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INTERVIEW EVOLVING TREND IN INDIAN CV SEGMENT CAN BE ADVANTAGEOUS FOR US Rakesh Kalra, Managing Director, Mahindra Navistar Automotives
NEWS IN BRIEF Ashok Leyland Defence, KMW sign MoU Ashok Leyland Defence Systems (ALDS) and Germany’s Krauss-Maffei Wegmann (KMW) have entered into MoU to cooperate in the development of advanced defence systems for the Indian and global defence forces. The co-operation will include the development of armoured wheeled vehicles, recovery vehicles, artillery and combat systems, bridge laying systems and other similar products. ALDS has supplied over 60,000 vehicles to the Indian Army till date. KMW will provide the technology and the technical assistance to the venture.
New BS IV version of Tata Indica Tata Motors recent ly announced that the Indica will soon become more fuel efficient car with an all new, BS4 compliant, CR4 diesel engine. The new engine packs in 32 percent increase in power, 65 percent increase in torque along with a 46 percent improvement on fuel efficiency.
DATA MONITOR Domestic Top 5 PV-makers Sector
Jan-10
Jan-11
Change
MSIL
81,087
100,422
23.84%
HMIL
29,601
30,306
2.38%
TML
31,081
34,688
11.61%
M&M
14,425
16,460
14.11%
GMI
9,403
9,969
6.02%
Domestic Top 5 2W-makers Sector
Jan-10
Jan-11
Change
HHML
384,517
457,362
18.94%
BAL
179,322
192,026
7.08%
TVS
109,504
142,227
29.88%
HMSI
109,986
118,184
7.45%
IYM
17,598
21,974
24.87%
Domestic Top 5 CV-makers Sector
Jan-10
Jan-11
Change
TML
31,121
35,831
15.13%
M&M
9,492
9,820
3.46%
ALL
7,460
6,880
-7.77%
VECV Eicher
2,556
3,357
31.34%
FML
1,171
1,431
22.20%
* Source: SIAM/ ** Excluding exports/ *** all sub segments considered/ ^ excluding MRPL
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AUTOPINION A RETHINK ON RECALL LAWS NEED OF THE HOUR
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Daimler unveils BharatBenz brand for new trucks Our Bureau Chennai
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ith Daimler AG of Germany posting its best fi nancial results in its long history, its Indian subsidiary Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) etched another milestone by launching a new brand BharatBenz to spearhead the launch of its six to 49 tonne trucks from its Oragadam plant near Chennai in June 2012. The new brand name is expected to send a clear message about Daimler’s seriousness of carving a name for itself in the second largest market for medium and heavy-duty trucks in the world. ‘This day marks the beginning of a new and important chapter for Daimler in India,’ Chairman of the Board of Management of Daimler AG and Head of Mercedes-Benz Cars, Dr Dieter Zetsche said. ‘We are sending a clear message with our new truck brand: Daimler is at home in India. Our BharatBenz trucks are the right combination of Daimler’s DNA and India’s market know how. These trucks will be developed and built in India, for India and by specialist employees from India,’ he said. The light-duty trucks are based on the Fuso Canter platform
while the heavy-duty range is based on the Mercedes-Benz truck plat form. Daimler AG holds 85 per cent stake in Japanese auto giant Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation. Daimler India’s plant is coming up on 400 acre of land with an investment of over `4,400 crore. Of this, `1,200 crore is being invested on a research and Marc Llistosella, CEO, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles, Board Member, Daimler AG and Head, development centre Daimler Trucks and Buses, Andreas Renschler and Chairman, Daimler AG, Dr Dieter Zetsche at Oragadam. cent of the Indian truck market terms of GDP and was pegged to Production trials till 2020, according to Renschler. rise to number three by 2030. of the trucks would commence This would be a game changer for ‘Wherever there’s economic from November this year with vehicle manufacturers and hence growth, there’s also a growing fi nal rollout to start with the 25 the new Daimler brand to target need for transportation,’ he jusand 49 tonne heavy-duty trucks. that segment. tified Daimler’s entry into India The plant would initially sport Daimler trucks to be mansaying that the Indian market a capacity of 36,000 units per ufactured in India would for cars and commercial vehicles annum in the fi rst phase to be provide solutions for hauling, was booming with car sales up by later scaled up to 71,000 units in construction and tractor-trail30 percent last year. the second phase. er applications. It is targeting a ‘The market for the above six Daimler is also establishing localisation of over 80 percent tonne trucks grew by 48 percent its fi nancial arm in India through in its vehicles and is establishin 2010 and it will keep growing,’ Daimler Financial Services for ing a strong supplier base and elaborated Member of the Board providing a full fi nancial services local talent to manage its local of Management of Daimler AG programme to support its truck operations. Two key suppliers and Head of Daimler Trucks and business. makers of frame and sheet metal Buses, Andreas Renschler. Zetsche pointed out that parts would be housed within The new middle market was India was now in the top ten of the factory. expected to grow to about 80 perthe world’s biggest economies in
IAC to focus on auto interior and exteriors Abhishek Parekh New Delhi
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nternational Automotive Components (IAC) Group, Wilbur Ross promoted global tier-one supplier of vehicle interior components and systems, recently acquired assets of New Delhi-based Multivac India, a tier-one supplier of automotive interior systems and components, with the objective of growing its presence in the automotive segment in India and neighbouring countries. Multivac has a major presence in vehicle headliners, instrument panels, interior trim and
door panels supply business. Some of its customers include OEMs including Volkswagen, Maruti Suzuki, Volvo, Mahindra & Mahindra among others. The company current manufacturing operation was established in 2005 and employs approximately 135 production and engineering personnel. Multivac’s acquisition will enable IAC to spread its footprint in the fast-growing Northern region around the National Capital Region (NCR). ‘We needed an engineering and manufacturing presence in the New Delhi region to be able to grow and increase business with the leading OEMs in
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the Northern region. Also, the acquisition gave us access to existing business with Maruti Suzuki,’ said Vice President, Asian Operations, International Automotive Components Asia, Gajanan Gandhe in an email interaction with Auto Monitor. He added that one of IAC’s strengths is its global manufacturing process and materials expertise. IAC is one of the few integrated global tier-one supplier with a singular focus on vehicle interiors as its core competence. According to a company official, China and India represent auto industry’s biggest growth markets and IAC is positioned to
support the OEMs in these markets. IAC Group has grown its presence to more than 14 locations between China and India and supplies 12 customers with various products including flooring & acoustics, instrument panels, cockpits and consoles, door systems, overhead and headliner systems and other interior and exterior components for automotive applications. The acquired plant will complement IAC’s existing Regional Engineering Centre in Pune and the company’s manufacturing facility in Chakan. It is presently constructing a second manufacturing facility in Chakan.
CONTENTS CORPORATE TIFAC-CORE develops new technologies to make riding safer
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Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council-Centre of Relevance and Excellence has filed patent for a new smart helmet technology
12 GLOBAL WATCH Ford to team with Sollers to build and sell vehicles in Russia
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Mazda mulls options for unprofitable US plant
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Delphi offers sounders for electric, hybrid vehicles
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VW close to deal with Russia’s GAZ
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Ford and Russian automaker Sollers have signed a preliminary deal to build vehicles in the fast-growing Russian market after talks between Sollers and Fiat broke down
Mazda is studying various options for its unprofitable US plant operated jointly with longtime partner Ford
Delphi Automotive has introduced sounders to warn pedestrians of approaching hybrid and electric vehicles
CRRI for new user cost on high-speed corridors
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TVS & Sons forms new company for customer centric business
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Honda Siel Cars recalls City, launches New Accord
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Mercedes launches G wagon at `1.1 crore
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Sagas Auto Tec plans assembly unit in Dubai
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NBC Bearings to focus on basic research, new materials
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Central Road Research Institute is recommending new user cost on the high-speed corridors across the country
TVS Sundram Iyengar & Sons has transferred the businesses carried out by one of its divisions –MyTVS to a newly floated entity - ‘TVS Automobile Solutions’
Russia’s GAZ Group expects to sign a deal with Germany’s Volkswagen to build Skoda and VW branded cars
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Honda Siel Cars India recently recalled the third generation City for replacement of lost motion spring in the valve train for units manufactured from November 2008 to December 2009
Mercedes Benz India recently launched its SUV brand G wagon for `1.1 crore and has received bookings of twelve units
Sagas Auto Tec is expanding its domestic marketing network and setting up an assembly unit to cater to the aftermarket requirements of the Middle East and African regions
National Engineering Industries is exploring new sources of raw materials, new steel and increased productivity from its present capacity through total productive maintenance
Aftermarket holds potential: ACMA study
ACMA study suggests that two-wheelers are likely to continue contributing to a major share of the growing aftermarket business in India
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CORPORATE Innovations for safety
TIFAC-CORE develops new technologies to make riding safer Shobha Mathur Chennai
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o prevent fatal head injuries of two-wheeler riders during accidents, the Technology Information, Forecasting and Assessment Council-Centre of Relevance and Excellence (TIFAC-CORE) under the aegis of the Department of Science and Technology has fi led for patenting a new smart helmet technology. Prototy pes are currently underway at CORE in automotive infotronics at the Vellore Institute of Technology (VIT), Tamil Nadu and the product is likely to be ready for commercial usage within six months. The innovation includes use of low-cost sensors within the helmet and a durable, lightweight, wireless system on the outside of the helmet. A similar wireless system is affi xed on the two-wheeler that can control the ignition system with a Unique Identification Number digitally stored in the helmet and on the side of the vehicle. According to Director of TIFAC-CORE, K Ga nesa n, whenever the driver cranks the two-wheeler, he has to necessarily wear the helmet and buckle its strap. Thereafter, a message is automatically transmitted to the two-wheeler via a wireless system along with the helmet’s identification number. The electronic unit in the vehicle then verifies this information and facilitates the ignition switch in cranking the two-wheeler. In case, the rider does not wear the helmet or sports a different helmet, the electronic unit in the two-wheeler would stall the engine. Ganesan said that the technology is particularly significant in a country where every household in India, particularly urban areas, possesses a two-wheeler with the riders averse to wearing helmets. ‘Recent statistics predict the risk of losing life in
fatal accidents can be reduced up to 38 percent through use of helmets,’ he remarked. The National Crime Bureau has pegged the number of accidents due to two-wheelers at 26,219 in 2009 constituting 20.7 percent of the total vehicle accidents during the year. Out of this, 23,180 were by males and 3,039 by females. The technology would popularise use of helmets and inculcate the habit of calling for help in case of fatal accidents by two-wheeler riders. Additional sensors attached in the helmet would estimate the severity of the accident and automatically communicate this information to the two-wheeler through the wireless system. The electronic unit in the two-wheeler would discover the location details using the Global Positioning System and transmit it through a built in modem to family members, police and ambulance services. The GPS data sent by the two-wheeler would display the location of the accident spot on a GPRS phone using a Google map enabling the accident victim to be saved in time. Established in 2005, TIFACCORE for automotive infotronics has received a funding of `two
crore from the department of science and technology, `four crore from VIT and `49 crore from industry including automotive and telecom units for its innovative projects.
Side-stand safety for twowheelers Also developed by TIFACCORE are sensors to detect a partially released side-stand and transmit alerts to the rider on it. These partially released sidestands, when disturbed by speed breakers or potholes, could jolt the vehicle leading to imbalance and subsequent accidents. The sensors developed by TIFAC-CORE disable the engine in such an eventuality forcing the rider to release the side stand completely. Only thereafter, does the engine spring to life ensuring the safety of the driver. Another interesting project the department has developed is a biometric system for control of automotive systems or a face recognition module for a fourwheeler. The system picks up the relevant profi le of the driver using an appropriate controller that is connected to various subsystems of a vehicle. ‘Where a vehicle is being used by different family members, each member has his own choice
In-Vehicle Network at the TIFAC-CORE laboratory in Vellore (Left) Dr K Ganesan, Director, TIFAC-CORE
of setting the various subsystems of the vehicle. In the proposed system, we keep a camera in front of the driver focusing on his face. When the vehicle starts, the camera captures the facial image of the driver and verifies the driver against the stored database,’ remarked Ganesan. For every driver, a profi le is created, corresponding to his preferred settings such as airconditioning temperature, type of songs, volume level in the audio system, driver seat height, distance from the steering wheel and leaning position of the driver seat.
Intelligent Systems ‘We are also working on the design of Gateways that will transfer messages from one kind of network to another. This can lead to new kind of intelligent systems that we have not seen so far,’ commented Ganesan. For example, if a passenger is not wearing the seat belt in the rear seat of the car, the Local
Interconnect Network (LIN) using appropriate sensors can detect this. Currently there are many networks available in a vehicle depending on the kind of wires used, whether copper cables or fi bre optic cables or the protocols for communication like LIN, Controller Area Network, FlexRay and Media Oriented System Transport. These are available in high-end cars like BMW overseas. It is possible to connect a sensor with the steering wheel and replace the mechanical steering column by means of a pair of fibre optic wires (using FlexRay protocol) and transfer the steering angle data digitally as a data packet through this wire. The other side of the wire can be connected with wheels. The technology is called steer-bywire. ‘We are currently working on these concepts to see that these features are affordable even in low cost model cars,’ pointed out Ganesan. Also under development for hilly areas is an electronic system that can facilitate the driver to identify another vehicle coming in the opposite direction particularly at hairpin bends. TIFAC-CORE is also designing a low cost driving simulator that would be useful for driving schools. At present, 31 TIFACCORE’s are located in the country specialising in different disciplines. The Vellore division alone specialises in automotive infotronics.
Clarification This is to clarify that inadvertently a mistake was carried in the picture caption of the story on Automotive Axles reenters brakes business; plans new manufacturing facilities for brakes and axles’ that appeared on Page 6 of the of the 16-28 February 2011 issue. The names in the picture should have read Ashok Rao, President and Wholetime Director, AAL with S Raghunathan, Vice President of Meritor HVS India (standing).
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INTERVIEW
Evolving trend in the CV segment in India can be advantageous for any forward looking player like us transport the goods in a truck with adequate space for better upkeep and safety of the cargo without much addition in terms of cost.
What can OEMs contribute to this trend?
Mahindra Navistar has been making its presence felt in the commercial vehicle segment in India. It is gearing up to launch a slew of products to cater to evolving needs and requirements of local customers. In a candid interaction with Auto Monitor, Managing Director, Mahindra Navistar Automotives, Rakesh Kalra elaborates on the emerging trend in the CV sector and how these trends can play to the advantage of a long-term, forward looking player in the CV manufacturing business. Abhishek Parekh What trend in terms of volumes are we witnessing in CV segment in India? If one looks at the trend over the last six to eight months in the CV sector, it becomes very apparent that most segments within the CV sector have shown healthy growth except the threewheeler segment. Most three wheeler manufacturers appear to be in the process of upgrading their product offerings in anticipation of customers migrating to four wheeled goods or passenger carriers or in the expectation of better product offerings from three-wheeler manufacturers. But the overall growth in the CV segment in India has been higher that that seen even in China.
Do you think that the current upturn in volumes in the CV segment is sustainable? I certainly feel that the growth in CV segment is sustainable as the CV volume growth is directly linked to the economic growth
in a country or a region. Since GDP growth is expected to be in eight to nine percent range over the next couple of years, we do not anticipate any major adverse trend in CV sector growth. The growth in CV segment is also being aided by the lack of aggression on part of railways in terms of share in the freight movement. The one tonne and below segment as well as 25 tonne and above segment are guiding the growth and will continue to do in the near to medium term.
