India's first EURO 6 Engine Manufacturing Plant by VE Commercial Vehicles Limited at Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh with an initial capacity of 25,000 units per annum in Phase 1 at an investment of Rs 375 crores.5 and 8-litre Euro 6 engines for Volvo group's global requirements
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Nice, this kind of work moving to India is good.
It's mid-range, semi-skilled work and would normally land in China.
Indian Co.'s are surprisingly among the world's largest small engine and pump makers.
Many Global makers also have sizable operations in India, eg. Perkins, Cummins etc.
So an entire small-to-medium engine eco-system is in place.
The s/w design industry can evolve to serve local industry one day and may lead to interesting collaborations.
In-house and outside engine design studios are also growing up. Someone should focus on a good, CNG+Kerosene+diesel small engine for the masses.
Ashok Leyland unveils new engine
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CHENNAI, AUG. 23:
Commercial vehicle maker Ashok Leyland has launched Neptune, a new engine platform that promises better life and fuel efficiency.
Designed and developed in-house, the Neptune engine, with a modular sub-system design, has been benchmarked for lower maintenance, longer life, greater reliability, superior noise, vibration and harshness characteristics and lower life-cycle cost, said a press release.
The Neptune engine will be available in BS-III and BS-IV versions and is also package protected for BS-V and BS-VI. The engines range from 160 HP to 380 HP and will be deployed across a range of trucks and buses in a phased manner, the release added.
Vinod K. Dasari, Managing Director, said: “The engine platform has come through over two million km of trials in the most demanding of operating conditions. With Neptune, we are confident of strengthening our position in the medium and heavy commercial vehicle space.”
(This article was published on August 23, 2013)
Bit of a Scoop
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- Probably the cheapest 14 seater in it's class, Globally!
Askhok's Dost is coming along fine, passenger version due: