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INTERVIEW ‘We have to enlarge our manufacturing footprint in India’ Pg 10
Dr Peter Ottenbruch, Member of the Board of Management, Corporate Operations and Technology, ZF Friedrichshafen AG
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Volvo Trucks makes India production hub for engines Nabeel A Khan Bangalore
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olvo Trucks is making India as production hub for the medium and heavy duty engines. The Swedish automotive major has set up a new plant in Pithampur with an investment of `600 crore and the pre-production will start this month. “We have completed construction of the plants and equipments are also being installed. In November we will start the preproduction while commercial production will kick start in July 2013” Vinod Aggarwal, CEO, VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd (VECV) told Auto Monitor. The new facility spread over 12 acre will have annual capacity to manufacture one lakh engines. The CV manufacturer will produce two engines- five and eight litre, capable of delivering power between 100 HP and 300 HP. While primarily these engines
will be exported out of India to fulfil the global requirement of Volvo, the same engine will also be used in the Eicher range of heavy duty trucks in India. The Indian plant being set up for the global requirement of Volvo Trucks for medium duty engines for medium applications. The engine is going to be adopted for Euro III and Euro IV applications for Eicher range of heavy duty trucks. “We will fit in this new engine in the Eicher range of heavy duty trucks. These are two engines of five litre and eight litre specification and the engines can deliver power between 100 HP to 300 plus HP,” Aggarwal added. The installation of this engine in the Eicher trucks will ensure ten percent increase in the fuel efficiency and longer life, the company claimed. The Eicher trucks with the new engine will be launched at the end of 2013. The engine will be used in all the heavy duty variants in a phased
manner. The new Eicher trucks will also have newer cabin. The Existing four cylinder medium duty engines of Eicher trucks are also being upgraded from two valves to four valves which will also be launched around the same time. For the month of October, Eicher branded trucks and buses have recorded sales of 3,945 units, 6.2 percent lower than Oct 2011 sales. Sales of Eicher branded trucks and buses stood at 40,665 units as compared to 40,038 units last year in the same month, representing a growth of 1.6 percent. In the domestic CV Market (5T and above), Eicher branded trucks and buses have recorded sales of 3,830 units as compared to 4,135 units in Oct 2011, recording a drop of 7.4 percent. The sales for Eicher branded trucks and buses stood at 38,745 units as compared 37,546 units a year ago, representing a growth of 3.2 percent. The October 2012 sales in the bus segment stand at 493
units in India as compared to 480 units, a growth of 2.8 in the same month a year ago. In the heavy duty truck segment, the sales stood at 705 units in the domestic market as against
686 units in Oct 2011. On the exports front, Eicher Trucks and Buses have recorded sales of 115 units in October 2012 as against 70 units in October 2011, a growth of 64.3 percent.
GFL optimistic of fluropolymer surge in auto industry Anand Mohan Mumbai
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ujarat Flurochemicals Ltd (GFL) is betting big on increased use of plastics in the automotive industry. In the six years
DATA MONITOR Top 5 3W makers Company
Sep-11
Sep-12
Change
BAL
19,987
20,682
3.48%
Piaggio
16,599
16,662
0.38%
M&M
7,302
6,048
-17.17%
Atul Auto
2,451
2,727
11.26%
TVS
1,369
2,088
52.52%
Top 5 3W-Exporters Company
Sep-11
Sep-12
Change
BAL
26,491
24,156
-8.81%
TVS
2,310
2,917
26.28%
Piaggio
2,360
1,338
-43.31%
M&M
304
74
-75.66%
Force Motors
56
56
0.00%
* Source: SIAM/ ** Excluding exports/ *** all sub segments considered/ ^ excluding MRPL
since the company started manufacturing PTFE, a synthetic fluropolymer that has automotive applications, it has become the largest PTFE supplier in the country. At the sidelines of the Automotive Plastics conference in Mumbai, GFL’s technical consultant, Dr Michael Schlipf said, “Polymers production began only six years ago at GFL and now we have 70 percent market share.” GFL’s PTFE resins are called Inoflon. They are divided into two types – suspension PTFE and emulsion PTFE depending on the type of resin, granular for the former and fine powder for the latter. These two fluropolymers can further be subdivided into 12 resins. Germany based Dr Schlipf said that, “the fluropolymers have a wide range of applications since they have a high temperature range of -250 degree celcius to 250 degree celcius.” He further added, “a fully fluorinated polymer has a 327 degree celcius melting temperature.” GFL states that PTFE is resist-
ant against nearly all chemicals, oil additives, ultraviolet light and harsh conditions making them ideal for automotive applications. GFL’s polymers can be used in headlights, oxygen sensors, engines, brakes, steering wheel, catalysers, wheels, shock absorbers and filler hoses. “Cars and trucks already use a lot of parts made from PTFE and PTFE compounds. Both, granular PTFE and fine powder PTFE have found its place in the automotive industry,” said Dr Schlipf. Commenting on GFL’s outlook on the automotive industry, he added, “Over-proportional growth in this segment is guaranteed, as applications for safety systems,
PTFE’s Automotive Applications
comfort and emission reductions request a major part of PTFE containing system solutions.” On the new avenues for PTFE in the automotive industry, he
said “Sensor technology for steering and control functions as well as new cylinder-related systems will multiply the demand additionally in the near future.”
GFL’s Dahej Manufacturing Plant
EDITORIAL Unsettling Decision
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he recent judgement directing Fiat India to pay ‘disputed’ excise duty levy on Fiat Uno sold between 1996 and 2001 has automobile manufacturers in the country scrambling for cover. OEMs have made representation to the ďŹ nance ministry for clariďŹ cation (and consideration) on the judgement that can potentially unsettle their applecart in an increasingly competitive market. The case pertained to the joint venture between Fiat and Premier Automobiles in 1996. Fiat was importing CKD kits of its popular Uno hatchback cars, and selling them in the market allegedly at much below its cost price. The tax authority had levied excise duty on the cost of manufacturing Uno hatchbacks in India between 1996 and 2001. The company contested the excise department’s charge to pay duty on the cost price.
declared by them could not be treated as a normal price for the purpose of quantiďŹ cation of assessable value. The apex court also therefore held that excise duty has to be paid on cost basis and not on sale price. The ruling will have wider implications as it gives clarity on the fact that valuation under the central excise laws, lays down that central excise duty is chargeable on manufacture or production of goods and not on sale. It is imperative that the Government seeks clariďŹ cation from the apex court on the matter as delay on the issue could lead to marketing plans of automobile manufacturer suffering a setback. Moreover, customers may not be able to enjoy beneďŹ ts of competition in terms of lower prices or heavy discounts.
The Italian car maker and its Indian joint venture partner contested the excise department’s contention that the selling price was lower than the cost price, and therefore, paid lower than assessed valued. The tax authority claimed that the company sold cars at lower than its cost price to penetrate the market. The tax authority had found that the price
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CONTENTS TESTING Turbocharger analysis
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Through the enhanced analysis capabilities of its STAR-CCM+ CFD software tool, CD-adapco is providing a boost to turbocharger technology in the 21st century
10 Škoda launches Rapid, Citigo in Turkey
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Škoda Auto will be presenting the new compact saloon, the Rapid, and the Citigo subcompact, for the first time in Turkey at the Istanbul International Auto Show
CORPORATE Schaeffler Group kicks off new facility in Gujarat
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Schaeffler Group recently inaugurated the new facility at Savli near Vadodara in Gujarat and also kicked off a new production line at the Hosur facility
12 Vauxhall aids in auto parts distributor’s fleet
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FPS has taken delivery of 35 Vauxhall Combos painted in FPS’s distinctive peppermint green, long wheelbase L2 models with ply lining in its 390 strong fleet
Renault receives 1,000 odd pre orders for Duster Renault has received in excess of 1,000 pre-orders for Dacia’s Duster SUV priced at £8,995 in the UK
THE OTHER SIDE Advik to supply transmission oil pumps to ZF
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Advik Hi-Tech Pvt Ltd has bagged order for supply of transmission oil pumps for nine speed transmission system for heavy commercial vehicles from ZF Friedrichshafen AG
GLOBAL WATCH Toyota, Lexus introduce new fleet charter
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Toyota and Lexus Fleet Services has drawn up a new fleet service charter, which sets out how it will meet and exceed business customer needs and expectations in every area of its operations
Henrik Fagrenius, MD, Scania Commercial Vehicles India Fagrenius has managed key projects and areas at Scania including global purchasing, purchasing director non-automotive parts and heading international fleet sales
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Auto Monitor
5 NOVEMBER 2012
INTERVIEW
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‘We have to enlarge our manufacturing footprint in India’ ZF Group is targeting revenues of around Euro 15.5 billion to Euro 20 billion by 2015. The Group’s sales for the Asia Pacific region are targeted to reach about Euro 2.919 billion by 2012, from Euro 2.629 billion in 2011. To support the growth targets, ZF Group will be making investments to expand its locations and invest in new products in the coming months. Member of the Board of Management, Corporate Operations and Technology, ZF Friedrichshafen AG, Dr Peter Ottenbruch spoke to Auto Monitor at a recent event in Shanghai on the challenges and opportunities in the Indian market. Abhishek Parekh
Why is ZF Group looking to grow its presence in the electronics components (ECUs and sensors) space at a time when there are established players in this segment globally? Reliability of supplier is a major issue that we have been facing for a while now. When we bought Cherry Corporation around four years back, we realised that we needed to have a reliable supplier for electronic components. We already have a division ZF electronics that is at the cutting edge of technology in the automotive electronics. How has this foray in the electronics business helped ZF Group? Advanced electronic systems are one of the key set of components in vehicles around the world and their importance in making a vehicle safer, comfortable and friendly is going to only increase in the years to come. One of our key products: Automated Manual Transmission (AMT) requires significant inputs of electronics. We are currently sourcing most of our requirements for automotive electronics related components inhouse (ZF Electronics). Moreover, some of the advanced products
that are likely to play a key role in our future growth like hybrid electric drives are manufactured using in house electronics and that has allowed us to stay at the forefront of the technology curve in automotive electronics. Though ZF Electronics is not a single source supplier to us but it is stepping into most of our programmes and enabling us to emerge as a leading auto supplier. What are the products and solutions offered for the bus segment? Are you working on any advanced technology targeted for the Indian market? The key products we supply for the bus transport segment are heavy duty axles including steered axles and drive axles. We also provide shock absorbers and continuous damping control for buses in major markets globally. Buses need to be comfortable and safe as they are used for people transportation rather than goods transport. We provide advanced solutions and technologies for buses through our commercial vehicle division including axles and drivelines. We are looking into the possibility for developing and selling axle system and shock absorbers for buses for the Indian market. We offer products that are designed for market specific needs and we are currently eval-