Does this imply that 16 to 25 tonne segment will continue to be flat or may even slump due to lack of demand? There needs to be a reinvention in that tonnage segment for the segment to witness any recovery. This reinvention or rejuvenation could be in the form of higher net realisation per tonne or preference for bigger goods carrier. A distributor of white goods would prefer to
Mahindra Navistar enters tipper, trailer segments Our Bureau Mumbai
It is very clear that manufacturers would have to think of ways to offer applications to revive the 16 to 25 tonne segment. We are working on this premise and may offer suitable products or applications in the segment though it is too early to comment on the same. I anticipate that the slow moving segments will get slotted for the suitable application in due course of time. This is an area where both manufacturers and fleet operators have to play a role.
Is there a suitable product in the portfolio of your JV partner Navistar which may be introduced in the Indian market? Our agreement with Navistar is very clear and specifi c on product front and we will necessarily not consider any products or enter segments where Mahindra & Mahindra has a presence. These segments would include small and light commercial vehicle segment. M&M and MNAL will continue to have complementary range of products.
Going forward, what would be major advantages for you partnering with international CV player? With growing awareness on safety and comfort in the CV segment, we are hopeful of playing a major role in providing right products in the Indian market. Customers are increasingly looking for fully built solutions in trucks with major emphasis on faster delivery and quicker turnaround. It will get increasingly difficult for unorganised truck body builders to operate in such a regime. We are working on offering right combination of power/weight ratio with suitable
Mahindra Navistar Automotives launched MN25, the 25 tonne tipper and the MN40, a 40 tonne tractor-trailer with a price tag of `23.26 lakh and `19.3 lakh (ex showroom Pune, BS III variant) respectively. ‘With these introductions, we have entered new segments and further strengthened our product range,’ said Managing Director, Mahindra Navistar Automotives, Rakesh Kalra. He added that with the launch of the MN25 tipper and the MN40 tractor trailer, coupled with the heavy trucks MN25 and MN31 launched earlier and the existing range of LCVs, the company has become a full range commercial vehicle player. He added that customers have come to expect comfort and safety from new generation CV manufacturers and this need will be addressed by MNAL. The company is in the process of setting up 45 new dealers, a number which would be scaled up to 100 in the next 18 months to two years. The company is also establishing around 220 service points. It rolled out its mobile service workshop with the objective of providing on-road assistance to customers. MNAL intends to draw on the vast pool of M&M auto and tractor channel partners to use as an extended network for servicing customers’ needs. Mahindra & Mahindra and International Truck and Engine Corporation entered into a joint venture to manufacture light, medium and heavy commercial vehicles for India as well as global markets in 2005. The medium and heavy commercial vehicles are being manufactured at the JV’s greenfield plant, set up with investments of over `4,000 crore, at Chakan, near Pune. safety and comfort to differentiate various tonnage categories and products. Thus we are in a position to offer right product mix for most applications based on complementary strengths of both partners. Another major trend that will play out in our favour is acute shortage of trained drivers. We are in the midst of a major economic and cultural change taking place in the country. We would be increasingly dealing with an educated person who would take up to driving trucks and he would not accept road side contraption that passes off as truck cabins. Such a driver, trained on latest vehicles, would prefer a truck cabin as good as a car cabin and that is the scenario for which we are gearing up. These changes and upgradations are happening faster than one can imagine and we are geared up to face this new reality in the CV sector. Hence, the need to put asset to quick use and drive for safety and comfort are factors, which may work to our advantage.
EDITORIAL Cooperation needed for skill development
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y the time this issue reaches you the Union Budget would have been presented by the Finance Minister. Expectations from the automotive industry rode high till we went to press. Among many things, the government should focus on skill development at a faster pace if the economy has to grow at an eight plus percent. Availability of manpower is increasingly becoming a major issue across the board. And it is more visible in the automotive sector due to its spread and contribution to the economy as a whole. Currently, the automotive industry contributes around five percent to the GDP. Considering the sheer population of the country there should not be employment problem for the next decade or so. However, statistics released by the National Crime Records Bureau indicates that on an average, about eight people commit suicide due to poverty and seven due to unemployment every day. Why this disparity? Skill availability is a challenge for many players in the automotive space due to several factors. Traditionally, the automotive industry has developed in clusters – mainly in the NCR, Pune and Chennai and these regions are not able to tap the local population beyond a point. The situation is worse in companies involved in castings and forgings business due to difficult working conditions. Therefore, people from less industrially developed regions migrate to places where there is adequate employment opportunity. While this is good news, it has its own share of problems in terms of continuity of employment. It is estimated that the country has the capacity to create 500 million certified and
skilled technicians by the year 2022. The automotive industry alone needs 35 million people in the next ten years. About 12.8 million youth enter the job market every year but the existing capacity for vocational training can just meet a third of the demand. At present, only two percent of the workforce in India gets formal training against 68 percent in the UK, 75 percent in Germany, 80 percent in Japan and 96 percent in Korea. There is a long way to go. The Union government is trying to address the issue through various schemes including the National Skill Development Corporation (NSDC) and several rural employment / training schemes. However, industry experts feel that the sops given by some of the state governments prevent people from taking up jobs, leave alone availing trainings in skills. Schemes prevailing in some states enable people to work only for a day in a week and manage the rest of the week on those earnings since rice rationed at Re1 a kilo and other essential commodities procured at subsidised rates. Their entertainment requirements are met through free distribution of television sets. Each state follows its own way to woe the voters. Therefore, even companies operating out of villages are unable to find labour! While welfare schemes are essential for people, the long-term benefits of people have to be taken into account. The transport sector, though traditionally a lucrative employment generator, is also facing huge shortages of drivers off late. Rising technological devices and gadgets in commercial vehicles demand skilled drivers. Though the driver community is vital for the overall economy, it has never been given its due. Interestingly, Volvo has launched a global community for
drivers - an attempt to simulate driver’s social and working conditions. Commercial vehicle manufacturers in India can think of some initiatives for the men behind wheels. Last fortnight, Daimler had unveiled its fifth global truck brand and the first one especially for India - BharatBenz. The company is trying to re-establish it’s bonding with the trucking community that traces its history to the early 1950s when the commercial vehicle manufacturer first staged an entry into the country. It will be interesting to see how the new brand positioning of Daimler is going to help it grab market share. During the last fortnight, Honda Siel recalled its third generation City to carry out preventive part replacement of ‘lost motion spring in the valve train’ for 57,853 cars manufactured between November 2008 and December 2009. The last fortnight also witnessed the launch of the Maruti SX4 diesel, G Wagon, Mahindra Navistar and Honda Accord. And Ford India announced the arrival of its new Fiesta. In this issue, we carry some interesting articles on IAC, Central Road Research Institute and the TIFAC–CORE project. Do send us your feedback.
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FORTNIGHT’S QUOTES ‘Our cars are in such demand worldwide that we will hire more than 10,000 new employees this year – 4,000 in Germany alone’ Dr Dieter Zetsche, Daimler CEO in an interview with German newspaper Bild
‘The government’s involvement with GM was only to prevent a wider spillover, negative event on economy’
‘With the changed urban landscape, suburbs became integral part of cities and people travel long distances’
Austan Goolsbee, Chairman, US Council of Economic Advisers in an interview with The Detroit News
Shinzo Nakanishi, MD and CEO Maruti Suzuki India
‘The BharatBenz product range will draw on Daimler Trucks’ entire range of technological expertise’
‘The primary study revealed information on aftermarket on the basis of vehicle parc data as on March 2010’
Marc Llistosella, CEO, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles
Srivats Ram, President, ACMA
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SX4 Diesel variant priced between `7.74 – 8.62 lakh Maruti Suzuki has launched the much-awaited SX4 diesel in a price range of `7.74 – 8.62 lakh, in New Delhi. The car is powered with a super turbo DDiS engine and will be available in three variants: VDi, ZDi and Zdi. With the launch of the diesel SX4 is now available in petrol, CNG and diesel variants. It is the fi rst car in the country to be OBD-2 compliant. In order to deal with the additional diesel vibrations the car has been provided with better NVH suppressants. The brakes and suspension have been modified to account for the heavier engine and the changed weight distribution of the car. The super turbo DDiS engine will be manufactured at Suzuki Powertrain India, the Manesar based joint venture of Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan and Maruti Suzuki India. This joint venture manufactures diesel engines for Swift, DZire & Ritz and has an annual capacity of 300,000 units.
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CRRI for new user cost on high-speed corridors Nabeel A Khan New Delhi
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entral Road Research Institute (CRRI) is recommending new user cost on the high-speed corridors across the country. This has been spelt in its report on Maintenance Management System for the High-speed Corridor of the National Highway Development Project undertaken in the 11th fi ve-year-plan. The apex road research body will be submitting a report based on the study in December 2012. ‘Maintenance Management System for the High-speed Corridor of the National Highway Development Project is one of the most ambitious proje cts we have undertaken in the 11th five-year plan. Under this we have conducted a study to suggest a new user cost to be implemented across the high-speed corridors among other things,’ Director, CRRI, S Gangopadhyay told Auto Monitor. The project took off in the 2007 and was due to complete in March 2012. Due to some delay in
the study the report will be submitted in December 2012. The study undertaken in this project has also predicted maintenance cost and the strategies to be implemented at any specific traffic. ‘This is very important study, if you look at the expenditure that incur in the maintenance we fi nd that most of the time we don’t have any scientific study for the maintenance. And we don’t know how to predict maintenance strategy. So our study will tell the implementing agency and the engineers in the government department that for a particular kind of road or traffic we have to adopt what kind of maintenance strategy,’ Gangopadhyay said. The CRRI has selected various road sections across the country in consultation with the NHAI including some of the projects completed by NHAI, apart from a number of bridges to evaluate the study and pattern of the maintenance strategy. ‘Another important point in the project is that we are highlighting the road user cost which include the construction and maintenance cost of the road and
Eight lane divided Delhi- Gurgoan access controlled Expressway with service lanes
operating cost of the vehicles. By adding all this we have tried to fi nd out how much a user is paying to commute from point A to B and what they should be paying,’ Gangopadhyay stated. ‘The user cost will also depend on many other things including how many trips you make and what kind of acceleration and deceleration you make while travelling. These all user cost recommendation will be for the highways and not for the urban roads,’ Gangopadhyay added. The CRRI will project the strategy and maintenance expenses through software called SDM-4. SDM -4 is highway design management software and it depicts taking into account all the variables and parameter of the study, which will go as inputs for the
maintenance strategy including the environment condition, climate condition etc. About the cost structure, Gagopadhyay said it was up to the implementing body how they do it. ‘Yes toll tax can be one way of taking user cost. One can plan a strategy to get toll. So that will be a part of indication as to how much do you collect from the user,’ he said. Apart from the user cost, this would be the fi rst of its kind of study that will be predicting the variety and number of accidents that may take place at any given roads. ‘We have taken the road safety and accident issues on the high-speed corridors as well. But it was really tough as you go to the police they are not able to give you the exact details of the acci-
dents. We have tried to predict the accident probability at any of the particular road. So in this view we went to various agencies to collect the accident data and then we have predicted the areas as to how many accidents will take place in which road,’ he added. Gangopadhyay said the road development in the international border areas like Kashmir is main focus where work has to be done. The other interesting feature of the study was the psychological analysis of the driver as to why he/she acts in a particular manner on the roads. ‘We have done a psychological study of the drivers as to how the alcoholic driver act and why an individual driver is erratic. Our study will go into details of the reasons.’
Wrong assessment worsened Delhi BRT- Director, CRRI, S Gangopadhyay What are the main safety concerns for the road users? Drivers are not only the users of the road. There are pedestrian and every day six people die in Delhi and mostly pedestrians. So we have seen it in wide spectrum while thinking of safety. The pedestrians are considered the most vulnerable user of the roads. What are the most prominent reasons of road accidents? The main reasons for accidents we have found so far are high speed, drivers’ wrong behavior, violation of lane driving and alcoholic drivers. What is your opinion about Delhi BRT? BRT, holistically, is a wonderful thing but what went wrong in Delhi BRT is probably the inappropriate assessment of the demand. As the demand was much higher than what BRT could give us. Sometimes it happens that planning goes erroneous and repercussion do happen and you have live with that. And I personally feel there was some error in the estimation of the demand. What should be the solution to BRT? The planning should be re-focused on the pedestrians and non-motorised transport. The transport planning should be the strategy to move people and goods and not vehicles. So when the BRT is in place you should first think about the dispersal of the people.
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AUTOPINION
A rethink on recall laws need of the hour G
Abdul Majeed Leader, Automotive Practice, PricewaterhouseCoopers
loba l Ve h ic le Manufacturers are now coming forward voluntarily to recall their vehicles but there isn’t any law in India yet informs Abdul Majeed The India n Automotive Industry is no stranger to vehicle recalls. Early last week, Honda has recalled over 50,000 of its City cars when it discovered a fault that could stall engine restarts. Earlier in Jan 2010, it was widely reported that Honda recalled 8,532 City cars made in 2007 to replace defective power window switches that could cause fi re. Earlier in 2010, news broke out that there seemed to be a leakage problem in the fuel tanks of Maruti Suzuki A-Star cars and the company had to replace them in nearly 40,000 vehicles. Maruti had however rubbished the claims of a recall at that time. Even Tata Motors had to do some fi re-fi ghting exercise with its Nano models and issue clarifications that there were no issues with it. One of the prominent global recalls in 2010 were the recalls carried out by Toyota (5.3 million vehicles) to fi x faulty gas pedals, floor mats that could trap accelerators, defective braking and stalling engines. Other recall examples include General Motors (4 million vehicles), Honda & Nissan (2 million vehicles each) and Ford (500,000). While these numbers may still seem small, when compared to some of the largest recalls in the history of auto industry (Fig.1) they seem to have rekindled the debate on whether we in India need to have our own car recall laws too?
Compromising on component quality or managing it? So why have there been so many recalls in the recent years? One of the key pressure points in the automotive value chain is the automaker and supplier relationship. Over the last few years this relationship has been strained by the volatility in global automotive markets. Earlier automakers were in complete control over manufacturing of several key components used in a vehicle ( example: engine, transmission or braking parts). Post g loba li zat ion, t he dynamics of the industry has completely cha nged forcing automakers to share their technolog y / ma nufacturing expertise with component makers. Though this offered numerous cost advantages to automakers it also bought with it certain amount of risk in the form of product failure. For instance, the underlying short-circuit problem in Tata Nano was as a result of supply of a combination switch that lacked quality standards set by Tata. Though not entirely the cause of poor response to Nano in the Indian market this quality issue / risk did pose a threat to long term demand of the vehicle in the Indian market. The increasing reliance on part sharing (using common parts / platforms) within manufacturing lines has meant that when part / component fails the recall impact is more widely felt either across the country or different global manufacturing locations. In such a scenario these product failures can quickly turn into logistical
12 Largest Recalls in the Automotive History
nightmare for both automakers and suppliers alike. While an automaker may have to alter its production plan and handle queries on brand reputation etc there is also enormous pressure on the supplier in terms of recalculation of logistics, fitting and marketing costs. To insulate from such product failures both automakers and suppliers must focus their efforts on improving the quality aspects of a product supply chain right from product design stage to its fi nal delivery. To further reduce risk, regular and thorough checks must be conducted during the entire product development process to ensure that the supplier is not under any pressure to meet agreed prices and demand.
