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Logistics Convergence To Lead To Emergence Of Stronger Players, Better Service Standards Shantanu Bhadkamkar, Chairman, FFFAI

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Sonalika to reap more from exports

NEWS IN BRIEF Greaves Cotton to power Atul Auto three-wheelers

reaves A ut om ot i v e Eng i nes Busi ness, part of Greaves Cotton Limited, has entered into a seven-year agreement with Atul Auto for supply of diesel engines for their three-wheeled diesel vehicles. Currently, Greaves engines power Atul Smart, Atul Shakti and Atul Gem.

Eco-Friendly Engines Greaves Automotive Division has a wide portfolio in automotive engines with production of over 4.5 lakh engines annually. These eco-friendly light diesel engines are supplied to major automotive players like Piaggio, M&M, Tata Motors, Scooters India among others. The company’s manufacturing units are located at Ranipet in Tamil Nadu and Aurangabad in Maharashtra. The company has enrolled over 1200 authorised dealers.

Nabeel A Khan New Delhi

onalika Group owned International Tractors Ltd (ITL) is looking at more than doubling its revenue in the next two years and major chunk of contribution is expected from the exports of tractors. The company has recently set-up assembly units in three countries and is gearing to set-up an assembly plant in Argentina. Following approval of its tractor engines by Environmental Protection Agency, Washington, it will start exporting to the US also in a couple of months. Initially, the tractors will be exported as Completely Built Units (CBUs) to the US and after weighing larger opportunities, it may consider setting-up an assembly plant. It sees great demand potential in US and recently a delegation from US has visited company’s plants in India. The biggest positive point for Sonalika in the US market

will be its price competitiveness and hopes to sell around 1,000 units in the first year. The other new markets where it is going to export tractors are Brazil, Chile and Turkey. The deal has almost been finalised and the exports will start in the next two months. Sonalika expects to sell total 2,000 units in Brazil, Chile and Turkey this year. ITL currently earns around 10 percent of its total revenue from export business which is likely to go up to 20 percent of its total revenue from the current 10 percent by 2014. Sonalika Group’s revenue stood at around `5,000 crore in the last fiscal and it hopes to touch `10,000 crore by FY14. The group’s business interest includes manufacturing of farm equipment, cranes, cars and utility vehicles. The company has recently developed mini trucks that will be launched next year. ITL is a leader in the tractor industry in India and sells it in over 60 countries. It created a new landmark in Sri Lanka by

exporting more than 500 units in the last ﬁnancial year. “We may even exceed our turnover target of `10,000 crore by FY14. The growth will mainly come from the export of tractors. We are entering into new international markets to export tractors and exploring more such markets. Currently, we are present in 58 countries,” Sonalika Group, Chairman, LD Mittal told Auto Monitor. The company has set-up assembly units in marketing and trading alliances with local partners in three new countriesNigeria, Cameroon and Algeria. The tractors have already started rolling out from these plants a couple of months ago. Each plant has an initial capacity of around 20,000 units a year. The tractors will also be exported to the surrounding countries from these plants. The total investment in these countries is around `100 crore by Sonalika Group, while a total of around `60 crore was put in by three local partners from each country.

The main mechanism and technology of the tractors will be exported out of India as CKD while some of the components like battery, tyres will be procured locally. In India, the company hopes to grow by around 20 percent and does not see any impact of the slowing economy. “The tractor sector has become a positive business—it is not exclusively used for agriculture, but put to multiple usages by adding a few attachments ,” stated Mittal. The group has also expanded its units in order to increase the production capacity from 60,000 to 100,000 tractors due to a strong demand across the globe. Around 7,000 units of tractors were exported in FY12 while in the same ﬁscal the total sales stood at around 51,000 tractors. In the domestic market, it sees lots of unexplored places and most of them are in the southern part of the country where it is going to establish a new dealers network.

Fiat may introduce Jeep, 500X in India Our Bureau New Delhi

iat is planning to bring its sports utility vehicle (SUV) brand Jeep and 500X to India. Utility vehi-

DATA MONITOR Top 5 Car Makers Company

Jun-11

Jun-12

Change

Maruti

70,020

83,531

19.30%

Hyundai

30,402

30,450

0.16%

Tata Motors

26,184

22,551

-13.87%

M&M

17,863

22,448

25.67%

12,034

14,700

22.15%

TKM

Top 5 Car Exporters Company

Jun-11

Jun-12

Change

Hyundai

22,129

23,904

8.02%

Maruti

10,278

13,066

27.13%

Nissan

9,072

12,864

41.80%

Ford

2179

1024

-53.01%

Tata Motors

706

767

8.64%

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

cle segment grew by 50 percent in April-June 2012 compared to the like period in the previous year, according to SIAM data. “A number of Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) or SUV-like products are coming to India. The segment is growing and there is lot of excitement. The next probable brand from Fiat-Chrysler that could come to the Indian market is Jeep,” Senior Vice President (Commercial), Fiat India Automobiles Ltd (FIAL) Enrico Atanasio said during an event in Delhi recently. The Jeep will be coming to India as

CBU initially. However, these new products would be considered for launch only after the company sets-up about 70-80 exclusive showrooms. To further strengthen its presence in the country, the company is currently in the process of having its own commercial operations, such as sales and after sales business, after ending its distribution association with Tata Motors earlier this year. The Italian car major hopes to open 70 to 80 independent dealerships across India by March 2013. It will dismantle all dealerships which are with

Fiat Starts New Campaign In India Fiat India Automobiles recent ly started a new theme campaign, ‘Italian Technological Marvels’ at its Fiat Caffe. The initiative is to showcase a host of Italian engineering innovations for the next two months. The inventions across ﬁelds have been on display, especially the inventions sig-

niﬁcant from an automotive perspective, such as electric motors, batteries, bearings, internal combustion engines & microprocessors which were projected on the screens at the Caffe. The campaign will also feature Fiat’s inventions of the common rail direct injection technology & 1.3L Multijet SDE.

Enrico Atanasio, Senior VP- Commercial, Jayant Deb, Head-Engineering & Design and Gurpratap Boparai, Head- Fiat Powertrain at Techno Season, Fiat Caffé

Tata Motors by the middle of next year. However, if the entrepreneur wants to own the Fiat dealership, they can have it but in a separate operational set up. “Fiat has decided to create a fully-owned company to take care of car sales and parts. It is being incorporated and in a couple of days, we will ﬁnalise the name and I will be serving as the Managing Director of that new entity,” Atanasio added. Fiat and Tata Motors had ended their distribution alliance

formed in 2007 for sales and service of Italian ﬁrm’s vehicles in India in May. However, the JV company will exist and manufacture all cars and engines. It will be a 100 percent manufacturing setup. Currently, Fiat has 166 joint showrooms with Tata Motors, besides 179 workshops across 126 locations. Fiat is also mulling on utilising the Indian plant for export to markets in Asia Paciﬁc as well as other right hand drive countries in the world.

EDITORIAL Big Changes

new trend is emerging rapidly and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s threat-

change for all the industries directly associated with these

ening to change the very way we perceive cars. Thanks to fantastically affordable SUVs and

new products. It opens up new opportunities for both value and premium engineering. But it also puts the onus on high

scarily expensive hatchbacks, the dynamics in the Indian automotive space are all looking at radical

quality and precision manufacturing. The technology and quality demanded by these products is being met capably

change. Renault and Maruti are showing the way forward for the SUV segment with products such as the Duster and

but there needs to be more focus. We hope that both these trends turn out to be hugely suc-

the XA-Alpha respectively. Mercedes-Benz on the other hand is looking at providing

cessful since that will only encourage more manufacturers to look at these business models keenly.

the more afďŹ&#x201A;uent buyer with a premium small car, a hatchback called the A-Class. With immediate effect however is

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their B-Class, an MPV, which is positioned even below the C-Class with an expected price of under `25 lakh. The B-Class will essentially open up the price wars amongst the three big German manufacturers. The next few issues will elaborate Mercedes-Benzâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plans to heat up the entry level premium segment and taking the ďŹ ght to traditional rivals BMW and upstarts Audi. Since all of these vehicles will be manufactured in India with a substantial amount of localisation, it also spells a big

QUOTES Philippe Varin, PSA Chief Executive Officer on restructuring

Ivan Hodac, Secretary General, ACEA on CO2 emission norms for European markets

â&#x20AC;&#x153;The group is facing a commercial tsunami in Europe and weâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re at the epicentre. I am absolutely determined to push through the plan; itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s the only path possible for the groupâ&#x20AC;?

â&#x20AC;&#x153;These are tough targetsâ&#x20AC;&#x201C;the toughest in the world. This will increase manufacturing costs in Europe, creating a competitive disadvantage for the regionâ&#x20AC;?

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CONTENTS NEW MATERIALS Bayer showcases future mobility concepts

Together with customers and other partners along the added-value chain, Bayer MaterialScience is working on sustainable developments for future mobility concepts

CORPORATE SIAM revises sales forecast slightly upward for this fiscal

SIAM recently revised sales projection for the entire automobiles upward by one percentage point to 11-13 percent compared to April projections of 10-12 percent for FY13

GLOBAL WATCH 10

Daimler, Gaz start van manufacturing operations in Russia

Daimler AG, Gaz Group have started implementation of the project to set-up Mercedes-Benz Sprinter production at Gorky Automobile Plant in Russia

Magneti Marelli kicks off new facility for exhaust systems

Magneti Marelliâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s plant in Changsha, China is dedicated to the supply of exhaust systems to GAC Fiat, a JV for automobiles, buses and industrial vehicles

Land Rover, Bowler sign formal brand partnership agreement

Land Rover and Bowler, all-terrain performance cars and rally raid vehicles maker, have agreed to a brand partnership

Duster receives more than 6,000 bookings

Renault Duster SUV has garnered a healthy 6,000 bookings within five days of its launch at `7.19 lakh for the base version

Bosch forays into two-wheeler service segment

Bosch has forayed into multi-brand two-wheeler service centres in a bid to diversify its service offerings

THE OTHER SIDE

Gaurav Malhotra, Director, Presto Stantest Pvt Ltd HMSI to drive into rural market Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India (HMSI) will be penetrating deeper into the rural markets with the launch of its mass segment motorcycle, Dream Yuga

Malhotra, an alumini of Indian Marketing & Management Institute, has been working in the field of manufacturing testing instruments since the last two decades

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16 JULY 2012

INTERVIEW

Logistics convergence to lead to emergence of stronger players, better service standards FFFAI (Federation of Freight Forwarders’ Associations in India) is the apex body of 24 Custom House Agents Associations spread across India and represents licensed custom house agents (customs brokers). In addition, organisations which are directly or indirectly connected with freight forwarding, shipping and commerce are associated with FFFAI as allied members. It is recognised by the Ministry of Finance, Ministry of Commerce, Ministry of Shipping, and Ministry of Civil Aviation and is consulted on many issues concerning exim trade. Chairman, Federation of Freight Forwarders’ Associations in India, Shantanu Bhadkamkar elaborated on challenges and opportunities for the profession and the way forward. Abhishek Parekh How has freight forwarding business changed over the years and what has been the market impact? We have evolved as professionals from being purely clearing and forwarding agents to being door-to-door service providers with a gamut of logistics related service offerings. The evolution has been necessitated by the growing customer requirements and need for a single window service. Many freight forwarding companies have invested in assets including warehousing, aircrafts to offer better customer services. One may look at this as us infringing on logistics service providers, but the evolution has worked the other way round as well. The customer beneﬁts from this in the end. I would term this phenomenon as convergence and the stronger player would survive. Has service quality and delivery benchmarks gone up?

