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he 13th Auto Expo 2016 was a huge show that saw a large number of vehicles being launched and unveiled. Several concepts too were shown by vehicle manufacturers. Cars, motorcycles, scooters, trucks and buses jostled for space at the Motor Show held at

Greater Noida. Around the same time, the Components Show too was held, but at a different venue. Motown India was a media partner to both the shows. On the whole, it was a well managed show, except for the fact that the media partners, for once, were given a step-motherly treatment. They were huddled together in Hall No 16 which was in fact a hanger and away from where the real action was taking place. In a way it was good to be far from the madding crowd but then there were neither wash rooms nor a place to get a quick bite at the hall. SIAM should realise that as a media partner one needs space to seat their team so that they can peacefully cover the event. To begin with there was no provision for wi fi internet connection and whatever connection was provided was done through LAN at very exorbitant rates. Yes, there was a media room in the main building but that made more sense to those who were not media partners and preferred to sit there and do their work.

Builders, e-commerce sites, exhibition organisers are all now calling themselves journalists. As a result in a media hall instead of finding magazines and periodicals, you get to see your private cars and motorcycles. Many of them switched on the engines of their vehicles to attract crowds and as a result the hanger was full of noxious fumes. I survived the ordeal to write a report on the great motor show!

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Contents B2C SECTION 54

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FERRARI 488 GTB MAKES ITS DEBUT IN NEW DELHI AT 3.88 CRORE

B2B COVER REPORT ZBEE STARTS ITS INDIA JOURNEY

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Royal Enfield Himalayan for the real adventure in your life!

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BAJA SAEINDIA 2016: ATVs power their way to the podium

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Sebastien Ogier secures 3rd Rally Sweden victory in 2016 FIA WRC

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Ferrari 488 GTB makes its debut in New Delhi at 3.88 crore

The Ferrari 488 GTB has made its entry into Northern India with the sports car being unveiled in New Delhi at Ferrari’s dealership - Select Cars. Forty years from the original launch of Ferrari’s iconic first-ever mid-rear-engined V8 Berlinetta, the 308, the 488 GTB opens a new chapter in the history of cars with this particular architecture as the 488 GTB has set a new benchmark for the sports car sector globally. The car is priced at Rs 3.88 crore (ex showroom Delhi) The 488 in the car’s moniker indicates the engine’s unitary displacement, while the GTB stands for Gran Turismo Berlinetta, a reference to its deep roots in Ferrari history.

Powered by a V8 3902 cc engine, it delivers a maximum power of 660 bhp @ 8000rpm and a peak torque of 760 Nm at 3000 rpm in VII gear. With a length of 4568 mm, a width of 1952 mm and a height of 1213 mm, the car has a dry weight of 1370 kg, with a weight distribution of 46.5pc in Front and 53.5pc in Rear. The car does a 0-100 kmph in a mere 3.0 seconds and a 0 -200 kmph in 8.3 seconds. It does a maximum speed of 330 kmph. Fuel consumption is around 11.4 litres per 100 km. In short, it means the car gives 8.7 km per litre of fuel

(With 98 RON petrol).

The extreme power required by the car is delivered by the new 3902 cc turbo engine which is coupled with a seven-gear F1 dual-clutch gearbox featuring Variable Boost Management which optimally distributes torque.

Designed by the Ferrari Styling Centre, the 488 GTB’s sculptural forms are completely new. They accentuate the car’s sportiness yet retain the classically clean, pure lines typical of Ferrari’s legendary styling. The seamless interweaving of form and function is clear in every detail, in fact. Certain design elements are also obvious nods to the past, not least the 308 GTBinspired styling of the flanks.

The 488 GTB guarantees exuberant performance that is

absolutely exploitable to the fullest regardless of driving conditions and is accompanied by a deep, seductive soundtrack, the signature of all Ferrari engines. n Sauvard, ect Cars Pvt Ltd & Aurelie The 488 GTB’s Yadur Kapur, Director, Sel A & India at the Ferrari 488 GTB Director- Sales, Ferrari ME revolutionary launch in New Delhi aerodynamics incorporate record for a Ferrari (E=1.67). patented solutions, such as Downforce increases to 325 kg the blown rear spoiler, as well at 250 km/h, thanks in part to as innovative features like the active aerodynamic devices which 458 GT-derived aerodynamic reduce drag whilst simultaneously underbody with vortex generators. generating downforce when The result is a new efficiency required.

5 LITRE V8 MODEL BY Q2, 2016

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Royal Enfield Himalayan for the real adventure in your life!

Royal Enfield has introduced the Himalayan—a motorcycle purpose-built for adventure and touring in the Himalayas. Bringing together 60 years of Himalayan riding experiences in a completely ground-up design, and powered by a new LS 410 engine, the Royal Enfield Himalayan paves the way for a purer, non-extreme and more accessible form of adventure touring in India. In fact, its extremely capable off-road capabilities make it adept for riding though potholed urban jungles as it does for treacherous mountain trails.

Available in two colour options—Granite and Snow, the Himalayan is on display in select Royal Enfield stores in Delhi-NCR from February 3, 2016. Customers can book and

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test ride the Himalayan across the country from March 17, 2016.

Built on a rugged duplex split cradle frame designed and developed by Harris Performance, the Himalayan is stable and agile in equal parts. A strong mono shock rear suspension with linkage allows for longer travel and delivers a smoother ride experience regardless of terrain. The Himalayan’s 220 mm ground clearance ensures it gobbles up obstacles comfortably be it in the Himalayas, rocky river beds or at stream crossings. An optimal wheel size combination allows for better control while riding over rocks and ruts.

The Himalayan is powered by a completely new and evolved overhead camshaft engine

platform that forms the base for its new long stroke LS 410 engine. The all new engine delivers high torque and usable power at lower RPMs. This makes for smooth riding in higher gears at lower speeds, making it easy to climb hills, or to maneuver through traffic. Modern design and materials of the engine translate to increased efficiency and low maintenance, and the engine can go 10,000 kilometers between oil changes.

Touring utility is built inherently into the Himalayan. A 15 litre fuel tank provides a long range of approximately 450 kilometers.

Luggage mounting points, for hard panniers, soft luggage and jerry cans are integral to the motorcycle’s design. A simple instrument

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NEWS cluster keeps track of speed, direction, ambient temperature, travel time, service intervals and multiple trip distances. Most importantly, an ergonomical sync between footpegs, handlebar & seat height provide a comfortable upright riding posture that is necessary for long rides. An accessible 800mm seat height with lower mass-balance ensure ease of planting feet on ground for complete control. Royal Enfield Himalayan comes fitted with dual-purpose tyres that lend a confident grip and performance across a range of conditions.

In addition to complete

braking control, the 300mm front and 240mm rear disc brakes help to reduce braking effort.

Royal Enfield has also introduced meticulously designed, purpose-built protective riding gear

that caters to the long range tourer travelling to unpredictable places, terrains and climates. The protective gear range includes the 4-season Royal Enfield Darcha riding suit made in collaboration with REV’IT; versatile touring

jackets and trousers with Cordura, protective armour, removable thermal liners and breathable waterproof lining. The collection also has riding gloves, riding trousers and riding boots.

The new Skoda Superb prices start at 22.68 lakh Skoda Auto India has launched the third generation of its flagship model, the Skoda Superb at Rs 22.68 lakh (Ex-showroom Mumbai). The Superb will be powered by the new 1.8 TSI/178bhp) and the 2.0 TDI/130kW (175bhp).

The third-generation Superb is more powerful than ever and yet it is up to 30 per cent more economical thanks to new and efficient engines and improved aerodynamics.

Skoda will reintroduce the exclusive Laurin & Klement (L&K) moniker which will be placed at the top of the model range. The new Superb will be available in 4 colours: Candy White, Brilliant Silver, Magnetic Brown, and Business Grey.

“The new Superb is the flagship of Skoda’s model range, and demonstrates the brand’s expertise in design and engineering. It offers top-class technology with unbeatable comfort and space.” said Werner Eichhorn, Member of the Board, Sales & Marketing Skoda Auto, adding that “Skoda has always convinced customers with its high degree of functionality, reliability and excellent value for money. With the new Superb, Skoda is now underlining these qualities with a modern, expressive and emotionally-rich design.”

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L-R: Werner Eicchorn, Member of Board, Sales and Marketing, Sudhir Rao, CMD & Ashutoh Dixit, Director, Sales, Services and Marketing, SKODA Auto India

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Mercedes launches Edition E for 48.6 lakh Mercedes- Benz India has launched their Edition E to celebrate 20 years of the E-Class in India. The E-Class was one of the first luxury cars to be manufactured in the country and has had the longest manufacturing run for any luxury vehicle in India.

The E 200 ‘Edition E’ has been priced at Rs. 48.60 lakh while the E 250 CDI ‘Edition E’ has been launched for Rs. 50.76 lakh and the E 350 CDI ‘Edition E’ for Rs. 60.61 lakh (All prices are exshowroom Pune).

The company began manufacturing the E-Class in the year 1995 ever since then more than 32,000 units of the vehicle

Roland Folger, Managing Director and CEO, Mercedes-Benz India have been sold. The ‘Edition E’ has a sporty design, comfort and luxury with many safety features.

The vehicle was launched by Roland Folger, Managing Director and CEO, Mercedes-Benz India and Piyush Arora, Executive Director, Operations, MercedesBenz India at the company’s

Chakan plant.

The E 200 version of the E-Class comes with a 1991cc mill which produces 184hp at 5500rpm and 300Nm of torque from 12004000rpm. The E 250 CDI comes with a 2143cc engine which makes 204hp at 4200rpm and 500Nm of torque from 1600-1800rpm

Ather Energy unveils smart electric scooter S340 Setting a new benchmark in automotive technology, Ather Energy has unveiled India’s first truly smart, electric scooter, the S340.

Packed with a powerful Lithium Ion battery pack, top speed of 72 kmph and a range up to 60 km, this connected scooter is designed for urban tech lovers, who are curious about futuristic products.

Ather Energy is the brainchild of IIT graduates Tarun Mehta and Swapnil Jain and is among the few hardware start-ups in India.

It was founded in 2013 and has received funding from Tiger Global and Flipkart founders Sachin and Binny Bansal.

“The future will be connected and inevitably electric and the Ather S340 has been built as a manifestation of this philosophy,” said Tarun Mehta, CEO & CoFounder, adding that “It is an unapologetically electric vehicle, it has been designed and built mostly in-house with engineering precision.”

Structurally robust and intelligently designed, its IP67-rated battery pack offers an uncompromised ride for 50,000 km.

The vehicle achieves an 80pc charge in 50 minutes in fast charging mode and can be charged from any 5A normal socket in normal mode. It has a distinct sporty look with zero lateral weight offset, a low centre of gravity and intuitive LED lights that respond to ambient light conditions.

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The S340 touchscreen dashboard integrates cloud based data to help personalise the consumer ride experience.

Features like user profile based sign in, on board navigation, pre-configured drive modes like sport and economy allow a personalised experience. Its integration with the S340 Mobile App keeps the rider connected with the vehicle, to configure ride and profile preferences and sync navigation routes remotely. Predictive analytics and aggregation of ride statistics enable customised recommendations.

Experience centres will bring the product to life and facilitate test rides in the next few months. In an industry first, Ather Energy will build an online-only purchase model with doorstep delivery and service. Pre-ordering will be open in the cities of Bangalore, Chennai and Pune in the next quarter.

while the E 350 CDI comes with a 2987cc engine which is capable of producing 265hp at 3800rpm and 620Nm of torque from 16002400rpm. While the E 200 can go from 01-100kmph in 7.9 seconds the E 250 CDI and E 350 CDI can do the same in 7.5 and 6.6 seconds respectively.

Bajaj unveils new V commuter motorcycle for `60,000

Bajaj Auto has unveiled its new 150cc commuter bike ‘V’. The metal used in building these motorcycles has been sourced from the erstwhile INS Vikrant. The V will be priced between Rs. 60,000 to Rs. 65,000 (exshowroom Delhi) and will come in two colour variants Ebony Black and Pearl White. The V features large fuel tank which can hold 13 litres of fuel and the metal sourced from the INS Vikrant gives the bike strength and solidity.

The bike also features a double cradle design which offers outstanding rigidity and strength while the ergonomics enables the rider to ride up-right with a proud stance. The V rides on large 33 diameter front forks and rear shock absorbers. The bike will also offer wide front and rear tyres for better grip and traction. The wheels are aluminium die-cast 5 double spoke alloy design which adds flavour to the bike.

The V is powered by a 150cc DTS-i engine which produces a maximum torque of 13Nm at 5500rpm and a peak power of 11.8bhp at 7500rpm.

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NEWS 21 Gun Salute International Vintage Car Rally & Concours Show India’s most premium vintage car event, the 21 Gun Salute International Vintage Car Rally & Concours Show, 2016 was inaugurated amongst renowned national and international car aficionados and connoisseurs of culture, art & history. Vintage beauties included the likes of Maybach SW 38 1937, Horch 780 Cabriolet, 1959, Lister Costin Jaguar, 1933 Jaguar SS1 Coupe, Jaguar XK 120, Mercedes 630 Murphy, Rolls Royce – Silver Ghost and many more saloons and convertibles. Cars from Rolls Royce, Stutz, Buick, Ford, Chevrolet, Austin Martin and Bentley were the centre of attraction at the event.

Vintage & Classic Cars like the 1939 Mercedes TYP 230 from Jaipur, Jaguar Mark V, 1949 from Ahmadabad, 1935 3.5 Litres, Bentley along with 1938 Cadillac Series 90 & 1935 Rolls Royce Phantom II Continental from Mumbai, 1929 Mercedes Nurberg from Bangalore, Mereceds Benz cabriolet 1935 from Rajkot, 1923 Rolls Royce from Kolkata, 1966 Jaguar MK II from Chennai, Dodge 1940-7 Seater limo from Pune and many other cars from different parts of the country were the cynosure of all eyes at the event..

The most precious automobile on display was the Benz Patent Motorwagen- the first car invented by Karl Friedrich Benz - pioneering founder of Mercedes-Benz & the Quadra cycle by Henry Ford.

Besides, showcasing the rich automotive heritage to the world, the rally also took up a social cause. This year, the rally promoted the message of ‘Save the Girl Child’ and there was a special promotion of “Beti bachao beti Padhao” on cars, to promote the message of saving and empowering the girl child.

Visitors included Vinod Zutshi - Secrectary, Tourism Govt of India, Suman Billa - Joint Secretary, Ministry of Tourism, Government of India, Narendra Kumar Sinha - Secretary, Ministry of Culture, and Ms. Sandra Button - Chairman of the Pebble Beach Concours d’ Elegance. K.T.S. Tulsi - President, Heritage Motoring Club of India and Member of Parliament was also present.

The Chief Guests for the first day (February 6, 2016) were Manohar Lal Khattar - Chief Minister of Haryana and Ratan Tata - Chairman Emeritus of Tata Son. Both inaugurated the display of Vintage & Classic cars and the Concours Show on the on February 6, 2016 at Red Fort.

On second day (February 7, 2016) Dr. Mahesh Sharma, Minister of State (Independent Charge) of Tourism & Culture, and Minister of State of Civil Aviation flagged off 100+ vintage cars & 65 bikes from Red Fort to F1 Racing Track, BIC, Greater Noida.

Madan Mohan Founder & Managing Trustee - 21 Gun Salute Heritage & Cultural Trust said, “Through this event, I take forward my passion and my dream that aims at establishing India as a world-class motoring tourism destination and through the 21 Gun Salute International Vintage Car Rally & Concours Show, we will surely make a mark on the Global Vintage Rallies Map, attracting lakhs of international tourists from all over the world, in the future editions of the event.”

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Old beauties at the BIC

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Bollywood actor Alia Bhat with cricketer Virat Kohli at the Audi Pavilion

Bollywood actor Katrina Kaif at the Jaguar pavilion Bollywood actor Ranbir Kapoor taking a selfie with Pawan Munjal at the Hero MotoCorp pavilion

Bollywood actor Manoj Bajpai endorses the Mahindra Commercial Vehicle and shakes hands with Anand Mahindra John Abraham is now brand ambassador of Nissan GT-R & X-Trail Hybrid. He is seen here with Guillaume Sicard & Arun Mahlhotra

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Akshay Kumar and the Honda Navi bike

Bollywood actor & Honda Motorcycles’ brand ambassador Akshay Kumar with the Honda African Twin bike. He is seen here with Keita Muramatsu & Yadvinder Singh Guleria.

Bollywood actor and motorbike enthusiast, Karan Singh Grover at UML pavilion.

Cricketer Piyush Chawla at the Lohia Auto pavilion with Ayush Lohia

Bollywood actor John Abraham at the India Yamaha pavilion with Yamaha’s Masaki Asano & Roy Kurian

Cricketer Sachin Tendulkar at the BMW pavilion

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SPECIAL REPORT

AUTO EXPO 2016 – THE MOTOR SHOW

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he year 2016 began on a high note for the automotive industry with the unveiling of many new models for the Indian market.

The show witnessed 92 launches and unveilings which included more than 20 global unveilings. The month of February

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brought with it the Auto Expo Motor Show which was jointly organised by Automotive Component Manufacturers Association (ACMA), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) and was held from February 5-9, 2016.

The curtains came down on the show on

February 9 with more than 6 lakh visitors attending the show in a span of five days. This year’s expo was host to cars, bikes, scooters, quad cycles and commercial vehicles as well.

Exhibitors from across the globe gave visitors a sneak-peak into what their upcoming vehicles would look like apart from also displaying their

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JK Tyre off-road activity

AUNCHES engineering prowess through concept vehicles at the show.

Petrolheads from across Delhi NCR flocked to the motor show to witness the finest craftsmanship the Indian auto industry had to offer but that was not all. When we spoke to a few visitors to ask them what was the

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highlight of the show, their response left us quite astounded. Many of the visitors replied with the answer “the girls were the best part of the show”. Apart from cars, bikes and beautiful models there were more attractions at this year’s show like the JK Tyre pavilion where they had SUVs performing steep hill climb &

hill descend activities, the Yamaha outdoor pavilion where stunts were being performed by motocross riders, the Honda Motorcycles outdoor pavilion who were promoting safe riding through demonstrations and the Hero MotoCorp outdoor pavilion who were also performing stunts on their bikes.

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AUTO EXPO 2016

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AUDI Audi launched the R8 V10 Plus at the expo for Rs. 2.47 crore (exshowroom Delhi). The new R8 is the fastest Audi to be launched till date and also organised an exclusive showcase of the new A8 L Security. The new Audi A4 was unveiled for the first time in India and a wide range of performance cars like the Audi RS 7 Performance, the Audi TT Coupe, the Audi S3 Cabriolet along with the powerful range of SUVs- the new Audi Q7 and the Audi SQ5 were also showcased.

One of the standout displays was the new Datsun GOcross Concept exhibited for the first time in India. Datsun GO-cross Concept added a sense of style, adventure and fun to the Datsun line-up at the Expo. The cool crossover showcases the company’s vision for a potential Datsun GO/GO+ family expansion in high-growth markets. The brand displayed enhanced versions of Datsun GO & Datsun GO+, equipped with variety of accessories meeting the expectations of customers who want to personalise their cars. All these accessories are available at Datsun dealerships in India.

BMW The first day of the show brought with it the launch of the all new BMW 7-Series. The luxury sedan was launched in the market for Rs. 1.11 crore (ex-showroom Delhi). This is the sixth generation of the luxury limousine sedan which was unveiled by cricket legend Sachin Tendulkar. BMW also launched the second gen X1 in the Indian market for Rs. 29.9 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi). The X1 continues its legacy with a new design and still offers commanding road presence, elevated driving position and a robust design.

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AUTO EXPO 2016

THE MOTOR SHOW

FIAT CHRYSLER AUTOMOBILES (FCA) / JEEP

FCA unveiled the Urban Cross concept on the Fiat Avventura platform alongside the launch of the Punto Pure which is the original version of the 1st gen Fiat Punto launched in India.

The legendary Jeep brand from Fiat Chrysler stable was introduced to India at the show. The Indian line-up for the brand consists of three SUVs – Jeep Wrangler Unlimited, Jeep Grand Cherokee and the high-performance Jeep Grand Cherokee SRT. Jeep brand sales in India will start in mid-2016, a year that also marks the brand’s 75th anniversary. The Grand Cherokee will be powered by a 3.0L diesel mill while the SRT variant of the SUV gets a 6.4L-470hp V8 engine. The Wrangler will get a 2.8L diesel mill mated to a 5-speed transmission. The Wrangler also gets features like on the fly 4WD shift, Hill Start Assist and Electronic Roll Mitigation.

GM INDIA

As a part of their transformation strategy for India GM revealed their notchback Chevrolet Essentia and a soft-roader concept based on the same platform called the Chevrolet Beat Activ. Both cars boast state-of-the-art connectivity and technology, including Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and Chevrolet’s latest MyLink infotainment system which is voice and touch enabled. The Essentia and Beat Activ were specifically designed, to suit the tastes and needs of the discerning Indian consumer while also ensuring strong global appeal, at the GM Korea Design Studio.

FORD INDIA Ford displayed the recently unveiled Mustang and all-new Ford Endeavour at the show. Ford’s strongest-ever product line up reflects Ford’s focus on meeting diverse customer wants and needs, from small hatchbacks to refined off-road SUVs and performance vehicles. SYNC 2, Ford’s hands-free in-car connectivity system with an 8-inch colour touchscreen, and an advanced Terrain Management System that allows the driver to optimise vehicle performance to different terrains at the turn of a dial.

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HONDA CARS INDIA The Japanese car maker unveiled the new BR-V at the show among other concepts. The Honda BR-V is a new generation Crossover Utility Vehicle which features the combination of bold, sporty appearance and handling of an SUV together with great utility and spacious cabin with 7 seats for the whole family. Developed exclusively for the Asian market by Honda R&D Asia Pacific Co. Ltd, the much-awaited Honda BR-V is scheduled to be launched in India this year.

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Hyundai Motor India showcased its global SUV, the Tucson at the show. Hyundai Tucson represents a significant step forward in the future SUV line-up for the Indian Automobile Market. The Tucson design expresses progressive spirit and passion, transforming the brand to New Age Hyundai. The All-New Tucson has a bold and athletic presence achieved through refined, flowing surfaces, bold proportions, sharp lines and most importantly, the newest generation hexagonal grille.

The company also showcased the HND-14, Carlino which is a sub 4 meter concept SUV developed at the Hyundai Namyang Design Centre and boasts of multi-function lifestyle ability making an urban iconic statement with its unique design and stylish exteriors.

ISUZU MOTORS INDIA Isuzu Motors India unveiled India’s 1st “Adventure Utility Vehicle” the Isuzu D-Max V-Cross at the show.

The price of the new Isuzu D-Max V-Cross (Private Registration) would be approximately Rs. 15 lakh. The mammoth UV is powered by a 134 hp, BSIV compliant, high pressure Common Rail Fuel Injection Diesel Engine, the powertrain is mated to a robust 5 speed Manual Transmission that delivers a maximum torque level of 320 Nm @ 1800-2800 rpm. The Isuzu D-Max V-Cross is equipped with off-roading features like 4WD (shift-on-fly) drive mode, High Ride suspension that offers higher ground clearance, wider track with longer wheel base.

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AUTO EXPO 2016

JAGUAR JLR launched their most advanced sports saloon the Jaguar XE at the expo. The XE has been priced at Rs. 39.9 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi) and offers an unrivalled combination of dynamic design, performance and luxurious interiors. The All-New Jaguar XE has a true sporting character of the acclaimed Jaguar F-Type. The all-new Jaguar XE offers a choice of 2.0L 197 bhp turbocharged petrol and 2.0L 237bhp Turbocharged Petrol meshed with 8-speed electronic automatic transmission. The 2.0L 237bhp petrol engine achieves a class-leading acceleration of 0-100 km/h in just 6.8 seconds.

THE MOTOR SHOW

MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd showcased its automotive sector’s complete range of mobility solutions at the expo. The product display included the unveiling of an XUV Aero – it’s all new concept coupe, display of SsangYong’s best seller, Tivoli as well as the launch of the e2o. The Mahindra XUV Aero is all about challenging the mundane and rising to conquer new horizons. The concept epitomises boldness and performance. Designed in-house at the Mahindra Design Studio in Kandivali, Mumbai, the XUV Aero takes the spirit of the cheetah and gives it an urban manifestation of the beast; a coupe cross-over with an aerodynamic silhouette, a butch stance and bold graphics.

MARUTI SUZUKI

The expo witnessed the unveiling of the new Maruti Suzuki Vitara Brezza and the Ignis concept. The interior of the Brezza are bold, impressive and contemporary: a dashboard that bears a futuristic layout, resolute garnishing, a progressive meter cluster, sporty seats and smart and versatile flip folded rear seats. The Brezza will be available in two engine options – 1.2L petrol and a 1.3L diesel. Maruti also showcased their Ignis concept hatchback. The Ignis will in all probability come with the same engine specs as the swift and a 5-speed gearbox.

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MERCEDES-BENZ

The luxury car maker Mercedes Benz unveiled the S-Class cabriolet and the GLC SUV. The company also showcased their fortress on wheels – the Mercedes S 600 Guard. The GLC is a unique, sporty and dynamic SUV which combines the ultimate in driving comfort, with impressive on road and off-road capabilities. The S-Class Cabriolet is the 6th variant of the current S-Class family and the first open-top luxury four-seater from Mercedes-Benz since 1971. The S Cab is powered by a V8 engine which has an output of 455 hp.

The displacement stands at 4663 cc and the engine produces peak torque of 700 Nm from 1800 rpm.

