Auto Monitor - 1-15 July 2011

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NEWS IN BRIEFToyota Introduces Corolla Altis

In a bid to toughen the compe-tition in the C segment sedan, Toyota Kirloskar Motor recent-

ly re-launched its Corolla Altis in New Delhi.

The company has upgrad-ed the design with new pricing. The petrol variant comes with an all new powerful engine—2-ZR Dual VVT-i 1798 cc engine. The variant is also availa-ble in both-super CVT-i with seven-speed sequential shift-matic or six-speed manual transmissions. The four-speed AT in this car has now given way to the super CVT-i with 7 speed sequential shiftmatic.

The car will be available in seven colours and is priced from `10,53,300 onwards in petrol and diesel variants.

BRIDGESTONE STARTS PRODUCTION OF TRUCK, BUS RADIAL TYRES

INTERVIEW

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OUTLOOK FOR DEAL ACTIVITY IN INDIA: 2011 AND BEYOND

AUTOPINION

Abhishek Parekh Mumbai

Suprajit Engineering has set up an internal team to evaluate and prepare entry

strategy for plastic moulded body parts, extrusion products, tank units among other value added synthetic or plastics based components. Bangalore based control cables manufacturer, Suprajit Engineering is hoping to leverage its expertise in plastics processing technology in its bid to diversify its revenue base.

‘We are hoping to supply value added products to existing and new customers and are also hoping to maintain our leader-ship position in control cables business,’ said Vice Chairman and Managing Director, Suprajit Engineering, K Ajith Kumar Rai. He added that the overall sales in the automobile sector is likely to moderate around 10 to 15 percent over the next couple of years with the two-wheeler segment grow-

ing faster than the overall rate. ‘There is a reluctance in case of

most buyers now on the decision to opt for a car, especially petrol powered ones given the high fuel prices. It will be a while before buyers return to the market in a major way,’ he said. Moreover, the growth in the vicinity of around 25 percent in the two-wheeler segment over the last couple of years has made it diffi cult for component suppliers to meet the demand from OEMs.

The company has embarked on a programme to increase the overall capacity by around 50 percent from 100 million cables per annum to 150 million cables per annum across facilities. It is setting up a cable plant at Pathredi in Rajasthan, to meet the requirements of custom-ers in North India. Additionally, the company has acquired addi-tional land in the Bommasandra Industrial area to set up a cable plant to meet the requirements of its south India-based customers.

Its capacity expansion plans at 100 percent EOU for the non-automotive cable segment is in the fi nal stage of the implemen-tation. The company is also in the process of shifting a major part of production from its UK subsidi-ary Gills Cables (now renamed Suprajit Europe) to take advan-tage of the low manufacturing base in India. It is also establish-ing another facility in Chakan to cater mainly to four-wheeler

segment. The Chakan facility is expected to start commercial production by around September this year. The Company has bagged new orders during the year from customers like BMW, Volkswagen, Nissan, Brose, John Deere and additional orders from existing domestic and interna-tional customers.

Moreover, the company is evaluating setting up a facil-ity in Sanand for its next phase of growth, but is yet to draw up a concrete plan in terms of investment and products to be manufactured there. The com-pany is investing around `40-50 crore in the current expansion programmes in Bangalore and North India to raise its capacity by around 50 percent.

The company’s consolidat-ed sales grew by 42.66 percent to `379.17 crore from `265.78 crore in the last fi scal. The PAT increased by around 50 percent to `33.3 crore from `22.16 crore in the same period.

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Detroit headquartered $6.3 billion automotive Tire 1 major BorgWarner has

fi rmed up its plans to develop automatic transmission for small cars focusing on few markets in Asia. This is to primarily offer technologies that the company has harnessed over a period of time for the small car segment.

At a recent interaction here, the Chairman and CEO of BorgWarner, Tim Manganello said vehicle manufacturers across the globe have constant-ly been looking at technologies that could offer better fuel econ-omy coupled with minimal emissions but at the best cost. In order to develop a ‘tropicalised’ sort of automatic transmission addressing different markets, the company will be leveraging tech-nologies that it has developed so far and season them with inputs from its operations in Europe, China and Japan in addition to its North American operations. The new transmission will be manufactured in China and will

initially be catered to small car segments in India, China and Japan. Commercial production will commence in about four years, he said.

Auto transmission in India is yet to see a signifi cant presence as the end users are apprehensive of poor fuel economy. Though these issues are addressed through a host of new technol-ogies, similar improvements happen simultaneously in man-ual transmissions also. Currently an insignifi cant percentage of the passenger vehicles sold in

India have automatic transmis-sion. Few companies including Hyundai, Mahindra, Honda Siel, Toyota Kirloskar and Maruti offer automatic transmis-sions. However, the automatic transmission is set to grow grad-ually in the next fi ve years due to increasing traffi c and customers’ need for better and hassle free driving comforts.

BorgWarner is present in 19 countries globally manufac-turing automotive components under two divisions—engine and drivetrain. The engine division

that comprises turbo systems, thermal systems, emissions systems, Morse TEC and Beru systems accounts for 72 percent of the total sales while the drive-train division represents the rest. Currently, the major share of 51 percent revenues come from Europe while Americas account for 26 percent of the sales and Asia accounts for 23 percent. The company has an optimistic out-look for Asia due to natural growth of auto industry in addition to government regulations like emission standards and increas-ing customers’ expectations for fuel economy. The company will seek to offer up to 15 percent more fuel economy through automatic transmissions, close to four per-cent improvements through its thermal systems, between 15 to 30 percent increase in light tur-bochargers and up to fi ve percent increase in VCT.

Manganello said the compa-ny hopes that turrbocharges will witness about 148 percent growth in the next fi ve years followed by diesel segment of 102 percent supported by vehicle production growing by 66 percent.

BorgWarner to develop automatics for small cars

Suprajit to supply moulded components, expand capacityDATA MONITORDomestic Top 5 PV-makers

Sector May-10 May-11 Change

MSIL 90,041 93,519 3.86%

HMIL 27,151 31,123 14.63%

TML 25,035 22,718 -9.26%

M&M ^ 14,518 18,515 27.53%

GMI 8,214 8,292 0.95%

Domestic Top 5 2W-makers

Sector Apr-10 Apr-11 Change

HHML 425,058 485,122 14.13%

BAL 191,726 218,321 13.87%

TVS 136,621 158,829 16.26%

HMSI 132,090 135,745 2.77%

IYM 17,614 27,959 58.73%

Domestic Top 5 CV-makers

Sector Apr-10 Apr-11 Change

TML 27,766 34,044 22.61%

M&M 8,211 8,145 -0.80%

ALL 5,973 5,082 -14.92%

VECV Eicher

2,488 3,206 28.86%

FML 1,696 1,658 -2.24%

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

Tim Manganello, Chairman & CEO, BorgWarner

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K Ajith Kumar Rai, Vice Chairman & MD, Suprajit Engineering

Global Light Vehicle assembly outlook

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CONTENTS

THE OTHER SIDE

Volvo Penta’s plant in Vara is carbon neutral 33 Volvo Penta’s Vara engine plant in Sweden, is powered without using any fossil fuel making it one of the very few carbon neutral industrial facilities in the world

VW, BMW lead Europe car sales recovery on German demand 34Volkswagen and BMW led Europe’s strongest car-sales recovery in 14 months in May, as new models attracted buyers in Germany and France

EPA cuts ethanol mandate for 2012 34The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed sharply reducing the amount of advanced ethanol it will require for use next year

Toyota, Honda set to hire thousands in Japan 34Toyota and Honda plan to add as many as 5,000 temporary workers in Japan for the first time in more than a year, signalling the industry’s recovery from the earthquake

Kevin Quinlan, GM, Global Gas Engine Management Systems PBU & Powertrain Systems Division, Asia Pacific, Delphi Quinlan is responsible for the global business performance of the Gas PBU and the facilitation of business activities for the Powertrain division in the Asia Pacific region

CORPORATEFederal Mogul to make brake pads, linings 06Federal Mogul is setting up a plant in India to make brake pads and linings, with twice the life of existing products in the market, to cater to the domestic OEMs and aftermarket

Daimler engine for Force One 12Force Motors has opted for Daimler’s 2.2 litre 16 valve common rail engine for its SUV to be launched in July and christened ‘Force One’ positioned in the `10-12 lakh price bracket

BS-IV fuel to be introduced in 50 more cities 15The Ministry of Petroleum and Natural Gas plans to extend the benefits of clean auto fuel by implementing Euro-IV petrol and diesel to 50 more cities across the nation by 2015

Rivit India to supply specialty fasteners 16Rivit Italy has started its operations in India to supply specialty fasteners and tools to OEMs and component manufacturers

Centum Learning trains 1.2 lakh people for auto sector 19Centum Learning is looking to train people from 11 states, 400 districts and reaching out to 1.2 million potential trainees as per its mandate

Alphaa Springs plans upgrade, new components 25Alphaa Springs has installed new machineries to manufacture special purpose springs and to make hook springs for its existing customers to meet the growing demand

Technology and innovation dominates Chennai show 27The recently held Automotive Engineering show was an effort to highlight technology, innovation and creativity in the domain of automotive manufacturing

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12GLOBAL WATCH

Auto Monitor6CORPORATECORPORATE

Global Tier I automo-tive component major Federal-Mogul is set-

ting up a plant in India to make brake pads and linings to cater to the domestic OEMs as well as the aftermarket. This is the fi rst time the company is enter-ing this business through local manufacturing and the compa-ny claims that the products will offer close to double the life of the existing ones currently available to the OEMs and to the after-market. Hitherto it was catering to the aftermarket through the import route.

During a media briefing here, the CEO of Federal-Mogul India group of companies, Jean de Montlaur said that for the moment, the company is import-ing brake pads from its plant in Thailand. Since both Thailand and India do not have FTA for friction materials, the company has decided to set up a plant in Chennai. However, it has decid-ed to make a range of products that are not manufactured at its Thailand plant, like large brake pads and linings for commercial vehicle applications.

When asked about the unique-ness of the new plant, Montlaur told Auto Monitor that the upcom-ing plant in Mahindra World City, about 45 km south of Chennai, will be fully integrated in to the friction materials manufacturing plants and systems of Federal Mogul worldwide. ‘It will be very much interconnected with the testing facilities including Germany and the US, where we test every sin-gle product in terms of durability, friction capability and abrasion.’

Montlaur continued, ‘We are in talks with several OEMs in India who have been waiting for us to set up local manufacturing operations. Secondly, the formu-lations that we are going to offer will reduce the cost of opera-tions of most of the end users. At the end of the day what is adding costs to the fl eet operators is not the brake linings or pads but it is the immobilation (down time at the workshops). Thus, the longer the life of the friction material, the lesser the downtime for the vehi-cles. Moreover, if the products contain more abrasive materi-als, which is the case today, they will damage the drums and disc; therefore the total cost of opera-tions is going to be much higher,’ Montlaur added.

The company will focus on reducing pollution by containing the dust at production and, ‘our products will have low abrasion but high friction; though it sounds strange, its our secret, which is allowing us to be extremely attrac-tive to the market.’ he said. Would these initiatives help double the life of the product? And he answered, ‘this is what we strive for.’

When it comes to catering to

the Indian market, ‘in the begin-ning, it will be a mix between the products manufactured by our Chennai plant and imported from Thailand. Soon the entire range of products will be manufactured in India,’ he said. The roadmap for the company is to start the com-mercial production by January 2012. Since the vehicle manufac-turers play the key role right from the selection of the raw material till the manufacturing process, in the case of brakes, as being a safe-ty critical item, he said it will take a while for the company to start supplying to the OEMs in India. Moreover, brake pads and liners are supplied to OEMs through brake system suppliers.

Federal-Mogul, the $6.2 billion company with 112 manufactur-ing centres and 21 distribution sites operating in 35 countries, has been in business for about 112 years now operating under four divisions—Powertrain Energy, Powertrain sealing, Vehicle Safety and Protection and Global Aftermarket. When asked, despite the legacy, why the company feels that it would take time to com-mence supplies to OEMs in India, he said primarily it is a long drawn

years. ‘For any product that you are manufacturing in one place, if you move the machine by even ten cen-timetres, you need to re-PPAP; it has to go through re-validation. For us, validation is going to be shorter as we already work on the formula-tions that are know and recognised by the OEMs,’ he said.

Montlaur said there is a demand from OEMs especially for alumini-um bearings with low friction levels. The stop-start system introduced by the vehicle manufacturers kill the standard bearings. The compa-ny has technologies that enable its bearings to support the demand-ing requirements. Manufacturing these kinds of bearings will be part of its expansion plans for India, he said. About exports from India, he said the company’s priority is to cater to domestic market.

Asked about the company’s strategy for the aftermarket, he said the company has recently commenced a project to offering training to young mechanics to develop their own business. As a part of its CSR activities, the project will be supporting them with their studies too. ‘The project has com-menced and the fi rst generation is going to come,’ he said.

Federal-Mogul to make brake pads, liningsThe company claims that its products will offer double the life of those available in the market

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Product range from Federal-Mogul Jean de Montlaur, CEO, Federal-Mogul

The company has decided to set up a plant in Chennai to

make products that are not manufactured at

its Thailand plant, like large brake pads and

linings for CVs

Eicher Trucks and buses (ETB), a unit of VE Commercia l Vehicles

(VECV) completed 25 years of operations in India in June this year. The company has a wide product range from fi ve tonnes to 40 tonnes GVW trucks and 21 to 69 seater buses.

In 2008, Eicher Trucks and Buses became part of VECV, a JV between Eicher Motors and the Volvo Group. The fi rst Eicher truck was rolled out from its manufacturing plant in Pithampur, MP. The Pithampur facility has a current capacity

of over 50,000 units and fur-ther capacity enhancement is being implemented. ETB has a strong presence in the Light & Medium duty trucks segment with around 38 percent share in seven-12 tonnes category and 30 percent in fi ve-12 tonnes trucks. ETB is also making very strong inroads into heavy duty trucks segment of 16-40 tonnes with their ‘VE’ series of Fuel Effi cient heavy duty trucks.

VECV is investing around ̀ 450 crore for the production and fi nal assembly of the Volvo group’s new global medium duty engine plat-form. These engines will also be used for Eicher’s range of heavy duty commercial vehicles. This is the fi rst Euro-VI engine plant in Asia and it will be producing base engines capable of Euro-VI emission norms.

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INTERVIEWINTERVIEW

How do you rate your per-formance in India and what are your future plans?

We started in 1998, with our fi rst factory in Indore and then started our network of dealers. Right now, we have over 2,000 retail channels/dealers, and amongst them we now have 215 select super stores, offering quick car services apart from selling tyres. Now we are planning major expansion also on this front.

Can you tell us about your expansion and diversifi cation plans?

We are aiming to focus on pas-senger car tyres, which is growing at a fast pace and also on the bus and truck tyres. We have recently started producing bus and truck tyres from our Indore factory and on the next level, we are thinking of entering the motorcycle and farm equipment areas. As of now, we cut around 25 percent of the total market in terms of passen-ger cars. We also hope to get 15 to 20 percent of total market share from the bus and tuck segment by 2020. The Indore facility expand-ed at an estimated investment of `170 crore, will achieve a capacity of around 200 truck and bus tyres per day by December 2011, which will be further enhanced to 400

tyres per day by July 2012. Over 85 percent of truck and

buses in India use nylon tyres which we are not producing, but we are focusing on radial, which is better suited for over loading. We are setting up a new plant in Pune for producing tyres for passenger vehicles and trucks and buses. The plant is expected to be operational by 2013.

Why don’t you consider get-ting into nylon tyres?

At this moment, for example the load capacity of Tata trucks and Ashok Leyland trucks, is very low, which means that even nylon tyres can sustain themselves. But now Mercedez, Volvo, Scania—everybody is coming. Also, Tata has announced bigger trucks so they will create more demand for radial tyres.

The tyre plays a critical role in terms of enhancing fuel effi -ciency of a vehicle. What measures have you taken for that?

First thing, the radial itself is much more fuel effi cient, though another step which we have taken is the tubeless tyre which ensures reduced fuel consumption.

Share your strategy to be price competitive in Indian market?

We are not com-promising with the quality, but we should keep up the quantity. We are now maximis-ing the localisation of the raw materials and the machinery that we are buying from here in India.

What are the major obstacles on the road to success in India?

We have lots of com-petition, firstly MRF, Apollo, JK tyre, and then the Chinese products coming here. Another major area of concern is the increasing prices of input materials and the general infl ation. We always keep our customers and dealers connect-ed through our family channel. A family channel means basically Bridgstone’s support to the prod-ucts and training. For instance, take the example of alloy—we negotiate with the supplier to give it at a good cost to our net-work of dealers.

What kind of innovations are Bridgstone exploring right now to fi ght the competitors here?

We are working in every field. For example, the eco-friend-ly workshop-cum-dealership, which we consider is big posi-tive point from the consumer point of view. Our select deal-erships don’t only sell tyres but also offer other supplementa-ry services like alloy wheels, wheel alignments, oil changes other similar services which could be executed in three to four hours.

