1st phase of manufacturing with an investment of INR125 crores

February 6, 2012: VE Commercial vehicles limited (Volvo Group and Eicher Motors JV) did the ground breaking ceremony of the upcoming Eicher bus manufacturing plant near Indore at Dhar, Madhya Pradesh. The plant is being set up with an investment of INR 125 Crores in the first phase and would commence production by 2nd quarter of 2013. The plant will have a capacity to produce 10000 buses when fully operational.

Apart from senior VECV executives, the occasion was also graced by VECV Board members who included Mr. Siddhartha Lal, Mr. Bertil Thoren, Mr. Philippe Divry, Mr. Prateek Jalan and Mr. Rahul Rai.

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Siddhartha Lal, MD, VE Commercial Vehicles Limited said, “The Indian Bus market is likely to cross 100,000 units by 2015 and demand for more contemporary, comfortable buses is on the rise. With this plant, VECV is planning new range of buses which would be contemporary on technology, aesthetics and finish serving the customer needs both in the expanding domestic and exports markets”

Mr. Bertil Thoren, VECV Board member said “The state of the art plant will be another large step towards our vision of becoming a leading CV player in India and other emerging markets. It will be set up under our overriding vision of driving modernisation in the Indian commercial transportation.”

The multi model bus manufacturing plant would produce Light, Medium and Heavy duty buses including the rear engine semi low floor buses catering to the requirements of the school, staff, city & Intercity segments. The plant would have robotic processes for bus painting and will be highly mechanized to ensure high quality consistency & productivity. A robust quality system is being institutionalised to sustain the quality supported with an in-house training centre for the Blue collar workmen.

Mr. Vinod Aggarwal, CEO, VE Commercial Vehicles limited said-“Eicher has continued to garner impressive numbers in the Indian bus market. The year 2011 saw us improve our market share from 7% to 10% and also gain significant entry into State transport undertaking segments. The upcoming bus manufacturing plant would provide the necessary impetus to achieve our next trajectory of growth with best in class buses”

Eicher has been a pioneer in driving innovation in the Indian bus segment and was instrumental in producing the The First Safe School Bus” in India. The bus was developed in association with IRTE (Institute of Road Traffic Education) in the year 1996, thereby pioneering the concept of School Bus in the country. Eicher buses provide superior fuel efficiency and have superior aesthetics and ergonomy as compared to the competition.

About VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd (VECV):
VE Commercial Vehicles Limited (VECV) is a 50-50 joint venture between the Volvo Group and Eicher Motors Limited. In operation since July 2008, the company includes the complete range of Eicher trucks and buses, Eicher’s components and engineering design services businesses as well as the sales and distribution business of Volvo trucks within India. VECV aims to become a full-range commercial vehicle company whose products will drive modernization in commercial transportation in India and other emerging world markets.
www.vecv.in
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Speaking on the occasion of winning the awards, BM Munjal, Chairman of the Hero Group said, Vicky.in team is doing a wonderful job with these Auto Expo awards. So far there is no parameter for the companies, who are displaying their products at the Auto Expo, to know where they stand, in comparison to others. We are proud that Hero Ignitor has won the Vicky.in People’s choice “Best Bike at Auto Expo 2012″ award.”

Hyundai Motor India (HMIL) Director (Sales and Marketing) Arvind Saxena said, we are very delighted to get the Vicky.in People’s choice “Best Unveiling at Auto Expo 2012″ award for the new Sonata. The award has made us even more proud of the Sonata.”

Karthick Annamalai, Co-founder of Vicky.in said, “2011 was not a favourite year for car and bike manufacturers, yet they turned out with spirit and shown some incredible automotives at 2012 Auto Expo. It was difficult to sort through all, but Vicky.in has chosen the best among them. With these awards, customer have conveyed Auto Expo is not meant to witness the new launches but for planning their future cars and bikes”

List of winners under various categories:

1) Best Debut at Auto Expo 2012 – Renault Pulse
2) Best Unveiling at Auto Expo 2012 – Hyundai Sonata
3) Best Four Wheeler Stall at Auto Expo 2012 – Audi
4) Best Bike at Auto Expo 2012 – Hero Ignitor
5) Best Scooter at Auto Expo 2012 – Suzuki Swish
6) Best Two wheeler Concept at Auto Expo 2012 – Yamaha Ray
7) Best Two wheeler Stall at Auto Expo 2012 – Royal Enfield

Lucky customers who guessed the winners right at Vicky.in People’s choice awards received exclusive gifts from Vicky.in. Vicky.in People’s choice Auto Expo Awardees were crowned at 2012 Auto Expo in Delhi.

Other recipients of Vicky.in People’s choice awards include -

Mr. Rajiv Mitra (Head – Corporate Communications,Renault India),
Mr.Atul Gupta (Vice President – Sales & mktg at Suzuki Motorcycle India),
Mr. Daiji Matsuoka (Head – Marketing & Communication Yamaha India)
Mr. Sachin Chauhan (Deputy GM – Marketing, Royal Enfield)

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About Vicky.in

Vicky.in (www.vicky.in) is India’s popular online destination for buying new cars and bikes. Vicky.in which offers complete buying experience reaches over 4 million Indians customers every month. Vicky.in/shopping launched in 2011 is already the India’s No1 E-Commerce Store for automotive accessories. Vicky.in is the online partner for many manufacturers including Bajaj Auto to sell their merchandises. Vicky.in is owned by Annap Interactive Solutions Pvt Ltd which also runs 600024.com (Leading Tamil Entertainment cum E-Commerce Portal) & CellBharat.com (Mobile Price Comparison Portal)

About 2012 Auto Expo

The 11th Auto Expo 2012, jointly organized by Automotive Component Manufacturers Association (ACMA), Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), is scheduled from 5-11 January 2012 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi, India. The Auto Expo 2012 is the biggest platform of the India automobile industry, covering over 1, 15,000 square meters. Around 1500 participants from 24 countries are taking part in the show with a massive surge of overseas participation and a strong presence of Indian manufacturers.

For more Information, visit www.vicky.in

Media contact:
karthi@vicky.in,
+91-9894783970

Vicky.in, India’s Leading Car & Bike Store, has today (26th December) announced the results of its People’s Choice Awards 2011, which recognizes the best in the field of Cars, Bikes and Commercial Vehicles launched in the year. The winners of Vicky.in awards are based on people’s choice and selected through an online voting process. People’s choice Awards received an overwhelming response with over 1,00,000 consumers have cast their votes.

Speaking on the occasion of winning the awards, Mr. Vivek Nayer, Sr. Vice President, Marketing, Automotive Division, Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. said, “We are extremely delighted to have received Vicky.in People’s choice awards for the XUV500 and Maxximo from one of India’s leading automobile site, Vicky.in and its many users. Awards like these validate our conviction that our strategy of customer centric innovation is in the right direction and they actually inspire our team to do more in future.”

“We thank vicky.in and its many readers who have voted CBR250R as the People’s choice “Bike Of The Year”. India’s endorsement of Honda quality, CBR250R global style, advanced CABS technology and truly affordable price give that immense choice and encouragement to continue bringing customer centric two wheelers in future too,” said Naresh Kumar Rattan, operating head, (sales, planning and marketing) of Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI).

Karthick Annamalai, Co-founder of Vicky.in said, “Though 2011 is a difficult year for Indian auto sector, manufacturers have been able to grab the customers to the showrooms through some incredible models. These models were put under nine categories of Vicky.in People’s choice awards, including the special category Diesel Car of the Year. The average visiting time of the consumers to the People’s choice awards was 12 minutes which tells us that they wanted only the best cars to win. We at Vicky.in are happy that Vicky.in People’s Choice awards echoing the same”.

Vignesh Annamalai, CEO of Vicky.in said, “Vicky.in People’s Choice Awards are unique in the automobile industry as the selection is based on the real views of actual customers. Qualitative customer feedback is the most objective source of information to rate any product, which is why we believe this award is so important. With the record 102516 votes, customers has shown the faith in the awards and made their voices heard by the manufacturers.”

Here’s the list of winners under various categories:

Car of the year – Mahindra XUV500
Compact car of the year – Honda Brio
Sedan of the year – Skoda Rapid
SUV of the year – Range Rover Evoque
Diesel car of the year – Chevrolet Beat Diesel
Best Facelift of the year – Tata Indica Vista
Car Maker of the year – Volkswagen
Two wheeler of the year – Honda CBR250R
Commercial Vehicle of the year – Mahindra Maxximo Mini van

In addition to these, three special categories were decided by the Vicky.in Editorial team

Car commercial of the year – Nissan Sunny
Performance car of the year – Ford Fiesta
Scooter of the year – Mahindra Duro DZ

Lucky customers who guessed the winners right at Vicky.in People’s choice awards will receive exclusive gifts autographed by their favourite manufacturers. Vicky.in People’s choice Car and Bike Awardees will be crowned at 2012 Auto Expo in Delhi.

