but as the norms get tighter we are likely to see the move along the technology ladder to GDI and SSI. Any OEM can reaffi rm that stricter emission norms can be met through various combinations of injection technologies, weight reduction, increased efficiency of existing engine architecture and so on. SSI is an expensive technology and may n much favour in a costnot fi nd sensiti market like India. sensitive How are you tackling this sitHo uation in a market like India? We intend to introduce SSI techno technology without piezo, unlike most advanced SSI injection techno technologies in the market today. This is likely to reduce the cost OE for OEMs by upto 50 percent and gives almost 80 percent of the benefits of a typical SSI system. We are expecting a major shift to ‘a this ‘affordable’ technology even ma as many of the customers may t shift to SSI due to strinhave to e gent emission norms in coming years. We are working with various OE OEMs on this technology and i enormous benefit that we there is can of offer to customers. Is tthis technology likely to be a close closed loop one? We would like to sell the technology as a complete system to our cu customers but it is not a closed loop te technology. We would offer suppo supporting technologies and produ products to competing injection techno technology and likewise customers would be able to buy any contro control unit and electronics for our inj injection technology as they fi nd su suitable. Given the market dynamics in India in the passenger car segment, what is your strategy to win business? We w i l l seek to of fer custom isat ion and work actively with
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One thing that we have learnt from our bankruptcy is that one cannot take one’s position in the market for granted. Even a single product can change fortunes. We have learnt to not be complacent and this is evident as GM constitutes around 17 percent of our global revenues compared to more than 85-90 percent around a decade ago
OEMs to offer the most suitable technolog y at the most optimum cost to enable them to be efficient and cut time to market. What are your plans for the two-wheeler segment in India? We intend to offer solutions that can help tackle emission and provide fuel efficiency benefits to customers in two-wheeler segment. We are offering solutions to tackle evaporative emission, which is likely to become a major concern area in cities and towns with high vehicular population. We offer canisters to tackle this evaporative emission and are expecting more awareness in this area. We also offer fuel pumps for compact cars and these can be modified for two-wheeler segment and we are expecting major demand for these pumps as well. Eventually, we expect most emission standards that are currently applicable to four -wheeler segment to be applicable for two-wheeler segment as well and that will open major opportunities for us. What is your expectation on the growth of four-wheeler and two-wheeler segment in India? We have to be present and endevour to grow in an economy growing at around eight to nine percent per annum. Such a pace of growth will inevitability lead to higher standards of living and lead to migration of large number of two-wheeler customers to shift to four-wheelers and expand personal mobility. This trend of migration from two-wheelers to four-wheelers will provide a major benefit to us. What is the prospect for fuel injection parts and products that Delphi offers in India? Apart from canisters, we are expecting a major demand for fuel delivery modules as these offer less friction in the pump and are more environment friendly. Moreover, we are developing ‘smart’ canisters that could find application in advanced gasoline and hybrid systems. We are also looking to grow our business in engine electronics including engine controller and transmission controllers. We are also looking to grow our coils business and are evaluating several other products and solutions for the Indian market.
EDITORIAL Are subsidies subjective?
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eports are doing the rounds that there is a likelihood of an increase in the price of diesel after the recent hike in petrol price by `five. However, threats from different political quarters and a few trade bodies including the All India Motor Transport Congress, the representative body of truckers in the country, had put the brakes on the government’s intention. While the petrol price increase has hit the consumers hard, the oil refi ning and marketing companies lament about still losing due to under recoveries, since only half of the losses are shared by the consumers with the recent petrol price revision. These companies arrive at a figure for under recoveries based on the difference between the retail price and its trade parity price, which are notional since they do not import petrol and diesel. The government claims that it gives subsidy for diesel, kerosene and cooking gas and the losses—though notional—incurred by the oil refi ning and marketing companies are largely offset by the government in the form of bonds etc. Recently, the subsidy has been raised from 33.3 percent to 38.7 percent. The whole process seems to be chousing the aam admi since a subsidy, by defi nition, is the differential paid by the government when a product is sold at a price less than the production cost. In the case of petroleum products, the production cost is kept close to the heart of the companies involved and the losses attributed by them are religiously accepted by the government. Secondly, the country’s hydrocarbons pricing policy per se has been causing enough confusions and only favours the government to attribute petroleum products as ‘politically sensitive’ and play around with that. Is the subsidy sensible? Take for instance the excise duty on all other kinds of energy sources such as coal, gas etc, which is between five and 14 percent, while the same for petrol is 16 percent plus `23 per litre as flat rate ad-valorem, and in the case of diesel, it is 16 percent plus `seven as flat rate ad-valorem. Besides, the state governments levy around 30 percent as sales tax, making petrol and diesel as highly taxed commodities amongst the different sources of energy in the country.
On top of this, the vehicles are also highly taxed making the personal mobility a costly affair. According to the tariff book, the differential between the two fuels is `17, which the government calls as subsidy. Why should these fuels be taxed heavily and given back as subsidies? Can the concession given in the excise duty be called a subsidy and what’s the benefit for the common man in the cumbersome procedure? The government should address pricing issues by having a uniform excise duty and allow the refiners to handle it. Not happy with the Logan that was launched along with the Mahindras, Renault India has scripted an aggressive product strategy beginning with the launch of its debutante model Fluence. It will be interesting to see how the new comer will address the burgeoning market as it has enough learning occurrences with Logan. The two-wheeler segment in the country is getting more vibrant by the day as the players are planning to launch a slew of models this year. Alongside, the companies are also expanding capacity. Even before the official inauguration of its second plant in Tapukara in Rajasthan, Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India (HMSI) has revealed its plan for its third plant, which will be set up in Narasapura near Bangalore. The company had launched its first two wheeler—Activa about a decade ago in Bangalore, since the city had the largest population of gearless scooters. It is still one of the largest markets and perhaps, this is the reason for HMSI to set up its third facility in Karnataka. In this issue, you will fi nd some interesting articles on Rajasthan’s initiative of inviting investments from the auto sector, Delphi, Endurance Technologies and Scania. Wishing you much reading pleasure. Do send us your feedback.
T. Murrali t.murrali@infomedia18.in
IMAGE of the fortnight
FORTNIGHT’S QUOTES ‘If I had twice as many Priuses, we’d be selling twice as many’ Bob Carter, Toyota Group Vice President for US
‘We need a better world, not just better transportation’
‘Let’s see if its worthy of being called a super bike’
Paul Mascarenas, Ford Chief Technical Officer
Rajiv Bajaj, Managing Director, Bajaj Auto on the new Pulsar
‘They will tell us when they are getting out’
‘European market for our conventional products was very strong and we continue to see a huge traction now’
Dan Akerson, GM, CEO on treasury’s exit
Sudhir Rao, Dy MD, Len Curran, VP, Marketing & Sales and Marc Nassif, MD, Renault India at the launch
Baba Kalyani, Chairman, Bharat Forge
Renault to in-Fluence India
Auto Monitor Editorial Team Editor T. Murrali Principal Correspondent Abhishek Parekh Senior Correspondent Nabeel A Khan Correspondents Shambhavi Anand, Bhargav TS, Akmal Rahman B Senior Copy Editor Nandita Rohit Kapadia Contributing Editors Sirish Chandran Bertrand D’Souza
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After an abortive tryst with a sedan in the Indian market in alliance with Mahindra & Mahindra, the French carmaker makes its solo entry with the launch of its luxury sedan Fluence, with both petrol and diesel options, priced between `12.99 lakh and `14.40 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). This will be the fi rst Renault branded car to have been assembled in India at its Chennai plant. The petrol variant of Fluence will come with a two litre engine while the diesel option will be powered by a 1.5 litre engine. A manual six-speed gearbox for the diesel variant and an advanced six-speed CVT transmission for the petrol option comes as standard with the new Fluence.
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CORPORATE
‘Our focus is on profitable growth’: Endurance T Murrali Aurangabad
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urangabad based Endurance Technologies plans to expand its product base with technology as the main stay and invest in both product design and process technologies. This is perhaps due to customers’ expectations in terms of value added and value engineering solutions, and faster product development on a ‘fi rst time right’ basis. In an exclusive interview, Managing Director, Endurance Technologies, Anurang Jain told Auto Monitor that the company sees growth coming from all the four segments, due to emergence of the auto industry.
develops, tests and manufactures auto components based on the specific requirements of its customers. ‘Unless we have the knowledge and the capability to design, it will not be possible to develop components and grow profitably. We had already developed f lywheel housing for a leading Indian CV manufacturer that gave a weight reduction of close to three kilos. Though both the castings were aluminium, the process was different, as it changed from ‘gravity’ to ‘high pressure’ die cast’, he pointed out. Besides, it is focusing on critical aluminium castings, which will be supplied in fully fi nished condition. It is also concentrating on exports as the company believes that this will allow it to establish Endurance makes propriety products that are designed and developed inhouse
With aluminium emerging as a preferred metal for automotive manufacturing as a result of stricter emission norms and the need for lighter vehicles, the company believes that it is wellpositioned to take advantage of this growing market, he said. Seeking his views on the profitability of the company’s aftermarket division that deals with only proprietary products, he said, ‘Of course we see a great
potential not only in India but also exports, since most of our clients are in countries like Africa and South America that are growing economies. That is why we see potential in both the segments.’ Endurance Technologies has 16 manufacturing plants located in the major automotive manufacturing hubs of the country such as Aurangabad, Pune, Manesar, Pantnagar and Chennai. It has three plants overseas—two in Germany
and one in Italy. Endurance has five R&D centres—for brakes, casting, transmission and suspension for two and three wheelers, and suspension for passenger vehicle (through a joint venture company—Endurance Magneti Marelli Shock Absorbers (India) in Pune. Despite the research centres being equipped fully, the company plans to continue the legacy to focus more on new product development. For instance, Endurance
Anurang Jain, MD, Endurance Technologies
However, these segments require large investments in research and development and plant and machineries. Currently the company operates in four segments such as aluminium castings, suspension, transmission (clutch assembly and CVTs) and brakes. The company had fi led a Draft Red Herring Prospectus (DRHP) with the Securities and Exchange Board of India last September. This will provide a part exit to the private equity partner Standard Chartered Private Equity (Mauritius) II. The primary objectives of the issue are to repay debts of `411 crore and spend `50 crore on capital expenditure and capital equipment. Endurance Technologies has been a full service provider for the auto industry—it designs,
new relationships with the OEMs in India and increasing the sales of its Indian operations. Proprietary products are those that are designed and developed by Endurance, while castings are made as per the design specifications of the OEMs. Asked where the company sees the growth coming from, he said, ‘Our focus is on profitable growth. Though the volume growth will come due to positive performance of the auto industry, we will choose to be where we see higher profit. We have been adopting this strategy for the last two years and will continue in the future too. We have taken up business that has given higher profits. We have also taken up business where we see economies of scale giving better profits.’
The company operates in four segments such as aluminium castings, suspension, transmission (clutch assembly & CVTs) & brakes
had tied up with WP Suspension of Austria GmbH, to make high performance suspension components including inverted front forks and mono shock absorbers for use in motorcycles. Currently, 95 people are working in the R&D centres. The company will also focus on process technologies to enhance the reliability and quality of its products. This makes tremendous sense for its customers, as it will help reduce customer complaints, warranty claims, and also enhance customer satisfaction levels significantly. Asked how Endurance could manage investing in R&D when the margins are becoming thinner, he said the environment has been competitive for a long time. However, the customers do not look at the price alone. They also look at the cost of quality, customer complaints and warranties, the ability of Tier I companies in investing for them, and delivering new products at the shortest possible intervals. No customer would shift for only price benefits. The philosophy of suppliers’ expectations has changed over the years, he said.
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Expansion: To do or not to do T
Niranjan JV, Associate Director, PwC India
VP Manikandan, Senior Manager, Tax & Regulatory Services, PwC India
he Auto Sector has been in the vanguard for availing the fiscal benefits granted by government in the form of exemption from central excise duty and income tax for units set up in the states of Himachal Pradesh (HP) and Uttaranchal (UC). The sector comprising the auto majors and their ancillaries have set up facilities in a major way. While fiscal benefits are certainly a reason to move into exempt zones, the auto sector faces peculiar challenges. This article examines the challenges and also examines the durability of the fiscal benefits at this point of time. Few auto majors have established facilities for manufacture of vehicles in HP/ UC. However, not all their vendors have set up facilities. While this absence of backward integration does not impact the direct tax exemption, it does impact the indirect tax exemption substantially. Any supply of components from states other than HP / UC would entail charge of excise duty by the vendors. The excise duty charged would be a cost and will directly impact the bottom line. Only if the vendors too locate in same area, would the excise duty exemption be available to the vendors. This would make the exemption to the vehicle manufacturer complete. Else, the exemption would only be restricted to the value added in the state of HP / UC. The lack of backward integration would make the exemption less attractive. Any expansion that does not factor in integrated mother plantvendor model is likely to suffer from inefficiencies in claiming the excise duty benefits. Apart from efficiency of the tax exemption, it is necessary that the following factors are evaluated before expansion could be decided: • Integration of suppliers • Inbound logistics cost • Location of markets • Outbound logistics cost While there are both qualitative and quantitative aspects to the decision to expand in Himachal Pradesh / Uttaranchal, controversies surrounding the fi scal benefits need to be factored in. A brief backdrop of the fiscal benefits would set the canvass for the discussion in the present article. The benefits allowed are both for setting up new units or for substantial expansion of existing units engaged in the manufacture goods, except the ones in the negative list. These benefits date back to 2003. The direct and indirect tax benefits have been granted by way of a specific section 80-IC of the Income Tax Act, 1961 and by Notification No. 50 of 2003 Central Excise dated 10 June, 2003. While the direct tax exemption is current, the excise exemption window closed on 31 March, 2010. This window has been apparently opened by the Central Board of Excise and Customs recently. Before we discuss the window, an examination of the notification would be relevant.