Bridgestone starts production of truck, bus radial tyres One of the leading tyre makers, Bridgestone India, a subsidiary of Bridgestone Corporation, headquartered in Tokyo, is planning to enter the two-wheeler segment after kick starting production of truck and bus radial tyres, recently at its Indore plant. The company is also setting up a new facility in Pune which will be operational by 2013. H Gonzalez Mori, Director-Sales & Marketing, Bridgestone India tells Auto Monitor that stiffening competition, Chinese products and price rises are among the major areas of concerns for the company.

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Bridgestone India, one of the leading tyre and rubber manufacturers

recently opened its fi rst Concept Store called Bridgestone Select Super Tyre Dynamics, in Noida (National Capital Region). The store was formally inaugurated by Director Sales and Marketing, Bridgestone India, H Mori.

The company asserted that concept store aims to revolution-ise the tyre buying experience, with a keen focus on safety, reli-ability and eco-friendliness. The motto being safety of customers and workers; reliability of prod-ucts; transparency in operations and promote eco-friendly prod-ucts and environment both, in the store and outside

Speaking on the occasion, H Mori expressed, ‘The con-cept store is a unique retail concept which we are intro-

ducing as a part of our aggres-sive expansion strategy. This initiative will add a new dimension to the retailing of tyres in the region through our unique busi-ness model of safety, reliability and environment friendly norms that will be adhered to through our direct and indirect business operations,’ he said.

The concept store, besides offering its product ranges and services, will also offer a new experience in tyre buy-ing for the customers. It will be backed by well informed staff who understands the nuances of consumer requirements.

Dist inct ively planned, designed and built on the con-cepts of safety, reliability and eco-friendliness, the concept store will not only enhance brand pres-ence, but will create a strong retail identity, and in the process will make Bridgestone products acces-sible to a much larger number of consumers.

In terms of safety, every com-ponent in this concept store is particularly designed to make the store optimally safe for eve-ryone entering this store. Their prime concern is the safety of life and property. It is equipped with various products like RFT (Run Flat Tyre), TPMS (Tyre Pressure Monitoring Systems) / GPS (Global Positioning Systems) and tyre safety booklets for the customers. The facility also has specially designed tyre check up programmes for cars to check tyres, and batteries and oil.

Bridgestone has used eco-friendly paints, energy saving lights, lead-free weights for tyre balancing. Also, the sta-tionery used in this store is of recycled paper. In addition the store also has internet zone, cafeteria and kid’s zone having non-toxic toys.

The concept store, besides showcasing Bridgestone’s com-plete product range will provide services like tyre changer / RFT changer, tyre balancing, tyre alignment, nitrogen, AC top up battery, oil change, spark plug, and brake pads and also avail the service.

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EDITORIALEDITORIAL

Consult industry before policy announcements

Reports are doing the rounds that the government is actively pursuing the Free Trade Agreement (FTA) with the European Union. But for the slew of events includ-

ing Baba Ramdev’s fast and the series of scam outbreaks, the government would have fi rmed up its decision on FTA and announced it by now.

According to reliable sources, the recent German delega-tion left India with gratifying memories as they could get what they wanted. Amongst many things, the FTA is sup-posed to help the trade between the European Union and India rise to a higher level. Though the trade has to be free globally, but is it the right time for the Government to sign the FTA with European Union now?

Since the beginning of this fi scal, the passenger car seg-ment has been witnessing meek growth and this is due to several factors including the increasing cost of fi nance, the rising cost of fuel and the increasing cost of vehicles per se due to accelerating raw material costs.

The FTA, once signed will open up the imports of the Completely Built Unit (CBU) and the market will be fl ooded with vehicles. This is because the present customs duty for the CBU, which is around 60 percent, could be reduced to 15 to 25 percent or even lesser. Therefore it will make tremen-dous sense for the multinational companies to import not only the top-end models, but also the mid-sized vehicles to India instead of manufacturing them locally. While the end consumer will be benefi ted due to the choice of models avail-able at competitive prices, those who had invested heavily in the country will bear the brunt as the import route will soon be a competitive option.

The proposed FTA will affect not only the homegrown companies but even the multinational companies that have invested substantially in the county in terms of manufactur-ing facilities. Amongst multinational companies, there are few that have invested substantially to create full-fl edged manufacturing facilities, while quite a few have set up basic assembly operations. Signing the FTA with the EU will ben-efi t two different sets of companies—those who have not set

up manufacturing facilities in the country, but are cater-ing to the market requirements through the CBU route, will benefi t the most. Moderate benefi ts could be availed by com-panies that have invested in small assembly operations in the country, since the investments are towards the minor operations, and therefore the loss would be minimal. The worst affected will be those multinational companies that have invested heavily in the country. And it is evident from the way that a few manufacturers have opposed the FTA now. Besides, it will affect business opportunities of homegrown vehicle manufacturers and the component industry in addi-tion to fuelling issues related to unemployment.

The FTA with Thailand facilitated many companies, especially the Japanese, to import components rather than developing and sourcing components locally. No doubt that the trade will have to open up and we are bound to do that, but the question is whether the time is ripe now? The gov-ernment should consider industry sentiments before going ahead with such proposals.

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Karl Slym, President and Managing Director, GM India

‘There has to be infrastructure upgradation such as power supply, car parking and consumer education’

The eco-friendly Tata Motors CNG-electric hybrid bus designed for intra-city transportation, is powered with a parallel hybrid engine comprising an internal combus-tion CNG engine and an electric motor using regenerative energy storage system. As a result, the technology usage leads to lower emissions, thereby contributing to cleaner air and a greener, more environment-friendly commer-cial passenger transportation application.

The Starbus has helped BEST save more than 10 percent on fuel and lower emissions by 30 percent, as compared to conventional buses. Tata Motors has been associated with BEST for six years. The partnership started in 2005 with BEST ordering 30 units of Tata Starbus Low Floor Rear Engine Diesel buses. This was followed by an order of 746 Non-AC buses with CNG engines. To ensure optimal per-formance, Tata Motors trained more than 500 drivers and 200 mechanics through extensive product & driver train-ing programmes and technical seminars.

Tata Motors develops green Starbus Dr Pawan Goenka, President, Automotive and Farm Equipment Sector, M&M

Sunil Shinde, Chairman, BEST Committee and Ravi Pisharody, President, CVBU, Tata Motors

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Telit Wireless Solutions, an Italy based machine-to-mach i ne (m 2m)

communication provider, has entered the Indian market with hi-tech products like eCall box and GPRS driven, high end info-tainment modules.

‘Machine-to-machine appli-cations are quite popular in the global market, but in India they have started to gain popularity only during the past two years. The need for monitoring and management of equipment and transfer of data through m2m technology has been felt here. We hope to do well in the coun-try,’ Country Sales Manager, Telit Wireless Solutions, Ashish Gulati told Auto Monitor.

M2m is basically wireless technology which can enable communication and help in effi -cient and faster management and monitoring of machines.

Such a fast communication system can help in better man-agement of traffi c systems and fl eets and enhance communica-tion through transfer or sharing of data.

Headquartered in the Italian capital, Rome, the company designs, manufactures and markets GSM and GPRS based solutions for retail, telecom, automotive and agricultur-al sectors including others. Some of its automotive modules include eCall box, technologically advanced info-tainment systems and f leet management systems.

eCall BoxThe eCall box is a kind of safe-

ty device put in vehicles so that in case of accidents or tipping over, the device automatically sends

signals or emergency alerts to authorities such as police sta-tions or hospitals. The company believes that such a device can reduce the severity of injuries drastically. Such calls help a lot as they reducing road deaths and injuries because of prompt action by authorities and also because passengers in such cases might not have an idea about the location or might not be in the condition to make a call. Such a concept is not popular in India but is extremely in demand by European nations.

Infotainment SystemsTelit’s latest UMTS/HSDP a

based broadband communi-cations module and the MMI navigation plus can enable passengers in a vehicle to make and receive telephone calls

as well as use mobile inter-net, media players and storage. Other features of the device are 3D-hard-drive navigation 20 gigabytes of free memory, CD/DVD drive and integrated speech dialogue system with multi-slot input.

Another Bluetooth based application which can be used by passengers with mobile wire-less LAN devices. These features have been used by the luxury car manufacturer Audi for A8. The company which has pres-ence in 56 countries and has four R&D centers with 250 engineers across the globe agrees that the modules and applications are futuristic for the Indian mar-ket. It expects to have the fi rst mover advantage in the country. Globally it has clients like Audi and Magneti Marelli.

Force Motors has opted for Daimler’s 2.2 litre 16 valve common rail engine for its

Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) to be launched in July and christened called ‘Force One’ positioned in `10-12 lakh price bracket. The powertrain (engine and trans-mission) will be manufactured at Force Motors’ Pune facility under license agreement with German OEM. Force Motors is investing around `150 crore for its foray in to the personal vehicle division.

‘It makes immense sense for us to focus on manufacturing

the powertrain ourselves as this is an area that we have expertise in given our long association with Daimler. We are hoping to have 70 to 75 percent localisa-tion for our passenger vehicle and are hoping to offer value preposition to our customers,’ said Managing Director, Force Motors, Prasan Firodia. He added that body frames of the SUV will be imported from an overseas associate and fi nal vehicle will be assembled at Pune facility. The company is targeting sales of around 4,000 units in the fi rst year and is hoping to sell around 8,000 to 9,000 vehicles in the sec-ond year.

The company has chalked out a detailed roadmap for its entry into the personal vehi-cles segment. The launch of SUV this year will be followed by a vehicle in the Multi-Purpose

Vehicle (MUV) segment posi-tioned above segment occupied by the likes of Toyota Innova and Chevrolet Tavera by middle of the next year. The MPV will be followed by a newly designed SUV by the end of the next year and is likely to be a successor or next generation SUV. The com-pany is yet to take a decision on powertrain and suppliers for the MPV and the next generation SUV that is to be launched next year. Some of the major suppliers to the current SUV programme include Bosch for fuel injection components, Gabriel for shock absorbers and suspension systems, Lumax for lighting and Rane Group for steering systems.

‘We are hoping to ensure a good distribution and service network to establish a strong position in the passenger vehicle segment. Being a new entrant, it would be an uphill task but we are confi dent that customers would realise the value preposition that we offer,’ said Firodia.

Force Motors has had a long standing association with Daimler and has supplied around 21,000 engines and axles for the later’s E and C class salons assembled at the Pune facility under an outsourcing arrangement. The company has created a capacity of around 12,000 units capacity at the Pune plant and is likely to expand to around 18,000 to 20,000 units by next year even as it increases its product line-up and variants in the passenger vehicle division. Additionally, the company is investing around ̀ 850-900 crore for expansion and modernisa-tion of its commercial vehicle and tractors portfolio.

‘We are hoping to provide a new and hitherto unheard experience of customer actually being able to witness and check the underbody and powertrain of the vehicles in the showroom. This will help instil confi dence in customers for ‘Force One’ brand,’ said President, Personal Vehicles Division, Force Motors, Sanjeev Garg. He took over the passenger vehicles business of Force Motors in February this year after a long stint restructuring GM/Chevrolet business in Malaysia.

Force Motors has a signifi cant presence in Small Commercial Vehicles (SC V ), Mu lt i-Utility Vehicles (MUV), Light Commercial Vehicle (LCV), agri-culture equipments and tractors and Heavy Commercial Vehicles (HCV).The other group compa-nies include Man Force Trucks and Jaya Hind Industries.

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Telit brings eCall technology to India

Daimler engine for Force One

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Ashish Gulati, Country Manager, Telit

Prasan Firodia, MD, Force Motors

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Auto Monitor14

The overall recovery of the automotive industry from the global economic crisis

is fairly well pronounced in most markets even while being punc-tuated by a few exceptions. The automotive component industry has regained its footing and the mood is gradually shifting from ‘restructuring’ to ‘profitable growth’. There is renewed inter-est from both trade and fi nancial buyers in the automotive sector. For greater part of the last two years, in an effort to protect their cash reserves, trade buyers were unwilling to spend their limited cash on acquisitions and assume more debt during the economic downturn choosing instead to focus on restructuring.

Global Light Vehicle Assembly Outlook

Deal activity in the sector going forward will be driven by the growth in global light vehicle assembly volumes translating into increased profi tability and improved cash fl ows to suppli-ers. This would allow room for the pursuit of strategic M&A ini-tiatives to broaden geographic footprint in key automotive mar-kets of China and India even while complementing technology capabilities. As the marketplace continues to improve, there is an increase in the number of stra-tegic buyers with the fi nancial resources to execute deals.

Globally, private equity interest is back in the automotive sec-tor. The quantum of un-invested capital coupled with favourable growth prospects is expected to drive a greater degree of fi nancial buyer activity in the sector.

Private Equity investments in the Indian scenario

Private equity funds in India have largely remained passive bystanders of the automotive component industry since 2008 even while they attempt to exit select investments that were made before the crisis. Domestic economic factors and a luke-warm capital market scenario in India will restrain rather than encourage IPO exits for greater part of 2011. Even as domestic assembly volumes rebound and automotive investments back in ‘evaluation mode’, participa-tion from private equity funds is not expected to be signifi cant in component suppliers.

The Outbound StoryIn the year ahead, automo-

tive outbound M&A from India will continue to be character-ised by small deals with focus on adding technology platforms to fuel growth and development. The search in the West will be to

acquire technology rather than to acquire production assets and market access even as Indian companies look forward to pre-serving their domestic market position while seeking expan-sion overseas. Technologies in the area of propulsion, safety, emission and advanced elec-tronics offer benefi ts to Indian companies as they seek to secure and reposition themselves deeper in the value chain of their customers.

The search for such targets will be characterised by the reduced availability of quality targets as the number of companies constrained to divest underperforming or non-core companies have reduced on the back of an improved environ-ment. This is however balanced to an extent by fi nancial inves-tors looking at completing exits as investor appetite for automotive IPOs remain largely suspect. This is the case especially in Europe where the capital markets have not been consistent through the region in their appetite for auto-motive IPOs with the FTSE in the UK not showing any interest in automotive IPOs yet.

However average deal sizes and deal multiples that Indian compa-nies will have to pay will increase going forward on the back of improved industry prospects and a move away from restructuring driven ‘distress sales’.

Return Of The Trade Buyer: Will Inbound M&A Deals Happen?

The growing importance of the Asian region is best illustrated by its place as the largest contributor to announced deal value in the automotive sector in 2010. While India relative to China is still a minor contributor, it is neverthe-less a region with robust volume growth prospects and growing localisation demands. This has driven more companies to estab-lish bases for manufacture and supply of parts in India and imper-ative of prevailing duty structures. Strategic buyers looking for geo-graphic expansion and serving their existing customers moving into India have their eyes fi rmly set on the market and continue to scope the market for available opportunities but have met with limited success till date. Trade buyers looking for deals in India typically encounter issues around a serious lack of willingness on the part of Indian owners to cede con-trol at a juncture where the market is at an infl exion point.

The availability of targets of scale willing to cede control bar-ing a few portfolio companies of buyout funds has shaped trade buyer strategy in favour of joint ventures. India has tradition-

ally been a market where the preferred entry route for most suppliers has been through a joint venture. These joint ventures were shaped in an era where the Indian market prospects were at best nascent and the Indian part-ner was dependent on the foreign collaborator for technology. A buoyant economy coupled with global aspirations are putting many of these joint ventures to test as Indian companies encour-aged by availability of fi nancing options prefer to go solo aided by select acquisitions overseas to bridge technology gaps.

ConclusionThe year 2011 is unlikely to

witness the fl ow of any signifi -cant levels of private equity

investments into component suppliers. However the automo-tive component sector is back in evaluation mode among pri-vate equity fund managers and the f low of investments can be expected by the beginning of 2012, rather than in this year. The deal activity will continue to be punctuated by Indian acquirers making targeted strategic acquisi-tions overseas with Europe being the preferred hunting ground. Resetting of joint venture equa-tions could drive limited deal activity. Trade buyers coming into India will have to look at the joint venture model seriously not-withstanding control preferences given local market dynamics and limited options.

(Koushik J is a Senior Manager with the Financial Advisory Services practice of PwC India and is a M&A professional with signifi -cant experience of transactions in the automotive sector. He can be reached at [email protected])

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Outlook for deal activity in the automotive components sector in India: 2011 and beyond

Koushik J, Senior Manager, PwC

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Auto Monitor 15CORPORATECORPORATE

The Mi n ist r y of Petroleum and Natural Gas (MoP&G) plans to extend the benefi ts of

clean auto fuel by implementing Euro-IV petrol and diesel to 50 more cities across the nation by 2015, Joint Secretary, (MoP&G), LN Gupta said at a workshop. The workshop was organised by The Energy Research Institute (TERI) on ‘Cleaner Liquid Fuels And Improved Vehicular Technologies’. While Euro-IV equivalent standards have been introduced in 13 major cities, no date has been set yet, for intro-ducing these standards across the country.

The workshop which was organised by TERI, together with International Council on Clean Transportation (ICCT) and the MoP&NG emphasised on the need to draw the next phase of Auto Fuel Policy and introduction of ultra-low sulphur diesel for use in transport across India.