About Vicky.in

Vicky.in (www.vicky.in) is India’s popular online destination for buying new cars and bikes. Vicky.in which offers complete buying experience reaches over 4 million Indians customers every month. Vicky.in/shopping launched in 2011 is already the India’s No1 E-Commerce Store for automotive accessories. Vicky.in is the online partner for many manufacturers including Bajaj Auto to sell their merchandises. Vicky.in is owned by Annap Interactive Solutions Pvt Ltd which also runs 600024.com (Leading Tamil Entertainment cum E-Commerce Portal) & CellBharat.com (Mobile Price Comparison Portal)

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Media Contacts : karthi@vicky.in/+91-7502565872

Mumbai, 3rd Janurary, 2012 – CarWale, India’s No. 1 Automotive Portal, today announced the launch of video advertising to help clients deliver engaging and informative ads. They will provide ads interactive instream ads (pre-roll, mid-roll and post-roll) and in-banner interactive video ad units for their customers. CarWale has chosen Jivox, world’s leading multi-screen interactive video advertising company as the technology provider.

CarWale leads the Indian online auto space with 4.3Mn monthly visits and more than 40Mn page views. Addition of interactive video ad capabilities to the website will give advertisers an opportunity to deliver a fantastic experience while showcase their products and services to the Indian car consumer.

“CarWale has been offering video ads in the past as well but the Jivox platform completely revolutionizes the way video ads are served. We are very excited to have this technology on-board as it not only works for our clients but also is bliss for our visitors.” said Avijit Bhattacharya, Senior VP – Sales, CarWale.

“We welcome CarWale’s adoption of the Jivox plaform and are glad to enable them to sell high impact, high value instream and in-banner interactive video ads.” said Rahul Tambewagh, Director, Platform Sales, Jivox. “We have trained and certified their Ad Operations team so they are able to get maximum benefit from our platform. Jivox support team will be there to help with campaign optimization, ad creation, tag generation, instream and in-banner integration and together delivery high engagement campaigns.”

About CarWale

CarWale is India’s No.1 auto portal which empowers and handholds the car buyers to research and make a car buying decision. Owned by Automotive Exchange Pvt. Ltd., CarWale is backed by “Axel Springer” Europe’s leading multimedia corporations and owners of AUTO BILD, the world’s biggest selling automotive magazine and “The India Today Group” India’s largest magazine publisher and owner of the leading Indian news channel AAJ TAK.

India’s No. 1 Automotive Portal has crossed the 3 crore unique visitor mark on its website www.carwale.com since its inception in 2005 and have influenced more than US$ 3bn of car transactions in India. Since its inception, CarWale has been honoured with many prestigious awards including the Red Herring Asia Top 100 (twice in 3 years), and PCWorld Web Award for best automotive website. Recently CarWale was showcased as one of the 3 Innovative Enterprising Indian Companies in the ‘Serving the Indian Consumer’ category at TIE summit, Mumbai. For more information about CarWale, please log on to http://www.carwale.com

About Jivox

Jivox is the leading multi-screen interactive video advertising technology company. The Jivox platform enables networks, brand advertisers, digital agencies and publishers to deliver highly engaging video ads powered by interactive and social sharing features. Using Jivox creative tools, interactive video ads can be easily authored and delivered instream, in-banner, on mobile devices and tablets. Jivox technology eliminates typical challenges associated with delivering video ads across multiple screens and connected devices, such as HTML5/Flash, operating systems, browsers, video encoding, form factor and other issues. Jivox also provides sophisticated campaign performance tracking, brand awareness and purchase intent analytics for advertisers via BrandGage — its proprietary real-time analytics platform. The Jivox platform is used by several hundred media companies and agencies including AdBrite, Bloomberg, Komlli, Weather Underground, Sun Times Media, InteractiveOne, Starcom, OMD, FUOR Digital, GroupM and Lee Enterprises. For examples of Jivox ads see: http://www.jivox.com/demoads.

Jivox is a privately held company headquartered in San Mateo, California with a development office in Bangalore and India sales offices in Bangalore and Mumbai. For more information about Jivox, please visit http://www.jivox.co.in.

Commenting on the awards, Karthick Annamalai, Co-founder of vicky.in said “With the Indian Automotive industry evolving, customer have become more informed and matured. They wish to appreciate or criticize every new cars coming into the market. With Vicky.in People’s choice awards customers can now make their voice heard far beyond their local communities and let the manufacturers know their choices”

Vignesh Annamalai, CEO of Vicky.in added, “the star of the award is going to be the special award called “Best diesel car of the year”. To neutralise the raising gasoline prices car makers introduced slew of diesel cars in the market in 2011. Now the diesel car starts at Rs4lakhs and goes upto Rs1crore.”

Customers can vote for their favourite vehicle under each category and win attractive prizes including gift hampers autographed by their favourite manufacturer. Vicky.in People’s choice Car and Bike Awards will be presented at 2012 Auto Expo in Delhi

About Vicky.in

Vicky.in – part of Annap Interactive Solutions based in Chennai which runs few of the finest web’s best loved publications and offers web 2.0 consultancy services.. Our group
portals includes vicky.in, cellbharat.com and 600024.com. Vicky.in reaches millions of customers every month and has become the mouthpiece of digital auto industry in India. Vicky.in contributes for auto section of leading publications such as Hindustan Times, Rediff.com, Dainik Bhaskar, Eenadu, Vikadan and OneIndia group portals. Vickyconnect of vicky.in is the India’s first social networking site for car and bike lovers. Vicky.in/shopping is India’s first online store for car and bike accessories.

For further information please contact
Karthick,
support@vicky.in
07502565871

‘MyTVS’ inaugurates 24×7 emergency breakdown services

at GMR Hyderabad International Airport 

-      To provide emergency assistance to passenger cars in and around Airport

-      GMR Airport Hyderabad will be the first in India to have this support service  

Hyderabad, 22^nd November, 2011: TVS Automobile Solutions Limited (TVS ASL), in association with GMR Hyderabad International Airport, has today inaugurated 24×7 emergency breakdown assistance services for passenger cars. The emergency support activity is expected to offer services for breakdown (both mechanical and electrical), flat tyre, dead battery, key lock-out, etc. The support services will be handled through TVS ASL’s popular brand ‘MyTVS.’

‘MyTVS’ will have a mobile service vehicle and trained manpower stationed at the Airport, round the clock, to provide emergency support services in and around the airport area. A dedicated toll free number – 1800-266-2003 has also been set-up exclusively for this, especially for passengers stranded on the road on the way to and from airport, to help them get back on wheels at the least possible time. This facility can also be availed by non-members of ‘MyTVS.’

Commenting on the inauguration of 24×7 emergency breakdown services at GMR Hyderabad Airport, Mr. R. Srivatchan, President, TVS Automobile Solutions, said, “We are quite thrilled and happy to join hands with GMR to provide first-of-its-kind emergency service assistance in an Airport in India. MyTVS has always been the innovator in providing best services to its customers. We have also been making a lot of strategic tie-ups to expand our base to serve customers in the best possible way. I am sure our association with GMR will prove to be a boon for passenger car users at GMR Hyderabad Airport.”

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. G.U.G. Sastry, Chief Operating Officer – Rajiv Gandhi International Airport (RGIA) said, “This is the first of its kind initiative in Indian Airports and we are planning for more such customer friendly initiatives. MyTVS 24×7 Emergency Services has an excellent record in customer satisfaction and we are happy to associate with them.”

The GMR – MyTVS 24×7 Emergency Services was inaugurated at the Hyderabad Airport by Mr. Ramesh Krishna Moorthi, Chief Commercial Officer – RGIA, Mr. G.U.G. Sastry, Chief Operating Officer – RGIA and Mr. Srikanth Srinivasan, GM – MyTVS.

About TVS Automobile Solutions Ltd.

TVS Automobile Solutions (MyTVS) was formed with two core values – Trust & Relationship – by fusing independent service businesses and enveloping car customers with additional features. The objective is to cultivate a well focused no frill service solution as an independent option to discerning car customers across the country.

The bouquet of customer centric businesses offered under the MyTVS brand are – MyTVS All Car Services for multi-brand car services and MyTVS 24 x 7 Emergency Services -an emergency road assistance for mechanical and electrical breakdowns, ambulance, cabs, winch and towing assistance across India (except J&K and North-Eastern States).

The rationale for naming the brand ‘MyTVS’ is simplified into ‘My’ and ‘TVS.’ While the word ‘My’ signifies the relationship, the trust factor comes automatically from the TVS brand.

MyTVS All Car Services:

At present there are 17 ‘MyTVS’ own outlets and 49 All Car Services franchised outlets in Tamil Nadu, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh and Karnataka. This division conducts customer satisfaction audit every year to evaluate the customer perception and take remedial measures accordingly. Multi brand car serving as a concept is well accepted by the value seeking car customers in India. The satisfying aspect is the brand ‘MyTVS’ is well recognized by the customers.

Brand Deliverables

·         Service for all brand of cars

·         Proximity to home/office

·         Personalised service

·         Professional approach

·         Transparent dealings

·         Adherence to quality standards

·         Trained mechanics

·         On-time delivery

·         Affordable cost

MyTVS 24×7 Emergency Roadside Assistance:

·         Any Car….Any Where….Any Time…..

·         India’s leading Roadside Assistance Provider for Cars

·         PAN India presence (except J&K and N. Eastern States)

·         Covers all Motorable Roads (City limits, Highways, Ghat)

·         2950 Authorized Service Providers

·         1650 locations (Cities & Towns)

·         Band-aid solution for stranded customers

For further details, please visit www.mytvs.in

For more information, please contact:

V. Madhavan / VAR. Suresh

Corporate Communications

TVS Automobile Solutions Ltd.

Ph: 96770 08432 / 94440 78963

Email: madhavan.tvschn@tvssons.com / var.suresh@tvssons.com

200 more Green Cabs to be launched in Delhi & NCR in the next quarter

New Delhi & Nodia (Uttar Pradesh), India : 27^th October, 2011: On the eve of Formula 1, Greenwheels EV  Private Limited, a Delhi-based company, announced the launch of Green Three Wheelers “gcabs” at Buddh International Circuit today. The Green Cabs three wheelers run on electricity.

While announcing the launch of the ‘Green Cabs’, Mr Ajay Singh, Chairman of Greenwheels said: “ The launch of “gcabs” at Formula 1 is part of our relationship with the Buddh International Circuit to provide for clean transportation during the Formula 1 event. Also, this is a prelude to our introduction of these vehicles in the country. We expect that these vehicles will give the venue a clean and attractive mode of transport.”

The “gcabs” are the first of its kind of three wheelers in the country to have a built-in GPS systems, Fare meter with a print out and a back up call center for calling a ‘gcab’ on demand.

During the Formula 1, the ‘gcabs’ will be available for ferrying the audiences from the parking area to the venue free of cost.

Also supporting the gcabs service, the Company is providing Buddh International Utility Staff with 100 electric scooters built by the Company.  The electric scooters are being used by the marshals and the JPSI utility personnel during the Formula 1 event.

Greenwheels EV Pvt Ltd:

Based in Delhi and with a manufacturing facility in Greater Noida, the company is committed to bring clean transport to the cities of India. The company is in the process of developing light electric buses for commercial use. The management of the Company has aligned itself with the global thrust to promote electric vehicles to reduce carbon emission and dependency on the fossil fuels.

Greenwheels EV is promoted by SpiceJet founder Ajay Singh.

For further information Contact:

Sukhwinder Kaur

Mobile: +91 9999619499

Email : sukhwinder@absolutefactor.com

Shrishti

Mobile: +91 9650187059

Email: shrishti@absolutefactor.com

Toyota Karnataka Golf Festival draws to an end

Winners to be felicitated at the Park Plaza, Bengaluru  

Bangalore, 4^th September, 2011: The final day of the Toyota Karnataka Golf Festival saw more than a hundred enthusiastic participants vying for a spot in the Indian team that will represent India at the World Golfers Championship in Durban.

Sridhar Reddy displayed beautiful mastery over the game to garner 30 points and emerge the best individual scorer of the day. Amit Luthra with a score of 37 points triumphed in the 0-5 handicap category, ahead of Bangalore boy Chikkarangappa. H. R. Srinivasan (32 points) established his authority in the 0-10 handicap category while Anand Kumar Ashiya scored 37 points to top the 16-20 handicap category.

Muruganathan performed well to win the 21-24 handicap category with a score of 37 points and the day’s Long Drive Challenge was won by L. Darshan who produced a powerful stroke that landed the ball 305 yards away.

The 4 winning individuals in various handicap categories shall participate in the World Golfers’ Championship, and the winning team of 4 players will win a royal week-long trip on the luxurious Golden Chariot train. The winners will be felicitated and recognized at a gala dinner, held at the city’s premier luxury hotel – Park Plaza, Bengaluru.

The Festival was graced by some of Karnataka’s best golfers, top ranked lady player Aditi Ashok, India’s No. 1 ranked lady professional Sharmila Nicollet, National Junior and Men’s champion S. Chikkarangappa, star of the recent Asia Pacific bronze medal winning Indian team Khalin Joshi teeing off with celebrities Syed Kirmani, Ashwini Nachappa, G. Vishwanath, E. Prasanna, Venkatesh Prasad, Sunil Joshi and Sujith Somasunder.

Overall Results of Day 4 at Toyota Karnataka Golf Festival

Best gross individual score of the day:   

Sridhar Reddy   30 Points

0-5 Handicap:                                       

Amit Luthra         35 points

Chikkarangappa 33 points

Sridhar Reddy    32 points

6-10 Handicap:

H. R. Srinivasan   32 points

Namit Gumbhir    35 points

Shreepad Renu   30 points

16-20 Handicap:

Anand Kumar Ashiya   37 points

Umesh V.                    33 points

Sukumar T.                  33 points

21-24 Handicap:

Muruganathan  37 points

Mukul Gulati    33 points

Praveen Sood  33 points

Ace Golfer Chikkarangappa all set to tee off on Day 4 of Toyota Karnataka Golf Festival 

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TOYOTA KARNATAKA GOLF FESTIVAL CELEBRATES KARNATAKA AS PRIME GOLF DESTINATION

The 3rd edition of the Golf extravaganza Announced

Bangalore, 26th August, 2011: After two successful annual editions, the biggest amateur golf tournament in South India, Toyota Karnataka Golf Festival kicks off on 1st September 2011 in Bangalore, India. To be held at the Karnataka Golf Association from the 1st – 4th September 2011, the festival promoted by the Department of Tourism will provide a platform to over 400 golfers from across the country to battle it out to represent the country at the World Golfers’ Championship, scheduled to be held at Durban, South Africa between 29th October – 5th November, 2011. As the official qualifying event for the World Golfers’ Championship, the winning team from the Toyota Karnataka Golf Festival will be given a direct entry into the world final of the Championship where they will match their skills with competitors from 48 other countries. Last year’s winning team of the Karnataka Golf Festival grabbed 5th place in the 2010 World Finals in Thailand.

With South India’s top corporate leaders and businessmen teeing off at India’s top rated Golf Course – The Karnataka Golf Association in Bangalore, India, the Toyota Karnataka Golf Festival, continues to showcase the world class golf facilities, the state has to offer. “It is indeed a great honour for the Karnataka Golf Association to stage the third edition of The Toyota Karnataka Golf Festival, 2011. We take pride in associating with the Government of Karnataka, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd. and Karnataka State Tourism Development Corporation in promoting Karnataka as a popular golf destination,” said Mr. K Chandra Prakash, President, Karnataka Golf Association, on the occasion of the announcement of the tournament.

With support from Toyota for the 3rd consecutive year, the event is supported by The Golden Chariot (Grand team prize sponsor), Mantri Developers (Associate Sponsor), Hotel Park Plaza (Hospitality Partner), Ballantine’s (Co-sponsor) and TaylorMade Golf (Equipment Partner). Highlighting Toyota’s continued association with golf, Mr. Shekar Vishwanathan, Deputy Managing Director, Commercial Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd., the title sponsors to the event said, “Keeping in mind our ‘Customer First’ philosophy that is representative of unmatched quality standards in both our products and services, and the increasing popularity of golf in India, we are excited to continue an alliance with the 3rd edition of this Golf festival in 2011.”  

The event will significantly showcase Karnataka as an attractive golfing destination for tourists and golf enthusiasts, given the multiple options of Golf Courses available in the state and the extremely adaptable weather. “We are proud to announce our continued association with Toyota Karnataka Golf Festival in its 3rd edition. After two successful years, this mega golfing extravaganza has proved itself to be a great platform to publicize Karnataka as a world – class golf tourist destination. We are certain that niche tourism will tremendously enhance and strengthen the state’s tourism revenues”, remarked N.C Muniyappa, Principal Secretary to Government of Karnataka, Tourism Department.

“Golf is a wonderful platform to build premium brands and it is also part of a billion dollar sports tourism market. The Toyota Karnataka Golf Festival presented by Department of Tourism Karnataka combines both these aspects of the game perfectly”, explained Rishi Narain, Asian Games medalist and Founder, Rishi Narain Golf Management Pvt. Ltd., the promoters of the event. “We thank Toyota and Karnataka Tourism for their long term commitment to the event,” continued Rishi.

The 4 winning individuals in various handicap categories shall participate in the World Golfers’ Championship, and the winning team of 4 players will win a royal week-long trip on the luxurious Golden Chariot train.

The Festival will also see some of Karnataka’s best golfers, top ranked lady player Aditi Ashok, India’s No. 1 ranked lady professional Sharmila Nicollet, National Junior and Men’s champion S. Chikkarangappa, star of the recent Asia Pacific bronze medal winning Indian team Khalin Joshi tee off with celebrities Syed Kirmani, Ashwini Nachappa, G. Vishwanath, E. Prasanna, Venkatesh Prasad, Sunil Joshi and Sujith Somasunder.