Strict law enforcing agency is need of the hour All the instances of vehicle recalls both in India and abroad over the last few years underscore the need for an intelligent policy and a strict recall laws in the Indian auto Industry. At the moment we don’t have one as our Industry doesn’t face frequent recalls unlike in US or Europe. In US the National Highway Traffi c Safety Administration (NHTSA) acts as an independent regulatory body to conduct investigations and administer safety recalls improving safety on American highways. It also advises the US Government on taking corrective measures in its national policies aimed at the auto sector. Even in the world’s largest automotive market China a new
vehicle recall system is likely to be introduced very soon. It has been drafted in such a way that a vehicle manufacturer will pay a fi ne ranging from 2 % to 50 % of a vehicle’s total value if it (vehicle manufacturer) intentionally withholds information relevant to recalls or fails to respond appropriately to vehicle defects. Another crucial aspect of any vehicle recall is the economic compensation to the customer / vehicle owner. For example in Toyota’s massive global recalls, the company ordered its staff to visit affected vehicle owners and help drive the defective vehicles to its service stations and temporarily replace those vehicles for free. But in India consumers have to drive vehicles to service station themselves and receive zero economic compensation. Consumer awareness is also very strong in Europe and automakers pay heav y penalties for any non-compliance with norms. They also carry out root cause analysis of fatal accidents which is missing here in India. For example Vehicle Safety Research Centre (VSRC) an independent research centre in UK has a team of experts to carry out in depth accident investigations and recommend safety regulations to the Government, European commission and the Industry. Setting up such an independent safety regulator in India will help both the Indian consumers gaining more awareness on the safety aspects of a vehicle as well as insurance companies to regulate the premium based on the safety ratings. The regulatory body must also enforce strict recall regulations across the country and enforce them. It should also stipulate how an automaker must compensate its customers if its defective products cause accidents or economic loss. The Indian Government should arm the safety regulator with enough powers to recall vehicles fitted with faulty components and also take corrective measures based on report of accident analysis. Introducing such policy measures in India would provide wider benefits to all sta keholders ( I n d u s t r y, Government, Consumers) in the long term. Such measures will not be a hurdle to new car sales which is witnessing a strong growth in any case. The time to act is now. (The views / opinions expressed here are those of the author and does not necessarily refl ect the opinion of PwC)
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CORPORATE
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TVS & Sons forms new company for customer centric business Our Bureau Chennai
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n a bid to grow at a faster pace by capitalising the burgeoning passenger car after sales service market, TVS Sundram Iyengar & Sons (TVS & Sons) has transferred the businesses carried out by one of its divisions –MyTVS to a newly floated entity - TVS Automobile Solutions (TVS ASL). The new company will continue use the brand MyTVS. While being a subsidiary of TVS & Sons, the new entity will have funding through private equity participation from Kitara Capital to the tune of `78 crore. This is the second time private equity
Audi launches its magazine in India Our Bureau Mumbai
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erman luxury car manufacturer, Audi, has launched its magazine recently in India exclusively for its customers. The Audi Magazine which delivers contents on automotives, fashion, sports and lifestyle, was launched jointly by cricketer Ravi Shastri and Head, Audi India, Michael Perschke. The magazine is one of Audi’s most important customer retention tools and will be issued twice a year in India. The magazine is circulated in 77 countries and 24 languages.
R Dinesh picks up IIMM award
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Dinesh, as chairman and managing director of TVS Logistic, has taken the company to a new high under his leadership as he received the IIMM (Indian Institute of Materials Management) SCM Award for the Year 2011 in the Corporate Category. The award was conferred at a two-day mega annual event Spectrum 2011 in Chennai. Delivering the inaugural address at Spectrum 2011, R Dinesh said that for efficient deployment of Supply Chain Management India had theoretically caught with the world, even though they were a decade behind, in areas such as telecom and automobiles. He further added ‘Similarly the nation has proved skeptics from developed nations wrong by making rapid strides on the logistics front and efficient utilization of supply chain management.’ Speaking on the occasion Chairman, Chennai Branch of Indian Institute of Materials Management, N Swayambhu said ‘Supply Chain Management encompasses management of all activities involved including sourcing, procurement, and conversion and logistics management. This annual event is to enrich the knowledge of SCM Executives to achieve business excellence leveraging technology.’
participation has been made in a TVS Group company after TVS Logistics Services in 2008. With the high growth in the automotive market there is large scale capacity requirement for service and spare parts. ‘TVS has always wanted to grow with the customer as a focus whether it would be B2B or B2C customers. In the case of MyTVS, we are now moving to the next level with the formation of TVS ASL and the idea is to evolve strong partnership with vehicle and part manufacturers and become the bridge with car owners,’ said Director, TVS ASL, R Dinesh. Currently the sales from MyTVS is `33 crore and it will grow to `80
crore by 2012 and `460 crore by 2014. In the case of all car service the manpower will witness a tenfold increase in the next two years from the current 440. Besides, the company owned outlets will grow from 15 to 108, franchises will increase from 50 to 105 and will cover 11 states from the current four during the next couple of years. The company offers 24x7 emergency services pan India and it plans to expand its services beyond boundaries. The company is targeting about six overseas joint venture partners for providing 24x7 emergency services in countries like Thailand, Vietnam, Sri Lanka and Turkey.
R Dinesh, Director & R Srivatchan, President, TVS Automobile Solutions during the meet to announce the formation of the new company
Going forward the company will also cooperate with OEMs to support their requirements of after-sales service due to shortage in capacities, said President of TVS ASL, R Srivatchan. All these initiatives calls for an investment of `500 crore of which half of it will
be met by the partner companies like providing lands and infrastructure. The rest will be funded by TVS with an initial equity infusion of `120 crore including the funding by Kitara, which is likely to pick up a stake of 20 to 30 percent in the TVS ASL by 2014.
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NEW LAUNCHES
Mercedes launches G wagon at `1.1 crore Honda Siel Our Bureau Mumbai
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ercedes Benz India recently launched G wagon for `1.1 crore and claims to have already received bookings of 12 units. The G55 AMG is powered by a 5.5 litre V8 engine developing 373 kW/507 hp and a maximum torque of 700 newton metres. It is distinguished by its design refi nements with the radiator grille in the front with exclusive chrome inserts. It sports titanium grey 19-inch AMG light-alloy wheels in a fi ve-spoke design. The standard AMG body styling continues to include bumpers painted in the vehicle colour and flared AMG wings. The model is equipped with the latest-generation COMAND APS Mercedes telematics, reversing camera
& rear seat entertainment as a standard option. According to Director, Sales & Marketing, Mercedes-Benz India, Debashis Mitra, over 200,000 units of the G-Class have been sold till date globally. He added that G 55 would comfortably cut the mark as the most powerful SUV in Indian market currently and can accelerate from zero to 100 km/h in 5.5 seconds, and has an electronically limited top speed of 210 km/h. Its integrated lateral acceleration control allows the more precise recognition of dynamic driving manoeuvres to optimise the stability of the vehicle. The G 55 AMG is also equipped with hill start assist. The company clocked sales of 640 units in the month of January. The key growth drivers in January 2011 were the C–Class with 265 units compared to January 2010 sales
recalls City Our Bureau New Delhi
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Debashis Mitra, Director, Sales & Marketing, Mercedes-Benz India,
of 131 units, E-Class with 252 units (245 units), the S-Class with 46 units (23 units) and the SUV
range comprising the M-Class, GL-Class and the R-Class with 67 units (three units).
dding to the growing instances of its kind plaguing the Indian automotive sector, Honda Siel Cars India recently recalled the third generation City as a part of global process for preventive part replacement of lost motion spring in the valve train for around 57,853 units manufactured from November 2008 to December 2009. Lost motion springs, which are compressed by rocker arms in normal engine use, may bend or break over time resulting in abnormal engine noise and potentially causing engine stalling and problems in restarting. A special microsite has been created on the company’s website, which enables the customers to check whether their car will be covered under this part replacement by submitting their 17 character alpha-numeric Vehicle Identification Number (VIN). HSCI is carrying out the part replacement as part of a global exercise by Honda Motor Company to ensure stringent quality standards for its products. The part replacement is only applicable to Honda City manufactured from November 2008 to December 2009 and the currently sold City is not affected & does not require any part replacement. The global recall does not impact the Honda Jazz sold in India. The recall announced by Honda applies to certain units of Fit/ Jazz fitted with 1.5L i-VTEC engine which is sold in other countries and not sold in India.
New Accord Launch The company recent ly launched the new Honda Accord at the base price of `19.6 lakh. The model is equipped with Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA) to assist the driver in maintaining control during cornering, acceleration and sudden manoeuvres by applying braking to the right
or left hand wheels as necessary and modulating the engine torque output as required. The sunroof now comes as standard across the Accord range. The eighth generation Accord was introduced in May 2008 and it is available in 2.4L and 3.5L V6 engine options (`25.41 lakh). The 2.4L Accord comes with 5-speed manual, and automatic transmission with paddle shift. The 3.5L V6 engine features an advanced Variable Cylinder Management (VCM) system that switches between six, four and three cylinder combustion depending on the driving conditions and thereby delivering maximum power of 275 PS during six cylinder operation and impressive fuel economy in VCM mode while cruising. The V6 3.5L and Honda Accord 2.4L also have a provision for bluetooth connectivity.
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Sagas Auto Tec plans assembly unit in Dubai Shobha Mathur Mysore
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PG and CNG conversion kit manufacturer, Sagas Auto Tec is beefing up its presence in the domestic three-wheeler aftermarket by extending its dealer network. Simultaneously, it is strengthening its foothold in the Dubai market by setting up an assembly unit to cater to the aftermarket requirements of the Middle East and African regions. Dubai offers a free trade zone and favourable logistics for exporting conversion kits to the two-wheeler and three-wheeler aftermarkets in Iran, Iraq, Pakistan and Africa. The option of exporting gas conversion kits for marine outboard engines is also being explored from Dubai to these geographies. ‘It will not be a full-fledged operation,’ said Chairman & Managing Director, Sagas Auto Tec, Parthanath SN. ‘We have leased a readymade facility and received clearances for production and are awaiting some other export clearances.’ The facility is expected to go on stream within 12 months. At present, conversion kits cannot be exported from India to Pakistan as they do not fall with-
Sandeep SP, Director, Sagas Auto Tec
in the purview of the approved positive list for exports. Hence, export of conversion kits from Dubai could now be a prospective proposition especially as most of the four-wheelers in Pakistan are driven on CNG while the public transport system functions on petrol and diesel. As a backup, Sagas has also applied for exporting kits from India to Pakistan. The company has a presence in 15 states in India and in six countries overseas including Peru, Columbia, Sri Lanka, Indonesia, Thailand and Bangladesh, where it has tied up with Indian oil companies for dispensation of conversion kits both within and outside fuel vending outlets. However, this presence is small and scattered. Six years ago, the company’s foreign sales accounted for 35 percent of the total sales, but this figure has now dwindled to 10 percent with a change in global fuel pricing policies, recession and escalating natural gas prices that led to a drop in demand for conversion kits.
Market Growth Meanwhile, the ten-year old Mysore company is planning to ride on the growth of CNG dispensation stations in the country, pegged to hit the 8,000 mark over the next five years from the current 700 units, according to Parthanath. As crude prices fi rm upto $120 to $130 in the future from the current $100 a barrel, use of alternate fuel is expected to drive the growth for alternative fuel dispensing stations eventually help saving fuel bills for three-wheeler users. Further, alternate fuels are expected to cut pollutants by over 85 percent. Sagas’ conversion kits are designed in-house at their R&D centre in Mysore and can be fit-
ted either at the factory as an OE fitment or retrofitted on a new petrol vehicle after its initial registration. The company’s focus is however, tilted in favour of retrofitments. This is because the realisations are higher due to the larger volumes of vehicles catered to against OE supplies where pricing is not comparable with market prices. However, the company is involved in active discussions with Piaggio, TVS Motors and Bajaj Auto for a suitable opportunity in OE fitment as well as retrofitments at their dealer outlets. From inception till March 2010, Sagas sold about 100,000 pieces of CNG kits and 80,000 units of LPG conversion kits. Sagas CNG conversion kits cost between `25,000 and `30,000 with an LPG kit priced between `16,000 and ` 24,500. The company is expecting to close the current fiscal with sales of another 30,000 units of which CNG kits are likely to contribute 70 percent. ‘The company’s target over the next three years is to market another 300,000 conversion kits with CNG and LPG contributing an equal share,’ said Parthanath. He is optimistic that sales in
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mara Raja Group recently unveiled a new corporate identity coinciding with its silver jubilee celebrations. It also announced setting up of Amara Raja Digital World City (ARDWC) and shared group’s vision to achieve $25 billion revenue by 2025. The new logo of Amara Raja is a symphony of diverse elements coming together and moving forward in perfect harmony. The five colours symbolising the five elements of creation also represent the five core values of the Amara Raja Group and the way in which its diverse entities orchestrate themselves as a symphony in perfect harmony, according to the company release. Launching the new identity of the group, Chairman, Amara Raja Group, Dr Ramachandra Galla said, ‘The journey witnessed the Amara Raja Group act as an agent of change bringing about transformation in communities and markets that it operates in and the way in which it has built its work culture. Over 85 percent of our employees at manufacturing units who came in as untrained rural hands are now part of world-class workforce’. Amara Raja Digital World City
(ARDWC) will be one of India’s largest integrated electronics manufacturing parks. ARDWC spread over 500 acre is expected to create over 20,000 jobs. In this large infrastructure project, Amara Raja group will also be one of the anchor organizations. This project will fuel Amara Raja Group’s aim to achieve US $two billion revenue by 2015. Amara Raja Group founded by Dr Ramachandra Galla, with a vision to offer quality products/ solutions with manufacturing facilities in rural India. The group has expanded its business line to other businesses and products
Optimising performance With emission regulations introduced from last April, norms for three-wheelers have also moved onto Bharat Stage III. Director, Sagas Auto Tec, Sandeep SP remarked that conversion kits of the company had to be redesigned for optimisation of performance and reduction of emissions in line with new emission norms. For ensuring suitability of the conversion kits in the aftermarket, homologation is undertaken every three years by ARAI. According to Sandeep this exercise is both expensive and more stringent than for a petrol vehicle. He pointed out that the USP of their kits was quality and its safety aspect. Also, retro fitments had to ensure that operation of the vehicle’s engine was not adversely impacted. In addition supply of spare parts and service had to be pursued through their channel of dealers. Sagas’ is extending its dealer network globally from the current 400 to 2,500 over three years. At present, about 70 percent of the dealers are clustered in the
A model Sagas Auto Tec service outlet
Amara Raja dons new identity Our Bureau Mumbai
the third world countries would spearhead this growth.
like batteries, precision components, sheet metals systems, plastics, storage solutions and automation, electronics, food processing, infrastructure and industrial services. The group currently employs over 7,000 people and has 12 manufacturing units spread over four manufacturing complexes in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The Group comprises of seven companies namely Amara Raja Power Systems, Amara Raja Batteries, Mangal Precision Products, Amara Raja Electronics, Galla Foods, Amara Raja Infra and Amara Raja Industrial Services.
Jayadev Galla, MD, Amara Raja Batteries, Ramachandra Galla, Chairman, Amara Raja Grp and Ravi Bhamidipati, Incharge of Strategy & Devpt Amara Raja Batteries
Parthanath SN, Chairman, Sagas Auto Tec
domestic market but this equation is expected to change in favour of 60 percent dealers being located overseas as global markets drive growth, post recession. The majority of the company’s dealers operate on the franchisee model with three being companyowned outlets. At present, Sagas has two manufacturing facilities for producing conversion kits at Parwanoo in Himachal Pradesh with 2,000 kits being produced together in a single shift per day. A sunrise industry, CNG at present constitutes less than five percent of the total refi lling stations in the country. Petrol and diesel stations are pegged at 23,000 units of which LPG accounts for about 1,000 stations pan India with 40 percent being stand-alone units. According to a Frost and Sullivan report on the sector, the unorganised segment dominates the conversion kit market with major players in the organised space being Lovato SpA, Landi Renzo SpA and BRC Gas Equipment Company. These hold a quarter of the overall (LPG and CNG) alternative fuel market. Vanaz Engineers and Sagas Auto Tec are the two major Indian participants in this market, said the report.