Duty Exemption The exemption from excise duty was available to: (i) new industrial unit set up in the notified areas commencing commercial production between 7 January, 2003 and 31 March, 2010 (specified period) (ii) industrial units existing before 7 January, 2003 that have undertaken expan-
sion of capacity by more than 25 percent of the installed capacity during the specified period. The tenor of the notification was that the exemption would be available to units that have been set up or expanded substantially before the cut-off date, ie 31 March, 2010. However, the availability of the excise exemption after the cut-off date was in doubt in the following scenarios: (i) The unit starts producing new products from the same plant and machinery (ii) The unit installs new plant and machinery and produces the same product (iii) The unit installs new plant and machinery and produces new products.
ple of Promissory Estoppel. ‘Promissory Estoppel’, as an equitable principle that enables the courts to compel parties to perform the promises made. Section 115 of the Indian Evidence Act enshrines this principle and is a reflection of legislative intent to enforce such retracted promises. A review of the decisions of the Supreme Court in the context of this principle would throw light on the ability of industry to rely on this principle to compel performance by the government. The Hon’ble Supreme Court of India dealt with this question in the case of Motilal Padampat Sugar Mills, 118 I.T.R. 326. The issue before the The example presented in the table would illustrate the court then was tax benefits with and without backward integration. ‘How far and to Particulars w/o BI with BI what extent is the state bound Cost of components 60 60 by the doctrine Excise Duty @10% 6 0 of promissory estoppel’. The Value Add 40 40 c ou r t was Total 106 100 requ i red to Excise Duty @10% 10.6 10 assess t he legality of the Net Benefit 4.6 10 withdrawal BI (Backward Integration) of exemption The Central Board of Excise by the state of Uttar Pradesh and Customs (CBEC) Circular wherein the sugar mill was No 939/29/2010-CX S. No. assured of sales tax exemption 102/2/2010-CX-3 dated 22 for three years upon establishDecember, 2010 has clarified the ment of a ‘vanaspati plant’ by issue and had also opened a winthe government. dow of opportunities for units The Hon’ble Apex Court located in Himachal Pradesh declared categorically that the and Uttranchal. The circular state government was bound by has clarified that the notification the doctrine of promissory estopdoes not bar on any addition/ pel and therefore the exemption modification to the plant and promised was duly restored back machinery or production of new to the aggrieved sugar mill. Since products after the cut-off date for the decision in Motilal Padampat, claiming the benefit of exempa lot of water has flown and the tion. The circular has clarified courts have not always been too that exemption would continue impressed by the argument that for all the three scenarios disgovernment should not change the cussed above. exemptions granted in the light of Thus, it is now clear that a the changed economic scenariunit can expand post 31 March, os. In a number of instances, the 2010 and avail the benefits of the Hon’ble Supreme Court itself has exemption for the expansion. declared the inapplicability of the However, the period of exempdoctrine in tax matters: Larsen & tion would remain 10 years only Toubro, 2005 (191) E.L.T. 39 (S.C.) from the date of initial availment. reflects its changing attitude. Is it so? Is the clarification in the Even more telling is the observacircular fool proof? Are there no tion of the Supreme Court in RC pitfalls in the path of expansion Tobacco, 2005 (188) E.L.T. 129 following this clarification? It is (S.C.) where it has categorically an open question if a circular can expressed the view that the power relax a condition of a notification. of the parliament/government to While the revenue department withdraw exemption is plenary can challenge the circular on and no embargo can be placed on its own accord, it is reasonait on basis of promissory estopble to expect that it is not likely. pel. The court has in many other However, the Comptroller and occasions had held that the ‘The Auditor General of India (CAG) plea of estoppel is not available could and may. against the state in the exercise of its legislative or statutory funcThe Promissory Estoppel tions.’ Jit Ram Shiv Kumar v State All the units that are proof Haryana (3 S.C.R. 689). posing to expand and claim the Tax Deduction benefit of the relaxation should The inescapable conclusion is note that there is always a danger that it always may not be possible of the CAG raising this issue. An to rely on the doctrine of promeasier way out of this is to repreissory estoppel to compel the sent to the government right now government to restore the bento amend the notification instead efits. While the benefits under of clarifying its intent through a indirect taxes remain murkier circular so that the long arms and is open to doubt and interof audit would not question pretational issues, the scenario the wisdom of the government in direct taxes appears salubriin granting the exemption. ous. The deduction under Section Considering the inertia and the 80-IC of the Income-tax Act, 1961 ennui pervading in the legislais available on the profits derived tive branch of the government, it from products other than restrictmay be presumptuous to expect ed products manufactured by an the government to move and act undertaking that commences on this. If and when the issue is production between 7 January, raised, the assessee should be 2003 and 31 March, 2012. The prepared for a long and hard grind deduction is available on the to establish their claim for the profits for a period of 10 years; 100 exemption. The only rescue that percent deduction in the fi rst five is available to them is the princi-
years and 30 percent for the next five years. ‘Substantial expansion’ means increase in value of plant and machinery by at least 50 percent of the book value without considering depreciation for any year. The moot point is whether an existing unit already enjoying the exemption is entitled to a fresh period of 10 years in case it carries out substantial expansion for the profits accruing from such expanded capacity. The assumption is that the expansion can be identified as a separate viable unit, although located within the same premises of the existing unit, and also manufactures or produces either same products as produced by the existing unit or distinct commercially identifiable products. The Supreme Court in Textile Machinery Corporation. v. CIT (1977) 107 ITR 195 (SC) had held that if an undertaking produces certain products which are, by themselves, identifiable units being marketable commodities and the undertaking can exist even after the cessation of the principal business of the assessee, it cannot be anything but a new and separate industrial undertaking to qualify for appropriate exemption under section 15C of the erstwhile Indian Income-tax Act, 1922. If it could be contended and should it be accepted that the expansion ought to be treated as a new and separate undertaking, it is possible to argue that the benefits of tax holiday of fresh 10 years over and above the holiday already being enjoyed by the existing undertaking should be available to the new undertaking formed by substantial expansions albeit in the same premises. To take this argument, it is important to establish that the expanded capacity would exist even after cessation of production in the existing unit. The above position has not yet been tested in the courts of law. It is also important to note that to claim this deduction, book keeping needs to be separate to determining the profits attributable to the undertakings separately apart from certain other conditions. The deadline of 31 March, 2012 is critical for availing the benefits under the Income Tax Act since the production should commence before this deadline. Else, this window of opportunity would close as the Direct Taxes Code (DTC) Bill available in public domain does not have any provisions corresponding to Section 80-IC for extending area based incentives. The unexpired holiday is likely to continue in the DTC regime too. The industry need to be conscious of uncertainties surrounding the fiscal incentives as well as the qualitative aspects before deciding on expansion. (Contributed by Niranjan JV, Associate Director and VP Manikandan, Senior Manager, Tax & Regulatory Services, PwC India. Views expressed are personal)
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EVENT
Rajasthan emerging as hot choice for industry Shambhavi Anand Rajasthan
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he first edition of the Automot ive Conclave 2011 was attended by more than 130 delegates to explore the investment opportunities in Rajasthan and set up shop in the state. Owing to the success of the Conclave, a proposal for a special package for the auto-
The Rajasthan Advantage:
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Strategic location: Proximity to automotive hubs in Delhi, NCR and Gujarat Presence of 1483 km Delhi Mumbai Freight Corridor: 39 percent falls in Rajasthan Availability of land: total number of industrial area under development is 321; 150kms on both sides of DMIC will be developed Land available for housing, educational institutions Special focus to automotive sector: 40 plots have been planned for the auto sector in Pathredi (Bhiwadi region) Friendly entrepreneurial policies like Rajasthan Industrial and Investment Promotion Policy 2010, Rajasthan Enterprises Single Point Enabling and Clearance Act, simplification and rationalisation of regulatory mechanisms and setting up of Udyogik Salahakar Samiti (Industrial Advisory Council) Reliable power supply Nearness to the largest market—North India Availability of raw materials Existing automotive zone with leading companies like Honda, Amtek, Ashok Leyland, Federal Mogul, Hi-Tech Gears, Shriram Pistons
motive industry in Rajasthan was announced by Additional Chief Secretar y, Rajasthan Government, CK Mathew. ‘The automotive industry is a visible symbol of growth in any country and also reflects the fundamentals of economic growth. Japan and the US are prime examples of phenomenal automobile growth. The automotive sector growth led the way for growth of other sectors too. India’s automotive sector is steadily growing and would reflect the general economic growth and robustness,’ Mathew said.
An Auto Hub The event which was jointly organised by Rajasthan State Industrial Development & Investment Corporation (RIICO) and Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI), was the fi rst sector specifi c Conclave organised in the state in order to attract manufacturing companies (automotive, in this case) and create manufacturing hub like Tamil Nadu, Maharashtra and Delhi. The two-day event which commenced on 12 May, 2011 at the SMS Convention had around 20 exhibitors from all over the country showcasing their latest products on the first day. It was attended by the officials of the Rajasthan government, Senior Vice-President and Director of General Affairs, Honda Siel Cars India, Raman Kumar Sharma who also represented Societ y of Indian Automobi le Ma nu fact u rers (SIAM), Managing Director and CEO, Shriram Piston, AK Taneja who is also Past President Automot ive Component Ma nu fact u rers A ssociat ion (ACMA), Director, FICCI Gyan Prakash, MD RIICO, Rajendra Bhanawat, Chief Executive, Tata Strategic Management Group, RR Bhinge among others.
The Vision On the fi rst day of the event, there were five technical sessions during which, the companies which already have a base in
Sunil Arora, Principal Secretary, Department of Industries, State Enterprises & NRI, Government of Rajasthan
Why is Rajasthan paying so much attention to the automotive sector? India is the seventh largest vehicle manufacturer in the world. The vehicle production in India is expected to grow three fold from the 2009 figures by 2020. It is a labour intensive industry and can generate employment in the state. We want to reap the benefits of this sector. The state is inviting automotive industries
Rajasthan talked about their experience in the state. The representatives of the government d iscussed t he manufacturingfriendly policies of the state. On the second day visit to industrial sites in Neemrana, Bh i w ad i a nd Tapukara region was organised. Representatives of around 30 automotive component manufacturers visited these sites. ‘The conclave intends to transform Rajast ha n from a largely agrarian economy to a manufacturing economy. The state government is trying to create a supporting infrastructure for manufacturing companies. Automotive industry being one of the most promising and fast growing industries is very important for us. We want more and more OEMs to set foot here,’ Chief Secretary, Rajasthan Government, S Ahmed said while inaugurating the event.
Aligning Sops
A panel discussion at the Automotive Conclave
infrastructure for manufacturing companies, the automotive industry is a major focus. Since the implementation of the single window system, projects worth over `30,000 crore are in the pipeline. With these sops, the state is expecting to become the next automotive hub. The presence of Honda Siel Cars India (HSCI) and Honda Scooters India has acted as a catalyst in the development of a small automotive zone in the Tapukara region. Automotive
In the past one year, Rajast han government has given sops like implementation of Rajasthan Indust r ia l a nd Investment Promotion Policy 2010, enactment of R a ja s t h a n Enterprises Single Point Enabling and Clearance Act, simplification and rationalisation of regulatory mechanisms and setting up of Udyogik Salahakar Samiti (Industrial Advisory Council) among others, in order to create an
to set shop in Rajasthan. Do you think it is prepared? What do you think are the challenges which Rajasthan needs to address? The state already has automobile manufacturers like Honda, Ashok Leyland and component makers like Shriram Pistons here. There are several other component makers also. We defi nitely can handle more manufacturing companies. Our main challenge is to make young people of Rajasthan employable so that there is no shortage of manpower at any level in the state. What is the state doing to overcome the challenge? First of all, industries themselves are trying to impart training to people and develop a resource pool for themselves. RIICO is also developing a series of skill centres to create talent reserve for companies. The state government has agreed to give land at cheaper rates and do the handholding in constructing buildings for the skill centres. An amount of `five crore has been allotted for this purpose. Mahindra and Mahindra in collaboration with RIICO has set up incubation centres in Mahindra World City, Jaipur. The government is giving a lot of financial assistance; banks are giving loans to set up these incubation centres.
Rajendra Bhanawat, Managing Director, Rajasthan State Industrial Development & Investment Corporation (RIICO)
What are the advantages that Rajasthan can offer over other states to automotive companies? There are several advantages that Rajasthan has over other states. Proximity to the automotive hubs in Delhi and NCR region and Gujarat can offer a great advantage. Secondly, the law and order and the power situation in the state is better as compared to other states. Availability of land at com-
component makers like Shriram Piston also have a manufacturing unit in Bhiwadi. W hile the prox imit y of the state to the northern and western markets of India, availability of cheaper land, strife-free labour environment, vast mineral resources and investor-friendly attitude of the state government are the factors that can lead to the development of the Neemrana, Bhiwadi and Tapukara regions as the automotive hub of the state.
Participants at the seminar
petitive prices can reduce the initial investment to a great extend. We have created an auto components zone in the Bhiwadi region; we are trying to create another automotive zone in DMIC. One of the very important factors that can lure the companies is the entrepreneurial friendly attitude of t he government. A lso, Delhi Mumbai Freight Corridor (DMFC) offers better connectivity. Apart from Neemrana, Bhiwadi and Tapukara, are you planning to develop more industrial areas especially automotive zones? New land acquisition in the DMFC area is going on. We have already acquired 1937.70 acre in Ghilot, near Neemrana and some more land for other sectors in the same region. Acquisition of land near Tapukada, Khushkeda, Chopanki, Bhiwadi, is under progress. There will be special zones dedicated for automotive companies in these areas. How soon will you be able to hand over plots in these areas? As soon as the acquisition is over, we will get the environmental clearance. The land should be ready for hand over by Diwali or may be within six months.
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ICAT offers lighting system solution for vehicles Abhishek Parekh Ahmednagar
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n a bid to address one of the potential causes of road accidents, ICAT has worked on a polarised head lighting system for all vehicle categories. The lighting system works on a simple polariser and analyser to deflect glare on the coming vehicle without reducing the overall road visibility. The proposed system, if implemented in a sufficiently larger way, can aid in better on road visibility and reduce the chances of blinding glare from oncoming vehicles for a driver, which could potentially lead to loss of visibility and cause accidents. ‘We are hoping to get feedback from OEMs and even regulators on the proposed lighting system on its practicality and mode of implementation, if found effective. The system, when implemented on a larger canvas encompassing a large number of vehicles, could help in better on road visibility. But quicker implementation may only be possible when such a system is made mandatory as a safety feature on vehicles,’ said Project Leader, International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT), Dr Madhusudan Joshi during a late evening demonstration at Vehicle Research & Development E s t a bl i s h ment ’s ( V R DE ) Ahmednagar centre in presence of several top officials from government and OEMs. Joshi added that several models of head lighting systems from Scandinavian and European countries were taken into consideration for understanding the headlight visibility issues in onroad vehicles. Moreover, a system to address the problem needed to be commercially viable without affecting road visibility compared with existing system. India is one of the few countries to have a very large number of two and three-wheeler population and any lighting system needed to address these vehicle categories as well unlike the traffic scenario in developed countries. The demonstration was a part of a government initiated R&D project on road safety with an objective of reducing the glare from the vehicle headlights and also to improve the road visibility. The motivation behind the study was the fatalities on roads during night, particularly due to headlight glare and low visibility. The demonstration at VRDE’s Ahmednagar centre included all vehicle categories except three-wheelers. ‘The initiative appears to be in the right direction though effectiveness has to be demonstrated in the real life environment with lighting systems that is permitted by regulation in India. ICAT has tried to address a major issue concerning road accidents in India,’ said General Manager (Electrical & Electronics), Engineering Research Centre, Tata Motors, GK Binani, who was part of the OEM dignitaries present for the demonstration. ‘We need to have better evaluation in real life situations to get more clarity on vehicular and driver safety issues before we address these issues through a regulatory mode. This demonstration is a step in the right direction from that perspective,’ said Joint Secretary, Department of Heavy
A polarised lamp
Industries, Government of India, Ambuj Sharma during the demonstration. He added that DHI is also looking at regulations pertaining to end-of-life vehicle and HEV in order to address the future issues pertaining to growing vehicle population on road and
rapidly evolving vehicle technologies. This is especially important as vehicle ownership has already climbed from three vehicles per 1000 people to around seven currently and is set to grow to around 30 vehicles per 1000 people by 2016-17, Sharma added.
Vehicles flagged off at VRDE’s test track
ICAT is based out of Manesar, in Haryana. It is a division of the NATRiP Implementation Society (NATIS), an apex body set up for implementation of the Indian Government’s National Automotive Testing and R&D Infrastructure Project (NATRiP).
It provides a wide range of technical services to the automotive industry in India. It is equipped to provide homologation and certification of all vehicles that are to be rolled out on Indian roads to ensure their reliability, durability, compliance with the regulatory norms and eventually works towards the development of the Indian automobile industry. The registered body is presently investing around `500 crore to expand its facilities and provide better automotive testing facilities. The new facilities would include a fatigue laboratory, passive safety laboratory, and vehicle test tracks. ICAT would be a Centre of Excellence (CoE) for Noise, Vibration and Harshness (NVH). ICAT is now fully operational with complete homologations handled for many domestic OEs as well as component manufacturers.
