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Fiat Arm Brings AMT To India Nabeel A. Khan & Jagdev Kalsi New Delhi

agneti Marelli, a 100 percent owned subsidiary of Fiat S.p.A, is bringing in Automated Manual Transmission (AMT) to India. AMT is low-cost and a more fuel efﬁcient substitute for Automated Transmission (AT). Since AMT is 20 percent cheaper than AT, it could likely accelerate adoptability going by the cost sensitive nature of the market. Moreover, the increas-

ing number of trafﬁc and poor driving conditions will inadvertently result in higher demand for such products. Although, lately, carmakers have begun offering AT across all segments of vehicles (including with high volume cars like hatchbacks), the steeper price factor of AT has been impacting sales. The volume segment cars that are highly cost sensitive will have high acceptability of AMT in India. The components manufacturing arm of the Italian automobile major is sure of seeing tremendous potential in India.

Will AMT find takers in India? The manufacturers are optimistic.

An AMT is composed of a dry clutch, a gearbox, and an embedded dedicated control system that uses electronic sensors, processors, and actuators to actuate gear shifts on the driver’s command. This removes the need for a clutch pedal while the driver is still able to decide when to change the gear. The clutch itself is actuated by electronic equipment that can synchronize the timing and the torque required to make gear shifts quick and smooth. The system is designed to provide a better driving experience, especially in cities where congestion frequently causes stop-and-go trafﬁc patterns.

DATA MONITOR Top 5 Car Makers Company

Nov-11

Nov-12

Change

Maruti

82,870

90,882

9.67%

Hyundai

35,000

34,751

-0.71%

M&M

19,934

27,439

37.65%

TATA MOTORS

32,829

26,547

-19.14%

TKM

13,956

10,352

-25.82%

Top 5 Car Exporters Company

Nov-11

Nov-12

Change

Hyundai

22,080

21,011

-4.84%

Maruti

8,749

12,213

39.59%

Nissan

8,032

11,721

45.93%

Ford

1,769

4,211

138.04%

TKM

1,005

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

One ECU, More Fuels Magneti Marelli is also looking at bringing solutions for flexi-fuelswhich mean one ECU can manage more than two fuel options in an engine. It is a major player in Brazil which is a strong market for ethanol-based fuel. The system is called tetra fuel, which can manage with a single ECU four fuels in a car. In Brazil available fuel options are gasoline, ethanol, CNG and could be a combination of gasolineethanol. This ECU is single. Currently, in India we have dual ECUs managing two fuels in a car.ties where congestion frequently causes stop-and-go traffic patterns. “As an area of expansion we are looking at AMT. Today the demand for AT in India is probably one percent. Although this number is slowly increasing since last year, this is mainly for two reasons. One is the increase in the number of self driving population who consider comfort and convenience in bumper to bumper traffic, and secondly there is also an increase in the number of women drivers,” said Saju Mookken, Country Manager, Magneti Marelli India. “Automatic transmission has not been well accepted in India because it increases the overall price of the vehicle, and running costs. An AMT offers the efficiency of a manual transmission and the benefits of an automatic,” said I V Rao, COO (Engineering), of MSIL. “AMT will be a good solution for India. Indian driving often requires gear shifting so our decision will eventually benefit drivers.” AMT is an OE fitment which provides comfort as well as being fuel efficient. AMTs are successfully used in several countries

globally and in mainly mass segment vehicles. Magneti Marelli also has a JV in China exclusively for AMTs, and it also supplies to many carmakers in emerging markets such as Brazil. The components maker is pitching hard to spread the adoption of this technology to other OEMs in India. It believes that by the end of 2013, it will be common to see cars loaded with AMT running on Indian roads. “You should see the first vehicle on road by end 2013. It will be more on the A, B & C segment,” Mookken said. Elaborating on the cost benefit of the technology, Mookken said, “The incremental cost of fitting in ATs is about `50,000. This also means that the overall price of the car goes up by the same amount. My belief is that we should offer for 20-25 percent lesser than that difference though it depends on the pricing that OEs implement.” There are few carmakers that have full AT solutions. In AMT without changing the basic gearbox, the company will be able to mount an electro hydraulic kit.

Yamaha Adding Muscle To Ray Jagdev Kalsi New Delhi

ndia Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd is introducing a maleoriented version of the Ray scooter in India by mid-2013. For the newer version of Ray, Yamaha plans to offer a beefed up exterior and colour options to distinguish it from the current scooter, which is women oriented. The new scooter is expected to be launched at a higher price than Yamaha Ray by a small mar-

gin of `2,000-5,000. “The male-oriented Ray will come with the same chassis and engine, that too in the same state of tune. Yamaha will mainly rework on the exteriors,” said a source seeking to remain anonymous. The company is gung-ho about the brand considering the response it has received from the market. In November alone, Yamaha sold 10,348 units of Ray, and has touched an overall ﬁgure of 26,214 units till date. The new scooter will likely be manufac-

tured at the company’s Surajpur plant in Greater Noida alongside the existing Yamaha Ray. While Yamaha had marketed the Ray as a women’s scooter exclusively, it was the scooter’s paint colours that were predominantly feminine. In future, it will offer a range of colours and nipn-tucked in exteriors, Yamaha has plans to tap the larger (in numbers) male audiences for a ﬁrmer footing in the scooter market. Yamaha had also projected its focus to grab a 20 percent share of

the scooter market by 2016 at the Ray’s launch. The male-oriented Ray scooter will be Yamaha’s second step in the automatic scooter market. While Yamaha has managed to grab 4.6 percent share of the market (for November 2012) with the Ray, having three scooters in its portfolio, the segment is currently led by Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India that enjoyed a close to 50 percent market share for the same month as per SIAM data.

EDITORIAL In Need Of Better Deals

A few years ago, OEMs would sign up exclusive agreements with components companies based abroad. While this worked well earlier, some of the global disasters like those in Japan brought an end to such deals. No one could afford to take such risks.

But there’s an interesting phenomenon happening on the side. From what we gathered, the OEMs have realised that more Indian consumers are seeking better cars and newer technologies to match up to global standards. Going by what we hear, more OEMs are tying up with components manufacturers across Europe (mainly there) and seeking out new technologies to be ﬁtted into cars.

That again begs the question: What are the Indian OEMs to do? They need to push sales and also offer the best-inclass. An idea that came across from those in the know is that every manufacturer start offering ﬁnance options at lower rates than banks. Mahindra and Audi are in the forefront of this. Of course, there are others too. But this is one way that will push buyers to consider better cars and also ensure that the next car they buy could be from the same company, if the camaraderie has set in well.

he fag end of the year has not treated car manufacturers well. Most of them are quite saddened at the poor sales show and a market that shows no signs of glowing. The reasons could be many, and others could also be suffering the same fate. But that still does not lift up the spirits.

While on the one hand, they will be capable of offering better cars to consumers, on the other hand it implies an overall increase in the price of cars. So how will they solve this conundrum? There’s another point. Most component makers who supply to the OEMs are not conﬁning themselves to only one or two. That would indeed be a big risk to take. Then what is the USP of any car?

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CONTENTS CORPORATE Magneti Marelli Wants Bigger Market

With a workforce of around 1,500 people and last fiscal revenue at `800 crore, Magneti hopes to cross `1,100 crore this fiscal, signifying a growth of 40 percent in top line.

Tata Motors Struggles With Passenger Car Biz

Tata Motors is battling erosion of market share with an ageing product portfolio repeatedly falling short of customers’ expectations.

08 Audi Increases Prices In India

Audi has increased prices on most of its models in India, effective from January, by a minimum of one percent on the Q7 TDI and a maximum of five percent on the S4 TFSI.

New-Gen i30 Shortlisted For Europe’s Premier Award

New Generation i30 has made it to the shortlist for the Car of the Year 2013 award, becoming the first Hyundai model to make the final round of voting.

New Ford Fiesta Van Banks On Fuel Save

New Ford Fiesta Vanpromises to deliver class-leading fuel efficiency and segment-first technologies when it launches in 2013.

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Qoros Unwraps First Images Of GQ3

Qoros’s GQ3 has been designed and developed by an international team of experienced specialists and new, young talent, specifically for markets in China and Europe.

Toyota Kirloskar Motors Reworks Organisational Structure TKM has announced a new organisational structure in a bid to strengthen the organisation towards achieving its vision and also enhance speed of decision making.

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MMI Wants Larger Indian Arena Nabeel A Khan & Jagdev Kalsi New Delhi

agneti Marelli India (MMI) is increasing its market size in India. In its presence in the country thus far, the components maker has taken both JV and independent route. In four years time, it has seven JVs and eight plants in the country. With a workforce of around 1,500 people and last fiscal revenue at Rs 800 crore, Magneti hopes to cross Rs 1,100 crore this fiscal, signifying a growth of 40 percent in top line. So bullish is the company about India that it hopes to triple this figure in three years’ time.

To bring this on, it is increasing the products line in OE segment and also conducting a feasibility study for bringing in its aftermarket module, Checkstar, a kind of franchise garages it runs mainly in Europe. In after-sales and service, Magneti is planning an aggressive distribution of an array of products –produced within the company or by its partners. “There is a strong opportunity. But we are unsure when we will go full-ﬂedged. We will start with a few products and gradually expand,” said Saju Mookken, Country Manager of the company. In Suspension and Shock observers, Magneti Marelli owns Cofab, an aftermarket brand for

shock absorbers. It also doubles up as an OE brand. Cofab products are produced in Pune and one of the few products to be available in the aftermarket. The company will start distribution and building of a network for aftermarket in India in early 2013. Magneti Marelli distributes parts for the aftermarket globally but has a major presence in Europe and Latin American. It has over 5,000 Checkstar garages in Europe, where, according to Mookken, it provides a holistic technology required to run garages. Technological knowhow is a major concern for car owners when it comes to local and neighborhood garages. As vehi-

cles become technologically advanced, there is a need for services that most garages are incapable of. The company is planning to add OE products in the suspension and shock observer range. In April it started production of suspensions with Talbros in Faridabad. The new products are manufactured under its JV, Magneti Marelli Talbros Automotive Components. “We will now move to products like knuckles and then eventually move into front and rear,” said Mookken. It also plans to add active shock absorbers with electronic control. Globally, Magneti Marelli has over 12 R&D centres recognized for its design capability.

The component maker’s majority business comes from lighting followed by power train. The company is also looking at building design capability in India and reducing R&D support from outside. “I think historically India has not been strong in automobile design but off late has been improving in small cars. We are already the second largest production hub for small cars. We have frugal engineering, and most global OEMs are taking advantage of that,” he added. Mookken vouches for the increasing design and engineering capability of India. Chrysler has a large engineering base out of Chennai, while GM has a engineering phase in Bengaluru.

Tata Motors Struggles With Passenger Car Biz Our Bureau Mumbai

he last few months have been tough for Tata Motors’ passenger cars business. The erosion of market share and an ageing product portfolio has repeatedly fallen short of customers’ expectations. The blow comes at a time when the company’s commercial vehicles business is also seeing a cyclical downturn. Analysts are of the opinion that the company performance may further go down in the domestic market in the coming quarters if the company does not take drastic steps.

