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Ring Plus Aqua (RPA) is in the process of design-ing, developing and testing flexplates to be

used in the automatic gearbox of the Tata Aria. Tata Motors is

believed to have sent the auto-matic variant of the Aria for testing in Germany. It is likely to be launched in 2014.

RPA currently supplies flex-plates to Mahindra Navistar and Eicher for products export-ed to North America as well as to Cummins in North America. The company manufactures ring gears, flexplates, integral shaft bearings, sheet metal pul-leys and machined components. A major contributor to the com-pany is its flagship product—ring gears. It supplies ring gears in the diameter ranging from 150 mm to 1,500 mm for CVs and passenger vehicles as well as for marine applications.

Speaking about the com-pany to Auto Monitor, President-Engineering Business, Raymond, Harshal Jayavant said, “Historically, we have always been a commercial vehicle major but now CVs and passenger vehicles have an equal share.” He added, “During the last recession when CV sales were hit badly, we could sustain it because we had Hyundai and the Tata Indica to supply to, so

our production was running at 60 percent capacity. It was then that we realised that we need to have presence across segments.” The profitability is higher in the CV segment but larger volumes from the passenger car business make up for lower margins in that segment, he added.

The advantage for RPA is that their machines are capable of manufacturing gears from any manufacturer by just feeding val-ues in to the system. As demand from one OEM comes down, there is sufficient flexibility within the

company’s pro-duction line to cater to other OEMs.

Tata Motors accounted for around 40 percent of RPA’s produc-tion when the Raymond Group acquired t he company but now a wider portfolio has reduced the share to eight per-cent. Caterpillar is biggest client

in the international market fol-lowed by Fiat in Europe.

Expansion PlansRPA had been a debt-free com-

pany till the acquisition of Trinity India Ltd, a Pune-based forged component manufacturer. Chief Executive Officer, RPA, Laxman Katakkar commented, “We bought this company early this year and are already evaluating on ways to push the capacity to five to six million units or higher. Here is where our value addition is likely to kick in. Our expansion

has been not just multiplying what we had; it has been done in terms of a qualitative change in the processing technology. It has led to a three-four time improve-ment in its productivity.”

The company entered a JV with the US based AJ Rose to manufacture pulleys, pulley-bracket assemblies, engines, transmissions and air condition-ing systems components, water pump components and light & heavy gauge precision stampings.

Jayavant did not disclose the details on the likely acquisitions but he did state that the compa-ny is evaluating some interesting proposals from small and medi-u m-si zed ma nu fact u rers in Maharashtra.

“When we were at three million two years ago, our team said that we could take it to 4.5 million units. We completed that expansion last March, but then the Rose engineer-ing plant moved out to an adjacent facility since they were also grow-ing and needed more space. So we had some more space at the plant. In December, the capacity will be increased to 5.2 million units,” said Jayavant.

As the adage goes ‘Survival of the fittest’, Volvo India is gearing up to tune itself to the

impending competition as new players are making their way into the Indian premium truck mar-ket. The company will launch its biggest truck ever built in India by October 2012. The 10/4 truck with five axles is meant for

the mining sector customers. As the next step, it is looking to modernise its trucks produced under the joint venture with Eicher by injecting the same with Volvo technology.

“The main reason behind the launch of this truck is to increase the loading capacity by 27 per-cent and boost the earning of the customers,” Managing Director, Volvo India, Philippe Divry, recently told Auto Monitor. The truck will be rolled out from the Bangalore plant.

Under the joint venture with Eicher, Volvo has presence in the mass segment truck business in India. Now, the global truck maker is planning to upgrade the majority of the Eicher range of trucks with Volvo technology at the same time maintaining the cost parameters.

The upgrade programme will include a change of engines for which, new five and eight litre (medium duty) engines have

been developed at the Pithampur plant. The engine will also be used for the global needs of the Volvo trucks and will be exported from India.

Divry, with over 22 years of experience including in the countries like China, France and Russia, who recently joined Volvo India as MD, stated that

he has a good understand-ing of the Indian market and will take a focused approach and operate in a niche area to ensure a sustained suc-cess of Volvo in India.

“Firstly, I have business develop-ment experience in the countries like Russia, China, and I think is important in

India to understand the market, what customer wants and we have to decide as to what we want to offer and be firm on it. We can-not be everything to everyone as this is such big market. We have to find out the dimension and area where we want to progress and have the presence,” pointed out Divry.

The company will look at expansion of its Eicher range and hopes to double the volume and increase the market share. Volvo is already the leader in the premi-um segment and claims to hold over 60 percent market shares in the Indian mining segment.

“The current logjam and blocking situation in the mining sector will be resolved soon and that will help the market bounce back,” he added.

Divry will also give thrust on increasing company’s market share in the heavy duty truck segment and hopes to attain a market share of 15 percent by 2015 from current four to five percent.

He is of the opinion that the current blip in the CV segment is cyclic and prevalent across all global markets. He added that increasing competition is good for an emerging economy like India as it gives an impetus to the devel-opment of market.

Ring Plus Aqua to develop flexplates for Tata Aria

Volvo to roll out its heaviest made-in-India truck

Top 5 Car Makers

Company Aug-11 Aug-12 Change

Maruti 77,086 50,129 -34.97%

TML 21,752 29,123 33.89%

Hyundai 26,677 28,257 5.92%

M&M 18,088 24,329 34.50%

TKM 11,679 13,995 19.83%

Top 5 Car Exporters

Company Aug-11 Aug-12 Change

Hyundai 24,353 18,629 -23.50%

Nissan 8,905 7,516 -15.60%

Maruti 14,356 4,025 -71.96%

Ford 1534 2512 63.75%

TML 296 802 170.95%

* Source: SIAM/ ** Excluding exports/ *** all sub segments considered/ ^ excluding MRPL

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Anand Mohan Nashik

Nabeel A Khan New Delhi

The upgradation will include new five and eight (medium duty) litre engines developed at the

Pithampur plant that would be exported for

global needs of the Volvo trucks

Harshal Jayavant, President-Engineering Business, Raymond

Philippe Divry, Managing Director, Volvo India

The announcement of the 12 percent hike in die-sel prices is likely to be met with scepticism. Not only is there heightened uncertainty in terms of implementation of such a decision in the current

political environment, but also on the impact that such a move could have on vehicle sales and overall inflation.

The Cabinet Committee on Political Affairs (CCPA), chaired by Prime Minister Manmohan Singh, took the deci-sion, to hike price of diesel and LPG that has been decried by the combative opposition and allies as “anti-people”, to manage the subsidy burden.

Quick calculation suggests that diesel would now be avail-able in Delhi for around `46.95 per litre compared to `41.32 now, while Mumbai price could be around `52.45 (`46.25), Kolkatta `50.71 (`44.76) and Chennai `49.98 (`43.91).