We are now in a position to provide our customers with all inclusive quotations for end-toend goods delivery nationally and internationally. This had not been the case earlier but we have developed these capabilities. We feel we have evolved as much as or even faster than other players in the logistics sector. What are the key challenges that you are facing? There is no formal education or training in a structured manner imparted any where in the country for our profession. Our immediate priority is to address this situation. Very few professionals may opt to get into the forwarding and clearing business but it is a stimulating activity as we deal with more legal issues, more stakeholders and more government authorities than any other profession. On the job training is the primary mode through which, most people enter our profession. Western countries including Germany, Denmark and Switzerland have developed

There is no formal education or training in a structured manner imparted anywhere in the country for our profession. Our immediate priority is to address this situation. We are looking to start a dedicated course for freight forwarding in our federation’s institute. We will offer a six-month diploma course, to begin with, that would be accredited in more than 70 countries globally training infrastructure that has helped these countries evolve into logistics hub within Europe. We are looking to start a dedicated course for freight forwarding in our federation’s institute. We will offer a six-month diploma course, to begin with, that would be accredited in more than 70 countries globally. The other major issue is that the infrastructure development in our country including road network, ports, airports and other modes have lagged behind. We can only be as much efﬁcient as the available physical infrastructure. Our estimate would be that our existing logistics infrastructure is being utilised at full capacity while most developed countries in Europe and South East Asia would be utilis-

ing around 65-70 percent of their logistics infrastructure. We have been working, with other stakeholders in the logistics sector, on a common network akin to ‘Swift’ in banking or ‘SITA’ in airline ticketing industry in order to cut inefﬁciencies and faster turnaround. But such interlinkages cannot be constructed in isolation and we need to work closely with government and other associations/ stakeholders to make it a reality. What are your priorities? Apart from operational priorities including closer and frequent interactions w ith international bodies in the

freight forwarding business and directory/handbook of the associations, we are working in several other areas. Freight forwarders are increasingly getting more integrated in the customers’ supply chain, production and distribution planning. Moreover, we are increasingly relied upon by government agencies for tax planning, security, compliance, data and other areas concerning the economic and infrastructural issues. We have created a youth wing within our association to enable the next generation in our profession to take cognisance of these unfolding scenarios and equip themselves better.

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C O R P O R AT E

SIAM revises upward sales forecast Nabeel A Khan New Delhi

he apex body of veh icle ma nu fact u rers — Societ y of Ind ia n Automobi le Manufacturers (SIAM) recently revised the sales projections for the entire automobiles upward by one percentage point to 11-13 percent compared to April projections of 10-12 percent for FY13. The manufacturers expect a marginal revival in the future by virtue of festive season and good monsoon expectations. SIAM has also upped sales forecast for the Passenger Vehicle (PV) segment by one percentage point to 11-13 percent for this ﬁ scal year. In April, the projection for PVs was at 10-12 percent. The growth will be primarily driven by the increase in the sales of utility vehicles. At the same time, SIAM sliced the car sales growth forecast marginally for the year ending next March, due to higher costs

The increase in excise duty on cars in the Budget, which came into effect from April 1, has pushed the car prices up and adversely impacted the overall sales of the vehicles. The other negative factors are the increasing interest rates and fuel costs

Society of Indian Automobile Industry’s (SIAM) revise sales growth forecast for FY12-13 Vehicle Categories

Growth April-June 2012, Vs April-June 2011

Growth Projection in April (SIAM)

Revised Growth Projection (SIAM)

Passenger Car

5.22%

10-12%

9-11%

Utilitiy Vehicle

50.85%

10-12%

29-31%

Van

-9.60%

08-10%

3-5%

PV (total)

9.71%

10-12%

11-13%

Light Commercial Vehicle

19.92%

14-16%

16-18%

M&HCV

-11.99%

5-7%

6-8%

Data not available

5-7%

9-11%

Bus CV (total)

‘

9-11%

6-8%

two-wheeler

10.51%

11-13%

three-wheeler

-40.73%

Total

5-7%

0-2%

10-12%

11-13%

*Source: SIAM and slowing economic. The car sales, which grew by 5.22 percent in April-June 2012 compared to the like period a year ago has been projected to have a moderation in growth by one percentage point to nine-11 percent in this ﬁ scal year. SIAM, in April had forecasted the car sales growth at 10-12 percent. A major spike has been observed in the sales of utility vehicles in the past few months as the segment grew by 50 percent in period of April-June, 2012 compared to the previous year. SIAM also almost doubled (in percentage point) its growth projections for this segment to 29-31 percent this ﬁscal compared to the forecast of 10-12 percent in April. The increase in excise duty on cars in the Budget, which came into effect from April 1, has pushed the car prices up and adversely impacted the overall

sales of the vehicles. The other negative factors were increasing interest rates and fuel costs. However, sales of diesel cars have surged in recent months due to government subsidies that have made the fuel almost 50 percent cheaper than petrol. Many car makers, including Tata Motors and Toyota Motor’s Indian units have temporarily cut back production in the last few weeks as the slowdown started biting. “The growth in the utility vehicle segment has occurred because of two main reasons. Firstly, because of the increasing gap between petrol and diesel prices, customers prefer diesel vehicles and most of the utility vehicles are available with the diesel option. Secondly, there has been a lot of excitement in this segment because of the new launches.” President, SIAM, S Sandilya told

Auto Monitor. The three-wheeler segment was badly hit during April-June as its sales in domestic market remained static but exports experience a slump of over 40 percent in the same period. The automobile manufacturers have revised the forecast in negative by four to ﬁve percentage points. Earlier in April, SIAM had projected that the three-wheeler industry would grow by ﬁve-seven percent but now it has been cut to 0-two percent. The Indian manufacturers were mainly exporting threewheelers to the neighbouring countries like—Bangladesh and Sri Lanka from where the demand has dipped because of the impact of global economic slowdown. While in the domestic market, the three-wheelers have been cannibalised by the growing four-wheeler (0.8-tonner or

seven-seater passenger vehicle) segment, which are now largely being used for shuttle and last minute connectivity. “Another important factor behind the growth of three-wheeler is that the state governments in many of the major cities are not allowing permits to the threewheeler,” S Sandilya added. Moreover, the industry body thinks that the southward slid in the M&HCV segment has been triggered mainly because of the negative sentiments. The demand from schools and new state transports bodies has made the vehicle manufacturing body to revise the sales projection of buses for this ﬁscal by seven percentage point to nine-11 percent from April projections of ﬁve-seven percent. There was no change in the two-wheeler projection of and the forecast remained between 11-13 percent.

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C O R P O R AT E

Bosch forays into twoLuxury car maker BMW rolls out 25,000th car from its Chennai plant wheeler service segment Our Bureau Chennai

MW rolled out the 25,000th car from its Chennai plant recently. Managing Director, BMW Plant in Chennai, Juergen Eder said, “It is with great excitement that BMW Plant Chennai rolls out the 25,000th car assembled in India.” The company has clocked retail sales of 4,457 cars (deliv-

ered to customers) in the calendar year 2012 (January: 550, February: 736, March: 1083, April: 712, May: 626, June: 750). President, BMW India, Dr Andreas Schaaf said, “BMW India continues its success story in 2012 by maintaining its momentum in the leadership position in Indian luxury car segment.” With 9,371 cars delivered to customers in the calendar year 2011, BMW India achieved leadership position in the lux-

ury car segment in India for the third consecutive year. Headquartered in Gurgaon (National Capital Region), it is the wholly owned subsidiary of the BMW Group. Currently, BMW India has 25 outlets in the Indian market. By end of 2012, BMW India will aggressively expand its dealer network by increasing the number of outlets to 40 across major metropolitan centres and emerging markets in India.

Hyundai Construction Equipment launches wheel loader Our Bureau Chennai

yundai Construction Equipment India (HCEIPL) launched a wheel loader—the SL730 and SL760. The loaders have longer wheelbase enabling them to maintain longitudinal stability in a variety of operating conditions. The two-wheel loaders SL730 and SL760 have an overall operating weight of 10,200 kg and 17,200 kg respectively. Powered

by Yuchai and Weichai, 117 and 206 HP engines and have payload capacity of 3T and 5T respectively. The loaders are apt for varied application like dry or wet Sand, gravel, clay, soil, coal, iron ore such as bauxite, gypsum/phosphate and aggregates handling. HCEIPL, a subsidiary of Hyundai Heav y Industries, Korea, has acquired its position in three years since its inception in 2008. It has been set-up over a 50-acre land at Chakan near Pune in Maharashtra with an initial

Our Bureau Chennai

n a bid to diversify its service offerings, Bosch has forayed into multi-brand two-wheeler service centres. It has opened ten EBS (Express Bike Service) workshops at Coimbatore, which will provide service to multi-brand two-wheelers.

Expansion In Pipeline Bosch offers a wide range of genuine two-wheeler parts, workshop equipments and services to the EBS concept. It is looking to establish 500 workshops within two years. The company plans to expand its EBS outlets to 50 by the end of 2012, with a minimum

investment of `300 crore in 2007. It is headquartered in Pune and has four ofﬁces at Delhi, Calcutta, Hyderabad and Mumbai overlooking sales & service through its 24 dealerships across every state in India. The dealerships are aptly supported by sales and service centres ensuring customer-centric service and maximum uptime to customers. Each region has a warehouse for its immediate requirement whereas the mother warehouse in Pune works as a feeder.

of ten each in a city or town. The company’s Vice-President (Automotive Aftermarket), S Muralidharan said, “With Bosch Car Service, Express Car Service and now Express Bike Service, Bosch has set new benchmarks in the service domain and we are planning aggressively to expand our footprint.” EBS workshops aim to ﬁll the large service network gap for two-wheelers in the country, which is the second largest in the world with over eight crore twowheelers on the road. Bosch has among the largest service networks in technical unit repair (fuel Injection and automotive electrical systems) and car service space. In addition, it has over 2,000 authorised workshops.

S Muralidharan, VP (Automotive Aftermarket), Bosch Inaugurating An EBS In Coimbatore

HMSI to drive into rural market Duster receives more Bhargav TS Chennai

onda Motorcycles and Scooters India (HMSI) will be penetrating deeper into the rural markets with the launch of its mass segment motorcycle, Dream Yuga. With the launch of Dream Yuga, Honda had unleashed its ﬁrst big step towards mobility in India and will be targeting the rural market by expanding its network. The company’s Vice-President and Operating Head (Sales and

Marketing), Yadvinder Singh Guleria said, “We have planned to set-up more touch points (sales and service) in the upcoming months. Currently, we have planned to add 500 touch points across the country, by the end of this ﬁnancial year we will be having 1,500 to 2,000 touch points.” During the expansion phase, the company indicated that more than 50 percent will be in rural areas and their focus would be more in semi-urban and rural areas. Looking into the 110 cc segment the company has not witnessed any huge competition.