The Toyota Karnataka Golf Festival will conclude with a gala cocktail and dinner awards ceremony at the Park Plaza, Bengaluru, on 4th September, 2011 where the winning teams and participants will be recognized and rewarded.

(L-R) Mr.Chandra Prakash, President KGA; Mr.Austin Roach, Managing Director Charishma Hotels Pvt. Ltd.; Mr.Shekar Vishwanathan, Deputy Managing Director (Commercial) Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd.; S.Chikkarangappa, Bronze Medalist at Nomura Cup 2011; Khalin Joshi, Bronze Medalist at Nomura Cup 2011; Mr. K.Viswanatha, IAS – Director, Department of Tourism; Mr. N.C Muniyappa, IAS – Principal Secretary, Department of Tourism; Ms.Snehal Mantri, Director Marketing Mantri Developers Pvt. Ltd.; Mr. Rishi Narain, Founder Rishi Narain Golf Management  

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TVS Logistics inaugurates Assembly facility at Sholavaram

-      Dedicated facility for Ashok Leyland to assemble Genset Engine Powerpacks

-      Initial capacity of 14500 units per annum to be ramped up to 30000 units

22^nd August, 2011 / Sholavaram (Chennai): TVS Logistics Services Limited (TVS LSL), today inaugurated its Logistics Assembly facility at Sholavaram, 40 Kms. North of Chennai. Thiswill be a dedicated and full-fledged Assembly facility for Ashok Leyland (Power Solution business) to assemble their Genset Engine powerpacks in the range of 10 – 2000 KVA capacity for both domestic and export markets. The facility was inaugurated by Mr. Vinod K. Dasari, Managing Director, Ashok Leyland in the presence of Mr. R. Dinesh, Managing Director, TVS Logistics. 

According to the business model, Ashok Leyland will supply Engines and Radiator to TVS Logistics, which will provide end-to-end supply chain solutions by ensuring infrastructure, procuring child parts, assembling, packaging, material handling solutions and Logistics solutions for the assembled Genset engine powerpacks as per Ashok Leyland’s requirements. This arrangement would also mean that TVS Logistics will be a single-point of contact for Ashok Leyland for assembling their 10 – 2000 KVA range of Genset Engine powerpacks.

(From Left to Right): Mr. S. Ravichandran, Executive Director, TVS Logistics Services, Mr. R. Dinesh, Managing Director, Managing Director, TVS Logistics Services, Mr. C.G. Belsare, Executive Director, Ashok Leyland and Mr. Vinod K. Dasari, Managing Director, Ashok Leyland inaugurate the TVS Logistics Assembly facility at Sholavaram today.

With an initial investment of Rs. 25 million, the plant will have a capacity of 14,500 units per annum that can be up-scaled to 30,000units.  Strategically located near the Ennore Port and well-connected by road to the cities of Bengaluru and Kolkata, the facility will assemble different Genset engine powerpacks in the range of 10 – 2000 KVA for Ashok Leyland and is expected to meet their sales requirements for the next three years. Situated in a total space of 70,000 sq.ft. in Sholavaram, the integrated facility has adequate facilities for end-to-end movement of engines, movement of components to assembly, testing, packing and dispatch areas.

Says Mr. R. Dinesh, Managing Director, TVS Logistics Services Ltd., “This facility is a milestone for us as very few Supply Chain companies globally have the capability to provide end-to-end Supply Chain Solutions which include taking ownership of the sub-assemblies. Thanks to our acquisitions in the US and UK, we are now able to offer this service in India. I am confident that this will be only the first of many such initiatives we will add to our portfolio of services. We are even more delighted that we are commencing this activity with Ashok Leyland first, as we have a long and special relationship with Ashok Leyland and Mr. Vinod Dasari’s presence confirms the importance of this occasion.”

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Vinod K. Dasari, Managing Director, Ashok Leyland said, “On the strength of this association with TVS Logistics, we are delighted to be able to offer greater value to our customers through customized power solutions meeting their specific requirements at a reduced delivery time. Our comprehensive range covers all requisites of growing sunrise sectors, right from telecom to retail and infrastructure. Our Power Solution Business is growing robustly in tune with the domestic Genset market that is shortly expected to touch 2 lakh units per annum. I am confident that with the support of such a reliable partner like TVS Logistics, we are very well-placed to significantly increase our reach to the customers.”

Overall, theSupply Chain market in India is evolving and as in developed countries, complete outsourcing is expected to slowly startin India. As always, TVS Logistics and Ashok Leyland have become the pioneering example of a win-win partnership through setting up this facility. This will give Ashok Leyland the flexibility while, TVS Logistics would bring in Global best practices on sub-assembly operations. 

About TVS Logistics Services Ltd.

TVS Logistics Services Ltd. is a flagship company of TVS & Sons. The company was started as a business unit of T V Sundram Iyengar & Sons Ltd. in the year 1995. This business unit was established as a separate company, TVS Logistics Services Limited (TVSLSL) in December 2004.

TVS Logistics is a fast growing 3PL service provider across multiple verticals. TVS LSL has tied up with leading consultants across the globe and provides support to almost all the leading automobile companies in India. The company partners industry leaders to operate freight forwarding, warehouse operations and logistics operations in the major manufacturing hubs across the globe.

TVS LSL handles over US $ 1.5 billion worth of parts annually and controls about 3 million sq. ft. of warehouse space in India. The company has an annual turnover of over 1,200 crores.

With operations in the UK, Spain, Thailand, USA and Germany, through warehouses located in 39 locations both in India and abroad, TVS Logistics has been considered as the best choice for low cost sourcing and complete logistics management of automotive components from India. Through Joint Ventures mentioned in the above countries TVS Logistics gives the seamless supply Chain solutions.

Services Offered:

The company has a wide range of products and services that cater to diverse needs of clients.

Ø  Supply Chain Management

- Transportation and Integrated Logistics

- Global Supply Chain 

Ø  Warehousing Solutions

- Inplant Solutions

- After Market Services

Ø  Asset Based Services

- Material Handling Solutions

- Commutation Solutions

Ø  Material Management Solutions

- Inventory ownership

- Demand forecasting

About the Hinduja Group

Hinduja Group is an investment and banking group with a diversified global portfolio of holdings across the manufacturing services and banking sectors. The Group, founded by Shri P.D. Hinduja in 1914 has activities across three core areas: Investment Banking, International Trading and Global Investments. It also supports charitable and philanthropic activities across the world through the Hinduja Foundation. As part of its Global investments, the Group owns businesses in Automotive, Information Technology, Media, Entertainment & Communications, Banking & Finance, Infrastructure Project Development, Chemicals & Agri business, Energy, Real Estate, Trading and Healthcare. www.hindujagroup.com.

About Ashok Leyland

Ashok Leyland is the flagship of the Hinduja Group and a leading manufacturer of commercial vehicles in India with 09-10 turnover of US $ 1.61 billion. With seven manufacturing locations at Chennai, Hosur (three plants), Alwar, Bhandara and Pantnagar (Uttarakhand), the Company has a production capacity of 150,000 vehicles. Ashok Leyland has associate companies in the Czech Republic and the UAE and a joint venture in Sri Lanka, besides exports to over 30 countries worldwide. www.ashokleyland.com

For further information, please contact:

V. Madhavan

Corporate Communications

TVS Logistics Services Ltd.

Ph: + 91 – 96770 08432

Mail: madhavan.tvschn@tvssons.com

Balaji K L

Corporate Communications

Ashok Leyland Ltd.

Ph: +91 – 98846 73993

Mail: balaji.kl@ashokleyland.com

Bangalore July 27^th, 2011:  Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) today announced further increase of its production capacity to 3,10,000 units by 2013. The expansion will come with an investment of   Rs. 898 crores approx and generation of new employment opportunities.   

The company had earlier announced its plan to expand the annual production capacity from 1,50,000 units to 2,10,000 units by first half of 2012.  In line with TKM’s expansion plans and in order to cater to the increase in demand for Innova , Fortuner,Corolla Altis,  Etios and  Etios Liva,  the company has decided to further increase production.

The production in the first plant will be enhanced from 90,000 units to 1,00,000 units and in the second plant from 1,20,000 units to 2,10,000 units. The first plant will manufacture Innova and Fortuner and the second plant will manufacture Etios, Etios Liva and Corolla Altis. 

Furthering the growth of Toyota in India by locally manufacturing the parts of Etios and Etios Liva, Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts Pvt Ltd (TKAP), plans to install aluminum casting and machining lines, scheduled to begin operations in early 2014.

The lines are to be installed at TKAP’s new “Etios” and “Etios Liva” engine plant, which is scheduled to start operations in the third quarter of 2012.  The installation will see an additional investment of Rs 750 crores approx  and  generation of new employment opportunities.

TKAP had earlier, announced the setting up of Engine Plant and expansion of its Transmissions EOU, to cater to Etios and Etios Liva , with a combined investment of Rs. 500 crores .

TKAP serves as a production and supply base for manual transmission for IMV series vehicles to India, Thailand and Argentina.  In addition to engines, TKAP is scheduled to start producing transmissions for Etios and Etios Liva in early 2013. Exports of the transmissions are also being planned.

