C S Santosh Blazes Away to Seal Supercross Championship

Team TVS Racing finishes 1st and 2nd overall in MRF National Supercross Championship

In a fitting finish to the MRF Supercross National Championship, team TVS Racing, which is celebrating its 25th year of racing asserted its supremacy on the race track sweeping the first and second championship positions.
The final race of the championship which was held in Pune saw Team TVS Racing's star rider C S Santosh, not only finish the race with finesse but also steal the thunder by being crowned best rider of the day.
Santosh finished the championship round with a total of 219 points, a difference of 45 points from his nearest rival and team mate, Aravind K P who ended the race with 169 points. The hierarchy of winners of the MRF Supercross Championship therefore stands as C S Santosh as the overall champion, followed by Aravind K P in second place and C D Jinan, in third place with 168 championship points.

        

Though it was a matter of winning ten points in the Pune leg to sweep the championship, it was no easy task for C S Santosh, as both track and competition were equally fierce. Fellow team mate Aravind K P rode hard to hold on to the lead until the third lap in the first moto when he lost his balance allowing C S Santosh to capitalize and whiz past him to take final honours. Santosh finished off in signature style winning both motos to bag the championship.
"Speed, performance and endurance is what it took Team TVS Racing to cross the finish line in the winning position on the race track. This is a special win for us as it coincides with our celebration of 25th year of racing. I give full credit to all our riders for their stunning performances this year. We are proud to have spotted and nurtured the talent in C S Santosh, who rides for us not only in India but abroad as well. Aravind K P has also proved to be an able competitor." said Arvind Pangaonkar, Adivsor Racing, TVS Motor Company.
Winning rider C S Santosh said that he was overwhelmed with his performance in Pune and it was a special feeling to win the championship in the silver jubilee year of TVS Racing. "Key skills that I picked up while training in the US and while riding abroad has helped me immensely" he said.

 

TVS MOTORS INDIA

TVS Motor Company posts 29% growth in sales for November

Scooters grow 44 %, Motorcycles up 40%; Domestic Sales up 31%

Hosur, December 1, 2010: Robust demand from all segments of its product portfolio has enabled TVS Motor Company to maintain a healthy growth momentum in the month of November 2010. Total sales of the company grew by 29%. The company sold 157,041 units in November 2010 against 121,945 units in the same month of the previous year. Cumulative sales for the period April to November 2010 therefore stood at 1,341,106 units.
Two Wheeler
During the month, total two wheeler sales of the company grew by 27% with sales of 153,882 units against 120,844 units registered in November 2009.
Cumulative two wheeler sales for the period April to November 2010 increased by 33% with sales of 1,316,743 units over 989,353 units in April to November 2009.
Domestic sales of the company grew by 31% with sales of 139,541 units in November 2010 against 106,836 units reported in November 2009.
Scooter sales increased by 44% with sales of 36,233 units in the current month in comparison with 25,115 units registered in November 2009. Motorcycles sales continued to grow steadily at 40% with sales of 62,995 units in November 2010 in comparison with 45,080 units recorded in November 2009.
Export sales of the company stood at 14,341 units in November 2010 against 14,008 units registered in November 2009.
Three Wheeler
The company sold 3,159 units of three wheelers in November 2010 against 1,101 units in the comparable month of the previous year. Cumulative three wheeler sales for the period April '10 to November '10 grew 225% with sales of 24,363 units against 7,495 units in the same period of the previous year.

Source-TVS Motor India

TVS Motor Company launches Semi-Synthetic TRU4 Premium 4T 10W 30 Engine Oil

Hosur, 23 November 2010 : In a move that will take its existing TVS TRU4 Oil to the next level, TVS Motor Company has announced the launch of TVS TRU4 Premium, a semi-synthetic 4T Engine Oil. TVS TRU4 comes with the highest standard of certification from Japanese Automotive Standards Organisation - JASO MA2 and American Petroleum Institute - API SL. The main characteristics of TVS TRU4 Premium 4T engine oil include better fuel economy, longevity of engine life and lower emission levels.
TVS TRU4 Premium is blended with highly purified water-white, high viscosity index base oils. It uses an advanced formulation technology for extreme thermal conditions to establish superior thermal stability both at high and low temperatures. This technology also brings about preferential friction reduction, superior engine cleanliness and smoother clutch performance, leading to better ride comfort.

"This product has been created to meet the demand from the two wheeler market for more advanced, high performance products. It is the result of extensive in-house tests, field trials and elaborate evaluation processes. TVS TRU4 Premium is a high quality, value for money product that catalyses an ultra smooth biking experience" said Mr. K Venkateswarlu, Vice President - Parts Business, TVS Motor Company.
This high quality product is available in 1 litre and 900 ml packs and comes with an attractive pricing of Rs. 235/- per litre.

source- TVS MOTORS INDIA

Ten10 Racing's Sarath Kumar will be the first Indian to hit MotoGP

Indian racing outfit from Bangalore, Ten10 Racing, has already announced its entry into the 125cc MotoGP class alongside its technical partner
WTR Team. The new team will be called WTR-Ten10 Racing and it will field one Italian and one Indian rider. The most viable Indian candidate to take the seat in the team for the MotoGP 125cc class is Ten10 Racing's Sarath Kumar, who also won this year's Indian National Road Racing Championship crown for Ten10 Racing. Ten10 ace rider, Sarath Kumar riding in Group B 165cc-four stroke expert class has broken the lap-record by over a second at the MMST circuit in Chennai.
The young 19-year old rider from Chennai has proved his mettle in his very first year with the team and has got himself the top honours in the premier class of Indian two-wheeler road racing. Young and feisty, the lad has age and experience on his side, which is extremely critical in the field of motorcycle road racing. Packed with talent and deep understanding of the bike, Sarath has done a fantastic job of developing Ten10 Racing's race machine along side the team's tech-head, Joel Joseph. There is a good chance that Sarath Kumar will be the first Indian to represent the country in MotoGP in the 125cc class. It will be indeed a great moment of pride for the nation if the youngster makes it to the pinnacle of motorcycle road-racing. Watch this space for more news on Ten10 Racing and Sarath Kumar.
Zigwheels

TVS Motor plans low-cost bikes

TVS Motor is scripting a new twist in the race to capture the12-million plus two-wheeler market. The company plans to introduce low-cost models across product segments. This would result in creation of a new segment within an existing segment.

