Motown India December 2019

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WORLD PREMIERE LAUNCH

NEW TVS APACHE RTR 200 4V

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NEW TVS APACHE RTR 160 4V TESLA’S CYBERTRUCK GARNERS `180 CRORE IN BOOKINGS WITHIN 5 DAYS OF UNVEILING

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P. THARYAN (ROY) t Motown India we have decided not to go for any invite based drives and rides. The reason is simple, ever since we became a B2C magazine in 2014, we have noticed how car and two wheeler manufacturers are spending obscene amounts of money to pamper journalists, social

media influencers and may more while inviting them for their drives and rides across the globe. Obviously, none of them expect us to write any critical articles.

This has led to corruption of a different kind. Free business class air tickets, liquor, rich food, stay in five-star hotels, entertainment of all kinds and to top it, expensive gifts. Freebies rule the roost now. Our conscience is no more allowing that.

We shall always look forward to vehicles sent to us at some stage for a review, wherein we can execute our job with a clear conscience. We shall now be emphasising more on customer reviews of vehicles. Very soon we shall be uploading such videos on our channel on YouTube.

In the meantime, this December 2019 issue contains several launch reports and feature reports. Globally, we saw the launches of the new Honda City, the new Mercedes Maybach GLS 600 4Matic, the new Jaguar F-Type, the new Lexus LC 500, the Audi RS Q8 and several other vehicles including the unveiling of the Tesla Cybertruck, besides several domestic launches. In the B2B section we are carrying an interesting report on the Maruti Suzuki managed IDTR at Bahadurgarh in Haryana.

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CAR NEWS: Tesla’s Cybertruck garners `180 crore in bookings

CAR NEWS: New 2020 Jaguar F-Type is now more muscular

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CAR NEWS: Global premiere of new

Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 4Matic

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CAR NEWS: 2021 Lexus LC 500 Convertible makes global debut

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B2B NEWS: Mercedes-Benz

ESF 2019 unveiled at Safe Roads Summit 2019

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BIKE NEWS: TVS launches Apache RTR 200 4V, Apache RTR 160 4V

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BIKE NEWS: Jawa Perak, a bobber styled motorcycle launched at `1.94 lakh

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CAR NEWS: World premiere of 5th gen All-new Honda City

BIKE NEWS: Ultraviolette Automotive F77 high performance e-motorcycle at `3 lakh onward

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67 TECHNOLOGY: Nissan to invest in

advanced technologies at its plants

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TESLA’S CYBERTRUCK garners `180 crore in bookings within 5 days of unveiling

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For Tesla, the US-based electric car company, the cash registers seem to be ringing all the time. Sometime on November 22, 2019 the company unveiled its latest product, a weird looking vehicle that goes by the name Cybertruck. By November 27, according to a tweet by the company’s CEO Elon Musk, bookings had crossed 250,000 units for the vehicle. The booking amount could stood at $ 25 million or Rs 180 crore. This is bizarre by any

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automotive standards.

On twitter, Musk has described the cybertruck as a “Better truck than an F-150, faster than a Porsche 911…”

Musk has almost 30 million followers on Twitter.

After the unveiling, Musk tweeted that “Cybertruck is our last product unveil for a while, but there will be some (mostly) unexpected technology

announcements next year”. And as for its very plain look with no major aerodynamic styling, he tweeted, “Reason Cybertruck is so planar is that you can’t stamp ultra-hard 30X steel, because it breaks the stamping press”. For the massive bookings, he commented through his tweets that it was achieved “With no advertising & no paid endorsement”.

In just two days of the unveiling

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in the US, Tesla received 146,000 bookings for the Tesla Cybertruck. The booking amount was around $ 14.6 million. That translates to around Rs 104.50 crore or Rupees 1.04 billion.

Musk tweeted on November 24 that within two days his company had garnered 146000 orders with 42 per cent choosing dual, 41 per cent

choosing tri and 17 per cent choosing single motor.

cash registers are unlikely to stop ringing at Tesla.

variant of the Cybertruck is expected to begin in late 2022.

But a few days later, he again tweeted that bookings or orders had gone up to 200,000 and that meant total deposits too had gone up to $ 20 million (Rs 143 crore). By November 27, the figure had gone up to 250,000 bookings. The numbers are bound to increase with every passing day and the

The booking amount is a mere $100 which is a refundable deposit. It has to be seen how many of these deposits will convert to actual orders for the truck, which is currently priced between $39,900 and $69,900.

According to Tesla, the production of the tri-motor

The Tesla Cybertruck was unveiled by Musk at the Tesla Design Center in Hawthorne, California. In fact, during the unveiling while demonstrating as to how tough the armoured glass is, it cracked when it was hit by an iron ball. Musk was quick to tweet on that too, “Franz throws steel ball at

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Guess we have some improvements to make before production haha…”

Tesla will be offering three variants of the Cybertruck. The cheapest version is a single motor with a rear-wheel drive model. The cost of this variant will be $39,900 (Rs 28.58 lakh approx.).

It will have a towing capacity of 7,500 pounds (3402kgs) and more than 250 miles (402km) of range. The middle version will be a dual-motor all-wheel drive and will have a towing capacity of more than 10,000 pounds (4536 kgs approx.) and be able to travel more than 300 miles (483km) on a single charge. The dual motor AWD model is priced at $49,900 (Rs 35.74 lakh approx.)

The third variant, which is the most expensive at $ 69,900 (Rs 50.06 lakh) will have three electric motors and all-wheel drive. It will have a towing capacity of 14,000 pounds (6350kg) and battery range of more than 500 miles (804km).

According to the company, the Cybertruck is designed to have the utility of a truck and the performance of a sports car. The vehicle is built to be durable, versatile and capable,

with exceptional performance both on-road and off-road.

The single motor version can do 0 to 60 miles per hour (approx. 100kmph) in less than 6.5 seconds. The dual motor one can complete the same distance in less than 4.5 seconds, while the tri motor one can do so in less than 2.9 seconds.

The Cybertruck is built with an exterior shell made for ultimate durability and passenger protection. Starting with a nearly impenetrable exoskeleton, every component is designed for superior strength and endurance, from ultra-hard 30X cold-rolled stainless-steel structural skin to Tesla armor glass.

As for the Tesla armour glass, this ultra-strong glass and polymer-layered composite can absorb and redirect impact force for improved performance and damage tolerance. The vehicle has adjustable air suspension. One can raise and lower suspension four inches in either direction for easy access to Cybertruck or the vault, while self-leveling

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capabilities adapt to any occasion and assist with every job.

It has a flexible interior wherein six adults can be seated comfortable with additional storage under the secondrow seats. The vehicle also comes with an advanced 17” touchscreen that has an all-new customised user interface.

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MERCEDES-BENZ launches new GLC with MBUX at `57.75 lakh onward Mercedes-Benz India has launched the latest generation of the GLC. The new MercedesBenz GLC 200 is priced at Rs 52.75 lakh, and the GLC 220 d 4MATIC is priced at Rs 57.75 lakh (all prices are ex-showroom, India). The SUV was launched in the presence of Martin Schwenk, Managing Director & CEO, MercedesBenz India in New Delhi.

Schwenk informed that the new GLC is the most tech savvy ‘Made in India’ SUV and owing to its popularity, the company decided to introduce

Mercedes-Benz’s all new intuitive infotainment system - MBUX for the first time. The new GLC combines ruggedness of a SUV with the intelligence of MBUX and luxury appointments synonymous with the Three Pointed Star, he noted.

The new GLC is one of Mercedes-Benz India’s highest selling SUVs, having sold over 7000 units since its debut. The combination of the touchscreen multimedia displays, navigation with augmented reality, intelligent voice control via the talk

button or the “Hey Mercedes“ prompt, connectivity and the user interface now brings the GLC also in line with the latest technological standards.

What3Words:MercedesBenz has built what3words location technology into its MBUX navigation system. By integrating what3words into their vehicles, Mercedes-Benz customers can benefit from a precise and incredibly simple way to talk about any location. what3words is the only addressing system that allows for accurate and error-free

location input by voice.

The GLC will be equipped with the next generation of four-cylinder petrol and diesel engines. The crucial feature of the M 264 twolitre four-cylinder engine from Mercedes-Benz is the increased output at significantly lower fuel consumption. In the GLC 200, the M 264 four-cylinder engine replaces the M 274 predecessor engine; the OM 654 four-cylinder diesel engine replaces the OM 651 predecessor engine.

MAHINDRA LAUNCHES BS 6 COMPLIANT XUV300 AT `8.30 LAKH ONWARD Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd has launched its first BS6 compliant vehicle, the XUV300. The BS6 version of the XUV300 will be available on all its 1.2 litre turbo petrol offerings. The company will be converting its entire fleet to BS 6 in a phased manner, well ahead of the statutory timeline of April 1, 2020. The XUV300 Petrol W4 BS6 is priced at Rs 8.30 lakh, ranging up to Rs 11.84 lakh for the W8 PM BS6 variant. These are ex-showroom prices, same price across the country.

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NEW 2020 JAGUAR F-TYPE is now more muscular & luxurious

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he Jaguar F-Type has won many awards since being launched in 2013. Jaguar now celebrates the world premiere of the new Jaguar F-Type in Munich, Germany. Jaguar Land Rover is part of India based Tata Motors. The two-seat sports car offers an even more muscular, assertive design and a cabin defined by rich, luxurious materials and beautiful details.

The range of powerful, responsive engines includes four- and eight-cylinder options, all matched to eightspeed Quickshift transmissions with full manual control using either the SportShift gear selector or the steering wheel-mounted paddles.

The new F-Type also offers more driver-focused technology, including a reconfigurable, high-definition, 12.3-inch Interactive Driver Display, Touch Pro infotainment system with Apple CarPlay and Android Auto as standard and software-over-the-air functionality so future software updates can be made at the customer’s

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convenience, without having to visit a Retailer. Two superb Meridian sound systems also offer enhanced sound reproduction.

Super-slim pixel LED headlights with subtly updated signature ‘Calligraphy’ J daytime running lights, and sweeping direction indicators, blend perfectly into the ‘liquid metal’ surfacing of the new clamshell bonnet, exaggerating the car’s visual width and accentuating its assertive stance. The new front bumper and subtly enlarged grille deliver even more visual impact and presence.

The rear haunches enhance the F-Type’s inherently

dramatic, purposeful form, while the new slender rear lights combine an unmistakable LED chicane signature, inspired by the Jaguar I-Pace all-electric Performance SUV, with subtle monogram pattern detailing and a fine ‘pinstripe’ beneath.

The interior combines traditional Jaguar craftsmanship with rich, contemporary materials such as Windsor Leather and satinfinish Noble Chrome. Beautiful details include monogram stitch patterns in the seats and door trims, Jaguar Leaper motifs in the headrests, and subtle ‘Jaguar Est.1935’ markings on the centre console finisher, glovebox release button

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surround, and seatbelt guides.

The 12.3-inch reconfigurable Interactive Driver Display offers a choice of different display modes; including full map mode.