Domestic sales of passenger vehicles (including JLR and Fiat) by the company in H1 2012-13 stood at 135,222 units as compared to 134,811 units in the corresponding period last fiscal, according to company results. “Competitive intensity poses challenges to the passenger vehicle industry, with higher inflation, interest costs, and fuel price dampening demand. Customers’ preference is more allied to diesel vehicles,” pointed out company officials in a presentation to analysts. It has begun resolving issues by embarking on some initiatives. Beginning with product refreshment plans, it will move

on to enhancing customer experience and engagement, better manage distribution expansion and effectiveness, not to forget cost effectiveness and quality enhancement initiatives. It is also looking to introduce variants and models in the Prima range, Ultra range of LCV, ACE, Nano CNG among others. “The domestic passenger industry grew three percent in Q2 FY13. While the overall growth was subdued, industry segments like UVs showed robust growth,’ said the spokesperson. The company passenger car exports declined by 9.2 percent in Q2 2012-13 to 14,709 units as compared to 16,192 units in the

corresponding quarter last ﬁscal. Tata Motors lost ground in markets like Sri Lanka and Bangladesh and registered ﬂat to subdued growth in Nepal, Afghanistan, Thailand, and

South Africa. Sales of Jaguar Land Rover grew by 14 percent to touch 77,442 units in Q2 2012-13 as compared to 68,000 units in the corresponding quarter last ﬁscal.

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Fuel Efﬁcient Trucks From Ashok Leyland

shok Leyland, the Hinduja Group f lagship, has introduced a range of haulage trucks fitted with Twin Speed Rear Axles and many other modifications that promises enhanced fuel efficiency of up to 10 percent. Deployed on 25 and 31 Tonne trucks in both 6x2 and 8x2 configurations, the new set of technologies are custom designed for the Ashok Leyland driveline, with the Twin Speed Axle being the primary change. Ideal for an open highway condition, the technology allows the driver to shift to fuel-economy mode, while cruising, just by pressing the ‘Twin-Speed’ button. The ‘Twin-Speed’ technology also offers benefits of faster turnaround, improved driveability and reduced noise levels.

On the introduction of this new technolog y, Vinod K. Dasari, Managing Director, Ashok Leyland said, “It is our constant endeavor to seek ways to improve our customers’ profitability and what better way than to reduce their burden on fuel cost. We are confident that our customers will find in this new technology an excellent value proposition.” The Twin-Speed technology will be on offer on some of the company’s flagship models, in the multi-axle range, like the 2516IL, 2516XL, 3116IL and 3118IL, which are best suited for applications like market load, cement, tankers and general cargo and are already top performers in their class. These vehicles equipped with twinspeed axles will be launched across the country in a phased

manner. The package of such technology improvements will be extended to 4x2 haulage and buses as well. Customer care will be on offer through Ashok Leyland’s robust network of 430 full service outlets that are positioned at every 75 kms on all major highways across the country. A rich bouquet of services including the unique Tatkaal promise, ﬁrst launched by Ashok Leyland, that ensures service within four hours on any major highway and restoration of vehicle within 48 hours. In the rarest instance of causing any delay, the company will pay a penalty of Rs 1,000 a day to the customer. Besides this, the company offers Annual Maintenance Contracts, 3 years’ extended warranty and 2 years’ extended service packages on its range of MAVs.

Optare’s Innovation Pays Off Optare Plc, an associate of Ashok Leyland, has won the annual award for innovation in the UK automotive industry. Optare’s Versa EV, the all-electric fast charging bus, beat tough competition from many of the leading names in automotive design and technology from across Britain, notably the Jaguar Land Rover, to win the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders (SMMT) Award for Automotive Innovation 2012. Sumner said that the award is a culmination of three years of hard work by the team. The company passionately believes that the future of the bus industry lies in EVs and that Optare’s demonstrated market leadership will be sustained in the years to come as zero emission technology takes off. Optare is the only producer of full-size, commercially viable, battery-powered buses in the UK, which are manufactured at its modern assembly plant at Sherburn-in-Elmet in Yorkshire. The technology is now available to be exploited elsewhere in Europe and further aﬁeld by Ashok Leyland’s international sales network.

New Ford Fiesta Van Banks On Fuel Save

he new Ford Fiesta Van, an agile and stylish carderived van for large and small businesses, will deliver class-leading fuel efﬁciency and segment-ﬁrst technologies when it launches in 2013. All diesel engines in the new Fiesta Van achieve sub-100g/km CO2 emissions and 76.4mpg or better. The Fiesta ECOnetic Van features enhanced fuel-saving technologies to deliver best-in-

class 87g/km and 85.6mpg, a feat that no other manufacturer in the class matches. With its practical 1.0 cubic metre load space, the Ford Fiesta Van offers businesses an adaptable van with classic Fiesta driver appeal. The load compartment features a secure steel bulkhead and four cargo tie-down hooks, both developed in accordance with the international DIN standard for load restraints, plus a

tough rubber ﬂoor mat and durable sidewall trim. The van’s load length of 1.3 metres and gross payload ranging from 485-508kg means space for bulkier items. The Fiesta Van powertrain choice includes the new 75PS 1.5-litre Duratorq TDCi and 95PS 1.6-litre Duratorq TDCi engines - both built in Dagenham - and the 82PS 1.25-litre Duratec petrol units, assembled at Bridgend. The ultra-efficient Fiesta Van

ECOnetic offers the specially developed 95PS 1.6-litre Duratorq TDCi powertrain with standard Auto-Start-Stop, lowered suspension, aerodynamic rear under-tray and wheel trims, and low rolling resistance tyres. The new Fiesta Van’s package of leading Ford driver assistance and safety features includes a number of important segment-ﬁrst technologies. The dynamic new version of the Fiesta Van features

a sharper design inspired by the latest Ford global design language and concept vehicles, including laser-cut headlamps incorporating LED technology, power-dome bonnet and, for the ﬁrst time, the option of 17-inch alloy wheels. Ford ergonomics and interior design experts have reconﬁgured the Fiesta interior with relocated switch-gear, a new centre-console with arm-rest and new materials, interfaces and displays.

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Qoros Unwraps First Images Of GQ3

ew independent automotive manufacturer, Qoros, has taken the wraps off the GQ3. Besides being the first of a family of all-new models, it has been designed and developed by an international team of experienced specialists and new, young talent, specifically for markets in China and Europe. The first model from Qoros, the elegant GQ3 C-segment saloon, introduces design themes and styling features that will define a unique brand identity across the forthcoming family of Qoros models. The GQ3 features an elegant exterior, a spacious, feature-packed interior and is engineered to achieve top European and Chinese crash

test ratings. “During the development of the Qoros GQ3, we directed all our efforts towards the needs and expectations of today’s young, aspirational customers,” says Volker Steinwascher, Deputy Chairman of the Management Board at Qoros. “They are sensitive about design and quality, are highly sophisticated users of technology, and insist on the very best safety standards. As an entirely new brand, we have the advantage of being able to focus our efforts, without compromise or distraction, on meeting the demands of these customers.” Making its world debut at the Geneva International Motor Show (7-17 March 2013), the Qoros GQ3 goes on sale in China

TKM Reworks Org Structure

n a bid to strengthen the orga n i zat ion towa rds achieving its vision and also enhance speed of decision making, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Limited (TKM) has announced a new organisational structure. The proposed changes will come to effect from Jan 1, 2013. Beginning with the top honchos, Shekar Viswanathan, Deputy Managing Director, Commercial, has been promoted to the post of Vice Chairman, External Affairs. Sandeep Singh, Deputy Managing Director, Sales, Marketing and Customer Service, has been promoted to Deputy Managing Director and Chief Operating Ofﬁcer. In his new role, he will head Sales,

Marketing, Customer Service and Commercial Divisions. Masanori Takahashi, Deputy Managing Director, Technical and Purchase, has been promoted to Deputy Managing Director and Chief Operating Ofﬁcer. In his new role he will head Manufacturing, Technical, Purchase and Vendor Development including supplier support. All the above mentioned executives will continue to hold positions in the company’s Board of Directors. Mr. Shigeru Tomonaga, currently holding the post of Deputy Managing Director, Manufacturing will be an Executive Advisor to the TKM Board of Directors and Chief of Supplier Support Center.

in the second half of 2013, with the first cars arriving in Europe later in the year. The GQ3’s styling introduces a brand identity that will make every future model instantly recognisable as a Qoros. Under the leadership of Executive Director of Design, Gert Volker Hildebrand, a team of designers have created distinct and precise styling based on modern European design tastes. The GQ3 has a sporty, elegant profile with a long wheelbase, short overhangs, a coupé-like silhouette and a roof that flows smoothly into the strong rear quarters. The face of the GQ3 sets the template for the Qoros model family, with wide headlamp units extending into the flanks

of the car, framing the central upper grille at the same height. Horizontal LED bars feature at the upper edge of the headlights and in the distinctive rear light clusters. The standard alloy wheels feature a triple-split eight-spoke design, which will become another signature design element for the Qoros brand. The GQ3 will offer generous interior space, and the horizontally arranged ‘floating’ dashboard will further enhance the impression of space in the cabin. In its ergonomics and quality, the Qoros GQ3 sets new standards for cars produced in China and will be comparable with the best-selling cars in Europe. Prominently occupying the GQ3’s central console is the innovative eight-inch touchscreen infotainment system that represents an automotive industry first. The advanced software, technology and graphics were designed and developed in-house to safely manage information displays for minimal driver distraction and to optimise easeof-use while on the move. The intelligent and powerful package was created specifically with the young, aspirational, alwaysconnected target Qoros customer firmly in mind. Replacing the array of switches and buttons that blights many modern car interiors, the capacitive touchscreen enables users to manage entertainment, navigation, ‘Cloud’ connectivity and in-car networking functions with intuitive finger ‘swipe’ movements that will be familiar to smartphone users. The system allows drivers

to book dealer service appointments, features an automatic emergency services alert in the event of an accident, and supports usage-based car insurance services. The state-of-the-art navigation system includes bestin-class traffic information and an advanced points-of-interest search. Integrated social networking connectivity enables drivers to share their driving experiences, points-of-interest, favourite trips and photos via social media through the intuitive interface. The Qoros GQ3 is engineered to achieve maximum European and Chinese crash test ratings thanks to advanced safety technology. The car’s structural architecture incorporates the latest developments in the field of crash safety. The precise arrangement of supporting structures, as well as large-scale deformation zones, prevent intrusions into the passenger cell during collisions. In addition, occupants are protected by a comprehensive package of state-of-the-art safety measures, including front, side and curtain airbags, as well as highly-effective seatbelt restraint systems. All Qoros models will follow a three digit model naming structure. The first letter designates the body style: all sedans will carry the first letter ‘G‘. All Qoros models will feature the second letter ‘Q‘ – an unmistakable reference to the ‘master‘ brand. The third digit will always be a number and indicates the segment in which the model range sits. The number ‘3’ denotes that the model is in the compact/C-segment.