“The work is on (for low-cost models) but I can’t share more details,” the company’s chairman Venu Srinivasan told FE.

Over the last one year, leading motorcycle makers have been developing cost-effective products, primarily, in the low-cost segment to rake in high numbers. The FE had reported in October that Mahindra & Mahindra has started preliminary work on developing a low-cost motorcycle which is going to be sub-100cc. Hero Honda Motors and Bajaj Auto are also weighing options to introduce a low-cost & high mileage bike.

TVS Motor is looking at international designs and new technologies for its product portfolio.

Indian Express

WTR announce Indian link-up in 125cc

A partnership between the WTR Team and Ten10 Racing in 2011 will see an exciting new project field an Italian and an Indian rider in the 125cc World Championship.

The WTR Team has officially announced a new technical and commercial partnership with Indian team Ten10 Racing which will commence in 2011, bringing an exciting new project to the 125cc category.

The team partnership, which will be named WTR-Ten10 Racing and is structured on a three-year basis, will continue into the new Moto3 class in 2012 and also has intentions to compete in the Moto2 category in the future. Excitingly for the 125cc category the new collaboration will also provide an Italian and an Indian rider on the 2011 grid, signifying the first participation for the Asian country in the World Championship.

“I’m extremely happy with this agreement with Ten10 Racing,” said Loris Castellucci, WTR Team Principal. “It’s the start of a very important project which will give us the opportunity to compete in the World Championship with a talented young Indian rider, which will be a first. There will also be a well-known young Italian rider too, who will be announced in due course. This has been made possible thanks to Ten10 Racing and I thank them for believing in us, and for the passion and commitment they bring to this project.”

Ten10 Racing Team Principal, Ramji Govindarajan, said: “I’m extremely excited by the opportunity we have been afforded through the WTR Team. We’ll be the first Indian team with an Indian rider to participate in the World Championship. This will be a great learning experience and this WTR-Ten10 Racing Team project is a very important milestone in the history of Indian sport. We would like to thank Mr Castellucci and his team for approaching a team from India, and I am confident that this partnership will be competitive and produce a lot of new talent from India and Italy."

Moto GP

Ten10 partners with WTR Team

Ten10 Racing partners with a San Marino based 125CC/Moto 2 team

After a cracking season in 2010 FMSCI Indian National Motorcycle Racing Championships, Ten10 Racing India Pvt Limited is proud to announce its provisional entry into the 2011 Moto GP 125CC Championships.

Ten10 has partnered with WTR Team, a San Marino based 125CC/Moto 2 team and christened  as WTR-Ten10 Racing for the next 3 years. They will have one Indian and one Italian rider in the team and their names will be announced shortly.

We thank all our sponsors and supporters for supporting and encouraging us.

Source-Ten10 Racing

MotoGP: Mahindra plots Indian entry into MotoGP

NEW DELHI: Indian auto maker Mahindra and Mahindra said on Monday that it would enter a team in the 2011 MotoGP Grand Prix world championships, a further sign of the country's growing motorsport ambitions .
The Mahindra team will compete in the 125cc class, which is a stepping stone for young riders on their way to the premier class of the competition that has been dominated recently by Italian star Valentino Rossi.
"We are planning a Mahindra team for next year, but have not finalised any details yet," a company spokesman told AFP, confirming Indian press reports. "We hope to formally announce our intentions shortly."
MotoGP holds an 18-series annual championship in which bikes from manufacturers including Ducati, Yamaha, Honda and Suzuki currently compete.
Each Grand Prix event has separate races in 125cc, Moto2 and the premier MotoGP categories.
India will host its first Formula One race next October at a new circuit on the outskirts of New Delhi. The country also fields its own Formula One team, Force India, owned by liquor and airline magnate Vijay Mallya.

Economic Times

Happy Diwali To All Fellow Biker’s

Hi All,
Wishing each one of you a very happy and prosperous deepawali. May this year brings you lots and lots of happiness in life and fulfill all your dreams.
As the candlelight flame,
Ur life may always be happiness' claim;
As the mountain high,
U move without sigh;
like the white linen flair,
Purity is always an affair;
As sunshine creates morning glory,
fragrance fills years as flory;
with the immaculate eternal smile,
attached to u mile after mile;
All darkness is far away,
As light is on its way;
Wish all of u a very happy diwali.

