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Ashok Leyland Hikes Stake in Optare to 75.1 Per Cent CONTENTS 14 24 62 Editorial.............................................................................................................................. 8 AUTO EXPO PREVIEW All set for 11th Auto Expo ................................................................................................ 10 BUS INDUSTRY Ashok Leyland presenting new, innovative products ....................................................... 14 Volvo launching new range of buses ............................................................................... 18 Feature-rich Tata Divo Coach, Tata Starbus Ultra launched ........................................... 24 Ashok Leyland hikes stake in Optare to 75.1 per cent .................................................... 30 VEHICLE INDUSTRY Mahindra Navistar Awards for transport heroes .............................................................. 34 Sturdy Scania tipper designed for rough terrain .............................................................. 54 Isuzu IS12T truck launched in Kerala ............................................................................. 56 Eicher’s all-round good performance .............................................................................. 58 FOCUS ON TRAILERS TRAILER 2011, a runaway success ................................................................................ 60 Truck of the Year Award for Mercedes-Benz New Actros ................................................ 62 Benz study on reduced fuel use, CO2 emissions of trucks ............................................. 66 WABCO braking systems for Krone trailers .................................................................... 72 PRODUCTS & COMPONENTS Amalgamations Group in pursuit of engineering excellence ........................................... 76 Rane taking new avatar on 75th anniversary .................................................................. 82 Dürr India bagging major orders from OEMs on regular basis ........................................ 84 York plan to launch premium axle, maintenance-free suspension .................................. 88 Commercial Vehicle Supplier Award for WABCO ............................................................ 90 4 MOTORINDIA l January 2012 CONTENTS 106 Coming soon... AUTO EXPO 2012 REVIEW in our Feb 2012 issue For details, mail us at: [email protected] Torotrak-Allison transmission project progresses to next stage ...................................... 92 QH Talbros’ JV with Musashi of Japan for making ball joints .......................................... 96 JOST’s new trailer axle and suspension for Indian market ........................................... 100 Caterpillar setting up plant to manufacture Perkins engines ......................................... 102 GNA Group offers a variety of quality auto components ............................................... 104 A range of quality products from 3M Automotive Aftermarket........................................ 106 Telma’s quality retarders in demand .............................................................................. 110 BITZER India opens second Green Point, in Mumbai ................................................... 112 HV Axles merged with HV Transmissions ..................................................................... 114 KSPG AG and four divisions to present entire product range ....................................... 116 Konvekta air-conditioning unit coming up in India ......................................................... 118 Omni Matrix solutions for CV cabled connectors........................................................... 120 BEARINGS SKF firm on retaining market leadership in bearings..................................................... 122 ORBIT Expands to further contribute valuable innovative solutions .............................. 125 KCI Bearings increasing capacities to meet growing demand ...................................... 126 Leyland Deere ties up with Corporation Bank, IOB ....................................................... 128 TVS Automobile Solutions’ plan for fresh tie-ups, JVs .................................................. 130 EXPERT ARTICLE The decline of lead acid batteries .................................................................................. 132 EEPC’s ambitious export target of $100 billion for 2012-13 .......................................... 138 EVENTS ........................................................................................................................ 140 v ECT 2011 v ALUCAST 2011 v CMPDA Auto Show v AUTOMATICA 2012 StaTISTICS .................................................................................................................. 