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ANALYSIS
Cumulative passenger car sales grew by 31.31 percent in 2010-11 to touch 1,599,495 units as compared with 1,218,060 units in the previous fiscal. Utility Vehicle (UV) sales grew by 20.59 percent in 2010-11 to touch 264,396 units compared with 219,258 units notched up in the previous fiscal. Multi Purpose Vehicle (MPV) sales increased by 46.53 percent in 2010-11 to touch 175,141 units compared with 119,527 units in the previous fiscal. Nissan registered highest growth rate in the passenger vehicle segment with 5074.23 percent to 8,434 units as compared with 163 units in the same period in the previous fiscal. Passenger Cars OEMs
2009-10
2010-11
BMW
2,563
5,026
Fiat
20,389
17,405
Ford
22,386
76,284
GM
51,723
71,807
HM
7,213
6,045
HSCI
49,321
50,609
HMIL
252,466
294,700
4,444
7,840
76.42%
623,743
783,208
25.57%
4,655
66.43%
MSIL Merc
2,797
96.10%
OEMs
-14.64% 240.77%
ALL
38.83%
16.73%
163
8,434
Skoda
13,873
16,700
20.38%
206,089
33.34%
TKM
8,143
11,157
37.01%
Audi
1,596
3,100
94.24%
VW
2,686
36,436
1,218,060
1,599,495
Total
2010-11 554
8,368
13,267
189
289
M&M
65,741
83,268
MNAL
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8,853
Piaggio
9,267
7,544
Swaraj
2,829
3,352
18.49%
133,738
160,598
20.08%
HM 2.61%
2009-10 628
Force
-16.19%
Nissan
154,554
Cumulative Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV) sales grew by 26 percent in 2010-11 to touch 283,583 units as compared with 225,070 units sold in the same period in the previous fiscal. Medium & Heavy Commercial Vehicle (M&HCV) sales grew by 37.69 percent in 2010-11 to touch 251,039 units compared with 182,322 units notched up in the previous fiscal. Three-wheeler sales increased by 19.51 percent in 2010-11 to touch 430,793 units as compared with 360,469 units in the previous fiscal. Force Motors notched up the highest growth rate in the LCV with 58.54 percent gain to touch 13,267 units this fiscal as compared with 8,368 units in the previous fiscal. AMW notched up highest gain in M&HCV segment with 92.57 percent growth to touch 5,288 units as compared to 2,746 units in the corresponding part of the previous fiscal.
LCVs (PC+GC)
-11.78% 58.54% 52.91%
Cumulative Scooter/Scooterette sales grew from 1,157,902 units registered in 2009-10 to touch 1,697,204 units in 201011, a growth of around 46.58 percent. Motorcycles/StepThrough sales increased from 5,990,334 units in 2009-10 to touch 7,402,098 units in 2010-11, a growth of around 23.57 percent. Moped/Electric Scooter sales increased from 464,679 units registered in 2009-10 to 572,498 units in 2010-11, a growth of around 23.2 percent. Mahindra & Mahindra 2W notched up the highest growth rate in scooters segment this fiscal with more than 178.08 percent increase in volumes from 47,945 units in 2009-10 to 133,326 units in 2010-11. It was followed by Suzuki Motorcycles with 76.31 percent growth to touch 186,101 units as compared with 105,555 units in the previous fiscal. HMSI notched up highest growth rate in motorcycles segment with 57.36 percent increase from 347,530 units in 2009-10 to 546,875 units this fiscal. It was followed by Bajaj Auto with a growth of 40.96 percent this fiscal from 1,411,259 units to touch 1,989,377 units. TVS Motors registered the highest growth rate in mopeds/ electric scooters segment with around 23.86 percent increase in volumes from 462,197 units in 2008-09 to 572,498 units in 2009-10.
26.66% 0.00% -18.59%
Scooter/Scooterettee Tata 5074.23%
Tata
Two-Wheelers
Commercial Vehicles
Passenger Vehicles
MR
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VECV - Eicher Total
4,310 225,070
5,858
26.00%
M&HCVs (PC+GC) OEMs
2009-10
2010-11
ALL
40,928
62,949
AMW
2,746
5,288
2009-10
2010-11
BAL
3,611
27
HHML
162,249
274,234
HMSI
592,501
734,503
M&M 2W
47,945
133,326
SMIL
105,555
186,101
TVS
246,041
369,013
49.98%
Total
1,157,902
1,697,204
46.58%
-99.25% 35.92%
283,583
OEMs
1256.52% 53.80%
31.31%
69.02% 23.97% 178.08%
76.31%
92.57% -90.73%
JCBL
151
14
Daimler*
-
121
0.00%
MNAL
-
445
0.00%
45.24%
Merc Benz
179
83
4,374
5,934
UV OEMs BMW Force
2009-10 405 4,637
2010-11 406
0.25%
6,735
Ford
1,836
2,475
34.80%
Swaraj
GM
13,007
16,761
28.86%
Tata
15,820
23,751
798
852
HM
1,276
2,126
66.61%
VECV - Eicher
HSCI
279
435
55.91%
VECV - Volvo
HMIL
13
220
ICML
908
564
1592.31%
116,849
477
445
Total
182,322
251,039
123,579
139,483
12.87%
MSIL
2,970
4,890
64.65%
Merc
84
522
Nissan
123
414
2009-10
2010-11 40.96%
BAL
1,411,259
1,989,377
HHML
3,562,555
4,027,742
HMSI
347,530
546,875
IYM
188,310
228,378
-
5,135
-
RE
42,059
43,264
2.87%
SMIL
38,593
39,407
2.11%
TVS
400,028
521,920
13.06%
35.67% 29.36% 50.13%
M&M 2W
6.77%
57.36%
21.28%
-6.71%
-37.89%
M&M
OEMs
-53.63%
151,157
Volvo Buses
Motorcycles/StepThrough
37.69%
30.47% 23.57%
Total 5,990,334 7,402,098
521.43% 236.59%
3 Wheelers (PC+GC) OEMs
Skoda
-
748
Tata
27,345
34,720
26.97%
TKM
42,796
53,897
25.94%
Total
219,258
264,396
2009-10
2010-11
Atul
9,413
15,269
Bajaj
146,529
168,534
2010-11
62.21%
2010-11
TVS
462,197
572,498
Force
1,446
138
2,482
NA
M&M
36,425
50,648
464,679
572,498
Piaggio
147,929
166,205
Scooters
9,143
11,002
TVS
9,584
18,997
360,469
430,793
23.86%
15.02% Electrotherm*
-90.46%
0.00% 23.20%
39.05%
176
Maruti
79,782
132,674
66.30%
39,745
42,291
6.41%
119,527
175,141
46.53%
Total
Total
12.35% 20.33% 98.22%
0
Total
2009-10
20.59%
Force
Tata
OEMs
-
MPV OEMs
Mopeds/Electric
2009-10
19.51%
* Data not available since August 2008 onwards
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NBC Bearings to focus on basic research, new materials Nabeel A Khan New Delhi
N
at iona l Eng ineering Industries (NEI), the manufacturer of NBC Bearings, is exploring new sources of raw materials, new kinds of steel and increased productivity from its present capacity through total productive maintenance to cut down the price. The company has also started basic research and doubled its investment in research and development. ‘We have been buying steel from the Indian Seamless Metal Tubes (ISMT) and Visvesvaraya Iron and Steel Plant (VISL) but now we are trying to develop new sources to bring competition. We are in talks with Usha Martin to supply steel,’ President and Chief Executive Officer, Rohit Saboo told Auto Monitor.
In another move to reduce the production cost, the company is looking for an alternate material without affecting the life of the products. ‘We currently use alloy steel and we are looking for some other form of alloy steel, which will be slightly lower in cost. For example, currently we are using SAE 52100 steel, which has high chromium and high nickel. We can mainly look at reducing the amount of nickel in it to lower the price. However this is still under experiment,’ Saboo said. The change of input material can happen only for the newer bearings as the company has signed contract with its customers for supply of bearings using the existing material. The company has been getting good boost from its R&D facility off late, and this fi scal it will be developing at least 50 new bearings. So far
the company was able to introduce only 30 new bearings in a year. It will continue its focus on faster development of bearings and improve knowledge of its engineers. In the last five years the company has developed 150 products which average to 30 products every year. But this fi scal it will be developing 50 new bearings. Among the 50 bearings developed this year, 25 of them are to be used in the CVs of Diamler and Tata Motors. The company is also testing the bearing for Daimler’s two new LCV and HCV to be launched next year. It hopes to supply the bearing once the testing is cleared successfully. Traditionally the company has been investing only about 0.5 percent of the total turnover in R&D but since the last year it has been hiked
Rohit Saboo, President and Chief Executive Officer, National Engineering Industries
to 1.5 to two percent and it will continue with an investment of around two percent which will
be around `10 crore, he said. Over the last 25 years the company’s R& D was mostly supporting the manufacturing facility but now it has become aggressive in developing more number of new products in the last seven to eight years. The company claims to have contained the price of the bearing through automation and reduction in wastage of resources. ‘Even till last year the average price of our bearing was same as it was in 1991. We have invested a lot of money in automation and improvement of our machines. We have gone through total productive maintenance which improved our productivity by more than double,’ Saboo said. With implementation of this concept the company claims to have reduced the average machine breakdown of 10 percent to one percent or may be even less than that, hence cutting down the wastage of the resources. The company has also installed a number of automation systems which has worked a lot in cutting down the manpower cost mainly apart from other. Earlier the company’s bearing grinding line had six independent machines and was handled by six operators but after automation only one person was required to operate all the six machines. This is due to integration of these machines and the races go from one to another machine with automatic loading and unloading system. The company is now trying to further improve the automation in such a way that two lines comprising of 12 grinding machines are handled by only one person. ‘We have also improved on the type of wheels used for grinding. We have a high speed spindle which cuts the steel in much faster way. Earlier the cutting of steel used to take 14 seconds but now it is done only in six to seven seconds so the time has been reduced by half,’ Saboo explained. Another focus at its R&D facility, which has a team of around 75 personals including 60 engineers, is basic research. ‘We also research on the quality of the steel, the tribology effects on bearing and noise on bearing,’ Saboo said. The company is also working on to increase the life cycle of the bearing by 20-25 percent. National Engineering expects to hit a turnover of `1,000 crore in the current fiscal including about `60 crore from exports mainly to Brazil, South Africa and USA for both railways and automotive applications.
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Apollo Tyres inaugurates Chennai plant Our Bureau Chennai
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o keep pace with capacity augmentations of vehicle manufacturers, Apollo Tyres has expanded its tyre bouquet by formally inaugurating its third greenfield project that is also its ninth globally and fourth in India. Spread over 128 acres at the SIPCOT Industrial Growth Centre at Oragadam near Chennai, it has involved an investment of `2,100 crore. Construction began on the site in December 2008 with an initial investment of `450 crore that was later scaled up four-fold. The fi rst tyre was commercially produced in February 2010 within 14 months of the start of
Goodyear launches fuel efficient tyre Our Bureau Mumbai
G
oodyea r Ind ia ha s launched its latest tyre from Assurance line - the Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max with fuel saving technology. The company claimed that the new tyre provides 4 percent more fuel efficiency and 15 percent longer mileage than conventional tyre technology. Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max is reinforced with the same DuPont Kevlar overlay – a material that is fi ve times stronger than steel – that made its predecessor so successful. ‘In the current environment where the rising fuel costs are a huge concern, Fuel Max technology is designed to improve f uel consumption w it hout compromising on mileage or performance,’ said Chairman & Managing Director, Goodyear India, Rajeev Anand. India is a country with diverse terrain, which requires maximum safety while manoeuvring the vehicle on the road and the company asserts that Assurance Fuel Max offers critical safety features such as a strong grip, puncture resistance, blow out resistance, shorter braking distance and anti-skid. The new Goodyear Assurance Fuel Max features an advanced full silica compound which reduces the friction between the tyre’s rubber molecules and provides high resistance to abrasion, resulting in reduced fuel consumption and a longer tread life. Additionally, the tyre is built with a hard base under the tread, which reduces deformation in the crown area and heat build-up, contributing to higher fuel efficiency. The tyre also features even pressure distribution which helps reduce frictional energy caused by abrasion and heat at the tread surface, reducing the rate of wear. Tests conducted by Goodyear Innovation Centre, Luxembourg indicated that Assurance Fuel Max has 15 percent longer tread life versus the previous technolog y (Goodyear Ducaro GA). Actual fuel savings and tread life may vary according to other factors including environment, road, vehicle conditions, vehicle model and driving habits.
construction. The Chennai plant currently produces 7,000 passenger vehicle tyres and 1,300 commercial vehicle tyres a day. At its terminal capacity, production is expected to reach 16,000 passenger vehicles and 6,000 commercial vehicle tyres a day. Chairman of Apollo Tyres, Onkar S Kanwar said at its inauguration: ‘While planning this manufacturing facility, we have ‘questioned’ existing practices, studied benchmarked systems within Apollo and outside, with a desire to create an iconic tyre manufacturing facility, which is technologically advanced and yet cost competitive.’ The Chennai truck, bus and passenger car tyre manufacturing unit, when completed is slated to become the most
technologically advanced tyre production unit in the Asian region. It currently has a manpower strength of around 1,200. ‘Equipped with the most modern and advanced equipment and technology, this manufacturing facility will bring into India true economies of scale and knowhow. But more than anything else, we are proud that this unit is a manifestation of what is possible in India today. A highly automated plant with extensive use of robotics and IT-driven systems, it employs young and skilled manpower on the shopfloor,’ Kanwar added. Apollo Tyres has two plants in Kerala with the first at Kalamassery producing crossply tyres exclusively for the company. Operational since
1975, it has a production capacity of 100 metric tonnes per day. The second is the mother plant or its fi rst facility at Perambra. It manufactures cross-ply truck, bus, light-truck and farm tyres and has a production capacity of 340 metric tonnes per day. Apollo has its Limda plant in Gujarat that is one of the largest of its kind in the South-East Asian region. It is Apollo’s second greenfield project and has been upgraded to house the latest technological innovations. The most recent addition to the unit was an OTR tyre production facility. The plant manufactures tyres for passenger cars, SUVs, MUVs, heavy and light commercial vehicles, agricultural and OTR tyres. Apollo also has two over-
seas facilities at Durban and Ladysmith in South Africa that came under the Apollo umbrella when it acquired Dunlop Tyres International (since renamed Apollo Tyres South Africa Pty Ltd) in 2006. The plant manufactures truck-bus, passenger car, light truck, farm and OTR tyres and has a production capacity of 180 metric tonnes per day. The company’s Enschede plant in The Netherlands came under Apollo’s fold after the acquisition of Vredestein Banden B V (since renamed Apollo Vredestein B V) in May 2009. The unit produces passenger cars, industria l and agriculture tyres and has a production capacity of 180 metric tonnes per day.
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Mitsuba accelerates development of reversing wiper system
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itsuba’s reversing wiper system benefits both drivers and manufacturers. When not in use, the system is hidden below the hood, improving the look of the car and the driver’s view and reducing aerodynamic drag. The system’s embedded controller can dynamically modify the motor’s angle of operation to compensate for changes in wind pressure and wiper speed. Because the system minimizes the operating range of mechanical parts, the wipers are more compact and can be more easily integrated into the vehicle design. Using MathWorks tools, Mitsuba engineers developed the wiper system’s controller and delivered a complete system— including production code—in just three weeks.‘Even though we were new to the approach and
tools, we saw clear improvements in development speed and product quality,’ says Takao Arai, engineer in the Electric Engineering Department at Mitsuba. ‘Modelbased development w ith MathWorks tools enabled us to identify and fi x problems with the project requirements and early designs rather than late in development when testing on the fi nal hardware.’