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CORPORATE
Halonix to supply to Honda; enter Middle East Shambhavi Anand New Delhi
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fter facing capacity constraints due to the slowing down of the markets, one of the largest producers of automotive halogen lamps, Halonix is in the process of ramping up its capacity in order to meet the rising demand from the domestic as well as the export markets. The company has bagged orders for Honda small cars. It is also planning to explore new export destinations for its products. ‘We have received the orders for the small cars of Honda and we have commenced supply,’ General Manager (GM, Marketing), Halonix, Manish Chaturvedi said. Due to the non-disclosure agreement with the OEM, he did not divulge further details. ‘In last two years we faced capacity constraints but now things are better and we are planning to expand. Currently we produce 85 million units. We are in the process of increasing our capacity by 40 percent.
This will require an investment of around `40 crore,’ Chaturvedi added. The two main products which will be produced in a larger quantity are H4—one of the most widely used lamps are the dual fi lament lamps which are generally used in four wheelers and Commercial Vehicles (CV) and H7–used in combination with other lamps for high end vehicles. The company which has a market share of 20 percent globally is a major supplier to all the leading OEMs as well as the aftermarket. It has four plants; three in Noida and one in Dehradun and has no plans to set up any new plants. It saw a growth of 39 percent on the OEM front and 18 percent in the aftermarket in FY11. In the aftermarket, Halonix is planning to tap new export opportunities as well as introduce products. ‘We will be introducing our products H4 and HS1, which is a head lamp to the Middle Eastern countries. The exports to these markets will start this year,’
Chaturvedi said. HS1 is dual fi lament lamp used in two wheelers. Talking about the opportunities in the Middle Eastern countries he said that the demand in countries like Iran and Dubai are increasing by as much as 30 percent. There has also been a shift in the preference of these nations. Earlier China was their preferred choice but due to the
increasing quality consciousness they now prefer India. Currently it exports products worth `128 crore. Ha lon i x is counting on its competitiveness in terms of pricing and also its flexibility like that of the private labelling business. It plans to enter the market with fi lament lamps for four wheelers. The compaH4 & H7 lamps ny intends to increase its export to the global aftermarket by 30 percent. It expects the growth in the Indian aftermarket to be to the tune of 47 percent. It will also introduce new products especially head lamps to the domestic aftermarket also. With a presence in almost 70 countries, Halonix exports to North America, South Asian
Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 announced in India Our Bureau New Delhi
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ack of accountable agencies and proper legislation are the main reasons for the increasing number of accidental deaths, the extended panel argued during the launch of Decade of Action for Road Safety 2011-2020 in New Delhi on May 11. The United Nation (UN) general assembly has announced this in its over 100 member nations on the same day. ‘Traffic management is yet to be defi ned, as well as the role and responsibility of the management agencies. With overlapping responsibilities, no agency is made accountable for unsafe roads. With almost no scientific accidents’ investigation being conducted, the factual causes and consequences of road accidents are not known and remedial measures are therefore arbitrary,’ President IRTE, Dr Rohit Baluja said. According to the Indian Road Traffic Education (IRTE), the road fatalities has been increasing annually by 5.3 percent and the current number stands at 1.27 million deaths annually which will increase to 1.90 lakh deaths by 2020 if the corrective measures are not taken.
The other major concern cited by the panel was the rising number of two-wheelers like bikes and scooters. Of the total number of registered vehicles in 2004 (72 million), two wheelers alone accounted for 71 percent, according to a note by IRTE. The recent data released by surface transport ministry for 2009 shows 22.4 percent of accidents and about 20.2 percent of road accident injuries were caused by two-wheelers. Two-wheelers were behind 15.7 percent of the road accidents. Sources in the ministry said the action plan to reduce the casualties by 50 percent by 2020 would be launched on May 25. Post-crash management was regarded as another area of concern. According to International Road Federation (IRF), Indian road crashes causes an annual estimated social loss of about `75,000 crore annually. The event also represented by trade body— Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM). The IRTE president also put across a proposal to SIAM seeking contribution of $2 from its members on selling of each car to support the cause. In its commitment to the Decade of Action for Road Safety, IRTE has set up the College of Traffic Management in NCR.
Participants at the discussion
region and the SA ARC region. Last year, it acquired the business and assets of its distributors Luxlite and Trifa in Europe to have active control over their existing business. Its share of the European market is 56 percent of its total exports. South America will be its next destination after Middle East as it sees opportunities in Brazil, Mexico, Argentina. On the OEM front, apart from Honda, Halonix has recently started supplying the relevant products to Toyota and Honda. It has also added Renault and Fiat to its client list recently. Among its new clients is Magnetti Marelli. Hella and Bosch. The company will also supply its products to Federal Moghul most probably from July 2011. In the coming years, the company plans to focus on the two wheeler segment as it foresees immense growth there. It aims to grow at the rate of 23 percent which is five percent more than the projected industry growth.
Bosch Electrical Drives India to set up manufacturing facility at Chennai Our Bureau New Delhi
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Panel discussion in progress over road safety
Home secretary, Government of India, GK Pillai in a letter written to IRTE said, ‘It would be our endeavour to bring down the number of fatalities in road accidents as well as incidence of road accidents by 50 percent by the end of the decade.’ Elaborating further on responsibility for the accidents caused, Dr Rohit Baluja said, ‘We propose that the nodal ministry of Road Transport and Highway, Government of India should make a commitment based on the recommendation made by the Commission for Global Road Safety to reduce the burden of road crashes, serious injuries and fatalities by an overall 50
percent to a maximum of 95,000 within the Decade of Action 2011-2020.’ UN has set up a goal of the decade, endorsed by more than 100 governments at its General Assembly, to ‘stabilise and then reduce’ global road fatalities by 2020. The UN General Assembly has described road crashes as a ‘major health problem… a board range of social and economic consequences which, if unaddressed may affect the sustainable development of countries and hinder progress towards the Millennium Development Goals’, UN Secretary General, Ban Ki Moon was quoted as saying in a note by IRTTE.
Signature campaign for commitment towards road safety
osch Electrical Drives India, a JV between Bosch and Igarshi Motors, is setting up a plant in Chennai. The plant will manufacture wiper systems, engine cooling fan modules, HVAC blowers and window lift drives products with an investment of `37 crore. It is expected to be functional by the end of 2012. The facility will cater to the growing needs of the domestic market. Bosch Electrical Drives India at present employs around 200 persons. With the opening of the new plant, it is expected that nearly 350 more people will be recruited over a period of three years.
Tata Toyo, Japan’s TRAD to set up R&D centre in Pune
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ata Toyo Radiators (Tata Toyo), a JV between Tata AutoComp Systems, TRAD Japan and Mitsubishi Metals has signed an MoU to set up Research & Development (R&D) centre in Pune. Tata Toyo manufactures aluminium radiators, inter-coolers, heater cores and exhaust gas recharge systems. The key customers include Ashok Leyland, Fiat, Force Motors, John Deere, M&M, Mahindra-Navistar, Man Force and Tata Motors amongst others. TRAD Japan is a leading manufacturer of heat exchangers with presence in the US, Italy, Czech Republic, China, Thailand, Indonesia, Russia besides Japan and India. It supplies systems and products for passenger cars, heavy commercial vehicles, building ACs, construction machinery and two- wheelers.
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The Passenger Car segment grew by 13.18 percent, while the utility vehicles grew by 6.25 percent and MultiPurpose Vehicles grew by 37.39 percent in this period in April 2011. Nissan led the Passenger Car segment with a growth of around 4,920.83 percent from 24 units to touch 1,205 units last fiscal, as compared to the previous period. BMW notched up highest percentage growth in UV segment to touch 246 units compared to 35 units in the same month in the previous year, marking a growth of 602.86 percent.
Passenger Cars 2010-11
Two-Wheelers
Commercial Vehicles
Passenger Vehicles
OEMs
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2011-12
BMW
272
534
96.32%
Fiat
1,800
2,049
13.83%
Ford
7,226
7,105
The overall Commercial Vehicles segment registered a growth of 8.22 percent in April 2011 as compared to the same month last year to touch 53,202 units. Medium & Heavy Commercial Vehicles (M&HCVs) sales were relatively flat at 22,391 units compared to 22,236 units. The Light Commercial Vehicles segment grew at 14.43 percent to touch 30,811 units in April this year, compared to 26,926 units in the same month last year. Three-wheeler sales were flat at 33,788 units in April compared to 33,144 units in April last year. While passenger carriers were down by 2.11 percent in April 2011, the Goods Carriers registered growth of 16.62 percent. VECV-Eicher registered the highest growth in the LCV segment to touch 824 units. AMW notched up a growth of 73.85 percent to touch 718 units in April this year as compared 413 units in the same month last year.
LCVs (PC+GC)
GM
8,904
7,941
HM
769
415
HSCI
3,507
1,990
HMIL
28,501
31,604
303
1,006
MSIL
68,668
73,905
Merc
297
467
Nissan
24
1,205
Skoda
1,285
2,314
MR
OEMs
-1.67%
ALL
-10.82%
Force
TKM Audi VW Total
19,762 904 154 1,486 143,862
19,544
HM
2010-11
M&M 10.89%
MNAL 232.01%
57.24%
80.08%
258
Ford
283
214
GM
1,643
2,080
126
126
HSCI
71
22
HMIL
-
32
ICML
54
24
M&M
13,184
15,157
MSIL
712
217
Merc
24
70
Nissan
23
2
Skoda
-
132
3,340
3,486
Tata TKM VW Audi
VW Total
5,099
4,223
111
188
3
4
24,923
26,481
13.18%
2010-11
-
737 777
Swaraj
449
232
15,140
18,916
VECV - Eicher
649
824
Total
26,926
Tata
20.00%
- _ -55.56% 14.97% -69.52%
OEMs
2010-11
2011-12
ALL
5,950
4,806
-
-
15
11
- 0.00%
-
204
- 0.00%
718
Tata
13,157
13,935
2,254
2,529
VECV - Volvo
58
41,462
74,432
9,009
9,539
SMIL
18,893
23,540
TVS
25,159
32,464
118,232
175,054
OEMs
79.52% 5.88% 24.60% 29.04% 48.06%
2010-11
2011-12
BAL
187,994
195,971
HHML
338,708
469,398
HMSI
58,018
57,237
IYM
16,861
25,817
-
-
RE
3,673
5,889
SMIL
1,834
5,449
TVS
49,008
49,804
Total
656,096
809,565
4.24% 38.58% -1.35%
5.91% 12.20%
28 56.25%
50 -100.00%
22,236
HMSI M&M 2W
48.13%
Motorcycles/StepThroughs
-51.72%
85
35,079
110
VECV - Eicher
M&M
23,682
-_
-_
32
HHML
Total
413
Volvo Buses
-
0.70%
22,391
M&M 2W
53.12% -_ 60.33% 197.11%
1.62% 23.39%
-91.30%
3-Wheelers (PC+GC)
- _
OEMs
2010-11
Mopeds/Electric 2011-12
OEMs
2010-11
2011-12
TVS
51,304
59,351
-
NA
4.37% Atul
1,190
1,722
44.71%
-17.18% Bajaj
11,540
12,916
Force
76
-
M&M
3,048
4,411
Piaggio
14,488
12,868
Scooters
758
1,021
TVS
2,044
850
Total
33,144
69.37%
15.68%
11.92% Electrotherm*
-100.00%
- 0.00% 15.68%
33.33% 6.25%
44.72%
Total
51,304
59,351
11.18% 34.70%
* Data not available since August 2008 onwards
- 00.00%
18,298
-100.00% 27
73.85%
JCBL
Total
- 00.00%
13,318
-19.23%
AMW
272
2011-12
191.67%
33
Total
14.43%
30,811
Merc Benz
-69.01%
2010-11
26.96%
26.60%
999
4,244
OEMs 24.94%
-0.00%
0
13,022
Scooter/Scooterettees
-59.56%
0
2,664
- 0.00% -13.95%
-24.38%
M&M
10,654
-6.91%
BAL
MNAL
Force
Tata
11.97% -34.00%
602.86%
2011-12
Maruti
7,835
903
Daimler*
MPV OEMs
8,417
Piaggio
Swaraj
HM
33
M&HCVs (PC+GC)
2011-12
215
50
370.79%
162,825
Force
1,431
503.76% 89.61%
6,996
246
1,278
-35.00%
-1.10%
292
35
26
-48.33%
7.63%
5,458
BMW
40
-43.26%
UV OEMs
2011-12
-46.03%
4920.83%
Tata
2010-11
Two-wheelers witnessed a growth of 26.44 percent in April 2011 registering 1,043,970 units against 825,632 units during the same period in the previous fiscal. Mopeds, Motorcycles and Scooters grew by 15.68 percent, 23.39 percent and 48.06 percent respectively. Motorcycle sales grew to 809,565 units in April as com pared to 656,096 units in corresponding month in the previous fiscal. In the Motorcycles segment, Suzuki Motorcycles’ sales were up by 197.11 percent in April, while Bajaj Auto’s sales were flat at 195,971 units in April compared to 187,994 units in same month last year. In the Scooter segment, the sales of HMSI grew by 79.52 percent while TVS Motor sales grew by 29.04 percent. Hero Honda reported its best sales for April at 504,477 units, registering a jump of 39.21 percent over the same month last year. Bajaj Auto witnessed 4.23 percent growth in its April sales at 195,971 units against the same month in the previous fiscal. TVS Motor Company reported total domestic two-wheeler sales of 141,619 units in April 2011 registering a growth of 12.87 percent. India Yamaha Motors registered the highest growth in domestic two-wheelers sales at around 53.12 percent to touch 25,817 units in April.
22.23% 59.31% 37.39%
33,788
-58.41% 1.94%
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Cognex offers state-of-the-art machine systems for automotive sector O
ver the last decade India has emerged as a manufacturing hub for many global automotive companies. In 2010, Deloitte Touche Tohmatsu ranked India as offering the second best global manufacturing platform in the world, above traditional manufacturing countries such as the U.S., Germany, and Japan. With a number of companies investing heavily in setting up state of the art manufacturing plants they are also looking at automation as one of their core concepts to increase efficiency and reduce operating cost. Traditionally an automobile has several vital parts which are all assembled on a moving conveyer line and getting the right parts at the right time in the building process is vital to meet set targets. For this purpose all parts being assembled need to be barcoded where vital information can be saved. Conventional barcodes used are not capable of saving a lot of information and to store additional information in smaller spaces, companies have developed twodimensional alternatives. One of these, called Data Matrix, adopted as a standard, places square or round cells in a rectangular pattern. This symbology allows users to store information such as manufacturer, part number, lot number, and serial number on virtually any component, subassembly, or fi nished good. For example, up to 50 characters can be stored in a 3mm square. Reading these sophisticated barcodes is essential to synchronize the entire production process and Cognex offers a range of machine vision systems which are capable of reading such barcoding systems. The DataMan 500 seriesfrom Cognex is optimized especially for DPM code readingapplications and can readboth 1D and 2D codes.On the other hand the high performance Cognex DataMan 500 X fi xed-mount barcode reader is powered by a proprietary vision chip technology, Cognex VSoC™ (Vision System on a Chip), providing unmatched barcode reading and ease of use not found in other image-based or laser systems available today. This product which is specially designed for the automotive industry is capable of reading barcodes at twice the speed of other readers and is so easy to use, and reads codes so well, that it doesn’t have to be positioned optimally to achieve high read rates. In fact it is so fast that VSoC technology enables DataMan 500 to offer unprecedented speeds on 1-D barcode reading with up to 90 decodes per second and ultrafast image acquisition with auto-exposure, at up to 1,000 frames per second. Innovative Automation was one company which benefited by installing DataMan 500 to their production process. The company was contracted by one of their long-standing customers, a world leader in electromechanical actuators and emission control devices, to design and build an assembly line to produce a new actuator. This unit is a critical engine component
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www.cognex.com hence traceability of the assembly process operations as well as the fi nal testing operations was imperative. Parts were passed by hand from station to station sed in in the assembly system used mthis application. The assemd bly system also included a four-station dial-machine in which parts were indexed between e stat ions. In novat ive nAutomation utilized a concept of marking a 2D Data Matrix code on the plasticc housing of the part that was read at each assembly and test operation. A Cognex In-Sight® 5110 vision system was used at the fi rst
assembly station to verify that the 2D Data Matrix code quality was sufficient to be read at all subsequent machine stations.