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NISSAN The Nissan GT-R and X-Trail Hybrid were unveiled at the expo. The GT-R was one of the major reasons for crowds to flock to the Nissan pavilion and should be launched in the Indian market this year. The current GT-R’s twin-turbo 3.8-litre V6 petrol engine produces 550PS and 632Nm of torque, with ample power that will satisfy any motoring fan. Its 0.26 drag coefficient, one of the best amongst supercars, helps the GT-R slice through the air efficiently. The new Nissan X-Trail Hybrid will come to India as the market’s first ever full hybrid SUV, and brings Nissan’s latest hybrid vehicle technology to India for the first time.

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RENAULT The expo brought with it the unveiling of the new Renault Duster facelift and two new concepts on the Kwid platform.

The Renault KWID Racer belongs to an entirely different category of car and conjures up the world of racing, with 18-inch alloy wheels, low-profile tyres, honed aerodynamics, bucket seats and a roll cage. Renault KWID Climber stands tall as an off-roader. With its high ground clearance, wide track, short overhangs and the specially designed pattern of its tyres, this car is built for adventure off the beaten track.

The new Duster will come with cosmetic changes on the exterior and interior and will also come with an ECO driving mode which offers 10 pc increase in fuel efficiency.

TATA MOTORS With a promise to introduce new products every year, Tata Motors has showcased its future range of passenger vehicles at the expo which included the KITE 5, Hexa, Nexon concept and the Zica. The replacement for the Tata Aria will be the Hexa which was a sure crowd puller at the expo. The Hexa features bold design elements with sharp cosmetic features. The new SUV will be powered by a 2.2L VARICOR engine which produces 157bhp and 400Nm of torque. The KITE 5 is a highly anticipated sub-four metre sedan, is set to add to the Company’s revolutionary passenger vehicle portfolio.

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TOYOTA KIRLOSKAR Toyota Kirloskar Motor unveiled the All New Innova, which in its latest avatar will be called “Innova Crysta”. The new Innova Crysta comes with an All-New Developed Frame, an All-New Engine and for the first time an All-New 6 Speed Automatic Transmission. The Innova Crysta combines aggressive styling, robust engine and a wellthought out feature set. After 11 years of being India’s No.1 MPV, the Innova Crysta redefines all standards of luxury with its plush and elegant interiors that come with a living-room-like comfort as never before. The new Innova Crysta will be powered by a new 2.8 L diesel mill.

The German auto giant unveiled 4 new vehicles at the show – Ameo, Tiguan, Polo GTI, Passat. Taking centre-stage at the Volkswagen pavilion was the Ameo, which made its global debut at the Show. The new compact sedan has been designed specifically for the Indian market, and is expected to be a game changer for Volkswagen. The Volkswagen Ameo will be available with two fuel options - 1.2L 3-cylinder MPI and 1.5L 4-cylinder TDI engine.

Volkswagen also unveiled the Polo GTI at the 13th edition of the Delhi Auto Expo. The Polo GTI is truly India’s hottest hatchback and one of the most powerful car in its segment equipped with a 1.8 TSI engine mated with a 7 – speed DSG gear box.

Estech India showcases automotive Starkenn Sports launches the designing and prototyping world’s fastest bike Estech India, subsidiary of Estech France, a French leading company in Design & Prototyping in automotive, unveiled their latest innovations at the Auto Expo 2016- The Motor Show. The innovations included the Renault Eolab concept car complete prototype, displayed at Renault’s stall, Eolab Concept Car as well as 4 wheelers and bus projects with major Indian OEMs such as Mahindra & Mahindra, Renault or Ashok Leyland.

Established since September 2013 in Pune, Estech India aims at becoming a Digital Design & Physical Prototyping leader in India, following its final objectives to improve end users experience and to always develop innovative solutions and products.

On the strength of their modelers’ team and high end software and studios in Pune, Estech India provides services ranging from CAD and CAS modelling to complete design projects from scratch to final prototypes. Pune branch is headed by two managers having completed 12 years of experience in digital design. Estech India’s innovation on Renault stall was the Eolab Concept Car in terms of CAS Modeling, Engineering and Prototyping and another realisation on Renault stall by is Racer & Cliber Concept Car for Digital / Prototyping support. Apart from Renault, Estech India has also given digital modeling support on Bus Concept which one could witness at the Ashok Leyland stall.

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Starkenn Sports Pvt Ltd, a premium bicycling company headquartered in Pune, having launched the most expensive bike for Rs 11 lakh at Auto Expo 2014, launched the fastest road bike in the world. The bike is used by Team Giant- Alpecin riders Marcel Kittel and John Degenkolb, and has helped them win a number of races including stage races at the Tour de France. Additionally, Starkenn displayed a number of On Road, X Road and Off Road bikes ranging from Rs 20,000 to Rs 10.5 lakh.

The Propel Advanced when compared to any other road bike, has proven time and time again to be more aero dynamic from every angle tested. The bicycle makes use of technologies such as the SpeedControl SLR brake system, integrated seatpost and internal cable routing. The Tests also show that, at the speed of 40 kph, the Propel Advanced SL saves around 12- 36 seconds over a distance of 40 kilometres. Furthermore, Giant’s renowned light weight and superior ride quality helps make Propel a bike designed to win.

Starkenn Sports also gave an exclusive preview to a number of Giant, Starkenn and Liv bikes at the Auto Expo.

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MEDIA DAY- Even the man with the pliers needs a press release. Is he a journalist or an electrician, or both?

Asli Naqli Show

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very time the Auto Expo is held in India, the components players have an Asli Naqli pavilion which displays spurious components along with real ones. The purpose is to educate the consumers of the rampant availability of spurious auto components and the several dangers associated with using them in your vehicles. There are lots for one to learn visiting this pavilion.

At the Motor Show, there was also an Asli Naqli show. Here it’s not about components, rather it is about journalists. There are Asli (genuine) journalists as well as Naqli (fraud)

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journalists. This year one expected the organisers (SIAM) to curb these rascals but much to the frustration of the genuine journalists, this tribe of fraud journalists came in unchecked and created mayhem on the two days of February 3 and 4, reserved only for the media.

The corporate world is responsible for this.

In today’s digital world, why is there need to even issue a press release? Simply ask every journalist present to drop his or her visiting card and after the press conference is over, the company can simply email each and every person with the report as well as high

and low res pictures. Genuine journalists and photographers will stand to gain a lot.

With no gifts luring the naqli journalists’ tribe, there will be no stupid rush caused by these fraudies.

SIAM officials I talked to admitted that they did not expect this media mayhem year. They tried their best to dole out media accreditation only to genuine journos, but unfortunately they failed in their mission.

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DSK BENELLI DSK Motowheels unveiled four new Benelli superbikes – The TNT Naked T-135, BX 250, Tornado 300 and the TRK 502. These models will also be making their way to DSK Benelli showrooms in the coming future.

The TNT T-135 is a small bike with a 135cc single cylinder engine which produces 12.6hp and 10.8Nm of torque and is mated to a 5-speed gearbox. The Tornado 300 uses a 300cc twin cylinder engine which produces 35hp and 26Nm of torque. The TRK 502 is an adventure tourer with a 499.6cc liquid cooled, twin cylinder engine which makes 47.3bhp and 45Nm of torque. The BX-250 is a dirt bike with a 250cc, single cylinder engine which churns out 25hp and 21Nm of torque.

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HONDA MOTORCYCLE

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) announced an aggressive and ambitious roadmap for India at the expo with six new models led by Navi. The bike has been priced at Rs 39,500 (Ex-showroom price, Delhi). The CRF1000L Africa Twin undoubtedly is one of the world’s most celebrated adventure motorcycles and will be making its way to Indian roads soon. The bike is powered by a newly developed 998cc engine is a compact liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, 8-valve, parallel twin with a 2700 crank.

Honda also unveiled the NEOWING and EV-CUB concept.

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HERO MOTOCORP Hero MotoCorp unveiled a spate of two wheelers at the show. One of the bikes unveiled was the Xtreme 200 S which is the closest to production currently. It is powered by a 200cc, single cylinder engine which makes 18.3bhp and 17.l2Nm of torque. The company also unveiled the Splendor iSmart 110 which is powered by an air cooled, single cylinder, 4-stroke 110cc engine, the bike delivers a maximum power of 9bhp and 9 Nm of torque. Hero MotoCorp also unveiled the HX 250 R, the Duet E and the XF3R concept model.

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Polaris India Pvt. Ltd., a wholly owned subsidiary of Polaris Industries Inc showcased the Blue Diamond Indian Roadmaster and Pearl White Indian Chief Classic along with the rest of the Indian Motorcycles 2016 range: - Indian Chief Dark Horse, Indian Chief Vintage along with the Indian Scout and Indian Chieftain. The Indian Chief Classic is powered by Thunder Stroke 111 engine that churns out 139 Nm of torque at 2600 rpm. The 49-degree V-Twin engine is the new heart of Indian Motorcycle and marks the first clean-sheet Indian Motorcycle engine design in seven decades.

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Anand Mahindra, Dr. Pawan Goenka (R) and Vinod Sahay (L) at the launch of Mojo Tribe Riders Club Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd unveiled its global two wheelers and racing prowess at the expo. The product display included the unveiling of an All New MGP3O racing motorcycle for the 2016 season by Mahindra Racing, the Indian showcasing of its electric two wheeler, GenZe 2.0 as well as the announcement of the exciting Mojo Tribe Riders Club. Changes to the 2016 specification MGP3O have focussed on improved power delivery and acceleration, top speed and further improvements to Mahindra’s highly praised handling besides a host of other changes to improve the quick serviceability of the motorcycle.

Mahindra also displayed their products from the Peugeot stable. Mahindra’s had recently acquired a major equity stake in Peugeot Motocycles.

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LOHIA AUTO This North India based maker of electric vehicles, Lohia Auto presented several new products at the expo, including a new scooter, a new concept scooter, new three-wheelers, including concepts. It displayed Lohia Elit 3000 high-speed e-scooter concept - expected to achieve speeds of around 60 kmph. The well styled scooter comes with front disc brake. Also on display was the Oma Star Li, priced at nearly Rs. 50,000. This scooter can reach speeds of up to 25 kmph, with a range of around 60 km and requires no licence, plus it comes with lithium-ion battery.

Ayush Lohia (R)

PIAGGIO INDIA In yet another industry first, Piaggio India unveiled India’s first Sport-Scooter bike – Aprilia SR 150 designed for the country’s discerning young riders who are looking for the sensation of sport bikes and the convenience of automatic scooters in their daily city commute. This cross over with its powerful 150cc engine, 14 inch big wheels like motor bikes and auto gears like motor scooters is set to carve out a new category in the country’s booming two-wheeler market. The SR-150 comes with large black 14 inch alloys and is fitted with sport street tyres with 220 mm front disc and 140 mm rear drum brakes.

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SUZUKI MOTORCYCLE Suzuki Motorcycle India Private Limited (SMIPL) unveiled the All New Access 125 scooter and the revamped Gixxer motorcycles at the expo. The new Access 125 boasts features like the longest seat, largest under-seat storage in the segment, larger floorboard, front pocket, optional DC socket, first of its kind Suzuki Easy Start System, multi function instrument cluster with digital display and steel front fender and leg shields for added protection and durability. The Suzuki Gixxer and the Gixxer SF was also introduced with a rear disc brake variant. Suzuki also presented a new Gixxer SF - Fi variant which is powered by cutting edge fuel injection technology.

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TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES Triumph Motorcycles, the iconic British motorcycle manufacturer introduced the next generation Triumph Bonneville motorcycles - Bonneville Street Twin, T120 and the Thruxton R. A family of three exciting new motorcycles with 100pc authentic Bonneville character, style and presence, the machines feature a class-defining level of performance, capability and quality, driven by an all-new Bonneville engine family. The new Bonneville family features a dedicated chassis and suspension package for each new model and a carefully integrated package of rider-focused technology for enhanced confidence, control and performance. Also powering is an allnew Bonneville engine family built specifically for the modern classic riding style, with more torque, more immediate and exciting power delivery, and a richer sound you can really feel and hear.

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TVS MOTOR TVS Motor unveiled the Akula 310 race spec motorcycle at the Auto Expo 2016. The TVS Akula concept racer is a tribute to TVS Racing’s 33 years of dominant race heritage.

A high performance engine breathing through a forced air fed air box gives the engine a high rev peak capability. The engine is mated to a quick shifting 6 speed gearbox helps it attack from one corner to the other keeping ahead of its competitors. Exhibiting the inherent racing DNA of TVS Motor Company is the TVS X21 concept racer. The TVS X21 has a 212.4 cc, four valve fuel injected powertrain and X21 is designed to accentuate superlative racing pleasure with its minimal weight, best handling, rideablity and powerful, high performance, race tuned engine. TVS also displayed their ENTORQ 210 concept scooter.

UML UM Motorcycles in JV with Lohia Auto launched its much-awaited cruiser range ‘Renegade’ in 3 variants: Renegade Commando, Renegade Sport S and Renegade Classic at the show. The Renegade Commando is a low-slung cruiser powered by a 279 cc single-cylinder water-cooled engine developing 25bhp at 8,500 rpm and 21.8 Nm of torque at 7,000 rpm, mated to a six-speed transmission.

The motorcycle comes with wide handlebars and hydraulic telescopic front suspension and spring rear suspension, which is ideal for a cruiser-segment motorcycle. The Renegade Commando will be available at Rs 1.59 lakh across all showrooms in India (ex-showroom New Delhi). The Renegade Sport S and the Renegade Classic are available at Rs 1.49 lakh and Rs 1.69 lakh respectively across India (exshowroom New Delhi).

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INDIA YAMAHA India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd. unveiled an all new scooter “Cygnus Ray-ZR” for the Indian market and put on display one of the most exciting and innovative collection of products at the Yamaha pavilion. The new “Cygnus Ray-ZR” scooter is powered by an air-cooled 4-stroke, SOHC, 2-valve 113cc “BLUE CORE” engine with a continuously variable transmission (CVT) unit. India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd. also launched the all new Roadster Motard – Yamaha MT-09 for INR 10,20,000/- (Ex showroom in Delhi). The all new Yamaha MT-09 mounts a newly developed 847cc, liquid-cooled, 4-stroke, in-line triple-cylinder, fuel-injected engine with ABS technology.

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ON THE NEW ISUZU D-MAX V-CROSS This is India’s first Adventure Utility Vehicle. A lot of Indians are waiting for something in this category. It is a performance vehicle and at the same time it has the comforts of a passenger car or an SUV. It is a true off roader with a lot of features packed into it. It has a 134hp engine with a 4X4 hi ride, shift on the fly, we have a lot of safety features in this vehicle and I think it’s truly the first time you have a vehicle that is purely focussed on adventure. Adventure has a lot of connotations and people will discover it once they drive it. The rear of the vehicle can be put into multiple uses. It comes with ample storage.”

- Capt. Shankar Sirinivas, General Manager, Communications, Isuzu Motors India

ON INDIAN MOTORCYCLE LAUNCHES We have launched two motorcycle models here at the Auto Expo. One is Blue Diamond Indian Roadmaster 2016. We have also launched thePearl White Indian Chief Classic. Apart from that we have launched Sportsman 110 ATV for youth. These are the three models that we have launched here. It is amazing , the kind of response we have got from customers, the dealer fraternity and the media. It has been fantastic. . I do not see any competition for us in the top end of the segment.

Whatever quality and kind of product we are offering, there are very few competitors who can match this standard.”

- Pankaj Dubey, MD, Indian Motorcycle

ON THE NEW SUZUKI MODELS We have here three new models. One is the all new Access 125, we have two variants of the Gixxer, the Gixxer Sf and the Gixxer. The Gixxer SF has been upgraded with fuel injection technology, we have added a rear disc brake for better braking performance. The already well performing Gixxer has been improved with a fuel injection technology. In terms of pick up, in terms of mileage, it has been further improved. The braking stability has also been improved.”

- Suresh Babu, National Head, Marketing, Suzuki Motorcycles India Pvt Ltd.

ON THE NEW UML MOTORCYCLES These products as you know have come from Miami. We have been in India for the last two years. We have been contemplating to launch these products here. After a lot of market research and consumer clinic, finally we are now launching these products. These two products have been launched in 300cc category. One is the Renegade Commando and the other is the Renegade Sport S. The Sport is basically meant for the youngsters who love sporty bikes. They love power and pick up. They would probably love these bikes. Those who love cruisers will probably go for the Commando.”

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INDIAN ROADMASTER BLUE DIAMOND

ISUZU D-MAX V-CROSS It’s not very so often that you get to see a car manufacturer trying to redefine or create a new segment. Yes, there have been players in this pick up segment like Mahindra, and Tata Motors, but their faith and efforts in the pick-up passenger vehicles segment seem to be half hearted. This is the first time a vehicle manufacturer is going to go all out to launch its products in this segment.

Braveheart Isuzu, wish you the very best!

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HONDA NAVI Bike makers in India are making all kinds of zippy bikes and Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India has also now announced the arrival of Honda Navi, something radically different from the existing motorcycles. Yes, in the days of yore when the Hindi movie Bobby with Rishi Kapoor and Dimple Kapadia did wonders to fortunes of Mini Rajdoot, there has never been on so small. Now the Navi hopes to capture the imagination of the young Indians!

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he vast stretches of Calangute beaches in North Goa’s Arpora region are used to the sounds of singing and music and the mounds of exposed skins of sun bathed men and women, both Indians and foreigners, who come to rekindle their romantic senses. Beer flows like water and the popular Goan wine is consumed barrel loads all throughout the year.

But on February 19 and 20, 2016, romance of the human kind got infused with huge doses of adrenaline as thousands of motorcyclists rode into the Arpora Sporting Grounds to be part of the India Bike Week (IBW) 2016, an annual motorcycling event that is beginning to grow in stature and significance. Mind you, this show cannot ever be replicated in any other region in India because it’s only Goa that understands, respects and allows such an awesome event. Maybe it has something to do with the beautiful Goan culture and the warmth of its people, something that can never be found elsewhere in India.

Massive motorcycles of all makes from Indian Motorcycle (Polaris group) to Ducatis and Harleys, Triumphs, Benellis, UM, Mahindra Mojos, among others took part in this event. There was high decibel sound from roaring engines and funky music

Triumph stall blasted out from massive speakers that could shatter one’s eardrums to pieces. But no one was complaining and all one could see on the faces of the hundreds and thousands who came in were a sense of accomplishment, unbridled joy and passion and a tryst with the motorcycling world.

The show was organised by India’s largest festival planners, the Seventy Event Media Group, together with leading Travel and Lifestyle channel Fox Life, in association with Shell Advance. For Shell, this Anglo Dutch oil and gas company, it was an unforgettable moment

as it launched Shell Advance Ultra 15W-50, a premium oil formulation designed especially for the heavier bikes.

In the words of Mansi Madan Tripathy, Chief Marketing Officer, Shell Lubricants India (The company was the principal sponsor of the show, second year in running), “This year our focus is to bring our patented PurePlus technology to the heavy biking segment. Shell Advance Ultra 15W-50 does not degrade between oil changes, thus not letting the engine efficiency plummet and preventing any power loss usually experienced.

With Shell Advance Ultra 15W50, one can now rev it up and stay powerful. IBW is an exciting platform for us to be present and foster knowledge sharing while showcasing our unique offerings to bike enthusiasts and we are happy to be a part of it.”

If Shell wanted the motorcycles to stay powerful, so did it.... motorcycles of all hues and cries came in with riders dressed in their best riding gears and showed off their machines to

salivating crowds.

Thousands of hardcore and casual bikers crossed national and international borders to gather at Arpora.

According to the organisers, the roar of over 12,000 bikers who joined the Great Migration to the festival was the defining moment at India Bike Week 2016. Around 700 riders registered on the Ride to IBW, supported by IBW, with medical support and marshalling from Nagpur, Mumbai and Bangalore. In its fourth iteration, India Bike Week had witnessed thousands of riders migrate in from across domestic and most importantly from international borders like Australia, South Africa, Malaysia and SE Asia, UK and Germany adding IBW to the global calendar of biking festivals across the world.

The festival was launched by Harley Davidson’s parade of over 2,500 HOG riders down IBW’s Main Street, followed by the DSK Benelli riders. Next was the turn of Triumph Motorcycles, with a parade consisting of the hundreds of bikers who make

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up the Riders Association of Triumph. The community witnessed several new bike unveilings from the manufacturers - DSK Benelli showed the TRK 502 & Benlli Tornado 302, Triumph the new Street Twin T120 and Thruxton R, Harley-Davidson the new 1200 Custom, and Ducati the Panigale 959.

Manufacturers and sponsors amped up the motorcycling experience with a dedicated test ride track and activities like the Triumph Tiger Academy, Harley-Davidson Touring Bike demo, and Shell the Rev Up zone with their Dyno Wars and power bike displays. The Howling Dog Bar served as the centre of attention, hosting the Innovation Bike display, with models like the Monowheel, a single-wheel

It was sexiness redefined. Hot machines for once had a right match with hot babes!

Addressing media at the event, Martin da Costa, CEO of 70 EMG said, “It was astonishing to see so many thousands of bikers from across India, across motorcycle brands joining in the Great Migration to India Bike Week this year. I don’t think I’ve ever seen so many bikes on the NH4, NH17 and the other roads into Goa. It’s been a great day for all of us here at IBW, and it was Not really a bikini wash! amazing to see riders from over 400 Biking Clubs hanging out vehicle derived from the concept together on site. You can really see of planetary gear box, and the the coming together of one Skatocross showcased. of India’s most passionate Next up was the Moto Art communities this year at Collective, a curated collection India Bike Week. It’s just a of motorcycle and moto-culture fabulous energy here. inspired art exhibited, with biking Swati Mohan, Business lifestyle elements such as Tattoo Head, Fox International artworks by Body Canvas, Live Channels India said, Graffiti and Air brushing by Maria ‘‘Building on last year, this Jurkina,Sculptures and painting year too we witnessed an by brothers HAMMEred & IRONic overwhelming response projects from India’s most adding to a great first day creative bike builders, and motoexperience. IBW has grown photography by Ronnie Sequeira. over the years and has And if you thought that was all, become a celebration of not there was even a bikini bike wash just biking, but also a mecca for the well travelled motorcycles. for experience seekers and

travellers. We are thrilled to know that our partnership with Seventy EMG that gave birth to India Bike Week is today a platform that helps bring together the nation’s biking community in all its grandeur. What was a closed circuit of automotive owners has today expanded into a vast thriving social circle of passionate explorers fuelled by the growing trend of adventure travel.’’

Then there was the Moto Trials Show, which featured the international sensation and undisputed King of Trials, Dougie Lampkin. The trials biking legend,

renowned throughout the world for his unparalleled skills in the discipline, took centre stage at IBW 2016, where fans and spectators alike bore witness to the skills that truly define him as a champion in the motorsport world.

Club and solo riders gathered as a community at the watering holes scattered around the grounds, with hundreds of national and international clubs mingling at the Howling Dog bar, the Beer Café, and the Knock Out Zones. Back for the second time, The Big Trip offered a chance to interact with legends of the road

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SPECIAL REPORT as they shared stories cumulatively gathered over the course of several decades. Some of the speakers this year were Bullet Yatra blogger Dhruv Dholakia; Youhan Mubaraki and Debaashish Ghosh from HOI, who outlined their 25,000 km ASEAN Corridor ride to Singapore and back on their Harleys; and Alankar Misra, who goes by the name of Sole Traveller and did a Trans-America ride in addition to several pan-India rides.

On day 2, as a build-up to the Great Migration, the inaugural parade of the day featured some of the best custom design bikes parade through the festival at the IBW MOD BIKE PARADE. The MOD bike parade included over 30 riders upon specially designed bike by some of the biggest custom builders in India namely R&G Customs, R H Customs, Moto Exotica and Mean Green Customs amongst others.

As one of the biggest events of the festival, the highlight for the day 2 came through the IBW Great Migration that saw over 20 of the most exclusive and biggest national biking clubs participate at a special parade through the IBW Main Street. The Great Migration featured the hundreds of biking clubs across India showcase their rides and their attitude through one of the longest constructed parade routes at an Indian biking festival. An ode to the growing cult of the biking culture in India, the Great Migration was an opportunity for thousands of like-minded riders to connect and celebrate their united passion for biking in India. Bikers atop superbikes to the every commuter

INDIA BIKE WEEK 2016 friendly machine paraded from cities across India like Kolhapur, Bangalore, Mumbai, Surat, Ahmedabad, Kerala and amongst others.

The second day of the IBW Big Trip showcased some of the biggest names in the adventure travel industry who have set the standard in motorcycle touring being Alankar Mishra, Rushad Bhumgara, CS Santosh, Gaurav Jani and Anurab Majumdar amongst others.

One of the most exciting events of the festival, the IBW National Stunt Championship, drew to a close awarding few India’s finest talents in the circuit through elimination rounds stretched across the 2 days.

Some of the biggest brands making their way in the market were Touring brands - Eagle Riders and Trip Machine, outdoor brands - Dirt Sack and UtBt and final accessory brands like SW Mototech, Touratech, Resonate, Royal Riders and MotoUsher.

Other international brands like Victorinox, VW and DC took part to tap in to this unique gathering of adventure and bike enthusiasts unlike any other.

At night time one could enjoy the performances by Soulmate and The Other People, with the singer songwriters at the DSK Benelli stage leaving the crowd yearning for more. Two full days were good enough for Goa and its tourists to revel in the loud and sexy world of motorcycles. As for those who visited the show from far flung areas of India and around the globe, it was fulfilment with a capital “F”.

Mahindra Mojo Concept

UML Renegade Commando

The custom made Legacy

INTERVIEW WITH MANSI MADAN TRIPATHY

Chief Marketing Officer, Lubricants, Shell India Markets Pvt Ltd. How excited are you about the India Bike Week 2016?