Challenge A reversing wiper system is more challenging to design than a conventional system because the controls are considerably more complex.Mitsuba’s previous development process relied on paper-based requirements specifications and handwritten code. Debugging and tolerance testing (parameter tuning) were possible only on actual hardware, so most
problems were not found until the later stages of development and resulted in significant rework that compromised system quality. Mitsuba engineers needed to accelerate development of the system to meet a tight deadline. Because the system was a fi rst for Mitsuba, they needed to verify new control algorithms and design ideas as early as possible. ‘In the past, our design reviews took a long time because it’s hard to understand design details using only written documentation,’ says Arai. ‘The trend in our industry is toward model-based approaches. Many of our customers—automotive OEMs—have already moved in
this direction, and it was clear that we needed to as well.’
Solution Mitsuba used MathWorks tools to model, simulate, verify, and generate production code for the reversing wiper system control. Before beginning the project, Mitsuba took steps to ensure a smooth transition to model-based
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development. Engineers attended 10 days of onsite training, and the group drafted modelling guidelines and a design procedure. To foster the engineers’ continued education, Mitsuba developed skill standards based on JMAAB Style Guidelines, established by the Japan MATLAB Automotive Advisory Board and based on Embedded Technology Skill Standards. At the same time, Mitsuba was promoting the use of models and simulation to accelerate development, increase quality, and improve communication both internally and with customers. Working from the specification, Mitsuba engineers used Simulink to model control structures, control functions, and test harnesses. W it h Si mu l i n k a nd SimMechanics, the group created a plant model, which included the windshield wiper link mechanism, wiper arms, and body mount.They ran closed-loop simulations using the control system and plant models to verify the functionality of the controller and determine how the physical specifications of the wiper would affect motor control. Based on these simulations, the team performed variable scaling to create a detailed control model. Using Real-Time Workshop, they generated C code from the control and plant models, which they used to conduct software-in-the-loop and realtime processor-in-t he-loop simulations. To perform hardware-in-the-loop simulations, they used the test harness created with Simulink and Stateflow to drive the plant model code on an embedded processor. The engineers used Real-Time Workshop Embedded Coder to generate production code for an NEC 78K series 8-bit microcontroller, and then conducted fi nal tests on the production hardware. The reversing wiper system is currently in production, with monthly shipments of 20,000– 30,000 units. Mitsuba engineers are reusing components of the wiper system and plant model on current projects. The company has standardized on model-based development for all new projects, including motor control products for hybrid and electric vehicles.
Results Development time for a specific feature reduced from 16 weeks to 3 weeks. ‘With our previous design process, taking a specific feature project from specification to production code running on a microprocessor typically required about 4 months,’ says Arai. ‘With model-based development we completed the project in just 3 weeks. The ability to debug and test through simulation—instead of only on hardware—further accelerated development.’ Design review time and paper documents reduced by 90 percent. Design verified early, minimizing rework. ‘Model-based development enabled us to discover missing or conflicting requirements before testing on hardware, which minimized the amount of rework we had to do,’ says Arai. ‘Plus, using Simulink we can run simulations using input patterns that would be difficult or impossible to test on the hardware itself.’
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Aftermarket holds potential: ACMA study Our Bureau New Delhi
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he Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) has pegged the current size of the aftermarket to be around `330 billion, in a recent study. The study further goes on to suggest that two-wheelers are a major contributor to the total revenue with a share of 49.66 percent followed by passenger vehicles and commercial vehicles contributing 24.68 percent and 23.12 percent respectively. The contribution of three-wheelers is the lowest at 2.54 percent. President, ACM A, Srivats Ram said ‘The primary study of the Indian automotive aftermarket has revealed information on the aftermarket on the basis of vehicle parc data as on 31 March, 2010. The total parc of all vehicles in India in the ‘on-road’ category stood at over 94.7 million. Two wheelers constituted 76 percent, passenger vehicles 15 percent and the remaining nine percent were contributed by commercial vehicles and three-wheelers of all on-road vehicles.’ ACM A a lso unveiled a white paper on ‘Legislative Improvements to Combat Counterfeit Auto Components’, which outline the extent of counterfeiting in the auto component industry, especially the aftermarket and suggest remedial measures to counteract it. The white paper also claimed that the exchequer loses around `2,200 crore per annum due to counterfeiting. The study that was conducted by leading research
agency, The Nielsen Company, also identifies key trends and potential changes in the automotive business landscape. The study further segregates the revenue into components and services with components contributing around `24,800 crore and accounting for 75 percent of it while services constitute the balance 25 percent. The states contributing the maximum to the two-wheeler components’ aftermarket are Gujarat at `1,400 crore followed by Maharashtra at around `1,390 crore and Tamil Nadu at around `1300 crore. In the three-wheeler components’ aftermarket, the major contributors are Maharashtra (`120 crore), Gujarat (`90 crore) and Kerala (`85 crore) contributing a total of 47 percent. While in the automotive components’ aftermarket for passenger vehicles, the top contributors are Ma harashtra ( `890 crore), Delhi (`720 crore) and Gujarat (`570 crore) with a total share of 36 percent of the total market, in case of commercial vehicles, Maharashtra (`730 crore), Gujarat (`610 crore) and Andhra Pradesh (`430 crore) are the top contributors with 31 percent of the market share. The average annual expenses on maintenance of vehicles in India: `2,650 for two-wheelers, `3,450 for three-wheelers, `7,850 for passenger vehicles and `22,550 for commercial vehicles. The spending on vehicle maintenance during the early two years of purchase of the vehicle is around 35 percent of the average spend during
the peak spending period that spans between the end of warranty period till the vehicle is 13 years old. After 13 years, the average annual maintenance falls to around 45 per cent of the peak value as most of the maintenance work is targeted at keeping the vehicle ‘just road worthy’. The use of non-genuine parts goes up and regular service and maintenance cycles become longer at this time. Chairman of the Committee on Consumer Affairs and Aftermarket, ACMA, Soumitra Bhattachar ya said the size of the counterfeited components in the automotive aftermarket in the country was estimated to be `8,700 crore in 2010 by the White Paper on Legislative Improvements to Combat Counterfeit Auto Components. The paper suggests that only about 60 to 70 percent of the available components in the aftermarket are genuine. The main reason for the rising problem of counterfeiting are increased availability of counterfeit components including ease of manufacturing, packaging and importing such products; higher margins on counterfeits, retailers and mechanics advocacy over genuine, uninformed customers, short replacement cycle of some parts and inadequacy of existing legislative framework. Counterfeiting has not only led to huge losses to the government but also employment losses which are estimated at over 1.15 million jobs, consumption of additional 109 million litres of petrol and eight million litres of
Facts about Aftermarket Delhi had the highest market size for two-wheeler components with an aftermarket size of `550 crore. Mumbai carried the maximum potential market size for aftermarket components at `250 crore. Tractors at over 3.5 million represent the largest off-road vehicle segment. Uttar Pradesh (including Uttarakhand) was the top state with a parc of over 600,000 tractors. Orissa and Kerala with disproportionately lower tractor parc compared to their populations were notable exceptions. The average annual expenses on maintenance of vehicles in India are `2,650 for two-wheelers, `3,450 for three-wheelers, `7,850 for PVs and `22,550 for CVs. Counterfeiting leads to a loss of `2,200 crore per annum to the government exchequer. It also leads to an employment loss that is estimated at over 1.15 million jobs, consumption of additional 109 million litres of petrol and 8 million litres of diesel per annum. Counterfeiting is also the main cause of an estimated 20 percent of total road accidents in India.
diesel per annum. It is also the main cause of an estimated 20 percent of total road accidents in India. Executive Director, ACMA, Vinnie Mehta said: ‘Going forward, the expansion of OEM authorised service stations and organised multi-brand service chains as well as implementation of GST will shape the Indian automotive aftermarket. The white paper suggested a re-orientation of the Motor Vehicles Act as Automotive Components Anti-Counterfeit and Product Safety Law with a comprehensive defi nition of counterfeit or spurious auto components.
The defi nition should also encompass aspects manufacturing, packaging, trading, d ist r ibut i ng, wa rehousi ng, repacking, remanufacture, and transportation and printing of packing material. The manufacture, packing, sale, stocking, distribution of spurious auto components should be considered as a cognisable offence. The automotive industr y should also in collaboration with the Department of Consumer Affairs and other relevant government agencies, engage in consumer education and public awareness on the danger to life and property due to usage of spurious auto components.
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GLOBAL WATCH
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Ford to team with Russian carmaker Sollers to build and sell vehicles F
ord and Russian automaker Sollers have signed a preliminary deal to build and sell vehicles in the fastgrowing Russian market after talks between Sollers and Fiat SpA broke down, according to a report in the Detroit News. Ford and Sollers, Russia’s second-largest manufacturer of passenger cars and commercial vehicles, said that they would form a 50-50 venture that would begin operations this year. ‘We are delighted to be taking this next step for Ford in Russia with our proposed partner, Sollers,’ Chief Executive, Ford Europe, Stephen Odell said in a joint statement. Ford has been
US sales on fast track: NADA study
U
S auto sales per dealership may return to levels reached before the recession after GM and Chrysler closed locations, according to a Bloomberg report. Sales per dealer may rise to about 745 new vehicles this year, according to auto-dealership consultant Urban Science. The National Automotive Dealership Association forecasts total US sales in 2011 may rise 11 percent to 12.9 million, which would be about 23 percent less than the annual average from 2000 to 2007. The number of US auto dealerships fell 4.4 percent last year to 17,659, Urban Science said in its annual Automotive Franchise Activity Report. The rate of closings slowed from 8 percent in 2009, according to the report. ‘The domestic consolidations worked and have allowed the remaining dealers an opportunity see their numbers rebound faster,’ vice president, Urban Science, John Frith. The shutting of about one-fourth of the companies’ dealerships drew criticism by the special inspector general for the Troubled Asset Relief Program, which said in a report last year that the ‘dramatic and accelerated’ closings may not have been necessary and added to unemployment. Detroit-based GM reorganized with $49.5 billion in government aid, while Auburn Hills-based Chrysler got $12.5 billion in assistance for its reorganization that year from the government’s TARP program, which also aided banks. More dealerships may close in 2011 after Ford discontinued its Mercury brand at the end of last year, according to Urban Science. Ford plans to reduce the number of dealerships selling its Lincoln luxury brand in the biggest US metropolitan markets by 25 percent to 325 outlets, the Dea rborn-based automa ker told dealers and reporters this month at the NADA convention in San Francisco. The industry averaged a 16.8 million annual rate from 2000 to 2007, according to Woodcliff Lake, Autodata Corp.
Stephen Odell, CEO, Ford Europe
producing vehicles in Russia since 2002. ‘We are inspired by
the opportunity to work with Ford,’ said General Director, Sollers, Vadim Shvetsov. Earlier, Fiat and Sollers said they had decided to ‘pursue independent strategies to further develop their respective presence in Russia.’ The Turin, Italy-based automaker and Sollers had signed a memorandum of understanding last February to jointly produce as many as 500,000 cars and SUVs in Russia. Fiat said the negotiations had ended, but reaffi rmed its commitment to the Russian market. Many global automakers form partnerships with Russian
companies striving to modernize their facilities, but ventures with local players are not obligatory. The Renault-Nissan Alliance has joined forces with Russia’s largest automaker, AvtoVAZ, and is weighing increasing its
Ford and Sollers would form equal venture that would begin operations this year stake in AvtoVAZ of 25 percent and one share. Russian car sales are recovering now from a deep
slump. They are expected to grow 18 percent in 2011 to 2.25 million vehicles, according to WP Browne Consulting. Under the terms of the memorandum of understanding between Ford and Sollers, the venture will include joint production facilities in the St. Petersburg region and in the republic of Tatarstan. The Ford Sollers venture will have access to Ford’s global range of vehicles. It will also operate a stamping facility that will provide local parts for Ford vehicles made in Russia, establish R&D activities, and import and distribute Ford products.
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Mazda mulls options for unprofitable US plant
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azda is studying various options for its unprofitable US plant operated jointly with longtime partner Ford, Chief Financial Officer, Mazda, Kiyoshi Ozaki sa id. Japa n’s second-la rgest automotive exporter will announce plans for the Flat Rock, Michigan, factory by the middle of this year, Ozaki told reporters in Tokyo recently. The company may overhaul the plant or change the models built there, he said without elaboration. When asked if Mazda might pull out of the venture, Ozaki said through a translator: ‘Never say never.’ The plant currently assembles the Ford Mustang coupe and Mazda6 sedan on one production shift. The Michigan plant produced about 45,000 Mazda6 units and
77,586 Mustang models last year, according to the Automotive News Data Centre. The plant needs to run at 70 percent of its full 240,000-unit capacity to make a profit, Ozaki said. Mazda aims to introduce a more fuelefficient engine to spur demand and increase domestic production to improve economies of scale after slipping into a thirdquarter loss. The company’s US sales fell nine percent in January, as increased incentives on Toyota’s Corolla compact, and demand for Hyundai’s Elantra sapped demand for the Mazda3, Ozaki said. The automaker will need to adjust US inventory by 5,000 units through the end of March, he said. Mazda aims to increase domestic production 33 percent
to 1.1 million units in the year ending in March 2016, compared with 827,910 units last fi scal year.
The ratio of exports will also increase as demand for cars in Japan declines, he said.
Ford reduced its stake in Mazda to 3.5 percent from 11 percent last year, scaling back an alliance of than 30 years. The automaker fi rst formed an automatic-transmission joint venture with Mazda in 1969 and acquired a 25 percent stake in the Japanese automaker in 1979. ‘We don’t believe it is appropriate for us to comment on Mazda’s business,’ Ford spokeswoman Marcey Evans said. ‘I don’t have a statement or a comment I can make at this time.’ The US automaker took effective control of the Japanese company in 1996 by raising its stake to 33.4 percent. It reduced the stake to 13 percent in November 2008, and a share issue by Mazda in 2009 further shrank the holding to 11 percent. Mazda plans to introduce its new ‘Skyactiv’ powertrain system across almost all models by 2015, starting with the domestic, US and Australian markets this year. Earlier this month, the automaker reported a third-quarter loss, citing the strength of the Japanese currency which reached a 15-year high in November. The new Demio compact, the fi rst model to use the system, will go on sale in Japan in the fi rst half of 2011 and runs 30 kilometres per litre of gasoline under the Japanese testing system, Mazda said in October. The new car’s fuel-economy rating is the same as the hybrid version of Honda Motor Co.’s Fit and better than the current Demio’s 23 kilometres per litre. With exports making up 80 percent of its Japanese output in 2010, Mazda is more vulnerable to the yen’s impact than its domestic rivals. The strong yen against the dollar cut ninemonth operating profit by 13.6 billion yen ($163 million), the company said this month. Mazda posted a net loss of 2.7 billion yen for the three months ended Dec. 31. The company will still meet its full-year profit forecast of 6 billion yen as sales in Japan recover, Ozaki said. While the strong yen erodes profitability of exports, Mazda needs to increase domestic output to boost economies of scale, the company has said. It aims to increase domestic production 33 percent to 1.1 million units in the year ending in March 2016, compared with 827,910 units last fi scal year, Ozaki said. The automaker is also studying whether to begin production in Mexico, adding to a facility in Colombia that has a limited supplier base, he said.