Given the past experience, there is a likelihood of a minor or significant rollback in quantum of the hike as affected parties are likely to apply severe pressure on the govern-ment for a complete rollback. The diesel price hike may be a necessity and it would be very important for the government to implement its decision given its waning credibility due

to lack of decision making. Such a hike was recommended by the industry body, SIAM as the demand for diesel pow-ered vehicles is unlikely to be affected much. Moreover, the fuel price differential is still substantial post the hike for the issue to be a major concern for the automotive sector.

Auto manufacturers are currently more concerned about the negative sentiments at the retail level as customers are unwilling to make buying decisions. The hike is more likely to be absorbed at the current juncture when the overall pas-senger vehicle demand is on a low ebb. The industry would have decried such a move if it had come at a time when auto-motive demand was on a recovery mode. The hike thus has to be viewed from its acceptability perspective. Though it would still be a small step coming too late.

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QUOTESArnaud Montebourg, France Industry Minister on PSA/Peugeot-Citroen closure decision

Alan Mulally, CEO Ford

We are going to have a debate with Peugeot management about opportunities and choices. Personally, I prefer that the emphasis is put on closures outside France rather than inside France

We are looking around the world at opportunities to offer a car priced below the Fiesta

Auto Monitor

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Trends driving the automotive industry forward 09Polytetrafluoroehtylene, a synthetic fluoropolymer, is a material which, when applied to metal-backed bearings, can enhance the function of a number of components in the car

Technologies for protection against wing icing 10At the recent ILA Berlin Air Show, researchers demonstrated new ways to keep ice off the aircraft’s wings and the technology holds lessons for auto sector as well

Anand Group to foray into electronic components 08Anand Group is looking to foray into manufacturing electronic components and enhance its presence in the two-wheeler segment

Limited edition ‘Dost’ launched 08Ashok Leyland recently launched a limited edition of its LCV ‘Dost’ in eight markets where it is currently sold, to mark its first anniversary

Hyundai Sonata topples Honda Accord in D segment sales 11After about five months of its launch in the Indian car market, Hyundai Sonata has managed to make dents in the Honda Accord’s sales figures

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Second-gen Citroën Berlingo unveiled at the Hanover Show 14The new Electric Berlingo features the latest electric vehicle technology such as load volumes of up to 4.1 m3 and a payload capacity of 675 kg

Volvo launches the V40 R-Design 15Launched at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, the new Volvo V40 R-Design has driver-centric interiors with performance up to 254 HP

Renault Trucks to showcase green engines at Hanover 17The new Euro VI engines from Renault Trucks deliver reduced pollution and keep a check on fuel consumption

Takayuki Ishida, CEO & MD, Nissan Motor IndiaIshida, took over as MD in March 2012 and is responsible for domestic sales and exports and develop strategies that will build Nissan’s overall presence in India

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C O R P O R A T E817 SEPTEMBER 2012

New Del h i-ba sed Anand Group is building a four-lay-er shield to protect

its companies from the uncer-tainty plaguing the automotive industry. It is looking to foray into manufacturing electron-ic components and enhancing its presence in the two-wheeler segment. Lured by the increas-ing opportunities following the sharp increase of electronic con-tent in the cars, the component maker is scouting for a foreign joint venture partner to estab-lish and grow its presence in automotive electronics.

It is also looking at expanding its presence in the two-wheeler segment. The group is currently having small offering of struts and shock absorbers under its flagship company, Gabriel.

“We see that two-wheeler gives volume and it is not affect-ed in times like now so we will try to give thrust to this busi-ness,” said President, (Business Development) Anand Group, Sandeep Baloja. Without giv-ing details on possible products’ diversification for the two-wheeler segment, he added that the company will look at intro-ducing products that make a good fit and add value for OEMs.

The next step forward for the company, according to Baloja, “We are trying to con-solidate whatever investments we have made within our exist-ing JVs where we have different product lines. We look to add

new products with the existing JVs like at Behr, where we started with HVAC and then added up engine tooling and radiators.”

T he compa ny has recently start-ed supplying to new customers like Ashok Leyland, Eicher and some other OEMs. It has also signed new customers for steer i ng wheels and airbags.

Even if there was a slowdown in India the company claims to have grown close to about 16 percent despite the fact that the mar-ket has grown between seven to eight percent. Across its business segment, it claims to be strong and is planning to increase its existing share of business and also looking at putting up new product lines with various cus-tomers. The company hopes to maintain a CAGR of around 11 percent in the coming years and hopes to touch a turnover of `10,000 crore by 2015. The Group’s automotive business closed at around `4,700 crore in FY12 and expects to touch around ̀ 5,500 crore revenue this fiscal ending March, 2012.

Moreover, the company is looking at maintaining the growth in the exports. The group expects total revenue from export business to double from the current `550 crore to over ̀ 1,000 crore by decade-end.

Europe and the United States are the main exports market for the company. The company signed its last JV with Valeo recent-ly for trading products, which will also help in increasing its contribution from exports. Under this JV, the company will be able to export some of the products that it manufactures in the aftermarket under the Valeo brand. The products that Anand Group can export under the Valeo brand (that Valeo does not make) comprise gaskets and shock absorbers.

Anand Group will not change its investment plans of `1,200 crore till 2016. This investment will take place in a phased man-ner across different products lines. A good part of investments will mainly go into R&D and capacity expansion of the exist-ing plants.

As h o k L e y l a n d recently launched a limited edition of its LCV ‘Dost’

in eight markets where it is currently sold, to mark its first anniversary.

The anniversary edition will be available in grey-beige replete with body graphics and some specially designed acces-sories like bull bars, fuel tank guards, fuel tank skirt pan-els, LED lights and arm rests. The new edition will be priced at `4.78 lakh (ex-showroom, Chennai).

“We have been extremely pleased with the very positive reaction to the product by our customers. We had attempt-ed to redefine the benchmark amongst small LCVs. The

results over the past year, measured by customer satis-faction, sustained waiting list and rising share of market are greatly appreciated by us at Ashok Leyland and our rapid-ly expanding dealer network,” said Vice Chairman, Ashok Leyland and Chairman, Nissan Ashok Leyland Powertrain Ltd, Dr V Sumantran.

Dost currently has around 31 percent share in its category in the markets of Tamil Nadu, Karnataka, Kerala, Andhra Pradesh, Maharashtra, Gujarat, Rajasthan and Goa. It is second leading brand at an all-India level. Since launch in September 2011, Ashok Leyland has sold 20,479 units of ‘Dost’ till August 2012. It is manufactured at ALL’s Hosur facility where the com-pany has been progressively ramping up production to meet the increasing demand.

Anand Group to foray into electronic components

Limited edition ‘Dost’ launched

Nabeel A Khan New Delhi Our Bureau

Mumbai

Sandeep Baloja, President, (Business Development) Anand Group

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N E W M A T E R I A L S 917 SEPTEMBER 2012

The demand for reduc-ing carbon emissions is a global issue that continues to grow in

importance. Overall consum-ers globally have become more conscious of their finances and are demanding cars that cost less, produce less carbon dioxide (CO2) and aren’t going to eat into their disposable income by using excessive amounts of fuel1. To meet these consumer demands, manufacturers are focused on deploying techniques to decrease the overall weight of the car and increase efficiency.