As befits a true sports car, the default mode is characterised by the large central rev counter.

This feature and the gearshift light subtly convey the F-Type’s driver-focused character and performance potential.

Even before the drive begins, the F-TYPE delights the driver with the visual theatre of flush, deployable door handles and deployable air vents. Pressing the start button brings the car to life with its hallmark exhaust flare as purposeful as ever

All engines – 300PS turbocharged four-cylinder and 450PS and 575PS V8s – feature active exhaust systems, which are switchable either as an option or as standard.

Customers who choose the 450PS or 575PS supercharged V8s benefit from the new Quiet Start function, which ensures a more subtle, refined sound – the electrically-actuated bypass valves in the rear silencer remain closed until they automatically open up under load. If desired, Quiet Start can be over-ridden by selecting Dynamic Mode or by pressing the switchable exhaust button before starting the engine.

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The new 450PS supercharged V8 has been developed to offer exploitable and rewarding performance – its maximum torque of 580Nm being generated from just 2,500rpm.

It is offered with a choice of all-wheel drive and – for purists – rear-wheel drive. Both versions can accelerate from 0-60mph

in just 4.4 seconds, and reach a maximum speed of 177mph.

Raising the output of the all-wheel drive F-TYPE R supercharged V8 to 575PS and 700Nm (up from 550PS and 680Nm respectively) delivers truly outstanding performance in all weathers and in all

conditions, while retaining its inherent tractability and dayto-day usability. Performance is exceptional: the benchmark sprint to 60mph takes just 3.5 seconds, while maximum speed is an electronically-limited 186mph.

The F-TYPE R’s increased

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power is matched to a comprehensively uprated chassis with new, wider, 20-inch, 10-spoke wheels in Gloss Black with diamond-turned finish, and new adaptive dampers, springs, anti-roll bars and stiffer rear knuckles and ball joints, delivering even greater agility and responsiveness.

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World premiere of 5th gen All-new HONDA City Honda Automobile (Thailand) Co., Ltd. officially launched the world premiere of the 5th generation all-new Honda City in Thailand. The new model’s exterior design offers an image of uncompromising sportiness and elegance, while the cabin is spacious and luxurious beyond its class.

The all-new Honda City takes driving performance to the next level with a new 1.0 litre Vtec Turbo engine that delivers 120.33hp combined with superior fuel efficiency, and it’s also fully equipped with advanced technologies for comfort and safety.

An RS variant of the all-new Honda City is available for the first time, offering a sportier look with a complete RS package, the latest

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generation of Honda CONNECT technology that provides connectivity between a driver and car, and a new exterior color “Ignite Red.” The car was displayed at the 36th Thailand International Motor Expo 2019 which took place from November 29 until December 10, 2019. The all-new Honda City will be available at Honda showrooms in Thailand starting from December 24, 2019.

Masayuki Igarashi, Chief Officer for Regional Operations (Asia & Oceania), Honda Motor Co., Ltd., and President and CEO, Asian Honda Motor Co., Ltd., said, “Honda City, one of our most important models, was developed and launched as a regional model back

in 1996. It has consistently received overwhelming feedback from the 1st through the 4th generation, with accumulated sales of four million units in 60 countries worldwide. The Asia & Oceania region is an important market for Honda City, with more than 100,000 units sold in the region in 2019 (January to September 2019), which accounts for almost 70% of Honda City sales worldwide.

“We also consider Thailand as a key market for Honda City due to the country’s strong market potential and because it is Honda’s largest production base in the region. As Thailand is the leading market for City, today Thai people will be the first to witness the world premiere of the 5th generation all-new Honda City, which

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we expect to create an unprecedented phenomenon as it exceeds the expectations of customers and sets a new standard for Thailand’s automotive market once again.”

well as projector headlights with LED Daytime Running Lights (DRL), LED Tail Lights, Chrome Front Grille, Shark Fin Antenna, and newly-designed 15inch alloy wheels.

Honda City new features The all-new Honda City’s exterior delivers a more premium yet sportier look with sharp character lines, as

The interior design contributes to its smart ergonomics along with a more spacious cabin that creates an ergonomic environment with seating

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that provides optimal comfort for the driver and all passengers. The all-new Honda City’s luxury and elegance is enhanced by a black interior or leather seats with a two-tone ivory/black interior (SV variant only), a Piano Black console, and chrome inside door handles.

It responds to all driving styles

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with premium functions such as a Multi-information Display (MID) with illumination, 8-inch Advanced Touch Display Audio with Apple CarPlay and Siri Voice Control, Multi-function Steering Wheel with HFT, Bluetooth connectivity, and an automatic Air-conditioning system.

HONDA CITY RS For the first time, the all-new Honda City

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is available in a RS variant that gives it a sportier and more premium look. The RS variant comes with a complete set of sporty aeroparts including a Gloss Black front grille with RS logo emblem, sporty front bumper and grille, LED Headlights with LED Daytime Running Lights (DRL), LED Fog Lights, Sporty Black Powerretractable Side Door Mirror with Turning Light, Gloss Black Trunk Spoiler with an “RS� logo, and new sporty-design 16-

inch Alloy Wheels.

The cabin is fully equipped to reflect a complete look of sportiness with newly-designed suede leather seats with red stitching, a Multi-information Display with red illumination, and an eyecatching new Ignite Red exterior color exclusively available for the RS variant.

The all-new Honda City takes

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performance to the next level with a new 1.0 litre DOHC 3-cylinder, 12-valve, VTEC TURBO engine. The turbocharger further enhances combustion efficiency, and the engine delivers a maximum 120.33hp@5,500 rpm and maximum torque of 173Nm@2,000 to 4,500 rpm. The new engine provides driving performance superior to the 1.5 litre engine in the previous generation and powerful torque equivalent to a 1.8

litre engine.

The engine is mated to a continuously variable transmission (CVT) to ensure ultimate fuel efficiency of 23.8 kml. The 7-speed paddle shift offers exciting driving yet a comfortable drive with the cruise control system. The all-new Honda City is more environmentally friendly as it meets the EURO 5 standard and has a CO2 emission rate of only

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99 grams/kilometer. This engine is compatible with E20 fuel.

The all-new Honda City’s advanced safety technologies include a G-CON (G-Force Control) body structure, six airbags, Anti-lock Braking System (ABS), Electronic Brake Distribution (EBD), Vehicle Stability Assist (VSA), Hill Start Assist (HSA), and Multi-angle Rearview Camera.

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Global premiere of new MERCEDES-MAYBACH GLS 600 4MATIC At the Auto Guangzhou 2019 in China, Mercedes-Benz celebrated the world premiere of Mercedes-Maybach GLS 600 4Matic. The new vehicle from the luxury brand sets the highest standards of comfort in the SUV segment. To accompany their market launch in China, during the show the inventor of the automobile also presented the Mercedes-Benz GLB and GLS

SUVs as well as the MercedesAMG A 35 L 4Matic.

The GLS 600 4Matic is powered by a V8 engine with a displacement of 3982 cc. The engine is combined with the 48-volt system EQ Boost. The engine produces 550hp@6000– 6,500rpm. With EQ Boost one can get an additional power of up to 21hp. The peak

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torque is around a whopping 729.43Nm@2500–5000rpm.

With EQ Boost there is an additional 249Nm of torque.

The vehicle can accelerate from 0-60 mph (almost 100kmph) in 4.8sec. It has a top speed of 209kmph.

Its spacious interior with the highest-grade materials and extremely effective noise

insulation creates a stylish and luxurious atmosphere. From their pleasantly elevated seating position, thanks to electronically operated roller sun blinds on the two rear side windows, the passengers can decide for themselves how much of their surroundings they want to see. The Airmatic suspension included with the fully-active E-Active Body Control system

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effectively keeps the road bumps at bay.

For the first time there is a dedicated Maybach drive programme that ensures even more comfort. Access and egress are also highly convenient: when the doors are opened, the vehicle is lowered slightly, and an illuminated running board made of anodized aluminum quickly and silently emerges on the respective side of the vehicle. The MercedesMaybach GLS 600 4Matic will go on sale in the U.S. in the second

half of 2020.

The Mercedes-Benz star surmounts the hood in the classic way, while the fine, vertical chrome struts of the Maybach radiator grille create a pinstripe effect. Effective chrome highlights around the side windows, and the chrome inserts in the side sill panels, lend dignity and elegance to the profile.

The 22 or 23-inch wheels were developed exclusively for this model, with the 23-inch version echoing the pinstripe theme.

The tailpipe trim elements with

a small cross rib emphasize the model’s identity as a MercedesMaybach. The same applies to the brand emblem, which is positioned at various points such as on the D-pillar. As a special, Maybach-specific feature, two-tone paintwork is available in eight different, elegant color combinations.

Another eye-catching feature of the Mercedes-Maybach GLS is the electronically extending running boards. They make accessing and leaving the high seating position both convenient

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and safe. With surfaces of anodized aluminum laced with black rubber strips, illuminated in the dark and particularly wide in the area of the rear doors, they ensure a very special visual appeal. When in their retracted state, the running boards are concealed behind the side sill panels. If a rear door is opened, the running board on the side concerned automatically swings into position in around one second. This default setting can be changed using a special menu in the MBUX infotainment system.

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2021 LEXUS LC 500 CONVERTIBLE makes global debut With a focus on providing the same dynamic and luxurious driving performance for which the flagship LC 500 coupe is known, the 2021 Lexus LC 500 Convertible made its global debut at the 2019 Los Angeles International Auto Show.

additional way to stimulate the senses – with the top down.

The exterior of the new LC Convertible stylishly blends the coupe’s unique roofline with the character of a convertible, achieving an exquisite profile with the top open or closed.

Expanding the aspirational two-door LC family, the LC 500 Convertible offers an

The LC 500 Convertible echoes the coupe’s “Even Sharper, More Refined” driving characteristics,

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with a low centre of gravity, optimal weight distribution, and a focus on performance-minded handling thanks to impressive structural rigidity. Lexus engineers relied on computeraided engineering (CAE) analysis and real-world driving evaluation to match the driving qualities of its coupe counterpart, and the extensive research and development yielded impressive

results.

Engineers aimed to retain similar handling dynamics to the LC 500 coupe while also improving chassis rigidity with the addition and relocation of various structural braces. The LC Convertible’s suspension is tuned specifically to complement the subtle changes in weight between the two

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platforms, as a reduction of un-sprung weight in the front suspension improves the overall stroke.

In the rear, engineers were able to further enhance structural rigidity by reshaping and relocating the rear suspension brace tower. Weight was reduced in the rear of the vehicle by utilising a lightweight die-cast aluminum suspension brace, while a performance dampener is employed to enhance ride comfort.

Drivers of the front engine, rear-wheel-drive LC Convertible can expect similar breath-taking performance to the coupe, thanks to the powerful drivetrain combination of the 5.0-litre V8 engine paired with the seamless Direct-Shift 10-speed automatic transmission. The naturally aspirated, direct-injection V8 is rated to produce 471 horsepower at 7,100 rpm and 540Nm of torque at 4,800 rpm.