‘As per the road map suggested by the Auto Fuel Policy, BS-IV fuel has been provided in 13 Indian cit-ies, while rest of the country now plies on BS-III quality fuel. However, there is no road map further ahead. Internationally, countries have adopted levels of Euro-VI; we also need to come up with a plan or a road map for continual improve-ment of our programs on improved fuel quality and vehicular emis-sions norms,’ Director General TERI, RK Pachauri, said.

The oil industry has invested over `32,000 crore in upgrading

facilities for production of Euro-III and IV auto fuels there by making

17 percent of the total diesel and 27 percent of total petrol consumption

in the country of BS-IV grades. In order to extend BS-IV fuel to

50 more cities as per the plan, the oil industry will need to make further investments. With oil companies trying to recover from the fi scal defi cit, infrastructural and tech-nological requirements for cleaner liquid fuel seems to be the major road block. ‘To upgrade the exist-ing refi neries or to set up new ones to produce BS-IV fuel is not an easy task; it requires huge investments and time. There are other measures that can be taken to reduce pollu-tion like maintaining old vehicles, checking the emission warranties of new vehicles, mandatory per-formance checking of catalytic converter from 2005 in 11 cities, schemes with incentives for ret-rofi tting of devices on old vehicles and declaration of fuel economy among others,’ Director, R&D, Indian Oil Corporation.


BS-IV fuel to be introduced in 50 more cities

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Dr RK Pachauri, Director General, TERI

How do you define cleaner fuel?

Fuel becomes clean by reducing the sulphur content. We have been talking about this for almost a decade. The fact that more and more vehi-cles are running on diesel and congestion is increasing eve-

ryday it is crucial that we bring about the sulphur content and improve the quality of fuel we are using.

Cost seems to be the major hurdle in stopping us from adopting BS-IV norms across the nation.

Oil companies have been raising a lot of issues related to the cost of refi nery and technol-ogy. In a society, if you look at the economic implications of a policy, you have to take the economic cost of action versus inaction. And because of inac-tion today, we are seeing high level of air pollution, people getting sick and all that has to be taken into account. Every

government has to work for the welfare of the people. The implications of this policy or lack of such a policy is faced by slum dwellers. They live by the road side and are subjected to the blast of the pollution.

What do you think is the solution?

We have to lay down stand-ards, Euro-V and Euro-VI. There has to be a road map. We have to have regulations. We have noth-ing beyond 2010. If we lay down the road map, then the auto-motive industry will also know what is expected of them and take action. This is an overdue solution and has to be imple-mented within fi ve years.

Epicor launches next-generation ERP solution

Ep i c o r S o f t w a r e Corporation, a busi-ness software solutions

provider to manufacturing, distribution, retail and serv-ices sectors, launched its nex t-generat ion enter prise resource planning (ERP) solu-tion Epicor 9 in India. With web 2 concepts to provide users with a collaborative and dynamic enterprise business application experience, Epicor delivers an adaptable business architec-ture that satisfies the needs of any enterprise.

Epicor’s enterprise busi-ness solution is built on a second-generat ion ser v ice-oriented architecture (SOA), Epicor Internet Component Environment (ICE) 2.0. The backbone of Epicor’s ERP solu-tions, Epicor ICE, fuses Web 2 technologies with Epicor True SOA to deliver business archi-tecture that offers f lexibility, usability, and agility in support of application-to-application integration and business-to-business collaboration.

Epicor 9 has been shipped to more than 2,100 businesses in 60 countries, including ship-ments to more than 900 new customers. Epicor Software Corporation (recently com-bined with Activant Solutions) delivers business software solutions to the manufactur-ing, distribution, retail and services industries. It has more than 33,000 customers in over 150 countries.

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In order to provide user friendly and three-dimensional, land-mark oriented navigation to

its Indian customers, Navteq, a leading provider of navigation software and other location-based services, launched Natural Guidance in India. The new prod-uct leverages on familiar guidance and landmark oriented travel that most Indian customers are accus-tomed to for their navigation needs. It is currently available in Mumbai and Delhi with continu-ous expansion planned to more cities throughout India.

‘We are hoping to build around the concept of guidance in the way Indians instruct each other

through vivid descriptions of static orientation points, such as distinc-tive points of interest, landmarks and other contextual elements such as traffi c lights or building colour,’ said Country Director-Sales, Navteq India, Rajat Tandon.

He added that the company does extensive local research to constantly evaluate and validate various landmarks and interac-tion points across major cities for up to date navigation service. Indian travellers typically do not consult maps prior to or during their journey under most cir-cumstances. Approximately 70 percent of drivers in India stop by the side of the street to ask for directions because they need to reconfi rm or they are confused, according to the company’s sur-

vey. Most travellers place value on guidance information in the form of local points of interests such as banks, hospitals, movie theatres, places of worship and traffi c signals for guidance cues. In the survey, approximately 30

percent of respondents stated ‘landmarks’ as a piece of infor-mation they would request when asking for directions.

The product also employs a variety of important criteria to help optimise when and how the

guidance is presented to custom-ers. Some instances of specifi c factors taken into consideration include determining whether the guidance cue is eye-catching from all directions and whether it is it more or less likely than another reference cues to change its colour or most distinguishing feature.

Navteq is the leading global provider of location content in the form of maps, traffi c and places data that enables navigation and location-based services. It sup-plies location content to power automotive navigation systems, portable and wireless devices, internet-based mapping appli-cations and government and business solutions. The Chicago-based company was founded in 1985 and has approximately 5,600 employees located in 213 offi ces in 50 countries.

Rivit Italy has started its operations in India to sup-ply specialty fasteners and

tools to OEMs and component manufacturers. Initially Rivit India will be having offi ces for sales and service across the country. Currently it imports fasteners and tools from their Italy plant. The company will setup a manufacturing facility in India, which will primarily cater to sectors like automotive, aerospace, building, construction, defence, electrical, electronics, solar,

railways, telecommunication and whitegoods.

‘Many foreign car manufac-turers are setting up their own operations in India and pro-ducing high-quality cars. Thus we have started our operations in India,’ said the company’s Chief Executive Offi cer, J Suresh Kumar in a recent interaction to Auto Monitor. He also said that the company was gearing up to supply special purpose fasteners which are corrosion resistant and lighter. Rivit India then approached customers and received positive feedback from major car manufacturers and

component manufacturers.There are nearly one-lakh

types of fasteners, but the com-pany is concentrating only on products that are in demand and not manufactured by any other fastener manufacturer in India. For instance, Rivit focuses on blind rivets, rivet nuts, structur-al blind rivets, speed blind rivets, self-clinching fasteners, welding studs, cage nuts and lockriv bolts, where a combination of materi-als is required. Also, the strength and technology of the fasteners are different compared to other standard items.

‘We manufacture around 63 percent of the products cater-ing to the automobile industry and supply globally to Fiat, Flextronics, Lancer Lacer Tech, Ford, Schneider Electric’ he said.

The company also manufac-tures plastic rivets, which are made up of thermoplastic that helps make recycling easier. For light-duty applications where metal fasteners can’t be used, plastic rivets play a vital role; they are lighter, last long and are easy-to-install. Commenting on plastic rivets, Kumar said, ‘We provide an array of plastic rivets, screws, washers and nuts to help secure and fasten components and panels to a wide variety of materials.’ he said.

Rivit India also offers com-mercial assistance and technical support to sheet metal working companies in the fi elds of auto-motive, transport (buses, trucks, trains and ships), electrical appliances and electronics, and to dealers and distributors. They are planning to introduce adhe-sive fasteners, which reduces the weight of the component and optimise the time taken for the application. After studying the Indian market, Rivit India will launch these products.

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Bhargav TS Chennai

Navteq introduces ‘Natural Guidance’ in India

Rivit India to supply specialty fasteners

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Specialised inhouse training for Navteq’s field teamNavteq Geographic Analyst use patented tools, techonology

Navteq launched the 280 degree multiview camera field vehicle in India

Blind rivet and tools by Rivit

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The Indian two-wheeler (2W) industry had recorded a strong volume growth in

the last two years, having grown by 25 percent in 2009-10 and 27 percent in 2010-11 (domes-tic & export) to reach 13.3 million units. This strong double-digit growth was driven by multiple factors including pent up demand during the 2007-08 and 2008-09 period when the industry volumes were essentially fl at, besides various underlying factors including

India’s rising per capita GDP, increasing rural demand, grow-ing urbanisation, swelling replacement demands, increas-ing proportion of cash sales and improved consumer sentiments.

Going forward, ICRA expects the 2W industry to report a vol-ume CAGR of 10-12 percent over the next fi ve years to reach a size of ~21-23 million units by 2015-16, as it views the fundamental growth drivers—comprising expected steady GDP growth, moderate 2W penetration levels, favourable demographic profi le, under-developed public trans-port system and utility quotient of a 2W—to be intact.

Additionally, factors like the entry of new players in the indus-try, multitude of new model/ variant launches, growing distribution reach, cheaper own-ership costs on a relative basis are expected to be some of the other prime movers for industry growth over the medium term. In ICRA’s view, while the trend in ris-ing commodity prices, hardening interest rates and increasing fuel costs may lead to a moderation in industry growth over the short term, the growth over the medi-um term is expected to remain in double digits.

Competition To IntensifyICRA believes that the land-

scape of the Indian 2W industry is set to evolve as several new players are keen to enter to the Indian market, which would fur-ther intensify competition; most existing players plan to extend/ strengthen their reach into the rural and semi-urban markets to harness incremental growth opportunities; and manufactur-ers are showing increased thrust on new product development and repositioning to tap new custom-er segments. These dynamics would ensure that business

does not remain as usual for the large incumbents as the market share may change hands to some extent.

The Indian 2W industry today is almost half the size of the Chinese market in terms of pro-duction volumes, but also has far lesser number of manufac-turers. While there are eight key players in the Indian market that produced 13.8 million units in 2010-11, the Chinese market has around 10 large companies that have captured around 70 percent of the 24.2 million units’ large market (out of a total of around 50 2W companies). This, in con-junction with the fact that the largest two listed players ie Hero Honda and Bajaj Auto continue to enjoy strong profi tability, indi-cates that the Indian market may also see the infl ux of new players such that excess returns current-ly being earned by select players diminish over the longer term.

From the OEMs’ perspective, sustenance of market position in the future would require greater investments in new product development and brand building as Indian custom-ers mature and become even more demanding. Eventually, this is expected to bring-in multiple benefi ts from the con-sumers’ standpoint including (a) more product options to choose from while making a purchase decision (b) increase in segmentation and creation of new sub-product categories (c) greater competition amongst OEMs giving rise to innovations and better value-for-money offerings. Overall, the existence of strong product capability, wide distribution network and established supply chain will continue to be the necessary conditions for OEMs to sus-tain competitive advantage and achieve economies of scale.

Two-Wheeler IndustryLarge capital investments are

required to build adequate capac-ity across supply chains.

In view of higher than expect-ed demand in 2010-11, several OEMs had faced capacity con-straints in their supply chain for select components which result-ed in persistent demand-supply gap for few models, refl ected in long waiting periods at the deal-ers’ end.

To overcome supply con-straints and also to gear up for meeting the continued buoy-ancy in demand, most players currently have plans to expand production capacity which would entail large capital expendi-ture (capex) both by Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) as well as suppliers. As per ICRA’s estimates, to achieve industry volumes of 21-23 mil-lion units by 2015-16 (domestic and export), the OEMs will need to invest around `4,500 crore over the next fi ve years for expanding their inhouse capac-ity. Additionally, an amount of `10,500 crore is estimated to be spent by the auto component manufacturers considering that the 2W OEMs have shifted a major part of their capital bur-den to their vendors. For the

bigger players like HHML and BAL, the 2W business has been highly profi table allowing them to strengthen their balance sheets over the years through strong cash accruals.

Thus, availability of sur-plus funds is expected to allow them to incur the required capex without stretching their bal-ance sheet and credit profi le. For many of the other players, while profi tability metrics may come under pressure over the short term, the anticipated strong vol-ume growth should enable these companies to tide over the short term pressures and emerge with a bigger scale and a relatively stronger credit profi le over the medium term.

Rising raw material costs remains the biggest challenge for sustaining profi t margins

Raw materials remain the biggest component in the cost structure of OEMs account-ing for around 85 percent of total costs. Thus, the Operating Profit Margins (OPM) of OEMs are quite sensitive to movement in prices of major raw materials like steel, aluminium and rub-ber. After a period of benign raw material prices in 2009-10, pric-es of most commodities showed an upward trend in 2010-11. Despite the strong demand, OEMs were able to pass on the increase in input costs to cus-tomers only partially; but could mitigate the adverse impact to some extent through internal cost reduction and focus on changing product mix towards superior margin products.

In case the commodity-based headwinds persist, OEMs may be left with no choice but to further increase 2W prices whose impact on demand is expected to be different across segments—de-mand elasticity is higher in the entry and executive segment of motorcycles as compared to the premium segment.

However, the largest two OEMs have other levers avail-able in the form of scale of operations, superior bargaining power with their vendors and dealers and scope to enhance capacity at their plants locat-ed in Uttarakhand where they benefit from fiscal incentives; which should enable them to partly offset the margin pres-sures imminent. Additionally, the strategy of select players to diversify into other related product categories like diver-sification into three-wheelers (3W) by Bajaj Auto and TVS; and proposed diversification into the scooters segment by Yamaha is also expected to pro-vide them scale benefits and support EBITDA growth.

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One of the major hurdles in the path of achiev-ing the objective set in the Automotive

Mission Plan 2006-16—contrib-uting 10 percent to the GDP of the country and providing addi-tional employment to 25 million people—is the shortage of trained or skilled manpower. In order to bridge the gap between the requirements of the indus-try and the availability of skilled people for the automotive indus-try, Centum Learning, a training and skill development institute has trained over 1.2 lakh people in over 15 years for the automo-tive industry.

The company, which is an ini-tiative of the Bharti Group and has presence in 19 countries includ-ing India has a joint venture known as Work Skills India with the Government of India to skill people for several industries.

‘We have a JV with the National Skills Development Corporation (NSDC) in which we have 73 percent stake and they have 27 percent equity. As per the JV, we have to train people from 11 states and 400 districts. This means we will be reaching out to 1.2 million potential trainees. We have to train them and help fi nd employ-ment in major sectors. One of those sectors is automotive,’ CEO and Executive Director, Centum Learning, Sanjeev Duggal said.

India is facing a challenge of having 500 million people who are unskilled and will remain unskilled and unemployed over the next 10 years. It is not only necessary to train these people for providing them with employ-ment but also make them capable enough to be absorbed by major sectors, almost all of which are short of skilled labour. One needs enough trained people to upscale, Duggal added.

As a learning institute, Centum provides solutions for people at various levels in the automotive sector. Starting from the leaders of the car manufacturers to the sales and service professionals employed by the dealerships of these organisations and people working in the manufacturing units, Centum has acquired the expertise of training people from and for all horizons of the auto-motive industry.

Facing Challenges‘Apart from manufacturing, a

major workforce lies in the channel partners or the dealerships. The dealerships or the service centres are extremely crucial for car man-ufacturers as they are the interface to the customer,’ Duggal said.

The Automotive Mission Plan 2006-16 states that automotive retail and service comprise a net-work of 6,500 dealers and their service centres form an essential part of the automotive business. The segment has invested over `2,200 crore and provides direct employment to about 400,000 people. The fi gures have soared since them.

One of the major challenges faced by the auto industry is the frequent launch of new models across hundreds of dealerships. Since the go-to-market span has reduced to as low as 18 months, the manufacturers are faced with the challenge of training a huge workforce both on the sales and service side, in multiple languag-es, across the nation, to make

them able enough to face the customers.

‘When organisations decide to launch products after invest-ing `3,000 crore in it, they cannot compromise on getting it communicated right to the cus-tomers and hence, we are kind of strategic partners to them,’

Duggal added. A lot of people who open deal-

erships tend to not operate at highest level. There is a tenden-cy to pay lesser salaries and hire less capable people. Though this has improved over the times and the situation is better in the met-ros, outside it is still the same. The dealers have to be trained to match the standards of the manufacturers and follow best practices in the industry.

MethodologyCentum is present in most of

the Indian states like MP, Assam, Punjab and Orissa and will soon open franchisees in Jharkhand, Bihar and Rajasthan. ‘We focus on training individuals fast-er and making them billable in order to set faster growth of industry,’ Vice President, Enterprise Business Solutions,

Centum Learning, Vivek Verma said.

‘One of the CEOs of a leading car manufacturer wanted the peo-ple working in the manufacturing units to understand the require-ments of the customer better and implement it in their work. They decided to send the engineers to

their dealerships in order to do so. The engineers who were masters in their fi eld had no idea of how to deal with customers. We helped the company in doing so,’ Verma said. The company has customer like Maruti, Volkswagen, Honda, JCB, Escorts, Fiat, Tata Motors among others.