In particular, automotive manufacturers are optimising steering and powertrain systems to help achieve CO2 reduction targets, and bearings and toler-

ance rings can play a key role. Bearings are devices designed to negate friction between two moving parts, saving energy by facilitating movement. Tolerance rings are high-quality steel, radi-ally sprung fasteners that allow for optimal joining between two annular (ring-shaped) com-ponents. The key feature of a tolerance ring is the protrusions that run around its circumfer-ence, which effectively absorb road noise and vibrations that are transmitted through the steering rack and column to the driver.

Bearings, tolerance rings and the materials used to engi-neer steering systems can be designed to ensure weight reduction and improve perform-ance. Polytetraf luoroehtylene (PTFE), a synthetic fluoropoly-mer, is a material which, when applied to metal-backed bear-ings, can enhance the function of a number of components in the car. Bearings can also be engi-neered with a variety of metallic backing materials, including aluminium or stainless steel to optimise performance. As PTFE is versatile, it can be applied against lightweight materials to further enhance the appeal of a bearing, without the need for lubrication.

To help car manufacturers address the ever-challenging CO2 emission targets, the tradi-tional heavy hydraulic steering

system is now being replaced by lighter and more cost-effective electric power steering (EPS) systems. As well as being heavy, these hydraulic systems had a negative impact on fuel effi-ciency, as the drive belt and pulley continually drained power from the engine. EPS systems have been adopted over the past ten years to replace traditional hydraulic systems. These motors have traditionally been large and heavy to ensure high per-formance under high loads. However, more and more manufacturers are developing new smaller electric motors to help them meet weight reduction targets. To maintain the same comfortable, smooth steering experience offered by earlier larger motors, high-per-forming PTFE-coated bearings with lower friction values than those traditionally used are now being used in the yoke bearing, enabling the smaller motors to turn the steering rack as easily as larger models, while giving improved steering response and driver handling.

Other significant trends in the automotive industry are grow-ing demands for performance and safety. Increasingly affluent consumers from

emerging nations are beginning to demand vehicles that offer the same performance and incorpo-rate the same safety features and other new technology found in cars in developed markets. As a result, cars that offer a reduction in noise, vibration and harshness (NVH), and incorporate features such a collapsible steering col-umn designed to absorb energy from the driver striking the wheel during a crash, are fast becoming a fixture in new car designs.

The market trends of recent years are clear and look set to con-

tinue well into the future. Rising oil prices

and

more stringent leg-islation regarding CO2

emissions are driving weight reduction and other energy sav-ing innovations in the automotive industry. The demand globally is for high-quality vehicles that are affordable yet meet perform-ance and safety demands. With innovative components, manu-facturers can respond to these global trends without compro-mising on quality or cost.

(The author is Global Market Manager, Automotive Chassis

and Powertrain, Saint-Gobain Performance Plastics, Bearings

and Tolerance Rings SBU. Views expressed are personal)

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N E W M A T E R I A L S1017 SEPTEMBER 2012

When ice builds up on the wings of air-crafts, it drives up costs and impedes

safety—and in the worst case scenario, could even cause an aircraft to crash. At the ILA Berlin Air Show held recently, research-ers demonstrated new ways to keep ice off of the aircraft’s wings.

Regardless of how fluffy and plush white clouds against a blue sky may appear from ground level, the conditions inside them are forbidding indeed: If air-crafts fly through these clouds, the low temperatures, combined with wind speed, can cause the rapid formation of ice sheets on the wings. This icing could have two serious consequences: First, the ice sheet may cause an up to 40 percent rise in the aircraft’s aerodynamic drag; second, the aircraft becomes heavier and can lose up to 30 percent of its lift. Both conditions lead to a marked spike in fuel consump-tion, impede safety and—in the worst case scenario—the ice may even cause the aircraft to crash.

Aircraft manufacturers there-fore must prevent icing. Various technologies can help with this.

For example, by conducting the heat from the jet engines to the hollow spaces inside the wing leading edges, the wings can be de-iced during flight. Other manufacturers are integrating “rubber boots”: basically, rubber mats that can be pumped up when needed and “blast” the ice from the wing surface. A major disad-vantage of these technologies is the exorbitant energy require-ment. Moreover, they cannot be combined with fibre composite materials—or only with great difficulty—but carbon fibre materials are increasingly being used in aircraft construction.

Wing Heating Using Nanomaterials

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Structural Durability and System Reliability LBF in Darmstadt have now engineered a heat-based option for the wings that skirts around this material disadvantage. “We are integrat-ing nanomaterials into the wing materials that generate an elec-trically conductive layer and heat the wings,” said Deputy Head of Department at LBF, Martin Lehmann. The scien-

tists would prefer not to disclose more details than this, at the moment. The advantages of the system: Since the electro-con-ductive layer is integrated into the material, it is protected by the overlying fabric. In addition, no metals are integrated: This improves lightening protection and avoids the weak points that the metal would form. “Since we are combining like with like, the material does not fatigue quick-ly,” explained Lehmann. The effect of the heat is immense: at ground level, it heats the wings up to 120° Celsius.

The wing heating already

passed the first test. In the wind tunnel, at temperatures of -18° celsius and the relevant wind speeds, the researchers sprayed a wing with water. They initial-ly let an ice crust form before they turned on the integrated heater—the scientists wanted to examine the de-icing process this way first. In a second test run, they switched on the heat-er right when they sprayed the wings, so that the wings could not even form an ice sheet at all. This approach is referred to as anti-icing. Both test runs were conducted successfully and val-idated the simulations that the

researchers conducted before-hand. In addition, the experts studied two different models in which the hot zones were each set up slightly differently, as well as an unheated wing—the con-trol subject. “We were able to maximise heat output this way—because the heater needs to keep the wings reliably free of ice, and yet consume as little energy as possible,” Lehmann explained.

The wing heater undoubtedly works under laboratory condi-tions; now the researchers want to try out their product design for industrial use. At the ILA Berlin Air Show, researchers showed one of the segments that they tested in the wind tunnel. The segment will be heated, which the visitors will be able to feel on the surface of their hands, and be able to see through a heat imag-ing camera.

Researchers at the Fraunhofer Institute for Manufacturing Technology and Advanced Materials IFAM in Bremen are taking another approach. Through an EU-funded project that is scheduled to begin in the autumn of 2012, they will engi-neer new technical solutions.

Technologies for protection against wing icing

System Solutions For De-IcingAccording to the new approach, “We will

use innovative materials here, such as ‘shape-memory materials,’” explained Dr Stephan Sell, scientist who specialises in paint technology at IFAM. What‘s so unusual—and special—about this approach: If the temperature changes, or if one applies an electrical current, then the mate-rial changes its volume. This way, scientists can blast the ice off of the wing surface.

At the same time, the scientists wanted to combine the active de-icing of the wings with new kinds of sensors. If the wings ice up, the sensors detect this condition through an optical system, and notify the crew. Previous techniques were based merely on indirect measurements. This integrated sensor sys-tem makes it possible to identify the icing in real time, and to monitor the success of the de-icing process in real time, too. The result is greater energy efficiency for the entire system, and a manifold increase to airline traffic safety.

