Issue 1, May 2006

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India is a hub for product development & A Newsletter from Volvo in India for the Transport Business IT sourcing in Asia

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The new Volvo FM9 Tipper

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The tale of 150 exclusive Volvo Tippers

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Flower Power

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Traditional "green" coolant and new "yellow" coolant.

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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 6 turn heads in 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 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

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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 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. He asked the public to classes of people. Parks walk paths, cycle the former Mayor of Bogota, Colombia contribute money voluntarily one time for paths and dedicated roads for buses were speaks on urban governance, is infectious. the BRT and increased the tax on gasoline to introduced. BRT is now being run It’s not all words. In three years – between mobilize funds for infrastructure. Remember, without subsidy. 1998 and 2001 – he has transformed a he faced no opposition – either by the notorious city into a respectable public or political opponents. Of course, On the mass rapid rail system metropolis; changing it from a city of cars unlike Indian mayors, Colombian mayors It’s not the question of protesting against to a city offering quality living for people have immense authority. There are more the rail system. My question is why across classes. Today he has become an than 10 lakh vehicles on Bogotá’s streets. A should people live like rats? Life is on the inspiration for urban planners and city vehicle restriction rule called pico y place is surface. Why should we build roads and administrators across the world. in force – you cannot drive your car on let only car owners use them? There certain days if you think Bogotá is a small As mayor of Bogota, the capital of should be equal access to all when it city unlike Bangalore and that rules work, Colombia, he dumped a $600 million comes to society’s resources. That is the think again. Bogotá’s urban area is 384.3sq elevated highway project and developed essence of democracy. The money spent km compared to Bangalore’s 437 sq km. The Transmilenio, a $300 million Bus Rapid on subways and unfortunately, the Third Colombian capital almost touches a Transit (BRT) system which carries nearly World thinks that development means population of 70 lakh, while Bangalore’s is lakhs of people each day. He motivated using modern cars. more than 90 lakh. An able economist and private bus operators to run city buses administrator, Penalosa is also a visiting under Transmilenio. Today, Bogotá’s BRT No restriction on new cars. scholar at New York University. He holds a continues to inspire many US cities to Bachelor’s degree in economics and history We only imposed restrictions on the use improving their bus networks. Penalosa from Duke University and Masters and of cars on certain days. We widened developed more than 1,000 parks, 350 Doctorate degrees in Management & Public footpaths by taking space from car roads. kms of bike paths – billed as the best in Administration from a Paris university. He‘s a The system is so cost-effective and developing countries – and closed 120km candidate for the Presidentship of Colombia. scientific that my successors are stretches for seven hours for motor He visited New Delhi once. This Deccan continuing the work I initiated. Bogotá’s vehicles on Sundays. He ensured that cars Herald reported interacted with him in road network has also pushed up real were off the roads for two hours during Bogota recently. Excerpts; estate business dramatically. peaks hours, two days a week. He also reclaimed he sidewalks from motorists. A Bogotá’s traffic problems, I had many battles Infrastructure development 17-km-long pedestrian street was to fight, including ones with real estate We need to go in for the cheapest developed. Forty-five kms of Greenway, developers. Only 20 per cent of the people transport mode, and definitely, cars cannot which was earlier earmarked for an eight- owned cars and 80 per cent were dependent solve T-problems. Create a vision of your lane highway, was built. There’s more. He on public transport. The cars were causing city and implement it. We live the way constructed 52 new schools, renovated huge traffic jams. For the sake of 20 per we want and a city is only a means. We 150 old ones and provided 14,000 cent, the 80 per cent was suffering. need parks, footpaths, playgrounds, water computers for schools. The crime rate was Discussions were held with the nearly and an affordable mode of safe transport down by two-thirds. He planted 1,00,000 60,000 private bus operators and we to live happily, even if we are poor. saplings, built three big libraries and 100 established Transmilenio which has now nurseries for children below five. All this more than 6,000 shareholders. There are happened in three years. dedicated lanes for buses in the central areas

WHEELS • Issue1 • 2006 7 A new concept. The latest For the long run technology This is the motivation Volvo city buses can eventually play The Volvo B7RLE City Bus is the that will make citizens the role of a key hardware in the latest model from the Volvo product to shift over from their development of an efficient bus programme to be introduced in India. personal vehicle to transport system. Equipped with a 7-litre engine that public transport and As Jan Vandooren, Head & Vice meets the Euro 3 emission regulations, free city space! President, mentions, the body is built on the same design “I am quite certain that once one has as the , which is currently automatic - which experienced the Volvo City Bus, he used in Europe. This is a low-entry bus simulates the best driver practices. or she will continue to look forward providing ease of bus travel for all - Passengers taking a ride in the bus to traveling again. That is the kind of the young and the old. will experience a fluid movement motivation, that will help citizens to Designed to care for people where the braking & typical jerks are shift over from their personal hardly noticeable. vehicles to public transport." The Volvo low-entry city buses are built for the needs of efficient, safe and comfortable city travel. At the heart of this efficiency and performance lies the Volvo bus chassis. The Volvo city bus is fitted with wide, automatic doors to help quick & stepless entry and exit even during rush hours. The entire floor actually kneels