The LC Convertible’s soft-top design features an innovative folding mechanism that includes a tonneau cover for when it is stored. The design allowed engineers to focus on accentuating the sleek lines of the convertible without significant intrusions to the trunk and cabin space that can come with a heavier, bulkier hard top. The coupe’s curves are further highlighted with the silhouette of the convertible through a few key changes.

At the rear, the trunk is accentuated with a “kicked up” design that lifts its profile slightly, while the surface of the spoiler is laterally broadened to emphasise the low, wide stance of the car. The centre brake light is now integrated into the trunk lid, unlike the coupe where it rests on the top of the rear windshield.

The four-layer soft top is designed to retain the flowing roofline of the coupe without the supporting frame visible through the fabric. The roof material itself was carefully selected and manufactured to ensure for optimal tension, to minimize wrinkling and improve sound insulation. The roof can be opened or closed at speeds up to 31 mph, while an animated display on the instrumentation panel shows the top’s progress. One of the most impressive aspects is the time it takes: approximately 15 seconds to open and approximately 16 seconds to close.

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NEW FERRARI ROMA V8 2+COUPE unveiled in Rome Italian car maker Ferrari has unveiled the new Ferrari Roma, a V8 2+ coupe. Ferrari’s engineers developed several leading-edge technologies, most notably a mobile rear spoiler integrated into the rear screen designed to retain the car’s formal elegance when retracted and guarantee the downforce essential for the Ferrari Roma’s performance by automatically deploying at high speeds.

The Prancing Horse’s new 2+coupé sports a V8 turbo engine that punches out 620 cv @ 7,500 rpm, making it the most powerful in its segment.

It features Variable Boost Management for instantaneous throttle response. With the adoption of Gasoline Particulate Filters, meticulous attention was also focused on the sound of

the exhaust system which has been completely redesigned, removing the silencers and introducing new bypass valves.

The car’s new 8-speed dual-clutch gearbox is more compact and 6 kg lighter than its 7-speed predecessor. As well as reducing fuel consumption and emissions, shifts are faster and smoother which makes the car even more responsive on the open road, but also especially comfortable in town and during stop and start driving situations.

The Ferrari Roma’s chassis benefits from the modular technology developed by Ferrari for its new generation models. Both body shell and chassis have been redesigned to incorporate the latest weight reduction and advanced production technologies. In

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fact, 70% of its components are entirely new. The mid-frontengined 2+ Ferrari Roma has the best weight/power ratio in its segment (2.37 kg/cv)which enhances handling dynamics and responsiveness.

The full-LED adaptive headlights are traversed by a horizontal light strip that hints at the structure beneath the car’s skin, bringing a sense of tension to the entire circumference of the car.

The wraparound rear screen incorporates an active aero device while at the rear you have twin taillight assembly.

For the Ferrari Roma’s cabin, the Ferrari Styling Centre designers developed a new formal approach that involved the creation of two separate

cells, one each for driver and passenger, in an evolution of the dual cockpit concept that embraces the entire cabin rather than just the dashboard as was previously the case. The 16” digital instrument cluster provides all the necessary information, while the central display with an 8.4” vertical screen and a new passenger display are exceptionally intuitive and user-friendly. The new Ferrari key with “Comfort Access” function allows the driver to open the car by touching a button next to the new flush handle in the door.

Lastly, the Matrix LED headlights and optional Ferrari advanced driver assistance systems (ADAS), including adaptive Cruise Control, make day-today and longer journeys a very relaxing experience.

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KIA MOTORS unveils all-new KX3 (Seltos) at Guangzhou Motor Show

Kia Motors unveiled an allnew KX3 at the 17th China Guangzhou International Automobile Exhibition. The all-new B-segment compact SUV, known as Seltos in other market, will compete in China’s competitive SUV market.

Besides the all-new KX3, ten other Kia models were also on display at the Kia stall. These included the Futuron all-wheel drive concept SUV coupe, the all-new, China-exclusive K3 midsize electric sedan and the Soul Booster ev concept.

The all-new KX3 is defined by

distinctive exterior elements, such as the long hood and glittering horizontal chrome lines on the front bumper, and sensuous shoulder lines pressed into the sides. It also sports a wide “Tiger Nose” grille, intricately-designed full LED headlights and taillights, a 2,630-mm premium crystalcut alloy wheelbase, as well as a chrome-enmeshed rear bumper and mufflers, all of which accentuate the SUV’s dynamic appearance.

The interior of the all-new KX3 is made of high-quality materials, futuristic “cockpit”

characterised by taut, smooth surfaces. Equipped with a range of technologies to maximize convenience, connectivity and ease of use, the bold design of the cabin incorporates a 10.25-inch touchscreen infotainment system and Sound Mood Lighting. The KX3 is powered by a 1.5-litre gasoline engine and an eight-speed automatic transmission that produces 115 PS with a combined fuel efficiency of 5.4 liters per every 100 km.

The all-new KX3 also offers Kia’s innovative UVO Connect

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telematics system, which is designed to usher driving into the digital era with connectivity services. Using the in-car touchscreen and compatible smartphones, UVO Connect offers stolen vehicle notification and tracking, safety alerts, #auto collision notification, and emergency assistance.

The all-new KX3 is also equipped with a set of Advanced Driver-Assistance Systems (ADAS), including Forward Collision Assist, Driver Attention Warning and Electric Park Brake, offering excellent passenger protection.

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ALL-NEW AUDI RS Q8 makes global debut

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The all-new Audi RS Q8 made its global debut at the 2019 Los Angeles International Auto Show. The Audi RS Q8 combines the genes of a high-performance RS model with the practicality of an SUV and the dynamic design of an Audi coupe.

The all-new Audi RS Q8 features a biturbo V8 engine. The RS Q8 recently became the fastest production SUV to lap the renowned NĂźrburgring racetrack with an official time of 7 minutes and 42.2 seconds.

The 4.0-litre V8 in the RS Q8 delivers 600hp and 800 Nm of torque. The turbocharged engine with direct injection accelerates the large SUV from 0-100 km/h (in 3.8 seconds and achieves a top track speed of 250 km/h or 305 km/h when equipped with the RS ceramic brakes.

Its 1-3-7-2-6-5-4-8 ignition sequence gives the 4.0 TFSI a sportily voluminous sound. As is typical for the RS models, the dual exhaust system features an impressive oval tailpipe on each side. The driver can influence the engine’s sound via the Audi drive select system. The optional RS sport exhaust system with black tailpipe trims offers an even sportier sound.

The biturbo V8 in the new RS Q8 combines maximum performance and high efficiency.

Its mild-hybrid system (MHEV) is based on a 48-volt main electrical system. The core of the MHEV is a belt alternator-starter connected to the crankshaft. During deceleration and braking, it can recover up to 12 kW of power and store it in the compact lithium-ion battery. If the driver takes their foot off the accelerator at a speed between 55 and 160 km/h, the drive management selects one of two solutions depending on the driving situation and the current setting of the Audi drive select dynamic handling system.

The new RS Q8 recuperates or coasts for up to 40 seconds with the engine off. The belt alternator starter starts the engine within fractions of a second when the accelerator is actuated. MHEV technology allows for start/ stop operation at a speed of up to 22 km/h.

The mild-hybrid system is connected to the camera sensors for even greater efficiency.

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When stopped, the engine starts up while the brake pedal is still depressed as soon as the front camera detects that the vehicle in front of the new RS Q8 begins to move.

The interplay of the MHEV components improves ride comfort and also has the potential to reduce fuel consumption in everyday driving by as much as 0.8 liters per 100 kilometers.

Another efficiency module on board is the cylinder on demand (COD) system. At low to intermediate load and rpm in the upper gears, it deactivates cylinders 2, 3, 5 and 8 by switching off fuel injection and ignition and closing the intake and exhaust valves. The switching process takes just milliseconds, and is virtually imperceptible in the car. During four-cylinder operation, the operating points of the active cylinders shift to higher loads and map points with high efficiency, while the deactivated cylinders run largely loss-free as gas springs. They

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are reactivated immediately when the driver presses the accelerator.

The power of the 4.0 TFSI flows to the quattro permanent all-wheel drive system via the standard eight-speed Tiptronic transmission. Wheel-selective torque control can help enhance handling by ensuring additional traction across each axle through individual-wheel braking application. During dynamic cornering, the quattro sport rear differential distributes drive torque between the rear wheels as required. This active torque vectoring helps improve traction, stability and dynamics.

The adaptive air suspension with controlled damping means the RS Q8 is equally at home on or off the paved road. Its RS-specific damper tuning offers drivers a choice between long-distance comfort and high performance. The electromechanical active roll stabilization (EAWS) minimizes body roll while cornering at speed. The all-

wheel steering allows for greater agility at low speeds and improved stability at high speeds. With variable ground clearance, short overhangs and hill descent control, the new Audi RS Q8 can carry on confidently when paved roads end.

Drivers can customize their driving experience through the standard Audi drive select system with seven different profiles: comfort, auto, dynamic, allroad, offroad and the individually configurable RS-specific modes RS1 and RS2, which can be activated directly via the “‘RS-MODE’” button on the steering wheel. The Audi drive select setting influences the engine and transmission management, power steering, the air suspension, all-wheel steering and engine sound.

EXTERIOR AND INTERIOR DESIGN With the octagonal Singleframe and the RS-specific radiator grille, the RS Q8 has an even more dominant appearance. This

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combined with the front air inlets in gloss black and the blade in matte aluminum perfectly highlights the athletic character of the large SUV. The dynamic roofline ends in gently inclined D-pillars, which are supported by the wide, pronounced wheel arches, paying homage to the vehicle’s quattro DNA, creating an unmistakable Audi silhouette.

An RS roof-edge spoiler provides a striking finish at the top and provides downforce on the rear axle for improved balance at high speeds.

The interior of the new RS Q8 features a clean and refined design.

The slim instrument panel and strong horizontal lines convey a feeling of spaciousness. The central element in the cockpit is the MMI touch response system. With its black-panel look, it almost dissolves into a large, black surface when switched off.

Special RS displays in the Audi virtual cockpit and MMI display provide

information such as output, g-forces, lap times, temperature, torque and tire pressure. The shift light display prompts the driver to upshift when the rev limit is reached. The optional head-up display also offers several RSspecific graphics.

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The RS Q8 further demonstrates its everyday usability in the rear. A sliding three-seat rear bench is standard.

With the seat backrests folded down, the luggage compartment under the power rear hatch holds up to 60.7 cubic feet.

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TVS launches Apache RTR 200 4V, Apache RTR 160 4V BS-VI motorcycles TVS Motor Company has introduced the 2020 range of BS VI TVS Apache RTR 200 4V and TVS Apache RTR 160 4V motorcycles. The prices of the new motorcycles are: TVS Apache RTR 200 4V-DC–Rs. 124,000, TVS Apache RTR 160 4V (disc) –Rs. 103,000 and TVS Apache RTR 160 4V (drum) – Rs. 99,950. The prices are ex showroom Delhi.