uating the specific needs for the Indian market for these products. Rapidly growing societies and markets have been adopting transportation solutions like road trains and such solutions could be interesting for the Indian market as well. We have a lot of products in our portfolio to cater to such solutions. Additionally, long articulated and high speed buses require advanced electronics and steering controls and that is an area that we have given priority attention. What scope do you envisage for the passenger car segment in the Indian market? We are already supplying some components for the Tata Nano in India and our engagement with customers in India would only go up in the coming months (and years). The typical Indian passenger car is driven by manual front wheel drive transmission and we do not support this system. We are major manufacturer and supplier of automatic transmissions. We are looking to offer a value proposition in the Indian market with the AMT systems and we feel that Indian market has achieved the maturity and scale for us to offer this product. We have the capability to offer this solution (AMT) at an additional or top-on cost of around $150 above a manual transmission and we believe that this is a
very compelling and cost effective proposition for OEMs. What are the hurdles that you are likely to encounter in the Indian market? Cost competitiveness is a major issue for any supplier in India and we are no exception to that. If we have to be cost competitive, we have to manufacture locally and enlarge our manufacturing footprint in India. We are working towards that objective. Would that imply more joint ventures or strategic partnerships with local players? How are you looking to enlarge your footprint? We are evaluating all possibilities and this includes possibilities of local partnerships and standalone subsidiaries. We are establishing a business park in Pune to facilitate
our businesses that do not have a presence in India to establish themselves before these businesses can grow to significant size and scale. We are looking to introduce our clutch systems in India and this can be assembled or manufactured in the business park. We have some business for plastic pedal boxes and that business is expected to grow to significant scale in the coming months. We could also have the commercial vehicle division of ZF that is keen to establish its systems and products like shock absorbers and axle systems in India. Our objective is to introduce suitable products and technologies in India through local manufacturing in order to be cost competitive for our customers. (The writer’s trip to Shanghai was arranged by the ZF Friedrichshafen AG)
Auto Monitor
5 NOVEMBER 2012
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Turbocharger Analysis Through the enhanced analysis capabilities of its STAR-CCM+ CFD software tool, CD-adapco is providing a boost to turbocharger technology in the 21st century
Heat from the engine exhaust flow, as well as the engine mounting points, creates a thermal environment inside the turbocharger that has to be managed properly. A complete Conjugate Heat Transfer (CHT) simulation of the turbocharger during unsteady operation is required to properly manage the thermal loads at the design stage
Richard Johns CD-adapco
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lthough recovery of exhaust gas energy using turbochargers was first applied nearly 100 years ago and has been in widespread use in the heavy-duty diesel market ever since, it is only in recent years that turbocharging has spread to mass production vehicles in smaller engines. The phenomenal market growth, first in passenger car diesel engines and more recently in downsized gasoline engines, has been driven largely by the efficiency gains, and hence CO2 benefits, that can be realized. Plus, Formula 1 will be returning to turbocharging for the 2014 season. Modern turbocharging, however, is much more complicated than simply plumbing a turbocharger into the intake and exhaust system and leaving it to its fate. Multiple turbos, variable geometry, wastegate, bypass and integration into the engine manifold and engine management system coupled with high operating temperatures (>1,000°C in gasoline engines) in an already overcrowded under hood area provide serious challenges for powertrain, installation, and calibration engineers. To address thermo-f luidstructural issues related to turbocharging, CD-adapco has developed a range of solutions using STAR-CCM+. Packaging constraints rarely allow an ideal, uniform flow entry to the compressor and this can have a detrimental effect on the map. The accuracy of STAR-CCM+ enables the effects of a non-ideal inlet geometry to be simulated and compared with the ideal, uniform inlet flow condition. This provides a means to quickly assess alternative ducting arrangements
and the effect on compressor performance. Heat transfer is a major issue for turbocharged engines. Heat transfer from the turbine to the compressor is detrimental to engine performance, but heat transfer from a hot turbo during a transient operation, for example, a key-off situation when there is no longer any flow through either the compressor or turbine, has the potential to damage not only the turbocharger, but also other components in the under hood environment. Nonmetallic components such as electrical connectors, the wiring harness, rubbers, and composites are particularly vulnerable. The powerful conjugate heat transfer modelling capabilities available in STAR-CCM+ provide a means to simulate the transient flow and thermal fields, including the structure, within the entire engine compartment. In turn, this allows a quick assessment to be made as to whether damage will occur in the worst of situations. Last but by no means least, high-frequency turbocharger noise can be intrusive to occupants and those outside the vehicle, particularly during a load change. STAR-CCM+ has a comprehensive capability to calculate the noise sources originating from the rotation of the rotor and its interaction with other components and determine the sound pressure level in the far field.
Application Example at InDesA With its advanced capabilities in turbocharger simulation, STAR-CCM+ has been widely adopted as an industry-standard simulation tool throughout the automotive industry. In this section, a brief description of the
successful use of STAR-CCM+ at Integrated Design Analysis GmbH (InDesA) for thermal management of a turbocharger is given as an example. InDesA has established a virtual test facility centre with STAR-CCM+ for performance prediction, functional testing and confirmation of automotive accessory units and modules. STAR-CCM+ has been validated in-house for accuracy in various applications before being used as the backbone of the virtual test facility centre. A turbocharger has to operate under a wide variety of engine operating conditions and thermal simulation of the turbocharger in the design process gives critical insights into the performance and reliability of the turbocharger. Heat from the engine exhaust flow, as well as the engine mounting points, creates a thermal environment inside the turbocharger that has to be managed properly. A complete Conjugate Heat Transfer (CHT) simulation of the turbocharger during unsteady operation is required to properly manage the thermal loads at the design stage. Here, InDesA was mainly concerned with the thermal reliability of the materials, in addition to radiation through turbocharger surface and oil coking in the slide bearing. Also, compression and flow loss in the compressor cause temperature increase in the charging air which should also be accounted for. Coupling STAR-CCM+ with 1D GT-Power Engine Model offered InDesA an efficient way for thermal simulation of a turbocharger. Initially, the 1D GT-Power model delivers transient intake pressure, exhaust mass flow and exhaust temperature. These values are used as input boundary condi-
tions at the exhaust manifold inside STAR-CCM+. The manifold is coupled with compressor outflow, which is modelled as a time dependent pressure outlet, similar to the turbine outflow. Stagnation pressure and temperature boundary conditions are applied at the compressor inflow. A polyhedral mesh of 14M cells with 4 layers of prismatic cells near the boundary is used for the analysis. Air and exhaust gas are modelled as compressible, ideal gas while mass flow and temperature are applied at the inflow of oil and coolant, which have temperature dependent properties. The materials of the different housings include Steel, Alloy and Brass with temperature dependent properties. The STAR-CCM+ CHT analysis provides time dependent air mass flow and turbine rotating rate. Crucially, fluid-structure coupling inside STAR-CCM+ gives an accurate representation of the thermal distribution on manifold and turbocharger, along with thermal stress values.
Conclusion The CHT analysis using STARCCM+ enabled InDesA to make decisions regarding the material selection and durability costs associated with the existing design. Coupling with 1D codes and structural modules provided an efficient engineering process for this turbocharger simulation. Accurate insight into thermal damaging of adjacent parts and oil/bearing damaging was gained from the analysis to understand the temperature distribution through the turbine and bearing housing. This example showcases the role of STAR-CCM+ in the design and development of modern turbochargers.
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Schaeffler Group kicks off new facility in Gujarat, appoints Dharmesh Arora as India head Our Bureau Mumbai
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chaeffler recently inaugurated the new facility at Savli near Vadodara in Gujarat and also kicked off a new production line at the Hosur facility. The Savli plant will manufacture advanced low-friction deep groove ball bearings and large-sized bearings for sectors like wind energy, heavy industries and railways. The new line in Hosur will manufacture hydraulic clutch release systems that offer benefits of lower noise, vibration, and harshness (NVH) levels and improved drivability while improving fuel economy. The German automotive supplier has earlier announced investments plans to the tune of around Euro 150 million (`1,050 crore) in India over the next three to four years for expanding existing plants at Pune, Hosur and Vadodara – besides building green field plant at Savli, near Vadodara. “These
investments are in line with our strategy to strengthen Schaeffler’s manufacturing footprint in India as well as continuous development of R&D and advanced engineering capability,” said President and Chief Executive Officer, Schaeffler AG, Dr Geissinger. In another related development, Dharmesh Arora was appointed as the President & Chief Executive Officer for Schaeffler Group’s operations in India. He assumes responsibility for three Schaeffler Group bearings manufacturing companies in India - INA, LuK and FAG, in addition to assuming the charge of Chairman, INA Bearings India Pvt Ltd. Arora, who has more than two decades of experience in the automotive industry, started his career at Maruti Suzuki and has also held management positions at GM in India, Mexico, Thailand and the US. Prior to joining Schaeffler, he was the Global Purchasing Director- Powertrain at GM based in Michigan, US. “We are making significant
investments in R&D and engineering capabilities by adopting frugal engineering to introduce advanced products, systems and solutions customized for the Indian market. Competence built up in product development and testing capabilities will support in bringing latest technologies for engines, transmission and chassis for our automotive customers and adapting our global range of diverse bearing solutions for our industrial customers,” said Arora in a company release on the Group’s future direction in India. At the New Delhi Auto Expo in January 2012, Schaeffler Group showcased the concept model of Schaeffler advanced drive, an advanced solution for engines, transmissions and chassis. The Group is now in the next stage of development to create a drivable concept vehicle that will be specially designed for Indian driving conditions and consumer preferences. The vehicle will demonstrate fuel economy of up to 10 percent combined with better
Dharmesh Arora with Dr Geissinger, President and CEO, Schaeffler AG
comfort and driving experience through application of Schaeffler technology solutions for engine and transmission systems. The Indian-version of the Schaeffler Concept Car will be unveiled in the first quarter of 2013. In the two-wheeler segment, the German automotive supplier is working on a concept of value added products for small motorcycles with a clear focus on friction reduction. The new low friction bearings for engine and wheel are
some of the major achievements to be followed by a low friction chain drive and valve train. It is looking to offer the next generation of the conventional ball bearing to large size roller bearings; from spindle and linear bearing to direct drive systems; and condition monitoring and maintenance services for the aftermarket sector. The Schaeffler Group global sales touched Euro 10.7 billion in 2011.