Queuing To The Ports

oyota’s plans to export vehicles from India triggered a domino effect among Indian manufacturers to look at exports to add an extra arm to increase production in the country. Reports in the media also reveal that there has been a focus by Honda and Toyota to export components to Asian and South American nations. Honda has been exporting engine and body components of the Brio to Thailand and also some components for the Jazz and City. Toyota is gearing up to export transmissions of the Etios and Liva to Brazil in the coming year. Just a year ago, a handful of manufacturers focused on exports, namely Hyundai, Maruti, Nissan and Ford. They

were the only car makers to realize the potential of using India as an export hub and were also beneﬁted by the fact that they had the right product in their line-up for export. Mahindra and Tata have also been exporting their products around the world but the numbers are too small to have any impact. In April when Toyota began exporting the Liva and Etios sedan to South Africa, it marked the beginning of other manufacturers following in their

footsteps. In the period of AprilNovember 2012, Toyota has exported 16,430 units - a third of the passenger cars it has sold in India in the same period. Volkswagen too began exporting LHD Ventos to South Africa. Recently, Renault began exports of the Duster too. Although the focus has been on exporting CBUs to other markets, the possibility of a larger market waiting to be explored in the components space is now being taken into consideration.

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Paints That Break Oxides Fraunhofer Institute is testing at the Trade Fair BAU. It is going to demonstrate how paints can help with clean air.

raunhofer researchers are looking at introducing a test at the booth of the Fraunhofer Building Innovation Alliance in Booth 131/135 in Hall C2 at the Trade Fair BAU that will take place from January 14-19, 2013, in Munich. The test is to find out how coatings behave during a long-term test. This is based on the knowledge that surfaces with photo-catalytic characteristics clean the air off nitrogen oxides and other healthendangering substances. To give a background, in the Seventies, a common occurrence was smog alert in the Ruhr area, acid rain, and dying spruce trees in the Bavarian Forest. In those days, the solution was filter systems for the smokestacks in the Ruhr area. Today, people in the urban areas are suffering from high levels of pollution that is being caused by, among other things, automotive traffic. In particularly the most undesired is nitrogen oxide (NOx).

Meanwhile, the European Union tightened the limit values even further; in many communities they are being exceeded. Michael Hüben of the Fraunhofer Institute for Molecular Biology and Applied Ecology IME in Schmallenberg, Germany, knows that “on stretches with heavy trafﬁc there is a particular need for action.” It is for this reason that during the next two years, the Fraunhofer researchers are keen to examine in the project, “Effectiveness of photo-catalytic removal of nitrogen oxide on coated building test panels” how photo-catalytic surfaces contribute to the removal of NOx and how the coatings prove themselves during long-term operation. On behalf of the German Federal Ministry of Transport, the German Federal Highway Research Institute is sponsoring and supporting the project. “Coatings that are photocatalytically active can help to reduce nitrogen oxides,” explains

Dr. Michael Hüben, “There are already a number of products available for the photo-catalytic coating of surfaces, but the measurement method standardized according to ISO 22197-1 cannot be applied to all problems. At the IME, we have now developed a special measurement cell which we are using in our project.” At the A4 interstate at Bergisch Gladbach, we will shortly be setting out weathering noise barrier samples that were coated with reactive material. Prepared test samples will be measured at predetermined intervals in the measuring cell. Hüben explains the set up of the test: “The surface of the test sample must be photo-catalytically active, meaning it removes NOx when exposed to light.” The surfaces contain titanium dioxide catalysts, a material that is affordable and available in large quantities. Then, exposed to daylight, titanium dioxide catalyzes the nitrogen oxide into nitrate. The photo-catalytic activities of

the samples are determined using a ﬂow-through process,” says the scientist. During the next two years, the experts will determine regularly how much nitrous oxide is being removed. In this manner, they will obtain a solid basis for the long term effects of the coatings. Only then will we be sure that the coatings really do help and that larger surfaces, such as entire housing tracts, can be economically furnished with coats that are photo-catalytically effective. This would make it possible to reduce the particle pollution in urban areas. “Another area of application for the measurement process is in interior rooms. Here, too, there are products commercially avail-

able that promise to improve air quality in interior rooms,” explains Hüben’s colleague, Frank Neumann from the Fraunhofer Institute for Surface Engineering and Thin Films IST. ”Here, too, experimental measurements help us to work up standards and certifications and standardize existing test processes.” At the Trade Fair BAU 2013, the researchers will present these and more photo-catalytic applications for the interior and exterior, using a stylized house in the booth of the Fraunhofer Building Innovation Alliance. The motto is: City of Tomorrow - Intelligent Building for the City of the Future. (Courtesy: Fraunhofer Institute)

ARAI Takes Firmer Steps Forward Our Bureau Mumbai

une-based Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) is seeking closer industry co-operation and assistance. This is critical to its ability to provide cutting-edge solutions for the needs of the automobile industry while keeping itself abreast of technologies and trends. “We are currently working on several projects some of which are based on our initiative as well as projects deemed to be of national importance and those sponsored by the industry. We are currently in an exciting phase of our growth as a self sustained institution,” said Shrikant Marathe, Director, ARAI.

Getting Smarter Marathe said the automotive sector is gearing towards R&D in two key areas namely light-weighting and electric/hybrid. Agencies including ARAI need to develop competencies in these two areas to keep themselves relevant to industry needs. He further said that extensive industry interaction with focus on providing solutions backed by data and its interpretation could prove critical for solutions that are both relevant and affordable. With the objective of providing a platform for interaction and knowledge sharing among industry stake holders, the Pune based research agency is organising the Symposium on International Automotive Technology (SIAT 2013) at its Pune campus from January 9 to 12, 2013. SIAT 2013 will focus on advances in different automotive areas such as safety, emissions, engines, noise, alternative fuels, electronics, structural evaluation, vehicle engineering, and materials. It will provide a platform to concentrate on technologies for safer, cleaner and quieter vehicles as well as focus on innovative advancements in automotive technologies to meet future challenges. Around 1,200 odd delegates are expected to participate from across the country and from different parts of the world with the objective of sharing knowledge and ideas on automotive technologies and challenges facing the industry. The research agency is expecting more than 120 papers to be presented in the conference on the varied subjects like transport engineering, mechatronics, infotainment, NHV, CAE, safety, power plants, structural & vehicle dynamics alternate fuels, materials, emissions, alternate energy, and vehicle engineering. Apart from this, around 30 keynote papers are expected to be presented by experts from the allied ﬁelds all across the globe.

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Audi Increases Prices In India Anand Mohan Mumbai

udi has increased prices on most of its models in India. The hikes, effective from 1st January, will go up a minimum of one percent on the Q7 3.0 TDI and a

maximum of ﬁve percent on the S4 3.0 TFSI (see table below). This amounts to an increase in range from `59,000 to `3.69 lakh (all prices ex-showroom Delhi) across the Audi India range. The A4, Q5, RS5 coupe and the TT are not part of the price hike. Commenting on the price

New-Gen i30 Shortlisted For Europe’s Premier Award

he New Generation i30 has made it to the shortlist for the Car of the Year 2013 award, becoming the first Hyundai model to make the final round of voting in Europe’s premier award for new cars. The 58 Car of the Year jury members, representing 22 European countries, allocated points to their preferred models during the first round of voting, and the i30 was among the highestscoring cars. Allan Rushforth, Senior Vice President and COO of Hyundai Motor Europe, commented, “The New Generation i30 was designed, developed and is made in Europe, for Europeans, so it’s a great honour for such a respected group of experts to recognise its relevance to Europe by shortlisting it for Car of the Year 2013. “Its dynamic design and great value package are changing the way European consumers think about Hyundai, being drawn to i30 on an emotional level. This is borne out not only by independent research but also by sustained sales success in the highly-competitive C-segment.” This latest achievement for Hyundai’s bestselling model in Europe crowns a year of major milestones for i30 in the region and around the world. Earlier this month, Hyundai announced that more than 500.000 units of i30 had been sold in Europe since the first-generation model went on sale in 2007, and globally i30 has now surpassed 1 million sales. At Hyundai’s award-winning European manufacturing facility in Nošovice, Czech Republic, more than half a million units of i30 have been produced. The New Generation i30 family was recently expanded, with the unveiling of a new threedoor version adding further sporting flair to the compelling characteristics of the five-door and Tourer models. The other shortlisted candidates for Car of the Year 2013 are (in alphabetical order) the Ford B-Max, Mercedes A-class, Peugeot 208, Renault Clio, Subaru BRZ/Toyota GT-86 (as one candidate), Volkswagen Golf and Volvo V40. The winner of the 50th edition of Car of the Year will be announced on March 4th 2013 in Geneva, ahead of the opening of the 2013 Geneva Motor Show. Like all Hyundai’s newly-launched models in Europe, New Generation i30 comes with the reassurance of the industry-leading Five Year Triple Care package, which gives customers a five-year warranty with no mileage limit, five years of roadside assistance and five years of vehicle health checks.

hike, Michael Perschke, Head, Audi India, said, “The overall market scenario is challenging. The rise in input cost, depreciating rupee as well as continuous increase in fuel prices have made us re-evaluate our pricing strategy in India and increase the prices of our range. However, we

are offering our customers customized and innovative finance options from Audi Finance which will make their purchase attractive.” Audi India has shown strong progress in the luxury car segment selling 8,072 units between Januar y-November 2012, a growth rate of 58 percent over the same period last year. Rival brand Mercedes Benz too announced a price hike a couple of weeks ago citing rise in input cost, fluctuating rupee and inflation as reasons for the increase. The hike will be to the tune of 1-3 percent across the range. Renault has announced a price rise of 1.5 percent across its range, Maruti car prices

will increase up to `20,000 and Chevrolet too has announced a 1.3 percent increase for its models beginning 2013. There are similar planned increases from Mahindra and Toyota and other manufacturers are expected to follow suit in the coming weeks. With inﬂation and prices of cars going up, it looks increasingly harder to purchase a car in the coming year. If the value of the Rupee increases, it will give a much needed respite for international manufacturers selling their products in India but for Indian manufacturers with high levels of local content, it get more and more important to focus on value for money offerings over premium products.