Protection Through Anti-Ice CoatingsWhere there is no water, there can be no

ice. Therefore, researchers at IFAM engineered coatings with anti-ice capabilities under the “CleanSky” programme.

Among other things, the hydrophobic, water-repellent coating should protect against runback ice, which forms from the melted ice coming from the wing leading edges. At the wing leading edges, once the heaters melt the ice back into water, it flows down to the lower part of the wing as melt water, where it freezes again and turns back into ice.

The areas of application for these new tech-nologies are not limited to aviation. Icing is also a problem for ships, rail-based vehicles, cars, rolling doors, refrigeration aggregates and wind power farms. For example, iced rotor blades at the wind turbines cause the facility to produce substantially less power—in the worst case, the icing leads to irreparable damage. If parts of this ice drop off, they could even cause injury to people below.

The IFAM researchers have a custom-built ice chamber at their disposal for testing anti-ice technologies. This lets them adjust conditions to a variety of realistic icing scenar-ios. For example, they can drop the ambient air temperature by up to -20° celsius, blow wind through the test chamber at speeds of up to 70 metres a second, and simulate rain through a nozzle. This means the researchers can iden-tify ice formation on surfaces, quantify the efficacy of de-icing processes and measure the adhesive strength of the ice. They can also use, for instance, individually produced models of wing profiles, with new anti-ice coatings, for testing purposes.

(Courtesy: Fraunhofer Institute)

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C O R P O R A T E 1117 SEPTEMBER 2012

After about five months of its launch in the Indian car market, Hyundai Sonata has managed to

make dents in the Honda Accord’s sales figures. While Honda has managed to post a total of 154 sales of the Accord from April-July 2012, Hyundai has dished out 180 units of the Sonata in the same period, according to the SIAM data.

As Hyundai claims its pet-rol cars account for 78 percent share of sales (down from 83 per-cent last year), it surely needs an efficient diesel engine for the Sonata to continue its good run in the D segment. However, VP (National Sales), HMIL, Rakesh Srivastava remains positive about the Sonata’s growth even with a gasoline engine. He said, “Sonata as of now comes in the petrol powerplant and it has just been three-four months since its

launch. Currently, it has taken 25 percent market share in the seg-ment and we’re hopeful that the customers are liking it. We’ll be able to do much better than that”.

While Hyundai is selling die-sel powered i20, Verna, Elantra and Santa Fe, it has also been proactively studying the feasi-bility of a diesel plant in India. Clearing the air on Hyundai’s protracted study of the diesel plant, Rakesh Srivastava said, “Clarity on government’s poli-cy and a consistency on it will help in making faster decision. A lot of study related to feasibil-ity of the plant, the investments you need to bring in, the kind of diesel engines that need to be manufactured is done and it will further depend upon the policies that emerge from the govern-ment itself.”

If Hyundai dealer network is to be believed, Sonata has done well owing to its fluidic sculpture and the features that it offers, especially for its rear passengers

and is also priced well below the Honda Accord. However, with the launch of the new Camry, the Sonata is bound to face some competition.

In the same period however,

Volkswagen Passat, which is only diesel powered, has managed to sell 388 cars, while Skoda Superb remains the segment leader with 714 cars sold. However, majority of these sales come from the die-

sel powered cars. With the diesel cars accounting for over 75 per-cent of sales in the segment, crude power seems to be the way to go for Hyundai to play a long innings with the Sonata.

ZF selects Indian students for advanced training

Steering gears manufacturer ZF India has selected three engineering stu-dents from Pune for their International Postgraduate Training Programme.

Ram Pandey, Dhanashree Kad and Sourabh Shastri, students from engineering colleges in Pune were shortlisted from over 1000 applica-tions. They will join a mix of 25 International Postgraduate Trainees selected from Germany, USA, China, and Brazil for the 2012/13 batch. The fifteen-month long programme will take the students to four different locations including one outside Germany. Between indi-vidual projects, there will be four one-week workshops/seminars on topics like project management, communication management and intercultural skills.

“The two main reasons for ZF to conduct this programme in India are that ZF sees future growth potential coming from the Asian mar-kets and the availability of a young, qualified talent pool is another plus point” said member of the Board of Management responsible for Corporate Human Resources, Jürgen Holeksa.

Upon successful completion of the pro-gramme, the students will be given assignments in the ZF group. The initiative is an ideal launch-pad for budding engineers looking to forge a career in the automotive industry.

The ZF programme-initiative is an ideal launch-pad for budding engineers

looking to forge a career in the

automotive industry

Hyundai Sonata topples Honda Accord in D segment Jagdev Kalsi

New Delhi

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Ram Pandey, Dhanashree Kad & Sourabh Shastri will join the programme across locations across & outside Germany

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NXP Semiconductors recently introduced the UJA1018, a com-pact i nteg rated

solution that supports cost-effi-cient and flexible LED ambient lighting applications in vehicles. The UJA1018 is designed for LIN (Local Interconnect Networks) and is the first ASSP (Atpplication Specific Standard Product) for ambient lighting with Node Position Detection. This enables LIN addresses of LED modules to be individually programmed after being installed in the car, rather than during module manufacturing. Ambient LED lighting is increasingly popular in the automotive industry. Car manufacturers are using it as a differentiator to enhance the driving experience. It also ena-bles OEMs to emphasise their car brand via the colour and styling of the interior lighting, while car dealers can offer consumers the option of customising the light-ing settings.

Whereas interior LED mod-ules are currently programmed during the module manufac-turing process, with NXP’s new

Node Position Detection meth-od, based on an integrated LIN switch, all LED modules can be individually configured even after being mounted in the car. This offers new levels of flexibility while drastically reducing manu-facturing logistics and costs.

The UJA1018 integrates all analogue functions to create a compact ambient lighting solu-tion, including LIN transceiver, LIN switch for Node Position Detection, voltage regulator for microcontroller and driv-ers for three-colour LED. In addition, the compact HVSON package enables the creation of small form factor modules. The UJA1018 fulfils the robustness requirements from the OEMs and also meets the SAE J2602 and LIN conformance.

“With the UJA1018 and its unique Node Position Detection technology based on Lin switch, NXP enables car OEMs to offer personalized ambient lighting solutions to end consumers. At the same time it saves system costs and simplifies logistics for both OEMs and Tier I sup-pliers”, said General Manager

of In-Vehicle Networking, NXP Semiconductors, Toni Versluijs. “This underpins our leader-ship position as the de-facto In-Vehicle Network solution pro-vider and our commitment to connect the car in present and in future”.

Head of Development at Hella Interior Lighting Systems, Dr. Herbert Wambsgan comment-ed: “The UJA1018 enables Hella to introduce a very compact LED ambient lighting solution that fits every interior location. The Node Position Detection

by means of the integrated LIN switch allows configuration of each ambient lighting module once mounted in the car. Thus, all modules in the car can be kept the same which allows a high level of reuse and greatly simplifies the logistics.”