TVS Apache RTR 4V motorcycles come equipped with race graphics along with an all new LED headlamp with claw styled position lamps.

The 2020 range of Apache series is enabled with Race Tuned-Fuel injection ‘RT-Fi’ technology. It features an in-built First in segment GTT – Glide Through Traffic capability for low speed urban riding and enables an extremely smooth and controlled ride.

197.75cc single-cylinder, 4-stroke, 4-valve, oil-cooled engine; which is mated to a 5-speed gearbox. The engine develops 20.22hp @ 8500 rpm and 16.8 Nm of torque @ 750rpm. Along with the recently launched SmartXonnect technology, the TVS Apache RTR 200 4V continues to be the only motorcycle in its class to offer DualChannel ABS with RLP (Rear wheel Lift-off Protection) control and RTSlipper Clutch. The motorcycle will also come fitted with first in its class high-performance radial rear tyre for enhanced

The TVS Apache RTR 200 4V is powered by a

stability and ride quality.

The TVS Apache RTR 160 4V motorcycle gets advanced engine 159.7 cc, single-cylinder, 4-stroke, 4-valve, oil-cooled engine, that churns out 15.80hp@ 8250 RPM and

14.12 Nm @ 7250 RPM. The engine is mated to a 5-speed super-slick gear box that offers a precise and powerful riding experience.

The motorcycle comes with an all new dual tone seat and new LED headlamp with claw styled position lamps adding to its overall premium appeal.

The 2020 TVS Apache RTR 4V series will come fitted with

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exciting features including the innovative ‘feather touch’ start, wave bite ignition key and the all new aerodynamic claw mirrors. Along with

these features, the RTRs continue to delight with a racier signature exhaust note.

The 2020 TVS Apache RTR 200 4V series is available in two stunning colours namely, Gloss Black and Pearl White; while the 2020 TVS Apache RTR 160 4V series will be available in three colours namely, Racing Red, Metallic Blue and Knight Black. Bookings for the motorcycles have begun at all TVS Motor Company dealerships across the country.

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Jawa Perak, a bobber styled motorcycle launched at `1.94 lakh After completing one year since the launch of the Jawa and Jawa forty two motorcycles, Classic Legends Pvt. Ltd. unveiled the new Jawa Perak. The Perak is priced at Rs 194500 (exshowroom, New Delhi) and the booking will begin online from January 1, 2020.

Jawa Perak is basically a bobber styled Jawa powered by a 334cc liquid cooled, single

cylinder, four stroke, DOHC engine, producing 30 bhp of power and 31 Nm of torque.

The bike comes with twin exhausts that are chopped for the authentic bobber stance. The engine is mated to a 6-speed transmission with ratios optimised to offer a great riding experience through the gears.

The Perak is housed in a tweaked chassis with an

all-new swingarm. The fame and swingarm stiffness have been tuned for a linear feel, aiding stability over straights and poise along winding roads.

This plays a significant role in improving the handling.

The Jawa Perak is BSVI compliant. The Perak is a true bobber in spirit and form. The ‘bobbed’ fenders, chopped exhaust and a floating seat make it the quintessential

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bobber.

The Jawa brand has achieved the distinction of opening 100 new dealerships in a span of less than 100 days. The Jawa Perak was unveiled in the presence of Anand Mahindra, Chairman, Mahindra Group, Anupam Thareja,Co-Founder& Director, and Boman Irani, Co-Founder & Director, Classic Legends Pvt Ltd.

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Kawasaki unveils electric motorcycle technology with ‘Rideology’ approach The recently concluded annual EICMA show in Milan, Italy witnessed a media event hosted by Kawasaki at which six new machines for the 2020 model year were highlighted

by Yuji Horiuchi - President of Kawasaki Heavy Industries Motorcycle & Engine Company.

In addition Horiuchi unveiled an Electric Vehicle (EV) concept and explained its background.

Revealing that Kawasaki had been conducting EV research for many years, Horiuchi noted that KHI research had so far been based on a mid-capacity style machine with more “rider features” than current

EV machines in the market.

Possessing the equivalent of 20kw for acceleration on demand and a cruising output akin to 10kw, the EV project has been tested extensively at the Kawasaki owned Autopolis track in southern Japan as well as in real life urban environments.

He continued; “We have focused on the riding sensation during road testing combining an electric power source which enables high level of flexibility in torque and power delivery - with gear-shifting capability. The result is a machine delivering good rider

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feeling in line with our overall mission of Rideology”.

A compact machine with a size similar to a Ninja 650, the EV bike uses familiar middleweight Kawasaki road bike suspension and brakes plus the same trellis type chassis technology as used on many Ninja and Z family machines.

At the core of the 219kg vehicle is a battery pack rechargeable via a quick CHAdeMo style charging system or a conventional 100-240V domestic supply.

In this way the EV machine follows current convention

but the Kawasaki “fun to ride” Rideology approach dictated further thinking.

The result is an electric powered two-wheeler with a range of approximately 100km with attributes from a conventional machine such as a clutch and four speed gearbox. In this way it would be expected for the vehicle to be attractive to the current profile of Kawasaki owner and to fulfil Kawasaki’s Rideology philosophy. Mooted as simply a research project, KHI has stated clearly that there are no plans to add an EV bike to its range in the near future.

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HONDA LAUNCHES NEW SP 125 BSVI Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India launched the new SP 125 BS VI motorcycle in New Delhi. The SP 125 BS VI starts where the CB Shine 125 SP ends. Yes, Shine being a BS IV two wheeler will now be replaced by this 125cc HET BSVI PGM-FI engine powered by Enhanced Smart Power or ESP. The SP 125 BSVI is available in 2 variants - Drum & Disc and is priced at Rs. 72,900 (ex-showroom Delhi) onward. The twowheeler comes with a patented ACG starter motor, a 1st in segment, that ensures quick, silent, jolt-free start every time. The motorcycle has a full digital meter, again a 1st in segment. The full digital meter displays real-time advanced informatics needed for daily life. This new motorcycle gives 16% more mileage. On the styling front, the bike has an aggressive fuel tank with edgy graphics, modern headlamp and bold rear.

The LED DC headlamp is a 1st in segment and so are features like Engine Start/Stop switch and Integrated headlamp beam & passing switch. The engine is mated to a 5-speed transmission. The company is offering a new value package for customers that includes a special 6-year warranty package.

YAMAHA FZ-FI, FZS-FI BS VI VARIANTS LAUNCHED AT `99,200 ONWARD India Yamaha Motor (IYM) has introduced the all new FZ-FI (149 cc) and FZS-FI (149 cc) thus marking the first BS VI variant rollout from the company in India. All colour models of both FZ-FI (149 cc) and FZS-FI (149 cc) will be available in the BS VI line up. Additionally, FZS-FI (149 cc) will have two new colours – Darknight and Metallic Red. The FZS-FI (149 cc) – BS VI compliant, Darknight colour will be available at Rs 102,700, the Metallic Red at Rs 101,200 and Dark Matt Blue, Matt Black, Gray & Cyan Blue at Rs 101,200.

The FZ-FI (149 cc) – BS VI compliant, Metallic Black, Racing Blue is priced at Rs 99,200. Inheriting FZ’s legacy and signature styling, the new FZ-FI and FZS-FI comes with a Blue Core concept driven 149 cc engine with a compression ratio of 9.6:1 and delivering a maximum 12.4 PS power @ 7,250 r/min and 13.6 N.m torque @ 5,500 r/ min. The new FZ-FI and FZS-FI BS VI version will feature single channel ABS in the front wheel and front & rear disc brakes along with negative LCD instrument cluster and a single piece two level seat.

HERO LAUNCHES NEW SPLENDOR ISMART WITH FI Hero MotoCorp has launched India’s first BS-VI compliant motorcycle – the new Splendor iSmart.

The Splendor iSmartis being launched in the market within a few months of Hero MotoCorp becoming the first two-wheeler manufacturer in the country to receive the BS-VI certificate from iCAT. In addition to featuring India’s first BS-VI compliant (110cc) FI engine, the new Splendor iSmart delivers an added punch with its higher torque, at a higher fuel efficiency. The new motorcycle is designed to take on every challenge with its an all new diamond frame with increased front suspension travel, higher ground-clearance to take on any road and longer wheel-base for greater stability.

The Splendor iSmart is priced at Rs. 64,900/-. The motorcycle is available in two variants – Self Drum Cast and Self Disc Cast (added BS-VI onwards). The all new Splendor iSmart comes with a 110cc BS-VI Compliant Fuel Injection engine with optimum calibration - delivering a power output of 9bhp@7500rpm and a peak torque of 9.89Nm@5500rpm.

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Ultraviolette Automotive F77 high performance e-motorcycle unveiled at `3 lakh onward Ultraviolette Automotive Pvt. Ltd., a Bengaluru based company, unveiled a high performance electric motorcycle – the F77. The motorcycle has an acceleration of 0-60kmph in 2.9 seconds (0-100kmph in 7.5 seconds) and top speed of 140 kmph.

The combined batteries provide a range of 130 to 150 km in the city on standard driving conditions on a single charge.

The F77 will first be rolled out in Bengaluru, covering the entire country over the

next year. The motorcycle was unveiled by Narayan Subramaniam, Founder and CEO and Niraj Rajmohan, Founder and CTO, Ultraviolette Automotive Pvt. Ltd, among others. The vehicle is propelled by the immediate torque of 90Nm all-electric powertrain, has a steel-aluminum frame, inverted front forks and adjustable rear suspension.

The F77 is powered by Ultraviolette’s Modular Battery technology and is a smart and connected electric motorcycle

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that will be enabled with ride telematics, remote diagnostics, over-the-air (OTA) upgrades, regenerative braking, multiple ride modes, ride analytics, and bike tracking.

The motorcycle has a wheelbase of 1340mm, a seat height of 800mm and kerb weight of 158kg. As for the performance, the maximum power output is 25,000 watts @2250rpm, max power of 33.5hp@2250rpm, max. torque of 90Nm (motor) and 450Nm (wheel). The batteries consist

of three modular Li ion battery packs with a max. capacity of 4.2kWh. The recently launched RV400 high performance electric motorcycle is powered by a 3.24 KWh Lithium Ion battery that generates 72V of power and has an electric motor of 3 KW power.

Available in three variants F77 Lightning, F77 Shadow and F77 Laser, the F77 is priced between Rs 300,000 and Rs 325,000 (On-road). Online registrations for the F77 have commenced and deliveries are

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estimated to begin in Q3 2020.

Built on a steel trellis frame with aluminium bulk head, the motor F77 has inverted cartridge type forks as its front suspension, while gas charged preload adjustable shock absorber make up for the rear suspension. It has hydraulic disc brake with dual channel antilock brake system. While in front it has fixed 4 radial piston, the rear comprises single piston floating caliper. The front disc has a dimension of 320mm drilled hole, while the rear has a 230mm drilled hole disc.