Model

Revised price

Price hike percentage

A6 2.0 TDI

`40.86 lakh

2.5

A8 L 3.0 TDI

`91.29 lakh

2.5

Q3 2.0 TDI

`27.90 lakh

2.5

Q7 3.0 TDI

`58.84 lakh

1.0

S4 3.0 TFSI

`48.49 lakh

5.0

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ICRA Outlook on the Indian Tyre Industry Pavethra Ponniah K Srikumar Subrat Dwibedi Subrata Ray Revenue Growth Trends : Continuing from a subdued year in 2011-12 (volume growth for the tyre industry stood at 5.3%), volume growth for tyre sales has remained weak during the current fiscal with subdued OEM demand, particularly in the higher tonnage Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicles (M&HCV) segment where volumes contracted significantly, modest replacement demand and relatively muted exports, particularly to the European Union. Unlike the last fiscal when industry revenues grew on realisation hikes of over 20% (to pass on cost increases), realisations have grown by only ~1.5-2.5% during the current fiscal (with a benign raw material scenario). However, the sharp depreciation in the INR (vs. the USD) continues to drive export revenue growth by over 25% (y-o-y) during the current fiscal despite the relatively muted export volumes. Global tyre industry has also witnessed a significant contraction during the first nine months of CY 2012, led by falling replacement demand in almost all large geographies barring the Middle East and Africa. North American OEM volumes however continue to be robust both in the M&HCV and light vehicle segments. Rubber prices plunge on weak demand: During the last three years, tyre manufacturers faced severe challenges on managing input costs-with the industry witnessing significant volatility in NR prices. NR prices, which peaked at a high of `240 per kg in April 2011, has trended downwards during the last year and half-more so during the current fiscal; NR prices have dropped from `197 per kg in April 2012 to `172 per kg in November 2012. Global rubber prices exhibited a largely similar trend, although there were periods of disparity

caused by the lead time to import and quality concerns on domestic rubber. However, with imports meeting significant proportion of NR requirements in the domestic markets, the depreciating INR continues to moderate the actual fall in landed cost of raw material for tyre manufacturers. Although uncertainty prevails on commodity prices and forex volatility, it is observed that the tyre manufacturers have started covering inventory at prevailing low prices despite the demand outlook for the end industry continuing to remain subdued. With muted global demand, ICRA expects NR prices to stay range bound at Rs. 175-185 per kg over the next two quarters. Synthetic rubber prices decline with drop in crude oil prices: Accounting for ~15% of the raw material cost of tyres, prices of Synthetic Rubber (SR) has a strong correlation with tyre prices and industry margins. Styrene Butadiene Rubber (SBR) and Poly Butadiene Rubber (PBR) are the key SR elastomers used in tyres. During the past fiscal 201112, SBR and PBR prices increased by 45% and 31% (in INR) respectively. This was due to the rise in butadiene prices and sharp depreciation of the INR against the USD. India has no domestic capacities for SBR while domestic capacities of PBR and other rubber chemicals are significantly short of demand, leading to heavy import dependence. Other key raw materials used in the tyre manufacturing process are primarily crude derivatives namely nylon tyre cord fabric (NTCF), carbon black and rubber chemicals. Prices of all these components are closely correlated to crude oil prices and currency movements. Prices of carbon black and NTCF have also increased by 24% and 16%, respectively during 201112. Carbon black, apart from drawing cues from automobile demand and crude oil prices also faces heavy dumping by China, thus affecting its prices. NTCF is

Rubber price trends (` Per kg/index) Domestic RSS-4 prices

Bangkok prices

MRESM10C Index

1,200 240

1,150 1,100

` per kg

220

1,050 1,000

200

950 900

180

850 800

160

750 700

-1 1 ec

n12 Fe b12 M ar -1 2 Ap r-1 2 M ay -1 2 Ju n12 Ju l-1 2 Au g12 Se p12 O ct -1 2 N ov -1 2

140

Source: Rubber Board LHS:- Indian and Bangkok NR prices; RHS: - Malaysian rubber prices (MRESM10C Index)

used as reinforcement material in cross ply tyres, and its prices move in tandem with the prices of Caprolactam (the main raw material for NTCF); Caprolactam prices are currently on a downtrend with lower demand and softening feedstock prices. In the last six months, synthetic rubber prices have moderated-largely in line with the drop in crude oil prices. Geopolitical uncertainties in the Middle East, ban on Iran’s oil imports by EU and US since July 2012 and ongoing tensions between Turkey and Syria apart from speculation is affecting oil production and crude prices. Margins continue to remain healthy despite moderation in demand: After witnessing one of the weakest margins in over ten quarters during Q1, 2011-12, there has been a gradual recovery in industry-wide operating margins since Q2, 2011-12 with operating margins reaching a high of 10.3% in Q1, 2012-13 supported by moderation in Natural rubber (NR) prices and impact of price hikes taken during late 2011-12. On a sequential basis, operating margins were largely stable at 10.3% during Q1, 2012-12. While most of the players posted a marginal improvement in margins aided by softer NR prices and improvement in product mix, there were declines in the operating margins of CEAT and TVS Srichakra on account of higher brand building expenses and higher overheads respectively. For TVS Srichakra, margin pressures was linked to sluggish volumes since a large portion (~58%) of its revenues are derived from the 2W-OEM segment which saw muted growth and hence pressure on realisations. Although NR prices have been moderating since April-12, the impact has been offset to an extent by the increase in prices of synthetic rubber (SR) and carbon black during Q1, 2012-13 on account of the high crude oil prices. Given the limited pricing ﬂexibility of tyre manufacturers in the current weak demand scenario with mounting competitive pressures from new capacities being commissioned, any increase in raw material prices will have a direct impact on margins. With the industry in a capex mode, the higher interest and depreciation expenses and the foreign exchange losses on account of the weak rupee (loss of Rs. 432 million by JK tyres and Rs. 369 million by Falcon tyres) compressed net margins which declined to 3.4% in Q1, 2012-13 as compared to 3.8% in the previous quarter. Outlook: ICRA’s outlook for 2012-13 for the tyre industry stands at [1] Moderate revenue growth supported by export

Demand is estimated as production (+) imports (-) exports and does not take into account inventory adjustments

Segment wise domestic tyre demand (volume) In Lac Nos.

FY-10

FY-11

FY-12

T&B

141

155

FY13P 144

Growth (%)

18%

-7%

Passenger Car

236

319

339

Growth (%)

19%

31%

17%

14%

LCV Growth (%) 2W

488

661

697

Growth (%)

21%

29%

Source: ATMA, ICRA estimates

revenues (depreciating INR impact) even as OEM demand contracts and modest replacement demand [2] Stable margins, despite the demand slowdown owing to moderating input costs [3] Margin support from better product mix-higher share of nontruck and replacement demand. A downside to margins is expected from the increasing share of OEM T&B radials which are currently underpriced in the market by tyre manufacturers as a penetrative strategy. ICRA expects the subdued conditions in the domestic automotive industry and the weak export outlook to the EU region to curb demand growth during the current fiscal; ICRA anticipates volume growth in the OEM segment to taper off to ~4.5-5.0% while the replacement demand grows by 5-7%. Industry wide revenues could however benefit from [A] the 1.5-2.5% hike in realisations and [B] the weaker INR boosting export revenues. ICRA expected the Indian tyre industry revenues to grow by ~13-14% during 2012-13. Over the medium term, in line with ICRA’s view for the automotive industry, we expect tyre demand to revive. Over the next three years, ICRA expects the expansion in industry margins to be driven by the following critical factors [A] Kick off of replacement demand for truck & bus radials (TBR); which could provide a significant upside to margins and industry wide boost to return indicators. [B] Replacement segment to kick start in a big way in the coming 2-3 years. This would provide a significant upside to margins and industry wide boost to return indicators. [2] The large TBR capacities coming online is expected to intensify competition and create a demand supply imbalance in the coming 2-3 years. As a penetrative pricing strategy, the industry is currently pricing TBRs at breakeven levels with margins in the TBR segment lower or at best at par with cross-ply tyre. ICRA expects these additional TBR capacities to be employed gainfully by 2015/16. As the demand-supply

skew inverts, tyre companies will experience a ﬁllip to margins.

Fresh capacities largely towards radial tyres; additions sufficient to support demand for the next three-four years The domestic tyre industry is in the midst of a large capital expenditure phase. At a technological inflexion point with cross ply tyres giving way to more advanced radial tyres in the M&HCV industry, the new capacities coming up are also largely for radial tyres. Tyre capacities in the country grew by over 16% on a compounded basis during the last three years, up from 105.4 million tyres in March 2009 to an estimated 166.1 million tyres as of March 2012. During the last fiscal 2011-12 alone, the industry witnessed commissioning of capacities worth `35.9 billion and stands poised for an incremental investment of `54.2 billion during 2012-13; ICRA foresees some spillage of this capacity addition to the next fiscal owing to the slowdown witnessed in the auto industry. Some of the projects scheduled for completion during 2012-13 and 2013-14 include MRF’s passenger car radial (PCR) facility at Angampally (Andhra Pradesh) and radial / bias at Trichy (Tamil Nadu), Apollo’s radial tyres at Chennai (Tamil Nadu), JK Tyres’ radial tyres at Sriperumbudur (Tamil Nadu), Balkrishna’s specialty tyre capacities at Bhuj (Gujarat) and Ceat’s radial tyres at Halol (Gujarat). With these additions, the industry is geared for handling the anticipated increase in radial demand until 2015 / 2016. Further, foreign majors like Bridgestone and Michelin are investing in India with large capacities to gain competitive advantage over the domestic peers.

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Despite being the month of the festive season, it helped the passenger car segment grow at a miniscule one percent during the April-November period this ﬁscal, while the utility vehicles segment grew at a robust 61.69 percent due to strong sales of Mahindras, the Renault Duster and the Maruti Ertiga. People movers too showed just a one percent growth pulled back by Maruti’s slump in sales in the segment despite a good showing by Tata Motors. Honda Nissan and Renault were the fastest growing passenger car manufacturers, all aided by successful new offering this year. Passenger Cars OEMs

2011-12

2012-13

BMW**

6,545

6,129

Fiat

9,938

5,555

Ford

58,620

53,852

58,097

43,924

Two-Wheelers

Commercial Vehicles

Passenger Vehicles

-6.36% -44.10%

Growth in the overall commercial vehicles segment too was an uninspiring 2.59 percent in April-November, 2012-13 as compared to the same period last fiscal to touch 513,802 units. M&HCVs sales fell by 16.34 percent clocking just 178,974 units compared to 213,937 units in the same period in the previous year. The slump in M&HCVs was offset by a strong showing in the LCV space growing by 16.98 percent to 334,828 units in this fiscal, compared to 286,224 units in the same period last fiscal. Three-wheelers too performed better than M&HCVs registering a steady 4.84 percent growth in sales at 357,408 units in April-November period compared to 340,907 units in same period last year. Passenger carrier sales grew by 6.93 percent in April-November while goods carriers fell by 9.70 percent in the same period. ALL’s Dost continues to clock strong sales in the LCV segment and Atul Auto and TVS are growing consistently to new heights in the 3-wheeler segment. LCVs (PC+GC)