Commenting on the localization project in India, Mr. Vikram Kirloskar said “The Etios project is a milestone phase in the growth of Toyota in India. We are now preparing to cater to increasing demand and are working on the expansion of Toyota in India.  Etios and Etios Liva have been designed specifically for the Indian market. The localization project is vital to provide best quality product at a competitive price”.

Commenting on the expansion of Toyota in India, Mr. Hiroshi Nakagawa, Managing Director, TKM said “In line with the growing demand for our vehicles, we have decided to further expand production. The demand for Etios and Etios Liva has been encouraging and we are gearing up to cater to a larger number of customers. We would like to thank our customers for their response to Etios Liva. We have received more than 4000 bookings for Etios Liva so far.”

Overview of Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private, Ltd.

Managing Director :- Hiroshi Nakagawa

Establishment:- October 6, 1997 (start of production: December 1999)

Location :- Bidadi – Suburb of Bangalore, Karnataka

Lineup Local: Innova, Fortuner, Corolla, Etios and Etios Liva.

Imported CBU: Camry, Prado, Prius and Land Cruiser 200.

Equity participation             TMC: 89%, Kirloskar Group: 11%

Employees Approx. 5,000

TKM Production Structure :-

Jul-11     :-  First half of 2012 – 2013

First Plant :- Annual production capacity :- 80,000, 90,000, 100,000

Lineup:- Innova, Fortuner and Corolla Altis, Innova and Fortuner, Innova and Fortuner

Second Plant Annual production capacity:- 80,000*, 120,000, 210,000

Lineup:- Etios& Etios Liva, Etios, Etios Liva and Corolla Altis, Etios, Etios Liva and Corolla Altis

Production total :- 160,000, 210,000, 310,000

Investment-           Rs 275 crores       Rs 898 crores

*Annual production will be increased from 70,000 in June 2011 to 80,000 in July by implementing two-shift operations and other production efficiency measures (no change in takt time)

Outline of Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts Pvt Ltd (as of July 2011)

Location :- Bidadi (32 km southwest of Bangalore), Karnataka, India

Managing Director : – Hisashi Suzuki

Equity participation TMC: 64%; Toyota Industries Corporation: 26%; Kirloskar Systems Ltd.: 10%

Establishment: -April 2002

Outline of Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts Pvt Ltd Plants (as of July 2011)

Current  Planned Plant name :- 3 Unit/Transmission Plant, Transmission Plant, Engine Plant

Annual production lineup

(annual capacity)  IMV Series             Etios/Etios Liva

Front and rear axles/ propeller shafts (52,000)

Manual transmissions (170,000)       Announced July 6, 2010    

Gasoline engine aluminum casting and machining (—)

Transmissions (240,000)     Gasoline engines (100,000)              

Investment            ―            Approx. Rs 500 crores        Approx. Rs 750 crores

Start of production              July 2002               Early 2013             Third Quarter of  2012       Early 2014

Employees approx. 900      Approx. 500 new(Planned hiring)

Site area – 200,000 m2

Visit http://www.toyotabharat.com for details

Overview of TKM
Company name — Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited
Managing Director — President: Hiroshi Nakagawa (TMC)
Established — October 1997 (start of production: December 1999)
Location –Suburb of Bangalore, Karnataka State
Products — Corolla Altis, Innova and Fortuner manufactured in India. Camry, Prado, Land Cruiser and Prius imported as CBUs.
Annual production capacity — Approx. 80,000 units
Equity participation — TMC: 89%, Kirloskar group: 11%
Number of employees — Approx. 4,650 (as of end of 2010)
Land area — Aprox. 432 acres (approx.1,700,000 m2)
Building area — 74,000 m2

Overview of TKM 2nd Plant
Location — On the site of Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited (on the outskirts of Bangalore, Karnataka State)
Products — Etios Sedan and Hatchback Etios  Liva (will go on sale in April 2011)
Start of production — December 2010
Annual production capacity — 70,000 units.
Visit http://www.toyotabharat.com for details

• High-end brands are now utilizing luxury cars for enhanced customer delight
• Carzonrent targets to provide luxury to customers nationally. Passengers in New Delhi, Mumbai, Chennai, Bangalore & Hyderabad will be serviced in these vehicles.
• Carzonrent inducts a fleet of 90 C-Class cars; this is the largest value single party luxury transaction in India. This purchase makes Carzonrent the Single largest owner of Mercedes vehicles in the country with a fleet of 160 Mercedes vehicles.

Delhi/Gurgaon– In a move that reinforces Mercedes-Benz as the preffered choice when it comes to world-class luxury and comfort, the mobility solutions company Carzonrent purchased a fleet of 90 customized Mercedes-Benz C-Class cars. This fleet is exclusively targeted to the Premium travelers that Carzonrent has been catering to over the years. Mr Peter T Honegg- MD & CEO, Mercedes-Benz India & Mr. Debashis Mitra, Director – Sales & Marketing, Mercedes-Benz India made the formal hand-over to Mr. Rajiv Vij, Managing Director, Carz on Rent.

With customer delight attaining key emphasis, top brands are utilizing luxury motoring as the new tool in their customer acquisition & retention strategies. This trend is also a positive catalyst for companies like Carz on Rent who have witnessed a strong demand for luxury travel from their high-end clients.

Mr. Rajiv Vij (MD), Carzonrent  said, “The demand for luxurious personal mobility solutions is rapidly on the rise. We partner with various International and Domestic Airlines, Hotels and Financial Services companies to service their High Flying guests. Today almost  25% /Rs.40 crore annually of our car rental revenues come from this segment; the demand is growing at a much faster pace as compared to other segments. The brand value of Mercedes-Benz is unparalleled; as such it was our natural choice. The C -Class vehicles that we have in our fleet currently have proved to be extremely reliable even after clocking mileages in the range of 180,000 kms. The low maintenance and excellent service support that we’ve had from Mercedes-Benz made our choice obvious.

The legendary reliability, design and operating efficiencies of the C-Class made it the obvious choice. With this transaction, we are the only organization in India to have such a large fleet of luxury cars. We have always believed in setting new benchmarks in the Indian Car Rental industry and this is only a reaffirmation of our long term strategy. “

Mr.Peter Honegg, MD & CEO – Mercedes-Benz India/Mr. Debashis Mitra, Director Sales & Marketing, Mercedes-Benz India commented: “Indians today lead global lifestyles and their mobility preferences reflect this status. A fleet of Mercedes-Benz cars offers a very clear edge to brands that wish to benchmark themselves for their customer oriented services; it is a trend that was pioneered by the hospitality industry but today this approach is utilized by a large number of high-end organizations across different segments. Carzonrent’s association with Mercedes-Benz India is a testimony to this growing trend. We see this trend growing in the future and already have in place a team dedicated towards serving the needs of corporate customers.

Visit:- http://www.carzonrent.com for details

About Carzonerent

A pioneer in shaping the personal ground transportation industry in India, Carzonrent (India) Pvt. Ltd. (CIPL) is India’s # 1 personal ground transportation service provider today offering a complete bouquet of end-to-end long and short term car rental solutions through its fleet of 5000 cars across the country. Quote A brainchild of Rajiv K. Vij, CEO, Carzonrent (India) Pvt. Ltd., was launched in the year 2000 with a short-term objective of offering a safe and reliable medium of travel to customers and a long-term vision of giving form and structure to the unorganized Indian personal ground transportation industry and helping the industry get its due recognition. Visit:- http://www.carzonrent.com for details

• Hiroji Onishi , President TMAP launches the Etios Liva
• Toyota forays into the popular hatchback segment
• Price starts at 3,99,000 ex showroom Delhi
• Booking and deliveries start today

June 27, 2011, Delhi: Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) today announced its entry into the popular hatchback segment in India, with the launch of Etios Liva. Etios sedan and the hatchback Etios Liva – built on the same platform – have been specifically developed for the Indian customers. Etios Liva inherits its name from its sedan, Etios. The word Liva has been coined from the dynamic and positive terms – Lively and Live life to the fullest – which reflects the spirit and image of the car. It is targeted at today’s youth whose spirit and belief is translated into the advertising line for Etios Liva -“LIV TMRRW 2DAY”.

Tagged – ‘Q Class Hatch’ – Etios Liva is stylishly designed and portrays a youthful and sporty image. Etios Liva will carry forward the ‘Q’ Class experience from Etios and will offer Toyota’s legendary QDR standard – Quality, Durability and Reliability at an affordable price.

Etios Liva will be available in four variants, J, G, V and VX, competitively priced between 3,99,000 and 5,99,000 ex-showroom Delhi. The product highlights include youthful and sporty design, best-in-class cabin space, superior ride comfort and best-in-class fuel efficiency.