The F77 comes with a customisable power regeneration mode each time you brake, which in turn adds to the battery charge. This is particularly useful in urban traffic that often requires a lot of slow-rolling and stop-and-go riding.

The centre of gravity has been optimised to enhance handling, traction, braking, and cornering performance. The Ultraviolette F77 is built around a foundational building block of energy storage – modular battery packs. Ultraviolette’s modular batteries are built to world leading standards in terms of Power Density, Energy Density, Cycle Life, and Resistance to extreme shock and vibration. Each modular battery incorporates proprietary thermal management technology to drastically improve heat dissipation and reduce temperature gradients within cells leading to higher cycle life.

Mechanical protection includes structural crush zones

F77 was unveiled by Malayalam actor Dulquer Salman, Narayan Subramaniam, Founder & CEO and Niraj Rajmohan, Founder & CTO, Ultraviolette Automotive Pvt. Ltd

to take the first impact over the cells and structural support to prevent vibration-induced longterm damage. Key structural members within the battery packs are built to perform hybrid functions including structural support and thermal pathways for heat dissipation.

Coordinated safety strategy in the battery packs and vehicles interrupts excessive currents, voltages and temperatures at the cell and module levels.

Protection in the form of electrical, software, mechanical and structural, thermal and electronic safety measures work together to achieve safety standards on-par with aviation and aerospace standards.

CHARGING CAPABILITIES Fast Charging technology provides a 0-80 percent battery charge in 50 minutes or 0-100 percent charge in 90 minutes with the Fast Charger accessory.

The Standard Charger provides a 0-80 percent battery charge in 3 hours or 0-100 percent charge in 5 hours.

The vehicle includes a CCS Type-2 Charge Port to support both AC and DC charging from

public infrastructure.

The F77 motorcycle is equipped with a full suite of smart systems, rider aids and interfaces for a completely connected experience. A 5-inch high-brightness colour TFT touchscreen (thin-filmtransistor) located on the handlebar offers the rider a wide range of information on a display that’s bright and easy to read. Three selectable Ride Modes electronically control the performance characteristics of the motorcycle. These include Eco, Sports and Insane.

The F77 includes a 9DOF (9 Degrees of Freedom) Inertial Measurement Unit. The IMU allows the vehicle to capture nine distinct types of motion or orientation related data: 3 degrees each of acceleration, magnetic orientation, and angular velocity. Sensor data combined with sensor fusion technology provides the exact lean angle, accident and fall detection, rate of acceleration and position of the motorcycle in every possible circumstance.

Riders have access to this ride data through the mobile app along with diagnostics

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information. The Ultraviolette Android and iOS Apps links an F77 owner with their motorcycle through their smart phone.

The F77 is a full-connected smart vehicle with LTE connectivity and GPS positioning. This enables the FindMyBike feature to locate, and even lock-down the vehicle in real-time. Connectivity also enables Preventive Maintenance, a first for motorcycles, where problems are identified from collected data before the rider notices any measurable degradation in performance. The data from multiple voltage, current, temperature and vibration sensors is used to diagnose and predict problems even before they can occur. With efficiency mapping technology, precise measurements of energy consumed is analysed in real-time. Every unit of energy transferred from the charger to the battery, from the battery to the electronics, and finally the electrical energy delivered to the motor and mechanical energy delivered to the wheels is accounted for and monitored to ensure all systems are operating with peak performance.

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LAMBORGHINI ESPERIENZA GIRO 2019

Roaring Lamborghinis It was time for the well heeled in India to let their hair down and drive their super luxury Lamborghini cars down Indian roads and the sound from around thirty V8, V10 and V12 engines, was like a roar of triumph for these adventure seekers. This was an event which was part of the Lamborghini Esperienza Giro, a programme designed for Lamborghini owners to experience unforgettable multiday driving experiences and adventures while exploring some of the most spectacular locations in the world in their own cars.

This year, the Indian edition of Giro was attended by 30 Lamborghini owners who drove from Bengaluru in the southern state of Karnataka to Coimbatore and finally to Ooty in Tamil Nadu. Winding their way through some picturesque locales and roads caressed by lush green forests, these super rich people in their super rich vehicles made the most of the drive, all along enjoying the regional culture and breathtaking landscapes.

Lamborghini Esperienza Giro India 2019 was held between November 29 and December 1, 2019 and saw all the Lamborghini models like the Huracán Performante, Gallardo, Aventador SVJ and the Urus. Urus is incidentally the latest SUV from the Lamborghini stable and has been much in demand in the country.

Sharad Agarwal, Head, Lamborghini India, said, “Lamborghini is all about offering an incredible experience of luxury and lifestyle to its customers. This year, we saw an outstanding enthusiasm from all the like-minded Lamborghini owners who gathered to experience the ultimate driving thrill with their Lamborghini cars across scenic locations of South India. Lamborghini Esperienza GIRO is the perfect way for our customers to fulfil their desire to drive on the roads, while living their passion for Lamborghini cars to the fullest.”

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Sharad Agarwal, Head, Lamborghini India

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B2B NEWS

Delta Electronics India introduces E-Mobility Tech Experience Centre Delta Electronics India, a leading Power and Energy management company, has unveiled its state-of-the-art E-Mobility Tech Experience Centre aimed at strengthening electric vehicle charging infrastructure of the country. The E-Mobility Tech Experience Center is conceptualised to provide an industry platform that will support all types of ratings and configurations and be an enabler when it comes to understanding the ecosystem of EV charging solutions.

This initiative by Delta Electronics India is also to support the vision of the government’s long-term objective of making India electric by 2030. The idea is to explore more efficient and innovative solutions to meet end-to-end charging needs and also quell apprehensions around EV charging, to encourage faster adoption. During the inauguration, Delta Electronics India also introduced its next generation charging solutions i.e. DC City Charger and AC Max that will cater to the need of efficient public charging infrastructure.

Delta Electronics India team at the launch of E-Mobility Tech Experience Centre to accelerate faster adoption of Electric Vehicles in India

MG Experience on Wheels, a mobile showroom As part of its commitment to redefining the retail automotive experience, carmaker MG (Morris Garages) Motor India launched another experiential customer touchpoint – MG Experience on Wheels - a mobile showroom.

The brand aims to further its customer engagement across India as well as reach especially where its showrooms are not yet present. The mobile showroom called “MG Experience on Wheels “will undertake a pan-India tour with a focus on tier 2 & 3 markets starting December 5.

The mobile showroom, a 45-feet trailer, showcases the Hector, India’s first internet car, and offers a similar experience like other MG showrooms across the country. It showcases the brand’s British heritage with focus on digital-led experiences. It consists of an interactive digital terminal through which visitors can experience the Hector, choose its accessories and configure the car as well.

MG Motor India partners with Exicom for second-life use of ZS EV batteries MG (Morris Garages) Motor India has partnered with Exicom Tele-Systems for secondlife use of ZS EV batteries. Under the partnership, Exicom plans to re-deploy MG ZS EV batteries at the end of their useful life with the car and put them through a controlled process of evaluation, disassembly, and repackaging to design custom battery packs for non-automotive applications.

MG’s partnership with Exicom is aimed at dispelling reservations around the disposal of used EV batteries. The ZS EV’s battery packs, at the end of their useful life, would be used in automotive applications and will be recycled instead of being sent to landfill sites. The re-use of used EV battery packs will also reduce the dependence on the limited resources available around the globe. These battery packs will be used in a host of non-automotive applications such as home inverters, commercial & industrial UPS, and renewable energy storage.

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(L) Rajeev Chaba, President & MD, MG Motor India with Anant Nahata, MD, Exicom Tele-Systems – Exicom

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Deceptive cheer for Forging and Auto Component industry The apex body of the forging industry in India, the Association of Indian Forging Industry (AIFI) has expressed concern over the lack of demand with respect to fresh orders from the automotive sector. With the ripple down effect of slumping automobile sales, the forging industry is facing the heat with a sharp decline in demand which has resulted in substantial production cuts.

With an annual output of about 30 Lakh MT, the Indian forging industry has about close to 400 forging units, of which 83 percent can broadly be categorised as tiny and small enterprises. While 9 percent are medium sized, the remaining being large scale.

than the number of whole ales. This increase comes after a drop-in sale for last two quarters, driven by higher discounts offered by the OE’s (Original Equipment)to allow the liquidation of inventories.

S. Muralishankar President, AIFI While SMEs contribute 30 percent of forging production, the medium and large-scale units contribute 70 percent.

With a total production worth Rs 45000-50000 crore the forging industry provides direct employment to more than 300,000 people in the country along with an additional 60000 contract labourers.

Speaking on the issue S Muralishankar, PresidentAIFI noted, “The recent slew of festivals saw few car manufacturers reporting a decent increase in sales at the retail level. As a result, we witnessed inventory clearance at the dealer level. The figures during the festive period clearly indicate higher retail sales

“The production and demand at the manufacturing level haven’t seen any upward movement because of which the forging and autocomponent sector continue to reel under the Auto slowdown.

Currently, there is a huge inventory build-up due to poor demand and to curb this, many forging units have been making proportionate cuts in terms of working hours and production.

If this scenario stretches further, we anticipate more production loss and job cuts.”

ZF, Wolong Electric JV to produce electric motors, components ZF Friedrichshafen AG and China’s Wolong Electric Group Co., Ltd have signed an agreement to establish a joint venture that will produce components and electric motors for automotive applications.

The joint venture will operate under the name Wolong ZF Automotive E Motors Co Ltd. and will manufacture electric motors and components for use in ZF driveline systems and the open market. JV has already been awarded a major series production contract for electric motor components for hybrid and electric drives.

Electrified drivelines contribute

significantly to reduce CO2 emissions from road traffic.

The joint venture headquartered in Shangyu, Zhejiang Province, China, will provide optimal access to the Chinese market, leverage joint purchasing potential and focus on future business. By 2025, the company is expected to employ up to 2,000 staff.

Dr. Holger Klein, Member of Board of Management, ZF Friedrichshafen AG, said, “Agreement to deepen our partnership with a Chinese company and establish a new joint venture to dedicate in the production contract for electric

motors, is one of our solid steps in realizing our commitment to invest in China, and our determination to make ZF a significant contributor in the electrification and sustainable mobility in this market. By having a joint venture with a successful Chinese company, we are transforming our company towards a more agile organization, to serve the local market from the region without time delay in decision making process”.

“We are certain that new energy vehicles will take a very large share in the future market, and this will bring unprecedented development

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opportunities for both of us.

The joint venture company with ZF will be the first step, aiming to provide motors and their components for ZF and the general market. We hope that this joint venture will become a global leader in new energy automotive motors,” says Jian Cheng Chen, Chairman of Wolong Electric.

Since January 2016, ZF has bundled its electromobility activities in the E-Mobility Division headquartered in Schweinfurt, Germany. More than 9,000 employees work in this division, spread across various locations around the world.

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Mercedes-Benz ESF 2019 unveiled at Safe Roads Summit 2019 Daimler entities in India unveiled the Mercedes-Benz Experimental Safety Vehicle ESF 2019 at the 2nd edition of the Safe Roads Summit India 2019 in the presence of Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport & Highways as well as Minister of Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Government of India.