TVS Motor sells 195,271 units, posts 48% growth in October 2010

Scooters grow 58%; Motorcycles up 49%; Domestic Sales up 47%; Exports grow 45%;

Hosur, November 1, 2010: Robust demand for its products across all segments of the two and three wheeler industries has enabled TVS Motor Company to post a total sales growth of 48% in October 2010. The company registered total sales of 195,271 units in October 2010 against 131,941 units in October 2009. Cumulative total sales for the period April to October 2010 therefore stood at 1,184,065 units.
Two Wheeler
During the month, total two wheeler sales of the company grew by 46% with sales of 191,822 units against 131,029 units registered in October 2009.
Cumulative two wheeler sales for the period April to October 2010 increased 34% with sales of 1,162,861 units over 868,509 units in April to October 2009.
Domestic sales of the company grew significantly by 45% with sales growing from 118,563 units in October 2009 to of 173,771 units in October 2010.
Scooter sales led the growth quotient with a substantial increase of 58% from 28,301 units in October 2009 to 44,659 units in the current month. Motorcycles sales too grew by an impressive 49% with sales increasing from 56,465 units in October 2009 to 84,233 units in October 2010.
Exports registered a growth of 45% with sales increasing from 12,466 units in October 2009 to 18,051 units in October 2010.
Three Wheeler
The company sold 3,449 units of three wheelers in October 2010 against 912 units in the comparable period of the previous year. Cumulative three wheeler sales for the period April '10 to October '10 stood at 21,204 units, a growth of 232% over the same period of the previous year.

TVS MOTOR'S

TVS Motor Company Q2 Revenue Grows 43 %

PBT grows 181 %; PAT grows 123 %

Bengaluru 21 Oct, 2010: A complete portfolio complemented by sales from new and existing products has led to a robust increase in TVS Motor Company's domestic and export sales across all categories during the second quarter of the current fiscal. This has enabled the company to achieve a revenue growth of 43% during the quarter with sales revenue growing from Rs. 1130 crores in the quarter ended September 2009 to Rs.1616 crore in the quarter ended September 2010.
Profit before tax, during the quarter under review, grew at 181% from Rs. 24 crore recorded in September 2009 to Rs. 68 crore in the current quarter. Profit after tax grew by 123% from Rs. 25 crore in the previous comparable quarter to Rs.55 crore in the quarter under review.
Total two-wheeler sales of the company grew at 32% in the current quarter, increasing from 3.91 lakh units in the second quarter of the previous year to 5.17 lakh units in the current quarter. Motorcycle sales grew at 35% from 1.55 lakh units in the quarter ended September 2009 to 2.10 lakh units in the reporting quarter. Scooters continued to grow substantially at 45% from 0.86 lakh units in the quarter ended September 2009 to 1.25 lakh units in the current quarter.
Two wheeler exports registered 67% growth with sales increasing from 35 thousand units in the quarter ended September 2009 to 59 thousand units in the current quarter.
Three wheeler sales during the quarter grew 202% from 3259 units in the quarter ended September 2009 to 9826 units in the quarter ended September 2010.
PT TVS Motor Company Indonesia registered total two wheeler sales of about 11,000 units during the first half of the current year in comparison with 7,300 units recorded in the same period of the previous year. Exports accounted for 2,300 units. The product portfolio of the company continued to receive good response from consumers in the region. Presently, the company has around 130 dealerships across Indonesia and plans to expand its network to around 220 by March 2011.

TVS Motor reports highest sales in September 2010; grows 31%

Exports grow 89%; Scooters grow 44%; Motorcycles up 34 %; Domestic Sales up 25%

Hosur, October 1, 2010: TVS Motor Company continued to maintain an impressive year-on-year growth with total sales of 188,005 units in September 2010 against 143,753 units registered in September 2009. Monthly sales of the company grew by 31%. Cumulative total sales for the period April to September 2010 therefore stood at 988,794 units.
Two Wheeler
During the month total two wheeler sales of the company grew 30% with sales of 184,783 units against 142,553 units recorded in September 2009.
Cumulative two wheeler sales for the period April to September 2010 increased 32% with sales of 971,039 units against 737,480 units in April to September 2009.
Domestic sales witnessed a growth of 25% with sales of 165,418 units in September 2010 against 132,281 units in September 2009.
Scooter sales of the company increased significantly, growing 44% with sales of 43,086 units in the month of September 2010 from 29,984 units in September 2009. Motorcycles accounted for 81,381 units against 60,718 units in September 2009, a growth of 34%.
Exports witnessed 89% growth in sales. The company exported 19,365 two wheelers in September 2010 in comparison with 10,272 units in September 2009.
Three Wheeler
The company sold 3,222 units of three wheelers in September 2010 against 1,200 units in the comparable period of the previous year. Cumulative three wheeler sales for the period April '10 to September '10 stood at 17,755 units, a growth of 224% over the same period of the previous year.

Rajini's fifth win in a row in national racing

Krishnan Rajini of Red Rooster Racing yet again underlined his dominance in the premier class, the Group A Super Stock (600cc) by recording his fifth consecutive win in the fourth round of the Sidv in-FMSCI National Motorcycle Racing Championship here Saturday.

Rajini, who missed the first round, thus moved to 50 points as against 52 of championship leader Sumit Lucas Topo of Blue Arrow Racing) who finished second.

Such was Rajini's superiority that he spared seven seconds to Topo in a start-to-finish performance.

With another race to be run tomorrow, it is likely that Rajini, given his vast international experience, will take over the championship lead.

Meanwhile, A Prabhu of Moto Rev India chalked up his fifth win in the Group D Intermediate class to extend his championship lead over team-mate B Naveen Raj who finished a distant seventh.

Also consolidating his championship position was S Sarath Kumar of Ten10 Racing in the Group B Experts class as he recorded his fourth win and third in a row as his nearest rival, veteran Sriskandarajah (Moto Rev India) came in last in fifth position.

In the Group B Open class, P.Deva Kumar of Moto Rev India raced to his sixth win with another command performance.

The results:

Group A Super Stock (600cc): Race 1 (8 laps) - Krishnan Rajini (Red Rooster Racing) 1 (14mins, 28.494secs); Sumit Lucas Topo (Blue Arrow Racing) 2 (14:35.295); M Gautam (Moto Rev India) 3 (14:37.534).