Etios Liva was launched by Mr. Hiroji Onishi, (President, Toyota Motor Asia Pacific, Marketing and Sales) in the presence of Mr. Vikram Kirloskar (Vice Chairman, TKM), Mr. Hiroshi Nakagawa (Managing Director, TKM), Mr. Sandeep Singh (Deputy Managing Director-Marketing, TKM) and Mr. Yoshinori Noritake, (Chief Engineer of the Etios and Etios Liva, Toyota Motor Corporation).

Commenting on the launch of the Etios, Mr. Hiroji Onishi, President, TMAP, Marketing and Sales said: “India is an integral part of our global growth strategy. The Etios project is a milestone not only for Toyota in India but for Toyota globally. The Etios Liva has been designed focusing on the Indian customer’s aspirations, tastes and preferences that were gathered, studied and understood through extensive research. We are delighted by the overwhelming response received by the Etios customers. The Etios has been well accepted by our customers. We hope the Etios Liva will further reinforce the Toyota brand in India, making Toyota a household name.”

Mr. Vikram Kirloskar, Vice Chairman, TKM, said “The Etios project is the first of its kind not for TKM alone, but also for Toyota across the globe. The key to this project, is to make TKM self sufficient by increasing the level of localization. As announced earlier, we plan to locally produce engines and transmissions at Toyota Kirloskar Auto Parts, in the third quarter of 2012. This will help us increase the local parts content in the Etios and further contribute to the social and economic growth, by enhancing self sufficiency, generating employment and expanding operations in India. Localization will further help us develop our suppliers and facilitate them to meet global standards of production. It will also generate employment and provide opportunity for expansion and growth, further strengthening our supplier base in India.”

Speaking on the occasion, Mr. Hiroshi Nakagawa, MD, TKM, said “I would like to take this opportunity to thank all our Etios customers. After the good response received by the Etios, we further expanded our production in order to cater to the huge demand. The annual production capacity will be increased to 2,10,000 units by the second quarter of 2012.

In line with our ‘customer first philosophy’, we wish to keep our customers happy and satisfied by understanding the customer’s preferences and enhancing the product by incorporating their feedback. With the Etios Liva we have now entered the mass volume segment. Toyota vehicles are now available to all aspirational buyers in the middle income group.

At Toyota, we truly believe in growing with the society. We wish to sell many more vehicles and contribute to the growth of the Indian automobile industry. Entering into the mass volume segment will help us realize this aim.”

Mr. Yoshinori Noritake, Chief Engineer of Etios and Etios Liva said “With the Etios Liva, we aspire to offer the best suited car for the Indian customer at an affordable price, while providing a vehicle that is “one class above”. After interviewing and studying the customer preferences in India, we found, the need for affordably priced, quality cars was constantly growing. We first observed various aspects that were sought after by the customer and then enhanced the features and performance aspects that were truly needed while doing away with the excessive design elements.

The stylish, sporty and trendy Etios Liva has been designed to appeal to today’s youth. We have also added style by offering aero kits with front, rear and side skirt that is sure to make heads turn. The sporty steering wheel, instrument panel -designed to give a aircraft cockpit image, a premium audio system, audio system with Aux in, USB and a wireless remote adds on to the fun, youthful and sporty image of the car.”

Talking about the Etios Sales and Marketing strategy in India, Sandeep Singh, DMD-Marketing, TKM, said “ The marketing campaign for the Etios Liva is exciting, innovative and abreast with the latest marketing tools, digital initiatives and promotions. Promotional activities targeting the youth have been planned in the popular youth hangouts like malls, pubs and also in colleges. Music maestro A R Rahman, the Brand Ambassador for Etios and Etios Liva has composed a special tune for Etios Liva ad campaign. He will also feature in a trendy music video. The music composed by Rahman, captures the spirit of today’s youth and the sporty image of Etios Liva – “Bari Humari Hai” (Its our turn now). Watch out for Rahman’s Etios Liva tune in the TV commercial and the music video on your television screens starting today. Visit http://www.toyotabharat.com and http://www.toyotaetiosliva.in/ for details
Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd, TKM, Toyota Q-World, Etios Liva, Etios Liva, Sandeep Singh, Deputy Managing Director, Marketing, Hiroshi Nakagawa, Managing Director

We have more than 20,000 happy Etios customers across the nation. Etios has been received well and appreciated by our customers. The sale for Etios was overwhelming, as we sold more than we actually planned. We have brought down the waiting period to less than a month by increasing the production. We look forward to serving more and more customers with Etios Liva and hope that we continue to delight our customers with the Q Class experience. Etios Liva will go on sale and is on display at all our dealerships starting today. We currently have 158 dealerships and will expand our dealer network to 175 by the end of this year. We aim to come closer to our customers and help them avail the best of Toyota’s “Q” Class Service. ”

Vehicle Outline

Exterior
Etios Liva is designed around the concept of ‘Bold Simplicity’. A cutting-edge and leading design that aims for a body frame and stance that stands out in a crowd. A distinctive front grille with a smile line, sculpted surface and dynamic character-line in the front and rear, enhance the presence of the Etios Liva. The aero kit – with front and rear bumper skirt, side skirt and roof spoiler. The roof has a unique design for better aerodynamics and clean appearance.

Interior
The two toned ergonomically designed interiors are comfortable and sporty. The area surrounding the driver’s seat is given the image of a cockpit by separating the operating zone from the display zone. Large centre meter panel, that provides excellent visibility and easy to read dials. The interiors are simple yet functional, giving a high sense of quality.

The Etios Liva has best-in-class cabin space, large boot space with 251L capacity, a spacious 13L cooled glove box, seven one litre bottle holders, mobile holder and many more such useful storage spaces inside the car.

Performance and Comfort
A newly developed 1.2L, 16V DOHC engine coupled with a 5-Speed manual transmission that produces high output for superior driving performance. The torque is available at low rpm for less gear shifting and stress-free city driving.

The Etios has a best-in-class mileage of 18.31kmpl as certified by testing agency.

Electric power steering for excellent maneuverability and tilt steering ensures a good ergonomic driving experience. The steering comes with audio controls for comfort at the driver’s fingertips.

The flat type rear floor design offers ease of movement for rear seat passengers. With its rigid body structure and world class Mac Pherson Strut, the Etios has superior dampening performance providing superior ride comfort.

A class-first ‘clean air filter’ which is standard across all grades for purified air in the cabin.

(d) Safety
The Etios has various active and passive safety features like (i) Energy absorbing body shell (ii) Driver & Passenger Air bags and (iii) ABS with EBD and (iv) Seatbelts

It’s centrally located combimeter reduces eye movement and hence the driver can concentrate on the road.

(e) Special Treatment
• To adopt to the various diverse climate and usage conditions in India, special treatment and countermeasures have been implemented:
• Good ground clearance of 170mm
• Under body protection to prevent damage to fuel and brake lines
• Anti-corrosion steel sheets at areas prone to rusting and stone hits
• Chipping resistant paint on rocker mould & fender

Visit :- http://www.toyotabharat.com for details

Overview of TKM
Company name — Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited
Managing Director — President: Hiroshi Nakagawa (TMC)
Established — October 1997 (start of production: December 1999)
Location –Suburb of Bangalore, Karnataka State
Products — Corolla Altis, Innova and Fortuner manufactured in India. Camry, Prado, Land Cruiser and Prius imported as CBUs.
Annual production capacity — Approx. 80,000 units
Equity participation — TMC: 89%, Kirloskar group: 11%
Number of employees — Approx. 4,650 (as of end of 2010)
Land area — Aprox. 432 acres (approx.1,700,000 m2)
Building area — 74,000 m2

Overview of TKM 2nd Plant
Location — On the site of Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited (on the outskirts of Bangalore, Karnataka State)
Products — Etios Sedan and Hatchback Etios Liva (will go on sale in April 2011)
Start of production — December 2010
Annual production capacity — 70,000 units.
Visit http://www.toyotabharat.com for details

Bangalore, INDIA, [June 24, 2011]: AS RELEASED BY Reactive Systems, Inc. Cary, NC; June 23, 2011: Reactive Systems, Inc. announced the V2011 release of its Reactis® testing and validation package for Simulink®/Stateflow® models. The new version includes many new features and enhancements to both Reactis and the Reactis for C Plugin. Some highlights are as follows.

Reactis

A simplified Reactis Tester launch dialog makes it even easier to generate tests from a model. The user may now specify how long automatic test generation should last by giving a maximum run time or maximum number of simulation steps to take while constructing the test vectors. The old launch parameters are also still available.

When running Reactis-generated tests either in Reactis Simulator or in Simulink using the runtests utility, Reactis compares the values computed by a model for top-level output ports and for test points against the values stored in the test suite for those items. Any differences are flagged. Reactis has always supported a global tolerance for performing these comparisons to avoid flagging small rounding errors. A new feature in V2011 enables the specification of a different tolerance for each output or test point.

A new search facility lets you perform a text search of your model for strings matching a pattern you specify. You can easily search Simulink block names and parameters, Stateflow state names and actions, Reactis Validator objective names, configuration variable names, and C code (if you are using the Reactis for C Plugin).