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Learning session in progressSanjeev Duggal, CEO and Executive Director, Centum Learning


Kamislav Fadel (VP R&D, Automotive Lighting) and Dr Wolfgang Huhn (Audi

AG) won ‘Professor Ferdinand Porsche Prize’ for the devel-opment and use of new LED lighting technology in automo-biles. The ‘Professor Ferdinand Porsche Prize’ is awarded every two years to engineers, whose inventions affect the sustainable development of the automobiles. Automotive Lighting is a division of Magneti Marelli.

In the year 2008, the two prize-winners and their teams gave a substantial contribution to the fi rst series application of the LED lighting technolo-gy for the main headlamps of a motor vehicle. The appearance of the super sports car Audi R8

was highlighted by the all-LED headlamps of automotive lighting in an extraordinary way and signalled a leap in tech-nology. For the fi rst time all lighting functions ie high beam, low beam, turn indicator, day time running light and posi-tion light are completely executed in LED technol-ogy. All light functions are realised by a total of 54 high-performance LEDs.

The Head of Institute for vehicle engines and automobile tech-nology at the Vienna University of Technology (TU) and Chairman of the Jury, Prof Bernhard Geringer, in his speech explained the importance of this development, ‘which marks a milestone in the application of

advanced LED lighting for the automobiles sector, because at simultaneously, three benefi ts are used: fi rstly, a signifi cant energy saving, secondly, a mas-sive life time extension and

thirdly, a wide design freedom for vehicle styling.

As compared to the estab-lished halogen and xenon headlights, the LED technology brings a much better illumina-

tion which enables clear safety advantages during night drives, especially the LED light sources are closer to the natural daylight. The human eye recognises the street and the road edge in the natural colours at night and dis-tinguishes contrasts through this considerably better.

With the same light perform-ance, a LED headlamp consumes only about half as much energy as conventional halogen headlamps. Therefore in the automobile, a reduction of the consumption of at least up to 0.2 litres per 100 kilometres is possible. In view of the high customers’ demand on the consumption values of vehi-cles, this saving doesn’t have to be underestimated. M Müller emphasised that above all the new design opportunities that have been implemented in the automotive lighting design, ‘the LEDs can be exceedingly fl exibly used as a tail light, daytime run-ning light or low beam and high beam’. They allow the design of unique lighting brands and brand signatures that give each car brand in the dark a high rec-ognition value. ‘One thing is certain: the LED belongs in the future vehicle concepts!’

In the world’s first all-LED headlamp in the Audi R8, over 20 innovations have been integrated. During the whole development period, more than 100 development engi-neers, l ighting technicians and partners were involved at Automotive Lighting.

Other awards for Automotive Lighting in 2011 include the Red Dot award and Daimler Special Award Innovation. The ‘Professor Ferdinand Porsche Prize’ of the Vienna University of Technology(TU), was donat-ed by the daughter of Ferdinand Porsche’s, Ms Kommerzialrat Louise Piëch in 1977 and was in 1977 for the fi rst time and since 1981, it has been awarded every two years for technicians whose with their innovations contrib-utes a decisive contribution to the development of the automobile.

Magneti Marelli designs and produces advanced systems and components for the automotive industry. With its 77 produc-tion units, 11 R&D centres and 26 application centres in 18 countries, about 33,000 employ-ees and a turnover of 5.4 billion Euros in 2010, the group sup-plies to all the leading carmakers in Europe, North and South America and the Far East. Its business areas include: electron-ic systems, lighting, powertrain, suspensions systems, and shock absorber, exhaust systems, after-market parts and services, plastic components and modules and motor sports. Magneti Marelli is a part of Fiat Spa.

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The Automotive Lighting team with the Ferdinand Porsche PrizeAudi R8 featuring innovative LED headlamps


To encourage motor sports in India and to check the cars performance in various

road conditions, Maruti Suzuki recently fl agged-off the third edi-tion of Maruti Suzuki Dakshin Dare rally from Chennai’s Besant Nagar beach.

During the occasion, Maruti Suzuki India, Commercial Business Head, South, Manohar Bhat, said, ‘It has been over a dec-ade since Maruti Suzuki has been promoting motor sports in the country. Dakshin Dare is yet anoth-er initiative which brings the thrill of motor sports to the doorsteps of our motor sport enthusiasts in south India. Interestingly, we do not stop at just promoting motor sports in the country; we make conscious efforts to use the learn-ings from motor sports to enhance

the performance and quality of our offerings. During these motor-ing events, extensive feedback is obtained on the performance of Maruti cars in extreme condi-tions—on road and off-road. The engineers at Maruti Suzuki work on this feedback,’ he said.

During the fi ve-day event, over 75 participants traveled a grueling 2,100 km, crisscrossing a unique combination of terrain compris-ing the plains of Tamil Nadu, the Deccan Plateau, the Nilgiris and the Western Ghats, before con-cluding in Bangalore.

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provider, have partnered with For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology (FIRST) and Techtronics Education for the second FIRST Tech Challenge

(FTC) in India. FTC is a mid-lev-el robotics competition targeted towards high school students.

The primary objective of this competition is to cultivate interest and to improve skills in science, technology, engi-neering and mathematics at the

school level. As a mentor based programme, FTC allows partici-pants to implement the theories learnt in classrooms to solve practical engineering problems. Techtronics Education will organ-ise the FTC 2011 and will train the mentors on the FTC competition challenges. This year, FTC will see an almost 70 percent increase in the number of teams partici-pating in the competition, with around 25 schools and 40 teams. The format of the competition is now national, with regional competitions in north, south and western regions.

Inventor Dean Kamen found-ed FIRST in 1989 to inspire an appreciation of science and tech-nology in young people. Based in Manchester, FIRST designs accessible, innovative pro-grams to build self-confi dence, knowledge, and life skills while motivating young people to pur-sue opportunities in science, technology, and engineering. With support from three out of every fi ve Fortune 500 compa-nies and more than $12 million in college scholarships, the not-for-profi t organisation hosts the FIRST Robotics Competition (FRC) and FIRST Tech Challenge (FTC) for high-school students, FIRST Lego League (FLL) for nine to 14-year-olds, (nine to 16-year-olds outside the US and Canada) and Junior FIRST Lego League (Jr FLL) for six to nine-year-olds.

Techtronics Education con-centrates in the domain of activity-based learning in India. With robotic-based education modules running across schools, Techtronics Education organises various robotics competitions and also provides robotics solu-tions to schools and colleges and conducts various programmes across India.

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ANALYSISANALYSIS

Passenger Vehicles

Passenger Cars

OEMs 2010-11 2011-12

BMW 517 1,025

Fiat 3,963 4,197

Ford 15,046 13,979

GM 15,616 14,323

HM 1,470 694

HSCI 7,539 4,293

HMIL 55,652 62,605

M&M 753 2,297

MSIL 144,788 150,779

Merc 682 967

Nissan 38 2,771

Skoda 2,666 4,901

Tata 38,380 35,824

TKM 1,614 9,293

Audi 281 513

VW 3,282 13,181

Total 292,287 321,642

MPV

OEMs 2010-11 2011-12

Force 0 49

M&M 0 2226

Maruti 23,607 28,567

Tata 6,373 8,002

Total 29,980 38,844

Commercial Vehicles Two-Wheelers

LCVs (PC+GC)

OEMs 2010-11 2011-12

ALL 123 65

Force 2,974 3,089

HM 93 51

M&M 16,574 15,980

MNAL - 1,577

Piaggio 1,717 1,849

Swaraj 639 510

Tata 29,046 37,428

VECV - Eicher

1,164 1,583

Total 52,330 62,132

3-Wheelers (PC+GC)

OEMs 2010-11 2011-12

Atul 2,517 3,524

Bajaj 23,292 26,626

Force 109 4

M&M 7,357 8,909

Piaggio 27,374 26,778

Scooters 1,714 2,154

TVS 3,921 1,784

Total 66,284 69,779

M&HCVs (PC+GC)

OEMs 2010-11 2011-12

ALL 11,840 9,849

AMW 858 1,454

JCBL - 1

Daimler* 30 11

M&M 139 0

MNAL - 365

Swaraj 987 1,073

Tata 27,017 29,467

VECV - Eicher

4,227 4,976

VECV - Volvo

152 65

Volvo Buses

61 123

Total 45,311 47,384

Scooter/Scooterettees

OEMs 2010-11 2011-12

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HHML 47,420 64,539

HMSI 148,457 149,444

M&M 2W

17,055 20,509

SMIL 37,071 47,455

TVS 55,726 68,267

Total 305,756 350,214

Mopeds/Electric

OEMs 2010-11 2011-12

TVS 105,039 127,223

Electrotherm* NA

Total 105,039 127,223

Motorcycles/StepThroughs

OEMs 2010-11 2011-12

BAL 379,720 414,292

HHML 740,028 925,060

HMSI 113,128 117,970

IYM 34,475 53,776

M&M 2W

RE 7,535 11,702

SMIL 5,194 11,062

TVS 101,327 104,958

Total 1,381,407 1,638,820

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UV

OEMs 2010-11 2011-12

BMW 61 462

Force 467 533

Ford 543 386

GM 3,145 3,990

HM 308 322

HSCI 106 53

HMIL - 154

ICML 149 65

M&M 27,252 31,154

MSIL 1,680 1,317

Merc 49 131

Nissan 65 24

Skoda NA 306

Tata 6,048 6,166

TKM 10,439 7,858

Audi 167 387

VW 3 4

Total 50,482 53,312

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The passenger car segment grew by 10.04 percent during the April-May period this fi scal, while the utility vehicles grew by 5.61 percent and the multi-purpose vehicles grew by 29.57 percent in this fi scal.

Nissan led the passenger car segment with a growth of around 7,1192.11 percent from 38 units to touch 2,771 units last fi scal, as compared to the previous period. BMW notched up highest percentage growth in UV segment to touch 462 units compared to 61 units in the same month in the previ-ous year, marking a growth of 657.38 percent.

The overall commercial vehicles segment registered a growth of 12.16 percent in April-May 2011 as compared to the same period last fi scal to touch 109,516 units. M&HCVs sales were relatively fl at at 47,384 units compared to 45,311 units. The light commercial vehicles segment grew at 18.73 percent to touch 62,132 units in this fi scal, compared to 52,330 units in the same period last fi scal.

Three-wheeler sales were relatively fl at at 69,779 units in April-May compared to 66,284 units in same period last year. While passenger carriers rose by 2.37 percent in April 2011, the goods carriers registered growth of 15.68 percent.

VECV-Eicher registered the highest growth in the LCV seg-ment to touch 1,583 units. Volvo Buses notched up a growth of 101.64 percent to touch 123 units this fi scal as compared to 61 units in the same period last fi scal.

Two-wheelers witnessed a growth of 18.08 percent in this fi scal registering 2,116,257 units against 1,792,202 units during the same period in the previous fi scal. Mopeds, motor-cycles and scooters grew by 21.12 percent, 18.63 percent and 14.54 percent respectively.

The Motorcycle sales grew to 1638,820 units in April-May period as compared to 1,381,407 units in corresponding peri-od in the previous fi scal. In the Motorcycles segment, Suzuki Motorcycles’ sales were up by 112.98 percent in April-May period this fi scal, while Bajaj Auto’s sales grew by around 9 percent to touch 414,292 units in April-May compared to 379,720 units in same period last fi scal.

In the Scooter segment, the sales of HHML grew by 36.1 percent while TVS Motor sales grew by 22.5 percent.

Hero Honda reported its best sales for May at 485,122 units, registering a jump of 14.13 percent over the same month last year. Bajaj Auto witnessed 13.87 percent growth in its May sales at 218,321 units against the same month in the previous fi scal.

TVS Motor Company reported total domestic two-wheeler sales of 158,829 units in May 2011 registering a growth of 16.26 percent. India Yamaha Motors registered the highest growth in domestic two-wheelers sales at around 58.73 per-cent to touch 27,959 units in May this year.

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Alphaa Springs, which is a single source suppli-er of automotive springs

to companies like Sundaram Fasteners and Ucal Fuel Systems, has installed new machineries to manufacture special pur-pose springs. It has also planned to make hook springs for its existing customers to meet the demands. ‘We have installed two new machines, which are used in manufacturing wire forming and torsion springs’ said the Managing Director of Alphaa Springs, Chandrasekaran in recent interaction with Auto Monitor.

New Product RangeThe company, which is manu-

facturing helical springs, torsion springs, and wire forms springs,

is now planning to make hook springs for its existing customers. Currently, it is manufactur-ing one crore springs per year, which range from 0.2 to three mm. ‘We have not gone beyond

the range of three mm because we don’t have customers to sup-ply big size springs in Chennai,’ he added.

Alphaa Springs has devel-oped new types of door handles spring for Ford Figo which is sup-plied through a Tier I supplier, ITWA. The company manufac-

tures springs for components like starter motors, alternators, brakes, carburettors, fuel engine systems, thermostat and radiator caps. It has notched up a turno-ver of ̀ eight crore last year and is targeting a growth of 30 percent this year by increasing its com-ponent capacity.

Future PlansThe company, which was

established in 1990 by first generat ion ent repreneu r, S Chandrasekaran, has been sup-plying springs to companies like Ucal Fuel Systems, Lucas-TVS, Visteon, Motherson, ITWA and Western Thomson for the past 15 years. It is also planning to install a CNC-grinding machine by the end this year. The man-ufacturer has already invested around `two crore in the last fi s-cal for upgrading facilities like

online furnaces from Taiwan for all the machines.

Alphaa Springs is supply-ing springs for components like starters, alternators, from wipers to Lucas-TVS; springs for car-burettors and multi-point fuel injection systems to Ucal Fuel Systems; springs for door handles, dashboards, bonnet openers and glow boxes to ITWA; springs for clusters, speedometers to Visteon and springs for thermostats to Western Thomson.

Increasing CapacityIt has less than 100 ppm inhouse

rejection and zero rejections from the customers for past three years. ‘We get new orders every month from our existing customers because we are the single source for many companies,’ he said. Over the last few years, the company has increased the capacity through productivity improvements and that is the reason it contin-ues to be the single source for major customers.

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Alphaa Springs plans upgrade, new components

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Torsion springs

S .Chandrasekaran, MD, Alphaa Springs, Chennai

Alphaa Springs manufactures springs

for components like alternators,

brakes, carburettors, thermostats & radiator caps, and has notched up a turnover of `eight

crore last year

Škoda Auto India opens new dealership

Škoda Auto India recently inaugurated its 82nd deal-ership 3S (Sales, Service &

Support) facility at Jai Auto, in the capital. This will be Škoda Auto’s third 3S facility in Delhi and will serve as a key touch point for customers in the region. The Czech Republic-based car manufacturer said that it plans to expand its dealer-ship network to over 100 in this fi nancial year.

The dealership was inau-gurated by Director and Board Member, Sales and Marketing, Škoda India, Thomas Kuehl, Pantaloons Femina Miss India 2011, Hasleen Kaur and Principal Dealer, Jai Auto, Jaipal.

Škoda India’s growth story continues with an impressive sales growth, registering a 60 percent spike between January to April 2011, as compared to the same period last year. The com-pany also plans to launch at least two new cars including an SUV priced at around `10 lakh. It will fi rst introduce a small hatchback in this fi scal year.

Jai Auto, based on Mathura Road is built on an area of 53,000 sq feet. The 3S facility in Delhi will cater to all the needs of customers under one roof. The new facility will have a capacity of servicing 70 cars per day.

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Th e A u t o m o t i v e Engineering show was held at the Chennai

Trade Centre, Chennai, from 10 to 12 June, 2011. The show was an effort to highlight technol-ogy, innovation and creativity in the domain of automotive manufacturing. Stated the CEO, Micrologic Integrated System, Bangalore, Nagesh SG, ‘This trade show will help mark our presence in the market, as our product is a custom-built solu-tion and some companies may not be aware of the services provided by us’.

As a participant in the Automotive Engineering Expo, Nagesh added that he had already received enquires, and that they are already supplying test equip-ment to Tier I suppliers like Bosch, Mahindra and Mahindra an Snyder Electronics’. The show provided a platform for buyers and sellers by putting decision makers in automotive manufac-turing plants in direct contact with systems, processes and plant automation technologies. It high-lighted machines used for cutting

and welding, including innova-tions in laser technology that are more precise and could achieve higher standards of fi nishing. On the other hand, software designers highlighted solutions that could be used for initial designs and planning, through to the last stage of production.

‘Industrial Automation in India is in its adolescent phase. Since the real drive for automa-tion started only in early ‘90s we are still trying to ‘catch-up’ with the absorption of product tech-nologies and manufacturing processes, with geographies that have had over 100 years to learn and deploy automation. On the

other hand, China has rapidly closed the gap in skills develop-ment and industrial deployment of highly automated processes,’ said President AIA and Director & Member Managing Board (Siemens), Vijay Paranjape during the ‘Excellence Awards for Innovation and Creative Automation’ held during the show.

He also quoted that ‘India’s eight to nine percent GDP growth saga, is not a strong reason for jubilation, since the growth per-centages are derived over a Low Base Denominator (LBD). The fact that we have one of the low-est GDP ‘per hour worked’ also

means that we are doing a chunk of the lowest-end jobs in our Manufacturing sector; and that too, rather ineffi ciently’ cau-tioned Paranjape.