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Delphi offers sounders for electric, hybrid vehicles D
elphi Automotive has introduced sounders to warn pedestrians of approaching hybrid and electric vehicles. Designed to comply with legislation expected to mandate minimal sound for both hybrid and electric vehicles, these environmentally friendly sounders are not only robust, but compact, light weight and low cost. The single-box solutions are lead-free, waterproof and temperature resistant. ‘Industry analysts predict hybrid and electric vehicle warning sounds, already covered by guidelines in Japan, will be required in North America and Europe in the near future,’ said General
Volvo launches community for drivers
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olvo Trucks has today launched its Worldtrucker community, with the aim of making it the largest and most active truck driver community in the world. By offering an Internet community to drivers, the company hopes to boost interest in the profession and support the recruitment of new drivers. ‘We know that truck drivers have strong professional pride, and that’s exactly what Worldtrucker is about – sharing that passion for trucks and for life on the road,’ says Worldtrucker Manager, Paula Kuhnel. The community attracted almost 10,000 members during the development stages. Local community operations have been established in ten countries and there are language versions available in Italian, Swedish, Dutch, Spanish, French, Russian, German, Polish and English. With the final update, including a mobile phone version and design upgrade, the community has now been launched on a global scale. It was decided from the start that Worldtrucker would be open to anyone interested in trucks regardless of the brand they use. Volvo Trucks as a company would maintain a low profile and let members build the content. ‘Most haulage firms have various truck makes in their fleets. All their drivers should feel equally welcome,’ says Paula Kuhnel. Worldtrucker helps drivers keep in touch with their families. Friends and colleagues can easily discuss experiences and establish new cross-border relations. They can share photos from the road by uploading directly through their mobile phone, thus making it possible to stay connected without carrying a laptop. By offering these social elements, Volvo Trucks hopes to stimulate the driver’s working life and increase interest in the profession. The worldwide driver shortage is a vital issue for the industry. Worldtrucker has already spread to over 40 countries even though no promotion was undertaken outside the start markets, so Volvo Trucks’ expectations on the global launch are high. ‘Wehave not yet seen any competitor matching our setup and believe we have the chance to become the trucker’s first choice all over the world,’ says Paula Kuhnel.
Director, Electronic Controls product business unit, Delphi, Beth Schwarting. ‘Our goal is to help customers address market-driven challenges with environmentally friendly and affordable technologies.’ Delphi has developed sounders - that enable pedestrians to detect nearby hybrid and electric vehicles which, without the sound generator, are nearly silent. Delphi’s electronic sounder system, is approximately three times lighter than a conventional multi-box system and uses 90 percent less power, making it the most environmentally friendly solution available. Its single-box configuration helps to reduce
design, test and manufacturing cost, and its size and weight simplify packaging. The system provides a frequency range of 500Hz to 10 KHz and can reproduce melodies that represent the identity of individual vehicle manufacturers. For applications requiring higher quality sound, Delphi has developed a high-fidelity sounder system that uses a cone speaker activated by a light-weight magnet and extends base range to 150Hz. The magnet-based system weighs 66 percent less than a conventional speaker system. Both Delphi systems are robust enough to be mounted in the harsh environment under the
vehicle’s hood and incorporate a 32-bit microprocessor with flash memory, a link to the vehicle’s data bus and an audio class-D amplifier. ‘Delphi’s sound generators are specifically designed to warn pedestrians of oncoming hybrid and electric vehicles moving at low speed,’ said Managing Director, Electronic Controls Europe, Deidrich von Behr. ‘Not only do these ‘green’ systems enhance safety by helping to make pedestrians aware of approaching vehicles, they become more valuable when integrated with other vehicle systems.’ An expert system integra-
tor, Delphi can increase the value of its sound generators by connecting them with other systems through the vehicle’s data bus. Instead of implementing several alert systems, OEMs can benefit from one flexible system that offers multiple features. For instance, using unique sounds, the system can remind a driver that the battery needs to be charged, confirm that a charging sequence is in progress and notify the driver when the charge is complete. Delphi is a leading global supplier of electronics and technologies for automotive, commercial vehicle and other market segments.
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International auto round-up EUROPE
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VW close to deal with Russia’s GAZ
NHTSA probing Toyota hybrid SUVs for engine stalls
Russia’s GAZ Group expects to sign a deal with Germany’s Volkswagen to build Skoda and VW cars, according to a report in the Financial Times. Two auto industry sources told Reuters that the carmakers were planning a joint venture to produce 300,000 cars a year in Russia. GAZ, controlled by industrial tycoon Oleg Deripaska, would use its plant in Nizhny Novgorod for the joint-venture project, while VW would use its Kaluga facility in Russia. The newspaper said automakers would not confirm that the two companies had reached an agreement, nor discuss details of the proposed deal.
Federal safety regulators have opened an investigation into nearly 44,000 Toyota Highlander hybrid vehicles over concerns their engines can stall and fail to restart, according to a report in the Detroit News. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration said that it had opened a preliminary investigation into 43,941 2006 Toyota Highland hybrid SUVs after receiving 32 complaints. NHTSA said 21 of the incidents occurred at speeds of 40 miles per hour or more; 26 reported that the vehicle could not be restarted or that it was towed to the dealership. In August, Toyota recalled 1.33 million 20052008 Corolla and Matrix vehicles in North America for stalled engines. The recall came after NHTSA had opened an investigation in late 2009. Toyota said some Corolla and Matrix vehicles with a 1ZZ-FE engine may contain a defective part that could cause the engine to stall. NHTSA has been looking at engine stalling in a number of different vehicles over the last year. Earlier this month, NHTSA upgraded a probe into nearly 100,000 Volkswagen diesel vehicles over reports of engine stalling after misfueling incidents.
GM, Daimler up output in Russia GM recently said that it would assemble 30,000 of its Chevrolet Aveo cars at GAZ’s plant in the Russian city of Nizhny Novgorod to help boost its local presence in the fast-growing market. Sales of the small-segment car will start in 2012, GM said. In December, GAZ agreed plans with Daimler to produce Mercedes-Benz Sprinter vans for the automaker. Output may total about 25,000 units a year, Daimler said.
Hyundai unveiled pictures of new i40 ahead of Geneva debut Hyundai released pictures of its new i40 mid-sized model that will compete against cars such as the Volkswagen’s Passat, Ford’s Mondeo and Opel/Vauxhall’s Insignia in Europe’s upper-medium segment. The company said the car will offer high-end features as standard equipment, including three segment ‘fi rsts’ - heated and reclining front and rear seats, a heated steering wheel, and an active de-mist system that automatically detects and clears mist on the windscreen. The i40 will debut at the Geneva auto show as a station wagon. The car was designed and engineered at Hyundai’s R&D headquarters in Ruesselsheim, Germany. Among engine options are a fuel-efficient 1.7-liter diesel engine that has CO2 emissions of 113 grams per km. The i40 will be sold with the carmaker’s five-year warranty package as standard.
BMW to launch EVs under BMWi sub-brand BMW will sell it electric vehicles under a new sub-brand called BMWi from 2013, according to a report in The Los Angeles Times. The announcement followed the automaker’s plans for second phase of an electricity mobility program it began in 2007 with the two-seat Mini E. BMW will have the newest version of the Active E - a four-seat, one series sedan converted to electric using a BMW-engineered powertrain and new battery cell technology developed in a joint venture with Samsung and Bosch. According to the reports two new models will be launched under the sub-brand. The larger BMW i3, or Mega City, is planned as purposebuilt, plug-in electric using lightweight materials such as carbon fibre and aluminium that will allow it to have a range similar to the Mini E. The i3 will go into full production in two years.
Renault to widen Clio range Renault plans to introduce a 4X4 version of its popular Clio car, according to a Reuters report. The 4X4 would be based on the Capture, a sporty SUV concept car, photos of which Renault showed earlier this month when it set out its new strategic plan. Capture has similarities with partner Nissan’s Juke crossover. The Clio would also be offered in station wagon, 3- and 5-door versions. The new generation of the Clio is due to be launched in 2012, and will be produced at the company’s Flins site near Paris and Turkey.
Ex-Chrysler dealers sue government over closures A group of car dealers who lost their businesses in Chrysler’s 2009 bankruptcy sued the government, claiming their dealer franchises were closed without adequate compensation, according to a report in the Associated Press. The 64 former Chrysler dealers said in the lawsuit that the Treasury Department violated their constitutional rights by failing to compensate them for taking their auto businesses. They allege damages of at least $130 million. Lawyers for the dealers said the closures prevented a ‘significant disruption’ in the US auto industry and economy but said ‘this is a loss that should not, however, be borne by a few individual auto dealers but must in fairness and justice be borne by the public as a whole.’ Chrysler closed 789 auto dealers in its June 2009 bankruptcy. The closings of Chrysler and General Motors dealerships were among a broad number of concessions given by dealers, workers, retirees and others to make the companies viable in the government-led auto bankruptcies. Congress approved legislation later in 2009 that required arbitration for the closed dealers. Chrysler agreed to restore about 80 franchises and GM reinstated more than 660 dealers.
Honda recalling 700,000 vehicles for engine problems Honda is recalling nearly 700,000 Fit and other compact vehicles around the world over concerns the engine could stall. The recall includes 97,201 2009-2010 Fit vehicles sold in the United States, the Japanese automaker told federal regulators. The recall also covers versions of the vehicle sold as the Freed and City in markets around the world. The company said the problem stems from a spring in the engine that can crack and cause noise - and in a worst case cause the engine to stall without the ability to restart it. That could increase the risk of a crash. Honda said it got its fi rst complaint of engine noise in July 2008 from Japan and got the fi rst claim of an engine stall in North America in August 2008. In November 2009, Honda changed the specifications of the spring to prevent future problems. But in June 2010, Honda noticed an uptick in problems of vehicles at least a year old, which prompted Honda to reopen its investigation.
Dealer rebound forecast in study Car dealerships around the country should see more sales and higher profits this year and after two tough years, the picture is brighter for dealerships, according to the results of the 2010 Automotive Franchise Activity Report by Detroit-based Urban Science, an automotive dealership consultant. The past two years have been particularly bad for domestic dealerships because of the bankruptcies of General Motors and Chrysler in 2009. Eight percent of US dealerships closed that year. Last year, 4.4 percent of dealerships closed, leaving 17,659 dealerships and 31,139 franchises in the United States. With fewer dealers and a slowly recovering US auto market, Urban Science expects more sales per dealer and more profits.
GM recalling 44,000 CTS models GM is recalling 44,117 2009-10 Cadillac CTS models for a loose joint condition that could cause a rear wheel to become unstable. GM said it knows of no injuries or fatalities related to this condition. All but 88 vehicles are 2009 models. GM has been investigating the issue since May and has received four complaints.
ASIA Jaguar Land Rover explores China tie with Great Wall Jaguar Land Rover is in talks with top Chinese SUV maker Great Wall Motor about a potential China partnership, according to a Reuters report. JLR, a unit of India’s Tata Motors, is among a very few top-line global brands that do not have manufacturing arrangements in China, where rivals BMW, Audi, Mercedes-Benz and others already have racked up stellar sales. The JLR unit, which Tata bought from Ford in 2008 for $2.3 billion, was initially losing money, but it made a turnaround in the last few quarters and posted a profit of 19.58 billion rupees (about $434 million) for the three months ended December. China was the unit’s fastest growing market in 2010, according to Chief Financial Officer, JLR, Ken Gregor. He said sales in the country jumped 95 percent during the year to 26,114 units. A tie-up in China, the world’s top auto market, would help solidify JLR’s longer term growth. Tata Motor units have had contacts with other potential partners in China, including Chery Automobile and Jiangling Motors.
China’s SAIC aims to triple sales of MG, Roewe brands Chinese automaker SAIC Motor aims to more than triple the annual sales of its proprietary MG and Roewe models to 700,000 units by 2015, according to a Reuters report. The target, unveiled by SAIC President Chen Hong at a recent meeting with its dealers, was 100,000 units more than its previous goal. This year, it aims to sell 230,000 of Roewe and MG cars, up 43.8 percent from the previous year citing Chen Zhixin, head of SAIC’s passenger car unit. SAIC became the owner of MG Rover’s 10,000-unit Longbridge plant in Birmingham, Central England, after a merger in late 2007 with its much smaller rival, Nanjing Automobile Group. The automaker rolled out several new models subsequently, including the Roewe 550, Roewe 750 MG 7 and MG3, becoming the only Chinese brand that has gained some inroads into the country’s lucrative medi-
um-to-higher end segment that is dominated by foreign auto makers. The Shanghai-based automaker plans to roll out three to four new passenger car models each year by 2015, including a Roewe sport utility vehicle and an all-new MG3 sedan this year.
GM looking to ‘aggressively’ invest in China GM will continue ‘investing aggressively’ in the world’s biggest auto market, according to the company’s top executive. The biggest foreign automaker in China by sales volume has also promised to bring more than 20 new and upgraded models to the country in the next two years. ‘As our largest market, China played a significant role in General Motors’ success in 2010. We will continue investing aggressively in the country to ensure the long-term success of our company,’ said Chairman, GM, Dan Akerson. This approach, he said, has enabled General Motors to remain the sales leader among global automakers in China for six consecutive years. In 2010, the US automaker and its joint ventures with FAW Group and SAIC Motors sold a record 2.35 million vehicles in the domestic market, which contributed almost 30 percent of the company’s total sales around the world. Although China’s automobile market has cooled this year as the government withdrew its stimulus measures and started to curb car purchases in big cities, General Motors was still able to report record monthly sales in January, with 268,071 vehicles delivered to consumers, a rise of 22.3 percent year-on-year.