-8.13%

OEMs

2011-12

2012-13

ALL

1,838

22,150

-24.40%

1,911

1,541

HSCI

31,504

47,050

HMIL

248,305

254,209

M&M

11,652

10,571

MSIL

505,148

528,290

Merc

4,560

4,255

Nissan

15,075

25,889

Renault

698

7,152

Skoda

17,483

19,580

Tata

147,350

135,571

1,421

TKM

52,129

47,942

Audi

4,015

5,890

52,023

41,723

144

-19.36% Force

49.35%

HM 2.38%

15,830

14,379

103

140

M&M

80,791

92,293

MNAL

6,576

5,422

Piaggio

7,965

2,068

-9.28%

35.92% 14.24% -17.55%

Scooter/Scooterettees -74.04%

4.58% -6.69%

OEMs

-19.82% Swaraj

2,987

2,395

163,939

189,902

Tata VECV - Eicher

15.84% -1.87%

6,195

6,079

286,224

334,828

11.99%

Total

-7.99%

M&HCVs (PC+GC) OEMs

2011-12

2012-13

2,770

3,198

Ford

1,868

1,033

ALL

47,695

44,426

AMW

6,736

4,319

-6.85%

1,427

1,171

195

186

HMIL

1,131

543

ICML

333

260

M&M

125,554

170,115

MSIL

4,296

55,205

Nissan

173

512

Renault

223

19,518

Skoda

974

828

744,875

958,301

28.65%

26,214

100,197

79,909

22,608

-20.25%

SMIL

171,718

219,923

TVS

343,302

301,489

OEMs

MNAL

1,881

2,482

Swaraj

4,836

5,012

Tata

129,122

99,312

VECV - Eicher

22,780

22,561

VECV - Volvo

378

386

Volvo Buses

424

476

Total

213,937

178,974

2011-12

2012-13

31.95% BAL

1,780,756

1,709,322

3.64%

100

717

-23.09%

HML

3,731,509

3,559,574

HMSI

484,112

777,585

HDMC

-4.62% -51.99%

-0.96%

239,034

213,840

50,782

75,933

SMIL

34,394

61,604

IYM 2.12%

12.26%

-21.92%

Total

39,852

49.53% 79.11%

-16.34%

-13.44%

-14.99%

TVS

433,988

375,655

357,872

0.29%

3-Wheelers (PC+GC) OEMs

2011-12

2012-13

Atul

16,979

20,620

Bajaj

133,245

146,516

Mopeds/Electric 17.13%

59,954

-10.54%

195.95%

31,830

221,327

-4.61%

M&M 2W

35.49%

8652.47%

TKM

-4.01%

60.62%

-17.94%

Total 6,754,675 6,774,230

27,176

20.06%

1,620,731 1,945,866

-35.88%

1185.03%

Tata

28.07%

617.00%

15.45%

13,478

HSCI

HMSI

Motorcycles/StepThroughs

-12.20% 15,351

29.46%

Total

1.28%

-44.70%

337,422

-12.18%

Force

260,639

Piaggio

Daimler*

2012-13

HML

M&M 2W

46.70%

Total 1,225,053 1,240,688

2011-12

IYM

16.98%

-19.80%

OEMs

2012-13

BAL

-8.03%

Porsche

2011-12

71.73% 924.64%

Tata JLR

1105.11% -9.17%

The second largest two-wheeler market in the world grew at a steady 4.04 percent this fiscal to 9,239,663 units against 8,880,230 units during the same period in the previous fiscal. Motorcycle sales struggled to clock a negligible 0.24 percent growth rate with sales of 6,774,230 units in AprilNovember period as compared to 6,754,675 units in the corresponding period in the previous fiscal. This is mainly due to the fact that the world’s largest two wheeler manufacturer, Hero MotoCorp slumped in sales by 4.61 percent. Honda motorcycles is growing from strength to strength due to sucessful product launches registering a sales growth of 60.62 percent. Other major motorcycle manufacturers - Bajaj, Yamaha and TVS have fallen in sales by 4.01 percent, 10.54 percent and 13.44 percent respectively. Scooter sales in the current fiscal grew by 20.06 percent due to increase in models in the segement. Hero MotoCorp, Honda and Suzuki ruled the roost in this segment clocking above avergare 28 percent growth rate in this period. The entry of Piaggio and Yamaha in this segemnt has also helped scooter sales reach new heights. TVS’s monopoly in the moped segment continued to work to its advantage growing at 2.92 percent between AprilNovember with sales of 519,567 units compared to 504,824 units in the same period last year.

50.44% 925.00%

21.44%

2011-12

2012-13 2.92%

TVS

-88.89%

61.69%

OEMs

9.96%

Force

M&M

45,370

44,856

-1.13%

Piaggio

125,656

124,007

-1.31%

Scooters

10,853

10,299

-5.10

TVS

8,795

11,109

340,907

357,408

504,824

Electrotherm*

519,567

- 0.00% 2.92%

MPV OEMs

2011-12

2012-13

Total

136

Total 32.27%

M&M

16182

21404 -21.81%

Maruti

Tata Total

97,973

76,607

38,142

55,998

152,433

154,019

46.81%

1.04%

519,567

26.31%

-92.65% Force

504,824

4.84%

* Data not available since August 2008 onwards ** BMW monthly data not available

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31 DECEMBER 2012

S I A M D ATA

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

Production For the month of November 2011

2012

Cumulative April-November 11-12

12-13

Source: SIAM

Domestic Sales For the month of Cumulative November April-November 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) 6,429 3,274 40,497 47,860 6,401 Total 6,429 3,274 40,497 47,860 6,401 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) 705 1,087 17,564 5,442 1,042 Hyundai Motors India Ltd(Santro) 16,305 10,794 101,776 94,448 12,540 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (M800, Alto,Wagon R,A-Star) 54,090 47,434 366,458 321,680 38,921 Total 71,100 59,315 485,798 421,570 52,503 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) 546 692 8,258 4,926 495 Ford india Pvt Ltd (Figo ) 7,851 8,709 60,935 62,906 6,106 General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Beat, U-VA) 4,408 3,630 32,694 36,267 4,661 Honda Siel Cars India ltd (Jazz, Brio) 1,071 2,952 4,190 28,269 1,048 Hyundai Motors India Ltd(Getz, i10, i20) 31,988 32,331 259,997 262,423 17,322 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Swift, Ritz, Estilo) 22,911 24,045 139,577 161,992 22,159 Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (Micra) 12,364 7,475 79,411 54,492 1,514 Renault India Pvt Ltd (Pulse) 0 306 0 3,827 0 SkodaAuto india p.ltd ( Fabia ) 1,024 180 12,041 2,666 1,155 Tata Motors Ltd (Indica,Indica Vista, Indigo CS) 18,080 8,631 108,786 86,016 16,145 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Liva) 3,954 2,355 16,080 27,161 4,328 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Polo) 2,368 3,227 28,349 24,848 3,160 Total 106,565 94,533 750,318 755,793 78,093 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) 3,408 2,414 25,560 21,637 682 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Verito) 1,304 545 12,180 10,932 1,127 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Dzire) 10,542 15,793 60,969 110,515 10,403 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Etios-Sedan) 3,817 1,354 30,776 31,729 3,943 Total 19,071 20,106 129,485 174,813 16,163 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 8 Total 0 0 0 0 8 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) 2,171 1,783 14,830 12,415 2,012 General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Aveo) 116 0 923 18 84 Hindustan Motors Ltd (Lancer) 16 0 259 24 29 Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (City) 512 1,998 19,770 20,296 652 Hyundai Motors India Ltd (Verna) 4,339 4,018 33,069 41,923 4,331 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (SX4) 2,201 1,040 12,713 4,325 1,433 Nissan Motor India pvt Ltd (Sunny) 1,020 3,181 3,804 39,829 1,131 Renault India Pvt Ltd (Scala) 0 686 0 3,395 0 Skoda Auto India pvt Ltd (Rapid) 964 1,302 1,305 15,380 941 Tata Motors Ltd (Indigo, Manza) 1,104 663 12,299 6,810 994 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Vento) 3,816 1,478 26,098 15,162 3,055 Specialty: Hindustan Motors Ltd (Ambassador) 20 241 1,597 1,451 108 Total 16,279 16,390 126,667 161,028 14,770 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) 117 34 3,143 1,095 127 General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Optra, Cruze) 721 107 8,194 3,566 660 Hindustan Motors Ltd (Cedia sports) 13 0 52 60 0 Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (Civic) 180 0 1,740 420 161 Hyundai Motor India Ltd (Kizashi) 0 600 0 3,158 0 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Kizashi) 0 0 0 0 162 Renault India Pvt Ltd (Renault FLUENCE) 45 1 1,131 877 101 Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd (Laura) 300 46 4,335 1,974 329 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Corolla ) 487 115 5,951 4,105 488 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Jetta) 225 446 1,723 2,855 359 Specialty: Hindustan Motors Ltd(Lancer EVO X) 0 0 4 0 0 Total 2,088 1,349 26,273 18,110 2,387 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 ) 119 0 1,019 60 91 Hyundai Motors India Ltd ( Sonata ) 0 0 101 240 3 Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (Teana) 0 0 128 24 18 Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd (Superb) 394 55 2,766 1,239 119 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Camry ) 0 29 0 273 16 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Passat) 121 0 922 955 140 Specialty: Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Prius ) 0 0 0 0 0 Total 634 84 4,936 2,791 387 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 (BMW - All Models) 1,010 467 6,872 5,860 650 Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd ( S-Class Mercedes-Benz All Models) 650 403 4,931 3,605 505 Tata-JLR (Tata-JLR All Models) 0 64 0 473 0 Volkswagen - Audi (A8, Audi-All Models) 0 0 0 0 634 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Phaeton) 0 0 0 8 0 Volkswagen-Porsche (Porche-All Models) 0 0 0 0 0 Total 1,660 934 11,803 9,946 1,789 Coupe: Roadster - 2 Doors; 2/4 seater, retractable/firm roof Regular: Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (370Z) 0 0 0 0 0 Total 0 0 0 0 0 Total Passenger Car 223,826 195,985 1,575,777 1,591,911 172,493 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) 32 48 253 191 29 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Bolero, ST) 8,538 10,562 59,296 78,495 7,632 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Gypsy, Ertiga) 275 7,313 4,067 54,203 180 Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd(EVALIA) 0 247 0 940 0 Renault India Pvt Ltd (Duster) 0 5,300 0 19,541 0 Tata Motors Ltd (Sumo) 2,112 2,581 12,111 21,745 1,964 Total 10,957 26,051 75,727 175,115 9,805 UV2: Length<4400 - 4700 mm, Price Upto Rs. 15 Lakh General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Tavera) 1,903 2,000 14,465 14,143 1,892 International Cars & Motors Ltd (Rhino) 49 0 335 259 52 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Scorpio, Bolero, HT, Xuv500, Xylo) 9,976 11,299 70,936 97,463 9,054 Tata Motors Ltd (Sumo Grande, Safari) 1,764 1,203 12,014 8,786 1,504 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Innova) 4,272 4,786 32,634 49,981 4,308 Total 17,964 19,288 130,384 170,632 16,810 UV3: Length>4700 mm, Price Upto Rs. 15 Lakh Force Motors Ltd (Trax, Force One) 487 344 2,647 3,140 425 Tata Motors Ltd (Aria, Xenon) 181 0 2,461 1,138 144 Total 668 344 5,108 4,278 569 UV4: Price Between Rs. 15 to 25Lakh Ford India Pvt Ltd (Endeavour) 126 0 1,905 1,245 204 General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Captiva) 0 0 0 0 45 Hindustan Motors Ltd (Pajero, Outlander) 154 156 1,430 1,144 108 Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (CRV) 0 0 0 0 30 Hyundai Motors India Ltd (Santa Fe) 110 0 1,079 502 122 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Rexton) 0 141 0 271 0 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Vitara) 0 0 0 0 0 Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (X-Trail) 0 0 0 0 25 Renault India Pvt Ltd (Koleos) 87 0 257 236 73 Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd (Yeti) 218 54 1,595 432 68 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Fortuner) 853 1,009 7,037 10,178 860 Total 1,548 1,360 13,303 14,008 1,535 UV5: Price > Rs. 25Lakh Hindustan Motors Ltd (Mentero) 6 0 55 15 4 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (LC,Prado) 0 0 0 0 13 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Touareg) 0 0 0 0 0 Total 6 0 55 15 17 Total Utillity Vehicles (Uvs) 31,143 47,043 224,577 364,048 28,736 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 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Maxximo Minivan VX) 0 1,274 6 5,681 0 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Omini,Ecco) 9,078 9,010 100,848 84,439 9,612 Tata Motors Ltd (Venture) 580 79 4,784 2,354 585 Total 9,658 10,363 105,638 92,474 10,197 V2: Soft tops mainly used as Maxi Cabs, Price Upto Rs. 10 Lakh Force Motors Ltd (Trip) 0 0 100 0 4 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Gio, Maxximo Mini Van) 2,553 1,310 16,258 16,060 2,121 Tata Motors Ltd (Magic, lris) 5,133 7,897 33,984 53,632 5,092 Total 7,686 9,207 50,342 69,692 7,217 Total Vans 17,344 19,570 155,980 162,166 17,414 Total Passenger Vehicles (PVs) 272,313 262,598 1,956,334 2,118,125 218,643 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) 89 156 1,491 1,696 96 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (Tourister32, Tourister 40) 1 30 436 573 16 SML Isuzu Ltd (41 Seater, 32 Seater NQR Bus) 292 187 2,115 3,044 171 Tata Motors Ltd (LP1112, LP912, Starbus Ultra) 141 131 3,954 4,354 231 VE CVs - Eicher (10.90, 11.10, 11.12) 124 35 2,099 2,109 103 Total A1 647 539 10,095 11,776 617 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) 1,496 1,343 12,747 12,805 1,141 SML Isuzu Ltd (LT Bus) 8 0 56 29 6 Tata Motors Ltd (LPO1512,LPO1612, Starbus, Divo) 990 944 8,987 7,721 1,108 VE CVs - Eicher (20.15) 124 152 585 1,145 65 Volvo Buses India Pvt Ltd (8400 & 9400 4X2) 26 16 158 164 29 Total A2 2,644 2,455 22,533 21,864 2,349 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) 29 29 262 329 28 Total A3 29 29 262 329 28 Total M&HCVs(passenger carriers) 3,320 3,023 32,890 33,969 2,994 M&HCVs B: Goods Carriers (c) Max Mass exceeding 7.5 tonnes but not exceeding 10 tons Ashok Leyland Ltd (eComet) 146 60 463 1,116 43 SML Isuzu Ltd (Super Supereme) 318 205 2,134 1,699 258 Tata Motors Ltd (LPT9109) 510 884 4,709 6,745 698 VE CVs - Eicher (10.80, 10.90, 10.95) 1,187 728 7,854 5,786 945 Total 2,161 1,877 15,160 15,346 1,944 (d) Max. Mass Exceeding 10 tons but not exceeding 12 tons Ashok Leyland Ltd (eComet) 384 334 2,619 3,957 298 SML Isuzu Ltd (Samrat Super 12) 183 150 1,055 1,300 143 Tata Motors Ltd (LPT1109) 1,213 261 7,820 3,808 1,731 VE CVs - Eicher (11.10, 11.12) 1,269 1,107 8,850 8,915 1,043 Total 3,049 1,852 20,344 17,980 3,215 Total B 5,210 3,729 35,504 33,326 5,159 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) 2,150 1,558 15,067 11,777 1,209 Asia Motor Works Ltd (1618 TP) 0 24 0 112 0 SML Isuzu Ltd (IS12T) 0 0 4 2 0 Tata Motors Ltd (LPT1613, LPK1616, SK1613) 6,169 3,382 42,111 28,478 3,441 VE CVs - Eicher (20.16, Terra 16) 403 475 3,520 2,802 390 Total B2 8,722 5,439 60,702 43,171 5,040 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) 1,786 1,027 11,204 9,229 1,194 Asia Motor Works Ltd (2518HL, 2516 HL, 2518 TP, 2523TP, 2518TM) 642 500 6,422 3,597 557 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (MN25) 102 97 568 761 123 Tata Motors Ltd (LPT2518, LPK2518) 4,752 2,363 34,828 24,315 4,083 VE CVs - Eicher (30.25, Terra25) 148 170 770 1,242 81 Total 7,430 4,157 53,792 39,144 6,038 (b) Max. mass exceeding 25 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd (8X2 Haulage, 8X4 Tipper) 1,472 473 8,200 8,122 1,234