Technology adoption increasing in logistics sector: F&S survey Our Bureau Mumbai
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rost & Sullivan’s Strategic Analysis of Logistics Technology Usage Trends in India, finds that about 72 percent of companies in key end-user industries of logistics services use at least one logistics technology, ranging from a basic technology like bar coding to an advanced technology like radio frequency identification (RFID).
Customer Segment “Among all logistics technologies, 89 percent of end-users industries perceive enterprise resource planning systems as the most effective technology and bar coding comes in a close second at 88 percent,” said Frost & Sullivan’s Transportation & Logistics Program Manager, Srinath Manda. End users of logistic services in India ranked time (94 percent) and cost saving (90 percent) as the top two reasons for using logistics technologies. They select their technology service provider (TSP) based on the three main criteria of - match with industry needs, reputation, and cost of technology.
Service Standards Only a quarter of the current non-users of logistics technologies intend to use them in the near future. Among these prospective users, transportation management system (TMS) emerged the most popular choice with 27 percent of responders declaring that they are likely to purchase this technology. However, several end users claim that TSPs fail to meet the desired levels in the areas of customisation, integration of the entire enduser supply chain with the solution, ease of upgrades, and post-implementation support. To resolve these issues, TSPs are needed to rework on their product development and customer satisfaction approach to provide well-defined yet customized solutions, which are easily upgradable, according to F&S survey. “TSPs also need to offer/implement solutions that integrate multiple functions/ departments involved in the supply chain of a client organization, thereby creating a seamless f low of information and communication management for clients. Apart from these, the solution providers need to improve their commitment levels to existing customers through regular follow-up and support services,” noted Manda.
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Advik to supply transmission oil pumps to ZF Our Bureau New Delhi
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u ne-ba sed Adv ik Hi-Tech Pv t Ltd has bagged order for supply of transmission oil pumps from ZF Friedrichshafen AG, the German supplier for driveline and chassis technology. The order contract valued at approximately `6.92 crore at peak volumes is for the design, development and manufacture of transmission oil pumps for their nine speed transmission system for heav y commercial vehicles. This is third customer in the commercial vehicle segment for Advik. It currently supplies to two customers in Germany for off highway vehicles. The oil pumps will be developed in alliance with its Germany-based technica l partner Trochocentric Patentverwertung-GmbH. “The oil pumps will be produce from our new facility to be set up in Chakan- Pune and production will start by January next year,” Managing Director, Advik,
Non Automotive Segment
Aditya Bhartia, MD, Advik
Aditya Bhartia told Auto Monitor. The delivery will commence by end of this financial year and the product is expected to go in mass production by last quarter of next year. The Chakan plant
will also be used for production of pumps for four-wheeler.
Nine Speed Transmission The oil pump, the first in its segment of the nine-speed
transmission system entails a vital structural shift in the design of GE Rotors and is being developed by the research & development wing at Advik Group along with its techni-
“We are delighted that ZF has chosen us as partners to empower their nine speed transmission systems. This order is an endorsement of our strong R&D relationship with our partners FMO Technologies and operational excellence of Advik,” MD, ADVIK Group, Aditya Bhartia said. Going forward, Advik expects to enlarge the scope of collaboration and foray into the four wheeler and transmission system lubrication oil pumps segment. Advik manufactures products like lifter tensioner assemblies, oil pumps, fuel pumps, fuel feed pumps, fuel cocks, decompression units, water pumps, one way clutch, precise machined components like pinions, screws, nuts & control shafts for twowheeler OEMs. The component maker plans to invest around `150 crore by 2015 to achieve a turnover of `500 crore. It notched a turnover of `200 crore in FY 12 and hopes to touch at around `50 crore in FY13.
BASF to invest `1,000 crore in Dahej facility Our Bureau New Delhi
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ASF is investing around `1000 crore for its upcoming plant in Dahej, Gujarat that is expected to roll production by March 2014. The plant will cater to automobiles, paint, paper, homecare and lifestyle division of the company. “We are going to invest `1000 crore in different divisions. Overall, this investment in greenfields will supplement our plants in Mangalore, Thane and Chennai. The plant will add to existing capacities,” said Chairman & Head, South Asia, BASF Companies in India, Prasad Chandran said.
The company has worked with Tata Motors to develop special engineering plastics for better fuel efficiency, provided base coat for paint and worked on the seating arrangement The increase in capacity of the plant will cater to the demands of northern and western region of India. “Gujarat is offers a good ecosystem for chemical facilities. It is also important as a lot of OEMs are coming to Gujarat. South India can be met by our Chennai and Mangalore plant and now Dahej will look after western and northern region,” added Chandran.
Value Added Products The company, which derives around 15 percent of its business from the automobile sector, started the construction of the plant in April 2012. Dahej plant will be company’s ninth production facility in India apart from two R&D centres in Thane and Mangalore. BASF adds value to the automobile industry from its compounding plant and CAD centre in Thane, a coating plant in Mangalore and a catalyst plant in Chennai. BASF had recently doubled the capacity of its catalyst plant in Chennai as well. According to the company, it worked closely with Tata Motors to develop special engineering plastics for better fuel efficiency, provided base coat for paint and worked on the seating arrangement as well with its polyurethane. It also worked on the catalyst technology with Tata Motors.
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Volvo’s autonomous driving assistance system to be ready by 2014
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olvo has taken another step on the journey towards autonomous driving - self-driving vehicles - by demonstrating a new traffic jam assistance system. The new system, whereby the car automatically follows the vehicle in front in slow-moving queues up to 50 km/h, will be ready for production in 2014. “This technology makes driving more relaxed in the kind of monotonous queuing that is a less attractive part of daily driving in urban areas. It offers you a safe, effortless drive in slow traffic,” said Senior Vice President Research and Development, Volvo Car Corporation, Peter Mertens. The traffic jam assistance function is an evolution of the
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Slow-moving queues are part of urban commuting. Americans spend more than 100 hours a year commuting to work, according to the US Census Bureau’s American Community Survey. This is more than the average
two weeks of vacation time (80 hours) many Americans have per year. Drivers in major metropolitan areas such as New York, Chicago, Philadelphia and Los Angeles spend even longer times queuing
to and from work every day. “The situation is of course similar, or even worse, in major urban areas all over the world. Our aim with the traffic jam assistance is to make commuting a bit less stressful for the driver,” said Mertens.
current Adaptive Cruise Control and Lane Keeping Aid technology, which was introduced in the all-new new Volvo V40 hatchback earlier in 2012.
Traffic Jam Assistance The driver activates the traffic jam assistance function by pushing a button. When active, the engine, brakes and steering respond automatically. The Adaptive Cruise Control enables safe, comfortable driving by automatically maintaining a set gap to the vehicle in front, at the same time as the steering is also controlled. “The car follows the vehicle in front in the same lane. However, it is always the driver who is in charge. He or she can take back control of the car at any time,” said Peter Mertens.
Patented Technology Autonomous driving - with steering, acceleration and/or braking automatically controlled by a vehicle that requires very little human interaction - is a major focus area in Volvo Car Corporation’s development work. “Our aim is to gain leadership in the field of autonomous driving by moving beyond concepts and pioneering technologies that will reach actual customers. Making these features reliable and easy to use is crucial to boosting customer confidence in self-driving cars,” said Mertens. The low-speed traffic jam assistance system is the second technology for autonomous driving recently presented by Volvo Car Corporation. A few weeks ago, the company demonstrated the SARTRE project (Safe Road Trains for the Environment), which focuses on platooning in highway and motorway traffic at speeds of up to 90 km/h.
Scalable Product Architecture Volvo Car Corporation’s firm focus on designing cars around people includes investigating consumer attitudes towards self-driving cars. In 2011, Volvo Car Corporation invited a number of premium car owners to evaluate future driver support technologies at the company’s test track, including an early traffic jam assistance prototype. One of the guests commented: “A perfect support for making commuting less stressful. It will take away the cramps and knee pain that I get when constantly having to adjust speed and distance in slow-moving queues. “ The traffic jam assistance technology will be part of Volvo Car Corporation’s new Scalable Product Architecture, SPA, which will be introduced in 2014. “SPA is a standalone Volvo project that will enable us to take the company’s technological future into our own hands. Most of our volume will be based on this new architecture. It will give us a high degree of commonality and the right scale of economy to be competitive in the future,” said Mertens.
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Toyota, Lexus introduce new fleet charter
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oyota and Lexus Fleet Services has drawn up a new fleet service charter, which sets out how it will meet and exceed business customer needs and expectations in every area of its operations. The charter presents a series of commitments for both sales and after sales services, focusing on areas
that are crucial for business customers: price transparency, clear, honest and coherent customer, communications at all times, whole life cost advice and prompt and professional service delivery Ewan Shepherd, General Manager Toyota and Lexus Fleet Services, said: “Our Fleet Charter makes clear the range of services and
commitments we offer our business customers, and shows how we are addressing the issues that are important to them, such as pricing, prompt and professional service and helping them keep their vehicles safe and on the road. All Toyota and Lexus business centres promise same-day access to a business manager or
sales executive and the availability of demonstrator vehicles for up to two days. They will also provide information about funding options and tax matters, such as benefit-in-kind rates and whole life costs. Requests for quotations will be responded to within 24 hours. The charter’s undertakings on price transparency extend to after sales, with a promise that fleet customers will not be charged more than the agreed National Fleet Service Programme prices
for labour, oil and fluids, ensuring very competitive service, maintenance and repair costs. Customers appreciate prompt response to their requirements, and the Fleet Charter makes this a priority in key areas such as service booking requests, short lead-times, the availability of collect-and-deliver services and courtesy car options. Express servicing is also available - including for major services - with two technicians completing work in less than 90 minutes.