Deputy Director Dept of Industries & Commerce, Govt of Tamil Nadu, Ethirajan Bhaskaran said, ‘Innovations like this helps provide direct interaction between govern-ment, administration and the industry, thus shaping the future of Chennai’s auto industry, which is the base of nearly 1/3rd of India’s Automotive Industry, to strengthen direct interaction,’ he said.

Exhibition Director and

Managing Director, Focussed Event Management, Sameer Khedkar said, ‘The business-to-business event was lined up with 118 participants representing high profi le small car manufacturers and component suppliers, which were virtually double the number of registrations for the event last year.’ The focus is on displaying technologies for manufacturing vehicles and components and not for displaying vehicles or compo-nents as regular auto shows do, he added. Safety and quality control was another important area in the event, and some companies demonstrated regulation systems used for identifying deficien-cies and to maintain optimum safety conditions.

Chennai is becoming a major hub in India for the production of cars and vehicles with many national and multinational com-panies establishing factories in the area. The event organisers stated that the show was con-ducted for the second successive year and for the fi rst time, the event honoured inhouse innova-tion by instituting 10 awards for excellence in creative automation for which, an eminent jury chose the winners.

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Technology and innovation dominates Chennai show

Participants visiting the stalls at the Expo

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The fi rst Auto World Expo 2011 held recently in Chennai saw an overwhelming

response from the major vehicle manufacturers and accessories manufacturers. The expo was supported by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Association, Federation of Indian Higher Purchase Association, Motor Sports Clubs and Chennai Regional Indian Oil Dealers Association.

The auto majors Mercedes Benz, Skoda, Volkswagen, Toyota, Ford, Nissan, Mahindra, Fiat, Honda, Suzuki, Yamaha, Hero Honda, Ashok Leyland etc showcased their latest offerings. Meanwhile Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India, a subsidiary of Honda Motor Company of Japan, launched their global sport motorcycle CBR 250R at the event by Operating Head (Sales, Planning and Marketing) HMSI, NK Rattan.

During the press conference Rattan, said, ‘We are looking to sell around 30,000 CBR 250Rs in the fi rst year which was the fi rst affordable global sports bike from the Honda. This launch helped us to enter into the high perform-ance 250 cc segments in India. The CBR 250R will take India to the global platform, which will be manufactured and exported worldwide from India.’

Elaborating on the expansion plans, Rattan said that ‘the fi rst phase of expansion in the compa-ny’s second facility in Tapukara plant will be in operation from next month, which would have a capacity of six lakh two-wheelers at an investment of `460 crore. In the second phase, a similar capacity would be added at an outlay of `400 crore.’

Due to this new facility the waiting period is expected to reduce from three months to 10 to 15 days. ‘We have advanced the commissioning date of the Tapukara plant to serve the wait-ing customers, especially Activa customers,’ said Rattan. Currently there are about 1.6 lakh custom-ers are waiting for Activa scooters and around 50,000 waiting cus-tomers for Shine motorcycle.

Whether in the press-ing plant or as part of bodyshell work—

automation processes in the automobile industry are becom-ing more and more complex: quicker cycles, higher output quantities and a wide range of workpiece outlines require f lexible solutions in the area of handling and supply. Vacuum technology specialist Schmalz will soon provide these solu-tions with a new range of especially adaptable suction pads for extremely dynamic handling of sheet metal and car body parts.

Compared to the existing range of fl at suction pads, the high-speed Saxm suction pads—which will be available from mid-2011—have a considerably increased suction pad stroke

that allows the suction pads to adjust optimally to contoured workpieces. Furthermore, the suction pad geometry offers all the advantages that are required for the highly dynamic han-

dling of parts: minimal suction times, high intrinsic stabil-ity while suction is applied and the absorption of extreme hold-ing and lateral forces, even with oiled surfaces.

Altogether, the details of the design provide for an opti-mized material f low of sheet metal and car body parts in press lines and robot systems —and make the Saxm suction

pads the performance special-ists when it comes to handling sheet metal at high speeds. The new series of suction pads Saxm is expected to be available very soon.

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Schmalz to launch new vacuum suction pads

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High-speed sheet metal handling: Saxm suction pads with increased stroke and maximised absorption of holding and lateral forces

Advantages• The use of a cutting-edge

and innovative materi-al makes the suction pads extremely resistant to wear, even when subjected to extreme env ironmental conditions such as ozone or aggressive drawing oils

• Saxm vacuum suction pads will be available in sizes with diameters from 30 mm through 125 mm. With var-ious connections (female thread, male thread, quick connectors), they can be

adapted easily to all common tooling systems

• The modular design of the suction pads minimises purchase costs and make it possible to quickly replace damaged components

• Schmalz accommodates the demand for environ-mentally friendly products by producing them in such a way that the materials of the individual components can be easily separated, 100% correctly sorted and recycled

Cars exhibited at the expo

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Delphi Automotive was recently presented with the AutoInfo Award for

‘2011 Best Supplier of Digital Navigation System’ for its MyFi 3D navigation system. Presented by the China Information Association, an industry associ-ation affi liated with China State Information Centre, AutoInfo is the only state-level award recog-nising information technology development and advancement in the Chinese market.

‘This award highlights Delphi’s commitment to safe, green and connected technolo-gies as well as the company’s leadership in connected infotain-ment technology,’ said Managing Director, Delphi’s Infotainment and Driver Interface PBU, Asia, Doug Brandt.

Developed and launched at the Delphi China Technical Centre,

the MyFi 3D navigation sys-tem was launched by Shanghai GM in the Chinese market ear-lier this year. It provides lifelike 3D images and offers multiple search choices for directions and elevated road recognition.

Using 3D images, the MyFi displays map information con-sistent with the driver’s forward view. The system also displays road signs and major public facilities nearby; provides multi-ple search choices for directions, including the shortest and most convenient routes; and helps drivers avoid the inconvenience of a wrong turn using elevated-road recognition to determine if the vehicle is at street level or on an overpass.

The Delphi MyFi 3D navi-gation system is seamlessly integrated with a Delphi mul-timedia entertainment system.

Offering additional features such as audio and video playback as well as radio and personal music management, the multi-media system is compatible with multiple media formats and devices including HDD, USB, fl ash cards, iPods and iPhones.

With added features such as high-resolution displays, hands-free phone operation and more, Delphi is providing drivers with unique en route entertainment and information to help make the journey safer, easier and more enjoyable.

Delphi receives AutoInfo award for 3D navigation in China

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Volvo Vara plant

Volkswagen plans to sell asset-backed securities in China when govern-

ment rules allow issuance of the debt amid soaring vehicle sales in the country.

The Wolfsburg-based com-pany may be ready to issue car loan-backed bonds in China by the end of 2012, if government legislation is ready. Asset securitization is favoured by People’s Bank of China officials including Deputy Governor Liu Shiyu,

who say it can help banks manage balance sheets and will ensure China’s markets keep pace with its economic development. Volkswagen is planning the securities as its vehicle sales in China jumped 20 percent in the fi rst quarter, outpacing industry growth of 8.1 percent.

Banks create asset-backed securities by pooling loans into notes that are sold to investors, allowing lenders to raise capital more cheaply. Volkswagen Finance originat-ed fi ve asset-backed bonds this year in Europe, including the fi rst public sale of securities pooling Spanish car loans since 2007, according to data com-piled by Bloomberg.

Renault-Nissan urges steelmakers to use derivatives

VW plans China securitization drive as car sales soar

Steelmakers should use derivatives to manage their input costs so that

they can offer customers such as carmakers the long-term price stability they need, a Renault-Nissan executive said.

Those steel suppliers that successfully use hedging instru-ments and offer long-term price contracts are likely to attract more clients, Deputy General Manager of Supplier Account Offi ce, Renault-Nissan, Nicolas

Fourrier told Reuters. The big three iron ore producers—Vale, Rio Tinto and BHP Billiton—dumped a decades-old annual pricing scheme last year in favour of quarterly pricing. As pricing for iron ore—a key steelmaking ingredient—becomes more fl ex-ible, steelmakers are pushing for shorter-term steel pricing mech-anisms to pass on price volatility to customers. But end users are resisting frequent price reviews, because increased volatility would make it more diffi cult for them to manage costs.

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Since May, Volvo Penta’s engine plant in Vara, Sweden, is now carbon neutral. This means

that it is powered without using any fossil fuel whatsoever. Also this year, in line with their eco-friendly policies, the Vara plant now uses biofuel in the form of pellets instead of the approxi-mately 400 cubic metres of oil it previously used every year.

A three-year agreement involving deliveries of so-called green electricity (produced using hydroelectricity) has been signed with Swedish Vattenfall. As a result of these moves, the production process at the Vara plant is now completely carbon neutral.

The Vara plant produces Volvo Penta’s diesel engines for leisure boats and commer-cial vessels. These innovative and modern four- and six-cyl-inder engines have won awards all over the world for their performance, comfort and envi-ronmental characteristics.

The plant’s production proc-ess for the D4/D6 maintains the same class as the actu-al engines—not least when it comes to its environmen-tal characteristics. Together with the employees, the plant management team have been working systematical ly to reduce the plant’s environmen-tal impact and energy costs. As part of this work, the plant has accepted the challenge that AB Volvo has issued to all its plants to streamline their energy and phase out fossil fuels.

For instance, the ventilation system has been replaced, envi-ronmental training has been conducted, pneumatically pow-ered tools have been replaced by energy-powered variants, the lighting systems have been automated and so on. A large raft of measures has helped to make the production process increasingly energy efficient.

‘The use of fossil fuel to power operations at the plant has been phased out and that feels really good. During the past few years, we have been focusing very heavily on measures designed to benefit the environment and this has produced results,’ said Environmental Coordinator, Volvo Penta plant, Vara, Jens Lauridsen.

The total consumption of energy at the Vara plant has been reduced by around 40 percent since 2003 and work to bring about further improvements in efficiency is continuing. The next step will include examin-ing the potential for recovering heat from engine testing.

Green SolutionsBetween 2006 and 2010, the

emissions of carbon dioxide from the Volvo Group’s trans-portation of goods and products in Europe were reduced by 22 percent, measured as the aver-age number of grams of carbon dioxide per tonne per kilome-tre. This is one of the findings revealed in a report from Volvo Logistics, the Volvo Group’s logist ics company, which develops and purchases trans-portation solutions. The report is a summary of the work that began in 2008 when Volvo Trucks and Volvo Logistics challenged its transportation suppliers. The reduction also includes transportation for

Volvo Car Corporation.Among the trucking com-

panies in Europe used by the Volvo Group, the proportion of truck drivers who had under-gone theoretical and practical training in fuel-efficient driv-ing increased to 74 percent in 2010. In recent years, the com-panies’ trucks have also been equipped with more modern engines, which consume less fuel and emit less carbon diox-ide. In addition, cargo space is being used more efficiently, thus enabling the transporta-tion of more goods at the same time. All of these factors have contributed to reducing total emissions of carbon dioxide per tonne per kilometre from the Volvo Group’s transports, which usually take the form of trucks driven on highways, but also include marine and

railway solutions.In Sweden, truck rigs that are

25.25 metres long are already being used and the carbon diox-ide emissions from the Volvo Group’s truck transports have been further reduced with the help of even longer vehicles that transport more goods dur-ing each run. Volvo Logistics uses Sweden’s longest truck

rigs, measuring 32 metres, for trips between the Volvo Group’s terminal and harbour in Gothenburg. The rigs are able to transport two 40-foot contain-ers instead of one, thus reducing emissions of carbon dioxide per tonne per kilometre. The next step could involve the use of a 48-metre long rig that can transport up to three 40-foot

containers, which would fur-ther reduce CO2 emissions.

The Volvo Group has also reduced its carbon diox-ide emissions in Europe by using more marine and train solut ions to supplement truck transportation.

‘In most cases, road trans-portation is the only effi cient alternative, which is why we are cooperating with our truck-ing companies in an effort to reduce the environmental impact of transportation. We are also aiming to fi nd more ways of integrating road, rail and marine solutions. Our objec-tive is to reduce carbon dioxide emissions from our transpor-tation in Europe by 30 percent by 2015, with 2006 as the base year,’ said Environmental Manager at Volvo Logistics, Susanna Hambeson.

Volvo Penta’s plant in Vara is carbon neutral

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Volvo Vara plant

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Automaker recalls 103,000 Mazda3s for windshield wiper problemMazda is recalling 103,000 Mazda3

and Mazdaspeed3 vehicles over potentially faulty windshield wiper motors. The Japanese automaker is recalling its 2008-2009 Mazda3 built between January and November 2008. In total, Mazda is recalling 408,782 Mazda3 vehicles sold world-wide to address the issue. Some of the vehicles are sold as the Mazda Axela. Mazda in a notice posted on NHTSA’s website said the ground terminal of the wind-shield wiper motors may have been accidentally bent during assembly, which could cause the wipers to fail. In bad weather, the lack of functioning wipers could raise the risk of a crash.

China-owned MG targets BMW 3 series with new MG6 sedanMG Motor is targeting used-car

buyers—and especially BMW 3-se-ries owners—with its new MG6 sedan, which will go on sale in the UK in July and mainland Europe next year. The sedan will join the MG6 hatchback as the second new model launched by MG Motor, formerly Britain’s larg-est domestic carmaker, which is now owned by SAIC, China’s biggest domes-

tic carmaker. MG has a range of six new models is at various stages of launch or development, including the MG3 small hatchback, MG5 compact and an SUV-style crossover to rival the Nissan Qashqai. As with the hatchback, the MG6 sedan’s only engine is a 1.8-litre turbocharged gasoline unit derived from MG Rover’s old K-series powerplants. Rated as using 35.6 UK mpg (7.9 litres/100 km), its CO2 emissions at 184g/km are well below rivals. The MG6 models are assembled in Longbridge, near Birmingham, England, using bodyshells, engines and powertrains shipped from China by SAIC.

Toyota, Honda set to hire thousands in JapanToyota and Honda plan to add as many as 5,000 temporary workers in Japan for

the fi rst time in more than a year, signalling the industry’s recovery from the March 11 earthquake, according to a Bloomberg report. Toyota will add between 3,000 and 4,000 temporary workers in Japan from mid-July as it starts to increase production in October. Honda will hire 1,000 temporary employees. Toyota’s domestic plants are running at 90 percent of planned levels this month, up from 50 percent in April and May, because of a shortage of parts from suppliers damaged by the March disaster. The world’s biggest carmaker, which had 69,000 full-time workers at the end of March, expects factories to reach 100 percent of planned production levels by July. Toyota last hired temporary workers in December 2009, while Honda, Japan’s third-largest automaker, did so in April 2010. Nissan has already begun hiring as many as 200 tem-porary workers to help boost production. Toyota employed 960 temporary workers as of the end of March. Japanese carmakers’ domestic production fell 60 percent in April as Toyota’s output in the country plunged 78 percent. In Japan, delivery of new cars is averaging two to three months, compared with one month prior to the earthquake. Buyers of the carmaker’s new Prius alpha wagon hybrid model have to wait as long as a year from order to delivery.

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EPA cuts ethanol mandate for 2012The Environmental Protection Agency has proposed sharply reducing the amount

of advanced ethanol it will require for use next year, according to a Detroit News report. Under a 2007 energy law, the United States was supposed to use 500 million gallons of cellulosic ethanol in gas tanks in 2012. This ethanol comes from renew-able sources such as switchgrass, waste products and woody pulp—but it hasn’t been made in significant quantities. The EPA proposed requiring no more than 12.9 million gallons next year. This is the third consecutive year the EPA slashed the cel-lulosic ethanol requirement. The targets set by Congress were 100 million gallons for 2010 and 250 million for 2011; EPA reduced them to 6.5 million gallons each year. In addition, EPA is proposing a volume requirement of 1.28 billion gallons for biomass-based diesel for 2013.

Ten Ford models to add Sync AppLink softwareFord is expanding its Sync AppLink software programme to ten models for the 2012

model year and quadrupling the size of it Sync development team over the next four years, according to a report in the Detroit News. The AppLink software gives Sync users hands-free voice control capability of smartphone apps. The Sync AppLink will be available in the 2012 Ford Fusion, Fusion hybrid, Fiesta, F-150, F-150 SVT Raptor, Super Duty, Expedition, E-Series, Shelby GT500 and the previously announced Mustang. The feature was introduced on the 2011 Fiesta. The app community for Sync has grown over 150 percent in the last six months and that over 2,500 develop-ers are interested in working with Ford to enable their app to work with Sync.

GM investing in two US engine plants, eyes jobsGM would invest $65 million in existing engine plants in New York and Tennessee.

It is spending $33 million at a plant in Tonawanda near Buffalo, New York and will retain or create 100 jobs. The automaker will put $32 million into a plant in Spring Hill, Tennessee, about 30 miles south of Nashville, and add or create 63 jobs. Most of the jobs in New York will be filled by laid off workers. The Tonawanda plant has 83 workers on lay off, down from 179 after GM’s 2009 bankruptcy. The investments are part of a $two billion effort by GM announced in May that the company said would keep or add 4,000 jobs in 17 plants in eight US states. The plants will make fuel-efficient 2.4-litre ‘Ecotec’ four-cylinder engines for Chevrolet cars and crosso-ver SUVs, including the Chevrolet Malibu sedan, Equinox crossover and GMC Terrain crossover.