The Safe Roads India Summit is part of the nationwide ‘Safe Roads’ initiative launched in 2015 by Daimler entities operating in India-MercedesBenz Research and Development India (MBRDI), Mercedes-Benz India (MBIL) and Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV).

Nitin Gadkari, Minister for Road Transport & Highways unveiling the ESF 2019

Safe Roads was conceptualised in 2015 to promote road safety to the public through physical demonstrations, visual aids and research reports, through a road show format. Taking the awareness to the next level, the Safe Roads India Summit was launched in 2017 with the theme ‘Child Safety and Vulnerable Road Users on Indian Roads’.

This year, the Summit will be held with the theme of ‘Automated Driving and Future of Road Safety in India’.

Incorporating more than a dozen trailblazing safety innovations in tangible form, the summit reflected the mobility of the future and the new approaches for safety systems associated with automated driving.

Among the attractions at the event were exhibits imported from Germany that offer a first-hand look into safety measures that can save lives during road accidents. Daimler chose the Summit as the perfect opportunity for the unveiling of the futuristic research car ‘MercedesBenz ESF 2019’ in India.

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Safety is a core competency and a core value for Daimler and its automotive brands, which include the world famous ‘Mercedes-Benz’. MercedesBenz is renowned worldwide for developing highly sophisticated safety systems. On Indian roads, approximately 150,000 people die every year of road accidents, largely caused due to ignorance of safety norms and rules.

Safe Roads was hence conceptualised by Daimler in an effort to reduce this startling fatality rate on Indian roads, by creating more awareness on road safety. Daimler is convinced that such initiatives can begin an era of road safety awareness that supports a new culture of road safety for the Indian people.

Manu Saale, Managing Director & CEO, MBRDI stated, “At Mercedes-Benz, safety is an integral part of our brand promise and with Safe Roads, our attempt is to promote and make roads safer for every user. Given the understanding of road safety scenario in India, we laid the foundation by launching the Safe Roads nationwide initiative four years ago. Our journey in promoting road safety across the country, first, through road shows in eight cities and now with the Safe Roads India Summit, has been very fulfilling. This biennial Summit is a significant step to make our initiative touch a larger audience through a sustainable and more effective manner. It’s a conglomeration of automotive safety experts from India and across the globe, sharing and exchanging insights and latest developments in the field of safety through live exhibits and expert speaks.”

Martin Schwenk, Managing

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Director & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India said, “Safety has remained core to Mercedes-Benz’s DNA and it is one of the key reasons why customers trust in our brand. Apart from presenting some of the safest vehicles across our range, we also keep raising the benchmark in the domain of safety through innovative safety features for our customers. Mercedes-Benz India has been introducing novel safety measures in its product offerings that enhances safety of the passengers.

“Our latest contribution towards customer safety is the introduction of the ‘e-Call’ service, which we launched with our connected car application ‘Mercedes me connect’ in India.

This is the first-ever ‘e-Call’ service in the industry with the aim of reducing fatalities by enabling faster and specific assistance in case of an accident. The eCall service can immediately deploy on-site emergency assistance upon receiving data set from the affected vehicle’s embedded e-Call unit, and also verbal information from the passenger.

This will be available 24/7 and 365 days per year and will cover 27 states and 5 union territories in India. We strongly believe ‘Safe Roads’ initiative will be able to underline all these aspects of road safety comprehensively and make Indian roads, ‘safer’.”

Satyakam Arya, Managing Director& CEO, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles mentioned, “We at Daimler India Commercial Vehicles show our commitment to road safety in India by introducing global technologies that revolutionize the CV industry. Our BharatBenz brand has led this sector in safety since being launched in 2012

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with crash-tested steel cabins.

We will continue to develop and promote safety technologies that save Indian lives through our products and the Safe Roads initiative.”

Jochen Feese, Head of Accident Research, Safety Concepts and Child Safety at Mercedes-Benz AG said, “Safety is our core brand value and is a part of the DNA for Mercedes-Benz. That is precisely one of the reasons for building the ESF 2019. We have done so to show the ideas and

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concepts on which our safety experts are currently working in research and development.

One highlight is the cooperative behaviour and communication with the environment: the ESF takes care of all road users surrounding it.”

Child safety is another important field for the safety engineers. Already in the previous edition of Safe Roads India Summit 2017, the focus was on ‘Child safety and vulnerable roads users in India’ – which made an impact across

the country.

“With the ESF 2019, we are also promoting our idea for a connected child seat with PRE-SAFE® functions. In dangerous driving conditions, Pre-Safe Child can reduce the belt slack by tightening the child seat belt. Furthermore, side bolsters extend on the door side to provide better lateral support of the seat.

These measures can help to significantly reduce the risk of injury for the child”, Jochen Feese added.

In 2017, through MercedesBenz’ nationwide CSR efforts, more than 15,000 children – the future road users -- from New Delhi, Bangalore and Pune received training on road safety measures. At the Summit, 300 school children and 200 college students from New Delhi attended the event. The college students were given a ‘First Responder Training’ by NGO partner Indian Head Injury Foundation.

ESF 2019: The Experimental Safety

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Vehicle ESF 2019 is safety on wheels. The research vehicle is packed full of surprising and innovative tech and features – coloured lights, projective panels and a warning triangle robot. The car represents how much safer the future of mobility can be.

Mercedes-Benz engineers have gone way beyond that with the ESF 2019, exploring new technology to protect passengers and others even more. The ESF 2019 is designed to be intuitive in order to provide

a safety benefit not only to its passengers, but also to the surroundings.

CHILD SAFETY SEAT: It is one of the most important purchases you’ll make for your child when you buy a car. A child safety seat is designed specifically to protect children from injury or death during collisions.

• All children aged 12 years and under should be seated in the appropriate child seat and positioned in the rear seat of

the car.

• Airbags can kill young children riding in the front seat • Never place a rear-facing car seat in the front seat or in front of an airbag • Appropriate child seats should be used based on child’s size and weight

BODY IN WHITE (BIW): A ‘Body in White’ (BiW) passenger car exhibit highlights some of the core elements of a car structure which have high tensile strength that can absorb most of the energy during a

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crash and minimise passenger car intrusions. In addition, safety sensors and restraint system components are visible.

ALCOHOL GOGGLES: Alcohol goggles provide a unique experience. Wearing these special types of glasses simulates the common ‘walkthe-line’ activity which causes loss of balance and delayed reaction times. Visitors could feel their susceptibility to impairments and realise the potential severe consequences due to alcohol consumption.

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BMW Group secures long-term battery cell needs The BMW Group is forging ahead with electromobility and deepening its existing business relationships with battery cell manufacturers CATL (Contemporary Amperex Technology Co. Limited) and Samsung SDI. The original CATL order volume of four billion euros announced in mid-2018 will now be increased to 7.3 billion euros (contract duration from 2020 to 2031), with 4.5 billion euros for the BMW Group and 2.8 billion euros for the Chinese production site of the BMW Brilliance Automotive Ltd. (BBA) joint venture in Shenyang.

The BMW Group is the first customer of the CATL battery cell plant currently under construction in Erfurt, Germany. “We strongly supported and played an active part in establishing CATL in Germany,” said Dr. Andreas Wendt, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Purchasing and Supplier Network.

The BMW Group has also signed a long-term supply contract for its fifth-generation electric drive trains with its second battery cell supplier, Samsung SDI. The contract, with value of 2.9 billion euros, extends from 2021 to 2031. “In this way, we are securing our long-term battery cell needs. Every cell generation is awarded in global competition to the leading manufacturer from both a technology and a business perspective. This ensures we always have access to the best possible cell technology,” Wendt announced at a supplier event today in Seoul, South Korea.

The BMW Group will source the cobalt needed as a key raw material for cell production directly from mines in Australia and Morocco and make

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it available to CATL and Samsung SDI. The same applies to lithium, which the BMW Group will also source directly from mines, including from Australia. This gives the company full transparency over where both raw materials come from. Compliance with environmental standards and respect for human rights have the highest priority. The BMW Group’s fifth-generation electric drive trains from 2021 on will also be produced entirely without using rare earths.

“This means we will no longer be dependent on their availability,” explained Wendt.

EXTENSIVE IN-HOUSE EXPERTISE IN BATTERY CELL TECHNOLOGY The BMW Group possesses extensive in-house expertise throughout the entire value chain for battery cell

(L) Dr. Andreas Wendt, member of the Board of Management of BMW AG responsible for Purchasing and Supplier Network with YoungHyun Jun, CEO, Samsung SDI

technology. In-house battery production takes place at BMW Group Plants Dingolfing (Germany) and Spartanburg (USA), and at the BBA plant in Shenyang (China).

The BMW Group has also localised battery production in Thailand and is working with the Dräxlmaier Group in this area.

On 14 November, the company opened its Battery Cell Competence Centre in Munich. The aim of the competence centre is to advance battery cell technology and introduce it into production processes. The company invested a total of 200 million euros in the location, which is set to create up to 200 jobs. The production of battery cell prototypes makes it possible to analyse and fully understand cell value creation

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processes. “Whether we then produce the cells ourselves at a later date, will largely depend on how the supplier market develops,” according to Wendt.

The BMW Group has formed a joint technology consortium with Swedish battery manufacturer Northvolt and Umicore, a Belgian developer of battery materials, for the purpose of developing the cell technology crucial to electromobility.

The cooperation will focus on creating a complete, sustainable value chain for battery cells in Europe, extending from development and production all the way to recycling. Recycling of battery

components plays a decisive role in closing the materials cycle as far as possible and maximising reuse of raw materials as demand for battery cells grows.

BMW GROUP IS A PIONEER IN ELECTROMOBILITY – 25 ELECTRIFIED MODELS BY 2023 By 2023, the BMW Group will have 25 electrified models in its line-up. The basis for this is created by flexible vehicle architectures for fully-electric vehicles, plug-in hybrids and models with combustion engines that enable the company to respond quickly to changing conditions. More than

half of the 25 models will be fully electric.

The BMW Group will double its sales of electrified vehicles between 2019 and 2021.

The company expects to see a steep growth curve up to 2025: Global sales of electrified vehicles should increase by an average of over 30 percent every year. In Europe, the company is also following an ambitious growth logic: The aim is to increase the percentage of electrified vehicles in the new vehicle fleet by a quarter in 2021 and a third in 2025; by 2030, they should account for half of sales volumes.

As an e-mobility pioneer,

the BMW Group is already a leading supplier of electrified vehicles. By the end of 2019, the company aims to have more than half a million vehicles with fully-electric or plug-in hybrid drive trains on the roads. Within two years, the BMW Group will offer five fully-electric series-production vehicles: Alongside the BMW i3, with more than 160,000 units built to date, this year will see the start of production of the fully-electric MINI at Plant Oxford. This will be followed in 2020 by the fully-electric BMW iX3 from Shenyang (China) and, in 2021, by the BMW iNEXT, which will be produced in Dingolfing and the BMW i4 from Plant Munich.