Awareness on benefits of engine oil running low in the UK: survey
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4 per cent of UK motorists are unaware of the benefits offered by synthetic engine oils, according to research from Mobil 1. Furthermore, three quarters of motorists don’t know how to check their car’s oil level, and almost 50 per cent are not sure why oil is needed in an engine. The survey of 1,084 respondents from England, Wales and Scotland was carried out in December 2011. 2009 Formula 1 World Champion Jenson Button took time out to demonstrate how to check a car’s lubrication levels at the UK headqua r ters of E x xonMobi l in Leatherhead, Surrey.
ExxonMobil Lubricants and Petroleum Specialties Company is a leading marketer of finished lubricants, asphalts and specialty products and, suppliers of lubricant base “We have enlisted the support of Jenson to help consumers become more aware that using the right oil for your engine can potentially improve fuel economy, reduce engine wear and save lots of expense in the long run,” said Field Marketing Advisor UK, Nordic and Benelux for ExxonMobil Lubricants & Specialities, makers of Mobil 1, Dan McGoldrick. Mobil 1 is designed to help provide exceptional cleaning power, wear protection and overall performance. It has the potential to improve fuel economy and save consumers money in the years ahead. Ex xonMobil Lubricants and Petroleum Specialties Company is a leading marketer of finished lubricants, asphalts and specialty products, as well as one of the world’s largest suppliers of lubricant base stocks.
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Škoda launches Rapid, Citigo in Turkey
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koda Auto is resolutely expanding its model palette on the Turkish market. It will be presenting the new compact saloon, the Škoda Rapid, and the Škoda Citigo subcompact, for the first time in Turkey at the Istanbul International Auto Show. ŠKODA has made strong headway on the Turkish market in 2012 as sales rose 30.4 percent year on year from January through September, markedly bucking the trend in the overall market, which recorded a decline of 8.7 percent in the same period. As of the end of September, Škoda’s
market share was 1.9 percent, up from 1.3 a year ago. The most popular Škoda model in Turkey was the Škoda Octavia. “In the years ahead, Škoda intends to continue to grow worldwide. Turkey is an important growth market and thus a significant element of our 2018 growth strategy,” says Škoda CEO Winfried Vahland. “With the new Škoda Rapid and the Škoda Citigo, we want to enhance our position in the market substantially and sustain our favourable development in Turkey resolutely,” says Vahland. The new compact saloon, the Škoda Rapid, and the
ŠKODA Citigo subcompact, will be rolled out to Turkish dealers in parallel with their appearance at the Istanbul Auto Show. The Škoda Rapid complements the Škoda model palette between the smaller Škoda Fabia and the
larger Škoda Octavia. The engine offering in Turkey will include a total of four petrol and two diesel engines. At 3.56 metres in length, the Citigo is Škoda’s first foray into the growing subcompact segment. “The Škoda Citigo
offers all of Škoda’s brand values on a very small footprint: compact yet roomy, efficient and agile at the same time, attractive and ingenious,” says Eichhorn. “It is a perfect car for the city, especially for large cities such as Istanbul.”
Vauxhall aids in auto parts distributor’s fleet
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eading UK automotive aftermarket parts distribution company, FPS, have taken delivery of 35 Vauxhall Combos. Painted in FPS’s distinctive peppermint green, the 35 vehicles are all the long wheelbase L2 models with ply lining and have just joined FPS’s 390 strong fleet. The efficient new Combos have start/stop technology, actively reducing the company’s CO2 and fuel usage throughout its daily deliveries.
The vehicles will be used to service 2,500 motor tradebased clients, making up to six deliveries a day across 20 sites in the UK The vehicles will be used to service the company’s 2,500 motor trade-based clients, making up to six deliveries a day between a network of 20 sites across the UK, covering around 50,000 miles each year. “We are very pleased to add 35 more Vauxhalls to our fleet,” said Stuart Collett, Fleet Manager at FPS. “We currently have 164 Vauxhall vans including a fleet of Vivaros and 10 cars which we have used for the last four to five years without a single fault.” “The added Start/Stop feature means we can reduce emissions even further, something that we take seriously here at FPS, while at the same time seeing a return on the overall MPG of our fleet,” added Collett. “We are pleased that FPS has decided to continue to use the Vauxhall brand and are confident that the business will continue to enjoy their dependability, comfort and economy,” said Richard Collier, Vauxhall’s National Commercial Vehicle and B2B Sales Manager.
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Renault receives 1,000 odd pre orders for Duster
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enault has received in excess of 1,000 preorders for Dacia’s Duster SUV in little more than 100 days. The warning signs for other car firms have been there for several months, when Dacia confirmed prices for its Duster SUV at £8,995. Duster, a compact SUV, is priced from £8,995, less than many entry-level superminis. Even its higher end diesel-engined versions with 4x4 ability, are thousands of pounds cheaper than other all-wheeldrive alternatives. The company also announced prices for its sister model, the all-new Sandero. Not to be outshone by its bigger sibling, this five-door supermini sports price tag from £5,995, it’s the most affordable new car on sale in the UK. 135 UK Dacia retailers, Europe’s fastest-growing automotive brand has already bagged 1,000 pre-orders. In fact, at the rate orders are coming in, it’s looking like the £100 refundable deposit paid
by the initial batch of canny Duster buyers might be the wisest investment they’ve made all year. They’re not the only ones to spot the SUV’s appeal in its latest markets either. Renault’s Indian subsidiary, where the UK’s Dusters will be built, has already taken over 20,000 orders of its own in just three months. W hat makes the UK order tally so remarkable, is that sav v y buyers are so eager to secure their high-quality, yet affordable Duster, that they’re willing to part with their cash before they’ve even got comfy behind the wheel. But, even so, until now the only potential customers who’ve had the pleasure of driving Duster in the UK, are a lucky few who won the chance to sample German versions at the Moving Motor Show when it launched at the Goodwood Festival of Speed earlier this year. The high Duster UK pre-order figure is one thing. What makes equally compelling reading are
some of the buyer patterns which a re emerging. W hether it’s the contrast between rural and urban buyers, or even the high demand for top-spec versions, including 4x4s, Dacia’s SUV seems to have oodles of class-defying, not to mention kerb, appeal. The highest proportion of orders to date, are for top-of-the-range Lauréate versions, to the point that they make up well over half of the total. It’s a similarly rosy picture with 4x4 orders too. This hasn’t come as a surprise to Dacia, given that these highspecification versions, packing several in-demand items, like airconditioning and alloy wheels, still come at mid-range supermini prices, starting from as little as £12,995. It also mirrors the
success story in other Western European countries. In each of them, buyers have tended to treat themselves, either because it’s their first brand new car, having only been able to stretch to a used one before, or, more worryingly for other car marques, because they’re downsizing from more expensive products, but still hanker after certain features. At the other end of the parting with cash, lots of buyers seem quite taken with the prospect of owning a new, trusty workhorse for as little outlay as possible.
Ample proof that there’s a gap in the market for a functional car with a good-sized boot and interior, the £8,995 Access is already accounting for nearly a sixth of total orders. So far, this budgetconscious ideal seems to cover everything from a second car on the driveway to double up as a first car for a new driver, right through to bread and butter, frugal family car for the school run and supermarket load-up. Unlike many a rival compact SUV, Duster is inherently capable of more than just “Chelsea tractor” duty. Showing that its buyers
clearly have every confidence in its off-road ability, and that many aren’t just going to be climbing kerbs in suburbia, a substantial one third of current orders have been for the mud-plugger. Firstly, Duster boasts a proven 4x4 system. Like every Dacia, it’s designed to be extremely tough. It comes as second nature to a car which is built to take the wild extremes of global weather and terrain in its stride, in destinations as far flung as Brazil, Columbia, India and Russia. As well as the intricacies of individual buyers, one of the most intriguing aspects to the Duster pre-orders is where they’ve come from. In fact, Duster’s reputation seems to precede it whether you live in Londonderry or London. Topping the sales chart, and by quite a healthy margin, are the Welsh, with Cardiff and Swansea postcodes dominating. Whether that means their SUVs are going to be a common sight up and down the Gower coastline, or the kerbs of the Kingsway in the latter, who knows. But, one thing’s for sure. Much like its national rugby union team’s Grand Slam earlier in the year, the Welsh are off to a flyer. Mind you, the canny Scots aren’t too far behind either. On the back of Duster’s recent Scottish Car of the Year hat-trick, including the overall title, they block out three other places in the top 10. In England, Liverpudlians seems to have fallen for Duster’s charms hook line and sinker. Closely followed by an eclectic mix of wannabe owners up and down the country, from as far afield as Brighton, Kettering, Middlesborough and Yeovil. One of the cornerstones of Dacia’s success, is its elimination of the unnecessary. By doing so, it gives customers the chance to just pay “for what they value”. It’s already working well for Duster in the UK. The first signs are clear for all to see in the huge demand for options, accessories and extended warranties. A whopping two thirds, for example, have ticked the box for one or more accessory on their new pride and joy. Commenting on the brand’s impressive early UK success, Dacia’s Marketing Director, Phil York, said, “We always knew Dacia had the potential to tap into a stagnant UK new car market. Our Duster flagship is off to a great start even before we’ve received our first right-handdrive shipment. We’ve jealously watched our European neighbours sell Dacias by the thousand over the last few years, so it’s not just great for us, but more importantly for British buyers, that there’s a new “smart buy” in the car market. “And it doesn’t stop there. We’ve just taken the wraps off the eagerly-awaited new Dacia Sandero supermini, ready for it to tempt customers into Dacia Retailers in January alongside Duster. All at “shockingly affordable” prices, with attractive styling, frugal and efficient engines, it doesn’t take a rocket scientist to work out that we’re confident the British public will take Dacia to their hearts.”
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PRODUCTION AND SALES FLASH REPORT FOR SEPTEMBER 2012 Category Segment/Subsegment Manufacturer.