We at Shell are extremely happy to be part of this entire event.

What more can be happier for a brand manager and a marketing

head to be amongst a group of 12,000 passionate consumers.

As a brand you are always looking at how you are going to get to your consumer, how do you get to the most discerning

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and most passionate consumer and what you see around here is the passion flowing and we want to be with them in their journey.

Hence, we are happy that we are sponsoring it and we are part of

this entire experience.

How are you able to convey to a motorcyclist here that your product is the best for their motorcycles?

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INDIA BIKE WEEK 2016 We have not just used this as the platform, we started engaging with them almost four to five months in advance when this event was getting curated. They have these biking clubs all over India. We were part of their Sunday long rides which we are sponsoring, and during the chai panis and pakora rides we could talk to them, answer their technical queries, thus there was a lot of pre work we had done.

We have also used a lot of social media where the bikers could recommend the best mechanic they had worked with. So we got them talking about their most favourite mechanic and based on that we shortlisted the top ten mechanics in the country and we are also rewarding them. This is something very unique because mechanic is someone who is a key partner and an influence in the journey. We have also used their entire friends circle and asked them to post passionate stories of biking and the people who are biking. We got a lot of response for that and we shortlisted the top stories and we are rewarding them also. There is a lot of pre-activity that has happened.

When the consumer is walking in here we are trying to provide him the entire experience, they get their RFIDs, take selfies, they can do their power, do a dyno test where they can actually test

the power of their bike; we want to show them that the product we are launching—the 15W50 oil--- gives the best viscosity for 300cc bikes and above.

The power does not deteriorate between the two oil drain intervals. Most of the competitive oils would have a deterioration of power along the ODI. That is something our scientists have worked on—it has Gas To Liquid (GTL) technology and it has active cleansing agent which only Shell has. Both these have been patented by us. We are giving out a lot of coupons and free trials at amazon. Our fundamental belief is that once the consumer tries the product, we are more than 100pc confident that the person will convert. So it is about giving them the experience over here to really say that our brands stand for power. We shall also be doing a lot of post engagement with these groups, so it is really not a one-time engagement.

What about your association with IBW? This is the second time we are sponsoring them. This event is getting bigger. This is not really about are we making an ROI or are we getting our break even or not. What we truly believe in is that we want to be there where our consumers are. We are ready to invest in this community for a couple of years so that we grow

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with their journey. The organisation of the event has been a very positive experience.

We feel that our consumers are also rewarding us back so we feel it is a very fulfilling journey and we want to continue this partnership.

As a senior marketing person, how critical is the role of the digital world in pushing things ahead?

If you look at this event as an example, there is no above the line, there is no radio, very little print, which is why we come to a few PR and journalists like you. Where our spending is, it is either on BTL, Below the Line, which is the event itself or digital.

These are the only two places we are spending the entire money.

This gives a glimpse into how much passionate we are in terms of changing with the times, changing with how the consumer

is moving. We have mapped the consumer journey s to when is he looking for a product, when is he seeking relevant information about it, when is he trying to get more data on the product, which sites is he going to, which friends is he calling, which social media site is where he is curating his information etc. We have done almost nine months study with digital consumers to really see where they are present and what is the information they are looking for.

INTERVIEW WITH AKHILESHWAR JHA / VIVEK PAREEK Vice President – Technical Lubricants, Shell India Markets Pvt Ltd / Global Brand Manager-Shell Advance (Based in Singapore) As a Global Brand Manager, Vivek what is your role in Shell?

Vivek Pareek (VP): As you know, Shell is a big brand and big brands can add a lot of value to a consumer’s life. We are on a mission to make bike ride more enjoyable. Millions of people

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ride bikes and are there to make sure they enjoy their rides. That is what Shell Advance exists for.

Our core value propositions to the consumers are: We make every bike ride enjoyable. We believe that if we add value to our consumers they will reward us.

So is this IBW a great platform for promoting your brand?

VP: Absolutely! At the India Bike Week you can see the people around, there is so much excitement, so much raw passion, and I feel so happy to be here. I just feel like

hugging these guys. They are so passionate about what they do.

That is also we as a brand are, we exist for bike. If there is no bike Shell Advance would not be there. This is the second time we are here and we are really happy to be here.

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SPECIAL REPORT The brand has to be good and the product too has to be good. So technically how sound is this product you are launching here?

Akhileshwar Jha (AJ): I must tell you that this product is very much apart from the rest of the products you see here.

The product is made through the PurePlus technology which comes from Gas To Liquid. In simple terms, the liquid is from natural gas. It is really pure from all the impurities you have in the crude oil. It is crystal clear base oil and then we use the patented technology from Shell which is Active Cleansing. The product we are launching today (Shell Advance Ultra 15W50) is about staying with the power.

Using this oil, the engine delivers great power in all terrains, be it hilly areas, cold regions, high temperature regions, harsh conditions etc. In all such conditions, the oil does not thin down.

The oil is technically superior, but has this been conveyed to the motorcyclists?

AJ: The Rev it Up campaign is all about it. Biking is about feeling.

One has to feel the power of the oil from the engine to the wheel.

It is not about viscosity alone. It is the PurePlus technology that we have. And with the Active Cleansing, the oil keeps the engine clean. There is no friction

INDIA BIKE WEEK 2016 awareness?

VP: As brands are concerned, we are here to serve the consumers. We got where the consumers go. India is on the cusp of a digital revolution. As more and more people go digital, we are present more in the digital space and we are able to engage them there.

L-R: Akhileshwar Jha & Vivek Pareek loss, you have power all the way through. I talked to bikers about few concerns like noise and vibration. These are some areas the oil addresses in the bike.

How different is this oil from the one you launched at the last IBW? AJ: The technology remains the same. This time is for the superbikes, the heavier motorcycles. The oil has been made keeping the passion and demands of the real biker.

India is more of a commuter bike country. Do you address that segment too?

AJ: Yes, India is mainly utility biking and the young boys love to rev up their bikes, especially to show off to their partners.

This oil which we launched has a lot of benefits in terms of performance. There is also a lot of fuel saving.

How significant is the digital space for promoting your product and creating brand

How do you perceive the Indian market, since you are based out of Singapore, what’s your take on India?

VP: Firstly, I am an Indian. I grew up here and spent many years in India. India is among the top three bike markets in the world.

We are huge, so for me India is one of the biggest opportunities.

I am here to focus on India and India is the growth story for me, much more than some of the other markets. Within India you can find big bikers, commuter bikers...there is place for everybody here in India. This is not a small pond, this is the sea.

Can you tell us about the R&D efforts undertaken by your company?

AJ: Shell is a technology leader.

Globally we spend US $ 1.2 billion on R&D itself. Coming to lubricants we have around 150 patents on R&D, especially on lubricant products. We have a technology centre in Houston in the US, Amsterdam in the Netherlands, Hamburg in Germany, and also in Bangalore.

Shell Lubricants launches ‘Shell Advance Ultra 15W-50’ for heavy bikes Shell Lubricants, the global market share leader in finished lubricants, announced the launch of Shell Advance Ultra 15W-50 with PurePlus Technology at India Bike Week 2016.

According to the company, a special formulation for heavier bikes, Shell Advance Ultra keeps the bike better lubricated with no power loss over time. It stays stable longer due to Shell’s revolutionary and patented PurePlus gas-to-liquids technology,

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that converts natural gas into a crystal-clear base oil.

Shell Advance Ultra 15W-50 with PurePlus Technology will be available pan India at engine oil retailers, motor cycle workshops and amazon in a 1Litre pack size for Rs 1051.

Present at the launch was Sushil Kumar, freestyle wrestler and Silver medalist at the 2012 Olympics.

He stated, “I am happy to be

associated with the launch of Shell Advance Ultra 15W-50. Power is a pre-requisite for both wrestling and heavy-duty biking. Just the way, I cannot afford a drop in my power levels in between wrestling rounds, similarly, your bike cannot afford to lose power between oil changes.

Shell Advance Ultra 15W-50 ensures your bike stays powerful over time and delivers an exhilarating biking experience.”

Sushil Kumar

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INTERVIEW WITH PANKAJ DUBEY MD, Indian Motorcyle How excited are you about the India Bike Week?

Excellent, it’s a great place. It is an annual event and it’s been growing year on year. I am very pleased to be here, meeting all the bikers, and all the bikers who love these legendary motorcycles. This show started off in a small way and now in its latest avatar it has grown in stature. The way this property has grown, everybody is thinking if you are a real biker, you have got to be here at IBW. You think Goa is the right place for such a beautiful show?

In fact there are a lot of beautiful places in India. We have not explored them. But surely Goa is a great place. It does have an international feel about it. The sea beaches add to the beauty of this place. But India has a lot of beautiful places to offer like the

sand dunes of Rajasthan, or a hill station, etc.

Tell us about the Indian Motorcycle Riders Group (IMRG)?

Internationally Indian Motorcycle has launched this group called Indian Motorcycle Riders Group. We are announcing the start of this group’s India Chapter. This is all about giving our riders the pleasure of riding together, giving the brotherhood sort of feeling, for long distance riding. People would generally do a weekend ride for an hour or two, have breakfast or lunch and come back. But we would give them platform where they can go for a longer distance of a few days and enjoy the

ride and of course the different locations. We have some very exotic locations in mind.

How many are there initially for this group?

To start with we have all the Indian customers who are the owners of Indian motorcycles.

They will be enrolled free for

the first two years. Thus every customer who has bought an Indian motorcycle in the last 18 months will be enrolled into IMRG. Moving forward we also have plans to get fan memberships which is in case you even don’t own an Indian Motorcycle bike you can still be a fan. We are working on that.

INTERVIEW WITH AYUSH LOHIA Director, UM Lohia Two Wheelers Pvt Ltd What is your impression of the IBW 2016?

Frankly speaking, this show is quite impressive. This is the first time UM is here at the IBW. The overall feeling is quite good.

These UM motorcycles are going to be manufactured at your plant. Has production started?

The production will start very soon. We are getting our first batch from our suppliers. We are equipping ourselves in such a manner that we can start deliveries in May-June 2016.

What’s been the response to your bikes at the IBW? We are getting a very fabulous response from the bikers here. They are seeing something different from the RE, Avenger and from the other heavy bikes. The UM

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bike is positioned between a Harley and a RE. They are very enthusiastic about the product. They foresee this product somewhere between the Royal Enfield and Harley.

You showed the bikes even at the Auto Expo 2016- The Motor Show. What was the response of the youth there?

This bike is undoubtedly targeted at the youth. They are looking for something new as well as innovative which we are going to provide at UML. They are very enthusiastic about the bike after seeing them.

On a personal level what is your choice between the Renegade Command and the Renegade SportS? On a personal level, I like the Renegade Sport S.

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MOTORSPORT BAJA SAEINDIA 2016

ATVs power their w Report & Photography JOSHUA DAVID LUTHER The 9th edition of Baja SAEINDIA 2016 held in Indore witnessed engineering students from across the country competing in their indigenously built offroad vehicles on some very tough and challenging tracks at the Natrip facility in Pithampur. A total of 129 teams took part in the endurance round for mBaja and eBaja.

As the conventional Baja (mBaja) (pronounced Baha) is all about petrol driven ATVs, eBAJA vehicles run on electric power using electric motor powered by rechargeable lithium Ion battery packs. The eBAJA event was initiated by SC & OC of Baja SAEINDIA which engages more than 1000 engineering students every year. To leverage the onset of electric mobility in India the organisers started this event under the convenorship of Subodh Morye in 2014.

The second edition of eBAJA saw nine teams competing for the title on February 20, 2016. The overall winners for the 9th edition of Baja SAEINDIA 2016 were Team Nemesis Racing from Pune. The team was formed by the students from College of Engineering, Pune and were driving buggy No. 1.

The 2nd and 3rd places were taken by Team Stallion Racing and Team Conrods Off-Road Racing respectively. Team

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Nemesis Racing was also last year’s winner at the SAEINDIA Baja and won awards in Engineering Design, CAE, Build Quality, Vehicle Safety, Technology Innovation, Acceleration, Manoeuvrability, Traction, Suspension and the Raftar Award this year.

The terrain of Pithampur, Indore played home for these participants as they raced around the 5kms track which consisted of natural and man-made hurdles. The year 2016 also marked the second coming of the eBaja which hosted nine teams battling it out for the title. At the end of an endearing journey it was Team Stallion from Smt. Kashibai Naval College of Engineering from Pune which bagged the best eBaja Team Award.

The teams built these vehicles from scratch which included the fabrication, assembly and design of prototype buggies. With almost no assistance from professionals and a guideline to limit the speed to 60kmph these teams set out to build some of the most innovative machines the Baja circuit has seen. These vehicles

were tested in the Dynamic Evaluation round where each team was given points on the basis of acceleration, speed, hill climb and manoeuvrability and durability.

The last test was of endurance where these vehicles were tested over rough terrain and challenging weather conditions at a constant speed for several hours.

The 5kms track comprised of many hurdles which even the best of teams found tough to cross. Apart from building these Baja buggies the participating teams had to find a champion from amongst themselves to take on the challenges of the course.

Both man and machine were put to a severe test which challenged their expertise and intuition. There were many who did not see the finish line and were helped out by tractors and Polaris off-roaders.

Hearts were broken, bodies were bruised and machines exhausted but at the end of the day all participants walked off the dirt with a smile on their faces. Winning for them was not about just an award but the achievement of being able to build a machine which rendered

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them fit to race.

A total of 395 teams registered for this year’s BAJA SAEINDIA out of which 179 qualified for the finale. Only 129 teams made it to the gruesome endurance round.

More than 8000 students from different parts of India converged in Indore for this year’s title.

The three-day event began with a Static Evaluation of design, cost and marketing. The finale

comprised of teams showcasing their single-seat, off-road vehicles which were judged on the basis of engineering design, cost and technology innovation. The Mahindra BAJA SAEINDIA gives students from across the country a platform to display their technical prowess and represent their colleges in one of the country’s largest university level motorsport competitions.

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MOTORSPORT Mahindra shows its racing prowess at Buddh International Circuit Mahindra Racing demonstrated the incredible power and performance of its new M2Electro Formula E electric racing car, and new MGP30 racing motorcycle at the Buddh International Circuit on February 12, 2016.

The high-profile event featured its fully-electric M2Electro hitting the track in a drag race with one of its Moto3 racing bikes, while star drivers Bruno Senna and Nick Heidfeld also performed some crowd-pleasing donuts.

These racing machines embody Mahindra’s growing technical expertise and increased commitment to racing which is helping to build recognition and admiration for the Mahindra brand globally.

Both the M2Electro and MGP30 compete at the

very highest level of international motorsport in the Formula E electric racing car championship, and MotoGP world motorcycle racing championship respectively.

Present at the BIC in Greater Noida were Anand Mahindra, Chairman Mahindra Group, Ali Russel, Director of Media & Strategic Partnerships at Formula-E, Dr Pawan Goenka, Executive Director, Mahindra &

Honda All Ladies Race makes historic debut at Honda Championship Yet another chapter was added to Chennai’s motorsport legacy when city’s riders Sarath Shankar Kumar, Aravind B and Rihana Reya clinched the respective championships to bring curtains on the 2015 Honda One Make Race Championship 2015 at the MMRT on February 21, 2016.

Since its inception in 2008, the Honda One Make Race continues to grow in scale and prestige. The championship draws entries from biking enthusiasts converging from as far as Mizoram, Ahmedabad, Ranchi, Aizwal, Jalgaon, Pune, Hyderabad, Bangalore, Trichy and Aoroville.

Sarath Shankar Kumar from Ten 10 Racing, who came into the final read with an unassailable lead, clinched the CBR 250R Championship without having to take to the tracks on Sunday.

His 186 points tally was built on the back of 6 consecutive wins including ‘a double’ at the Buddh International Circuit during Round 4. His absence from the grid was fully capitalised on by Ranchi’s Sumit Lucas Toppo (Pro Lap Racing) and Chennai’s Dinesh Kumar D (United Tech Torque

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Racing), winning Race 1 and Race 2 respectively. Sunday also witnessed Ten 10 Racing clinch the Team Championship for 2015 season.

The CBR 150R Championship escalated into a 3-way showdown between joint leaders Sivanesan S and Aravind B (from Chennai); and Kishoar VS from Coimbatore, who had started the day on pole position. However, in the final race, Aravind B edged-out Sivanesan to the second spot and claim championship glory after latter had failed to finish his race.

Kishoar VS, from Coimbatore, showed great composure to clinch both the races on Sunday, and finish the Championship on

Mahindra Ltd and Ruzbeh Irani, President (Group Communications & Ethics), Chief Brand Officer and Member of Group Executive Board, Mahindra & Mahindra along with the team drivers.

Fourth edition of JK Tyre Himalayan Drive goes international

third position.

HONDA LADIES RACE In a step towards achieving a greater democratisation of motorsport, and to encourage more women participation, Honda flagged-off the first ever Honda All Ladies Race in Chennai. Amid huge cheers, 10 women from all over India took to the grid for this historic race. In the end, despite Pune’s Pooja A Dhabi best-efforts, it was Chennai’s Rihana Reya who rallied brilliantly to jump twoplaces from her starting position and emerged triumphant in this inaugural race. Pooja finished second while Shruti (from Chennai) who finished third.

The fourth edition of the JK Tyre Himalayan Drive is now a Biswa Bangla International T.S.D (Time-Speed-Distance) event which endears to further the vision of Chief Minister of West Bengal, Ms. Mamata Banerjee’s outreach to connect Bengal to its neighboors and the world through Adventure Sports and Tourism. The event is scheduled from February 27- March 03, 2016 and will be held in North Bengal and Bhutan. The announcement of the rally was made Sunil Agarwal, Jt. Director, Tourism, Government of West Bengal with Sri Tamal Ghosal Director of Just Sportz and Clerk of the Course (COC) and Binny Sharma, Chief Rally Coordinator of Himalayan Drive 4 Car Rally also present for the same. After three successful years, the rally this year will cross national borders and will travel to Bhutan.

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MOTORSPORT DS Virgin claims its first Formula E win in best race of season so far Sam Bird produced a brilliant performance to hold off the charge of Sebastien Buemi and claim the first Formula E win for the DS Virgin alliance. Bird started the race from pole and controlled the pack from the front, just using enough energy to keep Nico Prost (Renault e.dams) and then Team Aguri’s Antonio Felix da Costa at bay.

Nick Heidfeld of Mahindra racing came in seventh while his team mate Bruno Senna was palced 10th. On his return to the series after his injury-enforced break, Heidfeld produced a solid drive to take the seventh place.

Meanwhile his Mahindra team

performed heroics to repair Bruno Senna’s damaged car from qualifying. The Brazilian repaid their efforts by claiming the final point for 10th.

The Renault e.dams driver pulled off an audacious fourwide move on the opening lap to ensure he vaulted from 18th to 15th in one fell swoop.

From there on he meticulously carved his way through the pack, picking off his rivals one by one, so that he was into fifth place when the unfortunate da Costa’s car ground to a halt.

The Qualcomm Safety Car was deployed and bunched up the field, and meant Buemi was

now a realistic contender for victory. With Renault e.dams team-mate Prost running slowly as he entered the pits for the

mandatory car swap, Buemi jumped into third, behind Bird and title rival Lucas di Grassi (Abt Schaeffler).

Haas F1 Team’s very first race car arrives at Barcelona Test

The VF-16, Haas F1 Team’s first race car, has arrived. The car officially broke cover on February 21, 2016 via Haas F1 Team’s social media channels and website. It hits the track Monday for the first day of preseason testing at the Circuit de Barcelona – Catalunya.

The origin of naming the car “VF-16” goes back to the first CNC machine manufactured

by Haas Automation, the VF-1, launched in 1988. The “V” stands for vertical, which is an industry standard designation for a vertical mill. Gene Haas, founder of Haas Automation, added “F1” to the name to unofficially designate it as the company’s “Very First One”.

Now as chairman of Haas F1 Team, the “F1”

moniker of that first machine takes on new significance as Haas joins the 2016 FIA Formula One World Championship, becoming the first American-led Formula One team in 30 years.

“From an international standpoint, Formula One is the highest echelon of racing, and Haas Automation builds the highest-quality machine tools,” said Haas, who has grown Haas Automation into the largest machine tool builder in North America with more than $1 billion in annual sales. “When you hear ‘F1’ you know exactly what it is – a global racing series that showcases the latest

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technology and attracts the best talent in engineering and design. Haas Automation has an excellent reputation in the United States and I want that reputation to grow worldwide. Connecting Haas Automation with F1 in name and in practice is the best way to grow our business and elevate Haas Automation to a premium, global brand,” he added.

The dark gray, light gray and redtoned livery of the VF-16 was derived from the scheme of Haas

Automation’s complete line of vertical and horizontal machining centers, turning centers and rotary tables and indexers.

Approximately 1,300 employees encompass Haas Automation, with the Oxnard, California-based company exporting its machines to more than 60 countries.

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McLaren-Honda unveils the New MP4-31 for 2016 FIA F1 Championship McLaren-Honda unveiled its new challenger, the McLaren Honda MP4-31, prior to its winter testing at the Circuit de BarcelonaCatalunya, for the upcoming 2016 FIA Formula One (F1) World Championship. The Honda RA616H, a compact, 1.6-litre V6 turbo engine with ERS will be fitted into this car for the 2016 season.

The MP4-31 is a matured evolution of last year’s car, owing to a continuity of the technical regulations for 2016, with a balance of elegant aerodynamics paired with a highly spaceefficient power unit.

McLaren-Honda driver Fernando Alonso said, “The

start of a new season is always a special feeling, characterised by a lot of anticipation for the year ahead. This year is no different: I’m excited and raring to go.

Last year the spotlight was very much on McLaren-Honda as we embarked on the first year of our renewed partnership. It was a tricky season for all of us, but we learned a hell of a lot.”

“The aero package shows fantastic attention to detail. The whole car is beautiful in fact – it’s particularly nicely packaged from an aerodynamic point of view as I say – and I’m 100

per cent ready for the challenge ahead,” he stated.

Alonso’s teammate Jenson Button said, “I really can’t wait to take the wheel of the new MP4-31 tomorrow. All Formula 1 drivers need a winter break, but I’m massively excited to get started on the 2016 season now, and I have to say the brand-new McLaren-Honda MP4-31 really looks the part.”

“Despite the ups and downs we saw

last year, there were steady improvements all year long, and that gives us confidence in the design direction we’re taking.

There are a lot of positives we can build on, and a strong platform to take forward. I’m not about to make any overoptimistic predictions – Formula 1 is far too unpredictable for me to do that – but, from what I’ve seen so far, the aero detailing on the car looks fantastic, and I’m really looking forward to beginning the process of testing those new innovations when I get behind the wheel tomorrow,” he added.

Sebastien Ogier secures 3rd Rally Sweden victory in 2016 FIA WRC Reigning world champion Sebastien Ogier drove his Volkswagen Polo R to a 29.8sec success in the Karlstad-based snow and ice rally to add to his 2013 and 2015 triumphs.

Ogier also claimed full bonus points for winning the final Power Stage and after two of the 14 rounds the Frenchman has maximum championship points.

A big thaw before the start threatened the season’s only pure winter rally as the frozen gravel roads turned to mud. By the time the cold weather returned, nine of the 21 speed tests in Sweden and Norway had been axed, but up to 10cm of snow and temperatures

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as low as -10˚C ensured the event went ahead.

Ogier’s dominance was challenged during the second leg on February 13, 2016 when he had to sweep fresh snow from the roads to create a cleaner line for those behind. His half-minute lead was slashed to less than 10sec by Hayden Paddon before he reasserted his authority.

“Two wins from the first two rallies – it can’t get any better.

Yesterday was a little bit too crazy and I took risks like I had never done in my life,” said Ogier, who survived a massive sixth gear slide on the final day on February 14, 2016.

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MÖVENPICK HOTEL & SPA BANGALORE

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angalore today boasts of some of the biggest brands in the hotel industry in India. Mövenpick Hotel & Spa Bangalore is a maiden venture of Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts, an international upscale hotel management company and is one of the leading 5 star hotels with international-standard facilities in Bangalore. The property features a variety of dining experiences, wellequipped meeting rooms, spacious banquet halls offering facilities with ultra-modern amenities, high-class interiors, beautiful outdoor garden and lawn. With the international airport at close vicinity, the hotel is a convenient destination for its loyal international and local guests. Committed to sustainable

BY JYOTI BALANI environments, Mövenpick Hotels & Resorts has become the most Green Globe certified Hotel Company in the world. During a recent visit to Bangalore I stayed at this hotel and came back feeling rejuvenated and relaxed owing to the efficient staff and warm hospitality offered by General Manager Vinesh Gupta.

The hotel has evolved as an upscale five star hotel with extraordinary event spaces in the last three years. It is very efficiently designed as a contemporary business destination. With huge event spaces, Mövenpick Hotel & Spa Bangalore can arrange functions for up to 800 guests and meetings for 300 delegates. They also provide a team which can plan entertainment and innovative

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food and beverage services with personal touches. Mövenpick Hotel & Spa Bangalore has 182 well-appointed rooms including 8 suites and a Presidential Suite.

Starting at a spacious 377 sq. ft., all rooms are Wi-Fi enabled containing a 42” flat screen LCD TV with integrated media systems and offer stunning views of the city.

Mövenpick Hotel & Spa Bangalore offers guests an exciting hospitality experience coupled with quality, reliability and care with a personal touch. The rooms are designed to express the supreme exclusivity of Swiss eminence and exactness.