New Denso facility in Indonesia

Denso Corporation has recently announced that it will construct a new plant in the Bekasi District of West Java Province, Indonesia in

response to growing vehicle production in the country. The new plant, PT Denso Indonesia Fajar Plant (tentative name), will start opera-tions in February 2014 and produce engine control products, including engine electronic control units (ECUs) and variable cam timing (VCT) control systems, as well as starters, alter-nators, and other devices.

“Denso considers Indonesia to be a growing market in Asia,” said Senior Executive Director of Denso’s Thermal Systems Business Group, Akio Shikamura.

Denso has been doing business in Indonesia for nearly 40 years since establishing PT Denso Indonesia in 1975. Currently, Denso produces automotive air-conditioning systems, radia-tors, spark plugs, filters, and other products at two plants, Sunter Plant and Bekasi Plant. The new plant will be Denso’s third plant in the country.

PT Denso Indonesia Fajar Plant (Tentative name)

Location : Bekasi District, West Java Province, IndonesiaInvestment : Approx $110 millionEmployees : Approx. 1,300 (planned for March 2016)Site Area : 200,000 m2

Total Floor Area : 24,000 m2

Business systems, starters, & alternators

By expanding production capacity, Denso will increase its production ratio in the country, better serve its customers, and

contribute to the Indonesian economy in terms of investment

and employment

LED ambient lighting solutions for cars

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G L O B A L W A T C H1417 SEPTEMBER 2012

This new, second-genera-tion electric van reaffirms Citroën’s commitment to electric vehicles. The new

Electric Berlingo features the lat-est electric vehicle technology, while retaining all the award-winning qualities of the current Berlingo range, such as load vol-umes of up to 4.1 m3 and a payload capacity of 675 kg.

The Electric Berlingo builds upon decades of Citroën electric

vehicle experience, including its first-generation Berlingo Electrique van, which was on sale in the UK until November 2005.

Through innovative design, the various parts of the elec-tric powertrain are contained under the bonnet or beneath other areas of the body shell. This means that the Electric Berlingo is not compromised in terms of load volume or carrying capacity.

The complete two-part bat-tery pack is installed under the vehicle’s flat load deck, so that the load compartment is identical to the one found in the traditional-ly powered models. With a total battery capacity of 22.5kWh, the Electric Berlingo can cut a range of up to 106 miles (170 km). The Electric Berlingo can be charged in two ways. The nor-mal charge mode lasts between six and 12 hours, depending on the available current, while the batteries can be charged to 80 percent of their capacity in just 30 minutes in quick-charge mode.

The Electric Berlingo’s motor

was developed with Mitsubishi Motors Corporation and has a maximum power output of 49 kW (67 hp) and maximum torque of 200 nm. Its power is transmit-ted to the front wheels through a speed reducer and a single- ratio gearbox.

Depending on the market, the Electric Berlingo will be

available with two bodywork options, normal and long, which respectively measure 4.38m and 4.63m. The load volume can reach 4.1m3 and the maximum weight capacity is 675 kg, which are both identical to the internal combustion versions.

Citroën’s Head of Commercial Vehicles & Business Centre

Programme, commented, Scott Michael, “The launch of the new Electric Berlingo at Hanover is exciting news. When it goes on UK sale in the second half of 2013 it will further expand the appeal of Citroën’s advanced LCV range with business customers looking for innovative environmental transport solutions.”

JLR invests £370 million in new Range Rover

Jaguar Land Rover has invested around £370 million to upgrade its UK manufac-turing facilities and increase productivity as it prepares to launch the all-new Range

Rover in 170 countries around the world.Inaugural sales of the fourth-generation

Range Rover are to begin this month following a three-year engineering project, supporting 1,000 jobs in design, product development and manufacturing at Jaguar Land Rover.

As part of the £370 million investment pack-age, Jaguar Land Rover has installed a new aluminium body shop for the latest Range Rover at the company’s Solihull plant, near Birmingham, along with upgrades to paint-applications technologies, trim assembly, warehousing and Jaguar Land Rover’s first cus-tomer handover centre. The Range Rover forms

part of a new model offensive by Jaguar Land Rover, which will launch shortly the much-anticipated Jaguar XF Sportbrake and the exciting new Jaguar F-Type sports car.

The lightweight aluminium platform will deliver enhanced performance and fuel economy, lowering CO2 emissions. Such breakthroughs follow a capital expenditure programme that has seen Jaguar Land Rover create more than 8,000 new jobs in the past two years. The company is spending in excess of £1.3 billion with suppliers around the world, with £800 million of that in the UK alone, sup-porting an estimated total of 190,000 jobs in the UK supply chain.

As part of its recent expansion, JLR has opened a new manufacturing facility at Solihull; begun work on a £355 million engine factory near Wolverhampton; moved to 24-hour production at Halewood on Merseyside to meet demand for the Range Rover Evoque; launched Land Rover assembly in India; and signed a JV agreement to launch manufacturing in China. In August, demand for vehicles helped lift pre-tax profits by 32 percent to £333 million for the first quarter of the current fiscal year, with more than 85,000 cars sold in the three months to June 30.

Through innovative design, the

various parts of the electric powertrain

are contained under the bonnet or beneath other areas of the body shell. This means that the Electric Berlingo

is not compromised in terms of load volume or

carrying capacity

Second-gen Citroën Berlingo unveiled at Hanover Motor Show

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G L O B A L W A T C H 1517 SEPTEMBER 2012

Launched at the 2012 Paris Motor Show, the new Volvo V40 R-Design has driver-centric interi-

ors with performance up to 254 horsepower.

The unique R-Design front features a silk-metal framed high-gloss grille with re-profiled front bumper and day running lights. The sporty stance is fur-ther enhanced with an ironstone rear diffuser, silk-metal fin-ished details and twin exhaust tailpipes. The five-spoke dia-mond-cut wheels (standard with 17” or can be upgraded to 18”) complete the stylish, dynam-ic look. The interior also gains from unique features such as the embossed R-Design leather/T-Tec upholstery, TFT instrument display, sports steering wheel, sports pedals and unique alu-minium inlays.

Those wanting to further enhance their vehicle can upgrade to the R-Design Lux which adds additional features, such as embossed full leather-faced

upholstery, active bending xenon headlights with headlight clean-ing system, rain sensor, cruise control, keyless start and rear the-atre lighting. On top of the Rebel Blue livery, the V40 R-Design buyer has a choice of six other exterior colours. Prices will be announced in early October with dealers being able to take orders immediately. Customer deliveries are expected to start during January 2013.

New-Gen R-Design Interiors With Blue Interactive Dashboard

The interactive dashboard in the all-new V40 has already had a lot of positive attention, both from media and customers. The possibility to switch between three designs with different con-figurations and functionality is mirrored in the V40 R-Design—Elegance, Eco and Performance. But here all of the modes come in the same radiant blue colour, unique to the R-Design.

The seats feature a blend of black Nubuck textile and per-

forated leather, crowned by an embroidered R-Design logo with a blue “R”.