Additionally in V2011:

• Model initialization speed is improved for some models.
• Right-clicking on a system in the hierarchy panel offers an option “Copy System Path” which will copy the system path of that subsystem to the clipboard.
• When extracting a subsystem, the user can select whether or not to include any triggering mechanism for the subsystem in the extracted model.

The following Simulink features are newly supported in V2011:
• Initial support for MATLAB R2011a models.
• Newly supported blocks: Rate Limiter, Function-Call Split, Function-Call Feedback Latch.
• Support enumerated types and values in S-Functions and Legacy Code blocks.

Reactis for C Plugin

V2011 also includes a number of new features in the Reactis for C Plugin. Some highlights are as follows.

• Comments and inactive C code within #ifdef statements are colored differently to differentiate them from exercised code.
• Improved reachability analysis to identify and highlight dead code.
• Allow (small) numeric arrays to be added as watched variables.
• Produce a warning if:
o the result of an expression with no side-effects is ignored.
o a non-void function does not return a value.
o __declspec and __attribute clauses are used.

About Reactis: Reactis provides automated test-generation and model-validation capabilities for Simulink/Stateflow models of control software. The tool can be used to test for conformance between a model and implementation code, and it can also be employed to validate model behavior. Reactis is used at dozens of companies worldwide in the automotive, aerospace, and heavy equipment industries.

About Lanika Solutions

Lanika Solutions is provider of technical computing software & high-end hardware tools for engineers and scientists in industry, government and education. The Company partners with reputed principals developing industry leading solutions that help a wide base of clients throughout the Indian sub-continent solve the toughest engineering problems.

Visit www.lanikasolutions.com to learn more.

About Reactive Systems

Reactive Systems, founded in 1999, is a privately held company with offices in Cary, NC and Nagoya, Japan. The company offers tools and services to help improve software quality while reducing development costs.

Visit www.reactive-systems.com to learn more.

June 22nd’ 2011, New Delhi: Toyota today announced that the much awaited Etios Liva will be launched on the 27th of June in Delhi. The company had earlier deferred the launch of the Etios Liva from April to June. The decision was taken to reduce the long waiting period resulting from the overwhelming response received for the Etios.

The Etios Liva will be Toyota’s foray into the highly popular premium hatchback segment. Stylishly designed for today’s youth, Etios Liva will be competitively priced and will offer functionality and value for money. Keeping the target customer in mind a slew of youthful and fun filled activities have been lined up as a part of the marketing campaign. The show stopper is the TV ad campaign, which will feature music composed by the music maestro A.R.Rahman.

The concept vehicles of the Etios and Etios Liva were first unveiled at the Auto Expo last year in Delhi , creating a lot of buzz, and later traveled across the country with the ‘Toyota Q-World’ reaching out to more than 1 lakh prospective customers.

Sandeep Singh, DMD Marketing, Toyota Kirloskar Motor said: “We are very happy to announce our entry into the popular premium hatchback segment with the Etios Liva. The Etios has been very well received by our customers across the market. We have delivered more than 20,000 cars as on date. We have successfully reduced the waiting period to less than 1 month by undertaking necessary steps to increase the production. We look forward to a good response for the Etios Liva. Details will be announced at the time of the launch.”

Visit http://www.toyotabharat.com for details

Overview of TKM
Company name — Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited
Managing Director — President: Hiroshi Nakagawa (TMC)
Established — October 1997 (start of production: December 1999)
Location –Suburb of Bangalore, Karnataka State
Products — Corolla Altis, Innova and Fortuner manufactured in India. Camry, Prado, Land Cruiser and Prius imported as CBUs.
Annual production capacity — Approx. 80,000 units
Equity participation — TMC: 89%, Kirloskar group: 11%
Number of employees — Approx. 4,650 (as of end of 2010)
Land area — Aprox. 432 acres (approx.1,700,000 m2)
Building area — 74,000 m2

Overview of TKM 2nd Plant
Location — On the site of Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited (on the outskirts of Bangalore, Karnataka State)
Products — Etios Sedan and Hatchback Etios Liva (will go on sale in April 2011)
Start of production — December 2010
Annual production capacity — 70,000 units.
Visit http://www.toyotabharat.com for details

Bangalore, INDIA, [June 17, 2011]: AS RELEASED BY Maplesoft™, Waterloo, Canada; Jun. 15, 2011: Maplesoft™ announced a new release of MapleSim™, the high-performance physical modeling and simulation software. With its broader application scope, streamlined modeling environment, and ability to efficiently simulate even more systems, MapleSim 5 makes it easier to tackle large projects and get results quickly.

MapleSim 5 comes with over 150 new components, including new libraries for magnetics and thermal fluids, which means the power of MapleSim can be applied to even more modeling projects. With these components, customers can use MapleSim 5 to quickly develop a wider range of applications, such as the solenoids in dialysis machines and fuel injection systems, saturating motors and transformers, and heat exchangers for machine cooling systems.

The MapleSim 5 interface includes many new and improved features to reduce model development time and help customers manage the complexity of their models. For example, enhanced diagnostic tools provide early feedback related to the definition of the model itself, such as identifying inconsistent initial conditions. MapleSim then provides assistance in resolving the problem, so corrections can be made before running the simulation. Other additions include increased control over parameters and initial conditions, easy export of 3-D animation simulation results, and streamlined design environments for building both model diagrams and 3-D model representations. The improved simulation engine in MapleSim can now generate highly optimized C code for all MapleSim models. This royalty-free code can be incorporated into other software in the toolchain.

MapleSim uses a fully developed symbolic modeling engine to handle all of the complex mathematics involved in the development of engineering models. This symbolic engine offers unique advantages that expand the modeling and simulation capabilities of engineers. Each MapleSim release further develops these capabilities, which include automatically generated model equations in full parametric form, equation-based custom components, optimized code generation for real-time systems, revolutionary multibody technology, and an interactive analysis environment that captures the full engineering knowledge that goes into each project.

“By leveraging symbolic computation technology, MapleSim offers unique advantages that enable our customers to succeed at very difficult design projects they simply cannot do with other tools,” says Laurent Bernardin, Executive Vice-President and Chief Scientist, Maplesoft. “MapleSim reduces model development time from months to days while producing high-fidelity, high-performance models. With MapleSim 5, our customers can apply those time and cost savings to even more projects, while further reducing the time needed to design their complex models.”

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Lanika Solutions partners with reputed principals developing industry leading solutions. Currently, Lanika Solutions is partnered with Maplesoft, Reactive Systems, Lyrtech, Visualization Sciences Group (VSG), Breault Research Organization (BRO), ExpertControl, Sigma Technology and Development Coordination Group (DCG). Lanika Solutions offerings have been selected as the leading products available to scientists and engineers in their respective application areas. Lanika Solutions will continue to expand its offerings through organic growth in related technology/market segments as other premium solutions become available.

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About Maplesoft

Maplesoft™ is the leading provider of high-performance software tools for engineering, science, and mathematics. Its product suite reflects the philosophy that given great tools, people can do great things.

Maplesoft’s core technologies include the world’s most advanced symbolic computation engine and revolutionary physical modeling techniques. Combined, these technologies enable the creation of cutting-edge tools for design, modeling, and high-performance simulation.

Engineers, scientists, and mathematicians use Maplesoft products to enable them to work better, faster, and smarter. The Maplesoft product suite includes Maple™, the technical computing and documentation environment, and MapleSim™, the high-performance, multi-domain modeling and simulation tool for physical systems.

Maplesoft also introduced a fundamental shift in technical education through its Clickable Math™ and Clickable Engineering™ initiatives which deliver powerful mathematics through visual, interactive point-and-click methods. The idea behind this shift is to create technology that allows students and teachers to focus on the concepts, not the tool.

Maplesoft’s customers include Ford, BMW, Bosch, Boeing, NASA, Canadian Space Agency, Canon, Motorola, Microsoft Research, Bloomberg, and DreamWorks, covering sectors such as automotive, aerospace, electronics, defense, energy, financial services, consumer products, and entertainment. Over 90% of advanced research institutions and universities worldwide, including MIT, Stanford, Oxford, the NASA Jet Propulsion Laboratory, and the U.S. Department of Energy, have adopted Maplesoft solutions to enhance their education and research activities.

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Bangalore, June 1st, 2011: Toyota Kirloskar Motor registered sales of 7470 units in May 2011. The company sales grew by 24% when compared to the corresponding period last year. Etios sold 3412 units in May 2011.