Dream Yuga At The Launch

According to Guleria, Honda will position their “Twister” motorcycle targeting the young college students, while ‘Dream Yuga’ for those who are conscious about fuel consumption and for day-today commuting purposes. HMSI offers Twister, Dream Yuga, CB Shine, CB Unicorn, CB Unicorn Dazzler, CBR250R, CBR 150R, Honda Activa and Dio. On their plans to increase production, Guleria said that the company will be ramping up production in its second manufacturing plant next month. Once that happens, we will be able to reduce the waiting period for all our products. Commenting on the investments he said, “We will be investing `1,500 crore this year alone in India under various heads. This would be the largest investment in a single year. In the last seven years, the total investment was only `3,500 crore, he added. The two-wheeler manufacturer had already completed the launch of seven new models planned for the current year. The company was setting-up a Honda Technology Centre at its Manesar (Gurgaon) plant site. This would go operational by October this year.

than 6,000 bookings Our Bureau Chennai

enault Duster has garnered a healthy 6,000 bookings within five days of its launch. The Duster range starts at `7.19 lakh for the base petrol variant, `7.99 lakh for the base diesel variant and `11.29 lakh for the top of the line 110 BHP diesel variant. There is a dearth of Renault dealerships and service centres in India. Renault has around 55 dealerships at present and plans to take this number further to 70 by October and 100 by the end of the year. There are two petrol variants and six diesel variants of the Duster in India. The petrol Duster comes with a 1.6 litre petrol engine, this 1598 cc engine puts out 102 BHP of power at 5,850 RPM and 145 nm of torque at 3,750 RPM and is mated to a ﬁve-speed manual transmission.

The Renault Duster diesel comes in two engine options— both 1.5 litre diesel, but with different power output and transmission. The Duster 85 PS variant has a 1,461 cc commonrail diesel engine that puts out 84 BHP of power at 3,750 RPM and 200 nm of torque at 1,900 RPM, mated to a ﬁve-speed manual transmission. The Duster 110PS variant on the other hand sports a 1,461 cc common-rail diesel engine that puts out 108 BHP of power at 3,900 RPM and 248 nm of torque at 2,250 RPM. There are a total of six diesel variants, three with the 85 PS engine spec, and three with the 110 PS engine spec.

Renault Duster At The Launch

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Bayer showcases future mobility concepts

ayer MaterialScience exhibited a range of solutions for global challenges at Plast 2012 in Milan, Italy recently. Together with customers and other partners along the added-value chain, Bayer MaterialScience is working on sustainable developments for future mobility concepts. The demand for lightweight designs in the automotive industry is at an all-time high, the aim being to cut fuel consumption, costs and CO2 emissions. Makrolon-brand polycarbonates tailored to this application have already proven effective in transparent glazing solutions for production vehicles. Current trends include roof modules and panoramic roofs all the way to design solutions for complete modules, such as rear hatches. Compared to conventional glass technology, the weight of such components can be reduced by as much as 50 percent. Bayer MaterialScience also markets Bayblend polycarbonate blends for bodywork parts that can be painted the same colour as the vehicle.

Apart from weight reduction, the good thermal insulation properties of polycarbonate compared to glass are also a factor. Because the material’s thermal conductivity is ﬁve times lower, less energy is required to heat the cabin. This is not an issue in vehicles with a combustion engine, because they produce more than enough heat when running. The situation is different, however, in electric cars, because the battery must additionally supply energy to heat the interior, which has a direct impact on vehicle range. Polycarbonate glazing is a good thermal insulator and can therefore contribute to improving energy efﬁciency in the interior. The need to reduce fuel consumption and CO2 emissions is spurring the development of alternative drive technologies. One example is electric mobility, which could eliminate the use of fossil fuels entirely. Polycarbonate blends such as Bayblend can offer advantages when it comes to the battery enclosure. Because battery output may be limited in winter by the lower temperatures, the good

Sailing with nerves of glass

anufacturers of racing yachts are always on the lookout for new technologies to optimise boats and sails. An ingenious new sensor technology now helps them to extend the boundaries of what is possible. The constant hunger to break new records has turned boat building into a high-tech business. The racing yachts that compete at international regattas today are sporting machines designed to reach top speeds. The process of optimising the boats has been ongoing for decades. On the fifth leg of the Volvo Ocean Race in spring 2012, from New Zealand to Brazil, only one of the six teams reached its destination without technical problems—all the others were forced to either take a break from the race or give up altogether. A new sensor system from the Fraunhofer Institute for Telecommunications, Heinrich Hertz Institute HHI can help to detect weak points on time and warn yachtsmen when breaking point has been reached. Prof Wolfgang Schade and his team in the project group for Fibre Optical Sensor Systems in the German town of Goslar have developed “nerves of glass”, which can measure the forces that act on hulls, masts, and sails. The technology was actually developed for monitoring wind turbines, where rotor blades and cables are exposed to high loads. “With fibre optic sensors, we can detect delaminations and even cracks at any early stage—long before a part breaks or fails,” explained Schade. The centrepiece of the new technology is “fibre Bragg grating”, microscopic structures that are integrated in the glass fibre at defined intervals and which, alter the refractive index. Light racing through the glass fibre is reflected by these lattice points. The wavelength of the reflected light depends on the distance between the microscopic structures. To be able to measure the reflectance spectrum quickly and cheaply, the researchers developed a minispectrometer, which consists of a chip that splits light into various frequencies. By analysing the frequency spectrum, experts can draw conclusions about the forces currently acting on the glass fibre. Schade and his team’s next objective is to adapt the measurement technology so it is fit for use in competitive racing. For the first time, the fiber optic sensors data provides results that will be accessible through an app that allows crew members to access real time data from their smart phones. The new measuring system will be launched shortly under the name NextSailSystem. (Courtesy: Fraunhofer Institute)

thermal insulating capacity of polycarbonate can be exploited to improve the function of the battery and thus the range of the car. Plastic has a clear advantage over metal housings in terms of weight, while still offering high mechanical stability. Furthermore, suitable flameproofing of the polycarbonate blend reduces the risk of fire for the battery, particularly in hybrid vehicles. The continued advancement of electric mobility depends not only on the efficient design and equipping of electric cars, but also on the establishment of a suitable infrastructure. The Dutch company EV-Box, for instance, manufactures charging stations of the same name with a housing made of a halogen-free, flame retardant grade of Bayblend polycarbonate blend. The material offers extensive design freedom and resists vandalism and other mechanical stresses. Additional factors in favour of the heat-resistant material are that it allows the charging stations to be produced in large volumes much

more cost-effectively than when using metal, and it does not disrupt wireless communication between the driver and charging station. Polycarbonate also plays an important role in automotive lighting. Special Makrolon grades with very high optical transparency were developed for use in headlamp lenses and diffuser panels. The transparency improves luminous efficiency and helps save energy. Modern LED technologies are not only 70 percent more energy-efficient than conventional incandescent bulbs, they also offer greater flexibility, particularly in cars. Modern control systems make it possible to illuminate specific areas, such as when cornering, which is a clear advantage for passenger safety. Due to the polycarbonate’s extensive design freedom, auto manufacturers can design uniquely shaped headlamp covers and lenses to differentiate themselves from the competition. As part of its special support services for lens manufacturing, Bayer MaterialScience assists

customers with multilayer injection molding and other steps. This also applies to street lamps, in which the lenses focus the cone of light so that it falls precisely on the desired spot on the street below to increase pedestrian and trafﬁc safety. Under the name Apec, Bayer MaterialScience markets highly heat-resistant polycarbonate grades capable of withstanding the very high temperatures generated by continuous lamp operation. With 2011 sales of Euro 10.8 billion, Bayer MaterialScience is among the world’s largest polymer companies. Business activities are focused on the manufacture of high-tech polymer materials and the development of innovative solutions for products used in many areas of daily life. The main segments served are the automotive, electrical and electronics, construction and the sports and leisure industries. At the end of 2011, Bayer MaterialScience had 30 production sites and employed approximately 14,800 people around the globe. (Courtesy: Bayer MaterialScience)

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Small diesel car owners report more problems: JD Power Our Bureau Chennai

ustomers report a greater number of problems on long-term vehicle dependability this year, primarily due to an increase in the number of problems related to the engine and driving experience, according to the JD Power Asia Paciﬁc 2012 India Vehicle Dependability Study (VDS).

Measuring Issues The study measures problems experienced by the owners of 30 to 42 month-old vehicles in 169 different problem symptoms across nine vehicle categories including vehicle exterior, driving experience, features, controls and displays, audio and entertainment, seats, Heating, Ventilation and Air Conditioning (HVAC), vehicle interior, engine and transmission. Overa ll vehicle dependability aver-

ages 225 problems per 100 vehicles (PP100) in 2012, an increase from 195 PP100 in 2011. Overall dependability is determined by the level of problems experienced per 100 vehicles, with a lower score reﬂecting higher quality. The increase in problem counts is predominantly driven by an increase in issues related to the engine and driving experience. Together, these categories account for more than 40 percent of the problems reported by vehicle owners. Six of the top ten problems that have deteriorated year-over-year relate to component and supplier parts.

Revitalising Consumer Confidence According to Executive Director, JD Power Asia Paciﬁc, Singapore, Mohit Arora, “To build a positive and reliable perception in the minds of consumers, manufacturers in India need to provide a problem-free

experience over a longer period of vehicle ownership. An increase in problems experienced by car owners, alongside an increase in the ownership period, acutely undermines consumer conﬁdence and needs to be tackled expeditiously by automotive OEMs and their component suppliers.”

Small Engine Experiences The study ﬁnds that the proportion of vehicles powered by smaller diesel engines (1.3 L to 1.4 L) has increased by eleven percentage points from 2011. However, with the increase in the proportion of smaller diesel engines, there is a parallel increase in the number of engine-related problems. The largest year-over-year increases in the number of engine-related problems experienced by owners of vehicles with smaller diesel engines are excessive fuel consumption and a lack of engine power.

Minimising the cost of operations has always been a high priority for value-oriented consumers in India. Hence, vehicle buyers have opted for a smaller diesel engine in anticipation of better fuel efficiency and savings on overall fuel costs

Furthermore, among owners who indicated that they did not experience problems with their vehicle, 66 percent said they ‘deﬁnitely would’ recommend their current model. This ﬁgure declined to 48 percent among owners who said that they experienced one or more problems with their vehicle. The 2012 India Vehicle Dependability Study is based on evaluations from 7,866 original owners who purchased a

new vehicle between July 2008 and September 2009. The study includes 62 vehicle models covering 16 nameplates and was ﬁelded from January to April 2012 in 25 cities across India. The Vehicle Dependabilit y Study is one of two JD Power Asia Paciﬁc automotive quality studies for the India market. The Initial Quality Study (IQS) measures problems of new vehicles at two to six months of ownership.