Group B Open (2 strokes, up to 165cc): Race 1 (6 laps) - P Deva Kumar (Moto Rev India) 1 (12:49.209); Emmanuel Jebaraj 2 (12:59.356); K Umesh Babu 3 (13:00.207).

Group B Experts (4 strokes, up to 165cc) Experts: Race 1 (6 laps) - S Sarath Kumar (Ten10 Racing) 1; P Karthick (TVS Racing) 2 (12:19.952); Harry Sylvester (TVS Racing) 3 (12:20.003).

Group D Intermediate (4 strokes, 130-165cc): Race 1 (6 laps) - A Prabhu (Moto Rev India) 1 (13:29.377); M Sudhakar (Ten10 Racing) 2 (13:37.103); K Prakash (TVS Racing) 3 (13:40.067).

Group D Novice (up to 130cc): Race 1 (6 laps) - K Prakash (TVS Racing) 1 (14:31.101); GS Santhosh (TVS Racing) 2 (14:32.239); S Prativ (Pvt) 3 (14:32.957).

Single Make series - Honda CBF Stunner (Intermediate): Race 1 - M Sudhakar 1 (14:18.752); GR Santhosh 2 (14:18.976); A Prabhu 3 (14:19.173).

Honda CB Twister (Novice): Race 1 (Short loop, 6 laps) - Renn Johnson 1 (08:49.780); Deepak Papineni 2 (08:50.619); D Naveen Raj 3 (08:58.451).

Yamaha R15 Experts: Race 1 (6 laps) - R Deepak 1 (13:24.464); D Dinesh Kumar 2 (13:25.398); Sudhakar Kesavan 3 (13:27.147).

Yamaha R15 Novice: Race 1 (Short loop, 6 laps) - G.R. Santhosh 1 (08:00.495); Bharath Raj J 2 (08:00.658); S Sai Kishore 3 (08:01.642).

Sharath clinches National Motorcycle Racing title

2010-09-05 18:20:00

S. Sharath Kumar of Ten10 Racing set a track record of one minute, 58.516 seconds in the Group B (Expert, up to 165cc, 4 stroke) class as he clinched the championship title in the Sidvin-FMSCI National Motorcycle Racing Championship here Sunday.

Sharath won both his races in the fourth and penultimate round over the weekend to take his tally to 65.5 points as against his nearest rival veteran Sriskandarajah of Moto Rev India (52) in the provisional standings.

Likewise, P. Deva Kumar (Moto Rev India) and K. Prakash (TVS Racing) took unassailable leads in the championship standings in their respective classes by winning both their races over the weekend.

Deva Kumar has 70 points to K. Umesh Babu's 36 in the Group B (Open) class while Prakash jumped to 70 of B Naveen Raj's 43.

Meanwhile, international Krishnan Rajini of Red Rooster Racing caught up with championship leader Sumit Lucas Toppo of Blue Arrow Racing with another double in the Super Stock (600cc) class. The two are tied on points with 60 apiece.

The last round of the championship concludes in December.

The results:

Group A Super Stock (600cc): Race 2 (8 laps) - Krishnan Rajini (Red Rooster Racing) 1 (14mins, 30.465); Sumit Lucas Toppo (Blue Arrow Racing) 2 (14:41.856); M Gautam (S Moto Rev India) 3 (14:47.144).

Group B Open (2 strokes, up to 165cc): Race 2 (6 laps) - P Deva Kumar (Moto Rev India) 1 (12:42.414); S Murali 2 (12:47.636); K Umesh Babu 3 (12:50.619).

Group B Experts (4 strokes, up to 165cc) Experts: Race 2 (6 laps) - S Sarath Kumar (Ten10 Racing) 1 (12:07.503); Harry Sylvester (TVS Racing) 2 (12:12.748); P Karthick (TVS Racing) 3 (12:18.421).

Group D Intermediate (4 strokes, 130-165cc): Race 2 (6 laps) - A Prabhu (Moto Rev India) 1 (13:32.392); M Sudhakar (Ten10 Racing) 2 (13:40.244); B Naveen Raj (Moto Rev India) 3 (13:41.738).

Group D Novice (up to 130cc): Race 2 (6 laps) - K Prakash (TVS Racing) 1 (14:35.910); GR Santhosh (TVS Racing) 2 (14:35.915); S Prativ (Pvt) 3 (14:40.923).s

Single Make series - Honda CBF Stunner (Intermediate): Race 2 (3 laps, stopped due to rain) - R Karthik 1 (07:17.132); M Sudhakar 2 (07:17.359); D Dinesh Kumar 3 (07:17.415).

Honda CB Twister (Novice): Race 2 (Short loop, 6 laps) - Deepak Papineni 1 (08:48.501); B Naveen Raj 2 (08:45.543); Renn Johnson 3 (08:48.833).

Honda CBR150 (Experts) 6 laps - Vivek Pillai 1 (13:31.741); R Deepak 2 (13:31.909); Shyam Shankar 3 (13:40.617).

Yamaha R15 (Experts): Race 2 (6 laps) - R Deepak 1 (13:23.858); D Dinesh Kumar 2 (13:26.257); Shyam Shankar 3 (13'36/368).

Yamaha R15 Novice (Short loop) Race 2 (6 laps) - Arun J Pillai 1 (07:53.245); GR Santhosh 2 (07:57.746); Bharat Raj J 3 (08:00.656).