At each subsequent assembly station, the code was read by a Cognex DataMan® 100 industrial ID reader, a very economical
system that reads 2D Data Matrix codes at high rates of speed. The ID reader would send a signal to the PLC (Programmable Logic Controller) database to indiContro that the operation had been cate tha completed. Tests were also com performed at many stap tions using vision system sensors, and the results are also added to the PLC database. If all previo vious operations had been succe successfully completed, the part sta status was considered valid for the station and test operation would be allowed to proceed. This eliminated the possibility that a rejected part would fi nd
its way back onto the machine and inadvertently be shipped to a customer. The assembly system exceeded the customer’s expectations by economically meeting part traceability requirements including tracking part status throughout the assembly process. Machine vision systems today have become an imperative part of a company’s production process and solutions such as Cognex’s DataMan 500 offer manufacturers’ unmatched quality and reliability in reading highly complex barcodes thereby reducing machine downtime and increasing operating efficiency.
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Continental focuses on tyre pressure monitoring systems
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nternationa l automotive supplier Continental recommends car manufacturers worldwide to the consistent use of direct measuring technology in their new car models to ensure that vehicle tyres are always infl ated to an optimum level. This recommendation is owed to steadily rising requirements to tyre pressure measurement. It also reflects the significant potential of direct measuring technology, making it possible to exploit the greater contribution to CO2 reduction.
About TPMS Looking at the total system benefits of direct Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems (TPMS) technology, Member of the Executive Board of Continental AG and Head of the Interior division, Helmut Matschi said, ‘Direct tyre pressure monitoring is a showcase of how many benefits a vehicle manufacturer and driver can harvest when the technology choice is made taking the whole system into account. Direct measuring technology is superior in speed and accuracy on an immediate function level. But when you look at the additional driving safety and comfort that can be created on the system level if using sensors inside the tyre, this builds a strong case for direct pressure measurement.’ ‘Direct’ Ty re Pressure Monitoring Systems are based on a sensor inside each tyre to collect fast, direct and accurate readings of the air pressure and temperature at any time, under any road condition, and at any driving speed. Instead of actively measuring the air pressure, the indirect systems calculate it, based on information from the wheel speed sensors. According to Continental, this indirect principle will not be sufficient to ensure the intended fuel economy levels and is therefore not capable enough to help to meet the European CO2 targets.
Why TPMS To reduce CO 2 emissions, TPMS becomes mandatory in more and more countries. In addition to the existing passenger vehicle legislation in the US, now, Phase 1 of tyre pressure monitoring will be mandatory in the European Union (EU) as of 2012 and in Korea in 2013. The
The sensors inside the tires collect fast, accurate readings of the pressure and temperature
The TPMS improves the quality of driver information and can be used to increase driving safety
Phase 1 was a fi rst step to help car drivers to reduce fuel consumption. A European Phase 2 is planned to ensure that the overall plan to reduce CO2 emissions and to raise the safety level is followed by using all reasonable available measures. The drive behind both phases of the legislation is to improve the status of properly inflated tyres and thus vehicle safety, reduced fuel consumption and emissions. While this is good news, the fi nal benefit to the driver may differ depending on the type of tyre pressure monitoring technology fitted in their car. Why is this so? Statistics reveal that most tyre failures, for instance, are caused by a slow, gradual, and thus unnoticed loss of air. Direct systems can recognise gradual pressure loss with faster reaction time and higher precision. Direct tyre pressure measurement reveals that problem quickly because it can work with much tighter thresholds.
Giving the driver critical, accurate tyre information enables the driver to react in a timely manner. By taking corrective action quickly, the vehicle safety is increased because proper tyre inflation ensures optimal vehicle handling and helps to keep tyre rolling resistance down. This directly translates into reduced fuel consumption and maximisation of the tyre’s life.
Better Potential The Continental Tyre Pressure Monitoring System improves the quality of driver information but it can also be used to increase driving safety and comfort beyond ‘just’ ensuring proper inf lation. Once each tyre is equipped with a sensor, the information on inflation can be made available to driver assistance systems via networking. In combination with a Continental app named the Filling Assistant, the tyre sensor can contact the driver’s smart
phone to communicate the current pressure level—irrespective of the fi lling station equipment’s precision. Further, Continental’s next generation intelligent tyre modules go the next step by delivering information about the instantaneous distortion of the rolling tyre. Within a sensor fusion approach this can be used, for example, to detect the early stages of aquaplaning. Continental is in a perfect position to drive this technology as the company has the combined expertise of a leading automotive electronics supplier and a leading tyre manufacturer. ‘Already today, tyres are high-performance and high-tech products‘, said Vice President of Tyre Line Development of Continental’s Passenger and Light Truck division, Dr Burkhard Wies. He continued, ‘Fitting tyres with sensors takes the functional scope and the contribution of tyres with correct air pressure to driving safety and to reducing rolling resistance plus emissions to a whole new level. With the perspective of adding other functionalities like detecting the load on each wheel, further enhancements of safety are possible by combining this information with vehicle control systems.’ Continental will be ready for series production with the fi rst passenger cars tyres with the tyre module mounted inside the tyre in 2013. Building on 10 years of experience with developing and making direct tyre pressure sensors, Andreas Wolf, Head of Continental’s Business Unit Body & Security, confi rmed, ‘Looking back on 10 years of development and manufacturing of tyre pressure sensor hardware and algorithms our bottom line is very clear. It will take direct systems to meet the future CO2 and safety targets and to make valuable new functions such as the Filling Assistant available to drivers—Continental’s technology path underpins this vision.’
Profile With sales of Euro 26 billion in 2010, Continental is among the leading automotive suppliers worldwide. As a supplier of brake systems, systems and components for powertrains and chassis, instrumentation,
infotainment solutions, vehicle electronics, tyres and technical elastomers, Continental contributes to enhanced driving safety and global climate protection. Continental is also a competent partner in networked automobile communication. Continental currently employs approximately 150,000 people in 46 countries. The Automotive Group with its three divisions Chassis & Safety (sales of approximately Euro5.8 billion in 2010, 30,000 employees), Powertrain (sales of approximately Euro 4.7 billion in 2010, 27,000 employees) and Interior (sales of approximately Euro 5.5 billion in 2010, 30,000 employees) achieved sales of approximately Euro 16 billion in 2010. The group is present in more than 170 locations worldwide. As a partner of the automotive and commercial vehicle industry, it develops and produces innovative products and systems for a modern automotive future, in which cars provide individual mobility and driving pleasure consistent with driving safety, environmental responsibility and cost-efficiency. The Chassis & Safety Division develops and produces electronic and hydraulic brake and chassis control systems, sensors, driver assistance systems, airbag electronics and sensorics, washer systems and electronic air suspension systems. Its core competence is the integration of active and passive driving safety into ContiGuard. The Powertrain Division integrates innovative and efficient system solutions for vehicle powertrains. The comprehensive range of products includes gasoline and diesel injection systems, engine management, transmission control, including sensors and actuators, as well as fuel-supply systems and components and systems for hybrid and electric drives. Information management is at the very heart of the Interior Division, which provides a range of products that includes instrument clusters and multifunctional displays, control units, electronic car-entry systems, tyre-monitoring systems, radios, multimedia and navigation systems, climate control systems, telematics solutions and cockpit modules and systems.
Fullerton India targeting `1,000 crore disbursal for CVs Our Bureau Pune
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ullerton India is looking to build up a portfolio of around `1,000 crore in commercial vehicle loans in the current fiscal, primarily targeting fleet owners with five to fi fteen trucks. It current outstanding portfolio size comprises around `300 crore in commercial vehicle loans and around `500 crore in two-wheeler loans. The company is also looking to have a major presence in construction equipment fi nancing business. ‘We are looking for an entry strategy in market niches for asset financing and are hoping to build up a sizeable portfolio of more than `1,500 to `2,000 crore over the next few years,’ said Senior Vice President and Head ABF, Fullerton India, Pratap Singh. He
Pratap Singh, Senior VP, Fullerton India
added that the company does not intend to expand its consumer fi nancing (car fi nancing) business on its own but is keen to tie-up with another player including commercial banks in order to help in sourcing the loans for the partner. The expertise and skill sets required in consumer financing is different from CV fi nancing
and does not play out to Fullerton’s advantage. The company continues to be a major player in the two-wheeler fi nancing business with around 12,000 to 15,000 units financed every month. It is looking to join hands with major banks for sourcing assets from them on commission or any other arrangement. Such an arrangement is likely to help the company develop necessary expertise in credit evaluation and have larger footprint in mass market auto fi nancing business. ‘It is advisable to do business as a standalone vertical when there is requirement for a high level of customer interaction and assessing credit worthiness and quick decision making. We have built up that capability over a period of time,’ he added. ‘We are looking to fi nance fleet owners with a fleet size of around 5 to 15 trucks
as trucking industry consolidates and more fuel efficient models are introduced in the country across tonnage categories,’ according to Singh. Achieving the growth in disbursements is critical for any bank or fi nance company in order to have sufficient leeway with OEMs during tough times as OEMs consider passing subventions or discounts to customers thereby sharing the burden of loss with fi nanciers having large portfolios. One of the major challenges that the company is facing is the shortage of talented manpower to maintain business growth. Singh, himself an auto industry veteran having spent around eight years with Eicher Motors earlier in his career, is expecting another major influx of talented managers from automobile industry coming to auto
fi nance business joining banks and NBFCs. Fullerton India Credit Company is one of the leading non-banking financial companies with presence in personal finance, two-wheeler fi nance, fi nance to micro, small and medium enterprises and microfi nance. It has set up 34 exclusive branches across the country for servicing commercial vehicle customers in over fi fty cities. In the CV fi nancing business, it addresses the needs of fi rst time vehicle buyers to small road transport operators and large fleet operators. It manages customer relationships directly without any intermediaries and offers longer tenure loans of up to five years. It has more presence in more than 380 locations across the country and has disbursed over `5,000 crore to customers.
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Jamna Auto banks on expansion, innovation Nabeel A Khan New Delhi
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amna Auto Industries (JAI) is following a ‘strategy’ of innovation, expansion and increase in profit margin, in order to continue its strong position as a supplier of leaf springs and suspension components. Apart from setting up two new plants near Chennai recently, it is planning to build its second assembly plant in Jamshedpur and an automotive testing centre within its newly proposed facility for manufacturing of suspension components at Pillaipakkam near Chennai. The new leaf spring assembly plant would be set up in Jamshedpur in order to accommodate the expected increase in demand following Tata Motors’ plans of shifting the majority of its heavy vehicles manufacturing units there. The other two new plants of JAI will come up in Hosur and Pillaipakkam; the former will be used for manufacturing springs, while the latter plant will produce lift axles, bogey suspension and air suspensions apart from housing the testing centre. The leaf spring manufacturer has acquired a leading position as a supplier with introduction of parabolic springs in 1998. ‘In terms of parabolic springs, we hold over 90 percent of market share and while 70 percent of total leaf spring market in India. We started with small passenger vehicles but in 2009, we have introduced parabolic springs in HCVs also,’ Vice President, Business Development and R&D, Jamna Auto Industries, Sunil Laroiya said. The new plant in Hosur is a greenfield, spread across seven acre and has cost `55 crore. The plant will have over 90 percent automation and it has invested a substantial amount on importing most of the critical equipment from Japan and Germany. The plant will have an initial capacity of 36,000 metric tonne per annum. As of now, it produces 1.5 lakh metric tonne of springs which is expected to touch `two lakh metric tonne after the Hosur plant goes into full production mode by April 2012. JAI asserts that the implementation of parabolic springs have helped in bringing down the cost and weight and also increased the life cycle of the products by double. Its assembly plant in Lucknow having an annual capacity of 18,000 metric tonne has gone into operations from this month. The customer’s list of JAI includes Daimler India, Renault-Nissan, LeylandNissan and Ashok Leyland, Tata Motors among others.
New Suspension Line JAI has recently formed a technical collaboration with Ridewell Suspension of USA to produce air suspension and lift axles. It has acquired eight acre in Pillaipakkam and will be investing `25 crore in this plant. It will produce 2,000 units/month in the fi rst phase and will be ramped up to 4,000 units/month in the second phase. The greenfield plant in Pillaipakkam will manufacture air suspension, bogey suspension and lift axles in technical collaboration with Ridewell Corporation, a leading suspension manufacturers in the US. Commercial
production from here is expected to commence from July 2011.The prototypes developed are undergoing trial. Considered as the second largest spring manufacturers in the world, JAI had recorded a consolidated sales turnover of around `661 crore and profit after tax of `11 crore for the fi nancial year 2009-10. It expects to grow by 25 percent in the next year. In the current fi nancial year 2010-11, the company recorded a consolidated turnover of `986 crore and profit after tax of `37 crore. It expects to grow by 25 percent in the next year. It has developed an air suspension system for all major OEM’s in India; commercial supply shall commence within this fi nancial year. JAI has developed a lift axle system for commercial vehicles; supplies are expected to
start from September this year. It is also planning to add an array of new suspension products. ‘We have plans to add more suspension products in 12 to 24 months but as of now we can not disclose any details,’ Sunil Laroiya said.
New testing centre Following its pursuit of technological innovation, JAI is setting up a new automotive testing centre at its upcoming plant at Pillaipakkam. So far it has been investing `eight to 10 crore every year at its existing R&D centre in Chennai where it is able to develop 15 new products every month and some of them also go into production. By setting up the new testing centre, it hopes to improve the quality of its products by manifold. Initially, the testing centre will be used only for internal pur-
Sunil Laroiya, VP, Business Development Lift Axle produced by Jamna Auto & R&D, Jamna Auto Industries
poses but in the future, they will offer testing service to other manufacturers also. The new centre will have an array of testing facilities which will include metrology, size, strength, life and chemistry. JAI had around 10 percent of total revenue coming from exports in 2006-07 that went down to one or two percent in the following years. The compa-
ny said that it discontinued the export to a few companies due to increase in the demand from the domestic market. It has been exporting springs to Ford Motors in Europe, GM in USA, and UD Trucks in Japan. ‘We hope that once the new plant in Hosur is up and running, we will take the exports to the same level’, Sunil Laroiya pointed out.
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Ashok Leyland sales crosses `10,000 crore Our Bureau Chennai
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shok Leyland has reported sales of `11,118 crore for the year 2010-2011; it is for the fi rst time that the turnover of the 64-year old company has crossed the `10,000 crore mark. This is due launch of new vehicles and increase of sales in domestic and export markets. Managing Director of Ashok Leyland, Vinod K Dasari, said ‘It was a watershed year for Ashok Leyland with production hitting an all time high with the highest domestic and export volumes. The company will increase its number of products during the year by launching 746 products.’ While domestic volumes jumped 45 percent to 83,800 vehicles from 57,947 units, exports surged by
Tyrexpo India 2011 to be held in Chennai
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isitors to the fi rst Tyrexpo India 2011 exhibition in Chennai will experience a fascinating and commercially valuable insight into the dynamics of the Indian tyre market. Organised by ECI International, the expo will be held in Chennai Trade Centre between 5 and 7 July this year. ‘The emergence of India as a major player in the global tyre market has created enormous interest among international manufacturers and suppliers,’ said, Rowena Suthers of ECI International.