Exports For the month of November

Cumulative April-November

2012

11-12

12-13

2011

2012

11-12

12-13

3,503 3,503

39,646 39,646

47,130 47,130

6 6

0 0

1,728 1,728

2 2

925 12,362 36,679 49,966

17,438 69,870 298,830 386,138

5,227 84,908 263,935 354,070

8 2,409 8,551 10,968

8 2,740 10,128 12,876

54 24,485 64,853 89,392

24 15,846 57,611 73,481

207 4,785 4,516 2,385 17,543 23,849 843 436 133 9,143 2,181 3,390 69,411

7,251 44,811 31,972 5,016 139,038 133,533 11,866 0 10,816 95,699 15,861 25,592 521,455

4,392 43,030 35,329 26,732 123,323 158,925 8,319 3,709 2,553 81,102 17,566 23,544 528,524

71 1,714 25 10 16,462 47 8,032 0 0 257 0 0 26,618

7 4,211 0 318 16,005 57 7,483 0 0 293 438 0 28,812

1,024 16,494 123 21 123,889 7,144 67,802 0 0 2,438 0 0 218,935

55 18,469 94 923 142,639 5,005 43,956 0 0 3,311 11,097 0 225,549

234 1,235 13,502 2,050 17,021

6,696 11,652 60,787 30,173 109,366

1,962 10,571 101,041 26,059 139,634

3,209 0 44 0 3,253

2,266 0 2,027 567 4,860

18,469 0 228 0 18,697

19,206 0 8,955 5,333 33,494

0 0

58 58

1 1

0 0

1,005 26 0 1,218 4,026 692 1,653 807 1,099 892 2,023

13,809 1,054 249 23,831 32,606 11,662 3,130 0 957 12,005 23,405

10,822 322 24 19,487 41,133 4,248 17,530 2,352 13,673 7,339 15,622

55 12 0 1 0 107 0 0 0 59 0

0 0 0 8 0 1 4,238 0 0 61 508

640 81 0 9 0 374 0 0 0 363 447

421 59 0 52 20 4 19,664 0 0 522 3,441

255 13,696

1,617 124,325

1,447 133,999

0 234

0 4,816

0 1,914

0 24,183

63 292 1 72 513 71 82 209 362 199

2,687 7,633 41 1,740 0 336 698 3,746 5,949 1,905

1,163 3,046 70 541 2,624 141 1,091 2,086 4,059 1,866

28 3 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

9 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

242 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

42 39 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 1,864

4 24,739

0 16,687

0 31

0 9

0 266

0 81

36 20 8 120 46 62

917 95 77 1,964 140 1,057

290 259 40 1,268 252 689

0 0 0 0 0 0

4 0 0 0 0 0

1 0 0 0 0 0

0 292

6 4,256

6 2,804

0 0

0 4

0 1

955 604 178 716 0 51 2,504

6,545 4,560 0 4,015 6 0 15,126

6,129 4,255 1,421 5,890 1 144 17,840

0 0 0 0 0 0 0

0 0 158,257

2 2 1,225,053

0 0 1,240,688

0 0 41,110

0 0 51,373

0 0 330,936

0 0 356,791

39 11,364 7,439 262 5,251 2,944 27,299

251 58,654 4,276 0 0 12,219 75,400

186 76,083 55,196 457 19,246 23,063 174,231

0 11 9 0 0 19 39

0 8 10 0 0 43 61

1 123 130 0 0 236 490

0 100 122 0 0 345 567

1,405 0 11,884 1,057 4,682 19,028

14,376 333 66,900 12,525 32,693 126,827

13,128 260 93,831 7,922 49,623 164,764

8 0 210 6 0 224

0 0 103 12 0 115

60 6 2,506 99 0 2,671

19 48 3,379 89 0 3,535

337 351 688

2,519 2,432 4,951

3,012 845 3,857

0 0 0

0 92 92

0 343 343

154 66 158 0 53 121 0 5 31 51 1,025 1,664

1,868 975 1,375 195 1,131 0 20 173 223 974 7,059 13,993

1,033 350 1,156 186 543 201 9 55 272 828 10,227 14,860

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

0 6 7 13 48,692

52 100 4 156 221,327

15 104 41 160 357,872

0 0 0 0 263

0 0 0 0 176

0 0 0 0 3,253

0 0 0 0 4,445

1,243 8,650 141 10,034

0 97,973 4,483 102,456

5,108 76,607 2,357 84,072

0 144 0 144

0 95 0 95

0 1,054 3 1,057

0 781 0 781

0 1,592 8,516 10,108 20,142 227,091

136 16,182 33,659 49,977 152,433 1,598,813

10 16,296 53,641 69,947 154,019 1,752,579

0 15 54 69 213 41,586

0 0 23 23 118 51,667

0 15 188 203 1,260 335,449

0 45 333 378 1,159 362,395

100 23 95 284 105 607

1,591 258 1,940 3,880 2,157 9,826

1,812 687 2,462 4,520 2,117 11,598

199 0 0 89 0 288

37 0 1 9 0 47

348 0 5 394 38 785

76 0 7 182 108 373

1,119 0 684 194 20 2,017

9,726 49 8,254 483 158 18,670

10,000 14 7,629 1,039 168 18,850

510 0 221 8 0 739

237 0 307 5 3 552

2,850 0 1,622 61 0 4,533

3,031 1 1,144 78 3 4,257

22 22 2,646

266 266 28,762

308 308 30,756

0 0 1,027

0 0 599

0 0 5,318

4 4 4,634

56 119 546 767 1,488

258 1,818 6,086 7,340 15,502

582 1,414 3,988 5,652 11,636

12 31 20 6 69

41 57 32 40 170

46 233 774 142 1,195

319 177 952 180 1,628

341 148 1,303 1,276 3,068 4,556

2,149 1,026 13,748 8,311 25,234 40,736

3,258 1,101 11,767 9,023 25,149 36,785

32 1 81 0 114 183

9 0 80 6 95 265

168 3 665 142 978 2,173

159 21 465 84 729 2,357

1,004 32 0 2,187 371 3,594

10,939 0 3 24,908 2,893 38,743

9,932 105 21 19,150 2,400 31,608

531 0 0 360 17 908

214 0 0 226 35 475

3,316 0 0 4,166 433 7,915

1,615 0 0 1,952 130 3,697

845 400 116 2,382 70 3,813

10,697 5,933 754 31,839 668 49,891

8,776 3,481 886 23,168 1,076 37,387

96 0 0 135 0 231

58 0 0 132 12 202

613 0 0 1,623 5 2,241

459 0 0 1,503 35 1,997

261

8,155

7,094

31 DECEMBER 2012

Category Segment/Subsegment Manufacturer.