Ford nears agreement in seven-year-old lawsuitFord is close to resolving a seven-

year-old lawsuit over whether taxpayers should pay part of the cleanup costs at its historic Rouge complex dating to military production from World War I, accord-ing to a report in the Detroit News. The Dearborn automaker filed suit in May 2004 against the federal government in US District Court in Detroit, and argued the government should pay a share of the costs of cleaning up the automaker’s

Rouge manufacturing complex that opened in 1917. During World War I and World War II, Ford assembled boats, tanks, engines and other war materials at the massive site. Ford first built Eagle boats used by the US Navy. Ford and the Justice Department held settlement talks with a mediator in May 2008 and reached a settlement in prin-cipal, but further talks were held in 2009 with Severstal and Michigan Consolidated Gas—a previous owner of part of the site. During World War II, Ford built aircraft engines, a magnesium smelter, a B-2 supercharger facility, aircraft engine gear facili-ties and a tank and armour plating facility, along with parts for military trucks and jeeps at the Rouge. The Rouge complex is one of the most heavily industrialised sites in Michigan—and for much of the 20th century was the largest industrial complex in the United States. The 1,200-acre complex, which has been home to blast furnaces, steel mills, foundries, metal stamping facilities, an engine plant, a glass manufac-turing plant, a tire plant and its own powerhouse, has generated enormous amounts of waste, including hundreds of millions of gallons of coal tar.

AMERICA EUROPEJCI gets EU approval to buy German seating business Keiper, Recaro

Johnson Controls said that it has been approved to acquire German seating expert Keiper and its specialty seat business, Recaro. The deal enhances JCI’s seating busi-ness, particularly in Europe, as it follows its purchase of German seat specialist C Rob Hammerstein Group earlier this year. Financial terms of the Keiper/Recardo deal were not released. Johnson Controls plans to leverage the purchase across its seat component portfolio, and expand in China and North America. Keiper, based in Kaiserslautern, Germany, is a leading producer of recliner system technology and is known for its engi-neering and manufacturing expertise in metals and mechanisms for automobile seats. Recaro Automotive offers complete seats for automakers and as aftermarket equip-ment. As part of the transaction, Johnson Controls also acquires the licensing rights for the exclusive global use of the Recaro trademark for the automotive industry, JCI said. The acquisition will include about 4,750 employees in 13 locations globally. Keiper and Recaro have combined annual revenues of nearly $1 billion. Keiper’s customers include Volkswagen, Mercedes-Benz and General Motors, while Recaro’s major customers include Ford, Volkswagen, Porsche, Lamborghini, Ferrari, Mini, Aston Martin, Cadillac and Honda. Keiper’s Brazilian operations are excluded from the deal.

Lancia Ypsilon spreads its Chrysler wingsWearing Chrysler’s winged badge, Lancia Ypsilon will be the fi rst Lancia model sold in the UK and Ireland since 1984. Fiat’s alliance with Chrysler made the return possible because Chrysler has 46 dealers in the two markets. Sales of the right-hand-drive Chrysler Ypsilon start in September, three months after the car’s launch with a Lancia badge in mainland Europe. With the launch, Lancia is trying to reverse its biggest weakness, the brand’s heavy reliance on sales in its home market of Italy.

Nissan appoints new European sales chief Nissan has named Paul Willcox as its new European sales and marketing chief. Willcox

is currently head of Nissan’s UK national sales company and replaces Simon Thomas, who is leaving the carmaker after 20 years to pursue a career outside Nissan. Willcox starts his new role this month. In the fi rst fi ve months Nissan’s new-car sales in EU and EFTA countries rose 21.7 percent to 206,314, compared with a year earlier, according the ACEA, the European automakers association. Toyota group sales, including Lexus, fell four percent to 256,935 in the same period. Toyota brand sales were 245,254, down 5.4 percent. Lexus sold 11,681 units, up 37.1 percent. Willcox joined Nissan in 1992 after starting his career at Peugeot in the UK. In 2008, he was appointed Managing Director of Nissan Motor (GB), after which Nissan secured its position as the leading Japanese brand in the UK with more than 100,000 unit sales in 2010. He will initially work between the UK and Nissan’s European headquarters in Rolle, Switzerland, before transferring to Switzerland permanently in August.

VW, BMW lead Europe car sales recovery on German demandVolkswagen and BMW led Europe’s strongest car-sales recovery in 14 months in May,

as new models attracted buyers in Germany and France. Registrations rose 7.6 percent from a year earlier to 1.25 million vehicles, industry association ACEA said. Five-month sales decreased 0.4 percent. Demand in Germany and France, Europe’s two biggest car markets, expanded 22 percent and 6.1 percent, respectively. European car deliveries have declined every month except two since April 2010, after an end to government-funded car scrapping incentive programmes curtailed demand. Volkswagen, Europe’s biggest carmaker, benefi ted from the sales rebound in its German home market as Europe’s largest economy grows. The VW Group recorded a 16 percent sales increase last month to 299,841 vehicles. Its European market share rose to 23.9 percent in May. BMW sales advanced 22 percent to 77,784 cars. European sales at GM rose 16 percent to 110,157 vehi-cles. Sales for Ford rose 9.7 percent last month. Toyota and Renault recorded declines of 9.5 percent and eight percent. Overall new-car sales have declined in the region for the last three years, dropping to 13.8 million vehicles in 2010 from 16 million in 2007, the last year deliveries gained, according to ACEA fi gures.


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PRODUCT INDEXPRODUCT INDEX

Pg No. ............ Advertiser ............................................................................................ Tel ............................................................................E-mail ......................................................................................... Website

33................... ADEA- Automotive Dealership Excellance Awards.............................. +91-22-30034650.....................................................prachi.mutha@infomedia18.in ................................................. www.adea.in

12 ................... Auroral Sinter Metals Co., Ltd. ............................................................ +886-37-542-988 .....................................................sh69032.tw@msa.hinet.net ....................................................... www.auroral-sinter.com.tw

29 ..................Durr Ecoclean ..................................................................................... +91-20-30585001 ....................................................info.india@eclclean.durr.com ................................................... www.durr-ecoclean.com

4,27 ............... Engineering Expo ................................................................................ +91-9819552270 ......................................................engexpo@infomedia18.in .......................................................... www.engg-expo.com

17 ................... Escorts Limited ................................................................................... +91-129-2293990 .....................................................shivam.sawhney@escortsed.com .............................................. www.escortsgroup.com

25...................G W Precision Tools India Pvt Ltd ....................................................... +91-80-40431252 ....................................................info@gwindia.in ........................................................................ www.gwindia.in

31 ...................Greaves Cotton Limited ...................................................................... +91-22-24397575 .....................................................rahul.rao@greavescotton.com .................................................. www.greavescotton.com

BIC .................Guhring India Private Limited ............................................................ +91-80-40322500 ....................................................info@guhring.in ........................................................................ www.guhring.in

7 ....................Haas Automation India Pvt Ltd .......................................................... +91-22-27742181 .....................................................indiasales@haascnc.com ........................................................... www.haascnc.com

9 ....................Havells India Ltd. ................................................................................ +1800-11-0303 .........................................................marketing@havells.com ............................................................ www.havells.com

8 .................... IGUS India Pvt Ltd ............................................................................... +91-80-39127800 [email protected] ............................................................................... www.igus.in

20................... Indian Machine Tools Manufacturers’ Association............................. +91-80-66246514 ....................................................anuj@imtma.in .......................................................................... www.imtma.in

22 .................. Indian Machine Tools Manufacturers’ Association............................. +91-80-66246600 ....................................................augustin@imtma.in ................................................................... www.imtma.in

30 .................. Indian Machine Tools Manufacturers’ Association............................. +91-80-66246600 ....................................................imtma@imtma.in ...................................................................... www.imtma.in

26................... Induss Expo 2011 ...................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................... www.induss.co.in

19 ................... ISMT Limited ....................................................................................... +91-20-66024901 ....................................................sachin.joshi@ismt.co.in ............................................................. www.ismt.com

21................... Jyoti CNC Automation Pvt. Ltd. ........................................................... +91-2827-287081 .....................................................info@jyoti.co.in .......................................................................... www.jyoti.co.in

FIC..................Kamal Envirotech................................................................................ +91-124-4367305 .....................................................enquiry@kamalcedsolution.com .............................................. www.kamalenvirotechgroup.com

3 ....................M And M Auto Indus Ltd ..................................................................... +91-124-4763200 .....................................................corporate@mandmsprings.com ................................................ www.mandmsprings.com

BC ..................Micromatic Grinding Technologies ..................................................... +91-80-41492285 ....................................................mmtblr@acemicromatic.com .................................................... www.acemicromatic.com

1 ....................Micromatic Machine Tools .................................................................. +91-80-41492285 ....................................................mmtblr@acemicromatic.com .................................................... www.acemicromatic.com

28 ..................MMI India Pvt Ltd ............................................................................... +91-22-42554719 .....................................................bhupinder.singh@mmi-india.in ................................................ www.productronica-india.com

23 .................. Padmini VNA Mechatronics Pvt. Ltd................................................... +91-124-3207398 .....................................................sales@padminiengg.com ........................................................... www.padminivna.com

8 .................... Perfect Oil Seals & I.P.R. ..................................................................... +91-20-30687701 ....................................................sales@posil.co.in ....................................................................... www.posil.co.in

27................... Rohan Standox Autolack ..................................................................... +91-22-65803331.....................................................sales@spraytec.net .................................................................... www.spraytec.net

6 .................... Schoeller ARCA Time Solutions Ltd ..................................................... +91-22-42119500 ...................................................sales@satmhs.com .................................................................... www.satmhs.com

11 ................... Schuler India Pvt Ltd .......................................................................... +91-22-66800300 ....................................................info@schularindia.com ............................................................. www.schulergroup.com

16 ................... Sreelakshmi Traders ........................................................................... +91-44-24343343.....................................................sreelakshmitraders@gmail.com ................................................ www.sreelakshmitraders.com

5 .................... Tata Motors Ltd. .................................................................................. +91-22-66561866.....................................................charu.gulati@tatamotors.com .................................................. www.tatamotors.com

15 ...................Windsor Machines Limited ................................................................. +91-79-25841591 .....................................................sales.imm@windsormachines.com ........................................... www.windsormachines.com

13 ................... Yamazaki Mazak India Pvt Ltd ........................................................... +91-2137-668800 ....................................................sudhir_patankar@mazakindia.com .......................................... www.mazak.com

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5c indexers ................................................................................... 7

Acc. Padel sensor assy. ................................................................. 23

Adea - automotive dealership excellence awards ........................ 33

Aluminium processing .................................................................. 11

Auto mation mfrs ......................................................................... 7

Automobile parts.......................................................................... 12

Bearings ........................................................................................ 8

Blanking lines ............................................................................... 11

Brake shoe .................................................................................... 17

Buses............................................................................................. 5

Cable carriers................................................................................ 8

Cable connectors .......................................................................... 8

Car paints...................................................................................... 27

Car polish ...................................................................................... 27

Ced/ktl coatings ............................................................................ FIC

Chains ........................................................................................... 8

Clutch plates ................................................................................. 17

CNC ............................................................................................... 21

CNC hmcs ...................................................................................... 21

CNC lathes ..................................................................................... 1,7,BC

CNC machines ............................................................................... 21

CNC oval turning centers .............................................................. 21

CNC turn mill centers .................................................................... 21

CNC turning center ....................................................................... 21

CNC vertical machining center ..................................................... 21

CNC/vmc machines ....................................................................... 13

Commercial vehicles ..................................................................... 5

Compaction & concreting equipment. ......................................... 31

Compression springs .................................................................... 3

Connectors .................................................................................... 8

Controlgear ................................................................................... 9

Countersinks ................................................................................. BIC

Cylindrical grinders ...................................................................... 1,BC

Diamond tools .............................................................................. BIC

Diesel engines (10-1000hp) .......................................................... 31

Diesel/kerosene engines. Power sprayer ..................................... 31

Dollies ........................................................................................... 6

Drilling tools ................................................................................. BIC

E-coatings solutions ..................................................................... FIC

Egr valve ....................................................................................... 23

Electric motor lamination systems ............................................... 11

Electronic control unit.................................................................. 23

Exhibition - Engineering Expo ...................................................... 4

Extension springs ......................................................................... 3

Foldable large containers ............................................................. 6

Foldable small containers ............................................................ 6

Gun drills ...................................................................................... BIC

Hmc horizontal spindle ................................................................ 7

Hollow bars................................................................................... 19

Horizontal CNC machines ............................................................. 21

Horizontal machining center ....................................................... 21

Hydroforming ............................................................................... 11

Induss Expo 2011 .......................................................................... 26

Industrial cleaning ....................................................................... 29

Injection moulding machine ........................................................ 15

Laser systems ................................................................................ 11

Lightweight diesel engines ........................................................... 31

Lightweight petrol ........................................................................ 31

Lubricants ..................................................................................... 17

Metal cutting tools ....................................................................... 25

Milling cutters ............................................................................... BIC