The comfortable, in-command driver environment also includes a specially designed steering wheel, gear-knob, handbrake and sport pedals. The unique R-Design aura is enhanced by a combination of new aluminium inlays with a perforated look, black leather, matching stitching and black headlining.

Dynamic Drive With A Wide Range Of Engines

R-Design can be combined with all engines available for the all-new Volvo V40, from the D2 diesel with 115 horsepower and CO2 emissions at 94 g/km, to

the high-performance T5 petrol turbo with 254 horsepower.

Optional Sport ChassisThe chassis has been devel-

oped in co-operation with Swedish racing driver Robert Dahlgren in the Volvo Polestar Black R team. The optional Sport chassis is lowered 10 mm com-pared with the Dynamic chassis. Springs and shock absorbers have a firmer setting, resulting in a responsive driving pleasure with full control. The front McPherson struts have 25 mm piston rods. The stiffness enables the struc-ture to absorb lateral loads better.

At the rear the V40 has mono-tube dampers, featuring compression and return damp-

ing via the same valve. This gives shorter, faster fluid flow, which in turn means that the damper responds more quickly. Antiroll bars with increased diameter also contribute to the sporty drive.

The standard Dynamic chas-sis’ rigid body and low centre of gravity also promote an alert, quick-responding character that focuses on the driving experi-ence, yet without compromising ride comfort.

“The V40 R-Design is agile, responsive and fun to drive. Both chassis offer the enthusiastic driver a feeling of total control. You get the nimble moves it takes to stay on top of busy urban traf-fic,” said Senior Vice President Research & Development at Volvo Car Corporation, Peter Mertens.

The new Volvo V40 R-Design will be available in all mar-kets that sell the Volvo V40. Volvo expects that around 10 percent of all V40 worldwide buyers will choose the R-Design version, while in the UK, that figure is expected to rise to 25 percent.

Previous R-Design models have played an important role for increasing the sales and for lowering the age of the customer base.And the company believes that the V40 R-Design will give this trend another boost.

SQ5 TDI Audi heads for Paris show

With 313PS and 39 mpg, the Audi SQ5 TDI is the new top model in the Q5 model series and also the first S model in the history of Audi

with a diesel engine. Now an extra dash of exclu-sivity has been added to its potent formula as the SQ5 TDI Audi exclusive concept—a limited edition version created by high performance division quattro GmbH—is readied for its Paris Show debut.

The performance SUV will showcase new design features in the interior and an exclusive exterior finish in a limited production run of just 50 vehicles beginning in the first quarter of 2013.

The SQ5 TDI Audi exclusive concept is fin-ished in stunning Aral Blue crystal effect, a shade which was specially developed for this limited production model and which conveys an amaz-ing feeling of depth. As with every S model from Audi, the exterior mirrors are in aluminium look, and xenon plus headlights with LED daytime running lights are standard. The four exhaust tailpipes dominate the rear of the vehicle.

The interior of the SQ5 TDI Audi exclusive con-cept incorporates striking contrasts: The leather multifunction sports steering wheel and the gear lever gaiter in black Fine Nappa leather are accentuated with contrasting stitching in snow white, as are the centre armrest and the instru-ment binnacle cover. A special highlight are the black sport seats covered in Fine Nappa leather, which also feature contrasting stitching in snow white and black, woven leather in the centre section of the seats. The SQ5 TDI Audi exclusive concept marks the first time that woven leather has been used in a production vehicle.

The Alcantara headlining, the blind for the sunroof and the inlays and applications in the doors are finished in snow white. The inlays are natural grain ash. The open-pored veneer has been specially treated to emphasize the grain. The door trims and the entry sills sport Audi exclusive badges.

Production of the SQ5 TDI Audi exclusive concept is limited to 50 examples, and their price in Germany will be 92,000. The SQ5 TDI on which this special edition is based will open for order in the UK later this year priced at approximately £44,000 OTR.

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The new Euro VI engines from Renault Trucks deliver reduced pollu-tion and keep a check on

fuel consumption.By combining different tech-

nologies, and selecting the one best adapted to the vehicles’ different applications, the man-ufacturer offers its customers high-performance engines that are reliable and deliver competi-tive fuel consumption.

Renault Trucks will present its Euro VI compliant engines at the IAA show in Hanover. These will equip its trucks when the new standard becomes compul-sory in January 2014 (January 2013 for new homologations). Considerably cutting pollut-ing emissions, the new Renault Trucks Euro VI engines will deliv-er high performance, reliability and optimised consumption. To comply with the new regulation, the manufacturer is using differ-ent technologies, choosing the most appropriate and efficient in regards to the engine’s size and

future application. This strat-egy will enable Renault Trucks to pursue a number of different aims: supply its customers with Euro VI compliant engines, while at the same time offering compet-itive fuel economy, reliability and maintainability similar or superi-or to the previous Euro V engines.

Engines For The Heavy Duty Range (11 L & 13 L)

For its heavy duty range, Renault Trucks will offer a new six cylinder 11-L engine to be known as the DTI 11. This will be available with three power rat-ings: 380 hp (1,800 nm), 430 hp (2,050 nm) and 460 hp (2,200 nm). Although its architecture has much in common with the Euro V engine, this latest model breaks new ground with its injection and de-pollution systems. Injection is based on a common rail system, which offers the main advantage of supplying extremely accurate and high pressure injection, even at low engine speeds.

The DTI 11 engine is com-

bined with an SCR post-treat-ment system for reducing polluting emissions to com-ply with the Euro VI regulation. In order to provide optimal performance, this system must operate at sufficiently high tem-perature. Renault Trucks meets this requirement by combin-ing different solutions, such as exhaust gases recirculation dur-ing engine start-up phases, the use of controlled valves at the intake and the exhaust as well as specific combustion strategies.

The post-treatment system is fitted with a particulate filter, as is the case with all Renault Trucks Euro VI engines. This enables the level of particle emissions to be considerably reduced, captur-ing virtually all of them, even the very smallest.

This technology has also been chosen for the new six cylinder 13 L engine. However, this model features an electronic pump

injector system, which is particu-larly suitable for engines with this displacement. The DTI 13 will be available with the following power ratings: 440 hp (2,200 nm), 480 hp (2,400 nm) and 520 hp (2,550 nm).

Engines For The Medium Duty Range (Five & Eight L)

For its medium duty range, Renault Trucks has developed a new four cylinder, five-L engine, to be known as the DTI 5. It will be available with 210 hp (800 nm) and 240 hp (900 nm) versions. As for the DTI 8, this features six cyl-inders in line with a displacement of eight- L. It will be available in 250 hp (950 nm), 280 hp (1050 nm) and 320 hp (1,200 nm) versions.

The five and eight-L Euro VI engines are fitted with an EGR system. This recycles part of the exhaust gases during combustion

and reduces the amount of nitrogen oxide (NOx) pro-

duced by the engine. The remaining NOx is then elimi-nated by catalysis via the SCR system. Finally, the particu-late filter enables the vehicle to comply with the very low level of particle emissions demanded by the new standard. Furthermore, this engine is equipped with a common rail type of injection with a maximum pressure of 2,000 bars. Thanks to the flexibil-ity offered by multiple injections (up to five injection events per engine cycle) these engines deliv-er very high levels of performance in terms of consumption, noise and performance.