 

Source-Sify.com

TVS Motor Company Posts Highest Ever Monthly Sales

Hosur, September 1, 2010:

Scooters grow 43 %; Motorcycles grow 30 %; Domestic sales up 29 %; Exports up 62 % 

In an impressive showing of monthly numbers, TVS Motor Company registered the highest ever sales figures in the month of August 2010. Total sales of the company stood at 170,735 units in August 2010 against 127,875 units in August 2009, a growth of 34%. Robust growth in all segments of the two and three wheeler market enabled the company to record maximum sales. Independently too, two wheelers and three wheeler sales were highest ever for TVS Motor Company.
Two Wheeler
Total two wheeler sales of the company for the month of August 2010 grew 32% with sales of 167,109 units against 126,842 units recorded in August 2009.
Cumulative sales registered a growth of 32% for the period April to August 2010 with sales of 786,256 units against 594,927 units in April to August 2009.
Domestic sales grew by 29%, registering sales of 148,081 units in August 2010 against 115,095 units in August 2009.
Scooter sales of the company grew 43% increasing to 40,913 units in the month of August 2010 from 28,582 units registered in August 2009.Motorcycles registered a growth of 30% in August 2010, with sales of 66,574 units against 51,127 units in August 2009.
Exports grew by a significant 62% with sales of 19,028 units in August 2010 against 11,747 units in August 2009.
Three Wheeler
The company's three wheeler business continued to grow with sales of 3,626 units in August 2010 in comparison with 1,033 units in August 2009. Cumulative three wheeler sales for the period April '10 to August '10 stood at 14,533 units, a growth of 239% over the same period of the previous year.

 

Source-TVS MOTOR

Dr. C K Ramachandar Award for TVS Motor Company

Hosur, August 28, 2010:

TVS Motor Company has won the prestigious Dr. C K Ramchandar Award for Best Medical Centre for the year 2009-10. The annual award, given by Indian Association of Occupational Health, Tamilnadu Chapter, was set up in memory of Dr. C K Ramachandar, the doyen of Occupational health services in Tamilnadu. The late Dr. C K Ramachandar was instrumental in the founding the Tamilnadu Chapter of Indian Association of Occupational. For almost twelve years beginning 1955, he took it upon himself to propagate the concept, ideals and methodology of the organization of occupational health services.
On receiving the award, Dr. Rajan Babu, Chief Medical Officer, TVS Motor Company said, "This award is the result of our continuous endeavor to use innovation to drive health and safety management leveraging the availability of modern technology."
He added that the company has also developed a software program that enables us to view the entire medical history of an employee right from his first interaction with our company. It facilitates better diagnosis and treatment.
Another key initiative that won the company the Dr. C K Ramchander Award is the implementation of a specific program to negate the ominous risk of noise induced hearing loss. The program included installation of more efficient and environment friendly machines, providing employees with specially designed noise reduction ear plugs and conducting an inclusive education program on hearing loss for employees. The calculated improvement in productivity on implementation of these measures is as much as 20% per employee.
"The key to success in pushing health and safety awareness is to cultivate a strong safety mindset at all levels. To this end, we have integrated a section on healthcare on our company's intranet site and provide periodic posts on best practices" Dr. Rajan Babu said.
Other routine activities that the occupational health center at TVS Motor Company conducts include monthly diabetic, hypertension and cholesterol clinics, statutory periodical health checkups and general health checkups for all employees along with a regular out-patient facility.

 

SOURCE-Tvs motor

TVS motors to invest 200 cr on capacity expansion

NEW DELHI: Motorcycle maker TVS Motor Company on Thursday said it will invest Rs 200 crore by April next year to increase its production capacity to 28 lakh units.
The company also said it will set up a design centre in Indonesia where it has a manufacturing facility.
"There is an increasing demand and to meet that we are increasing our production capacity to 28 lakh units from the existing 21 lakh units per annum. It will entail an investment Rs 200 crore by April 2011," TVS Motor Company Chairman Venu Srinivasan told reporters on the sidelines of the SIAM summit here.
He said the company expects to sell 18 lakh of two wheelers in the domestic market and export 2.5 lakh units this year.
On the three-wheeler front, the company expects sales of 50,000 units.
Commenting on the overseas operation, Srinivasan said TVS expects its Indonesian arm to break even by next year. "By next year we should have a design center there," he said.
He also said TVS plans to make Brazil, where it has an assembly unit, to be the hub for the Latin American market.
"We have a capacity of assembling 50,000 units in Brazil per year. We want this to be the hub of Latin America and supply to countries like Columbia, which is an interesting market," Srinivasan said.
The company assembles its motor cycle 'Apache' in Brazil right now. He also said the company is looking to increase export to Sri Lanka, Bangladesh and ASEAN countries.
TVS Motor reported a rise of 14.80 per cent in its total two-wheeler sales at 15,21,912 units in the last fiscal year.

Source-Economic Times

TVS MOTORS TO RE-START TWIN SPARK-PLUG FLAME

Mr Venu Srinivasan,Chairman, TVS Motor Company, during the launch of the Flame (file photo).

M Ramesh

Chennai, Aug.12

TVS Motor Company will bring back the Flame, the 125 cc motorcycle that was at the centre of a patent litigation between the company and Bajaj Auto two years ago.

TVS Motor's Chairman and Managing Director, Mr Venu Srinivasan, told Business Line on Tuesday that the company has been selling “small volumes” of the Flame.

TVS Motor is now in the process of switching back to the ‘twin spark-plug' version of the motorcycle. Production is set to start soon.

In 2008, rival two-wheeler manufacturer Bajaj Auto Ltd sued TVS Motor claiming “patent infringement”, holding that the Flame motorcycle had a twin spark plug — a feature that Bajaj said it owned the patent for.