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2011
Cumulative April-January 2009-10
I Passenger Vehicles (PVs) A : Passengers Cars - No. of Seates Including Driver not exceeding 6 A1 : Mini - (Upto 3400 mm) Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Maruti 800 ) 3,648 2,560 33,012 Tata Motors Ltd (Nano) 4,505 5,731 21,308 Total 8,153 8,291 54,320 A2: Compact (3401 - 4000 mm) Fiat India Automobiles Pvt Ltd (Palio, Fiat500,Grande Punto)1,416 1,355 12,104 Ford india Pvt Ltd ( Fusion, Figo ) 0 8,218 455 General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Beat, Spark,U-VA) 7,128 6,604 44,273 Honda Siel Cars India ltd (Jazz) 1,093 779 8,768 Hyundai Motors India Ltd(Santro,Getz, i10, i20) 44,944 35,407 444,105 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Alto,Wagon R,Zen,Swift, A-Star, Ritz)71,503 80,448 637,981 Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (Micra) 0 9,721 0 SkodaAuto india p.ltd ( Fabia ) 723 1,376 4,785 Tata Motors Ltd (Indica) 13,197 15,821 94,499 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Etios-Liva) 0 19 0 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Polo) 0 2,952 0 Total 140,004 162,700 1,246,970 A3: Mid-size (40001-4500 mm) 0 0 0 BMW India Pvt Ltd (Z4 Roadster) Ford India Pvt Ltd (Ford ikon,Fusion,Fiesta) 1,959 1,303 24,128 General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Cheverlet Aveo NB) 320 355 2,979 Hindustan Motors Ltd (Ambassador, Lancer,Cedia) 861 249 7,289 Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (City) 4,476 3,337 37,676 Hyundai Motors India Ltd (Accent,Verna) 3,374 2,630 38,602 Mahindra Renault Pvt Ltd (Logan) 505 1,074 5,093 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (SX4,Dzire) 9,167 12,532 79,184 Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (Nissan 370Z) 0 0 0 Tata Motors Ltd (Indigo,Marina) 4,911 9,413 15,103 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Etios-Sedan) 0 1,753 0 Volkswagen - Audi (TT, R8) 0 0 0 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Beetle) 0 3,553 0 Total 25,573 36,199 210,054 A4: Executive (4501-4700 mm) BMW india pvt Ltd (3 Series) 148 271 1,085 Fiat India Automobiles Pvt Ltd (Linea) 1,117 1,067 9,008 General Motors India Pvt Ltd (cheverlet Optra, Cruze) 678 783 3,311 Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (Civic) 784 421 5,062 Hyundai Motors India Ltd (Elantra) 0 0 0 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Kizashi) 0 0 0 Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd (C-Class) 161 208 1,365 Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd (Octavia,Laura) 750 650 5,389 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (corolla) 983 942 7,956 Volkswagen - Audi (Q5) 0 0 0 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Jetta) 0 0 273 Total 4,621 4,342 33,449 A5: Premium (4701-5000 mm) 48 281 1,138 BMW india pvt Ltd ( 5 & 6 Series) Honda Siel Cars India Ltd ( Accord ) 307 151 2,437 Hyundai Motors India Ltd ( Sonata ) 12 1 350 Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd (E-Class, CLS) 191 303 1,010 Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (Teana)** 0 0 0 Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd (Superb) 350 317 2,656 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Camry ) 0 0 0 Volkswagen - Audi (A4,A6)* 0 0 0 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Passat, Touareg) 0 3 55 Total 908 1,056 7,646 A6: Luxury (5001mm & above) BMW india pvt Ltd (7 Series ) 0 0 0 Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd ( S-Class) 19 74 262 Volkswagen - Audi (Q7,A8) 0 0 0 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Phaeton) 0 0 0 Total 19 74 262 179,278 212,662 1,552,701 Total A I Passenger Vehicles (PVs) B: Utility Vehicles (Uvs) B1: Max Mass upto3.5 tonnes (a): No. of seats including driver not exceeding 7 (M1(B1)) BMW india Pvt Ltd (X3, X5, X6) 0 33 0 Force Motors Ltd (trax) 4 0 23 Ford India Pvt Ltd (Endeavour) 177 241 1,867 General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Tavera, Captiva) 575 661 4,994 Hindustan Motors Ltd (Pajero) 110 156 1,265 Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (CR-V) 0 0 0 Hyundai Motors India Ltd (Tucson) 0 0 0 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Scorpio, Bolero, 8,276 10,589 73,610 Soft Tops, Hard Tops, Xylo) Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Vitara) 0 0 0 Mercedes-Benz India pvt. Ltd (GL-Class, M Class) 0 0 0 Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (X-Trail)* 0 0 0 Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd (Yeti) 0 370 0 Tata Motors Ltd (Safari) 2,228 2,737 15,111 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Innova,Prado) 3,075 3,074 21,828 Total 14,445 17,861 118,698 (b): No. of seats including driver exceeding 7 but not exceeding 9 (7+1 & 8+1) (M1(B2)) Force Motors Ltd (Trax) 0 0 10 General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Tavera) 112 133 1,332 International Cars & Motors Ltd (Rhino) 73 31 706 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Scorpio, Bolero, Soft Tops, Hard Tops, Xylo) 4,705 5,378 1,180 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Gypsy) 564 251 2,703 Tata Motors Ltd (Sumo, Safari, Winger) 1,463 1,468 5,425 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Innova) 2,153 2,220 20,775 Total 9,070 9,481 75,574 23,515 27,342 194,272 Total B1 B2: Max Mass upto 5 tonnes (a): No. of seats including driver not exceeding 13 (M1(A1)) Force Motors Ltd (Trax, Traveller) 587 753 4,608 General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Tavera) 816 840 5,391 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Bolero, Soft Tops, Hard Tops) 219 0 7,387 Tata Motors Ltd (Sumo, Winger) 97 38 5,860 Total B2 1,719 1,631 23,246 Total Utility Vehicles (Uvs) 25,234 28,973 217,518 C: Multi Purpose Vehicles (MPVs)-Van type vehicles & Max Mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes (M1(c) Van Type Force Motors Ltd (trip) 0 19 0 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Omini,Versa) 11,150 14,168 81,082 Tata Motors Ltd (ACE-Magic) 4,378 4,541 39,931 Total MPVs 15,528 18,728 121,013 Total Passenger Vehicles (PVs) 220,040 260,363 1,891,232 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(B1)) Ashok Leyland Ltd 131 126 1,287 JCBL Ltd 0 NA 1 Swaraj Mazda Ltd 142 212 1,744 Tata Motors Ltd 345 540 3,535 VE CVs - Eicher 187 209 1,486 Total A1 805 1,087 8,053 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 1,419 1,967 14,499 JCBL Ltd 0 0 150 Swaraj Mazda Ltd 3 3 23 Tata Motors Ltd 1,646 1,500 13,510 VE CVs - Eicher 30 8 201 Volvo Buses India Pvt Ltd 25 27 435 Total A2 3,123 3,505 28,818 A3: Max. Mass exceeding 12 but no exceeding 16.2 tonnes (M3(D)) A3: Max. Mass exceeding 12 but no exceeding 16.2 tonnes (M3(D)) Passenger Carrier (D) Volvo Buses India Pvt Ltd 10 24 65 Total A3 10 24 65 Total M&HCVs(passenger carriers) 3,938 4,616 36,936 II Commercial Vehicles (CVs) M&HCVs B: Goods Carriers B1: Max Mass exceeding 7.5 tonnes but not exceeding 12 tonnes (N2(A3)) Ashok Leyland Ltd 286 207 1,504 Swaraj Mazda Ltd 468 435 3,288 Tata Motors Ltd 2,117 1,794 16,186 VE CVs - Eicher 2,068 2,330 13,815 Total 4,939 4,766 34,793 B2: Max. Mass not exceeding 16.2 tonnes (N3(A)) (a): Max. Mass exceeding 12 tonnes but not exceeding 16.2 tonnes (N3(A1)) Ashok Leyland Ltd 1,520 1,437 10,825 Tata Motors Ltd 4,382 4,965 29,098 VE CVs - Eicher 189 440 1,555 Total B2 6,091 6,842 41,478 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 2,393 2,713 13,773 Asia Motor Works Ltd 391 583 2,249 Force Motors Ltd 0 0 1 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 66 0 Tata Motors Ltd 5,637 4,718 43,836 VE CVs - Eicher 57 59 302 VE CVs - Volvo 7 0 13 Total 8,485 8,139 60,174 (b) Max. mass exceeding 25 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd 489 1,091 1,799 Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd* 0 39 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 40 0 Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd 10 0 110
Domestic Sales For the month of Cumulative January April-January
2010-11
2010
32,060 50,116 82,176
2,494 4,001 6,495
10,461 70,507 59,747 2,480 436,010 758,075 52,423 7,937 116,144 35 21,847 1,535,666
2011
Exports For the month of January
Cumulative April-January
2009-10
2010-11
2010
2011
2009-10
2010-11
1,876 6,703 8,579
27,088 21,535 48,623
20,858 53,463 74,321
1,055 0 1,055
1,829 0 1,829
4,607 0 4,607
11,189 0 11,189
1,256 0 6,730 490 26,949 58,540 0 794 11,448 0 0 106,207
1,227 8,616 6,936 579 27,115 72,479 1,784 1,460 10,591 0 3,023 133,810
11,292 509 44,612 6,737 227,162 518,047 0 5,059 91,295 0 0 904,713
9,911 61,307 59,315 4,310 263,633 658,002 8,212 7,859 80,864 0 21,720 1,175,133
85 0 6 11 20,155 13,394 0 0 448 0 0 34,099
9 1,092 12 0 12,228 7,378 8,397 0 299 0 0 29,415
576 0 330 45 222,381 113,923 0 16 3,814 0 0 341,085
1,014 8,106 229 15 172,470 102,944 29,680 0 5,196 0 0 319,654
180 16,209 3,538 6,071 40,440 47,518 9,684 105,863 0 43,888 2,271 0 12,304 287,966
4 2,138 352 755 4,485 2,623 555 8,995 0 7,258 0 0 36 27,201
5 1,059 240 346 5,059 3,175 1,120 11,920 0 8,456 1,651 13 2,328 35,372
29 21,877 2,964 7,213 35,614 24,958 4,444 78,608 0 41,724 0 0 94 217,525
253 14,977 3,216 6,045 40,190 30,852 7,840 104,338 8 71,762 2,058 25 11,211 292,775
0 0 12 0 16 2,879 0 20 0 33 0 0 0 2,960
0 3 3 0 0 782 404 22 0 60 0 0 0 1,274
0 1,257 71 0 32 16,127 1,000 423 0 867 0 0 0 19,777
0 1,038 121 1 46 17,491 1,904 599 0 1,352 0 0 0 22,552
1,612 7,457 9,806 3,792 0 0 1,863 5,679 8,766 0 3,591 42,566
192 1,046 737 644 0 0 131 761 924 33 262 4,730
164 947 1,011 508 0 10 274 630 1,139 75 247 5,005
1,030 9,097 4,147 4,705 0 0 1,399 6,351 7,897 228 1,991 36,845
1,900 7,494 9,276 4,121 2 10 2,042 5,469 8,769 605 2,815 42,503
0 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 259 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 262
0 124 3 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 130
2,105 1,814 181 2,165 0 3,393 0 0 639 10,297
113 288 29 245 30 326 23 136 85 1,275
279 174 11 253 21 391 4 239 2 1,374
1,193 2,265 346 1,022 163 2,463 246 953 601 9,252
2,415 1,988 213 2,128 214 3,372 330 1,896 663 13,219
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 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 8
0 544 0 0 544 1,959,215
16 24 23 0 63 145,971
17 46 128 1 192 184,332
311 376 415 0 1,102 1,218,060
458 485 574 27 1,544 1,599,495
0 0 0 0 0 38,118
0 0 0 0 0 32,518
0 0 0 0 0 365,731
0 0 0 0 0 353,533
33 24 2,464 6,506 2,131 0 0 86,533
16 2 315 674 111 76 0 8,823
35 0 351 778 165 38 5 11,084
405 23 1,836 6,128 1,276 279 13 71,894
406 24 2,475 7,808 2,126 435 220 85,522
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 245
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 102
0 0 0 2 0 0 0 1,064
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,044
0 0 0 801 20,377 31,193 150,062
0 3 10 0 2,112 2,952 15,094
1 67 52 344 2,898 3,710 19,528
69 84 123 0 15,060 22,014 119,204
77 522 414 748 20,313 31,490 152,580
0 0 0 0 22 0 267
0 0 0 0 16 0 118
0 0 0 0 130 0 1,196
0 0 0 0 229 0 1,273
0 1,177 575 44,623
0 114 80 53,554
0 131 40 5,364
0 1,862 908 5,372
0 1,183 564 44,213
0 0 0 52,504
0 0 0 59
0 0 38 121
0 1 0 349
3,604 10,387 22,414 91,711 241,773
135 1,356 2,090 9,139 24,233
191 449 2,681 8,864 28,392
2,901 4,125 20,782 74,791 193,995
4,813 4,478 22,407 85,949 238,529
0 56 0 115 382
8 34 0 163 281
54 230 0 671 1,867
174 355 0 1,710 2,983
6,757 7,876 1,452 735 16,820 258,593
604 796 238 249 1,887 26,120
820 873 4 957 2,654 31,046
4,614 5,017 7,472 8,160 25,263 219,258
6,711 7,770 1,457 9,929 25,867 264,396
0 0 0 5 5 387
Force Motors Ltd 3 19 0 5 0 68 11 149 14 241 295 2,108 Van Type
4 4 54 122 184 3,167
227 134,460 42,076 176,763 2,394,571
0 10,923 4,657 15,580 187,671
37 13,945 4,634 18,616 233,994
0 79,782 39,745 119,527 1,556,845
176 132,674 42,291 175,141 2,039,032
0 93 18 111 38,616
0 84 45 129 32,942
0 1,090 251 1,341 369,180
0 1,730 153 1,883 358,583
1,344 0 2,754 4,751 1,995 10,844
98 0 89 505 94 786
94 NA 170 273 90 627
919 1 1,380 4,029 1,414 7,743
1,258 0 2,482 4,720 1,861 10,321
31 0 50 52 40 173
11 NA 3 25 0 39
227 0 50 234 93 604
185 0 7 577 117 886
19,670 14 62 14,975 197 232 35,150
1,503 0 5 2,043 40 24 3,615
1,582 0 3 1,226 2 27 2,840
11,602 150 20 12,814 191 409 25,186
15,217 14 54 12,373 112 239 28,009
73 0 0 213 0 0 286
409 0 0 353 9 0 771
1,262 0 0 2,636 45 0 3,943
3,709 0 0 4,206 53 0 7,968
218 218 46,212
10 10 4,411
24 24 3,491
68 68 32,997
206 206 38,536
0 0 459
0 0 810
0 0 4,547
9 9 8,863
2,325 3,767 15,071 18,709 39,872
199 321 2,272 1,683 4,475
231 387 2,698 2,278 5,594
1,154 2,974 15,803 12,851 32,782
2,139 3,398 19,935 18,010 43,482
32 0 200 20 252
18 0 229 14 261
326 161 1,522 513 2,522
259 178 2,013 550 3,000
16,531 41,043 3,261 60,835
1,190 3,745 132 5,067
1,228 3,292 403 4,923
8,651 26,963 808 36,422
12,670 31,292 2,580 46,542
191 245 57 493
348 607 19 974
1,713 3,397 760 5,870
3,663 4,848 459 8,970
20,225 4,565 0 588 46,729 712 1 72,820
3,054 290 0 0 5,072 56 7 8,479
1,792 620 0 48 4,494 54 0 7,008
13,095 2,252 0 0 41,443 318 13 57,121
17,723 4,712 0 170 45,212 607 12 68,436
0 0 0 0 226 11 0 237
39 0 0 0 205 0 0 244
214 0 0 0 2,324 74 0 2,612
174 0 0 0 2,069 4 0 2,247
8,078 180 574 101
0 0 0 8
1,200 0 148 0
1,109 0 0 179
7,418 121 273 83
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
5 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
1 - 15 March 2011
SIAM DATA
Category Segment/Subsegment Manufacturer.