165 6 MOTORINDIA l January 2012 MOTORINDIA Publishers Gopali & Co., Quanta Zen Building, Editorial No.38, Thomas Road, 2nd Street, Off. South Boag Road, T.Nagar, Chennai - 600 017. Ph.: 24330979, 42024951. Fax: 044-24332413 Email: [email protected] India - a world auto power [email protected] Founder M. Rajagopalan All eyes are on Delhi where the Mentor sprawling Pragati Maidan is all set Rajagopalan Kalidasan to host the five-day Auto Expo 2012, Managing Editor & Publisher reckoned the second largest automo- R. Natarajan (Cell: 9381062161) tive event in Asia in terms of its popu- Email: [email protected] Assistant Editor larity and magnitude after the Shang- K.N. Ananthanarayanan (Cell: 9003053132) hai Show, from January 7. Having Executive Editor & General Manager attracted almost all the leading global K. Gopalakrishnan (42127950, Cell: 9840897542) vehicle and component manufactur- Email: [email protected] ers who have set up shop and keep Editorial Correspondent expanding their operations, India is N. Balasubramanian (Cell: 9840597082) Email: [email protected] rated a most influential auto power Marketing with the number of exhibitors at the G. Mohan Delhi show, from 24 countries, ex- N. Anandan ceeding 1,500 for the first time. The Designer expo will witness 50 new launches of R. Natarajan, Managing Editor & Publisher E. Marimuthu cars, trucks & buses, two-wheelers and other India-specific products. World REGIONAL MANAGERS Mumbai tyre majors like Michelin, Bridgestone, Pirelli, Dunlop and Continental and R. Balasubramanian (Cell: 9323711291) prominent component manufacturers from France, Canada, Germany, Japan G-102, Srinagar Co.Op. Housing Society, and Hong Kong will have a stronger presence in the expo this time than ever Off. P.L. Lokande Marg, Chembur (West), before. The other focus areas include alternative fuels, electric and hybrid Mumbai - 400 089. Ph.: 022-25252377. mobility, etc., with stalls exclusively devoted for the related technologies. The Email: [email protected] exhibition venue was agog with enthusiastic booking for space going on till Coimbatore the last moment. Ganesh Kalidasan (Cell: 9790926388) India and China, with their resilient economy, enjoy the unique distinction Flat No.A1-42, TVH Ekanta of having led the Asian recovery from the recession of 2008 that ravaged all No.5/179, Masakalipalayam Road the countries around the world. Though most of them have managed to come Uppilipalayam, Coimbatore 641015. out of the crisis, several others are still reeling under the damage done. There Bangalore J. Saravanam (Cell: 9880974765) is still optimism among Western circles that India will re-emerge a global auto BS 23, 2nd Floor, Block ‘B’ Ittina Neela, Near Gold power after weathering the current slowdown. This is based on the projection Coins Club, Andapura, Electronics City P.O., made in the much-publicisied Automotive Mission Plan 2006-16 that the In- Bangalore-560100. dian auto sector’s contribution to GDP would almost double with its turnover Email: [email protected] rising to $145 billion by 2016. Allahabad The latest development that has cheered both the government and industry Shoubhik Sarkar (Cell: 9936245032) 196-A, Chak Raghunath, Jail Road, in India is that the growth in key infrastructural areas with a weightage of 38 (Behind Asha Hospital), Naini, Allahabad - 211008 per cent in the overall Index of Industrial Production has bounced back to 6.8 (U.P.) Ph: 0532-2696873 per cent in November after hitting a low of 0.3 per cent in October. This is Email: [email protected] clear indication that, with comfortable foreign exchange reserves, the econo- my is in for a major breakthrough in all industry sectors, including automo- Member of INS / AINEC / IFSMAN biles. Foreign investors are as much interested in India as in the pre-recession Edited & Published by R. Natarajan on behalf of period when the country’s automotive sector registered a double-digit growth Gopali & Co., Quanta Zen Building, No.38, for three years in a row while the industry worldwide reported poor or stag- Thomas Road, 2nd Street, T.Nagar, Chennai-17, and nant growth. It is against this encouraging backdrop that the Auto Expo being Printed by B. Ashok Kumar at Rathna Offset Printers, held in Delhi assumes special significance. 40, Peters Road, Royapettah, Chennai-14 MOTORINDIA continues to be associated with Auto Expo as Media www.motorindiaonline.com Partner since 1986. 8 MOTORINDIA l January 2012 The countdown for the 11th Auto Expo to be held in New Delhi during January 5-11 has begun. A massive over- seas participation, bigger contingents from Germany and China, and a strong presence of Indian manufactur- ers have all resulted in complete booking of space
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