Legal battle

In the the first round of the legal battle, the Madras High Court restrained TVS Motor from selling motorcycles with twin spark-plugs.

TVS won in its appeal in the Supreme Court, but in the meantime, the company had begun selling the Flame motorcycle with single spark-plug.

Following the favourable Supreme Court judgment of September last year, TVS Motor announced the re-launch of twin spark-plug Flame.

Making a point

Perhaps because the market in 2009 was rather lacklustre, it looked like TVS Motor's interest was more to make a point in the market that it had won the patent litigation, and therefore was above reproach.

The company now plans to bring back the Flame with a bang.

“We are clearing the stocks of the single spark-plug version. Production of twin spark-plug Flame will begin this month,” he said.

The Flame will occupy a key slot in TVS Motor's product portfolio.

The company has a range of products in the 100 cc segment (Star, Max 100). Last year, it launched the 110 cc Jive.

As of now, the Jive is selling around 8,000 units a month and Mr Srinivasan is confident of ramping it up to 12,000 by September and to 15,000 during the ‘season' (October-November).

Mopeds are selling well, too, which is a bit of a surprise because it was generally believed that the tiny two-wheeler was a ‘sunset' product.

This year, TVS Motor's moped sales will be up at least 20 per cent.

The company has budgeted to sell 650,000 mopeds this year.

Outside South

“The entire growth of 20 per cent is coming from outside South,” Mr Srinivasan said. This is against the widespread belief that mopeds are a ‘southern phenomenon'.

All of a sudden, the mopeds market seems to have picked up in the North and West.

Mr Srinivasan pointed out that the need for the vehicle was common across the country. “It is a doodh-walla, subzi-walla vehicle.”

Marketing

He felt that if the vehicle had not sold well outside the South earlier, it was more due to less-than-adequate marketing.

To a question, he said that mopeds may be lower-margin vehicles, but their production does occupy significant capacities because mopeds' production lines are unique.

Source: hindu

Joshua wins opening round of INRC

Coimbatore, Aug 1 (PTI)

Pramod Joshua of Team TVS Racing began the season with a bang, by winning the opening round of the MAK Indian National Racing Championship for Bikes, making it a hat-trick of wins here, today. Riding on a TVS Apache, the Bangalore rider Joshua beat teammate and reigning champion by one min 2 seconds in 130 to 165 CC class in Group B 4 stroke, at the dust track at Kethanur, about 45 km from here. Pradeep H K, also of TVS Racing, was third. Local star, Venu Ramesh Kumar, riding a Hero Honda won the 210 to 260 cc Class in Group B 4 stroke to complete a hat-trick here. Second spot went to Chetan Ganapathy. In the Group B 2-stroke, Asad Khan and R Nataraj won in the upto 130 cc and 165 CC class respectively. In group D 4 stroke Kamalakannan beat Sandesh in the upto 130 CC class, while Sarath Kumar finished first, pushing R Raja an Royan Peter second and third in the upto 165 CC category.

Source:ibnlive.in

TVS Motor Company Q1 Revenue Grows 41 %

PBT grows 151.8% ; PAT grows 122.8%; Declares second interim dividend of 50% and recommends bonus shares in the ratio of 1:1

Bangalore, July 21, 2010: Volume growth, led by new launches and complemented by strong contributions from the existing portfolio, has enabled TVS Motor Company to record a revenue growth of 40.9 % in the first quarter. The company's revenues grew to Rs. 1392.96 crore in the current quarter ended June 2010 from Rs. 988.70 crore in the quarter ended June 2009. Profit before tax during the quarter under review grew 151.8% at Rs. 50.47 crore compared to Rs. 20.04 crore recorded in the comparable period of the previous year. Profit after tax in the current quarter grew 122.8% at Rs. 40.38 crore from Rs. 18.12 crore in the previous comparable quarter.
The board in the meeting held today declared a second interim dividend of Re. 0.50 (50%) per share absorbing a sum of Rs. 13.41 crore including dividend distribution tax for the year 2009-10. The total dividend including the second interim dividend for the year ended 31 March 2010 will aggregate Rs. 1.20 per share (120%).
The board has also recommended the issue of bonus equity shares to the shareholders in the ratio of 1:1 by capitalizing an equivalent amount standing to the credit of the general reserves of the company for approval of the shareholders through postal ballot.
Total two-wheeler sales of the company grew at 31.4 % in the first quarter of the current fiscal at 4.6 lakh units compared with 3.5 lakh units in the corresponding period of the previous year. Motorcycles sales grew at 31.5% to 2.04 lakh units in the reporting quarter from 1.55 lakh units in the quarter ended June 2009. Scooters grew substantially by 41.6 % registering sales of 0.96 lakh units in the current quarter against 0.68 lakh units during the corresponding quarter of the previous year. TVS Wego and TVS Jive are now available across India and have received favourable response from the market; however the full volume impact of these launches will be seen in Q2.
Two wheeler exports registered 78.1% growth with sales increasing to 0.57 lakh units in the current quarter from 0.32 lakh units in the quarter ended June 2009.
Three wheeler sales during the quarter grew by more than 250% to 7979 units in the quarter ended June 2010 from 2223 units in the quarter ended June 2009.

 

SOURCE: TVSMOTOR

TVS launches Max4R

 

 

After their auto-clutch wonder Jive, TVS targets the rural market and launches their new 110cc commuter

TVS launched another 110 cc bike in Indore on Thursday. Max4R, as the bike is called, targets on people from rural areas with heavy load to carry. With a detatchable rear seat, the bike enables fixtures and accessories for carrying things like vegetables’ sacks, boxes and milk cans. Rear seat can also be locked for pillion ride. The single cylinder 4 stroke air cooled engine pumps 8.4 PS and 8.3 Nm, making it viable to carry heavy load. The bike has telescopic oil damped suspension in front and four shock absorbers in the rear. Other features present are- specially reinforced spokes, 130 mm drum brakes, wheel and indicator guards and long wheelbase and wider tyre. The bike has been priced at Rs 37,590, ex-showroom, Indore.