Production For the month of November 2011

2012

Asia Motor Works Ltd (3118HL, 3118TP) 52 73 Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd 0 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (MN31) 91 50 Tata Motors Ltd (LPT3118) 5,020 967 VE CVs - Eicher (35.31) 110 116 VE CVs - Volvo (FM400) 20 4 Total 6,765 1,683 Total B3 14,195 5,840 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) 215 133 Asia Motor Works Ltd (3518 TR) 0 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (MN35) 4 3 Tata Motors Ltd (LPS3518) 3 397 Total 222 533 (c) Mass exceeding 35.2 tonnes but not exceeding 40 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd 0 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (MN40) 71 0 Total 71 0 (d) Max. mass exceeding 40 tonnes but not exceeding 49 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd (4X2 Tractor) 329 58 Asia Motor Works Ltd (4018TR, 4923TR) 21 22 Tata Motors Ltd (LPS4018, LPS4023, LPS4928) 623 424 VE CVs - Eicher (40.40) 0 10 Total 973 514 (e) Max. mass exceeding 49 tonnes and Above Ashok Leyland Ltd (6X4 TRACTOR) 116 57 VE CVs - Volvo (FM400HD, FH520) 12 1 Total 128 58 Total B4 1,394 1,105 Total M&HCVs (Goods Carriers) 29,521 16,113 Total M&HCVs 32,841 19,136 LCVs A: Passenger Carriers A1: Max. Mass upto 5 tonnes (a): No. of seats including driver exceeding 13 (M2(A2)) Force Motors Ltd 1,130 467 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (Tourister15) 10 4 Tata Motors Ltd (SFC407, CityRide) 355 11 Total 1,495 482 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) 0 0 Force Motors Ltd 2 60 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Tourister 25) 0 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (Tourister 25) 233 162 SML Isuzu Ltd (20,32,26,24 Seater Bus) 286 166 Tata Motors Ltd (LP709, SFC410, LP410) 712 497 VE CVs - Eicher (10.50, 10.60, 10.75) 175 64 Total A2 1,408 949 B2: Max. Mass upto 5 tonnes (b): No. of seats including driver not exceeding 13 (M2(A1)) Force Motors Ltd( Toofan, Crusier, T1) 449 421 Tata Motors Ltd (Winger Platinum, Winger 10 Seats) 146 456 Total B2 595 877 Total LCVs (Passenger Carriers) 3,498 2,308 LCVs B: Goods Carriers (a) Max. Mass not exceeding 2 tons-Mini Truck Segment Force Motors Ltd (Trump 15 PU) 0 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (Gio, Maxximo) 5,879 3,095 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd (Ape Truck, ApeTruck Plus, Ape Mini Truck)) 881 131 Tata Motors Ltd (ACE, ACE Ex, ACE Zip) 20,099 13,731 Total 26,859 16,957 (b) Max. Mass not exceeding 2 but no exceeding 3.5 tons-Pick Ups Ashok Leyland Ltd (Dost) 784 2,915 Force Motors Ltd 492 17 Hindustan Motors Ltd 9 42 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 8,342 8,804 Tata Motors Ltd (Super ACE, Tata 207, Xenon, WingerDV) 3,699 5,151 Total 13,326 16,929 (a) Max Mass exceeding 3.5 tons but not exceeding 6 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd 0 0 Force Motors Ltd 113 118 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (DI3200 CRX, Load King CRX) 0 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (DI3200 CRX, Load King CRX) 521 442 SML Isuzu Ltd (Cosmo) 8 18 Tata Motors Ltd (SFC407, LPT407) 2,897 1,236 VE CVs - Eicher (10.50, 10.55) 51 80 Total 3,590 1,894 (b) Max Mass exceeding 6 tons but not exceeding 7.5 tonnes Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (Load King CRX Sherpa) 19 57 SML Isuzu Ltd (Sartaj, Prestige Premium) 255 180 Tata Motors Ltd (SFC709, LPT709) 1,004 909 VE CVs - Eicher (10.59, 10.60, 10.75) 607 421 Total 1,885 1,567 Total LCVs (Goods Carriers) 45,660 37,347 Total LCVs 49,158 39,655 Total Commercial Vehicles 81,999 58,791 III Two Wheelers A: Scooter/Scooterettee : Wheel size less than or equal to 12” A1: Engine Capacity less than 75cc Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd (Kine) 603 331 TVS Motor Company Ltd (teenz, Pep) 883 19 Total 1,486 350 A2: Engine Capacity 75cc and less than equal to 90cc TVS Motor Company Ltd (Pep+, Streak) 28,220 20,772 Total 28,220 20,772 A3: Engine Capacity >90 cc and less than equal to 125cc Hero MotoCorp Ltd (HERO PLEASURE, HERO MAESTRO) 38,606 45,196 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd (Activa, Dio, Aviator) 119,821 115,326 India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd (Ray) 0 11,498 Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd (Duro/Duro DZ, Rodeo, Flyte) 12,611 6,100 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd (Vespa LX125) 0 4,786 Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (Access, Swish) 26,631 28,826 TVS Motor Company Ltd (Wego) 22,546 18,468 Total 220,215 230,200 Total Scooter/Scooterettee 249,921 251,322 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) 163,034 145,042 Hero MotoCorp Ltd 430,410 345,508 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd 15,967 34,131 India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd (Crux, YBR110) 7,081 3,961 TVS Motor Company Ltd 56,158 42,650 Total 672,650 571,292 B3: Engine Capacity 110cc and above but less than 125cc Bajaj Auto Ltd (Boxer, Platina, Discover, KTM) 67,289 65,895 Hero MotoCorp Ltd (HERO SUPER, SPLENDOR, HERO GLAMOUR) 49,401 58,016 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd (CB Shine, CBF Stunner/Fi)) 45,404 52,735 India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd (SS 125, Enticer, YD125) 4,551 1,299 Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (Hayate, Slingshot) 3,279 9,887 TVS Motor Company Ltd (Victor GLX, Flame, STAR CITY 125) 3,903 7,918 Total 173,827 195,750 B4: Engine capacity > 125 cc but less than equal to 150 cc Bajaj Auto Ltd (Boxer,Discover, Pulsar) 87,808 58,672 Hero MotorCorp Ltd 22,643 14,327 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd 17,731 19,584 India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd (FZ, Fazer, SZ, R15 33,392 26,402 Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (GS150R) 2,409 491 Total 163,983 119,476 B5: Engine capacity >150cc and less than equal to 200 CC Bajaj Auto Ltd (KTM, Pulsar) 14,556 17,521 TVS Motor Company Ltd (Apache) 18,781 11,460 Total 33,337 28,981 B6: Engine capacity >200cc and less than equal to 250 CC Bajaj Auto Ltd (Pulsar, Avenger, Ninja) 12,725 6,818 Hero MotorCorp Ltd (HERO KARIZMA) 4,335 3,015 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd (CBR 250R) 357 646 Total 17,417 10,479 B7: Engine capacity >250cc and less than equal to 350 CC Royal Enfield (Unit of Eicher Ltd) 6,252 9,147 Total 6,252 9,147 B8: Engine capacity >350cc and less than equal to 500 CC Bajaj Auto Ltd (KTM) 0 2 Royal Enfield (Unit of Eicher Ltd) 952 1,468 Total 952 1,470 B9: Engine capacity >500cc and less than equal to 800 CC Bajaj Auto Ltd (Ninja) 8 1 Total 8 1 B10: Engine capacity >1000cc and less than equal to 1600 CC H-D Moto Company Ltd 0 64 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd 0 0 India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd (R1, FZ1) 0 0 Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (VZ 800, GSX -R-1000) 0 0 Total 0 64 B11: Engine capacity >800cc and less than equal to 1000 CC H-D Moto Company Ltd 0 56 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd (VT1300, VFR1200F) 0 0 Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (Hayabusa) 0 0 Total 0 56 B12: Engine capacity >1600cc (TW) H-D Motor Company India Pvt Ltd ( Fat Boy, Fat Boy Special) 0 0 Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (Intruder) 0 0 Total 0 0 Total Motor Cycles/Step-Throughs 1,068,426 936,716 C: Mopeds: Engine capacity less than 75cc & with fixed transmission, big wheelsize>12” Engine Capacity<75cc Mopeds TVS Motor Company Ltd (MOPED) 67,222 59,961 Total 67,222 59,961 Total Mopeds 67,222 59,961 Total Two Wheelers 1,385,569 1,247,999 IV Three Wheelers A: Passenger Carriers A1:No. of seats including driver not exceeding 4 & Max.Mass not exceeding 1 tonnes Atul Auto Limited 1,211 1,838 Bajaj Auto Ltd 44,623 43,054 Force Motors Ltd 0 0 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 5,574 4,832 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 12,755 13,386 Scooters india Ltd 398 424 TVS Motor Company Ltd 3,255 4,832 Total 67,816 68,366 A2: No.of seats including Driver exceeding 4 but not exceeding 7 & Max.Mass exceeding 1.5 tonnes Force Motors Ltd 0 0 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 0 0 Scooters india Ltd 219 269 Total 219 269 Total Passenger Carrier 68,035 68,635 B: Goods Carriers B1: Max.mass not exceeding 1 tonnes Atul Auto Limited 1,098 1,156 Bajaj Auto Ltd 776 20 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 1,034 1,480 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 5,057 4,849 Scooters india Ltd 461 466 Total 8,426 7,971 B2: Others Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 380 200 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 6 0 Scooters india Ltd 249 301 Total 635 501 Total Goods Carrier 9,061 8,472 Total Three Wheelers 77,096 77,107 Grand Total of all Categories 1,816,977 1,646,495