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Domestic Sales For the month of Cumulative September April-September 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) 3,003 6,175 29,484 39,775 2,936 Total 3,003 6,175 29,484 39,775 2,936 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) 808 377 14,676 3,933 1,596 Hyundai Motors India Ltd(Santro) 15,106 11,700 69,680 72,289 13,584 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (M800, Alto,Wagon R,A-Star) 32,105 42,790 289,159 226,536 37,324 Total 48,019 54,867 373,515 302,758 52,504 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) 843 631 7,166 3,542 678 Ford india Pvt Ltd (Figo ) 7,092 8,368 45,937 44,563 5,220 General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Beat, U-VA) 4,455 3,815 23,279 27,461 5,318 Honda Siel Cars India ltd (Jazz, Brio) 1,077 2,097 1,677 22,197 767 Hyundai Motors India Ltd(Getz, i10, i20) 31,841 36,130 204,512 195,101 16,803 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Swift, Ritz, Estilo) 20,025 15,849 105,925 115,586 19,722 Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (Micra) 10,320 6,916 59,540 39,677 1,475 Renault India Pvt Ltd (Pulse) 0 255 0 2,890 0 SkodaAuto india p.ltd ( Fabia ) 1,587 222 10,163 2,216 1,172 Tata Motors Ltd (Indica,Indica Vista, Indigo CS) 18,549 14,593 72,973 64,849 15,677 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Liva) 3,284 3,206 9,555 21,002 2,975 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Polo) 1,889 2,706 24,566 17,836 3,050 Total 100,962 94,788 565,293 556,920 72,857 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) 3,232 2,325 19,435 16,755 553 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Verito) 1,928 1,920 9,319 8,637 1,560 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Dzire) 9,567 12,156 45,348 79,000 9,411 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Etios-Sedan) 3,380 4,447 23,825 27,863 2,951 Total 18,107 20,848 97,927 132,255 14,479 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 4 Total 0 0 0 0 4 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) 2,233 1,525 10,452 8,957 2,300 General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Aveo) 93 0 772 18 118 Hindustan Motors Ltd (Lancer) 53 0 203 24 53 Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (City) 3,820 3,546 16,102 15,905 3,720 Hyundai Motors India Ltd (Verna) 4,813 3,344 23,941 33,342 4,810 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (SX4) 114 302 10,024 2,393 196 Nissan Motor India pvt Ltd (Sunny) 1,140 4,651 1,140 32,937 659 Renault India Pvt Ltd (Scala) 0 838 0 1,944 0 Skoda Auto India pvt Ltd (Rapid) 104 625 126 12,438 16 Tata Motors Ltd (Indigo, Manza) 2,201 583 9,540 3,985 2,398 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Vento) 3,084 1,884 19,855 12,166 3,285 Specialty: Hindustan Motors Ltd (Ambassador) 219 96 1,367 974 184 Total 17,874 17,394 93,522 125,083 17,739 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) 139 39 2,909 1,027 140 General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Optra, Cruze) 658 390 6,431 3,009 1,133 Hindustan Motors Ltd (Cedia sports) 2 5 39 55 8 Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (Civic) 209 0 1,559 420 117 Hyundai Motor India Ltd (Kizashi) 0 900 0 1,722 0 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Kizashi) 0 0 0 0 14 Renault India Pvt Ltd (Renault FLUENCE) 135 74 994 804 100 Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd (Laura) 410 90 3,832 1,758 285 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Corolla ) 1,023 556 4,797 3,548 994 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Jetta) 433 416 1,162 2,015 423 Specialty: Hindustan Motors Ltd(Lancer EVO X) 1 0 4 0 1 Total 3,010 2,470 21,727 14,358 3,215 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 ) 60 60 720 60 137 Hyundai Motors India Ltd ( Sonata ) 0 0 101 238 7 Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (Teana) 0 0 128 24 11 Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd (Superb) 280 30 2,072 1,109 147 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Camry ) 0 88 0 162 17 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Passat) 68 2 751 955 85 Specialty: Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Prius ) 0 0 0 0 1 Total 408 180 3,772 2,548 405 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 All Models) 1,017 586 5,282 4,616 972 Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd ( S-Class Mercedes-Benz All Models) 685 329 3,746 2,801 745 Tata-JLR (Tata-JLR All Models) 0 23 0 381 0 Volkswagen - Audi (A8, Audi-All Models) 0 0 0 0 612 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Phaeton) 0 0 0 8 0 Total 1,702 938 9,028 7,806 2,329 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 193,085 197,660 1,194,268 1,181,503 166,464 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) 34 17 187 119 32 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Bolero, ST) 7,653 10,768 44,328 56,141 8,932 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Gypsy, Ertiga) 462 7,347 3,430 39,336 411 Renault India Pvt Ltd (Duster) 0 4,195 0 8,707 0 Tata Motors Ltd (Sumo) 1,640 2,119 8,199 16,159 1,660 Total 9,789 24,446 56,144 120,462 11,035 UV2: Length<4400 - 4700 mm, Price Upto Rs. 15 Lakh General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Tavera) 1,785 2,361 10,875 9,894 1,785 International Cars & Motors Ltd (Rhino) 67 27 236 231 70 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Scorpio, Bolero, HT, Xuv500, Xylo) 9,273 11,518 52,480 72,505 8,955 Tata Motors Ltd (Sumo Grande, Safari) 1,450 1,010 8,537 6,401 2,314 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Innova) 4,877 6,207 25,066 39,378 4,765 Total 17,452 21,123 97,194 128,409 17,889 UV3: Length>4700 mm, Price Upto Rs. 15 Lakh Force Motors Ltd (Trax, Force One) 381 442 1,700 2,294 358 Tata Motors Ltd (Aria, Xenon) 327 10 1,833 1,128 584 Total 708 452 3,533 3,422 942 UV4: Price Between Rs. 15 to 25Lakh Ford India Pvt Ltd (Endeavour) 311 50 1,492 1,242 281 General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Captiva) 0 0 0 0 128 Hindustan Motors Ltd (Pajero, Outlander) 184 32 1,071 854 195 Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (CRV) 0 0 0 0 17 Hyundai Motors India Ltd (Santa Fe) 247 51 747 502 198 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Vitara) 0 0 0 0 1 Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (X-Trail) 0 0 0 0 31 Renault India Pvt Ltd (Koleos) 110 27 110 213 91 Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd (Yeti) 154 50 1,236 336 50 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Fortuner) 1,076 1,347 5,441 7,871 1,078 Total 2,082 1,557 10,097 11,018 2,070 UV5: Price > Rs. 25Lakh Hindustan Motors Ltd (Mentero) 14 4 48 13 11 Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (LC,Prado) 0 0 0 0 26 Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Touareg) 0 0 0 0 0 Total 14 4 48 13 37 Total Utillity Vehicles (Uvs) 30,045 47,582 167,016 263,324 31,973 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) 554 480 558 2,782 748 Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Omini,Ecco) 10,989 14,209 81,137 62,312 11,737 Tata Motors Ltd (Venture) 403 279 3,904 1,996 750 Total 11,946 14,968 85,599 67,090 13,235 V2: Soft tops mainly used as Maxi Cabs, Price Upto Rs. 10 Lakh Force Motors Ltd (Trip) 