The new Renault Trucks engines comply with the Euro VI standard while maintaining their high levels of performance, reliability and optimised con-sumption to serve the brand’s customers even better.

National Grid switches on to Toyota with order for 100 Yaris

Energy company National Grid, has chosen the Toyota Yaris as the preferred car for its UK trainee engineers, taking delivery of 100 vehicles. The Yaris are all five-door

models in TR trim with 1.4 D-4D diesel power, and were handed over to the National Grid drivers in two special presentations at Toyota’s Burnaston factory in Derbyshire on 5 and 12 September. They will be used by the engineers in the course of their training, both at National Grid’s Midlands base and on site visits nationwide.

The handover process, in which, the new drivers are given a full introduction to their vehicles was supported by personnel from Listers Toyota Boston and forms part of Toyota’s service to its business customers. The cars were all provided through Listers Toyota.

Quality and running costs were key factors in Toyota’s success in National Grid’s vehicle selection process, as David Morse, the com-pany’s Fleet Operations Manager, explained, “The Toyota Yaris was chosen following a com-petitive tender process, based in whole life cost calculations.

The Yaris 1.4 D-4D has an official emissions figure of 104g/km and combined cycle fuel consumption of 72.4 mpg. At the same time, its 89 bhp and 205 nm of torque make it a com-fortable performer at motorway speeds. The TR specification includes the Toyota Touch touchscreen control for audio control, with Bluetooth and a rear-view camera. Other fea-tures include aux-in and USB connection points, air conditioning, 15-inch alloy wheels, seven airbags and comprehensive active safe-ty systems including ABS with Electronic Brakeforce Distribution and Vehicle Stability Control with traction control.

The Yaris cars, which are joining National Grid’s UK fleet of more than 2,800 vehicles, have been funded by Hitachi Capital Vehicle Solutions, with the contract hire managed by Inchcape Fleet Solutions.

Renault Trucks to showcase green engines at Hanover

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North America Assembly Tracking 6-2012 (Tracking by Brand & Nameplate)AUTOFACTS Global Automotive Outlook

PricewaterhouseCoopers LLP

June 2012 Last 3 Months Year to Date

Ownership Org/ YOY Assembly YOY YOY Assembly YOY YOY Assembly YOY

Brand & Nameplate Volume % Chg Share % Share Chg Volume % Chg Share % Share Chg Volume % Chg Share % Share Chg

AutoAlliance International (USA) 14,667 23.6% 1.1% 0 42,973 41.3% 1.1% 0.1 84,661 48.7% 1.1% 0.2

Ford Mustang 10,965 10.8% 0.8% (-0.1) 32,104 28.9% 0.8% 0 55,327 36.6% 0.7% 0.1

Mazda Mazda6 3,702 87.5% 0.3% 0.1 10,869 97.5% 0.3% 0.1 29,334 78.7% 0.4% 0.1

BMW (Germany) 24,549 -0.2% 1.8% (-0.4) 78,159 8.9% 2.0% (-0.3) 158,610 17.0% 2.0% (-0.1)

BMW X3 13,694 26.1% 1.0% 0 40,194 27.5% 1.0% (-0.0) 78,105 33.8% 1.0% 0.1

BMW X5 7,689 -21.9% 0.6% (-0.3) 26,986 -5.8% 0.7% (-0.2) 57,136 5.5% 0.7% (-0.1)

BMW X6 3,166 -18.9% 0.2% (-0.1) 10,979 -5.3% 0.3% (-0.1) 23,369 1.6% 0.3% (-0.1)

Chrysler Group LLC (USA) 209,500 21.1% 15.4% (-0.0) 624,216 21.6% 15.7% (-0.8) 1,227,221 22.6% 15.5% 0

Chrysler 200 12,474 30.4% 0.9% 0.1 40,727 19.9% 1.0% (-0.1) 73,245 20.7% 0.9% (-0.0)

Chrysler 300 8,210 22.2% 0.6% 0 26,370 38.1% 0.7% 0.1 48,631 78.8% 0.6% 0.2

Chrysler Town & Country 10,384 -12.2% 0.8% (-0.3) 33,731 13.8% 0.8% (-0.1) 60,027 7.2% 0.8% (-0.1)

Dodge Avenger 7,139 49.3% 0.5% 0.1 29,183 43.4% 0.7% 0.1 53,066 37.1% 0.7% 0.1

Dodge Caliber - -100.0% - (-0.8) - -100.0% - (-0.6) - -100.0% - (-0.5)

Dodge Caravan 18,423 21.5% 1.4% 0 53,537 26.5% 1.3% (-0.0) 102,083 19.0% 1.3% (-0.0)

Dodge Challenger 4,103 -23.5% 0.3% (-0.2) 12,963 2.8% 0.3% (-0.1) 24,992 14.4% 0.3% (-0.0)

Dodge Charger 9,311 -2.1% 0.7% (-0.2) 24,394 6.0% 0.6% (-0.1) 49,326 -0.6% 0.6% (-0.1)

Dodge Dakota - -100.0% - (-0.1) - -100.0% - (-0.2) - -100.0% - (-0.2)

Dodge Dart 3,920 - 0.3% 0.3 5,401 - 0.1% 0.1 5,401 - 0.1% 0.1

Dodge Durango 3,865 -51.0% 0.3% (-0.4) 12,359 -43.2% 0.3% (-0.4) 23,164 -47.3% 0.3% (-0.4)

Dodge Journey 13,337 38.9% 1.0% 0.1 35,423 54.1% 0.9% 0.2 69,030 37.0% 0.9% 0.1

Dodge Nitro - -100.0% - (-0.1) - -100.0% - (-0.2) - -100.0% - (-0.2)

Fiat 500 7,344 24.5% 0.5% 0 22,681 14.3% 0.6% (-0.1) 41,927 62.2% 0.5% 0.1

Fiat Freemont 3,762 -7.5% 0.3% (-0.1) 11,331 23.0% 0.3% (-0.0) 26,617 148.2% 0.3% 0.2

Jeep Compass 7,498 -30.9% 0.5% (-0.4) 28,777 -5.6% 0.7% (-0.3) 63,888 12.1% 0.8% (-0.1)

Jeep Grand Cherokee 22,343 51.7% 1.6% 0.3 62,228 49.1% 1.6% 0.2 124,827 55.9% 1.6% 0.3

Jeep Liberty 12,316 186.3% 0.9% 0.5 35,199 108.2% 0.9% 0.3 66,615 95.8% 0.8% 0.3

Jeep Patriot 4,995 -25.5% 0.4% (-0.2) 21,503 -2.0% 0.5% (-0.2) 57,248 28.0% 0.7% 0