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Cumulative April-November

12-13

2011

2012

391 120 378 37,988 955 356 48,388 102,180

408 0 530 20,737 1,327 377 31,501 70,645

91 0 98 3,526 70 47 5,066 11,104

80 0 51 1,318 59 40 1,809 5,622

315 85 628 27,241 847 239 37,510 87,401

399 0 663 19,333 1,165 352 29,006 66,393

0 0 0 29 0 0 29 260

0 0 0 55 2 0 57 259

11-12 0 0 0 127 0 0 127 2,368

12-13 0 0 0 95 2 0 97 2,094

1,608 65 7 972 2,652

1,705 60 72 3,801 5,638

215 22 0 456 693

69 0 13 341 423

1,662 38 0 5,131 6,831

1,613 53 66 3,468 5,200

21 0 0 0 21

0 0 0 0 0

94 0 0 2 96

43 0 0 1 44

0 283 283

25 177 202

0 24 24

0 10 10

0 241 241

1 180 181

0 0 0

2 0 2

1 0 1

1,384 482 3,934 74 5,874

911 286 6,469 119 7,785

137 50 790 14 991

77 40 450 4 571

1,327 450 8,035 81 9,893

917 281 6,289 89 7,576

0 0 0 0 0

0 0 8 0 8

0 0 86 0 86

0 0 87 2 89

979 150 1,129 9,938 208,324 241,214

392 77 469 14,094 161,236 195,205

93 21 114 1,822 23,125 26,119

19 0 19 1,023 14,795 17,441

1,191 139 1,330 18,295 185,175 213,937

441 34 475 13,432 148,218 178,974

0 0 0 21 1,372 2,399

0 0 0 8 1,007 1,606

0 0 0 184 12,640 17,958

0 0 0 134 8,282 12,916

7,322 1,183 3,605 12,110

8,147 358 2,936 11,441

948 230 327 1,505

637 184 247 1,068

6,908 1,746 3,493 12,147

7,538 1,547 3,154 12,239

0 0 7 7

38 0 35 73

71 0 106 177

108 0 57 165

904 24 0 1,653 2,373 10,472 2,248 17,674

1,129 262 0 2,194 1,767 9,741 3,025 18,118

0 0 0 20 207 745 81 1,053

0 44 0 47 112 542 130 875

237 48 0 1,140 2,160 8,529 2,207 14,321

328 162 0 1,150 1,408 8,602 2,875 14,525

0 0 0 0 0 271 10 281

0 0 11 0 0 281 11 303

303 0 9 0 19 2,233 86 2,650

404 0 26 0 45 1,813 252 2,540

3,968 831 4,799 34,583

3,522 3,364 6,886 36,445

425 244 669 3,227

496 456 952 2,895

3,864 1,763 5,627 32,095

3,415 2,788 6,203 32,967

0 0 0 288

0 11 11 387

5 20 25 2,852

0 59 59 2,764

196 38,357 8,197 135,070 181,820

0 30,855 2,544 118,994 152,393

35 5,050 843 17,273 23,201

2 3,319 148 17,969 21,438

146 35,232 7,965 114,149 157,492

36 28,259 2,068 131,378 161,741

0 500 0 1,499 1,999

0 545 10 1,208 1,763

0 3,032 10 14,916 17,958

0 3,962 424 11,500 15,886

1,751 4,172 128 55,737 20,341 82,129

21,776 2,138 148 77,109 30,931 132,102

814 447 1 6,191 2,065 9,518

2,883 232 48 8,199 4,677 16,039

1,601 3,894 103 45,559 13,793 64,950

21,821 2,359 140 64,034 25,805 114,159

0 0 0 1,328 898 2,226

0 0 0 535 965 1,500

0 71 0 9,008 3,602 12,681

8 15 0 12,485 6,881 19,389

0 993 0 3,805 59 22,011 864 27,732

0 844 0 2,512 123 11,607 581 15,667

0 139 0 564 12 2,502 44 3,261

0 92 0 453 18 1,948 78 2,589

0 970 0 3,579 56 18,779 836 24,220

1 869 0 2,471 94 14,620 496 18,551

0 0 7 0 0 325 1 333

0 0 35 0 0 187 20 242

0 15 94 0 0 3,097 99 3,305

0 2 85 0 0 1,917 64 2,068

243 1,140 5,524 4,163 11,070 302,751 337,334 578,548

283 1,055 8,570 3,380 13,288 313,450 349,895 545,100

20 148 425 335 928 36,908 40,135 66,254

34 137 473 364 1,008 41,074 43,969 61,410

111 771 3,433 3,152 7,467 254,129 286,224 500,161

254 893 3,555 2,708 7,410 301,861 334,828 513,802

0 20 13 35 68 4,626 4,914 7,313

0 49 178 16 243 3,748 4,135 5,741

0 202 543 800 1,545 35,489 38,341 56,299

0 74 1,968 460 2,502 39,845 42,609 55,525

3,093 11,479 14,572

1,755 466 2,221

312 670 982

197 19 216

3,703 11,255 14,958

1,513 546 2,059

0 0 0

6 0 6

0 0 0

208,472 208,472

184,915 184,915

20,179 20,179

19,083 19,083

200,078 200,078

177,672 177,672

1,850 1,850

446 446

14,515 14,515

6,958 6,958

287,978 758,662 0 103,397 0 171,720 139,433 1,461,190 1,684,234

345,731 986,488 29,705 83,290 24,024 220,120 128,298 1,817,656 2,004,792

35,440 117,850 0 7,717 0 26,722 20,283 208,012 229,173

44,197 110,376 10,348 9,885 5,004 28,548 16,735 225,093 244,392

260,639 744,875 0 96,494 0 171,718 131,969 1,405,695 1,620,731

337,422 958,301 26,214 78,396 22,608 219,923 123,271 1,766,135 1,945,866

3,217 1,710 0 330 0 5 1,319 6,581 8,431

1,929 4,371 0 594 1 220 1,187 8,302 8,748

27,928 11,860 0 1,267 0 95 8,914 50,064 64,585

16,010 30,029 12 3,241 4 792 4,900 54,988 61,946

1,359,374 3,277,169 120,176 51,290 419,779 5,227,788

1,401,431 3,032,256 225,772 48,727 338,616 5,046,802

94,343 412,953 12,298 5,481 33,442 558,517

116,183 368,563 29,955 4,519 36,593 555,813

793,801 3,199,159 96,288 42,812 336,171 4,468,231

855,645 3,007,919 201,117 37,681 271,906 4,374,268

64,786 10,701 3,516 1,384 9,872 90,259

53,778 7,135 4,409 808 8,453 74,583

586,145 78,193 23,750 7,576 93,119 788,783

555,329 67,207 23,441 8,627 74,668 729,272

416,116 322,998 298,034 48,449 30,154 16,770 1,132,521

444,670 445,905 435,636 20,158 58,985 31,128 1,436,482

53,386 47,458 43,648 2,308 2,605 55 149,460

55,831 57,605 51,046 1,439 9,797 4,847 180,565

342,954 312,054 281,702 23,089 29,262 1,098 990,159

373,064 430,332 420,355 13,939 57,628 18,026 1,313,344

9,872 1,447 1,786 2,385 0 3,597 19,087

13,347 3,732 2,930 360 136 2,192 22,697

71,131 10,766 16,058 24,187 267 16,276 138,685

77,013 17,041 16,318 5,024 499 21,276 137,171

693,664 206,401 111,777 231,301 9,752 1,252,895

531,219 100,218 170,961 235,209 3,846 1,041,453

61,750 19,229 15,619 20,389 1,073 118,060

39,898 14,011 17,648 21,032 335 92,924

522,771 188,563 92,092 173,095 5,125 981,646

348,195 94,314 152,298 162,187 3,886 760,880

22,936 2,460 2,192 7,215 920 35,723

21,392 1,943 1,749 6,176 94 31,354

173,853 13,661 19,325 46,637 4,324 257,800

195,022 7,138 18,200 63,139 316 283,815

96,832 142,083 238,915

127,332 112,882 240,214

9,134 10,862 19,996

8,928 9,260 18,188

63,730 96,719 160,449

83,975 85,723 169,698

4,090 4,780 8,870

10,522 4,149 14,671

35,554 48,672 84,226

45,743 30,649 76,392

84,334 31,744 14,519 130,597

63,287 26,608 5,601 95,496

9,786 3,846 544 14,176

6,334 3,129 408 9,871

57,385 31,733 13,978 103,096

48,288 27,009 3,746 79,043

1,876 21 124 2,021

502 61 264 827

26,019 206 190 26,415

16,631 223 1,760 18,614

46,209 46,209

70,112 70,112

6,047 6,047

8,800 8,800

45,969 45,969

68,874 68,874

55 55

101 101

298 298

592 592

0 6,617 6,617

34 9,192 9,226

0 806 806

0 1,241 1,241

0 4,813 4,813

0 7,059 7,059

0 94 94

0 199 199

0 1,572 1,572

0 1,957 1,957

127 127

160 160

8 8

12 12

115 115

155 155

0 0

87 49 0 0 136

489 0 0 0 489

0 11 0 1 12

41 3 6 0 50

77 49 38 1 165

465 57 33 10 565

0 0 0 0 0

11 0 0 11

250 0 0 250

0 0 4 4

35 2 4 41

21 3 4 28

200 12 59 271

0 0 0 0

0 0 0 8,035,816

0 0 0 7,940,684

0 2 2 867,088

13 0 13 867,518

2 2 4 6,754,675

52 21 73 6,774,230

0 0 0 156,109

0 0 0 144,432

0 0 0 1,297,779

0 0 0 1,247,813

511,204 511,204 511,204 10,231,254

519,219 519,219 519,219 10,464,695

64,915 64,915 64,915 1,161,176

63,519 63,519 63,519 1,175,429

504,824 504,824 504,824 8,880,230

519,567 519,567 519,567 9,239,663

1,005 1,005 1,005 165,545

300 300 300 153,480

6,475 6,475 6,475 1,368,839

1,626 1,626 1,626 1,311,385

9,069 342,713 0 34,445 99,461 3,458 32,493 521,639

11,340 301,137 0 32,263 96,529 2,816 29,271 473,356

1,166 16,112 1 4,600 10,844 428 858 34,009

1,796 20,791 0 4,829 13,096 405 1,701 42,618

8,885 128,203 9 32,556 86,015 3,156 8,795 267,619

11,341 143,989 1 32,242 90,127 3,009 11,109 291,818

36 25,696 0 460 1,426 0 1,848 29,466

0 24,574 0 135 486 0 3,353 28,548

176 220,000 0 2,416 12,825 0 19,607 255,024

123 166,398 0 957 6,676 0 19,299 193,453

286 0 1,844 2,130 523,769

561 0 1,920 2,481 475,837

0 0 291 291 34,300

0 0 214 214 42,832

0 209 2,043 2,252 269,871

0 0 1,857 1,857 293,675

56 0 0 56 29,522

14 0 0 14 28,562

406 0 0 406 255,430

644 0 0 644 194,097

8,136 5,109 10,000 40,466 4,051 67,762

9,096 2,479 10,926 34,840 3,255 60,596

1,074 702 881 4,723 488 7,868

1,210 201 1,754 4,713 440 8,318

8,094 5,042 9,327 39,641 3,757 65,861

9,279 2,527 10,927 33,880 3,521 60,134

10 0 32 185 0 227

0 0 16 91 0 107

26 0 470 627 0 1,123

11 0 661 980 0 1,652

3,287 111 1,785 5,183 72,945 596,714 13,362,850

1,643 38 1,984 3,665 64,261 540,098 13,668,018

408 0 245 653 8,521 42,821 1,488,894

284 0 236 520 8,838 51,670 1,515,600

3,278 0 1,897 5,175 71,036 340,907 11,320,111

1,687 0 1,912 3,599 63,733 357,408 11,863,452

0 6 0 6 233 29,755 244,199

0 0 0 0 107 28,669 239,557

0 114 0 114 1,237 256,667 2,017,254

0 48 0 48 1,700 195,797 1,925,102

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Pradeep S Randhawa is Managing Director at MANN+HUMMEL Filter India Pvt. Ltd. He holds a degree in Bachelor of Engineering (REC Tiruchirappalli) and Master of Business Administration (Punjab University). He has vast experience in the automobile industry. He began his career with DCM Engineering Products Ltd. Ropar in Production for eight years, and later on moved to JAI Spring Group as managing operations, sales and project management for vehicle suspension systems for 14 years. For the next nine years, he was Executive Director at Sigma Vibracoustic India P Ltd in automotive anti- vibration system supplier. His hobbies are golf and motoring.

If not in the Auto industry, where would you be? I’ve spent the last 32 years in the auto components industry. Otherwise, I might have been a steel-maker. What car you drive? What do you dream of driving? I drive the Chevrolet Captiva. I would love to dream an Audi Q7. Your most recent indulgence? A long weekend of golf with friends. What are you currently reading? I am reading Good to Great by Jim Collins. What do you do when not talking shop? I play golf when not talking business.

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