0 0 100 0 10 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Gio, Maxximo Mini Van) 1,846 1,815 11,536 14,196 1,994 Tata Motors Ltd (Magic, lris) 4,248 7,543 25,880 36,803 4,490 Total 6,094 9,358 37,516 50,999 6,494 Total Vans 18,040 24,326 123,115 118,089 19,729 Total Passenger Vehicles (PVs) 241,170 269,568 1,484,399 1,562,916 218,166 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) 158 120 1,344 1,432 141 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (Tourister32, Tourister 40) 73 0 420 516 33 SML Isuzu Ltd (41 Seater, 32 Seater NQR Bus) 329 248 1,557 2,631 291 Tata Motors Ltd (LP1112, LP912, Starbus Ultra) 562 241 3,502 3,876 526 VE CVs - Eicher (10.90, 11.10, 11.12) 170 144 1,851 1,990 180 Total A1 1,292 753 8,674 10,445 1,171 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) 1,648 1,649 10,224 10,073 1,231 SML Isuzu Ltd (LT Bus) 5 0 42 29 3 Tata Motors Ltd (LPO1512,LPO1612, Starbus, Divo) 1,461 1,120 6,756 5,567 1,174 VE CVs - Eicher (20.15) 91 209 362 765 94 Volvo Buses India Pvt Ltd (8400 & 9400 4X2) 11 15 120 127 12 Total A2 3,216 2,993 17,504 16,561 2,514 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) 24 17 208 263 24 Total A3 24 17 208 263 24 Total M&HCVs(passenger carriers) 4,532 3,763 26,386 27,269 3,709 M&HCVs B: Goods Carriers (c) Max Mass exceeding 7.5 tonnes but not exceeding 10 tons Ashok Leyland Ltd (eComet) 15 47 274 1,009 2 SML Isuzu Ltd (Super Supereme) 216 229 1,566 1,312 325 Tata Motors Ltd (LPT9109) 501 1,009 3,806 4,686 903 VE CVs - Eicher (10.80, 10.90, 10.95) 1,203 781 5,574 4,225 1,078 Total 1,935 2,066 11,220 11,232 2,308 (d) Max. Mass Exceeding 10 tons but not exceeding 12 tons Ashok Leyland Ltd (eComet) 293 492 2,071 3,194 409 SML Isuzu Ltd (Samrat Super 12) 96 193 731 961 185 Tata Motors Ltd (LPT1109) 1,000 322 5,707 3,241 2,068 VE CVs - Eicher (11.10, 11.12) 1,351 1,086 6,479 6,493 1,326 Total 2,740 2,093 14,988 13,889 3,988 Total B 4,675 4,159 26,208 25,121 6,296 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) 2,148 1,405 11,290 8,618 1,606 Asia Motor Works Ltd (1618 TP) 0 21 0 72 0 SML Isuzu Ltd (IS12T) 0 0 4 2 0 Tata Motors Ltd (LPT1613, LPK1616, SK1613) 5,786 4,531 30,336 21,004 3,466 VE CVs - Eicher (20.16, Terra 16) 479 344 2,820 1,925 365 Total B2 8,413 6,301 44,450 31,621 5,437 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) 1,533 1,579 8,241 6,654 1,708 Asia Motor Works Ltd (2518HL, 2516 HL, 2518 TP, 2523TP, 2518TM) 809 374 4,933 2,635 893 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (MN25) 108 118 395 582 129 Tata Motors Ltd (LPT2518, LPK2518) 3,620 3,987 26,429 18,506 4,156 VE CVs - Eicher (30.25, Terra25) 64 145 541 955 75 Total 6,134 6,203 40,539 29,332 6,961 (b) Max. mass exceeding 25 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd (8X2 Haulage, 8X4 Tipper) 932 1,786 6,056 6,212 1,438 Asia Motor Works Ltd (3118HL, 3118TP) 46 53 259 283 21
Exports For the month of September
Cumulative April-September
2012
11-12
12-13
2011
2012
11-12
12-13
5,491 5,491
29,377 29,377
39,623 39,623
0 0
0 0
1,125 1,125
2 2
254 9,656 39,150 49,060
14,614 47,874 234,900 297,388
3,473 60,848 185,023 249,344
7 2,145 6,352 8,504
0 2,176 4,909 7,085
31 20,916 53,638 74,585
16 11,756 41,166 52,938
597 6,279 4,574 2,620 15,913 17,813 1,546 524 222 11,247 1,813 2,974 66,122
6,261 33,016 21,928 2,285 103,325 100,515 8,733 0 8,261 64,141 9,079 19,092 376,636
3,654 32,635 27,464 20,341 87734 112617 6827 2790 2164 61574 12894 16755 387,449
223 2,351 14 2 17,034 140 7,192 0 0 623 0 0 27,579
0 1624 4 74 18668 71 7554 0 0 616 1338 0 29,949
882 12069 79 2 95230 5987 49732 0 0 2126 0 0 166,107
41 10888 93 185 107583 4914 30961 0 0 2860 9594 0 167,119
131 1,536 11,694 2,627 15,988
5,269 8,707 45,383 22,825 82,218
1,488 7,783 73,150 21,904 104,326
2,688 0 24 0 2,712
1,860 0 64 838 2,762
13,293 0 126 0 13,419
14,343 0 6,255 4,072 24,670
0 0
34 34
1 1
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
1,415 77 0 2,815 4,294 288 2,021 688 1,433 395 1,905
9,640 872 198 19,803 24,058 9,909 659 0 16 9,344 16,876
7,978 259 24 14,293 32,057 2,861 14,870 808 11,443 4,392 11,705
118 3 0 2 0 72 0 0 0 109 0
0 0 0 15 2 0 2,489 0 0 45 712
481 62 0 8 0 199 0 0 0 287 447
420 56 0 44 12 3 15,056 0 0 422 2,124
200 15,531
1,324 92,699
917 101,607
0 304
0 3,263
0 1,484
0 18,137
59 330 8 47 781 12 128 236 424 206
2,433 6,006 33 1,298 0 171 483 3,011 4,761 1,173
1,063 2,417 65 409 1,443 35 902 1,652 3,365 1,460
7 6 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
186 20 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
24 38 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 2,231
4 19,373
0 12,811
0 13
0 0
0 206
0 62
23 20 4 146 85 78
654 90 44 1,620 120 854
211 219 30 985 145 534
2 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
4 0 0 0 0 0
1 0 0 0 0 0
0 356
5 3,387
5 2,129
0 2
0 0
0 4
0 1
815 784 187 971 0 2,757
5,005 3,500 0 2,864 6 11,375
4,384 2,919 1,087 4,292 1 12,683
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 157,536
2 2 912,455
0 0 909,972
0 0 39,114
0 0 43,059
0 0 256,930
0 0 262,929
26 10,485 7,224 4,211 3,311 25,257
181 43,346 3,826 0 8,498 55,851
120 52,403 40,357 8,589 16,921 118,390
0 7 19 0 5 31
0 19 6 0 85 110
1 95 78 0 202 376
0 75 107 0 272 454
2,133 26 11,787 868 5,858 20,672
10,805 231 48,584 9,409 24,974 94,003
9,592 222 68,964 5,758 39,052 123,588
4 0 325 25 0 354
3 6 585 10 0 604
44 6 1,993 80 0 2,123
16 24 2,796 63 0 2,899
416 45 461
1,619 1,847 3,466
2,186 329 2,515
0 1 1
0 26 26
0 88 88
0 336 336
100 28 35 3 56 0 3 26 284 1,301 1,836
1,419 830 1,076 151 819 20 132 91 803 5,436 10,777
751 221 865 186 434 9 50 184 771 7,824 11,295
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
4 7 7 18 48,244
45 63 4 112 164,209
13 74 20 107 255,895
0 0 0 0 386
0 0 0 0 740
0 0 0 0 2,587
0 0 0 0 3,689
365 12,620 295 13,280
748 78,365 3,532 82,645
1,980 59,166 2,011 63,157
0 142 1 143
0 137 0 137
0 716 3 719
0 609 0 609
0 2,137 7,609 9,746 23,026 228,806
130 11,004 25,116 36,250 118,895 1,195,559
7 13,439 36,293 49,739 112,896 1,278,763
0 0 3 3 146 39,646
0 0 74 74 211 44,010
0 0 105 105 824 260,341
0 30 287 317 926 267,544
175 26 374 475 181 1,231
1,383 225 1,643 3,259 1,872 8,382
1,622 651 2,308 3,882 1,880 10,343
54 0 0 41 0 95
5 0 0 78 0 83
146 0 5 271 38 460
37 0 3 173 98 311
1,019 0 1,176 186 14 2,395
7,711 39 6,160 315 120 14,345
7,816 14 6,110 650 126 14,716
390 0 327 9 0 726
391 0 235 0 0 626
2,211 0 1,106 28 0 3,345
2,450 0 674 73 0 3,197
22 22 3,648
211 211 22,938
259 259 25,318
0 0 821
0 0 709
0 0 3,805
2 2 3,510
65 264 525 715 1,569
166 1,376 4,552 5,246 11,340
482 1,200 2,902 4,044 8,628
0 50 78 72 200
39 30 35 8 112
34 190 701 131 1,056
276 100 881 131 1,388
582 221 1,457 932 3,192 4,761
1,589 792 10,264 6,041 18,686 30,026
2,558 886 8,996 6,425 18,865 27,493
21 0 98 65 184 384
10 0 39 1 50 162
118 2 484 136 740 1,796
144 1 313 68 526 1,914
1,791 12 0 2,727 263 4,793
8,609 0 3 17,331 2,069 28,012
7,809 59 21 14,247 1,630 23,766
460 0 0 607 96 1,163
127 0 0 252 1 380
2,452 0 0 3,382 412 6,246
1,334 0 0 1,580 68 2,982
1,502 463 126 3,509 78 5,678
8,163 4,514 502 24,036 491 37,706
7,053 2,633 664 17,984 852 29,186
74 0 0 241 0 315
30 0 0 396 10 436
485 0 0 1,336 0 1,821
384 0 0 1,228 16 1,628
1,263 61
6,026 186
6,223 281
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
5 NOVEMBER 2012
Category Segment/Subsegment Manufacturer.