Prior to Tyrexpo India, there has been little opportunity for interested parties to meet a broad cross section of suppliers at a single event. However, by bringing together a dedicated, trade-only exhibition, ‘we can offer a fascinating, closeup insight into the market. I’ve no doubt that will prove to be of great interest and commercial value to any organisation looking to do business in India,’ she added. Ahead of the expo in July, ECI witnessed a surge of domestic and international business confi rming their participation, including tyre manufacturers, suppliers and distributors of tyres, rubber, machinery, services and equipment.
K Sridharan, CFO and Vinod K Dasari MD, Ashok Leyland
72 percent to 10,306 numbers (5,979 vehicles). The company registered a rise of 54 percent in its sales turnover at `11,117.71 crore
against ` 7,244.71 crore in the previous financial year. The net profit has risen by 49 percent to `631.30 crore from `423.67 crore.
Ashok Leyland is also planning to invest around `1,000 crore this fi scal on its own operations as well as on its joint ventures. Chief Financial Officer, K Sridharan said, ‘Our capex for this year will be between `800-1,000 crore. The investments will be equally spread between our own operations and in joint ventures. The fund for this expansions will be utilised from internal resources as well as debt funds to the tune of `500 crore.’ Commenting on upcoming plans, Dasari said, ‘The current year is going to be a year of growth and consolidation for Ashok Leyland in quest of our vision to be among the global top ten in trucks and top five in buses. The launch of Dost from the Ashok LeylandNissan table will make the
company a full range CV player,’ he added. On the exports front, the company has presence in SAARC markets and will be targeting growing markets like Asia, Africa and CIS.
Order for 290 buses from Bangladesh Ashok Leyland has bagged an order for 290 fully-built double decker buses from Bangladesh Road Transport Corporation (BRTC) worth around $23.3 million. The year 2010-11 saw the company’s export numbers zoom by 72 percent to touch 10,306 units, in which Bangladesh had a significant contribution. Over the years, more than 9,500 vehicles (of different models) have been exported through Ashok Leyland’s sole dealer of over two decades, Ifad Autos.
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Car-O-Liner partners with ARO as new distributor Nabeel A Khan New Delhi
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weden based Alignment Systems AB, one of the world’s leading manufacturers of equipment for repair and inspection of damaged vehicles, is planning to expand its network of distributors in India for both it’s subsidiaries—Car-O-Liner AB and Josam AB. In continuing with this endeavour, it has signed ARO Equipments (ARO) of Delhi as its new distributor in the northern part for Car-O-Liner and will be announcing its new distributor who would be catering to eastern India shortly. Car-O-Liner focuses on cars and light trucks while Josam covers heavy-duty vehicles. The crash equipment manufacturer entered India with Car-O-Liner around ten years ago and so far has been able to install its product at 450 workshops through its two distributors.
New Alignments ‘Looking at the increase in the premium segment, we expect that it will translate into more business opportunities for us. We hope to install wheel alignment systems at 50 workshops in the next three years,’ Country Manager, Alignment Systems, Jasvinder Singh told Auto Monitor. Madhu’s Garage Equipment is another distributor for the company which caters to the south Indian Market. Before partnering
with ARO, it had collaborated with Rai Automotive as its distributor in the north which gave a good business but the partnership was withdrawn recently. The company claims that its equipment provides a total quality solution based upon the most efficient methods for repairing and measuring damaged vehicle bodies and frames. It offers collision repair benches with anchors where the hydraulic puller is used to bring the damaged position into right shape, unlike the use of traditional methods of heating and hammering which damages the metal and raises safety concern. The Swedish manufacturer claims to have got a satisfactory but ‘not as desired business’ in terms of Car-O-liner, as it has been able to penetrate into only a modest number of OEMs. Recently, it has installed equipment at Honda workshops in Delhi and NCR. ‘We think there are two major reasons as to why we have not been able to get the desired result in India— fi rstly because there is still lack of awareness about the products and secondly, the start up cost is a little high for installing complete range of crash repair equipment which is close to `one crore,’ Singh pointed. Car-O-Liner along with ARO Equipment is also setting up a new training centre at the Gurgaon (NCR) workshop of the ARO. This centre will provide complete training to all the
Wheel alignment by Josam
Crash repair by Car-O-Liner
workshop engineers and technicians who have bought the equipment so that they can efficiently use the technology. It is also talking to a number of tyre manufacturers to supply them mobile alignment system and it has already clinched a couple of orders for the same.
Destination India Josam entered India around four years ago, but has not
been able to penetrate much in the market. The company has one distributor in India, and that is Mumbai based Tribotech. Josa m ex presses satisfaction over the business earned in terms of wheel alignment. Presently, it is looking for a partner who could help them in getting good business for cabin and chassis straightener. The company had installed its fi rst cabin straightener system at the
Remote PC floor by Josam
Volvo workshop in Bengaluru a few months ago. The company is talking to a number of OEMs for equipment like the frame straightener and chassis straightener. It is also hopeful that in the near future, the major hubs of heav y vehicles like Hyderabad, Nagpur, and other mining areas in India will encourage OEMs to open workshops near them which would also increase their business.
Cab straightener by Josam
Electromag to manufacture electronic components Akmal Rahman B Chennai
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lectromags Automotive Products (EAPL), one of the largest slip-ring manufacturers in India is entering the electronic component segment to become a Tier I supplier. Under the aegis of the Electromags group of
companies, EAPL manufactures slip-rings, diesel cut-off solenoids, transmission switches and starter motor parts. Currently, it produces around seven million slip-rings per annum. ‘We intend to expand our product portfolio by introducing few sensors, Electronic Control Unit (ECU) and other
Solenoids, transmission switches by EAPL
electronic components that are in demand. We have been manufacturing more than 1,200 products and supplying to 35 countries for past 24 years.’ said Technical Advisor, EAPL, R Ravi in recent interaction with Auto Monitor. The company, which was formed 31 years ago by fi rst
generat ion ent repreneu rs, has notched up a turnover of `92 crore last year, marking a growth of 30 percent. This year, it is targeting a growth of 35 percent from the sale of new products by foraying into the export market. Initially, it manufactured two wheeler parts, starter motors, alternators and diesel fuel injection parts from three different locations in Chennai. After 2006, they were merged to form EAPL. ‘We are also planning to setup a new plant which will primarily cater to electronic products’ he said. The location is yet to be decided. EAPL has created a dedicated manufacturing line in addition to the fi xtures and process equipment being designed in-house, to cater to OEM needs. It has set up moulding and turning operations that were hitherto outsourced and installed two state-ofthe-art injection-moulding machines—its core competency being moulding. Moreover, the company has devoted lines for each customer to ensure R Ravi, Technical Advisor, EAPL consistent quality.
T he ma nu fact u rer ha s been supplying switches and magnetic va lves to WabcoTVS, Bosch, Standyne, diesel solenoids to Delphi-TVS and mechanical/pressures switches to Mahindra and Mahindra. Ravi added, ‘Every vehicle that is running in India will have at least one product manufactured by EAPL.’ Over the last few years, the company has increased capacity through productivity improvements and low cost automation. It has increased its capacity according to customer requ i rement s, a nd that is the reason it continues to be the single source for major customers. The company’s fully integrated production facility forms its core strength in manufacturing, coupled with a strong engineering setup which has enhanced the effectiveness of the company in domestic and export markets. It also manufactures components for white goods and ATM manufacturers like Whirlpool and NCR Corporation.
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FSV provides low carbon footprint vehicle options
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orld Auto Steel announced the results of a three-year programme to develop fully engineered, steel-intensive designs for electrified vehicles that reduce greenhouse gas emissions over their entire life cycle recently. The FutureSteelVehicle (FSV) features steel body structure designs that reduce the mass by 35 percent over a benchmark vehicle and reduce total life cycle emissions by nearly 70 percent. This is accomplished while meeting, a broad list of global safety and durability requirements, while avoiding high-cost penalties for the mass reduction. ’FutureSteelVehicle taps into the best attributes of steel—its design flexibility, its strength and formability, its low manufacturing emissions and its comparative low cost,’ said Director, WorldAutoSteel, Cees ten Broek. ‘Through FutureSteelVehicle’s development a broad bandwidth of steel applications have been produced that can be used to reduce life cycle emissions for any type of automobile.’ A Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) approach to emissions assists automakers in evaluating and reducing the total energy consumed and the life cycle greenhouse gas emissions of their products. Regulations that consider only the vehicle use phase through tailpipe emissions can encourage the use of low-density, greenhouse gasintensive materials that may, in some applications, provide lighter weight components that improve fuel economy and tailpipe emissions. However, this may have the unintended consequence of increasing greenhouse gas emissions during the vehicle’s total life cycle. ‘Achievement of such aggressive weight reduction accomplished with advanced steels and design optimisation will set a new standard for vehicle design approaches for the future,’ said ten Broek. ’Key to our Phase 2 evaluations of different structural options is a life cycle assessment based on the University of California at Santa Barbara (UCSB) Greenhouse Gas Materials Comparison Model,’ explained ten Broek. ‘FSV reduces emissions in anticipation of future legislation and requirements around the world. The steel industry as a whole feels the responsibility to lead the way in demonstrating the use of steel and life cycle assessment to reduce the vehicle carbon footprint.’ FSV concepts are very efficient and very light weight. FSV’s concept weighs 188 kg and reduces mass by 35 percent over a baseline ICE (Internal Combustion Engine) body structure adjusted for a battery electric powertrain and year 2020 regulatory requirements. It is noteworthy that, based on the new steels’ lightweighting capabilities, steel is the only material to achieve reductions in all life cycle phases. As the automotive industry’s efforts to reduce carbon dioxide equivalent (CO 2 e) emissions increasingly move towards more advanced powertrains and fuel sources, material production will account for a much larger percentage of total life cycle emissions. The FSV programme is the most recent addition to the glo-
Advanced highstrength steels combined with electrified powertrains reduce weight, emissions, improve safety without cost compromise
bal steel industry’s series of initiatives offering steel solutions to the challenges facing automakers around the world to increase the fuel efficiency of
automobiles, reduce greenhouse gas emissions, while improving safety, performance and maintaining affordability. ‘With a sharp focus on
car manufacturers’ future environmental requirements, a very powerful material portfolio and a unique optimisation methodology, the Future Steel
Vehicle programme has all the right ingredients to be a mainstream hit,’ said ten Broek. ‘Through Future Steel Vehicle, t he steel industry around the globe has the oppor t u n it y to adva nce t hei r ma rket posit ion s in automotive.’
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Volvo testing smartphones for workshop efficiency
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olvo IT is currently collaborating with Volvo Trucks to test the way consumer electronics can be used to streamline work at service workshops. Mechanics are given access to service instructions from a smartphone,
of using smartphones are numerous. One advantage is the ability of images and animation to overcome language barriers. Mobile smartphones also offer technicians easy access to the most up-to-date service instructions ‘It’s great that new technol-
The instructions on the smartphone show technicians what needs to be done. At the same time, it is easy for them to have the smartphone handy while working
thereby saving time and enhancing quality.
Need Of The Hour Presently working to enhance the quality and efficiency of its aftersales ser vice, Volvo Trucks is testing one method that involves the use of smartphones—a consumer-based tech nolog y—at work shops. ‘Smartphones are userfriendly devices that can assist our technicians at work, while offering our customers better support,’ said Senior Vice President, Quality and Technical Support at Volvo Trucks, Bengt Persson. Today, the service technicians’ need for new skills and information is constantly increasing, as new technology develops and more truck models are released onto the market. As trucks’ chassis are also unique, it is impossible for technicians to know everything about every vehicle.
The Advantages Volvo IT can see several advantages to using technologies that are mainly aimed at the consumer market in new areas. ‘Firstly, consumer products are produced in larger volumes, resulting in a significantly lower price than industrial made-toorder devices. Secondly, users already have prior knowledge of the way this technology works and are therefore more likely to embrace it as a new way of working,’ stated Project Manager at Volvo IT, Kerstin Hanson. With this new concept, which was developed in collaboration between Volvo IT, Volvo Trucks and Volvo Parts, the chassis’ unique instructions will be easily accessible on a technician’s very own smartphone. The information can be delivered either as text or through images and animation. The benefits are numerous: For example, the animation will allow instructions to cross language barriers, with obvious benefits for a company such as Volvo Trucks, which has workshops in more than 140 countries. As smartphones are mobile and easy to carry, they will also make it easier for technicians to be updated with the latest information as they work.
The Concept The concept is based on using mobile smartphones to provide technicians with service instructions, which are in the form of either text, or images and animation. The advantages
ogies can be used to improve and develop our work,’ stated service technician at the Volvo Truck Shop in Gothenburg, Mattias Roos, who has tested the application. ‘The concept is ver y t ime ef f icient a nd extremely userfriendly.’
Last spring, tests were conducted among service technicians in China and Sweden, with both reporting positive results. Now Volvo Trucks and Volvo IT are continuing their work to further develop and customise the application.
‘The use of smartphones in service centres is an interesting solution, which will improve efficiency and ensure the quality of our aftersales services. We therefore have great hopes of launching the concept in the near future,’ said Bengt Persson.
‘This is our Bible or telephone book,’ Mattias Roos, Service Technician
Bengt Persson, Senior VP, Quality & Technical Support, Volvo Trucks
Kerstin Hanson, Project Manager, Volvo IT
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Ford develops heart rate monitoring seat F
ord engineers have developed a car seat that can monitor a driver’s heartbeat, opening another door to health, convenience and even life-saving potential. A joint project undertaken by experts from Ford’s European Research and Innovation Centre in Aachen, Germany and Rheinisch-Westfälische Technische Hochschule (RWTH) Aachen University, the seat uses six special embedded sensors to detect electrical impulses generated by the heart. Stated Ford Europea n Research and Innovation Centre medical officer, Dr Achim Lindner, ‘Although currently still a research project, the heart rate monitor technology developed by Ford and RWTH Aachen University could prove to be a critical breakthrough for Ford
drivers, and not just in terms of the ability to monitor the hearts of those known to be at risk.’ As always in medicine, the earlier a condition is detected, the easier it is to treat and this technology even has the potential to be The sensor data can be analysed on the computer by doctors instrumental in diagnosing conditions drivremote medical services and Ford vehicle safety systems to ers were previously unaware they had. Data collected by the even providing real-time health sensors, for example, could be information and alerts of immianalysed by medical experts or nent cardiovascular issues such onboard computer software. as a heart attack. Possibilities therefore abound, The heart rate monitor seat notes Lindner, from linking to is the latest addition in the
The sensor motor seat
Ford research portfolio of possible in-car health and wellness solutions aimed at helping people with chronic illnesses or medical disorders manage their condition while on the go. Ford also announced research into how it is leveraging Ford
Sync and its ability to connect devices via Bluetooth, access cloud-based internet ser vices and control smartphone apps to develop industry-first voice-controlled in-car connections to an array of health aids from glucose monitoring devices, diabetes management services, asthma management tools and web-based allergen alert solutions. The seat sensor technology under development could initially be of most benefit to drivers known to have heart conditions—primarily those in more mature age groups, a globally growing population. According to the US Census Bureau, the number of Americans 65 and older is projected to more than double by 2050, reaching some 88.5 million. Predictions in Europe suggest a growing trend as well, with the over-65 population reaching nearly 23 percent by 2025 and 30 percent by 2050. ‘With increasing life expectancy meaning higher numbers of people and therefore drivers at risk of heart diseases, the ability to monitor hearts at the wheel could offer massive benefits in terms of health and road safety, both for the user and the wider public,’ said RWTH Aachen University Professor Steffen Leonhardt, who originally proposed taking the university’s work with contactless infant heart monitoring to Ford. ‘The car is an obvious choice; it’s a place where occupants spend long periods sitting in a rather calm position and a place that’s increasingly less physically demanding, making it the ideal environment to measure heart activity.’