Rooms spread over a 39-sqm area, along with four-fixture bathroom, in-room safe, iron and ironing board, complimentary internet connectivity, spacious work desk

and a soothing city view make for a comfortable stay. For those looking to relax and rejuvenate, an appointment at the serene Sohum Spa is a great idea. The spa is designed like an Indian temple and offers traditional and international therapies with an assortment of choices to cater to everyone’s needs.

My Place is a lively dining and social hotspot ideal for meetings and social gatherings.

Known for Sunday brunches, it serves a wide range of cuisines including European, Asian, South Indian and North Indian.

Mezzaluna is a gourmet Italian fine dining restaurant known for its authentic cuisine and popular with locals in Bangalore. It is a very well designed space with

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My Place- Restaurant Obsidien

beautiful paintings and a serene atmosphere, the open kitchen being a major highlight. A private dining area and a pizza oven are other attractions of this eatery.

Designed elegantly what with fresco paintings depicting scenes from Venice, mosaic wall and ceiling art and beautiful paintings adorning the walls, ornate lamps, Mezzaluna scores on the ambience. Chef Armando di Filippo himself takes a lot of interest in guest preferences and creates delicious and healthy Italian fare.

His philosophy is to cook food that is simple and genuine and made from the freshest of ingredients which is actually what works in the global culinary arena these days. So whether it is the unique bread presentations or the delicate pastas or meats to the light but flavourful sorbets everything turns out to be a delightful treat here.

Obsidian Music and Sports bar is a scintillating place to treat your senses with audio visual delights.

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Big screens and comfortable sitting makes it a favorite place for every sports lover. An array of Bonsai plants gives it a classy look. Bonsai Lounge is an open air Al fresco seating place and is inspired by love for nature. Comfortable chairs are arranged among the tiny trees, under green overhanging canopies. Candles resembling dim electric lights glow gently on glass-topped tables. Sky Brew the roof top German Bier Garten at MÓ§venpick Hotel and Spa Bangalore is on the Terrace of the property. Soaked in the panoramic view of the city lights, this place has an interesting setting with hand finished beer barrels cleverly used as tables with chairs around and an uninterrupted view of the Bangalore skyline, dotted with generous patches of green. The menu comprises of amazing concoctions and barbeque grills.

The hotel scores with its personalized service delivery

and the Swiss approach to quality, it is an ideal choice for both corporate and leisure travellers.

A stay in MĂśvenpick Hotel & Spa is comfortable and luxurious with peaceful and expansive rooms; unrivaled spa and reclining

facilities; an excellent selection of restaurants and bars; and five-star service every step of the way.

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CAR PRICES MODEL

VARIANTS

ENGINE*

FUEL*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE*

* Engine in Litres | Fuel - Petrol (P), Diesel (D), CNG, LPG, Hybrid (H), Electric (E) | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakh/Crore

ASTON MARTIN DB9 Rapide Vantage

Vanquish

Coupe Volante Rapide S V8 Coupe V8 S Coupe V8 Roadster V12 Coupe V12 Coupe Volante

6.0 6.0 6.0 4.8 4.8 4.8 6 6.0 6.0

P P P P P P P P P

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

2.90 (Cr.) 3 (Cr.) 3.50 (Cr.) 1.86 (Cr.) 2.20 (Cr.) 2.40 (Cr.) 3.5 (Cr.) 3.85 (Cr.) NA

AUDI

A3

A4

A6

A8

Q3

Q5

Q7

40 TFSI Premium 40 TFSI Premium Plus + Sunroof 40 TFSI Cabriolet 35TDI Attraction 35 TDI Pemium Edition 35 TDI Premium + Sunroof Edition 35 TDI Premium Plus + Sunroof 35 TDI Technology Pack + Sunroof 35 TFSI Premium Edition MY15 35 TFSI Premium Edition MY16 35 TDI Premium Edition 35 TDI Premium Edition + Sunroof 35 TDI Premium Sport TDI Technology Pack 35 TFSI Premium Edition 35 TDI Matrix 35 TDI Premium Plus 60 TFSI quattro 50 TDI quattro 50 TDI quattro Premium 50 TDI quattro Premium Plus 60 TDI quattro W12 TDI quattro 30 TDI S Edition 35 TDI Premium Edition 35 TDI Premium Sunroof 35 TDI Premium Plus 35 TDI Premium Plus + Navigation 30 TDI Quattro Business Edition 30 TDI Quatrro Premium 30 TDI Quatrro Premium Plus 30 TDI Quatrro Technology 45 TDI Quattro Technology Pack S Line 45 TDI Quattro (New) 45 TDI Quattro Technology (New) 45 TDI Quattro Premium 45 TDI Quattro Premium Sunroof

1.8

P

16.60

25.50

1.8

P

16.60

31.40

1.8 2.0 2.0

P D D

16.60 20.38 20.38

44.75 24.56 27.42

2.0

D

20.38

28.55

2.0

D

20.38

32.22

2.0

D

20.38

34.06

1.8

P

15.64

32.68

1.8

P

15.64

34.90

2.0

D

17.11

35.39

2.0

D

17.11

36.42

2.0 2.0 1.8 2.0 2.0 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 4.2 6.3 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0

D D P D D P D D D D D D D D D

17.11 17.11 15.26 18.53 18.53 16.7 6 6 6 NA NA 15.73 15.73 15.73 15.73

38.93 40.79 45.90 49.50 49.20 1.38 (Cr.) 1.17 (Cr.) 1.09 (Cr.) 1.14 (Cr.) 1.33 (Cr.) 1.87 (Cr.) 28.99 33.50 35.00 37.90

2.0

D

15.73

40.60

2.0

D

14.10

42.79

2.0 2.0 2.0

D D D

14.10 14.10 14.10

49.46 51.42 56.02

3.0

D

13.20

62.95

3.0

D

14.75

72

3.0

D

14.75

77.5

3.0

D

14.75

61.52

3.0

D

14.75

64.35

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MODEL

VARIANTS

ENGINE*

FUEL*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE*

* Engine in Litres | Fuel - Petrol (P), Diesel (D), CNG, LPG, Hybrid (H), Electric (E) | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakh/Crore

45 TDI Quattro Premium Plus 45 TDI Quattro Premium Plus Sunroof 45 TDI Quattro Technology Q7 Pack 45 TDI Quattro Technology Pack + Sunroof R8 V8 FSI S-tronic V10 FSI S-Tronic R8 V10 FSI Plus S-Tronic V10 FSI Spyder RS5 TFSI Quattro 4.2 Coupe RS6 Avant TFSI Quattro RS7 TFSI Quattro TFSI Quattro S4 TFSI Quattro Technology S6 TFSI Quattro S5 TFSI Quatrro TT TFSI Coupe Quattro BENTLEY MOTORS GT W12 GT V8 GT Speed W12 GT V8 S Continental GTC W12 GTC V8 GT Speed Convertible GT V8S Convertible Flying Spur V8 Flying Spur Flying Spur W12 Mulsanne Mulsanne BMW 1 Series 118d Sport Line 320d Prestige 3 Series 320d Sport Line 320d Luxury Line Sport Line Gran Turismo Luxury Line 520d Prestige Plus 5 Series 520d Luxury Line 530d M Sport 640d Gran Coupé Eminence 6 Series 640d Gran Coupé Design Pure Experience 730 Ld Prestige 730 Ld Eminence 730 Ld Signature 7 Series 750Li Eminence 760Li Eminence ActiveHybrid 7L X1 sDrive20d xLine xDrive20d Expedition X3 xDrive20d xLine xDrive30d M Sport xDrive30d Expedition xDrive30d Design Pure Experience X5 xDrive30d Design Pure Experience (7 Seater) X6 xDrive40d M Sport

3.0

D

14.75

67.01

3.0

D

14.75

69.84

3.0

D

14.75

76.88

3.0

D

14.75

79.71

4.2 5.2 5.2 5.2 4.2 4 4.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.0

P P P P P P P P P P P P

8 7.60 7.60 7.70 9.20 10.4 10.4 10.30 10.30 NA NA 8.30

1.71 (Cr.) 1.99 (Cr.) 2.31 (Cr.) 2.19 (Cr.) 1.09 (Cr.) 1.35 (Cr.) 1.40 (Cr.) 52.64 55.43 95.25 62.95 60.34

6.0 4.0 6.0 4.0 6.0 4.0 6.0 6.0 4.0 6.0 6.8

P P P P P P P P P P P

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 6.38 8 NA

NA 3.28 (Cr.) NA 3.54 (Cr.) NA NA 4.03 (Cr.) NA 3.21 (Cr.) 3.40 (Cr.) 5.55 (Cr.)

2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0

D D D D D D D D D D

20.58 18.88 18.88 18.88 19.59 19.59 18.48 18.48 14.69 17.54

29.90 35.90 39.90 39.90 39.90 42.90 48.90 51.40 59.90 1.11 (Cr.)

3.0

D

17.54

1.18 (Cr.)

3.0 3.0 3.0 5.0 6.0 3.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0

D D D P P P D D D D D

16.46 16.46 16.46 11.62 7.46 13.85 17.05 18.56 18.56 15.35 15.35

92.50 1.06 (Cr.) 1.25 (Cr.) 1.46 (Cr.) 1.95 (Cr.) 1.41 (Cr.) 37.90 46.90 51.90 59.90 65.90

3.0

D

15.35

69.90

3.0

D

15.35

72.90

3.0

D

15.9

1.17 (Cr.)

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* Prices (Ex-Showroom Delhi) MODEL

VARIANTS

ENGINE*

FUEL*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE*

* Engine in Litres | Fuel - Petrol (P), Diesel (D), CNG, LPG, Hybrid (H), Electric (E) | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakh/Crore

Z4

M

M i8 BUGATTI Veyron CHEVROLET

Beat

Captiva Cruze

Enjoy

Sail Hatchback

Sail Sedan

Spark

Tavera *

Trailblazer

sDrive 35i Prestige sDrive 35i Design Pure Traction M3 Sedan M4 Coupé M5 Sedan M6 Gran Coupé X5 M X6 M i8

3.0

P

10.37

74.90

3.0

P

10.37

75.90

3.0 3.0 5.0 4.3 4.3 4.3 1.5

P P P P P P H

10.75 10.75 10.10 10.10 9 9 47.45

1.17 (Cr.) 1.21 (Cr.) 1.32(Cr.) 1.72 (Cr.) 1.57 (Cr.) 1.62 (Cr.) 2.29 (Cr.)

Veyron Grand Sport

8.0

P

NA

12 (Cr.)

PS LS LT LTZ PS LS LT LTZ LT LTZ LT (MT) LTZ (MT) LTZ (AT) LS - 8 Seater LS -7 Seater LT - 8 Seater LT - 7 Seater LTZ - 8 Seater LTZ - 7 Seater TCDi LS - 8 Seater TCDi LS -7 Seater TCDi LT - 8 Seater TCDi LT - 7 Seater TCDi LTZ - 8 Seater TCDi LTZ - 7 Seater L LS LS ABS LT ABS TCDi L TCDi LS TCDi LS ABS TCDi LT ABS L LS LS ABS LT ABS TCDiL TCDi LS TCDi LS ABS TCDi LT ABS BS4 OBDII LS BS4 OBDII LT BS4 OBDII Neo 3 Ambulance BS3 Neo 3 -10-BS3 Neo 3 -9-BS3 Neo 3 Max Ambulance BS3 Neo 3 Max-9-BS3 Neo 3 Max -10-BS3 Neo 3 Max -7-BS3 Neo 3 LS-10-BS3 Neo 3 LS-9-BS3 Neo 3 LS-7-BS3 Neo 3 LS-7(C)-BS3 Neo 3 LT-9-BS3 Neo 3 LT-8-BS3 Neo 3 LT-7(C)-BS3 LTZ 2WD AT

1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.2 2.2 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.8

P P P P D D D D D D D D D P P P P P P D D D D D D P P P P D D D D P P P P D D D D P P P D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

17.8 17.8 17.8 17.8 25.44 25.44 25.44 25.44 14.60 12.12 17.9 17.9 14.8 13.70 13.70 13.70 13.70 13.70 13.70 18.20 18.20 18.20 18.20 18.20 18.20 18.20 18.20 18.20 18.20 22.10 22.10 22.10 22.10 18.20 18.20 18.20 18.20 22.10 22.10 22.10 22.10 16.20 16.20 16.20 13.58 13.58 13.58 13.58 13.58 13.58 13.58 13.58 13.58 13.58 13.58 13.58 13.58 13.58 11.45

4.28 4.61 5.08 5.55 5.15 5.50 5.92 6.43 25.58 27.84 13.95 15.95 16.95 6.44 6.46 7.05 7.07 7.92 7.95 7.78 7.81 8.28 8.30 9.04 9.06 4.75 5.25 5.48 5.99 5.79 6.31 6.47 7.31 5.59 5.99 6.47 6.96 6.86 7.27 7.58 8.19 3.61 3.88 4.18 7.35 7.72 7.72 8.16 8.62 8.62 8.95 9.42 9.42 9.68 9.79 10.77 11.23 11.50 26.99

D A A EPS T T (O) D A A EPS T T

1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2

P P P P P P P P P P

20.63 20.63 20.63 20.63 20.63 20.6 20.6 20.6 20.6 20.6

3.23 3.49 3.69 3.89 4.09 3.79 3.99 4.39 4.64 4.78

T Convertible FF GTB Coupe Spyder Speciale Berlinetta

3.8 6.2 3.9 4.5 4.5 6.2

P P P P P P

9.51 6.49 6.96 8.46 8.46 6.66

NA NA NA NA NA NA

Active Fire

1.4

P

14.40

6.56

MODEL

Go

Go+

FERRARI California FF 488 458 F12 FIAT Avventura

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ENGINE*

FUEL*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE*

* Engine in Litres | Fuel - Petrol (P), Diesel (D), CNG, LPG, Hybrid (H), Electric (E) | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakh/Crore

Avventura

Linea

Linea

Linea Classic

Punto Evo

Dynamic Fire Abarth T-Jet Active Multijet Dynamic Multijet Emotion Multijet Active Fire Active T-Jet Dynamic T-Jet Emotion T-Jet Active Multijet Dynamic Multijet Emotion Multijet Classic Fire Classic Multijet Classic Plus Multijet Active Fire Dynamic Fire Emotion Fire Active Multijet Dynamic Multijet Emotion Multijet

1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3

P P D D D P P P P D D D P D D P P P D D D

14.40 17.1 20.50 20.50 20.50 14.9 15.70 15.70 15.70 20.40 20.40 20.40 14.90 19.50 19.50 15.80 15.80 15.80 21.20 21.20 21.20

7.45 9.94 7.32 8.11 8.66 7 8.08 9.25 9.77 8.67 9.84 10.32 6.25 7.28 8.01 4.99 5.47 7.33 5.94 6.65 7.33

EX 6 Seater LX-ABS 6 Seater SX-ABS 6 Seater SX-ABS 5 Seater Hard Top (4x4) Soft Top (4x2) Soft Top (4x4)

2.6 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.6 2.6

D D D D D D D

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

9.60 14.34 12.70 12.78 8.71 6.42 8.56

LXi Duratec CLXi Duratec Titanium Duratec LXi Duratorq CLXi Duratorq Titanium Duratorq Ambiente M/T Trend M/T Titanium M/T Titanium A/T Trend+ Ecoboost Titanium+ (O) Ecoboost Ambiente (D) Trend (D) Trend+ Titanium (D) Titanium (O) (D) 4x2 M/T Trend 4x4 M/T Trend 4x2 A/T Trend 4x4 A/T Trend 4x2 A/T Titanium 4x4 A/T Titanium Ambiente Trend Titanium Base Ambiente Trend Trend+ Titanium Titanium+ Titanium A/T Base Ambiente Trend Trend+ Titanium Titanium+ Ambiente Trend Titanium Titanium+ Ambiente Trend Titanium Titanium+ Titanium (AT)

1.6 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.0 1.0 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.2 2.2 2.2 3.2 2.2 3.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

P P P D D D P P P P P P D D D D D D D D D D D D D D P P P P P P P D D D D D D P P P P D D D D P

14.09 14.09 14.09 19.68 19.68 19.68 15.80 15.80 15.80 15.60 18.90 18.90 22.70 22.70 22.70 22.70 22.70 14.12 14.12 12.62 10.91 12.62 10.91 25.01 25.01 25.01 18.16 18.16 18.16 18.16 18.16 18.16 17 25.83 25.83 25.83 25.83 25.83 25.83 18.2 18.2 18.2 18.2 25.8 25.8 25.8 25.8 17.2

5.06 5.77 6.58 6.47 6.95 7.68 6.79 7.75 8.90 9.93 8.53 9.89 7.98 8.70 9.18 9.85 10.44 23.63 25.49 24.39 26.54 26.14 28.15 8.50 9.39 10.18 4.29 4.56 5.00 5.25 5.75 6.40 6.91 5.29 5.62 5.97 6.22 6.72 7.40 4.89 5.76 6.69 7.24 5.89 6.76 7.69 8.24 7.79

E M/T EX M/T S M/T S MT Plus (i-VTEC) SX M/T VX M/T VX (O) M/T S A/T VX A/T E M/T EX M/T S M/T SX M/T VX M/T

1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

P P P P / CNG P P P P P D D D D D

18 18 18 NA 18 18 18 15.50 15.50 25.80 25.80 25.80 25.80 25.80

5.19 5.55 5.94 5.99 6.48 6.87 7.32 6.95 7.78 6.20 6.52 6.97 7.39 7.75

FORCE Force One

Gurkha FORD

Classic

Ecosport

Endeavour

Fiesta

Figo

*Only Available in BS3 permitted Cities

DATSUN

VARIANTS

Figo Aspire

HONDA

Amaze

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FUEL EFFICIENCY*

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* Engine in Litres | Fuel - Petrol (P), Diesel (D), CNG, LPG, Hybrid (H), Electric (E) | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakh/Crore

Amaze

Brio

City

CR-V

Jazz

Mobilio

VX (O) M/T E M/T EX M/T S M/T V M/T VX M/T VX BL M/T VX A/T VX BL A/T E M/T S M/T SV M/T V M/T VX M/T SV CVT VX CVT EMT SMT SVMT VMT VXMT VX (0) MT VX (0) MT 2WD M/T 2WD A/T 4WD AVN A/T E S SV V VX S CVT V CVT E S SV V VX E S V V (O) E S V V (O) RS RS (O)

1.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

D P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P D D D D D P D P P P P P P P P P P D D D D D P P P P D D D D D D

25.80 19.40 19.40 19.40 19.40 19.40 19.40 16.50 16.50 17.80 17.80 17.80 17.80 17.80 18 18 26 26 26 26 25.10 NA NA 13.70 13.70 12 18.7 18.7 18.7 18.7 18.7 19 19 27.3 27.3 27.3 27.3 27.3 17.30 17.30 17.30 17.30 24.20 24.20 24.20 24.20 24.20 24.20

8.20 4.21 4.43 4.78 5.12 5.51 5.99 6.31 6.78 7.53 8.19 8.78 9.37 10.34 9.81 11.42 8.75 9.40 9.94 10.55 11.53 10.64 11.83 21.09 22.85 25.09 5.30 5.94 6.44 6.79 7.26 6.99 7.85 6.49 7.14 7.64 8.09 8.59 6.75 7.80 9.06 9.75 8.19 8.93 10.09 10.77 11.19 11.87

L S SX+ L LS S+ SX SX+ SX+ A/T SX (O) S M/T SX M/T SX A/T L M/T S M/T SX M/T SX A/T D-Lite D-Lite+ Era+ Era+ Lpg Magna+ Magna+ LPG Magna+ Kappa Magna+ (O) Sportz Kappa Era Kappa Magna Kappa Sportz Kappa Sportz (O) Kappa Sportz Special Edition Kappa Asta Kappa Asta (O) CRDi Era CRDi Magna CRDi Sportz CRDi Sportz (O) CRDi Sportz Special Edition CRDi Asta CRDi Asta (O) Kappa Era Kappa Magna Kappa Magna (LPG) Kappa Sportz

1.6 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.0 0.8 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2

P P P D D D D D D D P P P D D D D P P P P/LPG P P/LPG P P P P P P P P P P D D D D D D D P P P/LPG P

15.29 15.29 15.29 21.38 21.38 21.38 19.67 19.67 17.01 19.67 16.30 16.30 14.30 22.70 22.70 22.70 19.10 21.10 21.10 21.10 21.10 21.10 21.10 20.30 20.30 21.10 18.60 18.60 18.60 18.60 18.60 18.60 18.60 22.54 22.54 22.54 22.54 22.54 22.54 22.54 18.90 18.90 18.90 18.90

8.59 9.57 11.19 9.46 10.42 11.45 11.59 12.67 13.57 13.6 14.43 15.71 16.79 14.87 15.65 16.97 18.24 3.01 3.31 3.45 3.71 3.75 4.02 4.05 4.18 4.04 5.34 5.88 6.39 6.74 6.69 6.97 7.16 6.45 6.99 7.54 7.86 7.84 8.09 8.28 4.62 4.82 5.25 5.22

MODEL

Elantra

Eon

Elite i20

Grand i10

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FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE*

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Grand i10

i10

i20 Active

Santa Fe

4S Fludic Verna

4S Fludic Verna

Xcent

Kappa Asta Kappa Asta A/T Kappa Asta (O) CRDi Era CRDi Magna CRDi Sportz CRDi Asta CRDi Asta (O) Era Magna Sportz Sportz LPG Kappa Base Kappa S CRDi Base CRDi S CRDi SX 2WD M/T 2WD A/T 4WD A/T Base S S (O) S (O) A/T SX CRDi Base CRDi S CRDi S (O) CRDi SX CRDi SX A/T Kappa Base Kappa S Kappa S (O) Kappa SX Kappa SX (O) Kappa SX (O) A/T CRDi Base CRDi S CRDi S (O) CRDi SX CRDi SX (O)

1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 2.2 2.2 2.2 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.4 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1 1.1

P P P D D D D D P P P P/LPG P P D D D D D D P P P P P D D D D D P P P P P P D D D D D

18.90 18.90 18.90 24 24 24 24 24 19.81 19.81 19.81 19.20 17.19 17.19 21.19 21.19 21.19 14.74 13.01 13.01 17.01 17.01 17.01 17.01 17.01 23.50 23.50 23.50 23.50 19.08 19.10 19.10 19.10 19.10 19.10 16.90 24.40 24.40 24.40 24.40 24.40

5.48 6.23 5.81 5.49 5.68 6.08 6.35 6.67 4.17 4.41 4.70 4.98 6.38 7.10 7.63 8.34 8.89 26.65 27.86 29.95 7.69 8.79 9.32 10.05 10.09 8.90 9.93 10.52 11.39 12.12 4.96 5.64 5.90 6.58 6.84 7.59 5.85 6.54 6.80 7.47 7.74

D-Max Single Cab D-Max Space Cab Flat Deck D-Max Space Cab Arched Deck BS4 4x2 MT BS4 4x2 MT HI Pack BS4 AT Premium

2.5 2.5

D D

NA NA

5.89 6.09

2.5

D

NA

6.99

3.0 3.0 3.0

D D D

12.08 12.08 NA

21.40 22 23.90

F-Type Coupe F-Type S Coupe F-Type R Coupe F-Type V6 S Covertible F-Type V8 S Covertible XF XF Executive Edition XF XFR Premium Luxury Portfolio Premium Luxury Portfolio

3.0 3.0 5.0 3.0 5.0 2.0 2.2 2.2 3.0 5.0 2.0 2.0 3.0 3.0

P P P P P P D D D P P P D D

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 9.4 NA NA

1.25 (Cr.) 1.38 (Cr.) 1.88 (Cr.) 1.53 (Cr.) 1.81 (Cr.) 51.19 51.51 47.66 59.97 NA NA 97.73 96.56 1.03 (Cr.)

LP 700-4 LP 700-4 Roadster LP 610-4 LP 580-2

6.5 6.5 5.2 5.2

P P P P

6.3 6.3 NA NA

3.69 (Cr.) 4.77 (Cr.) 3.43 (Cr.) 2.99 (Cr.)