BMW i4. Picture for representation purpose only

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INSTITUTE OF DRIVING & TRAFFIC RESEARCH

Training HMV, LMV drivers, the Maruti Suzuki way

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Report: P. Tharyan, Photography: Afsar Baig

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n the face of it the Indian commercial vehicle industry may look glamorous and exciting with its good looking buses and large trucks. But you take a closer look into the lives of those behind the wheels of these mammoth machines, you realise their story is one of stress, risks of all kinds, mental and physical discomfort and lack of respect. And to make matters worse, many of them are ill trained too and there are hardly any organised place to receive training.

It is here that Maruti Suzuki, the largest car manufacturer in India and the makers of some very popular cars, has stepped in to do some good. The company has since 1999 been relentlessly training people in the country to drive cars, buses and trucks in categories known as Light Motor Vehicles or LMVs and Heavy Motor Vehicles or HMVs. Incidentally, in the financial year 2018-19, the company trained around 4,00,000 people at the 7 Institutes of Driving & Traffic Research (IDTRs) and 16 road safety knowledge centers (RSKC). These have been set up in association with the state governments of Delhi, Haryana, Gujarat, Uttarakhand, Bihar and Maharashtra for these initiatives. In fiscal 2018-19 it has invested around Rs 1.54 billion towards Corporate Social Responsibility or CSR initiatives that are focused towards community development, road safety and skill development

ROAD SAFETY AND IDTRS As part of road safety, the company has set up several IDTRs where people are trained to drive anything from a simple car to a big bus or truck. Training is offered to existing as well as new drivers of private as well as commercial vehicles. Also,

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specialised training is given to operate forklifts. Additionally, traffic violators and license seekers are also provided guidance.

We visited the IDTR at Bahadurgarh in Haryana which Maruti Suzuki has set up with the assistance of the Transport Department of Haryana. Haryana has two IDTRs, one here at Bahadurgarh and the other at Rohtak both of which have been operational since 2011.

The course fee is a mere Rs 7500 + GST for an HMV learner and only Rs 3500 for an LMV learner.

The former is a 30-day course while the latter is of 21 days.

We came to know that there is a huge interest among youth in Haryana to learn HMVs because both at Rohtak as well as Bahadurgarh, the waiting period for admission to a learner course is several months.

One may be curious as to how does an IDTR function, who gives the money, what are the revenues and how is the money utilised, because afterall there are a lot of vehicles, equipment, etc to be bought, maintained, salaries to be paid to the staff, etc not to forget acres of land to be acquired?

Interestingly Motown India learnt that a handful of senior

LEARNER • Car learner • LMV(T) learner • HMV learner • Fork Lift learner

REFRESHER • Refresher course for commercial drivers (HMV/LMV) • Refresher course for School Bus Drivers • Refresher course for People applying for Learner License • Road safety awareness trainings • Defensive driving training for HMS drivers • Defensive driving training for Corporates • Refresher course for Drivers carrying Hazardous goods • Refresher course for Fork Lift drivers

Maruti Suzuki full time employees are overseeing these IDTRs and they are paid directly by Maruti Suzuki and they are permanent employees of the car company. They act as the supervisors and are answerable to the top management of the company as well as senior officials of the state government.

At the IDTR Bahadurgarh for example, the land is provided by the Haryana state government and it is roughly around 14 acres. Maruti Suzuki chipped in with the initial cash to set it up and run the institution and pay the salaries of the staff and for acquisition of the entire equipment, vehicles etc.

After that everything depends on the money generated by the institution.

Maruti Suzuki is however always there like a lender of the last resort typically the Reserve Bank of India in the system. If there is a shortfall in revenues, the company is committed to chip

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in. But it takes out none for itself.

Today after years of persistent hard work, the efforts of the various state governments and of course the commitment of Maruti Suzuki, the IDTRs are making revenue of almost Rs 140 million per annum and there is quite a surplus fund running into several millions of rupees with them.

The money is continuously used for upgrading technology and equipment, besides salaries for the staff and maintenance.

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HARYANA IDTR NETWORK The Haryana IDTR network today consists of 2 IDTRs and around 18 road safety knowledge centres spread across several places in Haryana.

All these are run with the help of Haryana Transport Department officials and the expenses are met by the revenues generated by the IDTRs. Let us now pour through some statistics.

In the year 2018, 3159 people had undergone training at the two IDTRs in Haryana for HMV license. Bahadurgarh had 1564 applicants. If one takes into account all the training for learners, refreshers courses and stall evaluation then there were 63,705 applicants. If one were to include road safety trainings at RSKCs, then the number goes up to 243810.

practical test on the track.

The track test is done in the presence of a trainer who watches you and more interestingly cameras in the sky too watch you. At IDTR it is called Aritra a word meaning navigation or one who shows the right path. It is basically a camera based image processing technology for quality driving training and was developed by IDTR in 2016 with investment from Maruti Suzuki. Here around 27 cameras are installed across the identified path and using go mapping and image sensing technology, a live tracking of the vehicle is done

In order to get a HMV license, the first step is to apply for the course. All transactions for payment are chasless. You need a credit cadr, or a debit card to pay for the course or you can also pay through Paytm. In case you do not have access to any of these you can even pay though ICICI Bank.

You have to submit proof of your identity with a copy of your Aadhar card or any other government issued ID. The course consists of several processes which are easy to understand. The technique of training is what is more interesting. The institute initially gives training on a simulator for an aspirant to learn and test his skills. Theory classes, yoga classes follow. Then finally one has to give a

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via wi fi. Even a mobile app is created that supports an instant input and feedback. The data collected by the system automatically shows the progress made by the trainee.

For HMV license aspirants, the IDTR is a vast and technically competent system of training and evaluating. A training that consists of theory and practical tests, yoga, inculcating financial literacy, automated tests can only bring out the best truck and

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bus drivers in the country. It’s not about being a lady or a man; it’s all about being a capable truck or bus driver. That would mean good driving, safe driving and all this will contribute so much to road safety. And that is what Maruti Suzuki is striving for, road safety in a country that has one of the world’s highest number of road accidents and fatalities. For the company, it’s just not about making cars; it’s also about contributing to a safer world.

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Haryana woman shows her grit in acquiring HMV license Haryana, the northern state of India, has given birth to several girls who have made an indelible mark in our society.

Wrestlers Sakshi Malik and the Phogat sisters are names everyone knows. In fact, Geeta Phogat was the first woman from India to win a gold in wrestling at the 2010 Commonwealth Games. The accomplishment of the Phogat sisters inspired the very popular Bollywood movie Dangal starring the versatile actor Aamir Khan. The late Kalpana Chawla was a famous and popular American astronaut, and the first woman of Indian descent to go to space. Her hometown was Karnal in Haryana.

Haryana at one time was a state infamous for female foeticide, which in essence meant killing the girl child even before she is born. That resulted in a skewed sex ratio at birth in the state.

According a data compiled by the Women and Child Development Department, Haryana, in 2012 in the state on an average

had 743 girls to every 1000 boys. But then because of various government initiatives this ratio remarkably improved to an average of 977 girls for every 1000 boys by August 2019.

Motown India now brings to you another real life story about a lady, barely 5’ 2’’ who has come out as a clear winner in a profession dominated by tall and burly men. Yes, we are talking about heavy motor vehicle drivers i.e. those driving big trucks and buses.

This is the story about Reena Barak who has successfully completed her training for driving heavy motor vehicles at the Institute of Driving & Traffic Research (IDTR) at Bahadurgarh in the state of Haryana. IDTRs across the country are managed by the transport departments of the respective state governments and India’s leading car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki. Reena works at a charitable institution in Haryana’s Rohtak district.

She is the first female candidate at the IDTR at Bahadurgarh and took part in the training along with several men at the institution. Reena not only was successful in completing her course, but did so in one go without failing a single test, whether it was practical or theory. Officials at IDTR told Motown India that several men are unable to accomplish this despite several attempts. Obviously that also means that Reena has scored where men have failed.

Reena works for MTFC or Make the Future of Country Education Society, an NGO based in Rohtak in Haryana. This NGO educates poor children in the district. The motto of the NGO is “Eradicate Illiteracy, spread education. It also says learn and teach.

True to the spirit of the NGO, Reena has leant, and learnt quite well. Reena was inspired to drive by her sister Neena who has already acquired a license to drive buses one year back. Reena already knows how to drive a van, a tractor and a bus.

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Reena’s father passed away when she was in the 10th standard in school. But she recalls fondly that her father was proud of his daughters and would say that he has got sons and not daughters. Reena got married when she was in her first year in BA but then she continued to study and is now doing her MSW or Master of Social Work.

she drove it like a pro and her senior at the NGO noticed that she could drive a bus well, even though she had no formal training or had a license. He felt that she needed to get a formal training and get a license. That led her to the gates of the IDTR in Bahadurgarh managed by the Transport Department of Haryana along with Maruti Suzuki.

now. She can now ferry the poor children who come to study at the NGO in her bus.

Earlier they had to be brought to the NGO in 3-wheeler which could only accommodate few children. Besides, she also feels that since she can drive, the NGO can save money on a driver’s salary and as a driver she can take special care of the children too.

As a child Reena played games that are usually the favourite among boys like playing with a bat and ball or flying kites. From a young age she believed that if boys could do a task so could the girls. Now she cooks food and even drives a bus for the NGO. Driving a bus came naturally to her. She used to drive a van but when she was given the key to a bus,

After a formal training at the IDTR, Reena has acquired a certificate from IDTR. This will now be shown at the government licensing authority where she will get a proper driving license to drive Heavy Motor Vehicles or HMVs.

Reena Barak’s story will surely inspire many such women to come forward and take up driving HMVs or LMVs as a profession and at IDTR they can be rest assured that there will be no distinction between boys and girls, rich or poor, powerful or not so powerful when it comes to acquiring driving skills.

She is happy for more than one reason

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Daimler new Freightliner Cascadia now in Australia, New Zealand For the first time ever, customers in Australia and New Zealand will soon be able to drive the new Freightliner Cascadia (Class 8, >15 t perm GVW) in their respective countries.

Martin Daum, Chairman of the Board of Management Daimler Truck AG, and Roger Nielsen, Board Member and responsible for North America and the brands Freightliner, Western Star and Thomas Built Buses, presented the truck for the first time to customers and media representatives in Sydney.

With a market share of around 38 pc, the Cascadia is the undisputed market leader in the segment of long-distance

heavy haulage trucks (Class 8) in the USA. The US subsidiary Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) has been exporting trucks to Australia and New Zealand since 1989 but this is the first time that the Cascadia model series will be offered in the two markets.

For trials and adaptation of the new truck in the demanding markets of Australia and New Zealand, Daimler Trucks North America (DTNA) made significant financial investments which stands for the longstanding commitment to these markets. Modifications required by adapting the vehicle to right-hand drive, include the optimisation of the drive system for the transport tasks

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in Australia which typically exceed 100 tonnes permissible GVW, special bumpers with underride guard, as well as a cab developed specially for Australia.

a fuel reduction of around five percent compared with the predecessor model. Around 20,000 trucks of the Freightliner brand are in operation in Australia and New Zealand.

