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A month in the India Transport Sector (No 30) November, 2013
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NISSAN BRINGS BACK THE DATSUN GO
With hopes of capturing a good share of the
Indian market by 2016, the Japanese auto
giant, Nissan Motor Company is bringing back
the Datsun after nearly thirty years.
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RENAULT AND NISSAN ENGINES TO BE BUILT IN INDIA
In India, Nissan and Renault work on the principle
of building their cars with common parts, thereby
substantially reducing the production cost, and
enabling both companies to offer competitive
prices. Currently about 85% of the parts used are
being sourced from local vendors, and the engines are being
developed in France and Japan.
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MARUTI SUZUKI LOOKS TO EXPAND IN THE NORTH EAST
According to the Deputy Director General of SIAM
(Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers),
Sugato Sen, "The north eastern market is very
fertile. I think the future of this region is very bright.
Opportunities are there for auto makers.").
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TATA NANO TO BE PUT UP FOR ONLINE SALE
With an eye on the growing digital market, Tata
Motors will be putting the Nano for sale online. The
company believes that this step will help boost
sales of India’s most affordable passenger vehicle.
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SPAIN’S CIE AUTOMOTIVE TIES UP WITH MAHINDRA GROUP
India’s Mahindra Group has agreed to enter into a
global alliance with Spain’s CIE Automotive S.A.
The agreement will come under Systech Sector,
which happens to be the Mahindra groups
automotive component, and CIE Automotive
(also involving their subsidiary, Autometal).
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It is just a word but it has so much power
to weaken a United Nation agreement.
In the official agreement text, China and
India succeeded in changing
“commitments” to roll back fossil fuel
emission for the word “contributions”.
This formulation allows countries to
have more flexibility in their action, and
we all know what the political meaning
of “flexibility” is. It shows the reluctance
of China and India to be committed
towards carbon emission regulation
mechanisms because GDP is trumping a
clean climate. India said that
responsibilities are common but
differentiated. This is right because a
third of the Indian population still lives
on a $1.25 a day and 0.4 billion people
do not even have energy access.
Kyoto’s limits are applied only to
developed and industrial nations such as
Europe and USA. It allows developing
countries such as India and China to
enforce voluntary measures. Now, China
is the world’s biggest polluter and India
is not far behind. This wording issue is
critical because it defines, or not, the
implication of the whole countries. As
China and India are no more considered
as developing countries, their position
had led to irritate areas that will suffer
from the climate change : Latin America,
Africa and island states. Such countries
do not have any wiggle room.
AUTO MANUFACTURERS NEWS EDITORIAL
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MULTINATIONAL TYRE COMPANIES IN INDIA LIKELY TO PUT
EXPANSION PLANS ON BACK BURNER
International tyres companies have ambitious
plans to make inroads into the Indian market; the
French Michelin group is investing INR 4000 crore
(approx. 622 million USD) to set up its first Indian
plant in Chennai this year.
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TYRE MAKERS IMPORT DUE TO LOCAL SHORTAGE OF
NATURAL RUBBER
Indian tyre manufacturers are being forced to
import rubber as the local availability of natural
rubber has decreased and prices have soared.
With the heavy rains and strong winds that come
in the monsoon season to the verdant state of
Kerala in South India, the main centre for rubber
production, tapping is obstructed and many rubber
plantations suffer serious damage such as uprooted trees
and demolished rain guards.
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JK TYRE SHELVES PLANTATIONS ACQUISITION PLAN
Tyre manufacturer JK Tyre & Industries has
shelved plans to purchase rubber plantations in
the overseas market. JK Tyre had identified
South East Asia as their focus market but the
global slowdown has resulted in these plans
being put on hold.
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TVS – MYERS TIRE JOINT VENTURE FOR ‘PREMIUM’ REPAIR
PRODUCTS
TVS Automobile Solutions is the first Indian
company to have taken steps to establish itself in
the field of tyre repair and retreading. MyTVS,
which is a subsidiary of Chennai based company
TVS Automobiles, provides car servicing and
repairs for all brands at reasonable prices all over
India. It has formed a partnership with Myers Tire Supply
International Inc., a US company.
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ASHOK LEYLAND PBS OUTSOURCES
TO MRC LOGISTICS
The Contract
Manufacturing Logistics
division of MRC will manage
Ashok Leyland Power Solution
Business’ engine assembly. The
project began on 13 May this year;
Rajpal Arya, Chairman & Managing
Director, MRC Group inaugurated the
set up on ‘Akshaya Tritiya’, a day
considered holy and auspicious for
new beginnings according the Vedic
calendar. On the occasion, Executive
Director of Ashok Leyland, Mr C.G.
Belsare, expressed his faith in the
reliability of MRC Logistics’ services.
The set up will ideally deliver 3000
engines every month in a facility that
covers 100,000 sq.ft. Ashok Leyland
decided to accord the project to
MRC after seeing their efficient and
reliable facility for KSB Pumps in Pune.
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HINDUSTAN MOTORS TO
MANUFACTURE ISUZU VEHICLES IN
INDIA
Japanese auto makers
Isuzu Motors have entered
into a contract with
Hindustan Motors Ltd.