V6 SE V6 HSE TD4 S TD4 SE TD4 SE (5+2) TD4 HSE TD4 HSE (5+2) TD4 HSE Luxury

3.0 3.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2

P P D D D D D D

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

1.11 (Cr.) 1.20 (Cr.) 46.10 51.01 52.50 53.34 54.83 60.70

TD4 HSE Luxury (5+2

2.2

D

NA

62.18

TDV6 HSE TDV6 Vogue SDV8 Vogue SE SDV8 Autobiography V8 SC Autobiography TDV6 Vogue LWB SDV8 Vogue SE LWB SDV8 Autobiography LWB V8 SC Autobiography LWB Pure SE HSE HSE Dynamic

3.0 3.0 4.4 4.4 5.0 3.0 4.4 4.4 5.0 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2

D D D D P D D D P D D D D

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

1.83 (Cr.) 2.08 (Cr.) 2.57 (Cr.) 2.68 (Cr.) 2.63 (Cr.) 2.20(Cr.) 2.57 (Cr.) 2.68 (Cr.) 2.76 (Cr.) 47.10 52.90 57.70 63.20

ISUZU D-Max

MU-7

HYUNDAI

Creta

VARIANTS

JAGUAR

F-Type

XF

XJ LAMBORGHINI Aventador Huracan LAND ROVER Discovery

Discovery Sport

Discovery Sport

Range Rover

Range Rover Evoque

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VARIANTS

ENGINE*

FUEL*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE*

* Engine in Litres | Fuel - Petrol (P), Diesel (D), CNG, LPG, Hybrid (H), Electric (E) | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakh/Crore

SDV6 S SDV6 SE SDV6 HSE SC Autobiography MAHINDRA & MAHINDRA Plus Non Ac BS4 Plus Ac BS4 Ex Non Ac BS4 Ex Ac BS4 Bolero SLE BS4 SLX BS4 ZLX BS4 K2 (6 Seater) K2 (6 Seater) K2+ (6 Seater) K2+ (6 Seater) K4 (5 Seater) K4 (5 Seater) K4+ (5 Seater) K4+ (5 Seater) K6 (5 Seater) K6 (5 Seater) KUV1OO K6 (6 Seater) K6 (6 Seater) K6+ (5 Seater) K6+ (5 Seater) K6+ (6 Seater) K6+ (6 Seater) K8 (5 Seater) K8 (5 Seater) K8 (6 Seater) K8 (6 Seater) C2 C4 Quanto C6 C8 RX5 MT RX6 MT Rexton RX7 AT S2 S4 S4 / S4 4WD S6 / S6 PLUS Scorpio S8 S10 / S10 4WD S10 AT DI 2WD DI 2WD PS Thar DI 4X4 4x4 CRDE Thar T4 T4+ T6 T6+ TUV 300 T6+ AMT T8 T8 AMT D2 D4 Verito D6 ABS D6 ABS EXECUTIVE D2 D4 Verito Vibe D6 W4 FWD W6 FWD W8 FWD W8 AWD W8 FWD AT XUV 500 W10 FWD W10 AWD W10 FWD AT W10 AWD AT D2 BS IV D2 MAXX BS IV D4 BS IV H4 BS IV / ABS BS IV XYLO H8 ABS BS IV / ABS AIRBAG BS IV H9 BS IV MAHINDRA REVA Range Rover Sport

T2 e2o T20 *Inclusive of Govt. FAME demand incentives MARUTI SUZUKI STD LX Lxi Alto 800 LXi Airbag Vxi VXi Airbag

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3.0 3.0 3.0 5.0

D D D P

NA NA NA NA

1.16 (Cr.) 1.32 (Cr.) 1.51 (Cr.) 1.75 (Cr.)

2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.7 2.7 2.7 2.5 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.6 2.6 2.6 2.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.2

D D D D D D D P D P D P D P D P D P D P D P D P D P D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

15.96 15.96 15.96 15.96 15.96 15.96 15.96 18.15 25.32 18.15 25.32 18.15 25.32 18.15 25.32 18.15 25.32 18.15 25.32 18.15 25.32 18.15 25.32 18.15 25.32 18.15 25.32 17.21 17.21 17.21 17.21 11.18 11.18 11.18 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 18.49 18.49 18.49 18.49 18.49 18.49 18.49 20.08 20.08 20.08 20.08 20.08 20.08 20.08 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 16.00 14.88 14.88 14.88 14.02

6.88 7.27 6.50 6.90 7.30 7.82 7.99 4.45 5.25 4.67 5.47 4.85 5.65 5.02 5.82 5.39 6.24 5.44 6.29 5.61 6.46 5.66 6.51 5.94 6.79 5.99 6.84 6.41 7.28 7.75 8.26 19.83 21.87 23.17 8.69 9.29 9.70 / 10.83 10.48 / 10.79 11.68 12.32 / 13.45 13.13 5.21 5.45 5.96 8.25 6.98 7.33 7.63 7.88 8.6 8.48 9.2 6.72 6.95 7.65 8.13 6 6.27 6.89 11.21 12.48 14.18 14.99 15.52 14.99 15.99 16.36 17.36 8.07 7.86 8.49 8.96 / 9.20

2.2

D

14.02

10.23 / 10.62

2.2

D

14.02

11.47

E

NA

4.79

E

NA

5.24

P P P P P P

22.74 22.74 22.74 22.74 22.74 22.74

2.52 2.89 3.11 3.27 3.25 3.43

Electric Motor Electric Motor

0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8

MODEL

VARIANTS

ENGINE*

FUEL*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE*

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Alto 800

Alto K10

Baleno

Baleno

Celerio

Ciaz

Ciaz Hybrid

Eeco

Eeco

Ertiga

Gypsy Omni

Ritz

S-Cross

Swift

Swift Dzire

LXi CNG LX Lxi LXi CNG Vxi VXi (O) VXi AGS Sigma Delta Zeta Alpha CVT Sigma Diesel Delta Diesel Zeta Diesel Alpha Diesel Lxi LXi AGS Vxi VXi AGS Zxi ZXi (O) Zxi AMT LDi Vdi Zdi ZDi (O) GREEN Vxi Vdi VDi Plus VXi VXi Plus VXi Plus AT ZDi ZDi (O) ZDi Plus ZXi ZXi AT ZXi Plus VDI VDI (O) VDI+ ZDI ZDI+ 5 Seater 5 Seater Ac 7 Seater Flexi Green Flexi Green 5 Seater Non Ac Green 5 Seater Ac Lxi Vxi VXi ABS ZXi LDi Vdi Zdi LXi CNG VXi CNG King Soft Top King Hard Top MPI E LXi VXi VXi ABS VXi AT ABS ZXi Mc LDi Mc VDi Mc VDi ABS Mc ZDi Sigma Delta Zeta Alpha Delta Zeta Alpha LXi LXi (O) VXi ZXi LDi VDi ZDi LXi LXi (O) VXi VXi AT ZXi LDi

0.8 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.0 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 0.8 0.8 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3

CNG P P P P P P P P P P P D D D D P P P P P P P D D D D CNG D D P P P D D D P P P H H H H H P P P CNG P CNG CNG P P P P D D D CNG CNG P P LPG P P P P P P D D D D D D D D D D D P P P P D D D P P P P P D

30.46 24.07 24.07 24.07 24.07 24.07 24.07 21.4 21.4 21.4 21.4 21.4 27.39 27.39 27.39 27.39 23.10 23.10 23.10 23.10 23.10 23.10 23.10 27.62 27.62 27.62 27.62 31.79 26.30 26.30 20.73 20.73 19.12 26.30 26.30 26.30 20.73 19.12 20.73 28.90 28.90 28.90 28.90 28.90 15.10 15.10 15.10 20 20 20 20 16.02 16.02 16.02 16.02 20.77 20.77 20.77 22.80 22.80 11.96 11.96 10.90 14.70 18.50 18.50 18.50 17.16 18.50 23.20 23.20 23.20 23.20 23.65 23.65 23.65 23.65 22.70 22.70 22.70 20.40 20.40 20.40 20.40 25.20 25.20 25.20 19.10 19.10 19.10 19.10 19.10 23.40

3.68 3.19 3.36 3.98 3.52 3.72 4.01 4.99 5.71 6.31 7.01 6.76 6.16 6.81 7.41 8.11 3.96 4.46 4.26 4.76 4.56 5.02 5.06 4.71 5.01 5.31 5.77 4.92 8.31 8.92 7.23 7.81 8.94 9.76 10.12 10.37 8.51 9.64 9.09 8.23 8.37 8.81 9.52 10.17 3.15 3.46 3.32 4.21 3.443 3.82 4.18 5.99 6.86 6.93 7.66 7.48 8.12 8.78 6.68 7.45 6.01 6.15 2.57 2.56 4.45 4.85 5.09 6.09 5.45 5.53 5.85 6.04 6.44 8.34 9.15 9.99 10.75 11.99 12.99 13.74 4.64 4.78 5.40 6.24 5.84 6.31 7.28 5.16 5.28 5.94 6.73 6.89 5.99

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ENGINE*

FUEL*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

* Prices (Ex-Showroom Delhi) PRICE*

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Swift Dzire

WagonR

WagonR Stingray MASERATI Ghibli Quattraporte Gran Turismo

Gran Cabrio

VDi ZDi Mc Lx Mc LXi LXi CNG Mc VXi Mc VXi ABS Vxi AGS LXi VXi VXi (O)

1.3 1.3 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0 1.0

D D P P CNG P P P P P P

23.40 23.40 20.51 20.51 26.60 20.51 20.51 20.51 20.51 20.51 20.51

6.94 7.9 3.7 4.02 4.56 4.28 4.59 5.09 4.21 4.49 4.78

Ghibli Quattraporte Quattraporte GTS Gran Turismo Gran Turismo Sport MC Stradale Gran Cabrio Gran Cabrio Sport Gran Cabrio MC

3. 0 3. 0 3.8 4.2 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7 4.7

D P P P P P P P P

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

1.1 (Cr.) 1.5 (Cr.) 2.2 (Cr.) 1.8 (Cr.) NA NA 2.0 (Cr.) NA NA

180 Sport 200 CDI Sports 200 CDI 200 Sport 200 CDI Sport 180 Sport 200 CDI Sport Facelift 200 Avantgarde (CKD) 220 CDI Avantgarde (CKD) 200 CDI Avantgarde 220 CDI Style 200 CDI Avantgarde 250 CDI Avantgarde 350 CDI Avantgrade V6 Cabriolet 200 CDI Style 200 CDI Sport 200 Sport 350 CDI 250 CDI 350 Cdi 350 CDI 500 500 Coupe Maybach S 500 Maybach S 600 600 Guard 250 350 CLA 45AMG GLA 45AMG C 63 AMG C 63 S AMG E 63 AMG GL 63 AMG G 63 AMG Crazy Colour Edition ML 63 AMG SLK 55 AMG S 63 AMG Coupe S 63 AMG Sedan GT S

1.6 2.2 2.1 2.0 2.1 1.6 2.1 2.0 2.1 2.1 2.1 2.0 2.1 3.0 3.0 2.2 2.2 2.0 3.0 2.1 3.0 3.0 4.6 4.6 4.6 6.0 6.0 2.2 3.5 2.0 2.0 5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5

P D D P D P D P D D D P D D P D D P D D D D P P P P P D P P P P P P P

15.50 NA 17.90 15.04 17.90 NA NA 14.74 19.27 19.27 19.27 13.82 14.21 NA NA 17.90 17.9 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 8.8 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

24.95 25.95 31.50 35 35.90 29.45 30.45 38.90 39.90 42.90 37.90 48.50 50.70 59.90 78.50 31.9 34.90 36 77.50 58.9 69.9 1.13 (Cr.) 1.44 (Cr.) 2.00 (Cr.) 1.67 (Cr.) 2.60 (Cr.) 8.9 (Cr.) 76.50 75.00 69.50 71.90 1.06 (Cr.) 1.30 (Cr.) 1.29 (Cr.) 1.78 (Cr.)

CLA-Class B-Class B-Class C-Class C-Class

E-Class

GLA-class GL-class GLE - Class

S-class

CLS-Class SLK-class

AMG

5.5

P

NA

2.17 (Cr.)

5.5 5.5 5.5 5.5 4

P P P P P

10.41 NA NA NA NA

1.50 (Cr.) 1.26 (Cr.) 2.60 (Cr.) 2.53 (Cr.) 2.40 (Cr.)

Mini 3-Door

Cooper D Cooper S Cooper D Cooper Convertible CooperD

1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 2

D D D P D

21.15 21.15 21.15 NA 16.57

32.65 34.65 36.10 36.70 36.5

Mini 5-Door Mini Convertible Mini Countryman MITSUBISHI Pajero

Sport 4x2 A/T Sport Di-D 4x4

2.5 2.5

D D

13.5 13.5

25.35 25.85

XE XE+ XL XL (O) XV X (O) SV XL XL Comfort XV CVT DCI XE DCI XL DCI XL Comfort DCI XV DCI XV Premium Active XL Active XV Active XV S XE

1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5

D D D D D D D P P P D D D D D P P P P

19.30 19.30 19.30 19.30 19.30 19.30 19.30 18.44 18.44 19.34 23.08 23.08 23.08 23.08 23.08 19.49 19.49 19.49 17.97

9.14 9.67 10.51 10.77 11.22 11.48 12.22 5.16 5.82 6.93 5.74 6 6.62 7.10 7.47 4.38 4.70 5.02 7.40

New Sunny

Terrano

911 Boxter

Cayenne

Cayman Macan

Panamera

Micra

Micra Active New Sunny

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FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE*

XL XL CVT XE D XL D XV D XV D Premium Safety XV D Premium Leather XL XE D XL D XL D PLUS XL D THP XV OPTION D THP XV OPTION D THP Premium

1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

P P D D D D D P D D D D D D

17.97 17.97 22.71 22.71 22.71 22.71 22.71 13.24 20.45 20.45 20.45 19.01 19.01 19.01

8.19 9.55 8.60 9.25 10 10.29 10.50 10.15 10.13 11.17 11.45 11.64 12.60 12.92

Careera Careera S Careera 4 Careera 4S Careera Cabriolet Careera S Cabriolet Careera 4 Cabriolet Careera 4S Cabriolet Turbo Turbo S Turbo Cabriolet Turbo S Cabriolet Targa 4 Targa 4 S GT3 Boxter S Boxter GTS Cayenne Diesel Cayenne S Diesel Cayenne S Cayenne Turbo Cayman S Cayman GTS S Diesel Turbo Panamera Panamera Diesel Panamera 4 Panamera GTS Panamera Turbo Panamera Turbo S

3.4 3.8 3.4 3.8 3.4 3.8 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.8 3.8 3.4 3.4 3.0 4.2 3.6 4.8 3.4 3.4 3.0 3.6 3.6 3.0 3.6 4.8 4.8 4.8

P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P D D P P P P D D P D P P P P

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA Na NA NA NA NA NA NA NA 12.9 13 12.5 10.2 NA NA NA 15.80 10.80 NA NA NA NA NA NA

1.35 (Cr.) 1.55 (Cr.) 1.45 (Cr.) 1.64 (Cr.) 1.48 (Cr.) 1.67 (Cr.) 1.58 (Cr.) 1.77 (Cr.) 2.10 (Cr.) 2.52 (Cr.) 2.23 (Cr.) 2.67 (Cr.) 1.59 (Cr.) 1.78 (Cr.) 2.14 (Cr.) 1.00 (Cr.) 1.15 (Cr.) 1.04 (Cr.) 1.18 (Cr.) 1.16 (Cr.) 1.74 (Cr.) 1.02 (Cr.) 1.15 (Cr.) 98.18 1.09 (Cr.) 1.14 (Cr.) 1.13 (Cr.) 1.17 (Cr.) 1.47 (Cr.) 1.81 (Cr.) 2.28 (Cr.)

GX GLX DX LX CRDi

1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2

P P D D D

15 15 13 13 20

4.71 5.16 5.64 6.10 6.70

RXE RXL 85 PS RXE 85 PS RXL 85 PS RXL Plus 85 PS RXL Option 110 PS RXL 110 PS RXL AWD 110 PS RXZ AWD 110 PS RXZ Plus 110 PS RXZ Option E2 E4 4x2 MT 4X4 MT 4X4 AT STD RXE RXE (O) RXL RXT RXT (O) 85 PS 85 PS RxE 85 PS RxL 85 PS RxZ 110 PS RxL 110 PS RxZ (7 Seater) 110 PS RxZ Stepway RxZ 110 PS 8 seater Stepway RxZ 110 PS 7 seater RXL RXL ABS RXZ RXE RXL RXL CVT RXZ CVT RXE RXL

1.6 1.6 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 2.0 2.0 2.0 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 0.8 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

P P D D D D D D D D D D D D D D P P P P P P D D D D D D D D D D D D P P P P D D

13.24 13.24 19.87 19.87 19.87 19.87 19.64 19.64 19.64 19.64 19.64 20.04 20.04 17.15 16.26 14.56 25.17 25.17 25.17 25.17 25.17 25.17 21.04 21.04 21.04 21.04 19.98 19.98 19.98 19.98 19.98 23.08 23.08 23.08 16.95 16.95 17.97 17.97 21.64 21.64

8.30 9.63 9.07 10.10 10.80 11.39 11.10 12.40 13.55 12.37 12.42 14.73 16.31 23.48 26.68 27.75 2.57 2.89 2.95 3.11 3.44 3.53 8.19 8.99 9.59 10.89 10.09 11.79 11.49 11.99 12.29 5.04 6.11 6.80 7.44 8.23 9.41 10.34 8.58 9.10

PREMIER Rio Rio RENAULT

Duster

Fluence Koleos

Kwid

NISSAN

Evalia

ENGINE*

PORSCHE

911

MINI

VARIANTS

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Terrano

MERCEDES-BENZ A-Class

MODEL

Lodgy

Pulse

Scala

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Scala ROLLS-ROYCE Ghost Series II

Phantom Series II Wraith Dawn SKODA

Octavia

Rapid

Rapid

Superb Yeti

RXZ

1.5

D

21.64

10.02

Ghost SWB Ghost EWB Ghost V-Specification Phantom Phantom EWB Drophead Coupe Coupe Wraith Drophead Coupe

6.6 6.6 6.6 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.7 6.6 6.6

P P P P P P P P P

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

4.50 (Cr.) NA NA 3.34 (Cr.) NA 4.01 (Cr.) 4 (Cr.) NA NA

Ambition TSI Elegance TSI AT Ambition TDI CR Ambition TDI CR AT Elegance TDI CR AT Active MPI Ambition MPI Plus Elegance MPI Elegance MPI Black Package Elegance Plus MPI Elegance MPI AT Elegance MPI Black Package AT Active TDI CR Ambition TDI CR Plus Elegance TDI CR Elegance TDI CR Black Package Ambition TDI CR Plus AT Elegance TDI CR AT Elegance TDI CR Black Package AT Elegance Plus AT Elegance Plus Black Package AT Elegance TSI MT Elegance TSI AT Elegance TDI CR AT Elegance TDI CR 4x2 Elegance TDI CR 4x4

1.4 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.6

P P D D D P P P P P P

16.80 14.70 20.60 19.30 19.30 15 15 15 15 15 14.30

16.25 19.66 17.87 18.55 20.60 7.55 8.43 8.88 9.01 9.22 9.87

1.6

P

14.30

10.34

1.5 1.5 1.5

D D D

21.66 21.66 21.66

8.80 9.48 9.87

1.5

D

21.66

10

1.5 1.5

D D

21.66 21.66

10.83 11.18

1.5

D

21.66

11.31

1.5

D

21.66

11.52

1.5

D

21.66

11.65

1.8 1.8 2.0 2.0 2.0

P P D D D

13.10 13.70 17.20 17.72 17.67

21.65 23.30 26.25 20.10 21.80

2.2 2.2 2.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 0.6 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 2.2 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 1.3 1.3 2.2

D D D P P P P D D D D P P P P P D D P/CNG P/CNG P P D D D P/CNG P/CNG P P P P P D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

15.05 15.05 15.05 17.57 17.57 17.57 17.57 22.95 22.95 22.95 22.95 23.6 23.6 21.9 23.6 21.9 25 25 NA NA 15.64 15.64 25 25 25 NA NA 13.70 13.70 13.70 13.70 13.70 21.02 21.02 21.02 21.02 21.02 11.57 11.57 14.1 14.1 13.9 13.9 15.30 15.30 15.30 15.30 16.70 21.12 13.49

10.42 12.56 15.43 4.45 5.16 5.40 6 5.50 6.12 6.35 7 1.99 2.29 2.69 2.49 2.89 4.44 4.85 3.90 4.16 4.93 5.21 5.38 5.57 5.95 4.88 5.15 5.97 6.20 6.61 7.59 7.61 6.16 6.93 7.59 8.58 8.51 10.20 8.90 9.99 11.60 13.25 14.59 6.56 6.74 7.28 7.93 5.28 5.97 9.96

TATA MOTORS Aria

Bolt

GenX Nano

Indica

Indigo eCS

Manza

Safari

Safari Storme

Sumo Gold

Vista Xenon XT

Pure LX 4x2 BS IV Pleasure LX 4x2 BS IV Pride 4x4 BS IV XE Revotron 90PS XM Revotron 90PS XMS Revotron 90PS XT Revotron 90PS XE Quadrajet 75PS XM Quadrajet 75PS XMS Quadrajet 75PS XT Quadrajet 75PS XE XM XMA (AMT) XT XTA (AMT) ev2 LS BS IV ev2 LX BS IV emax GLS BS IV emax GLX BS IV GLX BS IV GVX BS IV LS LX VX emax GLS emax GLX Safire GLS Safire GLX Safire GVX Safire GEX Safire GEXL Quadrajet LS Quadrajet LX Quadrajet VX Quadrajet EX Quadrajet EXL Dicor EX BS 4 Dicor LX BS 4 Storme LX BS 4 Storme EX Storme VARICOR VX 4x2 Storme VARICOR VX 4x4 CX BS 4 CX - PS BS 4 EX BS 4 GX BS 4 Quadrajet LS BS 4 Quadrajet VX Tech BS 4 XT EX 4x2

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Xenon XT

Zest

XT EX 4x4 XE Revotron 90PS XM Revotron 90PS XMS Revotron 90PS XT Revotron 90PS XE Quadrajet 75PS XM Quadrajet 90PS XMS Quadrajet 90PS XT Quadrajet 90PS XMA Quadrajet 90PS

2.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3 1.3

D P P P P D D D D D

13.49 17.57 17.57 17.57 17.57 22.95 22.95 22.95 22.95 22.95

10.99 4.85 5.49 5.69 6.27 5.87 6.55 6.75 7.31 7.25

A/T Hybrid JS G G (CVT) GL VL A/T D4-DJ D4-DJS D4-DG D4-DGL J PS G V VX D-4D JD D-4D GD D-4D VD D-4D VXD J PS G V VX TRD Sportivo D-4D JD D-4D GD D-4D VD D-4D VXD D-4D TRD Sportivo Cross G Cross V D-4D GD D-4D VD 4x2 M/T 4x4 M/T 4x2 A/T 4x4 A/T 4x2 M/T (TRD Sportivo) 4x2 A/T (TRD Sportivo) E Euro IV Non AC 8 Seater E Euro IV Non AC 7 Seater E Euro IV PS 8 Seater E Euro IV PS 7 Seater G Euro IV 8 Seater G Euro IV 7 Seater GX Euro IV 8 Seater GX Euro IV 7 Seater VX Euro IV 8 Seater VX Euro IV 7 Seater ZX Euro IV 7 Seater

2.5 2.5 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.8 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.4 1.2 1.5 1.4 1.4 3.0 3.0 3.0 3.0 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5 2.5

P P P P P P P D D D D P P P P D D D D P P P P P D D D D D P P D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D D

12.98 19.16 14.05 14.05 15.22 14.05 15.22 21.45 21.45 21.45 21.45 16.78 16.78 16.78 16.78 23.59 23.59 23.59 23.59 17.71 17.71 17.71 17.71 16.78 23.59 23.59 23.59 23.59 23.59 17.71 16.78 23.59 23.59 12.55 12.55 11.88 NA NA NA 13.31 13.31 13.31 13.31 13.31 13.31 13.31 13.31 13.31 13.31 13.31

29.11 32.23 13.06 14.58 15.88 16.22 17.73 14.22 14.42 15.82 17.54 6.18 6.48 6.88 7.51 7.28 7.58 7.98 8.61 5.06 5.23 5.73 6.24 6.83 6.25 6.42 6.76 7.27 7.19 6.3 7.7 7.48 7.78 24.17 26.02 25.17 27.02 24.35 25.35 10.86 10.9 11.39 11.43 12.93 12.88 13.49 13.45 15.51 15.47 16.16

VX 200 Premium

4.5

D

9.65

1.29 (Cr.)