At the beginning of 2019, Daimler Trucks North America presented the new Freightliner Cascadia in the USA and for the first time ever, it now features partially automated driving functions. Customers in Australia and New Zealand are now also able to benefit from the Freightliner Cascadia’s improved drivetrain and aerodynamics which contribute to improved efficiency and

Daimler Trucks North America exports its heavy-duty longdistance trucks to more than 30 countries worldwide. In 2018, the company contributed almost 40 percent of the total sales figure of the Daimler Trucks and Buses business operation, having sold around 190,000 units.

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Nissan to invest in advanced technologies at its plants globally

Pictures courtesy: Nissan

Nissan has announced a substantial investment in advanced technologies and equipment for its factories around the world. These innovations will help deliver a new generation of electrified and intelligent automobiles that embody the company’s Nissan Intelligent Mobility vision, while also making production operations more flexible, efficient and sustainable.

Following an initial investment of about 33 billion yen at the company’s Tochigi Plant in Japan, with work to finish in 2020, the technologies will be rolled out across factories globally.

Since 1933, Nissan has honed its ability to mass-produce vehicles to the highest possible standards. Over

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the same period, the company’s takumi master technicians have perfected a range of complex or delicate processes requiring a high degree of craftsmanship.

This latest investment represents a necessary rethinking of conventional car making and tackles the structural and technical challenges of producing vehicles that will lead the industry in a new era of electrification and intelligence.

“We’re facing an unprecedented evolution in the capabilities of our vehicles,” said Hideyuki Sakamoto, Nissan’s executive vice president for manufacturing and supply chain management. “Our job is to make this evolution a reality by

rethinking how we build cars.

This will also mean shifting the efforts of our expert technicians from techniques they’ve already mastered to new, unexplored areas,” he added.

NISSAN’S INVESTMENTS WILL ADDRESS A NUMBER OF KEY ISSUES: BUILDING THE FUTURE OF MOBILITY Nissan’s next generation of cars will be electrified, intelligent and connected. This adds new complexity to design and construction, requiring major advancements in production engineering.

One such advancement is the “universal powertrain mounting

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system” developed by Nissan’s Production Engineering Research and Development Center.

Mounting powertrains in cars is a lengthy process and strenuous work for assembly line staff, who must install multiple components in sequence. Nissan’s new system uses an automated pallet to mount the entire powertrain at once. The system measures the car’s dimensions in real time during mounting, and the pallet makes micro-adjustments accordingly. This ensures that powertrains are installed to within a small fraction of a millimeter’s accuracy.

The new system is also highly adaptable. The same pallet can mount three types of powertrains

(internal combustion engine, e-POWER and pure electric), and can assemble and mount 27 different powertrain module combinations.

BRINGING CRAFTSMANSHIP TO ROBOTS Nissan has developed certain specialist skills and processes that, until now, could only be performed by trained craftspeople. Through an intensive collaborative process, Nissan’s craftspeople and engineers have digitized parts of these delicate processes and “trained” robots to perform them around the clock. This will allow the craftspeople to focus on new, unexplored areas of expertise.

One example of a task that can

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now be automated is sealing – applying a paste-like material to seams around the vehicle body to prevent water intrusion.

Sealing is generally done by experts, as the necessary dexterity and speed can be acquired through training but isn’t easy to replicate. In addition to automating the process of applying sealant, Nissan’s engineers analyzed the precise movements and gestures of trained workers when smoothing and finishing sealant, and calculated the pressure applied at each stage. Next, they converted this information to instructions for robots and made further refinements through extensive trial and error.

As a result, robots can now apply and finish sealant quickly and precisely along even the most complex of seams.

MAKING BETTER WORKPLACES WITH ROBOTS Robots can now perform certain strenuous tasks efficiently, freeing workers to perform more valuable jobs elsewhere on the line. This also improves ergonomics, making factories easier places to work. One example is the installation of a

headliner, the overhead layer of material on the inside of a car’s roof.

Workers must enter each vehicle’s cabin to perform this physically demanding job. The task has become even harder as cars come with more connected features, adding to the number of devices in and around the headliners.

Nissan’s solution is to use robots to insert the headliner through the front of the vehicle

and then fasten it. Sensors monitor changes in pressure and use a proprietary logic system to determine when the clips have snapped securely into place.

LOWER ENVIRONMENTAL IMPACT Nissan is also working to reduce the environmental impact of building cars. Changes in the painting process are especially noticeable.

Car bodies must usually be painted at high temperatures, because the viscosity of paint

is hard to control at lower temperatures. By contrast, bumpers are made of plastic, so they need to be painted at low temperatures. This requires two separate painting processes for one vehicle.

Nissan has developed a water-based paint that maintains the right viscosity at low temperatures, so that bodies and bumpers can be painted together.

This will cut carbon dioxide emissions from the process by 25%.

Nissan will also use a waterfree painting booth that makes it possible to collect all waste paint and reuse it in other production processes.

“These new technologies and innovations are at the heart of the company’s competitiveness,” said Sakamoto, adding that “They will be rolled out globally in the coming years, underpinning the future of Nissan Intelligent Mobility and reinforcing our status as a leader in technology.”

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Mercedes-Benz Lab1886 supports Rolls-Royce Power Systems in pilot project for stationary fuel-cell systems Lab1886, the innovation unit for business models within MercedesBenz AG, is now supporting drive and energy system provider Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG in a pilot project in the field of stationary energy supply systems.

Zero emissions, long ranges, short refuelling times and a broad application spectrum from passenger cars and buses, to commercial vehicles: the arguments in favour of the fuel cell speak for themselves and make the technology an integral part of the Mercedes-Benz drive strategy. Its potential, with regard to the transformation of energy and transportation, is huge.

However, hydrogen and the fuel cell have clear strengths in applications other than just for mobility: for example, as a derivative for conventional generators for (emergency) power supply – a technology for which Mercedes-Benz is already able to relate to with solid experience in area of development. On the basis of automotive fuel cells, a holistic concept for future sustainable and independent (emergency) power supply is expected to be established over the coming months. This is a prime example of the symbiosis of battery and fuel-cell technology and a key step on the road to CO2 neutrality.

Fuel-cell technology is an integral part of the Mercedes-Benz’s powertrain strategy. Like no other company, it has vast experience across generations of hydrogenpowered electric vehicles. MercedesBenz has completed millions of test kilometres around the globe and, with the Mercedes-Benz GLC

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F-CELL fuel-cell plugin hybrid (weighted hydrogen consumption: 0.91 kg/100 km, weighted CO2 emissions: 0 g/ km, weighted power consumption: 18 kWh/100 km)1, it has recently set a further technological milestone.

“Innovation was and remains one of the main drivers of our sustainable success. Cross-sector dialogue and cooperation are absolutely crucial here.

We are extremely delighted that as part of the pilot project we are able to support Rolls-Royce Power Systems on a further key step towards a successful energy revolution outside the car itself, too”, says Susanne Hahn, Head of Lab1886 Global.

On the basis of automotive fuel cells, in the coming months Rolls-Royce will develop a holistic concept for future sustainable and independent emergency power supply under its MTU product and solutions brand. It is intended primarily for safety-critical areas of application, for example data centres - an area which today is covered by conventional engines. The project is already in the development phase. Construction of plants for the pilot project is planned to begin at the start of next year.

“As a provider of integrated solutions, the de-carbonisation of the drive system and energy supply is one of our strategic goals which we

Susanne Hahn, Head of Lab1886 Global; Dr. Martin Teigeler, Executive Vice President R & D Rolls-Royce Power Systems

are pursuing in a technology-neutral manner. As part of this, fuel-cell technology is a key technology for us”, says Dr Martin Teigeler, Head of R&D of the Rolls-Royce Power Systems business unit. “The principle of the fuel cell is as ingenious as it is simple, the technology is well-known but nevertheless demanding in terms of its application. Now it is ready for series production and therefore ready for the commercial market”, continues Teigeler.

Along with fuel-cell technology, RollsRoyce is involved in the production of hydrogen and other synthetic fuels with energy from renewable sources – also for use in fuel cells. “In this combination, the fuel cell is making an even more important contribution to the energy revolution”, according to Teigeler.

“We are delighted that in Lab1886 we

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have a partner whose technological excellence is an outstanding match for us. We are convinced that the fuel-cell module from Mercedes-Benz will open up new application options in stationary operation, namely in our markets, too.�

FUEL CELLS AS THE IDEAL CHOICE FOR MICRO-GRIDS IN COMPUTER CENTRES Computer centres are among the largest energy consumers in the new economy, and this consumption is showing considerable growth rates.

The increasing energy requirement must be met with a sustainable and environmentally compatible power

supply. Fuel cells are a very promising technology in this sector. No other energy technology offers such high reliability, modular scalability and all the advantages of renewable energy without dependence on the conventional energy market. When constantly supplied with hydrogen, fuel-cell systems continuously generate electrical power.

Synergies can also be used in the cooling system: the output temperature of the computer coolant is the same as the input temperature of the fuel-cell coolant.

Back at the end of 2017, Lab1886 and Mercedes-Benz Fuel Cell extended their

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Lab1886, the innovation unit of MercedesBenz within Mercedes-Benz AG, are supporting Rolls-Royce Power Systems in a pilot project for stationary fuel cell systems.

On the basis of automotive fuel cells, a holistic concept for future sustainable and independent (emergency) power supply is to be developed in the coming months.

development portfolio to include the field of stationary fuel-cell systems in cooperation with MercedesBenz Research and Development North America (MBRDNA). Together with Hewlett Packard Enterprise (HPE), Power Innovations (PI) and the National Renewable Energy Laboratory (NREL), in the USA the company is testing automotive fuel cells in stationary energy supply systems for (emergency) power supply of computer centres, thus reinforcing the potential of hydrogen and fuel cells within the framework of a future sustainable overall energy system.

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Lubricants make things run smoothly Lubricants are indispensable in industry.

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Depending on the application, lubricants must possess a specific performance profile. For instance, hydraulic oils are subject to different specifications than heat treatment fluids. Lubricant manufacturers use specific additives to obtain these properties in their lubricants.

These active ingredients are added to lubricants in order to achieve new, desirable properties and/or to eliminate unwanted ones.

Among the focal points of Lanxess’s Additives business unit are lubricant additives and synthetic lubricants for industrial applications such as in metalworking, power generation and aerospace.

From synthetic lubricant base fluids to individual additives and additive packages, our high-performance products lubricate engines, machines and transport vehicles of all kinds.

Additive packages are combinations of additives carefully selected to perform several tasks. They meet special customer and OEM requirements and comply with today’s strict industrial standards. Additive packages facilitate the production of high-quality lubricants, reduce development time and development cost at our customers and simplify inventory management.

Whether to protect engines or drive-trains from wear or to extend the service life of

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