Highlights Of The Study Minimising the cost of operations has always been a high priority for value-oriented consumers in India. Hence, vehicle buyers have opted for a smaller diesel engine in anticipation of better fuel efficiency and savings on overall fuel costs. However, when the actual fuel efficiency falls short of expectations over the longer term, it often leads to a higher problem count being reported and a decrease in overall vehicle owner satisfaction, Arora pointed out. The study, now in its fifth year, includes models in eleven vehicle segments: entry compact, compact, premium compact, entry mid-size, mid-size, premium mid-size, entry luxury, luxury, multi-utility/ multi-purpose vehicle (MUV/ MPV), sport-utility vehicle (SUV) and the van. Hyundai is the only improved make in 2012. Fewer reported problems in the HVAC, driving experience and vehicle exterior categories contribute to Hyundai’s 14-point improvement from 2011. Three Hyundai models garner awards in their respective segments: Hyundai Santro in the compact segment, Hyundai i20 in the premium compact segment and Hyundai Verna in the mid-size segment. “Hyundai’s performance in the 2012 study underscores the sustained improvements it has made in consistently improving longer-term product quality over the past three years. What is more, experiencing fewer problems than its key competition over a longer term is likely to aid Hyundai in further strengthening its image of dependability and reliability among its owners, helping to spread positive word–ofmouth advertising”, Arora said. The study also finds that there are a higher number of problems experienced among vehicle owners who employ a driver, compared with those who do not employ a driver. The proportion of problems experienced by these owners is relatively higher in the HVAC, seats, audio and entertainment and vehicle interior categories. Arora said that the vehicle owners who employ a driver seem to be more observant of various aspects of their vehicle, in comparison to owners who drive their own vehicle. They have more opportunities to observe and interact with the vehicle and thus, are more sensitive to the problems that may crop up.

The study, now in its fifth year, includes models in eleven vehicle segments: entry compact, compact, premium compact, entry mid-size, mid-size, premium midsize, entry luxury, luxury, MUV/ MPV, SUV and the van

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Toyota taking big steps for a smaller carbon footprint

oyota GB has cut its carbon footprint by hundreds of tonne of CO2 a year in a series of intelligent measures to reduce energy consumption. New lighting systems, adjustments to air conditioning performance and changes to operational hours have helped bring down electricity and gas usage by a considerable margin. The company’s annual Green Month provides an opportunity to assess the advances made and engage all employees in learning more about the importance of environmental best practice. In 2010, Toyota was one of the ﬁrst vehicle manufacturers in the UK to meet the Carbon Trust Standard, having made a seven

percent reduction in its CO2 emissions. That has inspired the company to set a more ambitious target: in 2009 the annual combined emissions from Toyota GB’s sites totalled 3,873 tonnes of CO2 —equivalent to driving a Toyota Prius 27 million miles— the goal is to reduce this ﬁgure by 20 percent, by 2013. The results show it to be well on course to meet that goal, with emissions already down by 19 per cent at the end of the 2011 ﬁnancial year. An example of how innovative measures can make a valuable contribution to reducing emissions can be seen at Toyota’s vehicle import centre at Portbury in Bristol, where LED lighting has been installed in the parking compounds and the

Mercedes-Benz Intouro now in Western Europe

ercedes-Benz is now adding the Intouro regular-service bus to its Western European portfolio of buses and coaches. The model in question is a rural-service bus, which has already proven highly popular in many Central and Eastern European countries as well as in France and Portugal since its start of production and launch in 2007, with over 3,500 built to date. The company is thereby capitalising on the ﬂexibility of its international production network to quickly respond to the changes in demand in this pricesensitive segment of Western European markets.

Economical Overall Concept Based Around Proven Components Intouro is an economical high-floor vehicle that has been specially designed for rural-service applications such as rural regular-service use, regular school-bus services and internal company transport. In order to deliver rapid and sustained profitability, the Intouro’s economical purchase and operating costs add up to outstanding value for money. Long-lasting components, robust technology and a standard equipment package aimed principally at ruralservice use are the defining characteristics of the Intouro fully-equipped bus. This two-axle, two-door vehicle is available in two lengths (the Intouro, measuring 12.14 m, and the Intouro M, measuring 12.98 m) and seats 55 or 59 passengers. It is manufactured by Daimler’s Turkish subsidiary Mercedes-Benz Türk AS at the state-of-the-art Ho dere plant near Istanbul. Both variants of the Mercedes-Benz Intouro are powered by a vertically mounted MercedesBenz OM 926 LA six-cylinder in-line diesel engine with a displacement of 7.2 litres. In its standard form, it has an output of 210 kW (286 hp) and maximum torque of 1,120 nm at an engine speed of 1,200-1,600 RPM. The powerful turbodiesel engine with BlueTec diesel technology based on the SCR principle complies with the EU’s Euro V emissions standard and can optionally be specified in an EEV version (available without diesel particulate filter). Positioned centrally, the engine can be accessed easily for maintenance work. Power transmission is performed by a Mercedes-Benz GO 110 six-speed manual transmission. The OM 457 hLA, with 220 kW (299 HP) and ZF EcoLife automatic transmission, is available as an option. Like all other Mercedes-Benz buses and coaches, the Intouro can count on the tight-knit, Europe-wide Omniplus service network for its servicing and maintenance needs, as well as on the many Mercedes-Benz authorised dealers and company-owned sales and service outlets.

In 2009, the annual combined emissions from Toyota GB’s sites totalled 3,873 tonne of CO2—equivalent to driving a Toyota Prius 27 million miles. The goal is to reduce this figure by 20 percent, by 2013 workshops, together with a new central lighting control system and a more efﬁcient air conditioning unit. These steps have delivered a 23 percent cut in CO2 from electricity usage and 17 per cent from gas consumption. Similar changes have also been adopted at Toyota’s Surrey headquarters building, along with lighting sensors in meeting rooms and adjustments to air conditioning temperatures. As a result, CO2 emissions fell by more than 400 tonne a year in 2011. Manager Corporate Planning and CSR, Thomas Rosselle said, “Toyota is worldfamous for making cars that are

Toyota is world-famous for making cars that are environmentally efficient, but the company has a 360-degree approach to environmental matters that takes in every aspect of its operations

environmentally efficient, but the company has a 360-degree approach to environmental matters that takes in every aspect of its operations. The work we are doing in our offices, workshops and training centres in the UK to achieve big reductions in our carbon emissions demonstrates our commitment to this ethos.” Staff at Toyota’s head office have been learning more about

environmental issues, with a presentation on water matters by representatives from the local provider, East Surrey Water. Three charities tackling waterrelated good causes have been proﬁled and employees are voting to decide which will receive a £3,000 donation from the Toyota Fund for a Better Tomorrow, the other two will respectively receive £2,000 and £1,000.

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Daimler, Gaz start implementation of Mercedes-Benz vans manufacturing in Russia

aimler AG and Russian commercial vehicle manufacturer, Gaz Group, a part of Basic Element, a Russia-based business group, have started implementation of the project to set-up Mercedes-Benz Sprinter production at Gorky Automobile Plant in Nizhny Novgorod, Russia. The companies are cooperating under the terms of the agreement that came into force in May 2012 after a number of prerequisites agreed upon by the partners had been met. The signing brought the negotiations, which had commenced after a Memorandum of Understanding was signed at the end of 2010, to a successful conclusion. The parties plan to localise the well-proven Mercedes-Benz Sprinter T1N, as well as the engine and other components. In its partnership with GAZ, Daimler will invest more than Euro 100 million in the product adjustment, production processes and sales network. Gaz Group

will invest over Euro 90 million in the project. In the framework of cooperation, both companies are also planning to localise MercedesBenz engines at Gaz Group’s production site in Yaroslavl. Its new plant conforming to the advanced international standards was constructed at the end of 2011 to produce YaMZ-530 Euro IV engines. Commenting on the prospects of the joint project to assemble Mercedes-Benz vehicles at Gaz, Head of Mercedes-Benz Vans, Volker Mornhinweg stated at the St Petersburg International Economic Forum, “The partnership with Gaz will take us a big step forward in the promising Russian van market. For Mercedes-Benz vans, Russia is an important future market that offers us good growth opportunities. That is why we want to produce our vans for Russia locally and cater to local customer preferences.” According to experts, Russia will become one of the world’s larg-

The partnership with Gaz will take us a big step forward in the promising Russian van market. For MB vans, Russia is an important future market that offers us good growth opportunities—Volker Mornhinweg, Head of MB Vans est sales markets in the mid-size and large van segments by 2020 with the annual volume of around 300,000 units. Russia’s market volume for this segment today is already about 150,000 units. President and CEO of Gaz Group, Bo Andersson said, “The cooperation with Daimler will enable us to upgrade the manufacturing capacities and processes of Gorky Automobile

Plant. And we are already on the way—in May 2012, a contract was signed with Germany-based Eisenmann, the leading international supplier of systems for the automotive industry, to supply a new paintshop for more than Euro 50 million. The new technology will ensure full conformance with Daimler standards in the paint process at Gaz, and will also be used for the model range

of Gorky Automobile Plant.” Start of Mercedes-Benz Sprinter production at Gaz in Nizhny Novgorod is scheduled for the ﬁrst half of 2013. The company has started preparation of its production facilities for the joint project. Daimler will organise the vehicles sales and service through the existing Mercedes-Benz dealership network, which will grow signiﬁcantly in the future.

Chevrolet sales up 10.9 percent despite troubled European economy

ith more than 117,500 cars sold in the first six months of this year, which represents an increase of 10.9 percent, Chevrolet recorded its best-ever volume and market share in Western and Central Europe. Industry sales were down by 7.7 percent during the same period. Chevrolet Europe’s volume was up 11,500 vehicles, compared to the first six months of 2011, while market share was up 0.24 points at a record 1.43 percent. In western Europe, Chevrolet sales were up 12 percent at 92,400 cars and SUVs. “In the current economic climate, European customers are more value-conscious than ever. They are turning to Chevrolet in record numbers because we are giving them what they need: distinctive design and all the equipment they are looking for at a price they can afford. In short, a lot of car for their money,” said President of Chevrolet Europe, Susan Docherty. In the first half of 2012, Chevrolet sales were up in 19 countries and enjoyed particularly strong growth in the following countries (sorted by increase in units): Chevrolet recorded its bestever market share, for the January to June period, in the following eight countries: Poland (3.7 percent), Turkey (2.78 percent), The Netherlands (2.09 percent), Estonia (1.78 percent), Austria (1.25 percent), France (1.17 percent), Belgium (0.94 percent) and Germany (0.90 percent). Chevrolet’s best-selling vehicle in Europe in the first six months of 2012 was the Chevrolet Aveo city car, with sales of 34,310 units. Aveo was followed by the Chevrolet Spark mini car of which, 32,010 units were sold. Chevrolet sold 21,000 Cruzes (sedan and hatchback) in western and central Europe. Cruze continues to be Chevrolet’s best-selling model globally and sales are expected to grow even further as the station wagon will hit European showrooms later this summer. Chevrolet sold 14,300 Orlando minivans and 13,820 Captiva SUVs. The diesel version of the Malibu mid-size sedan will also arrive at dealerships later this summer.

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Magneti Marelli kicks off new facility for exhaust systems a g net i Ma rel l i recently kicked off production at its plant in Changsha, China. The new plant is dedi-

cated to the supply of exhaust systems to GAC Fiat, the equal joint venture between Fiat and GAC (China’s sixth largest manufacturer of automobiles, buses and industrial vehicles).

The Changsha plant will be producing complete exhaust systems based on the know-how consolidated in the sector by Magneti Marelli, which set-up a production base in China back in 2000 in order to serve local customers. The Changsha facilities will also supply the exhaust systems for the Fiat Viaggio on site, soon to be sold on the Chinese market

Expanding Facilities The new facility is located in the supplier park of GAC Fiat, in the Economic & Technical Development Zone of Changsha. The plant covers an area of 21,000 sq mtrs, 10,000 of which are intended for production activities. At full capacity, the plant will employ 200 workers and will be able to produce up to 300,000 systems per year. The Changsha plant will be producing complete exhaust systems based on the know-how consolidated in the sector by Magneti Marelli, which set-up a production base in China back in 2000 in order to serve local customers. The Changsha facility will also supply the exhaust systems for the Fiat Viaggio on site, soon to be sold on the Chinese market.