Prado VX-L

3.0

D

11.13

88.80

Z5 Z6

1.8 1.8

P P

23.91 23.91

38.10 39.80

TSI Trendline TSI Comfortline TDI Trendline TDI Comfortline TDI Highline TDI Highline A/T Trendline Comfortline Highline Trendline (Diesel) Comfortline (Diesel) Highline (Diesel) GT TSI GT TDI MPI TDI Trendline Comfortline Highline Comfortline DSG AT Highline DSG AT Trendline Comfortline Highline Comfortline DSG AT

1.4 1.4 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.0 1.2 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.2 1.5 1.2 1.5 1.6 1.6 1.6 1.2 1.2 1.5 1.5 1.5 1.5

P P D D D D P P P D D D P D P D P P P P P D D D D

14.69 14.69 19.33 19.33 19.33 16.96 16.47 16.47 16.47 20.14 20.14 20.14 17.21 19.78 16.47 20.14 16.93 16.93 16.93 18.19 18.19 20.64 20.64 20.64 21.5

14.15 15.67 15.31 17.24 19.14 20.17 5.33 5.95 6.47 6.68 7.30 7.82 8.58 8.58 6.94 8.40 7.85 8.67 9.42 9.87 10.62 9.1 9.92 10.67 11.12

TOYOTA Camry

Corolla Altis

Etios

Etios

Etios Liva

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VARIANTS

ENGINE*

FUEL*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

* Prices (Ex-Showroom Delhi)

PRICE*

* Engine in Litres | Fuel - Petrol (P), Diesel (D), CNG, LPG, Hybrid (H), Electric (E) | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakh/Crore

Vento Beetle VOLVO V40 V40 Cross Country S60

Highline DSG AT 1.4 TSI

1.5 1.4

D P

21.5 NA

11.87 28.73

D3 Kinetic R-Design D3 Inscription T4 Petrol T6 Petrol D4 Kinetic D4 Summum

2 2 2.0 1.6 2.0 2.0 2.0

D D D P P D D

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

24.75 27.7 32.50 27 42.00 32.40 35.25

MODEL

VARIANTS

ENGINE*

FUEL*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE*

* Engine in Litres | Fuel - Petrol (P), Diesel (D), CNG, LPG, Hybrid (H), Electric (E) | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakh/Crore

D5 Summum R-Design D4 Summum D5 Summum D4 Kinetic D4 Momentum R-Design D5 Inscription

2.4 2.0 2.0 2.4 2.0 2.0 2.0 2.4

D D D D D D D D

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

38.35 40.25 42.58 46.20 43.50 46.60 52 50.20

D5 Inscription Luxury

2.0

D

NA

77.9

S80

XC60

XC90

TWO WHEELER PRICES MODEL

ENGINE*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE*

* Engine in CC | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakhs

BAJAJ AUTO Platina 100 Platina 100 ES Discover 100 Discover 100 M Discover 125 DTS-i (Drum) Discover 125 DTS-i (Disc) Discover 150 S (Drum) Discover 150 S (Disc) Discover 150 F Pulsar 135LS Pulsar 150 DTS-i Pulsar AS 150 Pulsar 180 DTS-i Pulsar 200 NS Pulsar AS 200 Pulsar RS 200 Pulsar RS 200 ABS Pulsar 220 Avenger 150 Street Avenger 220 Street Avenger 220 Cruise BMW MOTORRAD R 1200 R R 1200 GS ADV 0A02 R 1200 RT R 1200 X (RnineT) 0A06 K 1300 R K 1300 S S 1000 RR HP2 Sport K 1600 GT K 1600 GTL K 1600 GTL Exclusive 0603 DSK BENELLI TNT 300 TNT 600i TNT 600 GT TNT 899 TNT R DSK HYOUSUNG Aquila 250 GT 250R GT 650R Aquila PRO ST7 DUCATI Scrambler Icon Scrambler Classic Scrambler Full Throttle Monster 821 Monster 821 Dark Monster 1200 Monster 1200 S Hyperstrada Hypermotard Multistrada Multistrada S White Multistrada S Red Diavel Dark Diavel Carbon Red Diavel Carbon Star White Diavel Titanium (LE) Panigale 899 Panigale 1299 Panigale 1299 S Panigale R Panigale R F015 HARLEY DAVIDSON Street 750 Super Low Iron 883 Forty - Eight Street Bob

99.27 102 94.38 102 124.6 124.6 144.8 144.8 144.8 134.66 149 149.5 178.6 199.5 199.5 199.5 199.5 220 150 220 220

90 96.90 91 84 76 76 NA NA NA 68.10 65 NA 58.10 58 NA NA NA 54.20 NA NA NA

0.39 0.44 0.46 0.48 0.51 0.53 0.54 0.57 0.60 0.63 0.70 0.79 0.73 0.91 0.91 1.18 (Lakh) 1.30 (Lakh) 0.86 0.75 0.84 0.84

1170 1170 1170 1170 1293 1293 999 1170 1649 1649 1649

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

24.13 (Lakh) 29.73 (Lakh) 29.73 (Lakh) 25.96 (Lakh) 27.25 (Lakh) 29.41 (Lakh) 29.41 (Lakh) NA 34.35 (Lakh) 37.04 (Lakh) 44.79 (Lakh)

300 600 600 898 1131

NA NA NA NA NA

2.83 (Lakh) 5.15 (Lakh) 5.62 (Lakh) 9.48 (Lakh) 11.81 (Lakh)

249 249 647 647 678.2

NA NA NA NA NA

2.84 (Lakh) 3.00 (Lakh) 4.79 (Lakh) 5.26 (Lakh) 5.77 (Lakh)

803 803 803 821 821 1198 1198 821 821 1198 1198 1198 1198 1198 1198 1198 899 1285 1285 1198 1198

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

749 883 883 1202 1585

NA 21.70 21.70 NA 18.18

4.32 (Lakh) 6.32 (Lakh) 7.22 (Lakh) 8.82 (Lakh) 10.37(Lakh)

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ENGINE*

FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE*

1690 1690 1690 1690 1247 1690 1801

17.85 17.85 13.86 17.85 15.80 17.85 NA

13.03 (Lakh) 15.08 (Lakh) 16.30 (Lakh) 16.45 (Lakh) 22.02 (Lakh) 29.91 (Lakh) 49.57 (Lakh)

102 109 97.2 97.2 97.2 97.2 97.2 97.2 97.2 124.7 97.2 109.1 124.7 124.8 124.7 149.1 149.2 149.2 149.2 149.2 223 223

49 50 80 80 80 81 81 81 NA 83.10 79 60 81.10 NA 52.40 68 65.10 65.10 65.10 55 48.50 51

0.43 0.51 0.38 0.40 0.44 0.43 0.43 0.44 0.47 0.51 0.47 0.47 0.53 0.59 0.57 0.58 0.66 0.72 0.66 0.69 0.78 0.97

109 109 109 109 125 110 109 109 109 109 109 109 124.7 149.1 162.71 162.71 149.4 249 650 998 999 1312 1832

60 60 60 60 60 60 60 60 74 74 74 74 65 NA NA NA NA 30 NA NA NA NA NA

0.47 0.46 0.46 0.46 0.55 0.49 0.5 0.56 0.52 0.59 0.49 0.5 0.59 0.63 0.72 0.79 1.23 (Lakh) 1.60 (Lakh) 7.30 (Lakh) 11.81 (Lakh) 15.21 (Lakh) 13.99 (Lakh) 28.50 (Lakh)

1811 1811 1811 1131 1811

NA NA NA NA NA

25.50 (Lakh) 28.50 (Lakh) 32 (Lakh) 12 (Lakh) 37 (Lakh)

296 649 998 1441 1043 806 1043 649 249

26 33 14 18 15 18 15 NA NA

3.60 (Lakh) 5.14 (Lakh) 16.40 (Lakh) 17.66 (Lakh) 12.87 (Lakh) 8.13 (Lakh) 12.87 (Lakh) 4.78 (Lakh) 2.99 (Lakh)

200 373 200

NA NA NA

1.31 (Lakh) 1.81 (Lakh) 1.60 (Lakh)

* Engine in CC | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakhs

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MODEL

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KTM RC 390 LML NV SPL NV LS STAR EURO 150 STAR EURO 200 MAHINDRA 2 WHEELERS Kine Flyte Duro DZ Rodeo RZ Rodeo UZO Gusto Pantero Centuro Centuro Rockstar Mojo PIAGGIO Vespa LX Vespa VX Vespa S Vespa ELEGANTE Vespa Premium ROYAL ENFIELD Bullet 350 Bullet 500 Electra Twinspark Thunderbird 350 Thunderbird 500 Classic 350 Classic 500 Desert Storm Classic- Chrome Continental GT SUZUKI Access 125 Lets Swish 125 Hayate Slingshot GS 150R Gixxer Gixxer SF Inazuma Bandit 1250 SA Intruder M800 Intruder M1800R Intruder M1800R B.O.S.S Hayabusa GSX - S1000 GSX - S1000F GSX - R1000 V- Storm 1000 TRIUMPH MOTORCYCLES Bonneville A3 Bonneville T100 Thruxton A2 Street Triple ABS A2 Speed Triple ABS A1 Daytona 675 ABS Daytona 675 R Tiger XR 800 Tiger XRx Tiger XCx Tiger 800 XC Tiger 800 XCA Tiger Explorer Thunderbird Storm

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FUEL EFFICIENCY*

PRICE*

1699 2294

NA NA

16.19 (Lakh) 21.29 (Lakh)

87.8 87.8 109.7 109.7 99.7 109.7 109.7 125 125 159.7 177.4

65 65 62 62 87.70 83.90 62 67 67 NA NA

0.42 0.44 0.47 0.42 0.40 0.42 0.44 0.51 0.55 0.69 0.73

113 113 113 113 106 106 123 123 123 153 153 150 150 153 153 153 149 998 149 321 998 998 1679

NA NA 53 53 75.74 70.03 71.50 78 NA NA NA NA NA 62.40 NA 50.81 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

0.48 0.52 0.46 0.48 0.38 0.45 0.51 0.52 0.55 0.71 0.73 0.77 0.79 0.61 0.58 0.78 0.84 10.72 (Lakh) 1.17 (Lakh) 3.25 (Lakh) 22.34 (Lakh) 29.43 (Lakh) 25.65 (Lakh)

* Engine in CC | Fuel Efficiency in kmpl/kmpkg | Prices in lakhs

373

NA

2.05 (Lakh)

149.56 147.55 150.82 199.89

NA NA NA NA

0.40 0.45 0.47 0.53

71.5 124.6 124.6 124.6 125 110 106.7 106.7 110 295

63.25 40 56.25 59.38 59 63 79.40 85.40 85.40 NA

0.34 0.41 0.49 0.47 0.48 0.45 0.39 0.48 0.45 1.58

125 125 125 125 150

62 60 NA NA NA

0.67 0.71 0.75 0.79 0.84

346 499 346 346 500 346 499 499 499 535

53.40 NA 53.40 NA NA 53.40 53.40 39.35 39.35 NA

0.98 1.42 (Lakh) 1.10 (Lakh) 1.28 (Lakh) 1.63 (Lakh) 1.18 (Lakh) 1.51 (Lakh) 1.53 (Lakh) 1.60 (Lakh) 1.84 (Lakh)

124 112.8 124 112.8 124 149.5 154.9 154.9 250 1255 805 1783 1783 1340 999 999 999 1037

50.22 63 51 72 68.50 55.70 NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA NA

0.49 0.43 0.51 0.45 0.51 0.69 0.72 0.83 2.09 (Lakh) 10.75 (Lakh) 10.05 (Lakh) 15.95 (Lakh) 16.45 (Lakh) 15.95 (Lakh) 12.25 (Lakh) 12.70 (Lakh) 15.95 (Lakh) 14.95 (Lakh)

865 865 865 675 1050 675 675 800 800 800 800 800 1215 1699

18.12 18.13 NA NA NA 16.37 16.37 17.56 17.56 17.56 17.56 17.56 15.93 NA

5.99 (Lakh) 6.97 (Lakh) 7.18 (Lakh) 7.91 (Lakh) 11.06 (Lakh) 10.69 (Lakh) 12.14 (Lakh) 10.50 (Lakh) 11.60 (Lakh) 12.70 (Lakh) 12.14 (Lakh) 13.75 (Lakh) 18.75 (Lakh) 13.95 (Lakh)

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49 196 169 445 498 567 850 760 455 498 760 904 NA 760 875 875 1000 1000 1000 488 NA

2.64 lakh 4.89 lakh 5.29 lakh 7.25 lakh 7.67 lakh 7.94 lakh 14.72 lakh 15.35 lakh 11.14 lakh 13.97 lakh 18 lakh 20.48 lakh 12.82 lakh 22.85 lakh 21.13 lakh 24.10 lakh NA NA NA 10.86 lakh 2.32 lakh

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ZBEE STARTS ITS INDIA JOURNEY MOTOWN INDIA BUREAU

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t is by far the sexiest and the most hygienic three-wheeler ever seen in India. No, it’s not an ordinary three-wheeler and nor is it an auto.

They call it the “Zbee” (pronounced zeebee) and it has been brought into India by Clean Motion, a Swedish company. The Zbee is one of the most advanced electric commercial vehicles and it has been formally launched in India. The Zbee is so advanced a three-wheeler that all its three seats come with 3 point seat belts. The vehicle has been homologated through iCAT under L5 category for electric vehicles and has undergone 18 different tests. The company has received permission to ply anywhere in India but is starting its operation in Haryana.

Unlike ordinary and unsafe e-rickshaws that run in certain parts of Delhi, the Zbees will carry registration numbers and be driven by licensed drivers. The vehicle contains a slew of technologically advanced functions and will also have an android screen for advertisements and updates.

As part of a cluster, 10 Zbees were flagged off during the day from DLF CyberHub. The first cluster of 25 Zbees would offer the last mile connectivity from DLF CyberHub to nearby offices (of DLF Cyber City) and later on Metro stations. The company plans to utilise these Zbees at DLF Saket, Noida and then later move to Agra and Jaipur and finally to all the 20 smart cities and Incredible India tourists spots where battered e-rickshaws are currently plying, thereby ensuring that

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R-L: Goran Folkesson, CEO, Clean Motion AB, Anil Arora, Country Head & Nures Sayeed, Director Marketing, Zbee India Pvt. Ltd. India gives its best impression to foreigners in terms of hygienic and efficient transport systems. The vehicles will be operated under a franchise model.

Zbee is already running successfully across Europe and Indonesia, and India is now going to be an important market for the new generation clean electric vehicle. Zbee, a smartly designed and researched vehicle in Sweden, promises to be a safe, efficient and eco-friendly transport solution for the very important Indian market, where last mile connectivity is becoming an important concern.

An energy efficient electric vehicle, Zbee promises to significantly improve the environment both locally and globally, through energy efficiency and zero emissions.

Zbee has entered into an arrangement with DLF, to operate

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Zbees from various retail format in Delhi-NCR. Said Göran Folkesson, Clean Motion CEO, “We all know that fossil fuels run vehicles have contributed significantly in adding the carbon footprint/ emissions in our environment, to combat this at Clean Motion we started developing technology which is “lean”, “clean” and “safe” and can be a potential alternative transport solution and this led to Zbee.

We are delighted that India is concerned and is now open to and is looking at alternative solutions, and I am confident Zbee would soon become the preferred mode of transport for shorter distances.”

Zbee is made up of state-ofthe-art FRP (Fibre Reinforced Plastic) body, due to which the vehicle manages to strike a perfect balance between lightness and

safety. It comes with an advance Lithium battery and a full charge allows it to be driven for upto 50 kms.

Clean Motion has so far invested over US$ 1 million in

India and would be pumping in US$ 10 million by 2017. Currently Zbee is being assembled in India at Faridabad and the India team expects to bring down the production cost significantly by

Storage space at the rear of the Zbee

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COVER REPORT 2017. Clean Motion is also closely working with Delhi Integrated Multi-Modal Transit System Ltd and other organisations for training and adding more women drivers for Zbee.

Anil Arora, Country Head, Clean Motion India, “I am proud and delighted to say that with Zbee, we are addressing two key areas: one is ‘Make In India’, as increasingly we are working on assembling the Zbee in India, which would help in lowering the production cost and thus helping to increase the distribution and expansion and simultaneously be a partner and contributor towards the Government’s “Smart City” plans.

It’s imperative that all of us, work on creating and implementing solutions which are clean and environment friendly and Zbee will be just doing that.”

He further added, “ We hope we can closely work with ‘FAME’ Faster Adoption and Manufacturing of Hybrid and Electric vehicles

prestigious The WWF Climate Solver and Zennsström Green Mentorship Award.

• Won the Indian Parivartan Sustainability Award In October 2014.

SOME KEY FACTS OF ZBEE:

Goran Folkesson in India’ as part of the National Electric Mobility Mission Plan , and explore the option of offering incentives on adoption of commercial electric vehicles” Anant Verma, Business Head, DLF CyberHub “Not only are we excited to launch this eco-friendly, easy and convenient shuttle service by Zbee at DLF CyberHub, we are extremely proud that we

are the first in NCR to take this road less travelled. We hope that it provides convenience and ease to people across DLF Cyber City.

Along with the Rapid Metro, now reaching CyberHub from virtually anywhere is an experience in itself.”

AWARDS FOR ZBEE: • In late 2013, Zbee received two

• Zbee can reach a full charge in less than an hour. (Using rapid charging).

• Three Zbees can fit into a single parking space.

• Zbee is extremely energy efficient. It creates no noise or local pollution.

• Its operating cost is 30% of the cost of a fossil fuel vehicle.

• To comfortably accommodate 2 people.

• Weighs 270 Kgs / and maximum speed of 45k/ hr.

• Zbee is weather protected, seats three people with ease and features a protected luggage compartment. The parking brake has a lock and protects the vehicle from theft.

Space at the rear and sides of the vehicle can be utilised for advertisements

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INTERVIEW WITH GORAN FOLKESSON CEO, Clean Motion AB What has been the response of this vehicle in Sweden?

Well in Sweden this is a very new vehicle because in Europe we are more accustomed to normal cars and this is an open three-wheeler which is much more suited for the more tropical landscapes of Indonesia and India. The experience in Sweden is very good but it’s still a very new product for the Swedish market.

We have successfully taken it far north in Sweden and the vehicle performs nicely on snow as well.

Since we have dual motors we get a very nice performance from the summer tyres but there is a possibility to put on winter tyres as well.

What has been your experience in Indonesia with the Zbee?

It is at a starting point. We have only a few vehicles with temporary registration plates there but some of them have clocked long distances in Indonesia. The climate is very different and quite stable. It is 32 degrees celsius every day so the performance is very good. The climate is perfect for the batteries.

In Sweden it gets very cold so even lithium batteries are affected as the distance you can go in cold climes is significantly shorter.

How strong is this vehicle?

The vehicle is very strong, we have 4Kw motors and since it weighs only 270kgs the acceleration is very good. We have a software cap on the maximum speed. The speed has been capped at 45kmph and it could be tuned for higher speeds.

But that means more energy consumption and for Delhi traffic its more a matter of reducing the top speed rather than increasing it. Technically it can be tuned to go up to 65-70kmph.

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The vehicle has cleared 15 odd tests in the L5 category. What are these tests?

They are a bunch of traditional tests but doing them with fully modern electric vehicles is a new thing. It is also new for test agencies. Electromagnetic compatibility test, noise test, brake test, etc. The noise test is very funny because these vehicles have no noise so they had to re do the test because the machine recorded only ambient noise. We have conducted a crash test in Sweden but it is actually not part of any legislative procedures. We need to do legislative tests for seat belts but not for crash tests but we conducted the crash test at a private facility. The vehicle performed exactly as we designed

it to do. The composites used are very good to absorb energy which is what is needed for a crash situation. The important thing in a crash is to keep the body structure intact and the second is to ensure the passengers are still inside and that is why you need seatbelts.

Volvo was the first to introduce the three point seatbelt and safety has been a very important matter for Sweden. So we are just taking the heritage forward and introducing it to this vehicle.

India by different names Auto, Tuk-Tuk, etc. What do you want people to call this threewheeler?

We want to call it the Zbee because that is the name of the product and it stands for zero emissions working bee.

Three wheelers are known in

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AUTO EXPO 2016 – COMPONENTS

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MORE THAN 1500 COMPANIES PARTICIPATE

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An engines and transmissions manufacturer, Avtec, a CK Birla company, had on display among other critical components, two BS VI engines. One was a 1.2 litre petrol engine while the other was a 2 litre diesel engine. The company has a licensing agreement with Peugeot of France for manufacturing these engines.

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he 13th Auto Expo – Components Show, organised by the Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA), Society Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) and the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) from February 4 to 7, 2016 showcased a large variety of products.

Spread over 80,000 square meters in 18 halls, this year the expo saw the participation from 1500 companies including 900 Indian

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MOTOWN INDIA BUREAU companies and 600 International exhibitors occupying the entire Pragati Maidan, New Delhi for the first time. Eight dedicated International pavilions from China, Canada, France, Germany, Japan, Taiwan, South Korea and the U.K. have been set-up where the participants keen to engage with the Indian suppliers are displaying their latest products and technologies.

Along with the ribbon cutting ceremony of the 13thAuto Expo – Components Show, Anant

Geete also inaugurated Innovation Pavilion and ACMA’s ‘Asli-Naqli’ pavilion. Spread over 100 square meters, the Innovation Pavilion was created to draw attention to the latest innovation which auto component companies have indigenously designed, developed, tested and validated in India. The ACMA’s ‘Asli-Naqli’ pavilion addressed the rising concerns on counterfeit products sold in the replacement market and issues concerning intellectual property.

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TVS GROUP OF COMPANIES TVS had, as usual, put up a great display with all its group companies huddled together under one umbrella that went by the name of TVS – Delivering Excellence. Group companies and brands included Sundaram Clayton Ltd, Turbo Energy Pvt Ltd, TVS Tyres, Delphi TVS, Brakes India Pvt Ltd, India Nippon Electricals Ltd., Lucas TVS, Wheels India, Sundaram Fasteners Ltd. These companies manufacture a wide variety of automotive components, from aluminium die castings, turbochargers, tyres, different kinds of fuel injection pumps/ nozzles etc, brake systems, alternators, ignition coils and switches, horns, wiper motors, arms and blades, wheel rims and different types of fasteners.

NATIONAL ENGINEERING INDUSTRIES MANATEC ELECTRTONICS PVT LTD: A garage equipment company based in Puducherry, Manatec Electronics Pvt. Ltd. launched five new products at the Auto Expo. These were mainly for heavy vehicles segment. These included a 3D wheel alignment called Jumbo, Jumbo 3D Super, a 3D wheel alignment for LCVs called geNie 3D, an AC gas charger and a tyre pressure monitoring system.

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Popularly known by its brand name NBC Bearings, NEI, a Rajasthan based company and part of the CK Birla Group is a leading player in the bearings industry. Among others it displayed two new products ---a pre-set hub which is used in heavy commercial vehicles. The company also displayed a transmission technology called IVT for scooters.

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MADHUS GARAGE EQUIPMENTS

VARROC ENGINEERING

Based in Aurangabad, Varroc Engineering manufactures various powertrain components, plastic moulded parts, electric and electronic assemblies, exterior lighting, etc. Lighting was one product the company displayed in a big way, both for four-wheelers as well as two-wheelers. The company also displayed its electric and electronic products for two-wheelers.

Bangalore based major in garage equipment, Madhus displayed the latest Hunter Revolution tyre changer which was launched in the US last year.

This tyre changer is fully automatic (It can even be operated by a lady).

The company is the representative for Hunter company of the US and a few others from India and markets their products in the entire country. Madhus represents major brands like Hunter of US, Ravaglioli and Texa of Italy, etc which are garage equipment while it has other companies like Telwin which is into welding equipment, Rotary from US, among others.

BORGWARNER BorgWarner, a company that provides powertrain solutions, engine cooling systems, emission systems and turbochargers among others, showcased a light duty Visctronic which is now being localised in India this year to support the BS VI implementation in India. The company had also on display a controlled coolant pump for commercial trucks, and a coolant pump for passenger cars.

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Shriram Pistons is a leading player in pistons, piston rings, piston pins, engine valves, cylinder liners, bloc heads, crank shafts and connecting rods. It had on display its latest products supplied to leading OEMS.

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Coimbatore based company, ATS Elgi is a major player in the automobile service equipment segment. It deals in all kinds of lifts, wheel aligners, wheel balancers, pain booths, vehicle test lanes, crash repair system, spot welders, car washers, pneumatic tools, mobile services units etc. Most of its products were on display at the stalls belonging to the company.

ELOFIC INDUSTRIES Elofic Industries specialises in oil filters, fuel filters, air filters, hydraulic filters, oil and lubricants. The company displayed a lot of new products, many of them which they are developing for several OEMs. These included water separators, air filter assemblies, etc.

TEXSPIN BEARINGS LTD This Gujarat based company, Texspin Bearings is a leading player in automotive bearings and had on display several value added products on display at the Auto Expo.

M.S. Sahni, Chairman, Elofic Industries (4th from right) along with the company’s senior officials at the Auto Expo 2016 - Components

JSK BEARINGS COMPANY PVT LTD A manufacturer of heavy equipment ball bearings, Delhi based company JSK Bearings had on display the different ball bearings manufactured for several OEMs, as well as the aftermarket and the export market. The company makes different kinds of ball bearings, cup cone sets, bushes, etc

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ROOTS GROUP OF COMPANIES KARCHER CLEANING SYSTEMS

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Karcher, a Noida based company, had two different stalls at the expo. It showcased its car washing stations, wet and dry vacuum cleaners, steam washers, floor cleaners and its automatic car washing plant.

Coimbatore based company Roots specialises in horns, auto electrical accessories, cleaning machines and die casting. Its range of cleaning machines were on display at the Auto Expo, besides its other products.

JAMNA AUTO INDUSTRIES LTD.

(From L to R) Jamna Auto Industries Ltd CEO R S Jauhar, Global Head-After Market Madhukar Sharma, Cabinet Minister of Heavy Industries Anant Geete, ACMA President Arvind Balaji and Jamna Auto Industries Ltd. COO P S Jauhar at Jamna Auto’s Stand at Auto Expo, Pragati Maidan. Jamna Auto is a leading player in multi leaf springs, parabolic leaf springs, lift axle and air suspension. It primarily caters to the heavy commercial vehicle industry.

IGUS INDIA Bangalore based company igus India is a leader in spherical bearings, cable management systems, lubrication free bushes, corrosion resistant bearings and polymer bearings. igus GmbH is a leading international manufacturer of energy chain systems and polymer plain bearings. The family-run company based in Cologne is represented in 36 countries.

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AUTO EXPO 2016 INTERVIEWS

ARVIND BALAJI, President, ACMA

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First and foremost, what are your impressions of the show?

Is it getting better?

I think in the true spirit of continuous improvement, our show is getting better and better each time. I think this year it has gone off well. The feedback we have received is that the quality and spread of participation has been very good. There have been tremendous innovations by various suppliers. It has been a very exciting show.

This time around there has been an Innovations Pavilion.

What’s this all about?

Prime Minister Narendra Modi talked about “Make in India” and we took that message very deeply. For our industry we translated that as Make Quality and Technology in India. These are the only two parameters that matter for the automotive sector.

We themed our whole year around it. Keeping in line with the theme we kept an Innovations Pavilion here. What we were trying to showcase was there are many Indian companies that are designing, developing products here in India of world class standards and also supplying

to world class customers. We wanted to bring it all together and who it to people can have a look.

So far you do not get the feeling that Indian is an Innovations Centre. We wanted to showcase that innovations is happening here now.

Do you now find Indian auto components companies working ahead of the curve when it comes to technology?

Absolutely! I think different companies are different stages of evolution. But you are seeing every company making an honest and sincere effort to go up the value chain, investing in R&D, investing in innovations, and I think when you walk across the various pavilions you get a clear sense that technology development is a major thrust for many entrepreneurs.

Participants are generally happy with the fact that the two shows—Components and Motor Show--- are at two different locations. Yet many said closer proximity of the locations would have been better. Do you agree with that?

I think as it stands now, it is

what it is. But I would like to make a point here that the OEs have been very supportive, almost every company has sent a delegation of their senior management and engineers here. People have taken the effort to come here. This has also given more space to people to showcase things.

