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Issue 1, May 2006 Page 3 India is a hub for product development & A Newsletter from Volvo in India for the Transport Business IT sourcing in Asia Page 4 The new Volvo FM9 Tipper Page 12 The tale of 150 exclusive Volvo Tippers Page 14 Flower Power Page 20 Traditional "green" coolant and new "yellow" coolant. Page 22 The all-new Volvo EC700B and G930 www.volvo.co.in Issue 1, May 2006 CONTENT Volvo product development & IT 2 set base in India Volvo product The new Volvo FM 9 Tipper 4 and IT set Volvo City Buses 6 turn heads in Bangalore base in India Volvo Penta engines for barges in Goa and Navy Survey boats 10 Here’s how it works - Rear Axles 11 The tale of 150 exclusive Volvo Tippers 12 Volvo in India inaugurated its Flower Power new technology centre at 14 Bagmane Park in Bangalore. The technology A passage through India 17 centre will support Volvo Group activities in the 1000th Volvo B7R in India areas of IT and truck handed over to KSRTC 18 product development. Traditional “green”coolant and new “yellow” coolant 20 Under the backdrop of increasing levels of operations in Asia and within India, Volvo Volvo Adventure National Finals 3P, a business unit within the Volvo Group, 21 will now focus on building India as a base for truck product development aimed at The all-new Volvo EC700B supporting strategic expansion in Asia, and G930 22 while Volvo IT will increase its local sourcing from India as well as support its Protect your inner Volvo growing support business in the country. 24 The Volvo IT division in India focuses on providing IT services to the Volvo Group, Volvo Car Corporation and other external customers and is the hub in Asia for Edited by Sohanjeet S. Randhawa. Designed by Shilahar Associates, Bangalore. For private circulation only. competitive sourcing. Volvo IT provides Volvo India Private Limited extensive application management and Yelachahalli, Tavarekere Post, Hosakote Taluk, Bangalore - 562 122, India. Telephone: 080-7965251 – 60, Fax: 080-7965280/81 • Ahmedabad: Telephone: 02718 33131, 33132, Fax: 02718 33132 infrastructure support across Volvo's • Bangalore: Telephone: 080 25207000 – 9, Fax: 080 25207010 • Bhubaneshwar: Mobile: 98610 60782 business areas including global dealer • Kolkata: Telephone: 033 22810794, Fax: 033 22871631 • Chennai: Telephone: 044 24329209, 24329208, Fax: 044 4362969 • Cochin: Telephone: 0484 666917, Fax: 0484 666916 • Guwahati: Mobile: 98640 27522 business support functions; build up of • Hyderabad: Telephone: 040 23058949, Fax: 040 23058895 • Jaipur: Telephone: 0141 2363248, 363471, Fax: 0141 2363471 • Mumbai: Telephone: 022 28344293 / 266 / 286, 28345020, 28345024, 28345174, SAP competence, IT infrastructure and Fax: 022 28344263 • Nagpur: Telephone: 07104 40042, Fax: 07104 40042 • New Delhi: Phone: 011 23314262, Fax: 011 23316702 • Raipur: Telephone: 0771 633031, Fax: 0771 633030 • Vishakapatnam: Mobile: 98481 95583 Product Lifecycle Management. 2 WHEELS • Issue 1 • 2006 development The facility was inaugurated by Eric Leblanc, MD, Volvo India Anders Ydergard, Senior VP, Volvo 3P & Mr. Ulf Nilsson, CEO, Volvo IT. On Volvo 3P On Volvo IT On expanding Volvo in India Mr. Anders Ydergard, Senior Vice "The number of people in this activity "India is increasingly becoming a key President, Volvo 3P Product will see an increase over the coming market for the Volvo Group - not only Development mentions, “The Volvo years with the growing business. as a market but as a sourcing hub. Group's business is expanding in The speed and pace of investment With this new focus, Volvo's foundation Asia and we see the strengthening in this sector is subject to in India gets deeper with a presence of our activities here in Bangalore development of customer activities and across trucks, buses, construction as way to support this growth. to the extent to which we locate equipment, engines, global component However, it is very clear that we are skilled and competent resources", sourcing, IT sourcing and now product in the right place at the says Mr. Ulf Nilsson, CEO, development" mentioned Mr. Eric Leblanc, right time." Volvo IT. Managing Director, Volvo India. WHEELS • Issue1 • 2006 3 The new Volvo FM9 Tipper Even more abilities. Even more features. Volvo FM Tippers are today a common presence in many a Enter the new Volvo FM9 340hp 8x4 tipper. With mining & construction sites of the country. These tippers increased gradeability, more power and a host of other dominate in their segment achieving productivity far higher features that will help customers operations even further. than normal. Speaking at the launch of the new Volvo FM tipper, Eric The change in this regard began in 2001, when Volvo Leblanc, Managing Director, Volvo in India said, "Volvo introduced its first tipper the Volvo FM7 260hp 8x4 