Initial Testing Working with RWTH Aachen University, Ford developed the six-sensor system positioned on the surface of the seat backrest. The unobtrusive electrodes have been specially designed to be able to detect the electronic signature of the heart through clothing. ‘The sensors use a specially designed system and carefully researched materials to be able to give a good signal without contact on the skin. We are still fine-tuning their operation to work with some materials; certain types of synthetic fabric and lamb’s wool can cause electrical interference that upsets the signal, but we can achieve a strong signal through 10 layers of cotton,’ Lindner said. In stationary testing, 90 to 95 percent of the subjects proved to be compatible and on-road testing of the Ford heart rate monitoring seat proved it was possible to achieve highly accurate readings for up to 98 percent of the time spent behind the wheel, even at this early stage of development.
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Countersinks ................................................................................. BIC
Rotary tables ................................................................................ 3
2d/3d laser cutting ....................................................................... 31
Crimping machine ........................................................................ 31
Self adhesive tapes ....................................................................... 12
5c indexers ................................................................................... 3
Cylindrical grinders ...................................................................... 1
Solid carbide drills........................................................................ 29
Acc. Padel sensor assy. ................................................................. 13
Diamond tools .............................................................................. BIC
Solid carbide drills with ic ............................................................ 29
Air gauges ..................................................................................... 27
Drilling tools ................................................................................. BIC
Solid carbide mills ........................................................................ 29
Auto mation mfrs ......................................................................... 3
E-coatings solutions ..................................................................... FIC
Solid carbide reamers .................................................................. 29
Auto World Expo 2011 .................................................................. 30
Egr valve ....................................................................................... 13
Solid carbide reamers with ic ....................................................... 29
Automobile parts.......................................................................... 6
Electronic control unit.................................................................. 13
Solid carbide special drills ........................................................... 29
BC .................................................................................................. 13
Exhibition - Engineering Expo ...................................................... 4,35
Solid carbide special mills ............................................................ 29
Bearings ........................................................................................ 8
Financial assistance schemes for msmes ..................................... 11
Solid carbide special reamers ...................................................... 29
Billet shearing machines .............................................................. 25
Forging press ................................................................................ 25
Special gauging............................................................................. 27
Buses............................................................................................. 7
Friction drop hammers ................................................................ 25
Special micrometers ..................................................................... 27
C frame power press ..................................................................... 25
Friction screw press ...................................................................... 25
Special thread gauges................................................................... 27
Cable carriers................................................................................ 8
Gun drills ...................................................................................... BIC
Stainless steel gear parts .............................................................. 6
Cable connectors .......................................................................... 8
H frame power press .................................................................... 25
Taps............................................................................................... BIC
Ced/ktl coatings ............................................................................ FIC
Hammers ...................................................................................... 25
Teflon oil seals .............................................................................. 12
Chains ........................................................................................... 8
Hmc horizontal spindle ................................................................ 3
Transmission gears ....................................................................... 6
CNC ............................................................................................... 19
Hollow bars................................................................................... 17
Tube bending machine ................................................................. 31
CNC hmcs ...................................................................................... 19
Horizontal CNC machines ............................................................. 19
Turret punch press ....................................................................... 31
CNC lathe ...................................................................................... 3
Horizontal machining center ....................................................... 19
Turrets .......................................................................................... 1
CNC lathes ..................................................................................... 1
Induss Expo 2011 .......................................................................... 26
Vaccum pump............................................................................... 13
CNC machines ............................................................................... 19
Metal cutting tools ....................................................................... 29
Valve stem seals............................................................................ 12
CNC oval turning centers .............................................................. 19
Milling cutters............................................................................... BIC
Ventilators .................................................................................... 12
CNC turn mill centers.................................................................... 19
Modular tooling system ................................................................ BIC
Vertical line series ........................................................................ 19
CNC turning center ....................................................................... 19
‘O’ rings ......................................................................................... 12
Vertical machining centers........................................................... 1
CNC vertical machining center ..................................................... 19
Oil seals......................................................................................... 12
Vision sensors and surface inspection systems ........................... 23
CNC/vmc machines ....................................................................... 15
Powder matallergy products ........................................................ 6
Vision software ............................................................................. 23
Commercial vehicles..................................................................... 7,20,21
Power chucking cylinders............................................................. 1
Vision systems .............................................................................. 23
Connectors.................................................................................... 8
Profile bending machine .............................................................. 31
Vmc vertical machines ................................................................. 3
Controlgear ................................................................................... 9
Reamers ........................................................................................ BIC
Vmc-linear series .......................................................................... 19
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International auto round-up EUROPE
AMERICA
Ford transfers fuel-tank business to France’s Plastic Omnium
GM creating low-cost, eco-friendly production
Ford is transferring ownership of its fuel-tank production to Inergy Automotive Systems, a unit of France’s Plastic Omnium SA, as the automaker exits its parts businesses, according to Bloomberg. The fuel tanks are built in a factory in Milan that will be closed by 2013 and replaced by a $30 million plant that Inergy will build in southeast Michigan. The Paris-based company is paying nothing for the business. The Milan plant was one of five remaining plants of the 17 that Ford took back in the 2005 bailout of its former parts subsidiary Visteon. Ford will close an Indianapolis steering-parts factory within 12 months and has three other former Visteon plants for sale. Plastic Omnium will offer jobs to 240 of the Milan plant’s workers. The plant employs about 500 workers. Plastic Omnium is at least the second buyer that emerged for the fueltank operations.
GM hopes to get more savings out of its small car factory here by getting lean and green according to a report in the The Detroit News. The Detroit automaker has spent about $600 million to overhaul the 4.3 million-square-foot plant, where two new small cars will begin production this fall— the Chevrolet Sonic, successor to the Korean-built Aveo, and the Buick Verano. The retooled factory will reopen as a leaner, more agile operation, using about one-third of the factory floor previously used, GM officials say. It will have more efficient workspaces, in-house suppliers and more foreign-made parts. GM has outfitted it with some eco-friendly upgrades as well, including better lighting and a new paint shop that uses about half the energy per vehicle as the one it replaced. The factory will employ about 1,600 people once it’s fully operational, including about 1,400 hourly workers.
BMW’s Klatten holds VW at bay with blocking stake in carbon fibre maker BMW board member Susanne Klatten has bought a blocking minority stake in SGL Group to keep Volkswagen at bay in a tussle over influence at the carbon fibre specialist. SGL said that Klatten raised her stake in the company, via her investment vehicle Skion, to 27.3 percent and aimed to lift it to about 29 percent over the next 12 months, up from 22 percent previously. In February, V W surprised stock markets by acquiring an 8.18 percent stake in SGL, a German manufacturer of carbon products, though it said it would not raise its stake to more than 10 percent. SGL entered into a co-operation on lightweight carbon parts for BMW’s new i3 electric car. Klatten, a member of the Quandt family, holds a 12.6 percent stake in BMW, while her family, which is BMW’s biggest shareholder, holds 46 percent of the company’s shares. VW’s premium-car unit Audi is working together with German industrial conglomerate Voith to develop carbon fibre reinforced components for its cars. Voith is SGL’s thirdlargest shareholder with a stake of about 5 percent.
Daimler must face claims over Argentina ‘Dirty War’ worker kidnappings Daimler may face a US lawsuit alleging its Argentine Mercedes-Benz unit collaborated with state security forces to kill and torture workers during the so-called Dirty War 35 years ago, an appeals court ruled. Some of the plaintiffs are former employees of Mercedes-Benz Argentina who were allegedly kidnapped, detained or tortured. Plaintiffs also include relatives of workers who disappeared and are presumed to have been murdered during the Dirty War, which began in 1976 when the military overthrew the government of President Isabel Peron. The lawsuit claims Mercedes-Benz collaborated with Argentina’s military to brutally punish Argentine workers it viewed as union agitators, the ruling said. Recently, a three-judge appeals court panel in San Francisco ruled that the parent company could be sued in California because the US unit of MercedesBenz was the German company’s agent.
GM gets $10 million tax break for Warren tech facility GM won $10 million in tax incentives from the state to build a new information technology facility at its Warren Tech Centre. The $130 million project—expected to create about 25 permanent jobs—will add on to the Cadillac Building on the campus and occupy about 30 acres of land located along Van Dyke Avenue. The new jobs will pay an average of $44 an hour, according to the Michigan Economic Development Corporation. The state’s Michigan Economic Growth Authority board approved the brownfield tax credit valued at $10 million along with several other projects seeking state tax aid. GM also said last November that it plans to add about 1,000 engineers over the next two years to work on electric and hybrid technologies.
Demand for fuel efficiency sparks Volt production rise GM is boosting production of its electric Chevrolet Volt, according to a report in The Detroit News. The Detroit automaker will build 1,000 more Volts than planned this year—about 16,000 in total— and increase production to 60,000 cars in 2012, up from the 45,000 previously targeted. GM officials said they’re upping production— long expected—to meet strong demand for the battery-powered car, which comes with a backup gas engine. With gas prices hovering around $4 a gallon, GM and other automakers are eager to capitalise on the car-buying public’s new lust for fuel efficiency. GM has sold about 1,700 volts, including 493 last month, according to tracking fi rm AutoData Corp.
US unveils new fuel economy labels, drops grades JCI aims to end battery venture with France’s Saft Johnson Controls took the fi rst steps to dissolve its joint venture with French battery producer Saft Groupe, due to a ‘fundamental disagreement’ about the direction and scope of the five year relationship, but Saft said it would fight the move. Johnson Controls said it wanted to widen the partnership to have more flexibility and access to alternative technologies. Saft said it could consider ‘some adjustments’ to the joint venture, but would stop short of expanding the partnership to lithium-ion markets where Saft has a strong presence. Johnson Controls fi led in Delaware’s Court of Chancery to end the partnership in order to pursue other technologies outside the company’s agreement with Saft to produce advanced lithium-ion batteries. The joint venture was established in 2006 to develop, produce and sell lithium-ion batteries for hybrid and electric vehicles. The companies have a battery plant in Holland, Michigan, where cell production is slated to begin this summer.
The Obama administration unveiled revamped fuel economy labels including new ratings for electric vehicles, but dropped a proposal to assign ‘A+’ through ‘D’ grades for vehicle efficiency. The new labels—required by a 2007 energy law and jointly revised by the Environmental Protection Agency and the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration—will take effect with the 2013 model year. The new label retains the traditional focus on miles per gallon and annual fuel costs, while updating the overall design and adding required new comparison information on fuel economy and emissions. The new labels have some new features, including a QR Code that will allow users of smartphones to access online information about how various models compare on fuel economy. The rule also finalises new labels for electric vehicles and plug-in hybrids to convert the use of electricity to a miles per gallon equivalent—and to allow users to compare charging costs to gasoline use.
ASIA Toyota: US Prius supply to recover to about 70 percent Toyota expects US supply of its top- selling Prius to recover to about 70 percent of normal next month after output was disrupted by Japan’s record earthquake. Toyota’s US unit should get at least 36,000 Prius cars to sell in June, July and August, or about 12,000 a month. Increasing supply would help Toyota take advantage of rising demand for the gasoline- electric model amid higher fuel prices. Toyota said early this year, it might set a US sales record for the Prius, before the 9-magnitude earthquake and tsunami that struck Japan damaging parts factories and power plants, disrupting auto production and leaving US dealers with little or no inventory.
Nissan, Mitsubishi to build small cars Nissan and Mitsubishi signed an agreement to establish an equal venture to develop mini vehicles for the Japanese market. The accord builds on the automakers’ plans
to expand their cooperation in certain vehicle segments to increase their economies of scale. As part of the deal, Nissan has agreed to supply a light van and a wagon to Mitsubishi in Japan. The mini vehicle venture will develop models for a major segment of the Japanese market— tiny cars with 660 cc engines that benefit from preferential tax treatment. In April, 77,000 mini vehicles were sold in Japan, accounting for 41 percent of auto sales totalling 186,000 units. Vice President, Global Forecasting, IHS Automotive, Michael Robinet said the two automakers are seeking to increase economies of scale and share costs. Nissan is part of the Renault Nissan Alliance, which includes South Korea’s Samsung Motors and Dacia of Romania as members and counts Germany’s Daimler AG among its partners.
Ford to build first transmission plant in China Ford says a Chinese joint venture will spend $350 million to build the company’s fi rst transmission plant for the world’s largest auto market, according to a report in the Associated Press. The company says the factory in Chongqing will be able to build 400,000 six-speed automatic transmissions. It will make them for Changan Ford Mazda Automobile, the Chinese JV. Ford also is building a $500 million engine plant in Chongqing that will open in two years.
Honda recalls 2012 Civic for fuel line defect Honda says it’s recalling more than 1,000 new Honda Civics in the US because they could leak fuel, according to a report in the Associated Press. The 2012 Civic went on sale earlier this spring. The recall affects 1,156 cars, many of which haven’t even been sold yet. Honda said the Civic’s fuel line could leak because of a manufacturing error.
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SIAM DATA
FLASH REPORT (MEDIA) REPORT II
Source: SIAM
Category Segment/Subsegment Manufacturer.