The new plant is dedicated to the supply of exhaust systems to GAC Fiat, the equal joint venture between Fiat and GAC. It will also supply the exhaust systems for the Fiat Viaggio on site, soon to be sold in the Chinese market

The Changsha Facility

Magneti Marelli supplies components like lighting, powertrain, electronic systems, exhaust systems and suspension systems. The supplied components include front headlamps with bi-halogen elliptic module, rear LED lights, body computer, instrument cluster, hands-free module with voice recognition for incoming/outgoing calls through Bluetooth connection, front and rear shock absorbers

and components for the dual clutch transmission (hydraulic kit and electronic control unit) used for the 1.4 T-Jet 88 and 110 KW engine. The company also supplies the Motorised Throttle Valve (ETC), the injectors and the intake manifold for this engine. The company has been operating in China since 1996 with production plants and R&D/ engineering centres in Shanghai

(for powertrain products and exhaust systems), Wuhu (powertrain and automotive lighting products), Guangzhou (electronic systems), Hangzhou (shock absorbers in JV with Wanxiang Qianchao Company) and in the Chaoyang economic and industrial district of the city of Changchun (JV with FUDI for powertrain components). The compa ny operates around 77 production units, 11 R&D centres and 26 application centres in 18 countries, over 34,000 employees and a turnover of Euro 5.9 billion in 2011.

Land Rover, Bowler sign formal brand partnership agreement

and Rover and Bowler, the UK-based manufacturer of all-terrain performance cars and rally raid vehicles, have agreed to a brand partnership, formalising a relationship that has been in place for over a decade. This new partnership will enable Land Rover and Bowler to realise even greater value from their relationship. Under the agreement, “Powered by Land Rover” badging on Bowler’s competition cars and across its marketing materials marks the role that Land Rover technology plays in the performance and race success of Bowler products. The “Powered by Land Rover” branding will also be highlighted in joint event and promotional activities. Bowler will benefit from access to components—powertrain and chassis engineering in particular—and technical and development support from Land Rover. In addition, the agreement provides a secured piece of ongoing parts business and allows Land Rover’s engineers to stretch themselves creatively and technically on an extreme performance-orientated programme that brings further knowledge to the core road-going Land Rover range. From its first competition vehicle of the mid-1980s, Bowler has based its racers on Land Rover technology. The company’s latest models—the EXR rally raid competition car and the road-going EXR S—both use modified engines, chassis and other components from the Range Rover Sport. Land Rover Brand Experience Director, Global Marketing, Mark Cameron said, “Bowler vehicles demonstrate the kind of performance, ride, handling and chassis dynamics that a vehicle powered by Land Rover is capable of when taken to the extreme and liberated of most practical constraints.

Bowler EXR Bowler has pioneered rally raid cars in the UK and is one of the global market leaders in the production of racing and all-terrain performance vehicles. Following in the footsteps of its predecessors—the Bowler Wildcat (produced from 1997 to 2007) and Nemesis (2006-2011)— the new EXR was designed, developed and produced to compete in the world’s toughest rally raid events, including the Dakar Rally, the Silk Way Rally and those that comprise the FIA World Cup for Cross Country Rallies. Several generations of Bowler models, including the latest EXR model, will be competing in the Rally Reykjavik (Iceland) in September.

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PRODUCTION AND SALES FLASH REPORT FOR MAY 2012 Category Segment/Subsegment Manufacturer.

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Source: SIAM

Domestic Sales For the month of May 2011

I Passenger Vehicles (PVs) A : Passengers Cars - Upto 5 Seats Micro: Seats Upto-4, Length Normally <3200 mm, Body Style-Hatchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 0.8 Litre Regular: Tata Motors Ltd (Nano) 6,529 6,855 16,164 16,870 6,515 Total 6,529 6,855 16,164 16,870 6,515 Micro: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally <3600 mm, Body Style-Hatchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 1.0 Litre Regular: General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Spark) 2,701 414 6,707 1,738 3,017 Hyundai Motors India Ltd(Santro) 9,083 13,010 20,858 26,752 6,675 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (M800, Alto,Wagon R,A-Star) 58,039 37,386 121,225 87,631 42,125 Total 69,823 50,810 148,790 116,121 51,817 Compact: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally 3600-4000 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 1.4 Litre Regular: Fiat India Automobiles Pvt Ltd (Palio, Grande Punto) 1,514 740 2,853 1,477 1,303 Ford india Pvt Ltd (Figo ) 8,175 6,567 16,597 14,831 5,608 General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Beat, U-VA) 2,203 4,233 6,260 9,253 2,270 Honda Siel Cars India ltd (Jazz, Brio) 0 7,016 30 13,973 170 Hyundai Motors India Ltd(Getz, i10, i20) 28,763 33,358 65,854 64,549 18,908 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Swift, Ritz, Estilo) 23,546 29,470 45,485 57,685 21,185 Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (Micra) 8,531 7,751 17,991 13,629 1,566 Renault India Pvt Ltd (Pulse) 0 603 0 932 0 SkodaAuto india p.ltd ( Fabia ) 1,748 392 3,686 757 1,556 Tata Motors Ltd (Indica,Indica Vista, Indigo CS) 9,872 9,652 20,397 20,715 8,747 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Liva) 27 3,172 62 7,951 0 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Polo) 4,942 2,813 9,144 6,449 3,486 Total 89,321 105,767 188,359 212,201 64,799 Super Compact: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally 4000-4250 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 1.6 Litre Regular: Hyundai Motors India Ltd (Accent) 2,644 3,145 6,506 6,397 1,047 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Verito) 1,367 1,300 2,359 2,930 1,291 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Dzire) 10,959 20,083 22,657 37,013 10,812 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Etios-Sedan) 3,645 4,787 7,899 9,171 3,412 Total 18,615 29,315 39,421 55,511 16,562 Super Compact: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally 4000-4250 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 1.6 Litre Specialty: Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Beetle) 0 0 0 0 3 Total 0 0 0 0 3 Mid-Size: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally 4250-4500 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 1.6 Litre Regular: Ford India Pvt Ltd (Ford ikon,Fiesta Classic) 1,401 1,234 2,887 3,109 1,266 General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Aveo) 82 0 103 18 196 Hindustan Motors Ltd (Lancer) 19 23 31 23 19 Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (City) 1,200 4,048 4,012 7,562 1,828 Hyundai Motors India Ltd (Verna) 4,403 6,603 6,213 12,898 4,357 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (SX4) 2,690 281 5,022 1,715 2,702 Nissan Motor India pvt Ltd (Sunny) 0 7,118 0 10,914 0 Skoda Auto India pvt Ltd (Rapid) 1 2,408 7 4,389 0 Tata Motors Ltd (Indigo, Manza) 1,394 636 2,957 1,764 1,018 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Vento) 3,216 2,395 7,230 4,296 2,403 Specialty: Hindustan Motors Ltd (Ambassador) 266 1 709 69 254 Total 14,672 24,747 29,171 46,757 14,043 Executive: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally 4500-4700 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 2.0 Litre Regular: Fiat India Automobiles Pvt Ltd (Linea) 914 301 1,756 620 845 General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Optra, Cruze) 1,143 461 2,515 1,365 899 Hindustan Motors Ltd (Cedia sports) 8 18 16 18 5 Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (Civic) 300 0 780 0 190 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Kizashi) 0 0 0 0 50 Renault India Pvt Ltd (Renault FLUENCE) 0 47 0 254 0 Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd (Laura) 652 450 1,332 988 646 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Corolla ) 453 552 1,200 1,436 419 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Jetta) 2 328 54 538 101 Specialty: BMW india pvt Ltd ( 3 Series) 186 NA 270 NA 195 Hindustan Motors Ltd(Lancer EVO X) 1 0 1 0 1 Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd (C-Class) 357 NA 654 NA 314 Volkswagen - Audi (A4) 0 NA 0 NA 145 Total 4,016 2,157 8,578 5,219 3,810 Premium: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally 4700-5000 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 3.0 Litre Regular: Honda Siel Cars India Ltd ( Accord ) 150 0 358 0 115 Hyundai Motors India Ltd ( Sonata ) 14 54 34 136 14 Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (Teana) 0 24 0 24 0 Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd (Superb) 377 350 772 746 385 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Camry ) 0 0 0 0 4 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Passat) 120 296 300 626 184 Specialty: BMW india pvt Ltd (Gran Turismo, 5 Series) 267 NA 651 NA 268 Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd (E-Class) 256 NA 420 NA 130 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Prius ) 0 0 0 0 0 Volkswagen - Audi (A6, A7) 0 0 0 0 42 Total 1,184 724 2,535 1,532 1,142 Luxury: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally Over 5000 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 5.0 Litre Regular: BMW india pvt Ltd (7 Series ) 0 NA 0 NA 23 Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd ( S-Class) 28 NA 76 NA 37 Volkswagen - Audi (A8) 0 NA 0 NA 26 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Phaeton) 0 8 0 8 0 Total 28 8 76 8 86 Coupe: Roadster - 2 Doors; 2/4 seater, retractable/firm roof Regular: BMW india pvt Ltd (6 Series, Z4) 0 NA 0 NA 5 Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd (E-Coupe, E-Cabrio, CLS, SLK) 0 NA 0 NA 19 Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (370Z) 0 0 0 0 8 Total 0 0 0 0 32 Exotics: Upto 5 Seats, Price >Rs. 1 Crore Mercedes-Benz India pvt. Ltd (SLS AMG) 0 NA 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0 Total Passenger Car 204,188 220,383 433,094 454,219 158,809 B: Utility Vehicles (Uvs) B: Utility Vehicles / Sports Utillty Vehicles; 2x4 or 4x4 offroad capability; Generally ladder on frame; 2 box ; 5 seats or more but upto 10 Seats UV1: Length<4400 mm, Price Upto Rs. 15 Lakh Force Motors Ltd (Trax-GAMA) 46 16 87 45 37 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Bolero, ST) 7,551 9,125 14,700 17,628 7,440 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Gypsy, Ertiga) 272 7,099 1,258 12,188 1,099 Tata Motors Ltd (Sumo) 1,375 3,674 2,837 7,095 1,221 Total 9,244 19,914 18,882 36,956 9,797 UV2: Length<4400 - 4700 mm, Price Upto Rs. 15 Lakh General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Tavera) 1,754 878 3,677 2,928 1,767 International Cars & Motors Ltd (Rhino) 54 56 76 116 42 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Scorpio, Bolero, HT, Xuv500, Xylo) 7,777 12,480 16,214 24,330 7,971 Tata Motors Ltd (Sumo Grande, Safari) 1,378 1,257 2,721 3,020 1,414 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Innova) 3,122 6,887 6,551 13,354 2,961 Total 14,085 21,558 29,239 43,748 14,155 UV3: Length>4700 mm, Price Upto Rs. 15 Lakh Force Motors Ltd (Trax, Force One) 263 373 534 907 238 Tata Motors Ltd (Aria, Xenon) 155 155 400 517 45 Total 418 528 934 1,424 283 UV4: Price Between Rs. 15 to 25Lakh BMW india Pvt Ltd (X1) 267 NA 545 0 190 Ford India Pvt Ltd (Endeavour) 117 212 372 414 172 General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Captiva) 0 0 0 0 143 Hindustan Motors Ltd (Pajero, Outlander) 215 130 346 310 195 Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (CRV) 0 0 0 0 31 Hyundai Motors India Ltd (Santa Fe) 0 134 0 229 122 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Vitara) 0 0 0 0 1 Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (X-Trail) 0 0 0 0 22 Renault India Pvt Ltd (Koleos) 0 28 0 102 0 Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd (Yeti) 256 50 556 116 174 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Fortuner) 693 1,358 1,415 2,632 672 Total 1,548 1,912 3,234 3,803 1,722 UV5: Price > Rs. 25Lakh BMW india Pvt Ltd (X3, X5, X6) 0 NA 0 0 26 Hindustan Motors Ltd (Mentero) 0 2 10 5 1 Mercedes-Benz India pvt. Ltd (ML Class, GL Class, R Class, G class) 0 NA 0 0 61 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (LC,Prado) 0 0 0 0 2 Volkswagen - Audi (Q5,Q7) 0 0 0 0 199 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Touareg) 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 2 10 5 289 Total Utillity Vehicles (Uvs) 25,295 43,914 52,299 85,936 26,246 C: Vans; Generally 1 or 1.5 box; seats upto 5 to 10 V1: Hard tops mainly used for personal transport, Price Upto Rs. 10 Lakh Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Omini,Ecco) 15,560 9,684 28,782 21,835 15,545 Tata Motors Ltd (Venture) 630 576 1,472 1,083 632 Total 16,190 10,260 30,254 22,918 16,177 V2: Soft tops mainly used as Maxi Cabs, Price Upto Rs. 10 Lakh Force Motors Ltd (Trip) 75 0 80 0 16 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Gio, Maxximo Mini Van) 1,386 2,970 2,383 5,770 1,264 Tata Motors Ltd (Magic, lris) 4,232 5,775 8,740 11,807 3,126 Total 5,693 8,745 11,203 17,577 4,406 Total Vans 21,883 19,005 41,457 40,495 20,583 Total Passenger Vehicles (PVs) 251,366 283,302 526,850 580,650 205,638 II Commercial Vehicles (CVs) M&HCVs A: Passenger Carriers A1: Max. Mass exceeding 7-5 tonnes but not exceeding 12 tonnes (M3(B1)) (b): No. of seats including driver exceeding 13 (M3(B2)) Ashok Leyland Ltd (Lynx) 387 340 718 721 243 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (Tourister32, Tourister 40) 38 188 42 250 5 SML Isuzu Ltd (41 Seater, 32 Seater NQR Bus) 383 443 644 786 329 Tata Motors Ltd (LP1112, LP912, Starbus Ultra) 628 952 1,033 1,771 502 VE CVs - Eicher (10.90, 11.10, 11.12) 432 402 663 696 339 Total A1 1,868 2,325 3,100 4,224 1,418 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 (Viking, Cheetah, 12M) 1,970 1,869 3,320 3,583 1,184 SML Isuzu Ltd (LT Bus) 6 8 14 24 12 Tata Motors Ltd (LPO1512,LPO1612, Starbus, Divo) 1,064 894 2,009 1,672 1,147 VE CVs - Eicher (20.15) 33 58 54 147 18 Volvo Buses India Pvt Ltd (8400 & 9400 4X2) 29 26 41 46 26 Total A2 3,102 2,855 5,438 5,472 2,387 A3: No. of seats including exceeding 13 and max. mass exceeding 16.2 tonnes (M3(D)) Passenger Carrier (D) Volvo Buses India Pvt Ltd (9400 XL) 49 45 87 83 47 Total A3 49 45 87 83 47 Total M&HCVs(passenger carriers) 5,019 5,225 8,625 9,779 3,852 M&HCVs B: Goods Carriers (c) Max Mass exceeding 7.5 tonnes but not exceeding 10 tons Ashok Leyland Ltd (eComet) 48 256 96 334 19 SML Isuzu Ltd (Super Supereme) 233 248 462 503 318 Tata Motors Ltd (LPT9109) 905 744 1,465 1,362 700 VE CVs - Eicher (10.80, 10.90, 10.95) 873 759 1,631 1,597 787 Total 2,059 2,007 3,654 3,796 1,824 (d) Max. Mass Exceeding 10 tons but not exceeding 12 tons Ashok Leyland Ltd (eComet) 344 562 574 1,098 201 SML Isuzu Ltd (Samrat Super 12) 217 150 324 354 174 Tata Motors Ltd (LPT1109) 733 804 1,834 2,048 1,362 VE CVs - Eicher (11.10, 11.12) 776 1,070 1,980 2,348 902 Total 2,070 2,586 4,712 5,848 2,639 Total B 4,129 4,593 8,366 9,644 4,463 B2: Max Mass exceeding 16.2 tonnes (N3(A)) (a) Max. mass exceeding 12 tonnes but not exceeding 16.2 tonnes (N3(A1)) Ashok Leyland Ltd (4x2 Tipper, 4X2 Haulage) 1,494 1,639 3,820 3,613 1,243 Asia Motor Works Ltd (1618 TP) 0 10 0 30 0 SML Isuzu Ltd (IS12T) 0 0 0 2 0 Tata Motors Ltd (LPT1613, LPK1616, SK1613) 4,835 3,488 9,421 5,552 2,594 VE CVs - Eicher (20.16, Terra 16) 483 433 983 734 232 Total B2 6,812 5,570 14,224 9,931 4,069 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 (6X2 Mav, 6X4 Mav, 6X4 Tipper) 1,022 1,321 2,194 2,466 1,057 Asia Motor Works Ltd (2518HL, 2516 HL, 2518 TP, 2523TP, 2518TM) 782 538 1,365 1,003 682