TVS Motor Company's two wheeler sales grow 36 % in June 2010

Motorcycles grow 44 %; Scooters grow 42 %; Domestic sales up 33 %; Exports up 66 % Highest Three Wheeler Sales recorded in June 2010

Hosur, July 01, 2010: TVS Motor Company continued its upward trend with growth in sales for the month of June 2010 registering an increase of 36% over the same month of the previous year. Total two wheeler sales of the company grew from 115,448 units in June 2009 to 156,685 units in the current month. Cumulative two wheeler sales from April to June 2010 increased 31% with sales of 456,041 units in the current financial year as against 347,141 units in the comparable period of the previous year. Domestic two wheeler sales witnessed robust growth of 33%, increasing from 105,361 units in June 2009 to 139,905 units in June 2010. The company not only recorded growth across all segments of the two wheeler market but also logged highest ever sales of its three wheelers during the month.
Motorcycle sales of the company registered 44 % growth in June 2010 with sales of 66,452 units compared to 46,048 units in the same month of the previous year. Scooters sales continued to excel growing at 42 % with sales of 36,742 units in the month of June 2010 as against 25,945 units in June 2009.
Three wheeler sales crossed the three thousand mark for the first time with the company registering a voluminous growth of 3,003 units in June 2010 over 810 units in June 2009.
Exports contributed handsomely to sales growth in June 2010 posting an increase of 66% with sales of 16,780 two-wheelers against 10,087 units in June 2009.

 

Source:www.tvsmotor.in

First leg of MRF National Super Cross Championship belongs to C S Santosh of Team TVS Racing

Bangalore May 30, 2010: Bangalore provided just the right weather for the opening round of the MRF Supercross Championship, a round of FMSCI National Supercross championship 2010. While Team TVS Racing kick started its celebration of 25 years in style, taking podium position for every race in which they participated, the star performer of the day was undoubtedly C S Santosh who won both Motos of the Class I Foreign Open - Group A 250 cc - 500 cc. He was adjudged 'Best Rider of the Day".
The first moto was a keenly fought battle between C S Santosh, Pradeep H K and Aravind K P until the seventh lap, when Aravind K P's bike stalled and refused to start, throwing him out of the race. This brought Kerala privateer C D Jinan into the fray. A tough battle ensued for second and third place between TVS Racing's Pradeep H K and C D Jinan, C S Santosh having taken a huge lead over them. Santosh went on to win the race by almost three fourths of a lap, followed by Pradeep H K who succeeded in taking second over C D Jinan.
The day's proceedings however, started with the first moto of Class 3 Indian Experts - Group B which was dominated by Team TVS Racing. Aravind K P, who won the race, was cramped in the first corner, allowing TVS Racing's Pramod Joshua to take the lead followed closely by fellow team mate H K Pradeep. Amid fierce competition for first and second place between Pramod Joshua and Pradeep H K, Aravind K P came in from the rear to win the race. It was an all TVS Racing affair with Team TVS Racing finishing first second and third. Aravind K P. Pradeep H K and Pramod Joshua stood first, second and third respectively. The second moto was no different with stiff competition between the top three TVS Racing Riders.
C S Santosh therefore leads the championship with 40 points, followed by C D Jinan and Pradeep H K respectively with 32 points each.
In the Class 2 novice - Group C, it was a keen fight between Mohammed Azgar from Mysore riding an RX 135, Latif Sharif from Bangalore on his RXG and Murthy R from TVS Racing on his Apache RTR 160. A close contest in the second lap saw TVS Racing rider Murthy R move into second place. Despite desperate attempts to wrest first place from Mohammed Azgar, Murthy was able to manage only second with Latif Sharif coming in a distant third.
The locals impressed in a closely run race with almost seven to eight riders crowding corners in a bid to overtake one another. Bashir Ahmed took top honours winning the race, followed by Anil Kumar and Mohammed Azgar.
The second Moto of Class 1 Foreign open Group A was the most exciting race of the day with Aravind K P and C S Santosh fighting tooth and nail for the first position. Fascinating double and triple jump displayed by both riders were cheered by the enthused crowd. Aravind's bad luck continued in the second race as well, when he fell in the second lap, forcing him to fourth position. C S Santosh went on to complete the race with a massive lead over C D Jinan, who took advantage of Aravind K P's absence and finished second. Pradeep H K of TVS Racing came in third

MRF NATIONAL SUPERCROSS CHAMPIONSHIP - ROUND I
BANGALORE
PROVISIONAL RESULTS

Class 1: Foreign Open Group A 250CC - 500CC - Moto - I (11 Riders, 10 Laps)

Position
Rider
Team

I
Santosh C S
Team TVS Racing

II
Pradeep H K
Team TVS Racing

III
C D Jinan
Kerala

Class 1: Foreign Open Group A 250CC - 500CC - Moto - II (11 Riders, 10 Laps)