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I Passenger Vehicles (PVs) A : Passengers Cars - Upto 5 Seats Micro: Seats Upto-4, Length Normally <3200 mm, Body Style-Hatchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 0.8 Litre Regular: Tata Motors Ltd (Nano) 6,052 6,529 8,892 16,164 3,550 6,515 7,075 16,527 0 25 1 523Total 6,052 6,529 8,892 16,164 3,550 6,515 7,075 16,527 0 25 1 523Micro: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally <3600 mm, Body Style-Hatchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 1.0 Litre Regular: General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Spark) 2,817 2,701 6,803 6,707 2,812 3,017 6,315 6,904 0 6 4 8Hyundai Motors India Ltd(Santro) 6,214 9,083 16,465 20,858 5,498 6,675 12,940 14,808 2,360 1,956 4,731 5,485Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (M800, Alto,Wagon R,A-Star) 52,819 58,039 102,384 121,225 42,483 42,125 78,408 83,869 11,728 8,998 23,905 17,424Total 61,850 69,823 125,652 148,790 50,793 51,817 97,663 105,581 14,088 10,960 28,640 22,917Compact: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally 3600-4000 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 1.4 Litre Regular: Fiat India Automobiles Pvt Ltd (Palio, Grande Punto) 1,029 1,514 1,772 2,828 1,063 1,303 1,903 2,542 72 252 293 403Ford india Pvt Ltd (Figo ) 6,547 8,095 12,416 16,583 6,327 5,608 12,357 11,621 0 1,970 0 3,060General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Beat, U-VA) 3,487 2,220 9,165 6,277 2,607 2,270 6,955 4,862 1 9 34 21Honda Siel Cars India ltd (Jazz) 16 0 316 30 205 170 543 282 0 0 1 0Hyundai Motors India Ltd(Getz, i10, i20) 30,396 28,763 69,136 65,854 19,011 18,908 36,719 39,391 15,591 12,981 34,129 27,615Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Swift, Ritz, Estilo) 24,397 23,546 48,818 45,485 22,754 21,185 45,503 39,412 231 1,332 980 2,705Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (Micra) 0 8,531 0 17,991 0 1,566 0 2,764 0 3,937 0 13,368SkodaAuto india p.ltd ( Fabia ) 0 1,748 0 3,686 547 1,556 1,025 3,117 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (Indica,Indica Vista, Indigo CS) 11,688 9,867 28,190 20,392 11,540 8,747 23,850 16,718 488 217 853 703Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Polo) NA 4,942 NA 9,144 1,314 3,486 2,215 7,241 0 0 0 0Total 77,560 89,226 169,813 188,270 65,368 64,799 131,070 127,950 16,383 20,698 36,290 47,875Super Compact: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally 4000-4250 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 1.6 Litre Regular: Hyundai Motors India Ltd (Accent) 2,053 2,644 4,993 6,506 949 1,047 2,417 2,161 1,706 1,706 4,316 3,965Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Verito) 716 1,367 1,251 2,359 450 1,291 753 2,297 382 0 532 0Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Dzire) 9,312 10,959 18,108 22,638 9,335 10,812 17,921 22,609 61 7 72 27Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Etios-Sedan) 0 3,645 0 7,899 0 3,412 0 8,069 0 0 0 0Specialty: Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Beetle) 0 0 0 0 28 3 120 19 0 0 0 0Total 12,081 18,615 24,352 39,402 10,762 16,565 21,211 35,155 2,149 1,713 4,920 3,992Mid-Size: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally 4250-4500 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 1.6 Litre Regular: Ford India Pvt Ltd (Ford ikon,Fiesta Classic) 1,548 1,361 2,885 2,835 1,493 1,266 2,689 2,358 0 42 172 119General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Aveo) 366 82 1,017 103 386 196 685 351 10 22 26 29Hindustan Motors Ltd (Lancer,Cedia) 72 19 177 31 72 19 195 31 0 0 0 0Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (City) 2,984 1,200 6,451 4,012 3,121 1,828 5,908 3,370 0 0 1 0Hyundai Motors India Ltd (Verna) 1,406 4,403 3,505 6,213 1,655 4,357 3,520 6,211 0 0 0 0Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (SX4) 1,571 2,690 3,089 5,022 1,548 2,702 2,956 4,804 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (Indigo Marina, Indigo XL, Manza) 2,268 1,393 3,372 2,956 3,528 1,018 7,455 2,579 19 39 77 96Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Vento) NA 3,216 NA 7,230 0 2,403 0 5,269 0 0 0 0Specialty: Hindustan Motors Ltd (Ambassador) 580 266 1,245 709 602 254 1,248 649 0 0 0 0Total 10,795 14,630 21,741 29,111 12,405 14,043 24,656 25,622 29 103 276 244Executive: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally 4500-4700 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 2.0 Litre Regular: Fiat India Automobiles Pvt Ltd (Linea) 1,051 907 1,890 1,732 1,100 845 2,060 1,655 0 72 1 87General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Optra, Cruze) 957 1,143 1,750 2,515 907 899 1,661 2,206 0 0 0 8Hindustan Motors Ltd (Cedia sports) 26 8 26 14 27 5 27 13 0 0 0 0Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (Civic) 240 300 240 780 533 190 721 443 0 0 0 0Hyundai Motors India Ltd (Elantra) 0 0 0 0 1 0 2 0 0 0 0 0Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Kizashi) 0 0 0 0 0 50 0 85 0 0 0 0Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd (Laura) 0 652 0 1,332 520 646 1,084 1,067 0 0 0 0Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Corolla ) 659 453 1,519 1,200 655 419 1,506 1,195 0 0 0 0Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Jetta) NA 0 NA 52 347 101 731 263 0 0 0 0Specialty: BMW india pvt Ltd ( 3 Series) 148 186 482 270 143 195 276 435 0 0 0 0Hindustan Motors Ltd (EVO X) 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd (C-Class) 196 357 369 654 215 314 362 567 0 0 0 0Volkswagen - Audi (A4) 0 0 0 0 54 145 138 344 0 0 0 0Total 3,277 4,007 6,276 8,550 4,502 3,810 8,568 8,274 0 72 1 95Premium: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally 4700-5000 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 3.0 Litre Regular: Honda Siel Cars India Ltd ( Accord ) 180 150 180 358 173 115 367 198 0 0 0 0Hyundai Motors India Ltd ( Sonata ) 26 14 41 34 37 14 54 34 0 0 0 0Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (Teana) 0 0 0 0 14 0 38 7 0 0 0 0Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd (Superb) 0 377 0 772 314 385 557 717 0 0 0 0Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Camry ) 0 0 0 0 23 4 55 29 0 0 0 0Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Passat) NA 120 NA 300 105 184 214 380 0 0 0 0Specialty: BMW india pvt Ltd ( 5 Series) 0 267 6 651 58 268 163 528 0 0 0 0Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd (E-Class) 123 256 259 420 115 130 240 308 0 0 0 0Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Prius ) 0 0 0 0 32 0 53 0 0 0 0 0Volkswagen - Audi (A6) 0 0 0 0 73 42 139 96 0 0 0 0Total 329 1,184 486 2,535 944 1,142 1,880 2,297 0 0 0 0Luxury: Seats Upto-5, Length Normally Over 5000 mm, Body Style-Sedan/Estate/Hatch/Notchback, Engine Displacement Normally upto 5.0 Litre Regular: BMW india pvt Ltd (7 Series ) 0 0 0 0 35 23 62 55 0 0 0 0Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd ( S-Class) 46 28 92 76 46 37 68 65 0 0 0 0Volkswagen - Audi (A8) 0 0 0 0 0 26 4 65 0 0 0 0Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Phaeton) 0 0 0 0 2 8 2 9 2 0 2 0Total 46 28 92 76 83 94 136 194 2 0 2 0Coupe: Roadster - 2 Doors; 2/4 seater, retractable/firm roof Regular: BMW india pvt Ltd (6 Series, Z4) 0 0 0 0 9 5 16 7 0 0 0 0Mercedes-Benz India Pvt Ltd (E-Coupe, E-Cabrio, CLS, SLK) 0 0 0 0 9 19 12 25 0 0 0 0Volkswagen-Audi (R8, RS5) 0 0 0 0 0 8 0 8 0 0 0 0Total 0 0 0 0 18 32 28 40 0 0 0 0Exotics: Upto 5 Seats, Price >Rs. 1 Crore Mercedes-Benz India pvt. Ltd (SLS AMG) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 0 0 0 0Total Passenger Car 171,990 204,042 357,304 432,898 148,425 158,817 292,287 321,642 32,651 33,571 70,130 75,646B: Utility Vehicles (Uvs) B: Utility Vehicles / Sports Utillty Vehicles; 2x4 or 4x4 offroad capability; Generally ladder on frame; 2 box ; 5 seats or more but upto 10 Seats UV1: Length<4400 mm, Price Upto Rs. 15 Lakh Force Motors Ltd (Trax) 45 46 289 358 42 37 257 295 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Bolero, ST) 6,126 8,243 12,703 16,008 6,327 8,036 12,649 15,464 108 82 186 177Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Gypsy) 766 263 1,638 1,200 964 1,099 1,672 1,309 2 40 2 43Tata Motors Ltd (Sumo,) 1,276 1,375 2,786 2,837 1,402 1,221 3,281 3,060 39 32 60 44Total 8,213 9,927 17,416 20,403 8,735 10,393 17,859 20,128 149 154 248 264UV2: Length<4400 - 4700 mm, Price Upto Rs. 15 Lakh General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Tavera) 1,464 1,754 3,005 3,677 1,418 1,767 2,946 3,675 0 0 1 0International Cars & Motors Ltd (Rhino) 97 54 172 76 95 41 149 65 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Scorpio, Bolero, HT, Xylo) 7,609 7,768 14,639 16,193 7,741 7,961 14,603 15,690 206 355 458 609Tata Motors Ltd (Sumo Grande, Safari) 1,325 1,378 3,214 2,721 1,302 1,414 2,758 2,763 42 19 48 34Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Innova) 4,303 3,122 8,490 6,551 4,355 2,961 8,490 6,425 0 0 0 0Total 14,798 14,076 29,520 29,218 14,911 14,144 28,946 28,618 248 374 507 643UV3: Length>4700 mm, Price Upto Rs. 15 Lakh Froce Motors Ltd (Trax) 227 263 227 263 210 238 210 238 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (Aria, Xenon) 22 155 38 400 4 45 9 343 0 4 0 4Total 249 418 265 663 214 283 219 581 0 4 0 4UV4: Price Between Rs. 15 to 25Lakh BMW india Pvt Ltd (X1) 0 267 0 545 0 190 0 405 0 0 0 0Ford India Pvt Ltd (Endeavour) 266 117 528 372 260 172 543 386 0 0 0 0General Motors India Pvt Ltd (Captiva) 0 0 0 0 84 143 199 315 0 0 0 0Hindustan Motors Ltd (Pajero, Outlander) 172 215 300 346 181 195 302 311 0 0 0 0Honda Siel Cars India Ltd (CRV) 0 0 0 0 35 31 106 53 0 0 0 0Hyundai Motors India Ltd (Santa Fe) 0 0 0 0 0 122 0 154 0 0 0 0Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Vitara) 0 0 0 0 4 1 8 8 0 0 0 0Nissan Motor India Pvt Ltd (X-Trail) 0 0 0 0 42 22 65 24 0 0 0 0Skoda Auto India Pvt Ltd (Yeti) NA 256 NA 556 0 174 0 306 0 0 0 0Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (Fortuner) 967 693 1,913 1,415 969 672 1,891 1,411 0 0 0 0Total 1,405 1,548 2,741 3,234 1,575 1,722 3,114 3,373 0 0 0 0UV5: Price > Rs. 25Lakh BMW india Pvt Ltd (X3, X5, X6) 0 0 0 0 26 26 61 57 0 0 0 0Hindustan Motors Ltd (Mentero, EVOx (Ten) 0 0 0 10 1 1 6 11 0 0 0 0Mercedes-Benz India pvt. Ltd (M Class, GL Class, R Class, G class) 0 0 0 0 25 61 49 131 0 0 0 0Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd (LC,Prado) 0 0 0 0 16 2 58 22 0 0 0 0Volkswagen - Audi (Q5,Q7) 0 0 0 0 56 199 167 387 0 0 0 0Volkswagen India Pvt Ltd (Touareg) 0 0 5 0 0 0 3 4 0 0 0 0Total 0 0 5 10 124 289 344 612 0 0 0 0Total Utillity Vehicles (Uvs) 24,665 25,969 49,947 53,528 25,559 26,831 50,482 53,312 397 532 755 911C: Vans; Generally 1 or 1.5 box; seats upto 5 to 10 V1: Hard tops mainly used for personal transport, Price Upto Rs. 10 Lakh Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (Omini,Ecco) 12,703 15,560 24,049 28,782 12,953 15,545 23,607 28,567 112 177 199 366Tata Motors Ltd (Venture) 0 630 0 1,137 0 441 0 798 0 0 0 0Total 12,703 16,190 24,049 29,919 12,953 15,986 23,607 29,365 112 177 199 366V2: Soft tops mainly used as Maxi Cabs, Price Upto Rs. 10 Lakh Force Motors Ltd (Trip) 0 75 0 80 0 16 0 49 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd (Gio, Maxximo Mini Van) 0 1,235 0 2,232 0 1,227 0 2,226 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd (Magic, lris) 4,253 4,232 7,270 8,721 3,709 3,317 6,373 7,204 15 6 15 90Total 4,253 5,542 7,270 11,033 3,709 4,560 6,373 9,479 15 6 15 90Total Vans 16,956 21,732 31,319 40,952 16,662 20,546 29,980 38,844 127 183 214 456Total Passenger Vehicles (PVs) 213,611 251,743 438,570 527,378 190,646 206,194 372,749 413,798 33,175 34,286 71,099 77,013II Commercial Vehicles (CVs) M&HCVs A: Passenger Carriers A1: Max. Mass exceeding 7-5 tonnes but not exceeding 12 tonnes (M3(B1)) (b): No. of seats including driver exceeding 13 (M3(B2)) Ashok Leyland Ltd 141 387 324 718 100 243 196 370 23 10 50 19Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 40 0 91 0 51 0 136 0 0 0 2 0Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 25 0 29 0 0 0 1 0 0 0 0SML Isuzu Ltd 289 383 510 644 240 329 426 459 1 0 3 0Tata Motors Ltd 682 627 1,227 1,032 597 502 1,366 819 3 31 26 56VE CVs - Eicher 142 432 374 663 288 339 546 590 0 6 29 28Total 1,294 1,854 2,526 3,086 1,276 1,413 2,670 2,239 27 47 110 103Total A1 1,294 1,854 2,526 3,086 1,276 1,413 2,670 2,239 27 47 110 103A2: Max. Mass exceeding 12 but no exceeding 16.2 tonnes (M3(C)) (b): No. of seats including driver exceeding 13 (M3(C2)) Ashok Leyland Ltd 1,443 1,970 2,896 3,320 1,113 1,184 2,193 2,162 200 287 445 533JCBL Ltd 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 1 0 0 0 0SML Isuzu Ltd 8 6 10 14 10 12 16 14 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd 1,267 1,106 2,696 2,051 1,131 1,147 2,133 2,076 274 358 502 486VE CVs - Eicher 0 33 16 54 26 18 35 30 1 19 1 19Volvo Buses India Pvt Ltd 20 29 40 40 17 26 35 38 0 0 0 0Total 2,738 3,145 5,658 5,480 2,297 2,388 4,412 4,321 475 664 948 1,038Total A2 2,738 3,145 5,658 5,480 2,297 2,388 4,412 4,321 475 664 948 1,038A3: No. of seats including exceeding 13 and max. mass exceeding 16.2 tonnes (M3(D)) Passenger Carrier (D) Volvo Buses India Pvt Ltd 14 49 30 89 12 47 26 85 0 0 0 0Total A3 14 49 30 89 12 47 26 85 0 0 0 0Total M&HCVs(passenger carriers) 4,046 5,048 8,214 8,655 3,585 3,848 7,108 6,645 502 711 1,058 1,141M&HCVs B: Goods Carriers (c) Max Mass exceeding 7.5 tonnes but not exceeding 10 tons Ashok Leyland Ltd 18 48 58 96 32 19 76 56 2 4 20 12SML Isuzu Ltd 268 233 505 462 219 318 430 375 0 40 0 40Tata Motors Ltd 431 519 908 1,079 487 700 1,058 1,373 68 74 96 119VE CVs - Eicher 640 873 1,440 1,631 684 787 1,458 1,521 22 7 50 15Total 1,357 1,673 2,911 3,268 1,422 1,824 3,022 3,325 92 125 166 186(d) Max. Mass Exceeding 10 tons but not exceeding 12 tons Ashok Leyland Ltd 232 344 439 574 152 201 290 363 10 13 10 18SML Isuzu Ltd 77 217 151 324 60 174 115 225 0 0 0 2Tata Motors Ltd 1,036 1,011 2,116 2,112 1,171 1,362 2,465 2,684 162 144 227 232VE CVs - Eicher 505 776 1,363 1,980 707 902 1,587 1,921 46 2 60 20