Exports Cumulative April-May

For the month of May

Cumulative April-May

2012

11-12

12-13

2011

2012

11-12

12-13

8,507 8,507

16,527 16,527

16,535 16,535

25 25

1 1

523 523

1 1

730 11,538 29,895 42,163

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

1,541 24,388 60,615 86,544

6 1,956 8,998 10,960

5 2,374 6,595 8,974

8 5,485 17,424 22,917

16 3,283 14,775 18,074

722 4,726 4,148 6,460 14,634 24,290 540 309 304 7,781 2,587 2,037 68,538

2,542 11,621 4,862 282 39,391 39,412 2,754 0 3,117 16,652 0 7,241 127,874

1,422 10,538 8,769 11,350 30,068 50,362 1,975 721 842 17,613 4,744 5,434 143,838

252 1,968 9 0 12,981 1,332 3,937 0 0 222 0 0 20,701

16 1,602 11 42 19,703 1,356 5,426 0 0 346 1,346 0 29,848

403 3,057 21 0 27,615 2,705 13,368 0 0 708 0 0 47,877

18 3,796 43 79 35,401 2,842 5,567 0 0 737 4,001 0 52,484

321 943 17,707 4,270 23,241

2,161 2,297 22,609 8,069 35,136

720 2,444 33,217 7,737 44,118

1,706 0 7 0 1,713

1,582 0 1,410 347 3,339

3,965 0 27 0 3,992

4,511 0 1,771 1,331 7,613

0 0

19 19

1 1

0 0

1,170 21 23 3,753 5,403 405 2,578 2,071 1,083 2,168

2,358 351 31 3,370 6,211 4,804 0 0 2,645 5,269

2,377 69 23 5,845 11,654 1,039 4,590 4,131 1,833 4,117

43 22 0 0 0 0 0 0 34 0

91 1 0 11 0 2 2,731 0 25 0

119 29 0 0 0 0 0 0 91 0

265 25 0 18 0 2 3,900 0 109 194

31 18,706

649 25,688

99 35,777

0 99

0 2,861

0 239

0 4,513

292 191 18 62 12 156 227 523 189

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

592 666 28 113 15 333 454 1,404 373

72 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

9 4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

87 8 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

15 12 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 NA NA 1,670

435 1 567 344 8,274

NA 0 NA NA 3,978

0 0 0 0 72

0 0 0 0 13

0 0 0 0 95

0 0 0 0 27

38 43 7 147 0 168

198 34 7 717 29 378

63 109 20 353 0 243

0 0 0 0 0 0

NA NA 1 NA 404

528 308 0 96 2,295

NA NA 1 NA 789

0 0 0 0 0

NA NA NA 0 0

55 65 65 1 186

NA NA NA 0 0

0 0 0 0 0

NA NA NA 0

7 25 8 40

NA NA NA 0

0 0 0 0

NA 0 163,229

2 2 321,622

NA 0 331,580

0 0 33,570

0 0 45,036

0 0 75,643

0 0 82,712

15 8,672 7,733 2,030 18,450

69 14,160 1,309 2,925 18,463

43 16,320 13,325 4,481 34,169

0 32 40 32 104

0 37 0 38 75

0 45 43 44 132

0 41 11 51 103

945 50 11,539 638 6,710 19,882

3,675 66 15,704 3,598 6,425 29,468

2,889 102 22,948 1,641 13,292 40,872

0 0 355 19 0 374

1 0 778 18 0 797

0 0 609 34 0 643

10 12 999 24 0 1,045

316 76 392

464 343 807

668 145 813

0 4 4

0 39 39

0 4 4

0 113 113

NA 140 22 132 21 71 1 13 17 82 1,399 1,898

405 386 315 313 53 154 8 24 0 306 1,411 3,375

NA 322 44 316 38 141 2 20 43 157 2,669 3,752

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

NA 2 NA 11 NA 0 13 40,635

57 11 131 22 387 4 612 52,725

NA 5 NA 32 NA 0 37 79,643

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 482

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 911

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 779

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 1,261

9,435 388 9,823

28,567 1,124 29,691

21,158 913 22,071

177 2 179

43 0 43

366 2 368

165 0 165

4 2,324 5,120 7,448 17,271 221,135

49 2,263 7,013 9,325 39,016 413,363

4 4,796 10,075 14,875 36,946 448,169

0 0 6 6 185 34,237

0 0 43 43 86 46,033

0 0 90 90 458 76,880

0 0 73 73 238 84,211

294 149 523 764 319 2,049

370 13 459 819 590 2,251

536 276 721 1,271 560 3,364

10 0 0 117 6 133

11 0 0 10 9 30

19 0 0 142 28 189

12 0 0 58 49 119

1,208 8 1,035 13 26 2,290

2,162 14 2,076 30 38 4,320

2,625 14 1,897 80 45 4,661

287 0 177 19 0 483

529 0 80 30 0 639

533 0 305 19 0 857

883 0 152 50 0 1,085

44 44 4,383

85 85 6,656

82 82 8,107

0 0 616

2 2 671

0 0 1,046

2 2 1,206

105 185 530 570 1,390

56 375 1,373 1,521 3,325

164 296 930 1,335 2,725

4 40 326 7 377

0 10 163 44 217

12 40 371 15 438

56 10 298 66 430

340 173 1,578 943 3,034 4,424

363 225 2,684 1,921 5,193 8,518

675 277 3,046 2,134 6,132 8,857

13 0 46 2 61 438

27 0 13 4 44 261

18 2 134 20 174 612

52 0 34 10 96 526

1,191 13 5 2,540 274 4,023

2,324 0 0 4,858 569 7,751

2,269 28 6 4,163 549 7,015

235 0 0 856 133 1,224

314 0 0 164 5 483

555 0 0 1,166 230 1,951

635 0 0 294 15 944

1,030 539

2,022 1,285

2,152 1,042

79 0

27 0

137 0

114 0

16 JULY 2012

S I A M D ATA

Category Segment/Subsegment Manufacturer.