Production For the month of April 2010
2011
Cumulative April-April 10-11
11-12
Domestic Sales For the month of April 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) 2,840 9,635 2,840 9,635 3,525 Total 2,840 9,635 2,840 9,635 3,525 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) 3,986 4,006 3,986 4,006 3,503 Hyundai Motors India Ltd(Santro) 10,251 11,775 10,251 11,775 7,442 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (M800, Alto,Wagon R,A-Star) 49,565 63,186 49,565 63,186 35,925 Total 63,802 78,967 63,802 78,967 46,870 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) 743 1,314 743 1,314 840 Ford india Pvt Ltd (Figo ) 5,869 8,488 5,869 8,488 6,030 General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Beat, U-VA) 5,678 4,057 5,678 4,057 4,348 Honda Siel Cars India ltd (Jazz) 300 30 300 30 338 Hyundai Motors India Ltd(Getz, i10, i20) 38,740 37,091 38,740 37,091 17,708 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Swift, Ritz, Estilo) 24,421 21,939 24,421 21,939 22,749 Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (Micra) 0 9,460 0 9,460 0 SkodaAuto india p.ltd ( Fabia ) 0 1,938 0 1,938 478 Tata Motors Ltd (Indica,Indica Vista, Indigo CS) 16,502 10,525 16,502 10,525 12,310 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Polo) NA 4,202 0 4,202 901 Total 92,253 99,044 92,253 99,044 65,702 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) 2,940 3,862 2,940 3,862 1,468 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Verito) 535 992 535 992 303 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Dzire) 8,796 11,679 8,796 11,679 8,586 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Etios-Sedan) 0 4,254 0 4,254 0 Specialty: Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Beetle) 0 0 0 0 92 Total 12,271 20,787 12,271 20,787 10,449 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) 1,337 1,474 1,337 1,474 1,196 General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Aveo) 651 21 651 21 299 Hindustan Motors Ltd (Lancer,Cedia) 105 12 105 12 123 Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (City) 3,467 2,812 3,467 2,812 2,787 Hyundai Motors India Ltd (Verna) 2,099 1,810 2,099 1,810 1,865 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (SX4) 1,518 2,332 1,518 2,332 1,408 Tata Motors Ltd (Indigo Marina, Indigo XL, Manza) 1,104 1,563 1,104 1,563 3,927 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Vento) NA 4,014 0 4,014 0 Specialty: Hindustan Motors Ltd (Ambassador) 665 443 665 443 646 Total 10,946 14,481 10,946 14,481 12,251 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) 839 825 839 825 960 General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Optra, Cruze) 793 1,372 793 1,372 754 Hindustan Motors Ltd (Cedia sports) 0 6 0 6 0 Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (Civic) 0 480 0 480 188 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) 0 680 0 680 564 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Corolla ) 860 747 860 747 851 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Jetta) NA 52 0 52 384 Specialty: BMW india pvt Ltd ( 3 Series) 334 84 334 84 133 Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd (C-Class) 173 297 173 297 147 Volkswagen - Audi (A4) 0 0 0 0 84 Total 2,999 4,543 2,999 4,543 4,066 Premium: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally 4700-5000 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 3.0 Litre Regular: BMW india pvt Ltd (Gran Turismo) 0 0 0 0 33 Honda Siel Cars India Ltd ( Accord ) 0 208 0 208 194 Hyundai Motors India Ltd ( Sonata ) 15 20 15 20 17 Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (Teana) 0 0 0 0 24 Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd (Superb) 0 395 0 395 243 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Camry ) 0 0 0 0 32 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Passat) NA 180 0 180 109 Specialty: BMW india pvt Ltd ( 5 Series) 6 384 6 384 72 Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd (E-Class) 136 164 136 164 125 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Prius ) 0 0 0 0 21 Volkswagen - Audi (A6) 0 0 0 0 66 Total 157 1,351 157 1,351 936 Luxury: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally Over 5000 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 5.0 Litre Regular: Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd ( S-Class) 46 48 46 48 22 Volkswagen - Audi (A8) 0 0 0 0 4 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Phaeton) 0 0 0 0 0 Specialty: BMW india pvt Ltd (7 Series ) 0 0 0 0 27 Total 46 48 46 48 53 Coupe: Roadster - 2 Doors; 2/4 seater, retractable/firm roof Regular: Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd (E-Coupe, E-Cabrio, CLS, SLK) 0 0 0 0 3 Specialty: BMW india pvt Ltd (6 Series, Z4) 0 0 0 0 7 Total 0 0 0 0 10 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 185,314 228,856 185,314 228,856 143,862 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) 244 312 244 312 215 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Bolero, ST) 6,577 7,765 6,577 7,765 6,322 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Gypsy) 872 937 872 937 708 Tata Motors Ltd (Sumo,) 1,510 1,462 1,510 1,462 1,879 Total 9,203 10,476 9,203 10,476 9,124 UV2: Length<4400 - 4700 mm, Price Upto Rs. 15 Lakh General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Tavera) 1,541 1,923 1,541 1,923 1,528 International Cars & Motors Ltd (Rhino) 75 22 75 22 54 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Scorpio, Bolero, HT, Xylo) 7,030 8,425 7,030 8,425 6,862 Tata Motors Ltd (Sumo Grande, Safari) 1,889 1,343 1,889 1,343 1,456 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Innova) 4,187 3,429 4,187 3,429 4,135 Total 14,722 15,142 14,722 15,142 14,035 UV3: Length>4700 mm, Price Upto Rs. 15 Lakh Tata Motors Ltd (Aria, Xenon) 16 245 16 245 5 Total 16 245 16 245 5 UV4: Price Between Rs. 15 to 25Lakh BMW india Pvt Ltd (X1) 0 278 0 278 0 Ford India Pvt Ltd (Endeavour) 262 255 262 255 283 General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Captiva) 0 0 0 0 115 Hindustan Motors Ltd (Pajero, Outlander) 128 131 128 131 121 Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (CRV) 0 0 0 0 71 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 23 Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd (Yeti) NA 300 0 300 0 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Fortuner) 946 722 946 722 922 Total 1,336 1,686 1,336 1,686 1,539 UV5: Price > Rs. 25Lakh BMW india Pvt Ltd (X3, X5, X6) 0 0 0 0 35 Hindustan Motors Ltd (Mentero, EVOx (Ten) 5 10 5 10 5 Mercedes-Benz India pvt. Ltd (M Class, GL Class, R Class, G class) 0 0 0 0 24 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (LC,Prado) 0 0 0 0 42 Volkswagen - Audi (Q5,Q7) 0 0 0 0 111 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Touareg) 0 0 0 0 3 Total 5 10 5 10 220 Total Utillity Vehicles (Uvs) 25,282 27,559 25,282 27,559 24,923 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) 11,346 13,222 11,346 13,222 10,654 Tata Motors Ltd (Venture) 0 507 0 507 0 Total 11,346 13,729 11,346 13,729 10,654 V2: Soft tops mainly used as Maxi Cabs, Price Upto Rs. 10 Lakh Force Motors Ltd (Trip) 0 5 0 5 0 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Gio, Maxximo Mini Van) 0 997 0 997 0 Tata Motors Ltd (Magic, lris) 3,017 4,489 3,017 4,489 2,664 Total 3,017 5,491 3,017 5,491 2,664 Total Vans 14,363 19,220 14,363 19,220 13,318 Total Passenger Vehicles (PVs) 224,959 275,635 224,959 275,635 182,103 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 183 331 183 331 96 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 51 0 51 0 85 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 4 0 4 0 Tata Motors Ltd 545 405 545 405 769 VE CVs - Eicher 232 231 232 231 258 Total A1 1,011 971 1,011 971 1,208 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 1,453 1,350 1,453 1,350 1,080 JCBL Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 SML Isuzu Ltd 2 8 2 8 6 Tata Motors Ltd 1,429 945 1,429 945 1,002 VE CVs - Eicher 16 21 16 21 9 Volvo Buses India Pvt Ltd 20 11 20 11 18 Total A2 2,920 2,335 2,920 2,335 2,115 A3: No. of seats including exceeding 13 and max. mass exceeding 16.2 tonnes (M3(D)) Passenger Carrier (D) Volvo Buses India Pvt Ltd 16 40 16 40 14 Total A3 16 40 16 40 14 Total M&HCVs(passenger carriers) 3,947 3,346 3,947 3,346 3,337 M&HCVs B: Goods Carriers (c) Max Mass exceeding 7.5 tonnes but not exceeding 10 tons Ashok Leyland Ltd 40 48 40 48 44 SML Isuzu Ltd 237 229 237 229 211 Tata Motors Ltd 477 560 477 560 571 VE CVs - Eicher 800 758 800 758 774 Total 1,554 1,595 1,554 1,595 1,600 (d) Max. Mass Exceeding 10 tons but not exceeding 12 tons Ashok Leyland Ltd 207 230 207 230 138 SML Isuzu Ltd 74 107 74 107 55 Tata Motors Ltd 1,080 1,101 1,080 1,101 1,294 VE CVs - Eicher 858 1,204 858 1,204 880 Total 2,219 2,642 2,219 2,642 2,367
2011
Exports Cumulative April-April
For the month of April
Cumulative April-April
10-11
11-12
2010
2011
10-11
11-12
10,012 10,012
3,525 3,525
10,012 10,012
1 1
498 498
1 1
498 498
3,887 8,133 41,744 53,764
3,503 7,442 35,925 46,870
3,887 8,133 41,744 53,764
4 2,371 12,177 14,552
2 3,529 8,426 11,957
4 2,371 12,177 14,552
2 3,529 8,426 11,957
1,239 6,013 2,592 112 20,483 18,227 1,198 1,561 7,971 3,755 63,151
840 6,030 4,348 338 17,708 22,749 0 478 12,310 901 65,702
1,239 6,013 2,592 112 20,483 18,227 1,198 1,561 7,971 3,755 63,151
221 0 33 1 18,538 749 0 0 365 0 19,907
151 1,090 12 0 14,634 1,373 9,431 0 486 0 27,177
221 0 33 1 18,538 749 0 0 365 0 19,907
151 1,090 12 0 14,634 1,373 9,431 0 486 0 27,177
1,114 1,006 11,797 4,657
1,468 303 8,586 0
1,114 1,006 11,797 4,657
2,610 150 11 0
2,259 0 20 0
2,610 150 11 0
2,259 0 20 0
16 18,590
92 10,449
16 18,590
0 2,771
0 2,279
0 2,771
0 2,279
1,092 155 12 1,542 1,854 2,102 1,561 2,866
1,196 299 123 2,787 1,865 1,408 3,927 0
1,092 155 12 1,542 1,854 2,102 1,561 2,866
172 16 0 1 0 0 58 0
77 7 0 0 0 0 57 0
172 16 0 1 0 0 58 0
77 7 0 0 0 0 57 0
395 11,579
646 12,251
395 11,579
0 247
0 141
0 247
0 141
810 1,307 8 253 0 35 421 776 162
960 754 0 188 1 0 564 851 384
810 1,307 8 253 0 35 421 776 162
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
15 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
240 253 199 4,464
133 147 84 4,066
240 253 199 4,464
0 0 0 1
0 0 0 23
0 0 0 1
0 0 0 23
5 83 20 7 332 25 196
33 194 17 24 243 32 109
5 83 20 7 332 25 196
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0
255 178 0 54 1,155
72 125 21 66 936
255 178 0 54 1,155
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
28 39 1
22 4 0
28 39 1
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
32 100
27 53
32 100
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
6
3
6
0
0
0
0
2 8
7 10
2 8
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
2 2 162,825
0 0 143,862
2 2 162,825
0 0 37,479
0 0 42,075
0 0 37,479
0 0 42,075
258 7,428 210 1,839 9,735
215 6,322 708 1,879 9,124
258 7,428 210 1,839 9,735
0 78 0 21 99
0 95 3 12 110
0 78 0 21 99
0 95 3 12 110
1,908 24 7,729 1,349 3,464 14,474
1,528 54 6,862 1,456 4,135 14,035
1,908 24 7,729 1,349 3,464 14,474
1 0 252 6 0 259
0 0 254 15 0 269
1 0 252 6 0 259
0 0 254 15 0 269
298 298
5 5
298 298
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
215 214 172 116 22 32 7 2 132 739 1,651
0 283 115 121 71 0 4 23 0 922 1,539
215 214 172 116 22 32 7 2 132 739 1,651
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
31 10 70 20 188 4 323 26,481
35 5 24 42 111 3 220 24,923
31 10 70 20 188 4 323 26,481
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 358
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 379
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 358
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 379
13,022 357 13,379
10,654 0 10,654
13,022 357 13,379
87 0 87
189 0 189
87 0 87
189 0 189
33 999 3,887 4,919 18,298 207,604
0 0 2,664 2,664 13,318 182,103
33 999 3,887 4,919 18,298 207,604
0 0 0 0 87 37,924
0 0 84 84 273 42,727
0 0 0 0 87 37,924
0 0 84 84 273 42,727
127 0 1 317 251 696
96 85 0 769 258 1,208
127 0 1 317 251 696
27 2 0 23 29 81
9 0 0 25 22 56
27 2 0 23 29 81
9 0 0 25 22 56
978 0 2 929 12 12 1,933
1,080 0 6 1,002 9 18 2,115
978 0 2 929 12 12 1,933
245 0 0 228 0 0 473
246 0 0 128 0 0 374
245 0 0 228 0 0 473
246 0 0 128 0 0 374
38 38 2,667
14 14 3,337
38 38 2,667
0 0 554
0 0 430
0 0 554
0 0 430
37 57 673 734 1,501
44 211 571 774 1,600
37 57 673 734 1,501
18 0 28 28 74
8 0 45 8 61
18 0 28 28 74
8 0 45 8 61
162 51 1,322 1,019 2,554
138 55 1,294 880 2,367
162 51 1,322 1,019 2,554
0 0 65 14 79
5 2 88 18 113
0 0 65 14 79
5 2 88 18 113
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Auto Monitor
SIAM DATA
Category Segment/Subsegment Manufacturer.