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Total 1,850 2,348 4,069 4,990 2,090 2,639 4,457 5,193 218 159 297 272Total B 3,207 4,021 6,980 8,258 3,512 4,463 7,479 8,518 310 284 463 458B2: Max Mass exceeding 16.2 tonnes (N3(A)) (a) Max. mass exceeding 12 tonnes but not exceeding 16.2 tonnes (N3(A1)) Ashok Leyland Ltd 1,591 1,494 3,102 3,820 1,263 1,243 2,443 2,324 207 235 364 555Tata Motors Ltd 3,385 4,788 7,212 9,374 2,669 2,594 5,514 4,858 414 576 669 886VE CVs - Eicher 113 483 380 983 176 232 349 569 38 133 82 230Total B2 5,089 6,765 10,694 14,177 4,108 4,069 8,306 7,751 659 944 1,115 1,671B3: Max Mass exceeding 16.2 tonnes-Rigid Vehicles (N3(B1)) (a) Max. mass exceeding 16.2 tonnes but not exceeding 25 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd 2,097 1,022 4,098 2,194 1,914 1,057 4,049 2,022 0 79 0 137Asia Motor Works Ltd 434 782 742 1,365 373 682 716 1,285 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 77 0 89 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0 0Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 71 0 172 0 58 0 121 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd 4,675 4,681 9,072 9,303 4,373 4,241 8,543 8,137 141 190 361 281VE CVs - Eicher 4 89 109 189 50 93 135 174 2 0 3 0Total 7,287 6,645 14,110 13,223 6,713 6,131 13,446 11,739 143 269 364 418(b) Max. mass exceeding 25 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd 644 611 1,315 2,266 734 628 1,334 1,564 0 0 0 0Asia Motor Works Ltd 7 18 11 44 4 21 7 50 0 0 0 0Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt Ltd 40 8 80 39 15 0 30 11 0 0 0 0Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 17 0 113 0 76 0 197 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd 3,682 4,967 6,301 9,775 1,988 3,497 3,394 6,570 3 22 4 31VE CVs - Eicher 1 85 68 177 30 65 99 142 0 0 0 0VE CVs - Volvo 105 41 177 101 76 22 129 42 0 0 0 0Total 4,479 5,747 7,952 12,515 2,847 4,309 4,993 8,576 3 22 4 31Total B3 11,766 12,392 22,062 25,738 9,560 10,440 18,439 20,315 146 291 368 449B4: Max. Mass exceeding 16.2 tonnes-Haulage Tractor (Tractor-Semi Traller/Traller)(N3(B2)) (a) Max. Mass exceeding 16.2 tonnes but not exceeding 26.4 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 0 109 0Total 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 57 0 109 0(b) Max. mass exceeding 26.4 tonnes but not exceeding 35.2 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd 275 213 562 497 260 194 509 397 0 5 0 18Tata Motors Ltd 0 0 0 0 734 679 1,130 1,387 0 0 0 0Total 275 213 562 497 994 873 1,639 1,784 0 5 0 18(c) Mass exceeding 35.2 tonnes but not exceeding 40 tonnes Asia Motor Works Ltd 74 55 112 138 41 23 92 106 0 0 0 0Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 43 0 47 0 27 0 46 0 0 0 0Total 74 98 112 185 41 50 92 152 0 0 0 0(d) Max. mass exceeding 40 tonnes but not exceeding 49 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd 232 99 414 238 171 148 383 306 5 0 5 0Asia Motor Works Ltd 22 11 46 31 27 10 43 13 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd 0 106 0 125 710 810 1,414 1,563 0 1 0 1VE CVs - Eicher 0 20 8 52 12 11 18 29 0 0 0 0Total 254 236 468 446 920 979 1,858 1,911 5 1 5 1(e) Max. mass exceeding 49 tonnes and Above Ashok Leyland Ltd 236 116 596 452 151 126 367 285 0 0 0 0VE CVs - Volvo 18 21 23 32 18 15 23 23 0 0 0 0Total 254 137 619 484 169 141 390 308 0 0 0 0Total B4 857 684 1,761 1,612 2,124 2,043 3,979 4,155 62 6 114 19Total M&HCVs (Goods Carriers) 20,919 23,862 41,497 49,785 19,304 21,015 38,203 40,739 1,177 1,525 2,060 2,597Total M&HCVs 24,965 28,910 49,711 58,440 22,889 24,863 45,311 47,384 1,679 2,236 3,118 3,738LCVs A: Passenger Carriers A1: Max. Mass upto 5 tonnes (a): No. of seats including driver exceeding 13 (M2(A1)) Force Motors Ltd 382 449 736 913 370 484 710 899 0 5 0 5Tata Motors Ltd 71 30 171 95 151 184 459 297 7 0 7 0Total 453 479 907 1,008 521 668 1,169 1,196 7 5 7 5(a): No. of seats including driver exceeding 13 (M2(A2)) Force Motors Ltd 612 762 1,212 1,520 581 677 1,091 1,384 4 21 24 26Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 240 0 551 0 312 0 527 0 0 0 0 0Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 165 0 345 0 214 0 378 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd 331 425 570 881 701 535 1,168 825 121 46 121 55Total 1,183 1,352 2,333 2,746 1,594 1,426 2,786 2,587 125 67 145 81Total A1 1,183 1,352 2,333 2,746 1,594 1,426 2,786 2,587 125 67 145 81A2: Max. Mass exceeding 5 tonnes but not exceeding 7-5 tonnes (M3(A)) (b): No. of seats including driver exceeding 13 (M3(A2)) Ashok Leyland Ltd 143 162 234 312 83 39 123 65 25 10 36 62Force Motors Ltd 40 10 76 22 34 4 49 12 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 238 0 318 0 244 0 332 0 0 0 2 0Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 219 0 404 0 260 0 448 0 0 0 0SML Isuzu Ltd 337 284 635 559 294 339 510 424 10 0 10 3Tata Motors Ltd 1,642 1,547 2,970 2,906 1,389 1,220 3,226 2,076 115 304 229 530VE CVs - Eicher 217 376 584 732 255 268 514 607 98 18 99 43Total 2,617 2,598 4,817 4,935 2,299 2,130 4,754 3,632 248 332 376 638Total A2 2,617 2,598 4,817 4,935 2,299 2,130 4,754 3,632 248 332 376 638Total LCVs (Passenger Carriers) 4,253 4,429 8,057 8,689 4,414 4,224 8,709 7,415 380 404 528 724LCVs B: Goods Carriers (a) Max. Mass not exceeding 2 tons-Mini Truck Segment Force Motors Ltd 215 17 483 614 134 16 261 178 0 0 0 0Hindustan Motors Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 2,010 4,303 5,223 9,923 2,332 3,752 5,160 8,211 1 215 100 365Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 903 1,066 1,911 1,896 814 1,072 1,717 1,849 6 0 6 0Tata Motors Ltd 7,358 15,749 18,625 32,984 8,750 12,275 17,811 26,211 1,606 2,354 2,932 3,892Total 10,486 21,135 26,242 45,417 12,030 17,115 24,949 36,449 1,613 2,569 3,038 4,257(b) Max. Mass not exceeding 2 but no exceeding 3.5 tons-Pick Ups Force Motors Ltd 503 591 711 701 474 375 665 438 0 0 0 0Hindustan Motors Ltd 42 26 92 74 43 18 93 51 0 0 0 20Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 5,264 5,589 10,767 10,188 4,872 4,393 9,686 7,769 545 966 847 1,840Tata Motors Ltd 769 2,070 2,200 3,941 914 1,613 2,065 3,126 168 309 336 476Total 6,578 8,276 13,770 14,904 6,303 6,399 12,509 11,384 713 1,275 1,183 2,336(a) Max Mass exceeding 3.5 tons but not exceeding 6 tonnes Force Motors Ltd 133 126 239 196 103 102 198 178 4 0 4 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 357 0 861 0 378 0 836 0 10 52 61 82Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 451 0 782 0 359 0 730 0 0 0 0SML Isuzu Ltd 0 4 0 7 0 3 0 3 0 0 0 0Tata Motors Ltd 1,856 2,506 3,792 4,957 1,690 2,303 3,664 4,099 269 672 482 1,039VE CVs - Eicher 44 77 394 477 29 52 283 471 0 4 10 14Total 2,390 3,164 5,286 6,419 2,200 2,819 4,981 5,481 283 728 557 1,135(b) Max Mass exceeding 6 tons but not exceeding 7.5 tonnes Ashok Leyland Ltd 0 0 24 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Force Motors Ltd 1 0 1 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 0 0 14 0 19 0 33 0 0 0 0 0Mahindra Navistar Automotives Ltd 0 30 0 44 0 7 0 21 0 0 0 0SML Isuzu Ltd 81 103 159 166 82 66 129 83 20 24 60 44Tata Motors Ltd 341 416 1,103 1,337 311 382 653 794 49 111 95 223VE CVs - Eicher 295 466 452 689 231 439 367 505 106 120 121 256Total 718 1,015 1,753 2,236 643 894 1,182 1,403 175 255 276 523Total LCVs (Goods Carriers) 20,172 33,590 47,051 68,976 21,176 27,227 43,621 54,717 2,784 4,827 5,054 8,251Total LCVs 24,425 38,019 55,108 77,665 25,590 31,451 52,330 62,132 3,164 5,231 5,582 8,975Total Commercial Vehicles 49,390 66,929 104,819 136,105 48,479 56,314 97,641 109,516 4,843 7,467 8,700 12,713IV Two Wheelers A: Scooter/Scooterettee : Wheel size less than or equal to 12” A1: Engine Capacity less than 75cc Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd 1,445 513 3,465 744 775 518 1,838 829 0 0 0 0TVS Motor Company Ltd 1,160 1,478 3,179 2,984 2,293 1,440 3,937 2,894 0 0 0 0Total 2,605 1,991 6,644 3,728 3,068 1,958 5,775 3,723 0 0 0 0A2: Engine Capacity 75cc and above but less than 125cc Bajaj Auto Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 27 0 0 0 0 0Hero Honda Motors Ltd 25,516 31,845 50,444 69,550 23,738 29,460 47,420 64,539 1,008 1,888 2,576 4,576Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd 77,674 76,239 152,229 153,131 76,980 75,012 148,457 149,444 715 1,157 1,925 1,834Mahindra Two Wheelers Ltd 11,777 12,580 23,093 25,993 7,271 10,452 15,217 19,680 160 66 278 154Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd 18,500 23,953 37,458 47,627 18,178 23,915 37,071 47,455 44 44 44 88TVS Motor Company Ltd 28,391 43,218 55,946 82,928 28,274 34,363 51,789 65,373 1,317 2,365 3,018 4,975Total 161,858 187,835 319,170 379,229 154,441 173,202 299,981 346,491 3,244 5,520 7,841 11,627Total Scooter/Scooterettee 164,463 189,826 325,814 382,957 157,509 175,160 305,756 350,214 3,244 5,520 7,841 11,627B: Motor cycles/Step-Throughs : Big Wheel size more than 12” B2: Engine Capacity 75cc and above but less than 125cc Bajaj Auto Ltd 174,286 170,350 349,904 344,064 101,882 105,034 210,148 204,931 53,730 70,200 111,384 163,970Hero Honda Motors Ltd 381,056 441,469 723,727 895,586 378,495 426,978 693,641 873,699 8,855 12,512 15,509 21,866Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd 14,006 20,036 35,959 38,443 15,678 16,879 36,593 31,170 906 4,400 906 6,500India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd 3,840 5,100 9,222 10,497 5,027 4,681 11,472 8,906 816 818 2,062 1,650Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0TVS Motor Company Ltd 53,859 20,337 101,998 64,866 41,491 42,990 82,002 80,824 9,451 12,055 20,131 24,084Total 627,047 657,292 1,220,810 1,353,456 542,573 596,562 1,033,856 1,199,530 73,758 99,985 149,992 218,070B3: Engine Capacity 125cc and above but less than 250cc Bajaj Auto Ltd 83,399 133,363 179,354 256,724 89,844 113,287 169,572 209,361 24,032 29,468 54,479 61,962Hero Honda Motors Ltd 24,523 26,151 48,821 51,812 22,825 28,684 46,387 51,361 1,012 712 2,052 1,292Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd 42,669 47,332 89,945 93,393 39,432 42,747 76,535 84,742 4,867 4,324 11,001 6,519India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd 20,494 35,002 35,194 68,626 12,581 23,264 22,991 44,849 6,603 1,035 13,456 17,862Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt Ltd 3,671 5,835 5,374 11,772 3,360 5,613 5,194 11,062 132 640 176 960TVS Motor Company Ltd 16,521 51,096 33,428 71,475 10,828 12,164 19,325 24,134 6,136 8,410 12,448 16,150Total 191,277 298,779 392,116 553,802 178,870 225,759 340,004 425,509 42,782 44,589 93,612 104,745B4: Engine capacity 250cc and above Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (Pvt) Ltd 0 1,135 0 2,035 0 1,107 0 2,058 0 0 0 0India Yamaha Motor Pvt Ltd 0 0 0 0 6 14 12 21 0 0 0 0Royal Enfield (Unit of Eicher Ltd) 4,153 6,088 8,117 12,392 3,862 5,813 7,535 11,702 292 337 564 671Total 4,153 7,223 8,117 14,427 3,868 6,934 7,547 13,781 292 337 564 671Total Motor Cycles/Step-Throughs 822,477 963,294 1,621,043 1,921,685 725,311 829,255 1,381,407 1,638,820 116,832 144,911 244,168 323,486C: Mopeds: Engine capacity less than 75cc & with fixed transmission, big wheelsize>12” Engine Capacity<75cc Mopeds TVS Motor Company Ltd 54,702 70,001 106,727 129,401 53,735 67,872 105,039 127,223 1,142 232 1,667 417Total 54,702 70,001 106,727 129,401 53,735 67,872 105,039 127,223 1,142 232 1,667 417Total Mopeds 54,702 70,001 106,727 129,401 53,735 67,872 105,039 127,223 1,142 232 1,667 417Total Two Wheelers 1,041,642 1,223,121 2,053,584 2,434,043 936,555 1,072,287 1,792,202 2,116,257 121,218 150,663 253,676 335,530III Three Wheelers A: Passenger Carriers A1:No. of seats including driver not exceeding 4 & Max.Mass not exceeding 1 tonnes Atul Auto Limited 621 874 1,085 1,683 629 883 1,106 1,623 1 20 1 40Bajaj Auto Ltd 30,844 39,404 65,820 81,108 11,469 13,234 22,695 25,625 18,202 27,150 44,012 59,308Force Motors Ltd 0 0 0 0 2 4 2 4 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 2,169 3,233 4,469 7,245 2,733 2,841 4,753 5,758 174 357 244 559Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 8,149 10,227 19,960 20,545 8,665 8,983 18,464 17,032 1,026 1,460 1,946 3,458Scooters india Ltd 402 386 730 775 282 379 505 641 0 0 0 0TVS Motor Company Ltd 2,597 2,619 5,174 6,524 1,877 934 3,921 1,784 436 3,106 875 5,817Total 44,782 56,743 97,238 117,880 25,657 27,258 51,446 52,467 19,839 32,093 47,078 69,182A2: No.of seats including Driver exceeding 4 but not exceeding 7 & Max.Mass exceeding 1.5 tonnes Force Motors Ltd 1 0 0 29 2 0 16 0 0 84 0 126Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 0 0 1 0 0 209 0 209 0 0 0 0Scooters india Ltd 243 223 389 457 193 161 357 370 0 0 0 0Total 244 223 390 486 195 370 373 579 0 84 0 126Total Passenger Carrier 45,026 56,966 97,628 118,366 25,852 27,628 51,819 53,046 19,839 32,177 47,078 69,308B: Goods Carriers B1: Max.mass not exceeding 1 tonnes Atul Auto Limited 688 941 1,404 1,977 698 919 1,411 1,901 0 16 0 16Bajaj Auto Ltd 473 357 923 1,023 283 476 597 1,001 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 1,319 1,498 2,313 3,003 1,116 1,155 2,144 2,130 24 136 24 272Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 4,228 4,947 9,003 9,985 4,221 4,927 8,910 9,746 56 28 121 155Scooters india Ltd 414 481 742 980 290 459 516 796 0 0 0 0Total 7,122 8,224 14,385 16,968 6,608 7,936 13,578 15,574 80 180 145 443B2: Others Force Motors Ltd 0 0 15 0 29 0 91 0 0 0 0 0Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd 500 522 500 1,057 460 293 460 812 0 0 0 0Piaggio Vehicles Pvt.Ltd 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0Scooters india Ltd 230 245 374 508 191 134 336 347 0 0 0 0Total 730 767 889 1,565 680 427 887 1,159 0 0 0 0Total Goods Carrier 7,852 8,991 15,274 18,533 7,288 8,363 14,465 16,733 80 180 145 443Total Three Wheelers 52,878 65,957 112,902 136,899 33,140 35,991 66,284 69,779 19,919 32,357 47,223 69,751Grand Total of all Categories 1,357,521 1,607,750 2,709,875 3,234,425 1,208,820 1,370,786 2,328,876 2,709,350 179,155 224,773 380,698 495,007

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Getting PersonalWith Kevin Quinlan, GManager, Global Gas Engine Management Systems PBU & Powertrain Systems Division, Asia Pacifi c, Delphi

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Kevin Quinlan is General Manager, Global Gas Engine Management Systems Product Business Unit (PBU) & Powertrain Systems Division, Asia Pacifi c, at Delphi Corp. Quinlan began his career in 1980 at GM’s Plant, Ontario, and held various positions in manufacturing, personnel, engi-neering and strategic improvement. In 1994, he moved to Brea, California, as Production Manager, and was named Plant Manager of the Brea facility in 1995. In 1996, he was appointed Plant Manager of the Nuneaton, England facility, where he led the Interiors team in opening the Ellesmereport Sequencing Center.

In 1998, Quinlan moved to Delphi Interior Systems Headquarters in Warren, Michigan as Manager of Manufacturing Planning and by July 2006, Quinlan was appointed Director of Manufacturing for Delphi Thermal, a divi-sion of Delphi Corporation. That November, he was appointed GM, Global Fuel Handling and Evaporative Canisters Product Business Unit (PBU), and General Manager, Powertrain Systems Division, Asia Pacifi c. He was named to his current position in September, 2009.

Quinlan holds a bachelor’s degree from the University of Waterloo in Ontario, Canada, and a master’s degree in busi-ness administration from the University of Notre Dame in South Bend, Ind.US.

In Person

I have had so many unforgettable experiences that formed my management skills and style that it would be too difficult to list them here. New plants opened, trans-forming a losing business, seeing the power of a unified team of people with an agreed objective, new technology and product launches etc. I have always been a bit of a history buff, so I have been thrilled to have the opportunity to visit some of the world’s great landmarks like the Taj Mahal, the pyramids, Luxor, and valley of the kings in Egypt, surfing in southern California, touring the south of France on the Mediterranean, Rome and the Vatican, Ireland and my family roots, climbing Mount Sinai on camel back to watch the sunrise with my daughter, the Acropolis in Greece, the Great Wall and Forbidden City in China, all so memorable and none of which I will forget.

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If not in the auto industry, where would you be?That’s a tough question. I guess I would consider the health services industry. Demand here is growing as a result of the aging baby boomer generation. And with the number of people in older age groups continuing to increase, there will be demand for more frequent and more specialised health care and elder care

What car do you drive? What do you dream of driving?My dream car has to be the Maserati Quattroporte. I still like a car that has some power under the hood, but also enjoy the luxury this car brings

What was your most recent indulgence?My most recent indulgence was a new home. I recently relocated from Shanghai, China to Michigan and purchased a home here. This is the 14th home my wife and I have owned since we were married and so we have usually treated our homes as a short-term investment

What are you currently reading?I am reading two books right now. One is titled ‘The Quantum Revolution in Economics and Technology’ by George Gilder (1989). The second book is called ‘Have a Little Faith’, written by Mitch Albom

What are you doing when you are not talking auto?I enjoy golf, hiking, trail walks and biking, when I can fi nd the time. To relax, I usually listen to a little jazz. I always enjoy that

What outdoor activity would miss time in the offi ce to do?I like to fi sh though, so a vacation with my family or a fi shing trip with my mates is always tempting. Usually once a year we do that or a skiing trip

Where did you go for your last holiday?Hawaii. It was great sunshine, beautiful beaches, clean air, happy peo-ple, a real paradise. I enjoyed the relaxed atmosphere, the scenery, hiking trails, lava fl ows, everything really. I recommend it

You get angry when...?When we miss an objective, especially when it involves a customer. Missing an objective that impacts one of our customers is most upsetting to me. When we do not execute well, it harms our reputation and our cus-tomer’s faith in Delphi

What is the one thing you would like to change about yourself?A. So many things! But if I really think about it, the thing I struggle most with is life balance—balancing work, family and personal time.

What is the best thing that has ever happened to you?A. Easy question. My daughters are by far the greatest joy in my life. They are older now—teenagers and early 20s—but I still enjoy spending time with them and helping them in their pursuits

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