Mr. Sandeep Singh, Deputy Managing Director, Marketing, TKM said, “The actual impact of the suspension of production is seen in the drop in sales in May. The production was back to full swing from 20th May onwards, much earlier than expected. We are now back on track and are all set to launch the Etios Liva. With the increase in Etios production, we would like to bring down the waiting period to one month before we launch Liva. The launch will be as per schedule in the last week of June”. Visit http://www.toyotabharat.com for details
Overview of TKM
Company name — Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited
Managing Director — President: Hiroshi Nakagawa (TMC)
Established — October 1997 (start of production: December 1999)
Location –Suburb of Bangalore, Karnataka State
Products — Corolla Altis, Innova and Fortuner manufactured in India. Camry, Prado, Land Cruiser and Prius imported as CBUs.
Annual production capacity — Approx. 80,000 units
Equity participation — TMC: 89%, Kirloskar group: 11%
Number of employees — Approx. 4,650 (as of end of 2010)
Land area — Aprox. 432 acres (approx.1,700,000 m2)
Building area — 74,000 m2

Overview of TKM 2nd Plant
Location — On the site of Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited (on the outskirts of Bangalore, Karnataka State)
Products — Etios Sedan and Hatchback Etios Liva (will go on sale in April 2011)
Start of production — December 2010
Annual production capacity — 70,000 units.
Visit http://www.toyotabharat.com for details

In the light of the massive earthquake and Tsunami that struck Japan on March 11th, 2011, the IRCS, Karnataka State Branch (KSB) appealed to the public, corporates and employees to contribute to the “Japan Tsunami Relief Fund 2011”. The response has been very supportive and everyone have come forward to generously contribute to the fund.

The proceeds collected by various groups of Red Cross Society across India will be remitted to Japan Red Cross Society.

In a function organised by the IRCS, KSB today, Mr. Vikram S. Kirloskar , Vice Chairman, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) handed over a cheque of Rs. 2.58 crores towards this fund to Dr. S.B.Kulkarni, Chairman, IRCS, KSB. The donation is contributed by TKM and its employees, suppliers, dealers and associate companies. The function was also attended by other important dignitaries from TKM and its associates.

Mr. Vikram S.Kirloskar said, “We express our condolences to those who have been bereaved by this tragic event, and our support and sympathy to the millions who are suffering as a result of this natural calamity and nature’s fury. We are contributing in our own little way and hope that this donation helps the victims”.

On receiving the cheque Dr. S. B. Kulkarni said, “Red Cross functions on seven principles and humanity is the main. The volunteers offer their services for the dignity of the human being anywhere on the earth. The funds received by IRCS for Tsunami relief will be forwarded to Red Cross in Japan to utilize it for the relief and rehabilitation programmes. Red Cross Karnataka expresses grateful thanks to management and staff of Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt. Ltd.”

Sri. K.R.Dharmappa, General Secretary, IRCS, KSB welcomed the Toyota team and Smt. Madhura Ashok Kumar, Hon. Treasurer, IRCS, KSB proposed the vote of thanks. Visit http://www.toyotabharat.com for details

Overview of TKM

Company name — Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited
Managing Director — President: Hiroshi Nakagawa (TMC)
Established — October 1997 (start of production: December 1999)
Location –Suburb of Bangalore, Karnataka State
Products — Corolla Altis, Innova and Fortuner manufactured in India. Camry, Prado, Land Cruiser and Prius imported as CBUs.
Annual production capacity — Approx. 80,000 units
Equity participation — TMC: 89%, Kirloskar group: 11%
Number of employees — Approx. 4,650 (as of end of 2010)
Land area — Aprox. 432 acres (approx.1,700,000 m2)
Building area — 74,000 m2

Overview of TKM 2nd Plant

Location — On the site of Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited (on the outskirts of Bangalore, Karnataka State)
Products — Etios Sedan and Hatchback Etios Liva (will go on sale in April 2011)
Start of production — December 2010
Annual production capacity — 70,000 units.
Visit http://www.toyotabharat.com for details

Bangalore, May 1st, 2011: Toyota Kirloskar Motor registered sales of 9681 units in April 2011. The company sales grew by 61% when compared to the corresponding period last year. The growth is largely driven by the impressive sales of the Etios with 4657 units in April 2011. The other products showed a drop in sales, a fallout from the production adjustment observed from 25th April to 4th June 2011. The company earlier announced temporary production adjustment in light of the supply difficulties, following the March 11, earthquake and tsunami in Japan.
Mr. Sandeep Singh, Deputy Managing Director, Marketing, TKM said, “The growth last month can be attributed to the encouraging sales of Etios. We have so far sold 12758 units since its launch in Dec last year.
We have incurred a loss of approx 2900 units in April due to the production adjustment. However, the actual impact of the temporary production adjustment will be felt in the month of May, as we will operate at 30% of our normal capacity. We deeply regret the inconvenience caused to our customers. Our dealers will be in constant touch with them and will keep them updated on the developments. This is just a temporary phase, we will resume production as soon as possible. Until then, we seek our customers support and understanding in these troubled times.” Visit

Overview of TKM

Company name — Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited
Managing Director — President: Hiroshi Nakagawa (TMC)
Established — October 1997 (start of production: December 1999)
Location –Suburb of Bangalore, Karnataka State
Products — Corolla Altis, Innova and Fortuner manufactured in India. Camry, Prado, Land Cruiser and Prius imported as CBUs.
Annual production capacity — Approx. 80,000 units
Equity participation — TMC: 89%, Kirloskar group: 11%
Number of employees — Approx. 4,650 (as of end of 2010)
Land area — Aprox. 432 acres (approx.1,700,000 m2)
Building area — 74,000 m2

Overview of TKM 2nd Plant
Location — On the site of Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited (on the outskirts of Bangalore, Karnataka State)
Products — Etios Sedan and Hatchback Etios Liva (will go on sale in April 2011)
Start of production — December 2010
Annual production capacity — 70,000 units.

Visit http://www.toyotabharat.com for details

The customer has clear visions for its paint shop in Shenyang: the goal is to create nothing short of the world’s most environmentally friendly plant. The general contractor Dürr, with its diverse approaches to resource-saving painting, is the ideal partner for this.

RoDip M rotational dip coating is used in the PT/ED area. The rotational movement of the car bodies thus allows inclined sections at the entrance and exit of the dip tank to be eliminated. This fact leads not only to a significant savings of space, but also to a reduced consumption of energy and chemicals due to smaller bath volumes.

Other technical features that highlight this “green” attribute are the fully automatic IPP (Integrated Paint Process), which eliminates the need for primer and thus a drying phase as well. The spray booths are equipped with EcoDryScrubber technology, the innovative dry separation method from Dürr which requires no water or chemicals. In this way air recirculation allows a 60% savings in energy. The saturated binding material – a hazardous waste in conventional processes – can be re-used without any further treatment. Dürr’s dry separation systems are already in use or under construction in 40 paint lines on four continents.

Paint will be applied with 32 type EcoRP E033 and EcoRP L133 painting robots from Dürr. These are equipped with the latest generation of atomizer, the EcoBell3, which is characterized by its significantly higher atomizer performance. Due to the EcoBell3′s compact design, both exterior and interior painting can be done with the same rotating atomizer. In conjunction with the EcoLCC color changer, the EcoBell3 offers a highly efficient and compact, but also easy, application system for all applications. This leads to minimal paint loss during color changes and this process is considerably shortened.

A further measure for protecting the environment, the use of heat wheels for heat recovery from supply and exhaust air. Even the waste heat from the dryers is recovered through a waste heat boiler. The exhaust air stream from the clear coat booth is purified over and above the regulatory requirements before leaving the facility. Through the use of membrane technology in the pretreatment, electro dipping and waste water system, both water consumption and the amount of waste water are reduced.

With its layout philosophy, Dürr creates favorable conditions for this prototype of a green paint shop. The framework constitutes a simple, inexpensive industrial building with no intermediate levels. This concept is supported by multi-functional car body stacks in the form of high-rise storage facilities to ensure an optimum flow of materials.

Along with the environment, this project features another winner: the customer can lay claim to operating the most sustainable “green” paint shop in the world. The specific energy consumption that BMW reaches with this new paint shop sets new standards worldwide, as less than 500 kilowatt hours of energy are needed per painted car body. This is only a third of what was common just ten years ago.

At the same time much emphasis is placed on having a worker-friendly work environment: ergonomic working conditions are just as standard as ease of communication and maintenance. That BMW’s quality standards will in this way be guaranteed goes without saying.

Dürr is a mechanical and plant engineering group that holds leading positions in the world market in its areas of operation. It generates a good 80% of its sales in business with the automotive industry. It furthermore supplies the aircraft, machinery, chemical, and pharmaceutical industries with innovative production and environmental technologies. The Dürr Group operates in the market with three divisions. The Paint and Assembly Systems division supplies production and painting technology, especially for car bodies. Machinery and systems from the Measuring and Process Systems division are used in engine and transmission manufacturing and in final vehicle assembly, among other areas. The third division, Clean Technology Systems, is focused on processes to improve energy efficiency and on exhaust air purification. Dürr has 48 business locations in 21 countries worldwide. The Group achieved sales of € 1.26 billion with approximately 5,900 employees in 2010.
Photo: The EcoDryScrubber from Dürr – in use here at BMW in Regensburg, Germany – saves up to 60% energy in the paint booth.

Company Contact:

Dürr India Private Limited

Andreas Stedtfeld

Tel.: +91 44 4393-1601

Fax: +91 44 24 32 36 22

Email: andreas.stedtfeld@durrindia.com

Internet: www.durr.com