Production For the month of September 2011
2012
Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd 45 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (MN31) 43 41 Tata Motors Ltd (LPT3118) 4,922 4,736 VE CVs - Eicher (35.31) 194 180 VE CVs - Volvo (FM400) 47 55 Total 6,229 6,851 Total B3 12,363 13,054 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) 208 318 Asia Motor Works Ltd (3518 TR) 25 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (MN35) 1 2 Tata Motors Ltd (LPS3518) 0 465 Total 234 785 (c) Mass exceeding 35.2 tonnes but not exceeding 40 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd 0 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (MN40) 36 0 Total 36 0 (d) Max. mass exceeding 40 tonnes but not exceeding 49 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd (4X2 Tractor) 240 176 Asia Motor Works Ltd (4018TR, 4923TR) 30 7 Tata Motors Ltd (LPS4018, LPS4023, LPS4928) 740 948 VE CVs - Eicher (40.40) 0 5 Total 1,010 1,136 (e) Max. mass exceeding 49 tonnes and Above Ashok Leyland Ltd (6X4 TRACTOR) 159 39 VE CVs - Volvo (FM400HD, FH520) 21 13 Total 180 52 Total B4 1,460 1,973 Total M&HCVs (Goods Carriers) 26,911 25,487 Total M&HCVs 31,443 29,250 LCVs A: Passenger Carriers A1: Max. Mass upto 5 tonnes (a): No. of seats including driver exceeding 13 (M2(A2)) Force Motors Ltd 1,029 1,020 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (Tourister15) 225 103 Tata Motors Ltd (SFC407, CityRide) 347 323 Total 1,601 1,446 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) 117 45 Force Motors Ltd 0 49 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Tourister 25) 0 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (Tourister 25) 0 29 SML Isuzu Ltd (20,32,26,24 Seater Bus) 422 127 Tata Motors Ltd (LP709, SFC410, LP410) 1,246 992 VE CVs - Eicher (10.50, 10.60, 10.75) 268 233 Total A2 2,053 1,475 B2: Max. Mass upto 5 tonnes (b): No. of seats including driver not exceeding 13 (M2(A1)) Force Motors Ltd 557 423 Tata Motors Ltd (Winger Platinum, Winger 10 Seats) 125 688 Total B2 682 1,111 Total LCVs (Passenger Carriers) 4,336 4,032 LCVs B: Goods Carriers (a) Max. Mass not exceeding 2 tons-Mini Truck Segment Force Motors Ltd 0 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (Gio, Maxximo) 5,249 3,420 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd (Ape Truck, ApeTruck Plus, Ape Mini Truck)) 1,075 216 Tata Motors Ltd (ACE, ACE Ex, ACE Zip) 22,000 14,293 Total 28,324 17,929 (b) Max. Mass not exceeding 2 but no exceeding 3.5 tons-Pick Ups Ashok Leyland Ltd (Dost) 0 3,009 Force Motors Ltd 607 189 Hindustan Motors Ltd 17 2 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 7,409 10,044 Tata Motors Ltd (Super ACE, Tata 207, Xenon, WingerDV) 721 4,397 Total 8,754 17,641 (a) Max Mass exceeding 3.5 tons but not exceeding 6 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd 0 0 Force Motors Ltd 145 90 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (DI3200 CRX, Load King CRX) 0 0 Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (DI3200 CRX, Load King CRX) 619 299 SML Isuzu Ltd (Cosmo) 20 22 Tata Motors Ltd (SFC407, LPT407) 2,952 1,767 VE CVs - Eicher (10.50, 10.55) 80 78 Total 3,816 2,256 (b) Max Mass exceeding 6 tons but not exceeding 7.5 tonnes Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd (Load King CRX Sherpa) 56 59 SML Isuzu Ltd (Sartaj, Prestige Premium) 138 118 Tata Motors Ltd (SFC709, LPT709) 407 1,347 VE CVs - Eicher (10.59, 10.60, 10.75) 446 426 Total 1,047 1,950 Total LCVs (Goods Carriers) 41,941 39,776 Total LCVs 46,277 43,808 Total Commercial Vehicles 77,720 73,058 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) 527 124 TVS Motor Company Ltd (teenz, Pep) 1,458 47 Total 1,985 171 A2: Engine Capacity 75cc and less than equal to 90cc TVS Motor Company Ltd (Pep+, Streak) 27,999 21,464 Total 27,999 21,464 A3: Engine Capacity >90 cc and less than equal to 125cc Hero MotoCorp Ltd (HERO PLEASURE, HERO MAESTRO) 37,288 45,909 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd (Activa, Dio, Aviator) 107,654 130,024 India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd (Ray) 0 5,000 Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd (Duro/Duro DZ, Rodeo, Flyte) 16,598 11,231 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd (Vespa LX125) 0 2,007 Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (Access, Swish) 23,089 28,674 TVS Motor Company Ltd (Wego) 22,486 18,791 Total 207,115 241,636 Total Scooter/Scooterettee 237,099 263,271 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) 180,988 176,731 Hero MotoCorp Ltd 420,237 298,598 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd (CB Twister, Dream Yuga) 11,285 36,049 India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd (Crux, YBR110) 7,335 4,925 TVS Motor Company Ltd 60,450 40,911 Total 680,295 557,214 B3: Engine Capacity 110cc and above but less than 125cc Bajaj Auto Ltd (Boxer, Platina, Discover, KTM) 61,249 52,238 Hero MotoCorp Ltd (HERO SUPER, SPLENDOR, HERO GLAMOUR) 42,341 61,569 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd (CB Shine, CBF Stunner/Fi)) 38,744 56,072 India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd (SS 125, Enticer, YD125) 6,515 1,813 Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (Hayate, Slingshot) 3,283 9,460 TVS Motor Company Ltd (Victor GLX, Flame, STAR CITY 125) 1,821 2,607 Total 153,953 183,759 B4: Engine capacity > 125 cc but less than equal to 150 cc Bajaj Auto Ltd (Boxer,Discover, Pulsar) 105,302 65,713 Hero MotorCorp Ltd 28,714 4,517 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd 15,891 22,376 India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd (FZ, Fazer, SZ, R15 30,928 35,547 Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (GS150R) 1,809 798 Total 182,644 128,951 B5: Engine capacity >150cc and less than equal to 200 CC Bajaj Auto Ltd (KTM, Pulsar) 12,768 20,632 TVS Motor Company Ltd (Apache) 19,802 10,973 Total 32,570 31,605 B6: Engine capacity >200cc and less than equal to 250 CC Bajaj Auto Ltd (Pulsar, Avenger, Ninja) 12,439 8,113 Hero MotorCorp Ltd (HERO KARIZMA) 4,052 3,185 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd (CBR 250R) 2,789 959 Total 19,280 12,257 B7: Engine capacity >250cc and less than equal to 350 CC Royal Enfield (Unit of Eicher Ltd) 5,926 9,074 Total 5,926 9,074 B8: Engine capacity >350cc and less than equal to 500 CC Bajaj Auto Ltd (KTM) 0 15 Royal Enfield (Unit of Eicher Ltd) 882 1,181 Total 882 1,196 B9: Engine capacity >500cc and less than equal to 800 CC Bajaj Auto Ltd (Ninja) 40 30 Total 40 30 B10: Engine capacity >800cc and less than equal to 1000 CC H-D Moto Company Ltd 0 47 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd (CBR1000RR, CB1000R) 3 0 India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd (R1, FZ1) 0 0 Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (VZ 800, GSX -R-1000) 0 0 Total 3 47 B11: Engine capacity >800cc and less than equal to 1000 CC H-D Moto Company Ltd 0 40 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd (VT1300, VFR1200F) 0 0 Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd (Hayabusa) 0 0 Total 0 40 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 1,075,593 924,173 C: Mopeds: Engine capacity less than 75cc & with fixed transmission, big wheelsize>12” Engine Capacity<75cc Mopeds TVS Motor Company Ltd (MOPED) 62,801 63,197 Total 62,801 63,197 Total Mopeds 62,801 63,197 Total Two Wheelers 1,375,493 1,250,641 III Three Wheelers A: Passenger Carriers A1:No. of seats including driver not exceeding 4 & Max.Mass not exceeding 1 tonnes Atul Auto Limited 1,434 1,571 Bajaj Auto Ltd 43,901 46,283 Force Motors Ltd 0 0 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 5,163 4,786 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 14,551 13,646 Scooters india Ltd 441 378 TVS Motor Company Ltd 4,330 4,708 Total 69,820 71,372 A2: No.of seats including Driver exceeding 4 but not exceeding 7 & Max.Mass exceeding 1.5 tonnes Force Motors Ltd 30 0 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 0 0 Scooters india Ltd 263 267 Total 293 267 Total Passenger Carrier 70,113 71,639 B: Goods Carriers B1: Max.mass not exceeding 1 tonnes Atul Auto Limited 1,124 1,179 Bajaj Auto Ltd 456 40 Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 1,110 1,334 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 4,832 4,418 Scooters india Ltd 525 475 Total 8,047 7,446 B2: Others Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 350 200 Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 14 0 Scooters india Ltd 247 245 Total 611 445 Total Goods Carrier 8,658 7,891 Total Three Wheelers 78,771 79,530 Grand Total of all Categories 1,773,154 1,672,797
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Exports
Cumulative April-September
2012
11-12
For the month of September
Cumulative April-September
11-12
12-13
12-13
2011
2012
100 237 28,716 688 307 36,363 76,902
0 422 15,746 1,138 327 24,128 53,460
31 85 3,863 189 27 5,654 12,615
0 99 3,972 92 60 5,547 11,225
80 436 20,360 639 145 27,872 65,578
0 504 15,620 969 248 23,845 53,031
0 0 36 0 0 36 351
0 0 10 0 0 10 446
11-12 0 0 89 0 0 89 1,910
12-13 0 0 20 0 0 20 1,648
1,335 56 3 969 2,363
1,340 57 62 2,806 4,265
385 4 0 705 1,094
285 1 7 515 808
1,323 10 0 4,155 5,488
1,408 52 44 2,674 4,178
14 0 0 0 14
13 0 0 0 13
65 0 0 2 67
42 0 0 1 43
0 142 142
25 177 202
0 37 37
1 27 28
0 140 140
1 163 164
2 0 2
0 0 0
2 0 2
0 0 0
987 405 2,351 74 3,817
696 239 5,146 105 6,186
285 15 1,294 7 1,601
184 15 931 10 1,140
1,070 343 6,118 49 7,580
766 217 5,282 70 6,335
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 86 0 86
0 0 72 2 74
771 123 894 7,216 154,776 181,162
247 71 318 10,971 121,173 148,442
259 20 279 3,011 27,359 31,068
67 1 68 2,044 22,823 26,471