tipper has the richest experience in the country, when it comes Euro II. Since then Volvo and its customers have gained to high-performing trucking and today, we have renewed invaluable experience in this segment. In 2003, Volvo renewed our tipper portfolio once again. The FM9 340hp 8x4 the product portfolio, introducing the recent Volvo FM9 tipper is an efficient, advanced and powerful tipper and 300hp 8x4 tipper which was Euro III and offered many new has been designed to enhance transport economy in the features in the chassis construction and ground clearance. mines across all elements - reliability, availability and performance." Now, just when we thought the standards were laid for all to follow. Volvo Trucks in India renews its Tipper portfolio once more! 4 WHEELS • Issue 1 • 2006 Over 1000 Volvo tippers are already operational in mines across India, with many of these customers having built fleet sizes of over 100 Volvo trucks. The new Volvo FM9 tipper has increased power levels and higher torque levels to enable handling of steeper gradients in construction, mining & other infrastructure projects with ease. Equipped with an additional fuel tank capacity of 95 litres allows uninterrupted operations for close to 18-19 hours a day. There are a host of other new features in the FM9 tipper including vertical exhaust, increased capacity volumes, new body design and various other features. Engine - offering additional torque The Volvo D9A 340 Engine is being fitted instead of the D9A 300 Engine. The following engine performance parameters have changed: Increased tank capacity & the vertical exhaust are some of the changes Maximum Power :340 HP (250 kW) @ 1900 RPM Maximum Torque : 1600 Nm @ 1200 - 1400 RPM Body Scow Angle & Body Capacity Additional Torque of 200 Nm will further improve the The 9-degree body scow angle will now be available as a gradeability and startability of the Tipper. standard on the rock body tippers. However, the option of a 20-degree scow angle and rock breakers is available The new engine is tested and complies with Bharat on request. The rock body struck capacity is now 17 Stage - III Emission Norms. cu.m in the rock body variant. Fuel Tank Exhaust heat body Fuel tank of 270 litres capacity has been fitted. The “heat body” is a unique optional feature. Here the The additional capacity of 95 litres will help the exhaust is driven through the trucks superstructure customer use the truck uninterrupted for another thereby heating its surface. This helps in avoiding sticky 8-9 hours. material to accumulate in the body. As a result, the tipper continues to always carry full load with a direct Exhaust Direction positive impact on the transport economy. The exhaust direction is vertical with the exhaust routed Already in operation with our customers in the mines to the right hand side of the vehicle. The vertical and infrastructure projects, these tippers have begun exhaust has been introduced to accommodate the higher raising expectations in the marketplace – among both, capacity fuel tank on the chassis. existing and new customers. WHEELS • Issue1 • 2006 5 Volvo City Buses turn heads in Bangalore Volvo city buses were unveiled Speaking at the launch, Hakan Karlsson, President & CEO -Volvo Bus at the Auto Expo in Pragati The entire floor Maidan, New Delhi in Jan-06. Corporation, said, " Volvo city buses actually kneels are today an integral part of many a These buses are now operating down to enable key cities in the world - London, with the Bangalore Metropolitan easy entry. Singapore, Curitiba, Shangai and Transport Corporation, starting many more. Each of these cities January 2006. enjoy one of the most flexible and 6 WHEELS • Issue 1 • 2006 cost economic solutions for bus We started with a small step in inter- developed with our private & state transport system. We are glad to city buses 4 years ago and I am glad customers in the country. I am sure include India to this list, starting with to see the progress made and the that this will now be repeated with Bangalore. This is a first step though. strong partnerships that we have our customers of city buses." The following is an article that appeared in Deccan Herald following the reporter’s visit to Bogota where Volvo City Bus have changed the landscape of the city. Can this happen in our cities too? Deccan Herald, April 5 2006 He freed a city, gave it life Mayor of Bogota Enrique Penalosa: Life is on the surface. istening to Enrique Penalosa, it’s As mayor, he launched a war on ears of the city. We‘ve been building cities for hard not to feel wistful about because he was convinced that roads were vehicles rather than for the public. I L what he could have done for a city meant for the majority. All his actions were wanted to retrieve the public place for all like Bangalore. The passion with which through referenda.