Position
Rider
Team

I
Santosh C S
Team TVS Racing

II
C D Jinan
Kerala

III
Pradeep H K
Team TVS Racing

Class 1: Foreign Open Group A 250CC - 500CC - Combined Result

Position
Rider
Team

I
Santosh C S
Team TVS Racing

II
C D Jinan
Kerala

III
Pradeep H K
Team TVS Racing

Class 3: Indian Experts Group B Up To 260CC (11 Riders, 6 Laps) Moto - I

Position
Rider
Team

I
Arvind K P
Team TVS Racing

II
Pradeep H K
Team TVS Racing

III
Pramod Joshua
Team TVS Racing

Class 3: Indian Experts Group B Up To 260CC (11 Riders, 6 Laps) Moto - II

Position
Rider
Team

I
Arvind K P
Team TVS Racing

II
Pradeep H K
Team TVS Racing

III
Pramod Joshua
Team TVS Racing

Class 3: Indian Experts Group B Up To 260CC Combined Results

Position
Rider
Team

I
Arvind K P
Team TVS Racing

II
Pradeep H K
Team TVS Racing

III
Pramod Joshua
Team TVS Racing

Class 4: Locals Group B Up To 260CC (25 Riders, 5 Laps)

Position
Rider
Team

I
Bashir Ahmed
Bangalore

II
Anilkumar
Bangalore

III
Mohd. Azgar
Bangalore

Class 2: Novice Group C Up To 260CC (36 Riders, 5 Laps)

Position
Rider
Team

I
Mohd. Azgar
Bangalore

II
Murthy R
Team TVS Racing

III
Latif Sharif
Bangalore

Class 7: Private Foreign Open Group A Up To 250CC (12 riders, 5 laps)

Position
Rider
Team

I
Allan Sequira
Goa

II
Maninder Singh Prince
Delhi

III
Badal Doshi
Mumbai

Class 5: Indian Experts Group C Up To 260CC (14 Riders, 6 Laps)

Position
Rider
Team

I
Pramod Joshua
Team TVS Racing

II
Vishal Barguje
Team TVS Racing

III
Basheer Ahmed
Bangalore

COUTRESY- TVSMOTOR.IN

TVS Motor Company and Thiagarajar College of Engineering Sign MOU for Embedding Industrial Training into B.E. Mechanical Engineering program

 

 

 

Madurai, June 24, 2010: In an effort to create an opportunity for undergraduate Mechanical Engineering students to get hands-on experience in mechanical engineering, TVS Motor Company has entered into a Memorandum of Understanding with Thiagarajar College of Engineering (TCE), Madurai by way of which, TVS Motor Company and Thiagarajar College of Engineering will run a collaborative undergraduate program. The programme will conform to highest standards and will include four to six weeks of internship during semester vacations as well as a major project at TVS Motor Company or any of its associate companies during last semester. On completion of 1st semester study of B.E. Mechanical Engineering program, TCE students will be eligible to apply for this program. Selection will be based purely on merit.
The MOU was signed by Mr. K N Radhakrishnan, President and CEO, TVS Motor Company and Dr. V. Abhai Kumar, Principal, Thiagarajar College of Engineering.
"The main objective of this program is to produce high caliber mechanical engineers, who are ready for roles in a Corporate when they complete their studies. Under this program, experienced managers from TVS Motor Company and professors of TCE will co-create contemporary curriculum, teaching methodology and evaluation process in order to make the students ready for role on graduation, which takes about two years currently. Students, who opt for this program, will also have the added benefit of financial assistance� said Mr. K N Radhakrishnan, President & CEO, TVS Motor Company.
Thiagarajar College of Engineering has completed over fifty three years of turning out quality Engineers and has excellent facilities, faculty and environment for all engineering branches.
"This program is a win-win, for the students for the college as well as to TVS Motor Company. It is imperative that manufacturing companies like TVS Motor Company come forward for such collaborations which would enhance and strengthen the competence of our mechanical engineering students. This program will also act as a catalyst for placement once students complete their course, as they would have already showcased specific skills during the internship with TVS Motor Company and its group companies" said Dr. V. Abhai Kumar, Principal, Thiagarajar College of Engineering

SCOOP- TVS APACHE 250 PIC'S

fINALLY GOT THE SCOOP PICS OF NEW APACHE RTR 250. The bike is in white and red combo. Apache sticker is missing, and new engine cowl is seen. Engine capacity to look big.

more pics coming up.

TVS Motor Company clocks 31% growth in February 2010

Motorcycles up 28%; Scooters up 38%; Domestic sales up 34%; Exports grow 15%; Highest Three-Wheeler Sales posted in Feb 2010Hosur, March 1, 2010: With significant contributions across all segments, TVS Motor Company has posted 31% growth registering total two wheeler sales of 140,544 units in the month of February 2010 against 107,301 units in the same month of the previous financial year. Cumulative growth for the period April 2009 to February 2010 stood at 1,375,176 units against 1,207,754 units in the comparable period of the previous year, a growth of 14%.The company's three wheeler sales also posted sizeable growth over February 2009, generating highest ever sales. Domestic sales posted growth of 34% registering 121,403 units in February 2010 in comparison with 90,718 units in the February 2009. The company's motorcycle registered a buoyant growth of 28% in February 2010 with sales of 63,394 units in February 2010 when compared to 49,659 units in the same month of the previous year. During the month, scooters witnessed substantial growth of 38% registering sales of 27,017 units when compared to 19,532 units in February 2009. Exports continued to show an upward trend posting 15% during the month of February with sales of 19,141 units against 16,583 units in February 2009. The company recorded 2,132 units of three wheeler sales in February 2010 against 550 units in February 2009; cumulative sales for the period April 2009 to February 2010 thus adding up to 12,549 units. During the month, TVS Jive, India's first auto clutch motorcycle was introduced in markets across Tamilnadu as well as Andhra Pradesh. The bike will be made available in phases across the country within the next month. The company will also launch its much awaited TVS Wego in phases across the country beginning March 2010.
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