Production For the month of May 2011

2012

Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (MN25) 71 54 Tata Motors Ltd (LPT2518, LPK2518) 4,682 2,391 VE CVs - Eicher (30.25, Terra25) 89 143 VE CVs - Volvo (FM400) 0 0 Total 6,646 4,447 (b) Max. mass exceeding 25 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd (8X2 Haulage, 8X4 Tipper) 611 1,052 Asia Motor Works Ltd (3118HL, 3118TP) 18 15 Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd 8 NA Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (MN31) 17 118 Tata Motors Ltd (LPT3118) 3,556 1,225 VE CVs - Eicher (35.31) 85 279 VE CVs - Volvo (FM400) 60 86 Total 4,355 2,775 Total B3 11,001 7,222 B4: Max. Mass exceeding 16.2 tonnes-Haulage Tractor (Tractor-Semi Traller/Traller)(N3(B2)) (b) Max. mass exceeding 26.4 tonnes but not exceeding 35.2 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd (4x2 Tractor 4X4 Tipper) 213 291 Asia Motor Works Ltd (3518 TR) 0 18 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (MN35) 0 3 Tata Motors Ltd (LPS3518) 642 403 Total 855 715 (c) Mass exceeding 35.2 tonnes but not exceeding 40 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd 0 17 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (MN40) 43 35 Total 43 52 (d) Max. mass exceeding 40 tonnes but not exceeding 49 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd (4X2 Tractor) 99 182 Asia Motor Works Ltd (4018TR, 4923TR) 66 20 Tata Motors Ltd (LPS4018, LPS4023, LPS4928) 835 953 VE CVs - Eicher (40.40) 20 47 Total 1,020 1,202 (e) Max. mass exceeding 49 tonnes and Above Ashok Leyland Ltd (6X4 TRACTOR) 116 46 VE CVs - Volvo (FM400HD, FH520) 11 12 Total 127 58 Total B4 2,045 2,027 Total M&HCVs (Goods Carriers) 23,987 19,412 Total M&HCVs 29,006 24,637 LCVs A: Passenger Carriers A1: Max. Mass upto 5 tonnes (a): No. of seats including driver exceeding 13 (M2(A2)) Force Motors Ltd 762 1,187 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (Tourister15) 165 114 Tata Motors Ltd (SFC407, CityRide) 425 570 Total 1,352 1,871 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 (Stag) 162 277 Force Motors Ltd 10 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (Tourister 25) 206 438 SML Isuzu Ltd (20,32,26,24 Seater Bus) 284 351 Tata Motors Ltd (LP709, SFC410, LP410) 1,407 1,415 VE CVs - Eicher (10.50, 10.60, 10.75) 376 615 Total A2 2,445 3,096 B2: Max. Mass upto 5 tonnes (b): No. of seats including driver not exceeding 13 (M2(A1)) Force Motors Ltd 449 434 Tata Motors Ltd (Winger Platinum, Winger 10 Seats) 30 75 Total B2 479 509 Total LCVs (Passenger Carriers) 4,276 5,476 LCVs B: Goods Carriers (a) Max. Mass not exceeding 2 tons-Mini Truck Segment Force Motors Ltd 17 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (Gio, Maxximo) 4,152 3,831 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd (Ape Truck, ApeTruck Plus, Ape Mini Truck)) 1,066 408 Tata Motors Ltd (ACE, ACE Ex, ACE Zip) 15,272 13,846 Total 20,507 18,085 (b) Max. Mass not exceeding 2 but no exceeding 3.5 tons-Pick Ups Ashok Leyland Ltd (Dost) 0 2,403 Force Motors Ltd 591 477 Hindustan Motors Ltd 26 31 M&M Ltd (Genio SC/DC, Bolero Maxi Truck, Bolero Single Cab, Bolero campe 6,280 10,289 Tata Motors Ltd (Super ACE, Tata 207, Xenon, WingerDV) 1,642 3,232 Total 8,539 16,432 (a) Max Mass exceeding 3.5 tons but not exceeding 6 tonnes Force Motors Ltd 126 128 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (DI3200 CRX, Load King CRX) 0 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (DI3200 CRX, Load King CRX) 451 311 SML Isuzu Ltd (Cosmo) 4 24 Tata Motors Ltd (SFC407, LPT407) 1,864 1,387 VE CVs - Eicher (10.50, 10.55) 77 65 Total 2,522 1,915 (b) Max Mass exceeding 6 tons but not exceeding 7.5 tonnes Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (Load King CRX Sherpa) 30 71 SML Isuzu Ltd (Sartaj, Prestige Premium) 103 133 Tata Motors Ltd (SFC709, LPT709) 1,037 892 VE CVs - Eicher (10.59, 10.60, 10.75) 466 469 Total 1,636 1,565 Total LCVs (Goods Carriers) 33,204 37,997 Total LCVs 37,480 43,473 Total Commercial Vehicles 66,486 68,110 IV Two Wheelers A: Scooter/Scooterettee : Wheel size less than or equal to 12” A1: Engine Capacity less than 75cc Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd (Kine) 513 278 TVS Motor Company Ltd (teenz, Pep) 1,461 258 Total 1,974 536 A2: Engine Capacity 75cc and less than equal to 90cc TVS Motor Company Ltd (Pep+, Streak) 25,054 20,375 Total 25,054 20,375 A3: Engine Capacity >90 cc and less than equal to 125cc Hero MotoCorp Ltd (HERO PLEASURE, HERO MAESTRO) 31,348 41,017 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd (Activa, Dio, Aviator) 76,239 126,757 Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd (Duro/Duro DZ, Rodeo, Flyte) 12,580 11,183 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd (Vespa LX125) 0 1,483 Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (Access, Swish) 23,953 28,566 TVS Motor Company Ltd (Wego) 18,032 11,773 Total 162,152 220,779 Total Scooter/Scooterettee 189,180 241,690 B: Motor cycles/Step-Throughs : Big Wheel size more than 12” B2: Engine Capacity 75cc and above but less than 125cc Bajaj Auto Ltd (Boxer CT, Platina, Discover) 170,258 185,669 Hero MotoCorp Ltd 400,672 444,561 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd (CB Twister, Dream Yuga) 20,036 16,437 India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd (Crux, YBR110) 5,100 7,491 TVS Motor Company Ltd 54,393 42,294 Total 650,459 696,452 B3: Engine Capacity 110cc and above but less than 125cc Bajaj Auto Ltd (Boxer, Platina, Discover, KTM) 43,328 51,131 Hero MotoCorp Ltd (HERO SUPER, SPLENDOR, HERO GLAMOUR) 38,818 51,119 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd (CB Shine, CBF Stunner/Fi)) 34,863 60,372 India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd (SS 125, Enticer, YD125) 6,939 4,901 Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (Hayate, Slingshot) 4,787 5,706 TVS Motor Company Ltd (Victor GLX, Flame, STAR CITY 125) 1,842 3,181 Total 130,577 176,410 B4: Engine capacity 250cc and above Bajaj Auto Ltd (Boxer,Discover, Pulsar) 72,304 78,216 Hero MotorCorp Ltd 25,239 16,515 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd 12,469 22,812 India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd (FZ, Fazer, SZ, R15 32,649 29,320 Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (GS150R) 1,048 94 Total 143,709 146,957 B5: Engine capacity >150cc and less than equal to 200 CC Bajaj Auto Ltd (KTM, Pulsar) 9,488 12,035 TVS Motor Company Ltd (Apache) 15,247 15,303 Total 24,735 27,338 B6: Engine capacity >200cc and less than equal to 250 CC Bajaj Auto Ltd (Pulsar, Avenger, Ninja) 8,315 8,610 Hero MotorCorp Ltd (HERO KARIZMA) 4,157 3,432 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd (CBR 250R) 1,135 522 Total 13,607 12,564 B7: Engine capacity >250cc and less than equal to 350 CC Royal Enfield (Unit of Eicher Ltd) 5,363 8,135 Total 5,363 8,135 B8: Engine capacity >350cc and less than equal to 500 CC Royal Enfield (Unit of Eicher Ltd) 725 1,121 Total 725 1,121 B9: Engine capacity >500cc and less than equal to 800 CC Bajaj Auto Ltd (Ninja) 20 0 Total 20 0 B10: Engine capacity >1000cc and less than equal to 1600 CC H-D Moto Company Ltd 0 67 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd (CBR1000RR, CB1000R) 17 0 India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd (R1, FZ1) 0 0 Total 17 67 B11: Engine capacity >800cc and less than equal to 1000 CC H-D Moto Company Ltd 0 33 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd (VT1300, VFR1200F) 0 0 Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (Hayabusa) 0 0 Total 0 33 B12: Engine capacity >1600cc (TW) Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (Intruder) 0 0 Total 0 0 Total Motor Cycles/Step-Throughs 969,212 1,069,077 C: Mopeds: Engine capacity less than 75cc & with fixed transmission, big wheelsize>12” Engine Capacity<75cc Mopeds TVS Motor Company Ltd (MOPED) 69,758 68,012 Total 69,758 68,012 Total Mopeds 69,758 68,012 Total Two Wheelers 1,228,150 1,378,779 III Three Wheelers A: Passenger Carriers A1:No. of seats including driver not exceeding 4 & Max.Mass not exceeding 1 tonnes Atul Auto Limited 874 758 Bajaj Auto Ltd 39,404 28,796 Force Motors Ltd 0 0 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 3,233 3,177 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 10,227 9,874 Scooters india Ltd 386 350 TVS Motor Company Ltd 4,532 2,287 Total 58,656 45,242 A2: No.of seats including Driver exceeding 4 but not exceeding 7 & Max.Mass exceeding 1.5 tonnes Force Motors Ltd 0 79 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 0 0 Scooters india Ltd 224 180 Total 224 259 Total Passenger Carrier 58,880 45,501 B: Goods Carriers B1: Max.mass not exceeding 1 tonnes Atul Auto Limited 941 988 Bajaj Auto Ltd 357 394 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 1,498 1,259 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 4,947 4,207 Scooters india Ltd 480 400 Total 8,223 7,248 B2: Others Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 522 234 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 0 33 Scooters india Ltd 245 177 Total 767 444 Total Goods Carrier 8,990 7,692 Total Three Wheelers 67,870 53,193 Grand Total of all Categories 1,613,872 1,783,384