911 107 1,018 14,226 137,842 160,780
381 34 415 11,092 115,382 140,700
0 0 0 16 1,914 2,735
0 0 0 13 1,001 1,710
0 0 0 155 10,107 13,912
0 0 0 117 6,661 10,171
5,212 1,155 3,008 9,375
7,081 353 2,668 10,102
1,028 229 381 1,638
758 217 233 1,208
5,027 1,329 2,845 9,201
6,124 1,240 2,673 10,037
13 0 8 21
2 0 2 4
65 0 99 164
70 0 22 92
813 22 0 1,239 1,904 8,966 1,957 14,901
1,068 104 0 1,857 1,405 8,401 2,792 15,627
23 6 0 23 381 1,094 276 1,803
42 33 0 70 187 850 245 1,427
216 46 1,078 1,743 7,023 1,931 12,037
309 65 0 1,020 1,138 7,398 2,579 12,509
105 0 9 0 4 550 24 692
5 0 0 0 1 476 30 512
256 0 9 0 19 1,672 71 2,027
318 0 15 0 40 1,455 215 2,043
3,074 532 3,606 27,882
2,702 2,210 4,912 30,641
478 93 571 4,012
376 456 832 3,467
2,904 1,044 3,948 25,186
2,466 1,810 4,276 26,822
0 0 0 713
0 0 0 516
5 18 23 2,214
0 34 34 2,169
192 27,875 6,487 99,871 134,425
0 23,537 2,118 88,516 114,171
5 4,640 959 17,006 22,610
2 3,328 221 17,954 21,505
99 25,253 6,146 84,540 116,038
34 21,145 1,782 95,653 118,614
0 625 4 2,504 3,133
0 755 35 1,567 2,357
0 2,155 10 11,833 13,998
0 3,370 222 8,893 12,485
0 3,210 117 40,900 14,657 58,884
15,850 1,948 91 58,206 20,175 96,270
0 638 17 6,037 1,912 8,604
3,026 266 3 8,587 4,040 15,922
0 3,044 86 33,505 9,954 46,589
15,910 1,827 79 46,219 16,612 80,647
0 7 0 1,731 417 2,155
1 4 0 1,646 711 2,362
0 35 0 6,457 2,598 9,090
3 15 0 10,489 4,934 15,441
0 771 0 2,684 45 16,356 762 20,618
0 663 0 1,580 89 8,948 429 11,709
0 114 0 424 4 2,683 65 3,290
0 111 0 407 18 1,784 51 2,371
0 708 0 2,416 28 13,962 732 17,846
1 693 0 1,654 56 10,747 353 13,504
0 13 0 0 0 522 37 572
0 2 0 0 0 541 15 558
0 15 87 0 0 2,427 87 2,616
0 2 35 0 0 1,537 39 1,613
168 709 3,895 3,050 7,822 221,749 249,631 430,793
219 712 6,375 2,539 9,845 231,995 262,636 411,078
8 136 433 497 1,074 35,578 39,590 70,658
11 196 467 273 947 40,745 44,212 70,683
73 548 2,550 2,284 5,455 185,928 211,114 371,894
183 639 2,624 1,940 5,386 218,151 244,973 385,673
0 17 22 172 211 6,071 6,784 9,519
0 17 243 59 319 5,596 6,112 7,822
0 125 483 756 1,364 27,068 29,282 43,194
0 25 1,690 423 2,138 31,677 33,846 44,017
2,050 9,487 11,537
1,264 418 1,682
563 1,513 2,076
91 74 165
2,833 9,360 12,193
1,167 498 1,665
0 0 0
0 0 0
6 0 6
0 0 0
154,964 154,964
140,700 140,700
30,213 30,213
22,011 22,011
153,621 153,621
135,137 135,137
1,476 1,476
102 102
11,015 11,015
6,129 6,129
212,952 530,788 0 78,383 0 135,838 98,666 1,056,627 1,223,128
246,911 747,046 5,000 65,332 14,301 163,987 89,072 1,331,649 1,474,031
33,736 107,388 0 13,283 0 22,549 21,593 198,549 230,838
49,340 124,049 3,617 8,031 1,733 28,385 16,990 232,145 254,321
192,561 520,871 0 71,402 0 135,203 94,639 1,014,676 1,180,490
237,186 723,098 3,617 57,521 12,851 164,021 86,951 1,285,245 1,422,047
4,512 2,148 0 24 0 0 1,084 7,768 9,244
588 5,497 0 713 0 176 878 7,852 7,954
20,779 9,448 0 486 0 90 6,350 37,153 48,174
13,812 21,745 0 2,163 2 572 3,218 41,512 47,641
1,036,559 2,451,336 88,336 37,446 311,811 3,925,488
1,068,419 2,346,150 152,442 39,465 245,957 3,852,433
106,644 425,962 9,028 6,118 55,293 603,045
97,790 280,310 34,745 4,383 38,988 456,216
597,796 2,385,909 70,257 30,252 257,914 3,342,128
612,288 2,269,240 137,409 29,150 189,531 3,237,618
73,752 10,843 2,986 1,059 13,734 102,374
64,050 7,077 1,936 340 9,005 82,408
455,849 58,099 18,442 4,901 73,932 611,223
443,361 51,231 12,947 7,706 57,014 572,259
290,959 235,777 214,195 37,914 25,745 11,020 815,610
307,038 321,788 327,235 17,099 40,325 19,361 1,032,846
51,653 40,655 36,044 2,653 4,889 128 136,022
49,902 56,907 51,470 1,811 9,108 6 169,204
237,706 227,784 200,808 17,109 25,544 935 709,886
253,456 303,099 311,284 11,079 39,458 13,163 931,539
8,664 1,794 2,330 3,488 0 1,868 18,144
8,154 2,916 1,605 360 4 2,413 15,452
52,045 7,543 12,282 17,861 223 10,650 100,604
53,308 9,539 11,311 4,304 363 16,793 95,618
513,908 160,788 79,163 170,121 6,819 930,799
399,221 69,951 130,660 181,599 3,029 784,460
79,728 25,835 13,161 23,866 1,082 143,672
38,174 3,859 20,533 20,823 501 83,890
389,878 148,988 64,007 125,228 3,702 731,803
258,982 64,793 115,853 119,477 3,094 562,199
24,728 2,366 3,028 6,278 560 36,960
28,180 330 2,241 10,897 88 41,736
125,661 8,355 15,079 35,643 3,200 187,938
149,652 4,102 14,361 47,282 222 215,619
69,028 104,929 173,957
88,359 89,308 177,667
9,268 15,179 24,447
14,064 10,067 24,131
44,724 71,821 116,545
60,750 64,654 125,404
4,300 4,646 8,946
6,528 3,353 9,881
27,996 38,543 66,539
29,996 23,017 53,013
58,785 23,913 11,964 94,662
47,807 19,925 4,082 71,814
8,438 3,903 2,291 14,632
6,264 3,436 639 10,339
37,670 23,779 11,225 72,674
34,776 19,931 2,688 57,395
3,978 19 54 4,051
2,154 24 392 2,570
21,011 95 54 21,160
14,465 162 1,280 15,907
34,097 34,097
51,586 51,586
5,944 5,944
8,913 8,913
33,908 33,908
50,802 50,802
80 80
113 113
190 190
420 420
0 4,915 4,915
22 6,497 6,519
0 893 893
0 817 817
0 3,228 3,228
0 4,843 4,843
0 108 108
0 183 183
0 1,321 1,321
0 1,500 1,500
92 92
153 153
55 55
54 54
72 72
113 113
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 0
0 20 0 0 20
384 0 0 0 384
0 5 0 0 5
41 16 4 0 61
0 33 38 0 71
379 45 19 8 451
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
157 0 0 157
0 1 0 1
40 3 5 48
0 2 0 2
137 9 44 190
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 0
0 0 0 5,979,640
0 0 0 5,978,019
0 0 0 928,716
16 4 20 753,693
0 0 0 5,010,317
23 13 36 4,970,590
0 0 0 170,663
0 0 0 152,343
0 0 0 988,975
0 0 0 954,336
388,871 388,871 388,871 7,591,639
388,817 388,817 388,817 7,840,867
68,108 68,108 68,108 1,227,662
61,055 61,055 61,055 1,069,069
383,531 383,531 383,531 6,574,338
386,582 386,582 386,582 6,779,219
855 855 855 180,762
150 150 150 160,447
4,939 4,939 4,939 1,042,088
1,076 1,076 1,076 1,003,053
6,523 254,502 0 24,201 72,498 2,633 26,229 386,586
7,520 208,917 0 21,979 68,338 1,977 19,628 328,359
1,332 19,408 4 5,291 11,800 412 1,369 39,616
1,552 20,463 0 4,294 12,375 395 2,088 41,167
6,336 94,091 8 23,351 62,594 2,212 6,235 194,827
7,647 99,881 1 22,222 63,851 2,179 7,806 203,587
60 26,491 0 272 2,286 0 2,310 31,419
0 24,156 0 50 1,237 0 2,917 28,360
140 168,936 0 1,742 9,454 0 15,749 196,021
123 115,148 0 774 4,742 0 13,486 134,273
247 0 1,391 1,638 388,224
561 0 1,379 1,940 330,299
0 0 340 340 39,956
0 0 243 243 41,410
0 209 1,444 1,653 196,480
0 0 1,313 1,313 204,900
56 0 0 56 31,475
56 0 0 56 28,416
308 0 0 308 196,329
588 0 0 588 134,861
5,927 3,486 7,929 29,923 3,126 50,391
6,609 2,306 7,968 25,055 2,281 44,219
1,119 579 1,487 4,799 493 8,477
1,175 219 1,472 4,287 495 7,648
5,883 3,517 7,136 29,511 2,670 48,717
6,637 2,003 7,585 24,266 2,566 43,057
0 0 32 62 0 94
0 0 24 101 0 125
16 0 418 420 0 854
11 0 606 767 0 1,384
2,507 94 1,326 3,927 54,318 442,542 9,949,373
1,243 38 1,378 2,659 46,878 377,177 10,192,038
524 0 314 838 9,315 49,271 1,565,757
282 0 236 518 8,166 49,576 1,418,134
2,453 0 1,367 3,820 52,537 249,017 8,390,808
1,209 0 1,331 2,540 45,597 250,497 8,694,152
0 12 0 12 106 31,581 261,508
0 0 0 0 125 28,541 240,820
0 96 0 96 950 197,279 1,542,902
0 48 0 48 1,432 136,293 1,450,907
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THE OTHER SIDE
Getting Personal with Henrik Fagrenius, Managing Director, Scania Commercial Vehicles India If not in the auto industry, where would you be? I would be comfortable in any industry that involves interaction with people and high quality products and services in an international environment. What car do you drive? What do you dream of driving? After two and a half year in India, I have still not familiarized with the Indian traffic so luckily for me and all others on the road, Mohan is driving me every where. My dream of driving would be a Scania 6x4 with a V8 engine of 500 HP. And since we are soon introducing it in India my dream will come true! Your most recent indulgence… Indian food, Sikandari Raan What are you currently reading? Borderless economics by Robert Guest and The God Of Small Things by Arundhati Roy What do you do when not talking auto? Spending time with my family or Swimming and running Outdoor activity you would miss office for… Ironman Hawaii, if I qualify... Where did you go for your last holiday? Ranthambore national park You get angry when… Things take too long time What is the one thing you would like to change about you? My impatience
Illustration: Sachin Pandit
Best Thing to have happened to you First my wife and my two daughters and secondly when I got the chance to move to India with my family and being part of the start up of Scania in a vibrant market like India
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In Person Henrik Fagrenius, Managing Director, Scania Commercial Vehicles India Pvt Ltd, is a Master of Engineering and a Bachelor of Economics. After graduating from Lund Institute of Technology at Lund University, Sweden, he commenced his employment at Scania in 1996. Over the years he has held several positions within the company. After managing key projects and areas with Global Purchasing, he was appointed purchasing director non-automotive parts in 2004. The position included global responsibility for results, strategies development and personnel. He was then appointed Head of International Fleet Sales and in 2007 he became the Regional Director Scania Frankfurt/Offenbach within the market Unit Scania German/Austria. He took over as Managing Director of Scania Commercial Vehicles India Private Limited in March, 2011.
An experience I won’t forget… When we had our ground breaking ceremony for the new Scania factory. It was an emotional moment when two years after the start up we were able to break the ground with the whole Scania team gathered. That was a first very visual step of our commitment to the Indian market and the beginning of a very exciting journey.
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