Production For the month of January 2010
2011
Cumulative April-January 2009-10
Tata Motors Ltd 1,393 4,802 8,132 VE CVs - Eicher 38 110 185 VE CVs - Volvo 84 78 633 Total 2,014 6,160 10,859 Total B3 10,499 14,299 71,033 II Commercial Vehicles (CVs) M&HCVs B: Goods Carriers 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 0 Total 0 0 0 (b) Max. mass exceeding 26.4 tonnes but not exceeding 35.2 tonnes 169 612 1,849 Ashok Leyland Ltd Tata Motors Ltd 0 0 1 Total 169 612 1,850 (c) Mass exceeding 35.2 tonnes 265 202 1,063 Ashok Leyland Ltd 283 358 1,346 Asia Motor Works Ltd 44 51 489 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 14 0 Tata Motors Ltd 0 0 0 VE CVs - Eicher 0 24 8 VE CVs - Volvo 10 7 10 Total 337 454 1,853 Total B4 506 1,066 3,703 Total M&HCVs (Goods Carriers) 22,035 26,973 151,007 Total M&HCVs 25,973 31,589 187,943 II Commercial Vehicles (CVs) LCVs A: Passenger Carriers A1: Max. Mass upto 5 tonnes (a): No. of seats including driver exceeding 13 (M2(A2)) Force Motors Ltd 546 683 4,410 Hindustan Motors Ltd 0 0 1 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 219 0 2,626 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 135 0 Tata Motors Ltd 405 407 3,467 Total A1 1,170 1,225 10,504 A2: Max. Mass exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 7-5 tonnes (M3(A)) (b): No. of seats including driver exceeding 13 (M3(A2)) Ashok Leyland Ltd 158 71 904 Force Motors Ltd 20 1 129 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 66 0 1,944 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 73 0 Swaraj Mazda Ltd 110 184 1,540 Tata Motors Ltd 1,057 1,336 11,045 VE CVs - Eicher 162 199 1,810 Total 1,573 1,864 17,372 2,743 3,089 27,876 Total LCVs (Passenger Carriers) II Commercial Vehicles (CVs) LCVs B: Goods Carriers B1: Max. Mass not exceeding 3.5 tonnes (N1) Force Motors Ltd 433 717 2,488 Hindustan Motors Ltd 26 0 189 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 9,504 11,532 63,151 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 1,037 736 9,283 Tata Motors Ltd 13,498 18,367 108,978 Total 24,498 31,352 184,089 B2: Max Mass exceeding 3.5 tonnes but not exceeding 5 tonnes (N2(A1)) Force Motors Ltd 288 114 1,599 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 181 0 1,096 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 0 0 Tata Motors Ltd 744 968 3,912 Total 1,213 1,082 6,607 B3: Max Mass exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 7.5 tonnes (N2(A2)) Ashok Leyland Ltd 0 0 0 Force Motors Ltd 27 18 125 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 492 0 3,419 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 519 0 Swaraj Mazda Ltd 168 170 1,494 Tata Motors Ltd 2,260 2,398 19,149 VE CVs - Eicher 433 626 3,800 Total 3,380 3,731 27,987 Total LCVs (Goods Carriers) 29,091 36,165 218,683 Total LCVs 31,834 39,254 246,559 Total Commercial Vehicles 57,807 70,843 434,502 IV Two Wheelers A: Scooter/Scooterettee : Wheel size less than or equal to 12” A1: Engine Capacity less than 75cc Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd 0 0 0 TVS Motor Company Ltd 1,981 1,499 21,197 Total 1,981 1,499 21,197 A2: Engine Capacity 75cc and above but less than 125cc Bajaj Auto Ltd 0 0 4,460 Hero Honda Motors Ltd 20,897 35,256 168,398 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd 71,465 77,411 603,292 Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd 9,645 14,558 45,148 Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd 15,756 22,999 105,977 TVS Motor Company Ltd 22,046 39,174 233,777 Total 139,809 189,398 1,161,052 A3: Engine Capacity 125cc and above but less than 250cc Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd 0 0 0 LML Limited NA NA NA Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd 69 653 832 Total 69 653 832 Total Scooter/Scooterettee 141,859 191,550 1,183,081 IV Two Wheelers B: Motor cycles/Step-Throughs : Big Wheel size more than 12” B2: Engine Capacity 75cc and above but less than 125cc Bajaj Auto Ltd 148,837 151,906 1,154,528 Hero Honda Motors Ltd 353,321 393,360 3,435,705 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd 1,105 15,349 1,174 India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd 7,534 4,182 62,885 Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd 0 421 0 TVS Motor Company Ltd 31,558 39,419 360,132 Total 542,355 604,637 5,014,424 B3: Engine Capacity 125cc and above but less than 250cc 96,858 136,242 865,208 Bajaj Auto Ltd Hero Honda Motors Ltd 21,893 34,355 198,369 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd 48,544 47,636 401,934 India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd 19,759 27,265 173,031 LML Limited NA NA NA Suzuki Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd 4,841 5,758 39,708 TVS Motor Company Ltd 15,491 21,507 151,615 Total 207,386 272,763 1,829,865 B4: Engine capacity 250cc and above Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd 0 0 0 India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd 0 0 0 Royal Enfield (Unit of Eicher Ltd) 3,721 5,206 44,042 Total 3,721 5,206 44,042 753,462 882,606 6,888,331 Total Motor Cycles/Step-Throughs C: Mopeds: Engine capacity less than 75cc & with fixed transmission, big wheelsize>12” Engine Capacity<75cc Mopeds 45,102 53,028 466,407 TVS Motor Company Ltd Total 45,102 53,028 466,407 D: Electric two Wheelers Electrotherm (india)Ltd 0 NA 2,549 TVS Motor Company Ltd 0 0 18 Total 0 0 2,567 Total Two Wheelers 940,423 1,127,184 8,540,386 III Three Wheelers (CVs) A: Passenger Carriers A1:No. of seats including driver not exceeding 4 & Max.Mass not exceeding 1 tonnes Atul Auto Limited 387 1,235 3,750 Bajaj Auto Ltd 32,234 36,588 269,441 Force Motors Ltd 15 0 173 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 3,634 4,483 25,967 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 10,866 13,971 110,140 Scooters india Ltd 363 452 2,306 TVS Motor Company Ltd 1,620 2,814 10,273 Total 49,119 59,543 422,050 A2: No.of seats including Driver exceeding 4 but not exceeding 7 & Max.Mass exceeding 1.5 tonnes 125 0 810 Force Motors Ltd Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 0 0 30 Scooters india Ltd 302 306 2,317 Total 427 306 3,157 49,546 59,849 425,207 Total Passenger Carrier B: Goods Carriers B1: Max.mass not exceeding 1 tonnes Atul Auto Limited 719 788 5,916 Bajaj Auto Ltd 408 728 8,098 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 917 1,013 11,214 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 4,086 5,761 40,536 Scooters india Ltd 413 462 2,568 Total 6,543 8,752 68,332 B2: Others Force Motors Ltd 131 0 1,038 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 0 650 20 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 56 20 88 Scooters india Ltd 263 293 2,261 Total 450 963 3,407 Total Goods Carrier 6,993 9,715 71,739 Total Three Wheelers 56,539 69,564 496,946 Grand Total of all Categories 1,274,809 1,527,954 11,363,066 * Exports of Ford indicate CKDs
Auto Monitor
For the month of January
Domestic Sales Cumulative April-January
45
Exports For the month of January
Cumulative April-January
2010-11
2010
2011
2009-10
2010-11
2010
2011
2009-10
2010-11
37,638 583 755 47,909 120,729
999 36 73 1,116 9,595
2,912 61 39 4,360 11,368
7,218 203 736 9,445 66,566
22,481 500 730 31,606 100,042
28 0 0 28 265
22 0 0 22 266
263 12 0 280 2,892
563 0 0 563 2,810
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
80 80
0 0
272 272
433 433
3,025 0 3,025 3,169 3,527 597 14 0 110 111 4,359 7,384 228,820 275,032
945 491 1,436 228 391 28 0 575 0 10 1,004 2,440 21,577 25,988
493 776 1,269 322 210 24 2 816 9 7 1,068 2,337 24,222 27,713
2,603 3,950 6,553 1,404 1,795 494 0 4,629 35 49 7,002 13,555 149,325 182,322
3,028 6,837 9,865 3,286 3,496 576 2 8,307 81 110 12,572 22,437 212,503 251,039
4 0 4 5 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 84 1,094 1,553
5 0 5 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 5 1,506 2,316
122 0 122 69 69 0 0 10 0 0 79 473 11,757 16,304
76 0 76 32 32 0 0 0 0 0 32 541 15,321 24,184
6,795 4 0 2,511 2,912 12,222
538 0 214 0 470 1,222
740 0 0 218 942 1,900
4,286 4 2,378 0 4,242 10,910
6,650 4 0 2,490 4,522 13,666
20 0 0 0 2 22
0 0 0 0 2 2
142 0 112 0 35 289
96 0 0 0 182 278
785 153 0 1,624 2,366 11,982 2,211 19,121 31,343
80 16 62 0 100 1,047 129 1,434 2,656
50 1 0 93 151 928 109 1,332 3,232
628 121 1,918 0 1,448 10,721 1,393 16,229 27,139
553 144 0 1,665 2,355 10,558 1,916 17,191 30,857
0 0 0 0 0 134 43 177 199
1 0 0 0 3 271 1 276 278
224 5 131 0 21 1,243 401 2,025 2,314
103 0 12 0 27 2,028 396 2,566 2,844
5,677 325 93,938 7,732 148,706 256,378
446 33 8,691 1,041 11,208 21,419
563 12 9,820 859 14,248 25,502
2,444 185 57,752 9,267 96,993 166,641
5,259 285 83,268 7,544 121,274 217,630
3 0 666 0 1,418 2,087
4 0 1,300 0 2,398 3,702
7 0 4,580 40 7,868 12,495
48 0 8,999 18 20,256 29,321
1,016 0 1,088 7,419 9,523
148 152 0 687 987
100 0 2 896 998
1,406 1,091 0 2,547 5,044
1,020 0 1,133 6,602 8,755
0 0 0 24 24
2 0 0 55 57
9 0 0 128 137
9 0 0 575 584
24 206 0 3,735 1,315 19,862 5,671 30,813 296,714 328,057 603,089
0 23 373 0 124 2,007 386 2,913 25,319 27,975 53,963
0 27 0 512 88 2,330 351 3,308 29,808 33,040 60,753
0 111 2,602 0 1,381 19,235 2,917 26,246 197,931 225,070 407,392
1 194 0 3,565 997 17,642 3,942 26,341 252,726 283,583 534,622
0 0 125 0 21 152 15 313 2,424 2,623 4,176
0 0 37 0 45 316 124 522 4,281 4,559 6,875
0 2 813 0 468 1,820 570 3,673 16,305 18,619 34,923
0 4 225 0 412 2,888 931 4,460 34,365 37,209 61,393
10,494 15,735 26,229
0 1,951 1,951
0 1,465 1,465
0 20,294 20,294
8,342 17,845 26,187
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 0 0
0 287,705 750,750 135,436 186,265 368,597 1,728,753
110 18,467 69,812 9,953 15,503 23,165 137,010
0 33,928 69,452 14,294 22,803 37,340 177,817
3,611 162,249 592,211 47,640 105,555 225,747 1,137,013
27 274,234 734,503 124,126 186,101 351,168 1,670,159
0 448 891 138 44 393 1,914
0 2,410 1,152 132 0 1,931 5,625
1,092 4,488 9,841 1,107 145 7,900 24,573
0 14,338 11,526 1,426 100 14,261 41,651
0 NA 653 653 1,755,635
0 NA 15 15 138,976
0 NA 790 790 180,072
290 NA 305 595 1,157,902
0 NA 858 858 1,697,204
0 NA 0 0 1,914
0 NA 0 0 5,625
0 NA 133 133 24,706
0 NA 0 0 41,651
1,505,904 3,846,308 159,666 60,100 8,368 508,556 6,088,902
106,119 346,070 674 4,997 0 26,650 484,510
90,056 389,318 10,775 3,864 509 32,932 527,454
724,945 3,372,524 712 53,258 0 288,336 4,439,775
953,981 3,758,926 141,470 59,016 5,135 396,859 5,315,387
35,472 4,077 0 1,430 0 9,734 50,713
57,540 5,710 3,160 459 0 11,419 78,288
454,588 66,777 20 5,647 0 72,060 599,092
542,771 87,434 19,997 7,384 0 84,340 741,926
1,303,039 281,856 455,279 233,370 NA 39,935 209,712 2,523,191
73,093 19,980 39,500 12,592 NA 4,498 13,004 162,667
101,970 34,116 37,957 18,103 NA 5,777 17,628 215,551
686,314 190,031 346,812 135,034 NA 38,593 111,692 1,508,476
1,035,396 268,816 405,405 169,321 NA 39,407 125,061 2,043,406
18,255 760 7,621 3,380 NA 396 5,310 35,722
26,056 1,042 6,530 6,164 NA 0 5,742 45,534
161,547 7,327 54,972 41,247 NA 1,667 41,199 307,959
293,846 10,789 49,834 67,499 NA 456 79,467 501,891
0 0 45,499 45,499 8,657,592
0 9 3,447 3,456 650,633
0 7 4,806 4,813 747,818
6 18 42,059 42,083 5,990,334
0 41 43,264 43,305 7,402,098
0 0 173 173 86,608
0 0 245 245 124,067
0 0 1,414 1,414 908,465
0 0 1,900 1,900 1,245,717
577,798 577,798
44,734 44,734
52,862 52,862
462,197 462,197
572,498 572,498
637 637
406 406
5,047 5,047
5,328 5,328
0 0 0 10,991,025
0 0 0 834,343
NA 0 0 980,752
2,482 229 2,711 7,613,144
0 0 0 9,671,800
0 0 0 89,159
NA 0 0 130,098
50 0 50 938,268
0 0 0 1,292,696
8,492 357,905 0 36,326 130,483 3,259 31,967 568,432
619 14,467 4 3,339 10,749 345 1,489 31,012
1,175 17,404 1 4,338 12,269 420 1,701 37,308
3,555 138,906 148 24,926 107,178 2,280 9,584 286,577
8,310 165,500 6 34,925 116,286 3,245 18,997 347,269
0 17,968 0 30 451 0 228 18,677
57 19,930 0 134 1,775 0 1,726 23,622
11 131,095 0 225 3,633 0 862 135,826
216 194,610 0 1,968 14,068 0 12,224 223,086
84 2,629 2,361 5,074 573,506
33 0 269 302 31,314
0 120 305 425 37,733
272 234 2,198 2,704 289,281
26 2,130 2,185 4,341 351,610
42 0 0 42 18,719
0 0 0 0 23,622
518 0 0 518 136,344
84 0 0 84 223,170
6,938 3,384 9,703 50,638 3,761 74,424
693 534 1,177 4,257 396 7,057
780 627 1,159 5,840 549 8,955
5,858 7,623 11,248 40,751 2,510 67,990
6,959 3,034 9,650 49,919 3,627 73,189
0 0 36 14 0 50
4 0 19 73 0 96
16 0 157 245 0 418
6 174 211 829 0 1,220
15 4,040 108 1,880 6,043 80,467 653,973 14,642,658
99 0 0 245 344 7,401 38,715 1,114,692
0 560 0 232 792 9,747 47,480 1,322,979
1,026 17 0 2,155 3,198 71,188 360,469 9,937,850
106 3,943 0 1,945 5,994 79,183 430,793 12,676,247
0 0 60 0 60 110 18,829 150,780
0 0 24 0 24 120 23,742 193,657
9 0 90 0 99 517 136,861 1,479,232
0 0 108 0 108 1,328 224,498 1,937,170
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Auto Monitor
THE OTHER SIDE
Getting Personal
1 - 15 March 2011
In Person
With Peter T Honegg, Managing Director and CEO, Mercedes-Benz India If not in the auto industry, where would you be? Biologist, doing research in genetics. It runs in my family
What car do you drive? What do you dream of driving? I drive S Class. I dream to drive G Wagen
Your most recent indulgence… I have recently bought a house in Malaysia
What are you currently reading? I am reading about India
What is Mr Honegg doing when not talking auto? Having fun with family
Outdoor activity you would miss office for… Golf
Where did you go for your last holiday? Celebrated my wife’s 51st birthday on an island in Philippines.
You get angry when… When people are impatient
What is the one thing you would like to change about you? Eat less
Peter T Honegg assumed office as the Managing Director and CEO of Mercedes-Benz India on 17th January, 2011. Professionally, Honegg carries a wealth of international experience and extensive business exposure of leading a large variety of functions within the Daimler world. He brings more than 30 years of rich and diverse experience to Mercedes-Benz India. Honegg joined the company (then Daimler-Benz) in 1976 and has occupied leadership functions in areas related to Strategic Planning, Marketing, Network Management, Business Development and Sales across markets like Germany, Poland, Yugoslavia, eastern Europe and Iran as well as South I East Asia and China. a in Tuebi ngen, Bor n Germany on November 1, German Honegg holds a diploma 1955, Ho Business Administration in Busin B er u f s a k a dem ie, f r om Stuttgart. Stuttgart He is married to Daniela Honegg and has Danie a son so and a daughter. An avid classic car and motorbike enthusiast, m Honegg’s interests H also include wine a making, reading and m travel.
Best thing to have happened to you… My wife
An experience I won’t forget…
Illustration: Sachin Pandit
I met with an accident when I was 18. I was riding my bike when the accident took place.
Regn. No. MH/MR/WEST/20/2009-2011. RNI No. MAHENG/2000/11414 WPP Licence No: MR/Tech/WPP-269/WEST/09-11 Licenced to post without pre-payment at Mumbai patrika channel sorting office G.P.O. Mumbai 400 001. Date Of Mailing: 1st & 2nd Fortnightly Issue. Date Of Publication: 28th of Every Month
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