According to the
agreement, Hindustan Motors will
manufacture SUVs and pickup trucks
for Isuzu’s Indian subsidiary, Isuzu
Motors India PT Ltd. The parts required
to manufacture these vehicles will be
imported from Thailand by Isuzu
Motors and will be assembled at a
Hindustan Motors factory at
Thiruvallar in Tamil Nadu.
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TYRE AND RUBBER TRUCKS AND LCV
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INDIAN AUTO MARKET SET TO LOSE MAJOR INVESTMENT TO
INDONESIAN AND THAI MARKETS
The car market in India is facing a serious
development that could have a major impact on
the industry. The situation is set to worsen for the
already crippling market, with potential
investment set to shift from India to other countries
in the South East Asian region.
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CAR COMPANIES STOP PRODUCTION AS DEMAND SLUMP
CONTINUES
The recession which has hit the Indian
automobile market has defied the optimistic
predictions of industry experts by continuing its
slowdown for the eighth month in a row. The first
downturn experienced by the Indian automobile
segment in twelve years shows no sign of letting up, and
manufacturers in India are being forced to reconsider the
strategies they have adopted up until now to combat the
slump.
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INCREASING DEMAND FOR PETROL CARS IN INDIA
With the gap between the price of petrol and
diesel getting smaller and smaller in India, the
auto market has seen a sharp increase in the
demand for petrol cars. The Indian government
de-regulated the price of fossil fuel earlier this year
which resulted in oil companies hiking diesel prices at steady
intervals. As the disparity between fuel prices of petrol and
diesel decreases, consumers are turning towards petrol
models, which are cheaper than their diesel variants.
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AUTO MANUFACTURERS ENTICE CUSTOMERS WITH
DISCOUNTS AND BENEFITS
"Everything has slowed down by two to three
years…Everybody has to consolidate their
operations, look how to manage with less, do
more with less…This recessionary period will force
people to be more efficient," said R.C.
Bhargava, Chairman of market leader Maruti
Suzuki, about the effect of the slowdown of the Indian
economy on the auto industry.
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“INDIAN TRANSPORT INDUSTRY
NEEDS IMMENSE MATURITY”-
VIKRAM BADE, PROPRIETOR,
VIKRAM TOUR & TRANSPORT
VTT works closely with
transportation and logistics
companies such as DHL
Express India and FedEx
Express India.
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“ONE OF THE EXTERNAL CAUSES FOR
EMERGING TECHNOLOGY IS
EMISSION NORMS” AKHIL JHA, VICE
PRESIDENT TECHNICAL –
LUBRICANTS, SHELL INDIA
His current job portfolio
includes representing Shell
Lubricants as technology
leader, building technology
relationship & technical
intimacy with customers &
OEMs.
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INDIAN GOVERNMENT TO ENFORCE
STRICTER NORMS AFTER GM’S
CHEVROLET TAVERA RECALL
The Indian government has set up a
panel to investigate into the
General Motors issue and
has asked state
governments to strictly
enforce compliance with the
emission standards.
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“THERE IS VERY BIG HYPE ABOUT
ROAD SAFETY MANAGEMENT”
VISWANATH SEERAM –
BLRWHEELS.COM
Mr. Viswanath Seeram has a a
vast experience of over 18
years in Facility,
Administration and Transport across IT
and Non IT Companies and supported by
ORRCA, FM’s/TM’s across Country.
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CAR MARKET
TRANSPORTATION ISSUES
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“THERE IS A GAP BETWEEN DEMAND AND SUPPLY OF
LOCOMOTIVES TO MEET THE GROWING NEED IN FREIGHT
MOVEMENT IN INDIA” VAGEESH K PATIL, GENERAL MANAGER
– GENERAL ELECTRIC, TRANSPORTATION ENGINEERING, INDIA
Vageesh K Patil is General Manager, GE
Transportation Engineering, India. He leads a
team of 400+ engineers working on various
products and technologies in the Railways
domain.
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“IF RAILWAYS FAIL TO KEEP UP TO THE DEMANDS OF TRAFFIC IN
THE FORTHCOMING FUTURE, AN UNDESIRABLE DIVERSION TO
ROAD WOULD BE A RATHER FAIT ACCOMPLI.” JATIN SARKAR,
GENERAL MANAGER – RITES
Mr. Jatin Sarkar carries nearly three decades of
experience in the field of transport management
and planning. He is Currently posted as General
Manager in RITES, a infrastructure consultancy
organisation under the Ministry of Railways.
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RAIL FARES NOT TO BE RAISED THIS YEAR
In July this year, Mallikarjun Kharge, the Indian
Railways Minister said, "There is no proposal to hike
rail fares again this year and the railways will
absorb the additional cost of diesel price, which
has been going up marginally." Yet again with the
rupee value falling against the dollar, the diesel price went
up by 50 paise per litre, for the sixth time in 2013.
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RAILWAY TARIFF AUTHORITY GETS APPROVAL FROM THE
CABINET
To ensure a fair and transparent process for the
determination of fares, both freight and
passenger fares, Indian Railways has set about
putting together a Railway Tariff Authority (RTA).
The fares will have to be decided judiciously
after studying the changeable market and
input costs. The decision to set up the Railway Tariff Authority
was made by former Minister of Railways, Dinesh Trivedi.
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