To be frank, it has gone on quite well. This is the second edition in two different locations and everything has gone on well.

It would be nicer if the two shows were closer together.

With Prime Minister’s “Make in India” initiative are auto component manufacturers far more aggressive in their growth strategies?

We are hoping that the tide has started to change. We are seeing some pockets of growth. The car market has been growing at a stable pace. The commercial vehicle market has picked up now. The rural markets are a bit subdued but we expect that to come back soon. Indian companies are really pushing to go global. You are seeing a lot energy on how to expand.

The Asli-Naqli pavilion continues to have a presence at the show here. Are spurious spare parts still an area of concern for the industry?

I think what people do not realise is the automotive aftermarket is a very large market. But it is also a very uncontrolled market.

There are no standards in place for products to be sold in the aftermarket. In fact there are imports of components into India which have no standards and no certification. Whatever regulations you put in place in the original equipment side, if the aftermarket does not keep pace with that you could have all the good work done on safety and emissions undone in the aftermarket with spurious parts being fitted.

KARL WAGNER, Vice President Global Sales

& Engineering, Thermal Systems, BorgWarner On BorgWarner products being showcased at Auto Expo-Components Show 2016 From a thermal systems perspective, we have products that cover the airflow side of the vehicle, the coolant flow and specifically what is new is the light duty Visctronic which is now being localised in India this year to support also the

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Euro 6 (BS VI) implementation in India, which by itself is a very exciting step. On the coolant flow side we have two products. One is a controlled coolant pump for commercial trucks, and a coolant pump for passenger cars.

On the Government skipping BS V emission norms and moving on to BS VI norms

by 2020---the challenges therein.

First of all it is a very exciting step for us and also for India and its economy.

It’s a challenge from an infrastructure perspective. In terms of product readiness, as I mentioned the light duty Visctronic, we have a complete product portfolio in thermal as well as the entire BorgWarner

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On how technology is evolving Let me describe the two main drivers changing the technology.

One is we are going into a deeper system integration into vehicles and the second is the electrification. If you see our products like the bi metal fan drives, it will now be an electronically controlled device where the speed demand for the fan is actually coming from the engine ECU. On the challenges posed by

electrification of vehicles The electrification of vehicles is at a slightly different speed if you compare commercial vehicles and passenger vehicles. In passenger car segment, full electric and hybrid vehicles are already ready and will continue to be wider spread. We have products that are being specifically being developed in that segment.

Then there are coolant pumps that support start stop feature as well as cooler electric vehicles. In the CV segment also we have products supporting electric and hybrid vehicles.

On the company’s focus segments in India From a thermal perspective we have several segment strategies.

We have a segment strategy for commercial vehicles. For passenger cars, for off high way vehicles like tractors and construction vehicles. From a business priority perspective, CV is the most important segment for us in India. We are also migrating into the passenger car segment and I think despite the market volatility the off highway segment will continue to be an important segment for us to work.

On absorption of newer

technology by Indian OEMs vis a vis foreign OEMs. In general there was always a very steady migration of technology into India.

But challenges remain like infrastructure, construction of roads (which slowed down a bit of the migration because of lack of requirement) etc. But India remains a very exciting market. With the emissions implementation (BS VI by 2020), there will be an increase in the speed of technology migration.

The entire OEM segment was prepared for that migration and that just required a spark and the BS VI will make that happen.

K D SAHNI, Joint Managing Director, On new products displayed at Auto Expo 2016 We are displaying a lot of new products which include those we are developing for several OEMs. These include water separators, air filter assemblies, etc.

On the company’s target audience The target is OEMs, after market as well as export customers. We have a very healthy mix of all the

three in our turnover. There is no one specific segment we are looking at.

On the stand alone Components Show We are very happy. We are getting quality customer which means we are getting business.

The crowds and the glamour have gone to Greater Noida.

When the shows were combined (Components and Motor Show)

there were a few important clients of ours who could not even enter because of the crowds outside. At least that kind of a nuisance value is not there. Having put in all the efforts and money, definitely we expect our clients to come here.

Our view point is that the two shows need to be separate.

From the crowd perspective you want crowds to come and look

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Elofic Industries Ltd.

at your brand, but then we also want business customers to be here.

YK TANEJA, President / SM HUSSAIN, Vice President,

JSK Bearings Company (P) Ltd On products displayed at the Auto Expo 2016 YK Taneja (YKT): In bearings the technology that we follow is of SKF and NBC. All these bearings are made from bearings steel SAE 52100. We use the same balls and rollers which the other big bearings manufacturers of the country are using. Our Bearings are among the best made in the country.

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On the segments the company caters YKT: We cater to all segments across the spectrum.

S M Hussain (SMH): Several OEMs are also using our bearings.

I cannot name them because of the agreement we have signed with them. We have been running our factory for the last 18 years.

We have a 100pc German plant.

We do not have a single Indian

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SPECIAL REPORT machinery in our plant. Recently we launched products for the twowheeler segment also. We make ball bearings, cup cone sets, bushes,etc. We are constantly improving our products. Our R&D team is constantly improving our products and we are also catering to several export houses. They are buying as per their parameters as well as per their drawings. We

AUTO EXPO 2016 INTERVIEWS are there in the OEM as well s after market.

YKT: In fact our first preference was always OEMs. After that we moved to exports. Today we are exporting to 26 countries.

We also participate in every Automechanika show worldwide.

Through these trade shows we have been able to established every good contacts throughout

the globe. We are in North and South America, Europe, Middle East and the neighbouring countries of India are mostly using our bearings.

On the overall response at the Auto Expo YKT: We are happy with two shows—Components and Motor Show—being bifurcated. Now

only select customers are visiting us and they mean business when they visit us. Earlier what was happening was that a huge crowd used to come and pick up our pamphlets. We are now getting genuine customers at the show.

We would however prefer if both the shows were a little more closer to each other in terms of location.

RAJESH PHILIP, Executive Director,

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Madhus Garage Equipments Pvt Ltd On the new products being displayed at the Auto Expo 2016 This time we are bringing in the latest Hunter Revolution tyre changer which was launched in the US last year and is one of its kind. This tyre changer is fully automatic. This is what we are displaying here and it is a real crowd puller. We are the representatives for Hunter company of the US and a few others from India. We market their products in the entire country. We have been in the business for the last 27 years. We represent the major brand like Hunter of US, Ravaglioli and Texa of Italy, etc which are garage equipment while we have other companies like Telwin which is into welding equipment, Rotary another US brand, among others.

On the company’s focus areas

Our main focus is on the passenger cars segment. We are also into suspension of truck industry segment. We market Hunter truck wheel aligners and wheel balancers. The there are lifting and tyre changing equipment for trucks. We are active in both the segments.

On the growth of the garage equipment industry Our growth is directly proportional to the growth of the automobile industry growth.

The growth in the automobile industry is booming today and in the passenger car segment we see the launch of a lot of new models. This means a lot more dealerships and in turn we are growing too. We are catering mainly to the premium segment of all the cars. We have got approvals from every OEM in India. We

supply our equipment to their production lines and even their R&D centres.

Today we can proudly say that every R&D centre of almost every manufacturer is using some of our equipment in their R&D labs. We have also got approvals from every manufacturer for their service centres across India.

We also supply to almost every workshop in India plus the tyre industry.

On the stand alone Auto Components show I have been participating in the Auto Expo since 1998. All the time the garage equipment players were pushed into a corner but this time we are in a proper building. With such expensive equipment that we have, we were not happy to

be pushed in one corner of the fair ground. Now we have ben given a prominent place and this time we only have serious people visiting our stall. When the components and motor shows were combined years back we had people more interested in seeing cars and they used to barge into our stalls to see whether we were selling any cars. But today we are happy to note that we are having a better response than the previous shows. This time its far more focussed.

R MANANATHAN, Chairman, Manatec Electronics Pvt Ltd On new products being showcased at the Auto Expo We are launching five new products at the Auto Expo. These are mainly for heavy vehicles segment. We have developed a 3D wheel alignment called

Jumbo. It has replaced the current models. It gives a better output through 3D technology.

We have also come out another model call Jumbo 3D Super.

The Super model can carry out the alignment of five axles at a

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time which nobody has done in the world, therefore we have patented this product.

Then we are also launching a 3D wheel alignment for LCV segment where the cameras are fitted on the lift itself. Normally

the cameras are fitted away from the lift. We have designed a way to fit the cameras on the lift so that there is space saving and cost saving. We have named the model Genie. Apart from these three, we have also developed

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On the demand for these new products Definitely there will be demand from the heavy vehicles segment where the tyre wear is very heavy.

The wheels have to be aligned properly otherwise it will be very abnormal for the vehicle. There are no cost effective solutions in the market, so we are bringing

these cost effective solutions. For the technicians it will mean less time consumed and less energy used.

On the demand from different segments Passenger vehicles segment requires a different set of machines. The CV segment requires a different set of machines. We develop machines that cater to the needs of both the segments.

On the overall size of Manatec I have more than 300 employees.

I have 50 people working in my R&D team. We export to more than 60 countries. We have around 60 dealers in India and business associates. We have a huge network in place.

On the overall size of the garage equipment industry in India It is very difficult to assess because the garage equipment industry has got around one hundred different products. Each of the products has many versions. Not everything is made by everybody. I make tyre care equipment and pollution checking equipment but I am not making soe of the mechanical equipment.

On having a separate venue for Auto Expo-Components Show It is a very good idea. The customers who are coming here are very much focussed

and those who are very serious about buying or understanding the products. Previously we used to get all kinds of visitors and sometimes the focus was lost.

We want this model to continue.

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an AC gas charger and a tyre pressure monitoring system. You can monitor the pressure of the tyre of your vehicle even through your mobile. The pressure and temperature of your tyre will be displayed for all the four wheels and also for the stepney . This is a new development from Manatec. This year the Manatec R&D team has developed five new products.

SANJEEV TAPARIA, Senior Vice President-

Marketing, National Engineering Industries Ltd On NBC products being displayed at the Auto Expo 2016 We are a leading bearing company in India and the way technology requirement are moving, we are displaying two products which are very interesting. One is about wheel bearings. We have introduced a product known as pre-set hubs which are sued in heavy commercial vehicles. The advantage of this product is that gives very high maintenance free life. Currently, the conventional assembly the truck manufacturers are using, that gives a maintenance life of around one lakh kilometres.

This particular technology gives around 3 lakh kilometres service free. The second technology we are trying to introduce to our customers is on two wheeler platform. What we have displayed here is a transmission technology

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called IVT. Today scooters give a fuel efficiency of around 50km per litre, as compared to a fuel efficiency of around 80 to 85 kmpl for motorcycles. Now this particular transmission has a capability to deliver 80 to 90 kmpl on a scooter. The scooter will now have around the same fuel efficiency as a motorcycle.

It is a very revolutionary product.

We are at the concept stage as of now. We have displayed the prototype here. A lot of our

customers have had a lot of questions on that.

On focus segments in the market We around 80pc catering to OEMs. Of course we are present in the aftermarket but our basic focus is on OEMs. We are basically targeting OEMs here.

On the overall response to the Components Show

Our experience is very good. The quality of people we are getting at the stall is excellent. Relevant people are coming to the stall and spending quality time here.

In the earlier shows, the general public was so large that it was impossible to manage the stall.

We find that by separating the two shows, Components and Motor Show, has been very innovative. Having said that, if both the shows had some proximity instead of a long distance, maybe a ten minutes distance, it would have been much more convenient.

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NIRMAL K MINDA, CMD, Uno Minda On the Auto Expo-Components Show 2016 This year I am very much impressed. Since the last show, the components show is different from the Motor Show. I think it is a good move. People are coming here with focussed approach.

Many OEM management has come here to know what the components manufacturers are displaying.

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On reasons why Uno Minda has not participated in the show.

There is no specific reason for that. We always thought it is better for us to go directly

to the OEMs and do our own technology presentation.

This gets us better mileage.

Such meetings can have the OEM senior engineers also participating.

On the Auto Expo – The Motor Show 2016 The show has been a real success with a lot of launches.

Every company has done well.

From the Maruti Suzuki Brezza to the Toyotas and Hondas, all have done well with new launches.

Even the two wheeler players have done a good job. I am sure the Indian auto industry has a

great future.

On Uno Minda’s collaboration with Honda Car India Honda connect has been a very good collaboration between us and Honda.

We are very proud of ourselves and Honda to have collaborated. I foresee a very good success in the future for both the companies.

On the “Make in India” initiative and the progress it has made I think we are in the right direction but we need to

give more focus on the technology front. We can do the manufacturing but technology and innovation are the things that will benefit us in the future.

More focus on technology and telematics, etc will be important for our industry.

NIRAJ HANS, COO (Automotive),

Sandhar Technologies Ltd On the products displayed at the Auto Expo Everything we are showing here is new. Primarily we have been known as mechanical locks and mirrors company but today if you see our products we are mostly into electronics. As per our customer demand we are having a pro active approach from the development point of view. All the mirrors, locks, security systems, handles, etc, we are progressing very well.

On the company’s focus areas Sandhar has never focussed on after market. Sandhar was born and brought up on the platform of OEMs and we are continuing to do so.

On the new format of the Auto Expo-Components Show According to me, ever since this show has been bifurcated into OEMs and Auto Components, it’s been good for the components player. Only serious players are

coming in. The components industry is pretty happy with this bifurcation.

On technology and if Sandhar is company ahead of the curve or still waits for the OEMs to show it the way Technology is basically driven in two ways. One is through our own innovations, within our centre, the Sandhar Centre of Innovation and Development. Second is, we are having some global tie ups as

well. So depending on customer requirement and keeping cost as a prime driver and technology in front, we try to offer solutions. In certain cases we are pro actively approaching customers and in some cases customers are approaching us also.

RAJESH PODDAR, Director-Business Development, Paracoat Products Ltd

On the products displayed at the Auto Expo We are basically into solutions for noise vibration and our efforts are into reducing the weight of the car, fir resistance products so that we are safe from accidents, etc. We have put up products pertaining to these areas.

On the response at the Auto Expo The response has been enormous from OEM customers. We are displaying here technologies that are in line with the OEM thought process. We provide all kinds of noise, vibration and heat insulation products for passenger cars, commercial vehicles,

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tractors, heavy engineering equipment, etc.

On the two shows— components and motorshow---being held in two different locations.

People who are visiting us are more B2B customers. So we do not get a crowd that comes to

look at cars and bikes. In a way it is good, because there is a filtered crowd that comes in here.

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KIRAN DESHMUKH, Executive Vice Chairman,

On what the company displayed at the Auto Expo 2016 We have displayed a model of a car which is fitted with the products that we make with a focus on electric mobility. We are displaying here an electric assisted power steering, an electrically driven axle, etc. This is the first time we are trying out with a model like this. When people come, they need to know where the products are fitted

On customer response on the products displayed There’s been a huge positive response. When we opened this area to the public, there was a huge crowd. A lot of people have even taken selfies with this car.

That is for the general public. But with the components show being separated from the main Motor Show, there is a lot of focussed attention here. Almost all our

customers have visited us. It’s been a very positive response.

On the two auto Shows being bifurcated This is a perfect thing to happen.

Now there is a real focus on our products. When the shows were held together, then the focus used to be on cars. Everybody would take time looking at cars launches and other vehicle launches. This being just components, the serious people are able to visit and the show is much more effective.

On the company’s focus areas in terms of products Apart from the traditional products we have been making, the focus at the show for has

been electric driven products.

The focus has been on the product we have developed for off highway application because normally they are small vehicles and there is no place to put a power steering because of several paraphernalia that are required, but we developed an electric and electronic steering for this niche application. It is very compact and gives the same results of a normal power steering. That has been our main focus and that has been put in this vehicle that is on display at our stall. There is another product displayed that is an e-axle. We have a range of products there right from an e-rickshaw to off highway application like a golf cart and utility vehicles etc.

MADHAV RAJGARHIA, CEO, Raaj Unocal Lubricants Ltd On products displayed at the Auto Expo The highlights for us this year is Lubistrands and Oil Detact.

Coming to Lubistrands, we have developed a lubricant which defies gravity, defies stickiness, there is complete lubrication inside the engine, and this is targeted at heavy commercial vehicles and stationary engines which are not all weather engines but are running say six months in a year. The oil falls into the sump and the engine is susceptible to rust and oxidation. The oil has strands as a result of which there is complete lubrication inside the system. This is one technology we are show casing.

The second technology we are showing is Detac. Once a product leaves its contained, its originality is lost. One cannot ascertain if it is your product or not. This technology also helps to identify the leakages in a system as well,

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especially in heavy commercial vehicles where you cannot identify the leakages under the body. Once you put it under UV light, the oil starts glowing in a peculiar colour, identifying the leakages. We are giving this as a special case to the OEMs with a particular colour for every company. They can identify any duplicity and address warranty costs.

On the new technology and the demand for it from OEMs We had kept it under wraps. We are now showcasing it. We have got a phenomenal response from the OEMs. On the company’s focus areas We are both in the B2B as well as B2C segments. Around 80pc of our revenues comes from B2C aftermarket segment. In the B2B space we have been approved

by Hindustan Motors, we have

their aftermarket, Atul Auto for its CNG oils, and the ACE Group which has Ace tractors and Ace Cranes. A few more are under consideration but none has been finalised.

On the company’s marketshare There has been a strategy shift in the company. Earlier we were blending for other stalwarts. But for the p[ast four to five years we have stopped blending for other brands. We are focussing only on Unocal. Our CAGR for the last five years has been 107.5pc which is phenomenal because our industry is growing by 1 or 2 pc on the whole. We are grabbing market share slowly but we are not too big as of now but in the next five years we hope to be one of the top ten players in the country.

I am really happy that the Components Show and the Motor Show have been split. We now get a lot of quality crowd, rather than a quantity crowd. This is what the component manufacturers want.

It also helps the heads of all the automotive companies to come here (Pragati Maidan) and hold quality discussions. This was not possible when the general crowd used to come in. We would love the general public to come in, but if it messes up the business aspect, then it is a no show for us.

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Sona Koyo Steering Systems Ltd. because if we simply show our products on a display, a lot of people will not be able to understand how and where our products are fitted. This is a good way of showing people how they are using these products in their day to day life.

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President-Technology & Strategy, Varroc Engineering Pvt Ltd.

On the company’s focus on being ahead of the curve in terms of technology It’s basically the expectation of customers from the industry. The trend has to change because previously the customer used to ask the supplier that we want this development or this concept and in turn the supplier used to work on that. We are trying to change that is a very familiar practice globally. The supplier has to work on technologies ahead of the expectation of the customers and the supplier has to have the capability to look at the market trends, the technology road maps, and come up with a few concepts that is required by the market. One of the ways that people do that is once they have to roadmap, they build the concepts and display on a preferred customer’s vehicle.

We have done that here. For example, lighting is one of our products for the Indian twowheeler market. The technology on that are on the bikes are reflector based and bulbs.

Going into the future with fuel efficiencies driving a lot of these technologies, we expect LEDs to come. LEDs are already there

on the rear lamps. Nobody has put them on the head lamps because of cost reasons, perhaps. We are saying for safety and fuel efficiency reasons, LED technology is better. We have actually done a lot of those concepts on our bikes like the LED headlamp projectors, LED multi focal reflectors, etc and the customers have appreciated that.

They get a feel of the product in a much better way than sitting across and discussing that technology. Displaying a future concept is a trend most of us should get into and we certainly have. This is a standard practice abroad because they know what the customers need and build what is ahead of their customers’ expectations. This trend has to catch on in India and expectations from customers are high and customers are struggling because of a lack of a technology supplier base in India.

All the companies that can invest in this technology have to take this up.

On the response to the new technologies We had three of our customers come here on the first day and

they looked at our lamps and they asked us to do technology shows and we even got an RFQ (Request For Quotation).

That was my best outcome. So I think it certainly works.

On other products displayed at the show Lighting is one product we are displaying in a big way, whether it is four-wheeler or two-wheelers.

We are also displaying our electric and electronic products for two-wheelers. We have not got to a stage where we can display concepts on things like an integrated starter generator systems or hybrid systems... things we are working on. It is too early to display the concept yet.

But certainly we have go interest from the customers. In metallic we have the hollow valves and the sodium filled valves. This is also a next generation technology for India. Other than that, security systems are something which is a big market need here. We have not seen too many of them on

commuter bikes. It is certainly there on the premium bikes. We are trying to push them on the commuter bikes.

On impressions of the show I see a lot these suppliers getting on to the R&D bandwagon. That is very good. Earlier one saw a lot of traders displaying somebody else’s technology. We now have a lot of home grown suppliers displaying concepts. That means working on something using one’s capabilities and trying to understand the customer needs rather than relying on the customer asking them what to do. This is a good trend. I can clearly see a R&D revolution in India. In the past shows, one saw multinationals doing that now we have home grown companies doing that.

Local manus India award for ATS Elgi The global manus award ceremony was held for the seventh time at the Hannover Messe 2015. Developers from all over the world submitted 467 applications, demonstrating the creative potential when it comes to using polymer bearings. With 73 entries, India was the leading country with the highest number of participants. The three most exciting applications out of 73 Indian submissions received the

“local manus India” award at the occasion of Auto Expo 2016.

The golden manus with prize amount Rs 1,00,000 was given to ATS Elgi. This company relies on lubrication-free polymer plain bearings from igus at its carwash under body sprayer. A diagnostic screening device for breast cancer from Tuscano Equipments private Ltd won the silver manus (Rs 75,000). The bronze manus award (Rs50,000) went to SRG Machines

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Pvt Ltd for egg sorting machines.

Every two years, interesting applications using polymer plain bearings are chosen for the manus awards. ATS Elgi which received the golden manus award relies on robust iglidur bearings for the underbody washing system at its carwash. Since these polymer plain bearings do not corrode, downtimes at the carwash

are reduced. Besides the self lubricating bearings eliminates the need to grease or maintain continually.

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ASHOK LEYLAND LTD. Ashok Leyland, flagship of the Hinduja Group, and a leading commercial vehicle manufacturer in India, took the covers off four all-new next-generation technology products at the expo. They also displayed a variant of their ever popular Dost.

Inspired by the ‘Made in India’, the 4940 Euro 6 truck is built to exacting standards, using latest engineering and technological knowledge, and meets the strict Euro 6 emission norms. The company also unveiled their Hybus which is India’s first nonplugin hybrid bus, Guru and Sunshine school bus.

Vinod Dasari, MD, Ashok Leyland at the expo

EICHER TRUCKS & BUSES Eicher Trucks & Buses, part of VE Commercial Vehicles launched Eicher Live- an advanced Telematics solution for the commercial vehicle industry at the expo. Eicher Live is trucking intelligence that drives profitable fleet management, by monitoring their movement, fuel consumption and maintenance needs. Eicher Live is available as a company installed system in the Eicher Pro Series range of trucks and buses viz Eicher Pro 8000 and Eicher Pro 6000. The company also displayed their 37T haulage truck – Eicher Pro 6037, Eicher Pro Skyline School Bus, Eicher Skyline AC sleeper coach, Pro 8049 HD haulage truck, Pro 6025T HD tipper and Pro 3016 and Pro 1049 in the LMD segment.

Vinod Aggarwal, CEO, VECV with senior company officials

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Commercial vehicles vied for space and attention with glamorous cars and bikes at the India Expo Mart in Greater Noida during the Auto Expo - The Motor Show held from February 5 to 11, 2016. Almost all major CV manufacturers were present at the show. They included Ashok Leyland, Eicher Trucks & Buses, Force Motors, JBM Auto, Mahindra Truck & Bus Division of the Mahindra Group, Scania, SML Isuzu and Tata Motors.

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FORCE MOTORS Force Motors, the market leader in large vans category, showcased six smart mobility solutions on the Traveller to serve tomorrow’s India.

The two star attractions were the luxurious 15 seater Traveller Royale and the 9 seater Traveller Super. Both these vehicles come with factory fitted air conditioning, Luxurious reclining seats, Larger Sealed Glass windows, ABS, EBD and Air suspension (offered for the first time in this category). The company also showcased their 21 seater Traveller Smart Citibus, monocoque panel delivery vans, Traveller first responder, Traveller Four Stretcher Advance Life Support Ambulance and the RFC winning Force Gurkha.

Prasan Firodia, MD, Force Motors

JBM AUTO LTD.

Nishant Arya, ED and SK Arya, Chairman, JBM Group

JBM Auto Ltd unveiled India’s first 100pc electric bus ‘Ecolife’ at show. This bus has been developed in partnership with renowned European bus manufacturer Solaris Bus & Coach S.A. and is a zero emission vehicle (ZEV). The Ecolife bus is powered by lithium batteries, which are fast charging through pantograph, and run 150-200 kms in 10-15 hrs of city bus operation. This vehicle can also run on plug-in charging. The electric bus technology is adaptable to the city bus operation depending on demographic and geographic conditions.

MAHINDRA TRUCK & BUS Mahindra announced the launch of its new HCV truck series, ‘Blazo’ with Fuelsmart Technology backed by a superior mileage and service guarantee. The Blazo series includes haulage, tractor trailer, and tipper vehicles and introduces for the first time, the CRDe engine coupled with multi drive mode features. The Multimode feature will have three modes – Turbo, Heavy and Light, and the driver can switch between these as per the load and road conditions. Mahindra also showcased Jeeto as a refrigerated truck with eutectic technology, Supro Maxi Truck as a mobile cafeteria , Supro van as a multi-purpose van and the Double Cabin option of the Imperio as modern crew cab truck.