Production For the month of April 2010
Domestic Sales For the month of April
Cumulative April-April
2011
37
Exports Cumulative April-April
For the month of April
Cumulative April-April
2011
10-11
11-12
2010
10-11
11-12
2010
2011
10-11
Total B 3,773 4,237 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 1,511 2,326 Tata Motors Ltd 3,827 4,586 VE CVs - Eicher 267 500 Total B2 5,605 7,412 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 2,001 1,172 Asia Motor Works Ltd 308 583 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 12 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 101 Tata Motors Ltd 4,397 4,622 VE CVs - Eicher 105 100 Total 6,823 6,578 (b) Max. mass exceeding 25 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd 671 1,655 Asia Motor Works Ltd 4 26 Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd 40 31 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 96 Tata Motors Ltd 2,619 4,808 VE CVs - Eicher 67 92 VE CVs - Volvo 72 60 Total 3,473 6,768 Total B3 10,296 13,346 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 287 284 Tata Motors Ltd 0 0 Total 287 284 (c) Mass exceeding 35.2 tonnes but not exceeding 40 tonnes Asia Motor Works Ltd 38 83 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 4 Total 38 87 (d) Max. mass exceeding 40 tonnes but not exceeding 49 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd 182 139 Asia Motor Works Ltd 24 20 Tata Motors Ltd 0 19 VE CVs - Eicher 8 32 Total 214 210 (e) Max. mass exceeding 49 tonnes and Above Ashok Leyland Ltd 360 336 VE CVs - Volvo 5 11 Total 365 347 Total B4 904 928 Total M&HCVs (Goods Carriers) 20,578 25,923 Total M&HCVs 24,525 29,269 LCVs A: Passenger Carriers A1: Max. Mass upto 5 tonnes (a): No. of seats including driver exceeding 13 (M2(A1)) Force Motors Ltd 354 464 Tata Motors Ltd 100 65 Total 454 529 (a): No. of seats including driver exceeding 13 (M2(A2)) Force Motors Ltd 600 758 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 311 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 180 Tata Motors Ltd 239 456 Total 1,150 1,394 Total A1 1,604 1,923 A2: Max. Mass exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 7-5 tonnes (M3(A)) (a): No. of seats including driver exceeding 9 but not exceeding 13 (M3(A1)) SML Isuzu Ltd 324 116 Total 324 116 (b): No. of seats including driver exceeding 13 (M3(A2)) Ashok Leyland Ltd 91 150 Force Motors Ltd 36 12 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 80 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 185 SML Isuzu Ltd 195 420 Tata Motors Ltd 1,328 1,359 VE CVs - Eicher 367 356 Total 2,097 2,482 Total A2 2,421 2,598 Total LCVs (Passenger Carriers) 4,025 4,521 LCVs B: Goods Carriers (a) Max. Mass not exceeding 2 tons-Mini Truck Segment Force Motors Ltd 268 597 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 3,213 5,620 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 1,008 830 Tata Motors Ltd 11,267 17,235 Total 15,756 24,282 (b) Max. Mass not exceeding 2 but no exceeding 3.5 tons-Pick Ups Force Motors Ltd 208 110 Hindustan Motors Ltd 50 48 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 5,503 4,599 Tata Motors Ltd 1,431 1,871 Total 7,192 6,628 (a) Max Mass exceeding 3.5 tons but not exceeding 6 tonnes Force Motors Ltd 106 70 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 504 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 331 SML Isuzu Ltd 0 3 Tata Motors Ltd 1,936 2,451 VE CVs - Eicher 350 400 Total 2,896 3,255 (b) Max Mass exceeding 6 tons but not exceeding 7.5 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd 24 0 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 14 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 14 SML Isuzu Ltd 78 63 Tata Motors Ltd 762 921 VE CVs - Eicher 157 223 Total 1,035 1,221 Total LCVs (Goods Carriers) 26,879 35,386 Total LCVs 30,904 39,907 Total Commercial Vehicles 55,429 69,176 IV Two Wheelers A: Scooter/Scooterettee : Wheel size less than or equal to 12” A1: Engine Capacity less than 75cc Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd 2,020 231 TVS Motor Company Ltd 2,019 1,506 Total 4,039 1,737 A2: Engine Capacity 75cc and above but less than 125cc Bajaj Auto Ltd 0 0 Hero Honda Motors Ltd 24,928 37,705 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd 74,555 76,892 Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd 11,316 13,413 Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd 18,958 23,674 TVS Motor Company Ltd 27,555 39,710 Total 157,312 191,394 Total Scooter/Scooterettee 161,351 193,131 B: Motor cycles/Step-Throughs : Big Wheel size more than 12” B2: Engine Capacity 75cc and above but less than 125cc Bajaj Auto Ltd 175,618 173,714 Hero Honda Motors Ltd 342,671 454,117 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd 21,953 18,407 India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd 5,382 5,397 Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd 1,703 5,937 TVS Motor Company Ltd 48,139 44,529 Total 595,466 702,101 B3: Engine Capacity 125cc and above but less than 250cc Bajaj Auto Ltd 95,955 123,361 Hero Honda Motors Ltd 24,298 25,661 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd 47,276 46,061 India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd 14,700 33,624 TVS Motor Company Ltd 16,907 20,379 Total 199,136 249,086 B4: Engine capacity 250cc and above Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd 0 900 India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd 0 0 Royal Enfield (Unit of Eicher Ltd) 3,964 6,304 Total 3,964 7,204 Total Motor Cycles/Step-Throughs 798,566 958,391 C: Mopeds: Engine capacity less than 75cc & with fixed transmission, big wheelsize>12” Engine Capacity<75cc Mopeds TVS Motor Company Ltd 52,025 59,400 Total 52,025 59,400 Total Mopeds 52,025 59,400 Total Two Wheelers 1,011,942 1,210,922 III Three Wheelers A: Passenger Carriers A1:No. of seats including driver not exceeding 4 & Max.Mass not exceeding 1 tonnes Atul Auto Limited 464 809 Bajaj Auto Ltd 34,976 41,704 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 2,300 4,012 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 11,811 10,318 Scooters india Ltd 328 389 TVS Motor Company Ltd 2,577 3,905 Total 52,456 61,137 A2: No.of seats including Driver exceeding 4 but not exceeding 7 & Max.Mass exceeding 1.5 tonnes Force Motors Ltd 0 29 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 0 0 Scooters india Ltd 146 234 Total 146 263 Total Passenger Carrier 52,602 61,400 B: Goods Carriers B1: Max.mass not exceeding 1 tonnes Atul Auto Limited 716 1,036 Bajaj Auto Ltd 450 666 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 994 1,505 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 4,775 5,038 Scooters india Ltd 328 499 Total 7,263 8,744 B2: Others Force Motors Ltd 15 0 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 0 535 Scooters india Ltd 144 263 Total 159 798 Total Goods Carrier 7,422 9,542 Total Three Wheelers 60,024 70,942 Grand Total of all Categories 1,352,354 1,626,675
3,773
4,237
3,967
4,055
3,967
4,055
153
174
153
11-12 174
1,511 3,827 267 5,605
2,326 4,586 500 7,412
1,180 2,845 173 4,198
1,081 2,264 337 3,682
1,180 2,845 173 4,198
1,081 2,264 337 3,682
157 255 44 456
320 310 97 727
157 255 44 456
320 310 97 727
2,001 308 12 0 4,397 105 6,823
1,172 583 0 101 4,622 100 6,578
2,135 343 0 0 4,170 85 6,733
965 603 0 63 3,896 81 5,608
2,135 343 0 0 4,170 85 6,733
965 603 0 63 3,896 81 5,608
0 0 0 0 220 1 221
58 0 0 0 91 0 149
0 0 0 0 220 1 221
58 0 0 0 91 0 149
671 4 40 0 2,619 67 72 3,473 10,296
1,655 26 31 96 4,808 92 60 6,768 13,346
600 3 15 0 1,406 69 53 2,146 8,879
936 29 11 121 3,073 77 20 4,267 9,875
600 3 15 0 1,406 69 53 2,146 8,879
936 29 11 121 3,073 77 20 4,267 9,875
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 222
0 0 0 0 9 0 0 9 158
0 0 0 0 1 0 0 1 222
0 0 0 0 9 0 0 9 158
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
52 52
0 0
52 52
0 0
287 0 287
284 0 284
249 396 645
203 708 911
249 396 645
203 708 911
0 0 0
13 0 13
0 0 0
13 0 13
38 0 38
83 4 87
51 0 51
83 19 102
51 0 51
83 19 102
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
182 24 0 8 214
139 20 19 32 210
212 16 704 6 938
158 3 753 18 932
212 16 704 6 938
158 3 753 18 932
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
360 5 365 904 20,578 24,525
336 11 347 928 25,923 29,269
216 5 221 1,855 18,899 22,236
159 8 167 2,112 19,724 22,391
216 5 221 1,855 18,899 22,236
159 8 167 2,112 19,724 22,391
0 0 0 52 883 1,437
0 0 0 13 1,072 1,502
0 0 0 52 883 1,437
0 0 0 13 1,072 1,502
354 100 454
464 65 529
340 308 648
415 113 528
340 308 648
415 113 528
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
600 311 0 239 1,150 1,604
758 0 180 456 1,394 1,923
510 215 0 467 1,192 1,840
707 0 164 290 1,161 1,689
510 215 0 467 1,192 1,840
707 0 164 290 1,161 1,689
20 0 0 0 20 20
5 0 0 9 14 14
20 0 0 0 20 20
5 0 0 9 14 14
324 324
116 116
226 226
62 62
226 226
62 62
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
91 36 80 0 195 1,328 367 2,097 2,421 4,025
150 12 0 185 420 1,359 356 2,482 2,598 4,521
40 15 88 0 176 1,837 259 2,415 2,641 4,481
26 8 0 188 153 856 339 1,570 1,632 3,321
40 15 88 0 176 1,837 259 2,415 2,641 4,481
26 8 0 188 153 856 339 1,570 1,632 3,321
11 0 2 0 2 114 1 130 130 150
52 0 0 0 3 226 25 306 306 320
11 0 2 0 2 114 1 130 130 150
52 0 0 0 3 226 25 306 306 320
268 3,213 1,008 11,267 15,756
597 5,620 830 17,235 24,282
127 2,828 903 9,061 12,919
162 4,459 777 13,936 19,334
127 2,828 903 9,061 12,919
162 4,459 777 13,936 19,334
0 99 0 1,326 1,425
0 150 0 1,538 1,688
0 99 0 1,326 1,425
0 150 0 1,538 1,688
208 50 5,503 1,431 7,192
110 48 4,599 1,871 6,628
191 50 4,814 1,151 6,206
63 33 3,376 1,513 4,985
191 50 4,814 1,151 6,206
63 33 3,376 1,513 4,985
0 0 302 168 470
0 20 874 167 1,061
0 0 302 168 470
0 20 874 167 1,061
106 504 0 0 1,936 350 2,896
70 0 331 3 2,451 400 3,255
95 458 0 0 1,974 254 2,781
76 0 371 0 1,796 419 2,662
95 458 0 0 1,974 254 2,781
76 0 371 0 1,796 419 2,662
0 51 0 0 213 10 274
0 30 0 0 367 10 407
0 51 0 0 213 10 274
0 30 0 0 367 10 407
24 14 0 78 762 157 1,035 26,879 30,904 55,429
0 0 14 63 921 223 1,221 35,386 39,907 69,176
0 14 0 47 342 136 539 22,445 26,926 49,162
0 0 14 17 412 66 509 27,490 30,811 53,202
0 14 0 47 342 136 539 22,445 26,926 49,162
0 0 14 17 412 66 509 27,490 30,811 53,202
0 0 0 40 46 15 101 2,270 2,420 3,857
0 0 0 20 112 136 268 3,424 3,744 5,246
0 0 0 40 46 15 101 2,270 2,420 3,857
0 0 0 20 112 136 268 3,424 3,744 5,246
2,020 2,019 4,039
231 1,506 1,737
1,063 1,644 2,707
311 1,454 1,765
1,063 1,644 2,707
311 1,454 1,765
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 24,928 74,555 11,316 18,958 27,555 157,312 161,351
0 37,705 76,892 13,413 23,674 39,710 191,394 193,131
27 23,682 41,462 7,946 18,893 23,515 115,525 118,232
0 35,079 74,432 9,228 23,540 31,010 173,289 175,054
27 23,682 41,462 7,946 18,893 23,515 115,525 118,232
0 35,079 74,432 9,228 23,540 31,010 173,289 175,054
0 1,568 1,210 118 0 1,701 4,597 4,597
0 2,688 677 88 44 2,610 6,107 6,107
0 1,568 1,210 118 0 1,701 4,597 4,597
0 2,688 677 88 44 2,610 6,107 6,107
175,618 342,671 21,953 5,382 1,703 48,139 595,466
173,714 454,117 18,407 5,397 5,937 44,529 702,101
108,266 315,146 20,915 6,445 1,834 40,511 493,117
99,897 446,721 14,291 4,225 5,449 37,834 608,417
108,266 315,146 20,915 6,445 1,834 40,511 493,117
99,897 446,721 14,291 4,225 5,449 37,834 608,417
57,654 6,654 0 1,246 44 10,680 76,278
93,770 9,354 2,100 832 320 12,029 118,405
57,654 6,654 0 1,246 44 10,680 76,278
93,770 9,354 2,100 832 320 12,029 118,405
95,955 24,298 47,276 14,700 16,907 199,136
123,361 25,661 46,061 33,624 20,379 249,086
79,728 23,562 37,103 10,410 8,497 159,300
96,074 22,677 41,995 21,585 11,970 194,301
79,728 23,562 37,103 10,410 8,497 159,300
96,074 22,677 41,995 21,585 11,970 194,301
30,447 1,040 6,134 6,853 6,312 50,786
32,494 580 2,195 7,827 7,740 50,836
30,447 1,040 6,134 6,853 6,312 50,786
32,494 580 2,195 7,827 7,740 50,836
0 0 3,964 3,964 798,566
900 0 6,304 7,204 958,391
0 6 3,673 3,679 656,096
951 7 5,889 6,847 809,565
0 6 3,673 3,679 656,096
951 7 5,889 6,847 809,565
0 0 272 272 127,336
0 0 334 334 169,575
0 0 272 272 127,336
0 0 334 334 169,575
52,025 52,025 52,025 1,011,942
59,400 59,400 59,400 1,210,922
51,304 51,304 51,304 825,632
59,351 59,351 59,351 1,043,970
51,304 51,304 51,304 825,632
59,351 59,351 59,351 1,043,970
525 525 525 132,458
185 185 185 175,867
525 525 525 132,458
185 185 185 175,867
464 34,976 2,300 11,811 328 2,577 52,456
809 41,704 4,012 10,318 389 3,905 61,137
477 11,226 2,020 9,799 223 2,044 25,789
740 12,391 2,917 8,049 262 850 25,209
477 11,226 2,020 9,799 223 2,044 25,789
740 12,391 2,917 8,049 262 850 25,209
0 25,810 70 920 0 439 27,239
20 32,158 202 1,998 0 2,711 37,089
0 25,810 70 920 0 439 27,239
20 32,158 202 1,998 0 2,711 37,089
0 0 146 146 52,602
29 0 234 263 61,400
14 0 164 178 25,967
0 0 209 209 25,418
14 0 164 178 25,967
0 0 209 209 25,418
0 0 0 0 27,239
42 0 0 42 37,131
0 0 0 0 27,239
42 0 0 42 37,131
716 450 994 4,775 328 7,263
1,036 666 1,505 5,038 499 8,744
713 314 1,028 4,689 226 6,970
982 525 975 4,819 337 7,638
713 314 1,028 4,689 226 6,970
982 525 975 4,819 337 7,638
0 0 0 65 0 65
0 0 136 127 0 263
0 0 0 65 0 65
0 0 136 127 0 263
15 0 144 159 7,422 60,024 1,352,354
0 535 263 798 9,542 70,942 1,626,675
62 0 145 207 7,177 33,144 1,090,041
0 519 213 732 8,370 33,788 1,338,564
62 0 145 207 7,177 33,144 1,090,041
0 519 213 732 8,370 33,788 1,338,564
0 0 0 0 65 27,304 201,543
0 0 0 0 263 37,394 261,234
0 0 0 0 65 27,304 201,543
0 0 0 0 263 37,394 261,234
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THE OTHER SIDE
Getting Personal With TK Ramesh, Chief Executive Officer, Micromatic Machine Tools If not in the manufacturing/machine tool industry, where would you be? I would have defi nitely been in the wildlife/IFS forestry services; the wild outdoors energises me What car do you drive? What do you dream of driving? I drive a Honda City which is value for money and fuel efficient; I dream of an all-terrain SUV that can take me on wildlife safaris Your most recent indulgence? A Montblanc signature fountain pen and pencil set What are you currently reading? ‘Management Ethics’ by Norman Bowie What is TK Ramesh doing when not talking about the industry? Spending time with family and friends, reading, listening to music—classic rock, carnatic, fi lmy… Outdoor activity you would miss office for... Trekking, camping, wild outdoors with friends and family Where did you go for your last holiday? Nagarhole tiger reserve You get angry when… People say I do not get angry easily, but it annoys me when people are not true to themselves What is the one thing you would like to change about you? I think all of us are continuously changing physically mentally socially etc, so nothing specific
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Best thing to have happened to you… The best thing is the enriching human ecosystem that is continuously happening to me… a wonderful wife and two sons… friends… family… colleagues…
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In Person TK Ramesh has completed his Bachelor of Engineering (Mechanical) from BMS College of engineering, Bangalore in first class distinction in 1981. He went on to pursue a postgraduate diploma in Business Administration from Bangalore University in 1984. Today, as the CEO of Micromatic Machine Tools (Ace Micromatic Group), Bangalore, TK Ramesh has the backing of over 29 years of experience in marketing and management of capital equipment mares Machining Centre, keting (Machine Tools CNC Lathes Cylindrical Grinders) in domestic ic and international markets. As the business head, d, he oversees and directs all the activities of the company ompany including the P&L responsibility. What’s more, he has conowards building a tributed in several capacities towards competent machine tool marketing eting organisation from a modest turnover of `35 lakh akh in 1984-85 to a turnover exceeding `750 crore in n 2010-11 and turning Ace Micromatic into the largest est machine tool group in India. He is married with two sons. Ramesh is also a trainer in Leadership Development elopment Camps and enjoys keeping abreast ast about the latest developments in information rmation technology. He is keenly interested ested in trekking and camping and in the he conservation of flora and fauna.
An experience I won’t forget… My first sighting of a tiger in the wild was in 1987. The eight of us (including two expectant mothers: my wife and another friend’s wife) were huddled together in an Ambassador car on a hot mid-summer morning and we were driving around the dusty forest tracks in Bhadra wildlife sanctuary hoping-against-hope to spot just about any wildlife. When out of the blue, a tigress came out of the shrubs and majestically walked across the track into another set of bushes. It was a magical mystical few minutes etched permanently in my mind.
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