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2012

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172 9,304 189 0 13,224

160 5,150 308 0 9,087

58 4,241 93 0 6,131

92 2,708 153 0 4,522

121 8,137 174 0 11,739

179 5,127 346 0 8,846

0 535 0 0 614

0 127 0 0 154

0 626 0 0 763

12-13 0 228 0 0 342

2,266 44 39 113 8,364 177 120 11,123 24,347

2,387 22 NA 201 2,991 600 116 6,317 15,404

628 21 0 76 3,497 65 20 4,307 10,438

819 39 NA 84 1,991 162 13 3,108 7,630

1,564 50 11 197 6,570 142 40 8,574 20,313

1,589 64 NA 230 3,530 439 68 5,920 14,766

0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 614

0 0 NA 0 0 0 0 0 154

0 0 0 0 9 0 0 9 772

0 0 0 0 2 0 0 2 344

497 0 0 642 1,139

643 18 29 1,034 1,724

194 0 0 653 847

231 24 11 452 718

397 0 0 1,361 1,758

485 35 20 811 1,351

5 0 0 0 5

18 0 0 0 18

10 0 0 0 10

0 47 47

18 150 168

0 27 27

0 20 20

0 46 46

0 80 80

0 0 0

238 169 854 52 1,313

367 90 1,832 74 2,363

148 33 836 11 1,028

90 39 853 12 994

306 119 1,589 29 2,043

208 87 1,505 49 1,849

0 0 70 0 70

0 0 16 0 16

0 0 70 0 70

0 0 16 0 16

452 22 474 2,973 49,910 58,535

140 17 157 4,412 39,391 49,170

126 8 134 2,036 21,006 24,858

29 6 35 1,767 17,844 22,227

285 16 301 4,148 40,730 47,386

105 11 116 3,396 34,034 42,141

0 0 0 75 2,351 2,967

0 0 0 21 919 1,590

0 0 0 88 3,423 4,469

0 0 0 26 1,840 3,046

1,514 360 881 2,755

2,221 173 970 3,364

677 220 535 1,432

1,118 254 585 1,957

1,378 391 825 2,594

2,020 378 931 3,329

21 0 46 67

0 0 0 0

26 0 55 81

0 0 1 1

312 22 391 559 2,766 732 4,782

391 0 918 656 2,991 1,358 6,314

39 4 249 339 1,220 268 2,119

76 0 262 122 1,500 600 2,560

65 12 423 424 2,076 607 3,607

99 0 416 248 2,493 1,094 4,350

10 0 0 0 73 18 101

17 0 0 0 223 9 249

62 0 0 3 299 43 407

142 0 0 0 353 114 609

919 95 1,014 8,551

845 278 1,123 10,801

484 184 668 4,219

410 180 590 5,107

905 297 1,202 7,403

733 339 1,072 8,751

5 0 5 173

0 4 4 253

5 0 5 493

0 14 14 624

114 9,772 1,896 32,507 44,289

0 7,929 892 28,289 37,110

16 3,715 1,072 12,275 17,078

5 3,107 357 15,483 18,952

35 8,174 1,849 26,211 36,269

15 7,202 757 30,074 38,048

0 215 0 3,278 3,493

0 677 0 1,615 2,292

0 365 0 4,816 5,181

0 677 4 2,469 3,150

0 1,201 66 11,486 3,513 16,266

4,547 871 47 19,360 5,360 30,185

0 375 6 4,979 1,613 6,973

2,304 333 23 7,823 2,000 12,483

0 581 36 9,059 3,126 12,802

4,522 543 38 14,310 3,776 23,189

0 0 0 1,016 416 1,432

0 0 0 2,366 861 3,227

0 0 0 1,972 583 2,555

0 1 0 3,527 1,397 4,925

196 0 782 7 4,315 477 5,777

221 0 694 25 2,996 123 4,059

102 0 359 3 2,303 52 2,819

125 0 310 6 1,840 46 2,327

178 0 730 3 4,099 471 5,481

217 0 582 8 3,476 99 4,382

0 52 0 0 251 4 307

0 12 0 0 294 2 308

0 82 0 0 618 14 714

0 24 0 0 333 2 359

44 166 1,958 689 2,857 69,189 77,740 136,275

119 211 2,014 886 3,230 74,584 85,385 134,555

7 66 382 439 894 27,764 31,983 56,841

28 95 466 340 929 34,691 39,798 62,025

21 83 794 505 1,403 55,955 63,358 110,744

77 156 828 710 1,771 67,390 76,141 118,282

0 24 96 120 240 5,472 5,645 8,612

0 0 139 52 191 6,018 6,271 7,861

0 44 208 256 508 8,958 9,451 13,920

0 0 243 99 342 8,776 9,400 12,446

644 2,967 3,611

557 304 861

518 1,440 1,958

386 253 639

829 2,894 3,723

638 324 962

0 0 0

49,763 49,763

41,218 41,218

21,205 21,205

21,683 21,683

38,949 38,949

41,685 41,685

1,680 1,680

3,224 3,224

3,722 3,722

5,403 5,403

69,053 153,131 25,993 0 47,627 33,033 328,837 382,211

84,182 243,682 21,365 2,474 56,729 25,922 434,354 476,433

29,285 75,012 10,452 0 23,915 13,158 151,822 174,985

36,312 124,123 8,709 1,584 29,135 13,000 212,863 235,185

64,241 149,444 19,680 0 47,455 26,424 307,244 349,916

76,666 239,969 18,648 2,386 57,130 25,663 420,462 463,109

2,063 1,157 66 0 44 685 4,015 5,695

4,705 1,904 154 0 0 673 7,436 10,660

4,874 1,834 154 0 88 1,253 8,203 11,925

9,093 3,694 479 0 0 1,591 14,857 20,260

343,964 819,024 38,443 10,497 101,641 1,313,569

346,578 855,216 26,080 14,354 90,802 1,333,030

105,034 387,445 16,879 4,681 43,907 557,946

102,293 434,565 13,243 5,021 34,516 589,638

204,931 798,440 31,170 8,906 82,771 1,126,218

191,856 853,764 20,533 10,660 61,290 1,138,103

70,200 13,227 4,400 818 13,127 101,772

77,578 9,996 1,995 1,224 10,992 101,785

163,970 22,366 6,500 1,650 25,489 219,975

170,222 18,726 3,776 3,462 21,723 217,909

71,341 74,583 68,531 13,215 9,714 3,908 241,292

107,677 100,341 114,176 9,203 8,858 6,874 347,129

37,062 38,042 32,459 3,283 4,895 228 115,969

37,449 49,378 56,477 1,783 7,185 29 152,301

61,191 72,975 64,148 6,135 9,773 403 214,625

83,509 99,358 109,077 3,971 8,933 13,137 317,985

6,538 776 1,920 3,461 0 1,830 14,525

9,386 1,741 1,357 1,200 5 2,892 16,581

12,076 1,784 2,746 5,365 0 3,538 25,509

20,759 2,761 2,131 2,096 5 5,261 33,013

151,084 47,109 24,862 59,997 2,058 285,110

150,480 38,053 41,550 59,838 972 290,893

64,549 24,510 10,288 19,995 718 120,060

53,871 15,365 18,141 19,480 417 107,274

124,941 43,435 20,594 38,724 1,289 228,983

104,463 36,494 35,209 38,590 1,297 216,053

15,710 729 2,404 6,574 640 26,057

21,507 1,150 3,586 8,245 1 34,489

35,002 1,349 3,773 12,501 960 53,585

52,087 1,714 4,826 14,748 1 73,376

18,614 30,841 49,455

22,264 29,273 51,537

6,496 11,019 17,515

6,942 12,630 19,572

12,838 21,784 34,622

15,141 23,611 38,752

3,690 5,508 9,198

4,574 3,075 7,649

9,452 11,207 20,659

8,960 7,078 16,038

15,765 7,948 2,035 25,748

16,411 7,342 1,324 25,077

5,180 4,157 1,099 10,436

6,196 3,368 473 10,037

10,391 7,869 2,044 20,304

12,010 7,533 1,176 20,719

3,530 0 0 3,530

2,126 64 218 2,408

5,432 0 0 5,432

5,239 90 224 5,553

11,052 11,052

16,113 16,113

5,473 5,473

7,964 7,964

11,080 11,080

15,955 15,955

10 10

100 100

17 17

154 154

1,340 1,340

2,156 2,156

340 340

739 739

622 622

1,440 1,440

327 327

434 434

654 654

695 695

20 20

5 5

0 0

0 17 0 17

148 0 0 148

0 6 0 6

74 0 3 77

0 12 7 19

159 3 10 172

0 0 0 0

56 0 0 56

0 1 0 1

23 0 7 30

0 1 0 1

38 1 15 54

0 0 0 0

0 0 1,927,603

0 0 2,066,144

0 0 827,746

2 2 887,634

0 0 1,636,474

3 3 1,749,236

0 0 155,419

0 0 163,446

0 0 325,831

0 0 346,738

129,158 129,158 129,158 2,438,972

137,001 137,001 137,001 2,679,578

67,872 67,872 67,872 1,070,603

69,869 69,869 69,869 1,192,688

127,223 127,223 127,223 2,113,613

137,451 137,451 137,451 2,349,796

232 232 232 161,346

256 256 256 174,362

417 417 417 338,173

426 426 426 367,424

1,683 81,108 0 7,245 20,545 775 8,437 119,793

2,057 62,036 0 6,572 18,166 489 4,797 94,117

883 13,234 4 2,841 8,983 386 934 27,265

1,117 14,429 0 3,076 9,386 371 1,215 29,594

1,623 25,625 4 5,758 17,032 651 1,784 52,477

2,052 26,426 0 6,402 17,090 592 2,217 54,779

20 27,150 0 357 1,460 0 1,983 30,970

2 15,402 0 180 621 0 1,705 17,910

40 59,308 0 559 3,458 0 4,694 68,059

42 42,316 0 198 1,170 0 3,607 47,333

29 0 458 487 120,280

135 0 278 413 94,530

0 209 158 367 27,632

0 0 201 201 29,795

0 209 376 585 53,062

0 0 309 309 55,088

84 0 0 84 31,054

98 0 0 98 18,008

126 0 0 126 68,185

140 0 0 140 47,473

1,977 1,023 3,003 9,985 979 16,967

2,289 1,409 2,786 7,934 548 14,966

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

987 466 1,053 4,004 460 6,970

1,901 1,001 2,130 9,746 790 15,568

2,234 821 2,179 7,400 725 13,359

16 0 136 28 0 180

0 0 0 32 0 32

16 0 272 155 0 443

10 0 4 269 0 283

1,057 0 508 1,565 18,532 138,812 3,240,909

402 38 292 732 15,698 110,228 3,505,011

293 0 127 420 8,356 35,988 1,369,070

191 0 228 419 7,389 37,184 1,513,032

812 0 339 1,151 16,719 69,781 2,707,501

398 0 325 723 14,082 69,170 2,985,417

0 0 0 0 180 31,234 235,429

0 18 0 18 50 18,058 246,314

0 0 0 0 443 68,628 497,601

0 30 0 30 313 47,786 511,867

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Getting Personal with Gaurav Malhotra, Director, Presto Stantest Pvt Ltd If not in the auto industry, where would you be? I would probably be a chef or a painter! What car do you drive? What do you dream of driving? I drive a Honda Civic .My dream car would be an Audi Q7

In Person Gaurav Malhotra is presently working in the ﬁeld of manufacturing testing instruments since the last two decades. He did his schooling from Frank Anthony Public School, Graduation from DU in the commerce stream followed by a diploma in Indian Marketing & Management Institute.

Your most recent indulgence… A 10-seater personal home-theatre What are you currently reading? ‘The Prince’ by Niccolo Machiavelli What is Mr Gaurav Malhotra doing when not talking auto? Cooking or taking photographs! Outdoor activity you would miss ofﬁce for… Playing football with my son Where did you go for your last holiday? Macau & Hongkong . You get angry when… When I feel people are not passionate about their work or not giving up to their full potential What is the one thing you would like to change about you? My inability to ‘switch off’ after work

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Best thing to have happened to you… My wife (grins)

An experience I won’t forget… Running from one terminal to the other at the Suvarnabhumi International Airport (Thailand) to catch my connecting flight to Australia and managing to just board it in the nick of time. The whole family heaved a sigh of relief as it was the beginning of one of our best vacations!

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