Anand Mahindra greets Manoj Bajpai

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AUTO EXPO 2016 SCANIA COMMERCIAL VEHICLES Scania Commercial Vehicles India Pvt. Ltd., a leading premium commercial vehicles and engines manufacturer, unveiled its flagship Citywide bus at the show. The Citywide bus can run on fossil fuels (diesel) as well as renewable fuels (bio-ethanol, bio-diesel, bio-methane). This significant step by Scania reaffirms its lead of the sustainable transport revolution in India. At the expo, Scania also launched its premium, high performance G310 haulage tractor for the Indian market. The premium Scania G310 truck is a haulage tractor and creates a new category for Scania, with the company being the only L-R: Klas Dahlberg, Mikael Benje player in this premium & Nitin Gadkari segment currently.

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SML ISUZU LTD SML Isuzu, known earlier as Swaraj Mazda is a joint venture between Sumitomo Corporation and Mazda Motor Corporation of Japan. Products from the company included the Executive Bus in two variants – 13 and 18 seater buses. These airconditioned buses come with reclining seats. The FR1318 was also on display at the show and this bus comes with 41 push back seats, air conditioning and air suspension while it also sports audio visual system. While these were in the passenger carrier segment, in the cargo segment, the company displayed the Satraj 5252 XM small tipper specially design for solid waste disposal.

TATA MOTORS

Tata Motors launched its new Signa range of Medium & Heavy Commercial Vehicles, at the show. Offered in various configurations, the Signa range of commercial vehicles is engineered and built to offer Medium & Heavy commercial vehicle buyers, a newly designed cabin, with proven Tata Motors aggregates, for a world-class trucking experience. Tata Motors showcased three variants from the Signa range – the Signa 4923.S tractor, the Signa 3118.T multi-axle truck and the Signa 2518.K tipper. Tata Motors also unveiled the Ultra 1518, an all-new production ready variant from Tata Motors Ultra range of Intermediate & Light commercial vehicles. With a fully-built extended Sleeper cabin, the Ultra 1518 is designed to enhance operational efficiencies for a commercial vehicle operator, with faster turnaround.

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Volvo delivers the first hybrid bus in India Volvo Buses India has taken a lead by introducing Volvo Hybrid City Bus in the country. Navi Mumbai becomes the first ever city in India to adopt hybrid buses. This was announced on the side-lines of the Make in India Week in Mumbai.

Prime Minister of Sweden Stefan Löfven handed over a symbolic key of the bus to Chief Minister of Maharashtra Devendra Phadnavis at a ceremony organised in Mumbai on February 14, 2016.

Volvo Buses has received certification from the Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) for the Hybrid City Bus. Volvo Buses is the first bus manufacturer to commercially deploy the hybrid technology in India. Globally, Volvo has pioneered the electromobility programme that includes electric hybrid, plug-in electric hybrid and full electric buses for city commute applications. With over 2,400 hybrid buses sold in more than 20 countries, the operational viability of this technology has been proven with some customers placing repeat orders. Through the entire electromobility programme, over 5,000 hybrid and full electric buses have been sold till date, which includes various Volvo group bus brands.

THE NEW VOLVO 8400 HYBRID CITY BUS The Volvo 8400 Hybrid City Bus

is a variant of the existing Volvo City Bus, nearly 1,500 units of which are currently operating in 34 cities across India. This new Volvo 8400 Hybrid City Bus has a parallel hybrid system, which comprises a 5-litre, 4-cylinder, in-line diesel engine and an electric motor. The vehicle is propelled purely on electric mode from the moment is starts till it gains required momentum. This phenomenon happens at every stop & start during the operation cycle, which results in significant fuel savings and reduction in emissions. The batteries get charged during operations by the re-generative brake system.

One of the biggest benefits of the hybrid technology is the reduction in noise levels – both inside and outside the bus. This has direct impact on the overall experience for passengers with lower NVH levels. The vehicle also has the Volvo I-Coaching, a one-of-its-kind on-board driver training system that ensures the best performance from the hybrid system. The telematics system with fleet and vehicle management

capabilities monitors & generates fuel reports, vehicle health reports, specific battery usage and health monitoring feature.

This bus meets the Bus Body Code and the Urban Bus specification norms. It is equipped with active, passive and personal safety features. This include two fire extinguishers, hammers to break the glass, long hammers to help break the glass from outside, internal stop request and emergency stop request switches, external electric and pneumatic door operating switches, fire suppression system in the engine hatch area, etc.

Akash Passey, Senior Vice President - Business Region International, Volvo Buses said,

“This is a significant development that the first hybrid bus being introduced in India is a Volvo.

Volvo Buses has played a pioneering role in the area of bus-based public transport in many countries. From developing BRT related solutions, to cleaner technologies, Volvo has always taken the initiative with the intent to make a difference. The Volvo hybrid solution has a proven track record of saving 30 to 35 percent fuel. The technology also enables up to 50 percent reduction in hazardous emissions in actual customer operations . We are confident that this initiative will spur demand from other cities in India for Volvo’s hybrid mobility solutions.”

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles signs MoU with Tamilnad Mercantile Bank Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. (DICV), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, signed a Memorandum of Understanding with Tamilnad Mercantile Bank (TMB) to provide tailor-made financing packages to customers across the country for modern BharatBenz trucks and buses.The agreement was signed by H.S Upendra Kamath, MD & CEO of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank and

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Arghadip Roy, Deputy General Manager and National HeadRetail and Channel Finance, DICV and Prabudass Ealumalai, Senior Manager, Retail Finance South, DICV. Commenting on the partnership, Erich Nesselhauf, Managing Director and CEO, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles said: “This is another important step to further strengthen the BharatBenz brand’s

presence in Southern India.

Tamilnad Mercantile Bank has a strong footprint where our dealers and customers are located in the region, with over 80% of TMB’s branches situated in semi-urban and rural areas. This makes TMB a perfect partner to support our dealers with fast and easy processes, as well as to provide our customers with competitive, tailor-made financing solutions for

their new BharatBenz products.”

“We have strong presence in Tamil Nadu; our wide distribution network will help in reaching out to the semi-urban and rural areas of the state. This symbiotic relationship will help to leverage ours and DICV’s strengths, thus opening up new avenues and allowing for a collaborative association.” added Kamath of Tamilnad Mercantile Bank.

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Automotive industry grins and bears it, as usual

Union Minister for Finance, Corporate Affairs and Information & Broadcasting Arun Jaitley departs from North Block to Parliament House along with Minister of State for Financei Jayant Sinha to present the General Budget 2016-17, in New Delhi on February 29, 2016. Picture courtesy: PIB As has always been happening in the past, the Indian automotive industry has been left with no other choice, but to grin and bear it and pretend everything is hunky- dory. An additional 1 per cent tax will now be collected at source on purchase of cars exceeding value of Rs 10 lakh. There will also be an infrastructure cess of 1pc on small petrol, LPG, CNG cars, a 2.5pc on small diesel cars of less than 1500 cc and 4pc cess on other higher engine capacity vehicles and SUVs. All this would be levied with immediate effect.

All those now going out to buy

passenger vehicles will have to fork out a bit more for their dream machines.

Companies like Toyota, Mercedes and M&M have already been dealt with a body blow when a few months back the Supreme Court banned sale of diesel vehicles above 2000cc in Delhi National Capital Region.

But the Indian auto industry is not looking at this; rather it is positive on some of the Union Budget proposals that talk of macroeconomic developments.

VINOD DASARI, President, Society of Indian Autombile

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Manufacturers (SIAM) said that the Union budget for the fiscal year 2016-17 is a mixed bag for the Indian Automobile Industry. The Union Budget aims to boost the rural economy of the country and the biggest positive in the announcements made by Finance Minister Arun Jaitley, is the impetus given to the rural, agricultural and infrastructure segment, he said.

But SOHINDER GILL, CEO Hero Electric has a different view. “We expected the budget to give us long term clarity on NEMMP so that the manufacturer

can plan business accordingly.

There is no mention of Electric vehicle in the budget except the continuation of concession import duty that too only for one year.

This has left all the manufacturers in the dilemma on the government plan on promoting Green Technology,” he said.

AMIT JAIN, Partner, M&A, BMR & Associates LLP noted the additional taxes pertaining to the auto industry will mean that the cost will be passed on the car manufacturers to customers, so expect increase in auto prices. “Will have some impact

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“There are no specific fiscal measures in the budget to stimulate the auto sector as such.

The cess/ tax collection at source will dampen the spirits of the auto sector. Significant outlay for roads and highways will only provide some indirect/ trickle over effect to the industry over time,” he added.

There was little on the structural reforms front including Goods and Services Tax (GST).

The tax reform, considered the biggest in India’s nearly 70 years history as an independent nation, has been automotive industry’s biggest demand from the government. The tax reform found a mention in the minister’s speech but the government failed to provide a roadmap for the reform which is facing stiff political opposition, said a note from IHS Automotive. IHS currently expects light vehicle sales in India to expand 10.3pc to 3.4 million units this year while sales of MHCVs is expected to decline 3.7pc to nearly 330,300 units as a result of last year’s high base.

is most welcome....” But then he added that “On the face of it, imposing upto 4pc cess for Passenger vehicles is a concern for auto industry. However, one has to take it in stride, in view of all the priorities that we have for our economy and we in the industry have to manage it. Would have been good if some of the additional revenue from this cess was used to phase out older vehicles.”

MS. MALLIKA SRINIVASAN, Chairman and CEO, Tractors and Farm Equipment Limited said, “It is heartening

SHEKAR VISWANATHAN, Vice Chairman and Whole - Time Director, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd,

to note that an emphasis on MNREGA has been retained although the increase in allocation is modest, as original budget allocation for 2015-16 was around Rs.35,000 crores. We hope to see improved implementation on MNREGA, as the implementation on the ground during 2015-16 was disappointing.”

stated “We would have expected some measures to promote alternate fuel technologies which would have helped the environment also. We would encourage the government not to just think based on size of the vehicle which has no relation to the technology. Taking older vehicles off the road should be a priority for the government....”

DR. PAWAN GOENKA, Executive Director, M&M Ltd said, “The Budget places strong emphasis on agriculture, rural economy, infrastructure and social sector. This is what I was hoping for. The resurgence and thrust on the PPP in infrastructure

ASHOK P HINDUJA, Chairman, Hinduja Group of Companies (India) said that the Budget is pragmatic and growth-oriented. “The auto sector will stand to benefit by the proposed amendment to the Motor Vehicles Act to allow the private sector participation in the passenger vehicle segment”.

SUMIT SAWHNEY, Country CEO & Managing Director, Renault India Operations said the Government has succeeded in ensuring that the Indian economy has held its own despite the prevailing uncertain environment and global headwinds. But, policies for the automobile sector remained largely unchanged, he said.

DR. WILFRIED AULBUR, Managing Partner & CEO, India, Chairman Middle East, Head Automotive Asia at Roland Berger, noted, “The budget overall has been muted as far as passenger vehicles are

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concerned. The charges on luxury vehicles and high capacity SUVs may not dent sales, but clearly, these charges don’t support demand either. The same holds true for the pollution cess on various car models.”

But he noted that the “Increased expenditure for rural areas is likely to increase rural demand and hence drive consumption. This would overall be positive for the industry, increase capacity utilization and in the long run drive private capital expenditure. Together with the 7th pay commission and OROP this hopefully puts enough money into the pockets of Indian consumers to support domestic growth. Global economies are not doing very well. Exports into many markets with low or negative GDP growth are falling and indicate the weakness in the global environment. Hence, India will have to generate her own success story focusing on domestic fundamentals.”

PANKAJ MUNJAL, Chairman and Managing Director, Hero Cycles stated that the Finance Minister has chosen to deliver a budget that charts a new direction to the economy with renewed reforms and resurgence.

The government’s commitment to keep fiscal deficit in check is a very assuring move so is the focus on improving ease of doing business. The emphasis on road infrastructure in particular would pave the way to a robust economy as well, he said.

JOE KING, Head, Audi India said that while the budget presents a transformative agenda with clear-cut focus on initiatives for farmers, rural sector and infrastructure development, it negatively impacts the automobile industry. “We are disappointed that the industry’s demand on reducing excise duty has not been addressed,” he said.

JBM Group’s Executive Director NISHANT ARYA

noted that the budget paves way for equitable growth through skill development and job creation which in turn would lead to an exponential increase in demand for goods and services in the economy.

YADVINDER SINGH GULERIA, Senior Vice President - Sales & Marketing, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. said the Finance Minister has walked a fine rope of balancing social welfare with economic growth. “In the backdrop of 2 consecutive weak monsoons, the Government’s focus on rural sector especially farmer welfare, education, interest subvention on existing loans and skill development will inject strength in rural economy. The Rs 1 lakh crore allocation on road and highways will accelerate connectivity and mobility across all geographies led by rural areas, which is very positive news for overall auto industry. Overall, we expect such measures once implemented, will revive the stagnant demand of 2Wheelers in the rural market,” he stated.

ROLAND FOLGER, Managing Director & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India said that while development of the agrarian sector emerged as the key priority in this year’s budget, which is positive for the Indian economy, the taxing the luxury cars will be deterrent for the growth of the industry.

DR RAGHUPATI SINGHANIA, Chairman and Managing Director, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd said “The nation would have to wait and see its implementation, but the Budget definitely generates substantial amount of positive sentiments....

Although there is nothing direct for the industry or for that matter manufacturing sector, there is enough scope to generate demand and kick start the industry”.

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Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India 4th plant in India inaugurated Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) inaugurated its fourth manufacturing plant at Vithalapur (Mandal taluk, Ahmedabad district, Gujarat) in India. This green factory came up in a record 13 months!

Spread over 250 acres, Honda’s fourth plant operations are scheduled in two phases.

The first production line of 6 lakh units’ annual production will soon be followed by the 2nd Line of additional 6 lakh units’ annual production in the middle of 2016.

In total, Honda will manufacture 1.2 million automatic scooters annually from its fourth plant.

Directly, Honda’s fourth plant will employ close to 3,000 Associates and entails a total investment of Rs 1,100 crore.

Indirectly, 22 existing and new suppliers have followed Honda in

setting up their manufacturing facilities in Gujarat. In total, suppliers have made an additional investment of Rs 1,100 crore and created 6,000 additional employment opportunities at their plants.

Honda and its suppliers have together invested close to Rs 2,200 crore and generated nearly 9,000 new employment opportunities in the State.

The new fourth plant will increase HMSI’s total annual production capacity to 5.8 million units, including 1.6 million units at first plant (Haryana), 1.2 million units at second plant (Rajasthan), 1.8 million units at third plant (Karnataka) and another 1.2 million units at the fourth plant (Gujarat).

This is Honda’s first 2Wheeler plant worldwide where the entire

press shop will be fully automated and operated by robots 24-hours..

For the first time in its Indian 2wheeler operations, Honda has introduced vacuum cooling technology and nitrogen pressurisation in die-casting, use of digital eye technology in various processes and traceability

of in-house parts with QR codes in machine shop. Honda has also introduced higher automation to reduce operator fatigue through fully automated press shop, material handling robots for full frame in weld shop and automatic transfer of front fork assembly in frame assembly.

New iCAT test facilities inaugurated at Manesar

Union Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises Anant G Geete looks on as Dinesh Tyagi, Director, iCAT lights the lamp (Picture on Left).

The International Centre for Automotive Technology (iCAT) hosted the inauguration of its new state of the art and modern test facilities installed as a part of the National Automotive Testing and R & D Infrastructure Project (NATRiP) on February 23, 2016.

Union Minister of Heavy Industries & Public Enterprises

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(MOHI & PE) Anant G Geete inaugurated the facilities in presence of Rao Inderjit Singh, Minister of State SPIPD; G.M. Siddheshwara, Minister of State, MoHI & PE;Shri Rajan Katoch, Secretary, DHI; S K Bahri, AS & FA, DIPP; Sanjay Bandhopadhyaya, CEO & Project Director, NATRiP, Joint Secretary, Department of

Heavy Industry.

Dinesh Tyagi, Director, iCAT and several senior members from automobile industry were present at the inaugural function.

The following test facilities of iCAT were inaugurated:1. Powertrain Laboratory, 2. Fatigue & Certification

Laboratory, 3. CAD/CAE laboratory 4. Infotronics Laboratory The NATRiP project was approved by cabinet committee on economic affairs (CCEA) in July 2005 and iCAT was set up in 2006 and is the first of the new world class centres established under NATRiP.

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Terra Motors targets Indian e-vehicle market with Y4Alfa , Terra Battery Terra Motors, a leading manufacturer of electric two and three wheelers in Japan announced the launch of its Y4Alfa e-rickshaw in India.

Y4Alfa has been priced close to Rs. 1,30,000 lakh and is powered by Terra battery unit which gives a range of 100 km on full charge. The average weight of the e-rickshaw is 380 kg and can accommodate 5 people, including the driver.

With expertise in R&D for electric vehicles, Terra Motors also launched its ‘Terra Battery for the Indian market, which is on the line of Make in India initiative by the Government of India. Terra Batttery has been priced close to Rs.27000 with one year warranty and is manufactured in Bangalore.

Terra Battery has a life span of at least eighteen months

as compared to ordinary batteries, thus, reducing the operational cost of drivers significantly.

Reiterating its commitment to the Indian market, Teppei Seki, Country Director, Terra Motors said, “India is the second largest producer of three-wheelers in the world.

Hence, India is an important market for us. We plan to sell 30000 units of e-rickshaws and 20000 sets of Terra Batteries by the end of the fiscal year.”

“Terra Motors is committed to bring in its high quality Japanese offering and services to the Indian market. Along with the product superiority, we also aim to enhance our sales and service support though the seasoned dealers in order to enrich customers experience,” he further said.

L-R, Kohei Oishi, (Director, North India), Masanori Takahashi (Director, Production), Teppei Seki (Managing Director), Mayank Bhardwaj (Assistant Manager), Terra Motors The light weight e-rickshaw is water-resistance and is suitable for sustainable urban transport as it has low fuel costs compared to a gaspowered vehicle. Adding to its

suitability for the Delhi’s narrow roads, its steering wheel gives a driver easy maneuver and small turning radius. It also features rain covers that can be pulled down during inclement weather.

Universal Robots, the Danish robot manufacturer comes to India Danish Ambassador to India Peter Taksoe-Jensen launched Universal Robots, the Danish robot manufacturer that pioneered collaborative robots, in New Delhi. The collaborative robots range was unveiled in a launch event by Esben Ostergaard, Chief Technology Officer of Universal Robots, along with Pradeep David, General Manager, India.

Human-robot collaboration has come of age with collaborative robots (also called co-bots) designed to work with humans and assist them with a variety of tasks. Co-bots help automate and streamline repetitive and potentially unsafe processes thus, ensuring safe work environment while increasing productivity

and efficiency. Given these advantages, small and mediumsized enterprises (SMEs) are eager to adopt this technology.

In a human-machine study conducted by MIT researchers at a BMW factory, it was shown that teams made of humans and robots collaborating efficiently can be around 85% more productive than teams made of either humans or robots alone.

Also, the cooperative process reduced human idle time by virtue of its pace-setting ability.

With the goal of making robot technology accessible for small and medium sized enterprises, Universal Robots offers simple, flexible and affordable collaborative robot arms- UR3, UR5 and UR10 named after their

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payloads in kilos.

Workers can collaborate with the robots in close proximity on assembly lines with no safety guarding (subject to application risk assessments) The co-bots are easy to program and the first set up takes less than one hour. They can also be moved easily around the production facility for multiple applications.

Flexible ±360 degree rotation of all joints allows usage in confined spaces. Infinite rotation of the UR3 tool is possible for screwing and drilling applications. The cobots can be floor, ceiling, and wall mounted as required.

Universal Robots makes robot technology accessible to all levels of industry.

Pradeep David, General Manager, India and Esben Ostergaard, Founder & Chief Technical Officer, Universal Robots, at the launch of their collaborative robots (co-bots)

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TECHNOLOGY

Volvo launches first keyless car Volvo Cars has plans to become the first automotive manufacturer to offer cars without keys from 2017. Volvo will make this feature available to its customers through a digital key which can be accessed from an app in their mobile phones. This new technology will be Bluetooth enabled providing customers more flexibility.

The new app from Volvo will enable its customers to perform every function which a physical key is capable of. The digital key will be able to lock or unlock the doors and the boot as well as starting the engine. The app further enables the customers to access more than digital key, thus a customer can have access to various Volvo cars at different locations. Thus the application

platform can also be availed by customers looking to rent out Volvo vehicles across the globe where they can book and pay for a rental car and have the key digital key delivered to their mobile phones.

Henrik Green, Vice President Product Strategy & Vehicle Line Management at Volvo Cars, said, “At Volvo we are not interested in technology for the sake of technology. New technology has to make our customers’ lives easier and save them time.

Mobility needs are evolving and so are the customer’s expectations to access cars in an uncomplicated way. Our innovative digital key technology has the potential to completely change how a Volvo can be accessed and shared. Instead of sitting idle in

a parking lot the entire day, cars could be used more often and efficiently by whomever the owner wishes.”

The test pilot for this project will be run at the Gothenburg

airport, Sweden in the spring season of 2016 via its car sharing firm Sunfleet. A limited number of commercially available cars will be equipped with the new digital key technology in 2017.

Continental develops new in-vehicle radio platform Car radios have to fulfil a large number of consumer requirements, for example digital radio, AM and FM reception, mobile telephony, audio from a variety of sources, large touch screens, soft and hard keys, voice-operated control and smartphone apps. Even for vehicles in more price driven segments, radios have evolved from simple tuners and amplifiers to proper entertainment hubs.

With the dawn of the connected vehicle, as well as different standards and operating systems from consumer electronics, the trends show that the complexity of car radios is increasing. To

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cope with these challenges, the international technology company Continental has developed a progressive vehicle radio platform, which allows control of numerous individual functions on one processor, ultimately reducing hardware to a minimum.

“Complexity for vehicle entertainment is increasing rapidly.

With our new radio platform we can now offer a solution, which not only copes with a vast variety of functions, but is highly cost effective and usable for vehicle manufacturers worldwide,” said Johann Hiebl, head of the Continental business unit

Infotainment & Connectivity.

The main approach behind Continental’s radio platform is simple: Replace cost intensive hardware with software, wherever possible. To achieve this reduction the Continental radio platform is built on a highly optimised system on chip (SoC). It has a multi core processor at the heart of the platform that is handling all human machine interface, connectivity and audio-post processing related functions, as well as an integrated

vehicle controller and a digital signal processor (DSP) that is enabling the core radio technology of the new platform – the Software Defined Radio (SDR).

The SDR integrates analog and digital radio standards such as AM/ FM, DAB/DAB+/ DMB, DRM and HD radio worldwide on a single hardware. New standards can be enabled by software update as they become available in different regions, for example Chinese Digital Radio (CDR) in China.

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INDUSTRY OVERVIEW PASSENGER VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS IN INDIA

(Total Domestic Sales + Exports for the month of January 2016 = 2,02,212 Units)

UTILITY VEHICLES MANUFACTURERS IN INDIA

(Total Domestic Sales + Exports for the month of January 2016 = 71,888 Units) Mahindra & Mahindra(30.92)%

Maruti Suzuki (46.60)%

Maruti Suzuki (26.96)%

Hyundai Motor (17.67)%

Hyundai Motor (11.83)%

Honda Cars (8.40)%

Ford (11.69)%

Nissan Motor (5.10)%

Toyota Kirloskar (5.82)%

Volkswagen (5.07)%

Tata Motors (5.32)%

Tata Motors (4.76)%

Renault (2.47)%

General Motors (3.57)%

General Motors (1.77)%

Renault (3.09)%

Nissan Motor (1.73)%

Toyota Kirloskar (2.51)%

OTHERS (1.49)% Force Motors (0.52)% Honda Cars (0.78)% Hindustan Motor Fin (0.17)% Isuzu Motors (0.02)%

Ford (2.19)% OTHERS (1.04)% Skoda Auto (0.59)% Fiat India (0.31)% Mahindra & Mahindra (0.14)%

TWO WHEELER MANUFACTURERS IN INDIA

(Total Domestic Sales + Exports for the month of January 2016 = 15,61,109 Units)

THREE WHEELERS MANUFACTURERS IN INDIA

(Total Domestic Sales + Exports for the month of January 2016 = 70,459 Units)

Hero MotoCorp (36.11)% Honda Motorcycle & Scooter (24.26)% Bajaj Auto (16.21)% TVS Motor Company (12.89)% India Yamaha Motor (4.71)% Royal Enfield (3.06)% Suzuki Motorcycle (1.95)% OTHERS (0.81)% Mahindra Two Wheeler (0.66)% Piaggio Vehichles (0.09)% H-D Motor (0.05)% India Kawasaki (0.01)%

LIGHT COMMERCIAL VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS IN INDIA

(Total Domestic Sales + Exports for the month of January 2016 = 39,438 Units)

Bajaj Auto (58.06)% Piaggio Vehicles (18.97)% TVS Motor Company (10.29)% Mahindra & Mahindra (6.12)% Atul Auto (5.26)% Scooters India (0.93)% Force Motors (0.37)%

MEDIUM & HEAVY COMMERCIAL VEHICLE MANUFACTURERS IN INDIA

(Total Domestic Sales + Exports for the month of January 2016 = 31,668 Units)

Tata Motors (51.96)%

Mahindra & Mahindra (41.13)%

Ashok Leyland (35.39)%

Ashok Leyland (6.79)%

VECVs - Eicher (8.79)%

Force Motors (4.11)%

Mahindra & Mahindra (2.31)%

VECVs - Eicher (2.34)%

SML Isuzu (1.35)%

Piaggio Vehicles (1.09)%

VECVs - Volvo (0.19)%

SML Isuzu (1.04)%

AMW Motors (0.01)%

As per SIAM data

Tata Motors (43.45)%

Isuzu Motors (0.05)%

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