Jeep Wrangler 6,800 96.6% 0.5% 0.2 19,851 46.7% 0.5% 0.1 39,807 31.7% 0.5% 0

Jeep Wrangler Unlimited 10,585 79.3% 0.8% 0.3 30,783 38.7% 0.8% 0.1 61,931 23.8% 0.8% 0

Lancia Flavia 31 - 0.0% 0 678 - 0.0% 0 959 - 0.0% 0

Lancia Grand Voyager 550 - 0.0% 0 1,808 - 0.0% 0 3,707 - 0.0% 0

Lancia Thema 5 - 0.0% 0 11 - 0.0% 0 926 - 0.0% 0

Chrysler Group LLC (USA) 209,500 21.1% 15.4% (-0.0) 624,216 21.6% 15.7% (-0.8) 1,227,221 22.6% 15.5% 0

Ram Cargo Van 1,341 - 0.1% 0.1 3,152 - 0.1% 0.1 6,339 - 0.1% 0.1

Ram Pickup 38,655 62.9% 2.8% 0.7 107,556 39.7% 2.7% 0.2 216,101 29.6% 2.7% 0.2

Volkswagen Routan 2,109 49.9% 0.2% 0 4,570 46.9% 0.1% 0 7,364 -26.9% 0.1% (-0.1)

Daimler AG (Germany) 15,932 4.9% 1.2% (-0.2) 47,795 9.9% 1.2% (-0.2) 95,963 21.4% 1.2% (-0.0)

Freightliner Sprinter 812 7.0% 0.1% (-0.0) 2,435 11.9% 0.1% (-0.0) 4,859 12.6% 0.1% (-0.0)

Mercedes-Benz GL-Class 3,360 -4.5% 0.2% (-0.1) 10,080 - 0.3% (-0.1) 20,320 16.0% 0.3% (-0.0)

Mercedes-Benz M-Class 10,080 10.1% 0.7% (-0.1) 30,240 15.4% 0.8% (-0.1) 60,960 27.7% 0.8% 0

Mercedes-Benz R-Class 1,680 -4.5% 0.1% (-0.0) 5,040 - 0.1% (-0.0) 9,824 3.4% 0.1% (-0.0)

Ford Motor Company (USA) 246,996 -1.4% 18.1% (-4.2) 700,203 2.8% 17.6% (-4.2) 1,350,692 2.4% 17.0% (-3.3)

Ford C-MAX 116 - 0.0% 0 234 - 0.0% 0 281 - 0.0% 0

Ford Crown Victoria - -100.0% - (-0.9) - -100.0% - (-0.8) - -100.0% - (-0.7)

Ford Edge 17,026 6.8% 1.2% (-0.2) 49,024 19.8% 1.2% (-0.1) 91,622 7.1% 1.2% (-0.2)

Ford Escape 20,767 -29.3% 1.5% (-1.1) 66,060 -21.7% 1.7% (-1.0) 153,384 -7.3% 1.9% (-0.6)

Ford E-Series 14,496 32.1% 1.1% 0.1 43,307 31.4% 1.1% 0 80,834 5.5% 1.0% (-0.2)

Ford Expedition 6,187 27.8% 0.5% 0 17,951 27.1% 0.5% (-0.0) 34,954 23.3% 0.4% 0

Ford Explorer 17,860 22.0% 1.3% 0 52,509 19.8% 1.3% (-0.1) 100,906 25.8% 1.3% 0

Ford Fiesta 12,284 6.2% 0.9% (-0.1) 35,564 11.5% 0.9% (-0.1) 70,205 14.4% 0.9% (-0.1)

Ford Flex 3,386 27.2% 0.2% 0 10,236 17.3% 0.3% (-0.0) 18,409 23.0% 0.2% 0

Ford Focus 30,325 25.9% 2.2% 0.1 82,356 23.2% 2.1% (-0.1) 142,968 54.5% 1.8% 0.4

Ford F-Series 77,375 9.0% 5.7% (-0.7) 210,173 15.4% 5.3% (-0.6) 406,413 11.4% 5.1% (-0.5)

Ford Fusion 28,149 -0.8% 2.1% (-0.5) 80,689 11.4% 2.0% (-0.3) 152,088 3.0% 1.9% (-0.4)

Ford Ranger - -100.0% - (-0.9) - -100.0% - (-0.9) - -100.0% - (-0.8)

Ford Taurus 10,192 49.8% 0.7% 0.1 27,558 30.6% 0.7% 0 49,422 24.7% 0.6% 0

Lincoln Mark LT 39 62.5% 0.0% 0 81 -13.8% 0.0% (-0.0) 145 -25.3% 0.0% (-0.0)

Lincoln MKS 1,815 82.2% 0.1% 0 4,785 61.4% 0.1% 0 8,624 45.8% 0.1% 0

Lincoln MKT 605 13.7% 0.0% (-0.0) 2,043 61.8% 0.1% 0 4,208 53.0% 0.1% 0

Lincoln MKX 2,350 -34.6% 0.2% (-0.1) 7,078 -22.9% 0.2% (-0.1) 14,619 -18.8% 0.2% (-0.1)

Lincoln MKZ 3,093 4.6% 0.2% (-0.0) 8,236 17.3% 0.2% (-0.0) 16,926 -0.6% 0.2% (-0.0)

Lincoln Navigator 931 -5.3% 0.1% (-0.0) 2,319 -12.4% 0.1% (-0.0) 4,684 -15.0% 0.1% (-0.0)

Lincoln Town Car - -100.0% - (-0.1) - -100.0% - (-0.1) - -100.0% - (-0.1)

Mazda Tribute - - - - - -100.0% - (-0.0) - -100.0% - (-0.1)

Mercury Grand Marquis - - - - - - - - - -100.0% - (-0.0)

Fuji Heavy Industries (Japan) 22,961 14.9% 1.7% (-0.1) 69,202 44.4% 1.7% 0.2 149,197 28.7% 1.9% 0.1

Subaru Legacy 3,539 1.4% 0.3% (-0.1) 10,630 9.5% 0.3% (-0.0) 26,151 17.5% 0.3% (-0.0)

Subaru Outback 11,146 29.5% 0.8% 0.1 33,606 52.4% 0.8% 0.1 69,991 35.2% 0.9% 0.1

Subaru Tribeca 264 -52.1% 0.0% (-0.0) 968 -35.9% 0.0% (-0.0) 2,122 -37.6% 0.0% (-0.0)

Toyota Camry 8,012 9.3% 0.6% (-0.1) 23,998 63.7% 0.6% 0.1 50,933 32.1% 0.6% 0

General Motors Company (USA) 287,753 5.9% 21.1% (-3.1) 836,702 1.5% 21.0% (-5.4) 1,698,514 5.5% 21.4% (-3.4)

Buick Enclave 5,537 -15.9% 0.4% (-0.2) 17,032 -15.5% 0.4% (-0.2) 34,519 -14.1% 0.4% (-0.2)

Buick LaCrosse 5,462 -12.7% 0.4% (-0.2) 17,355 -0.2% 0.4% (-0.1) 31,121 -9.5% 0.4% (-0.1)

Buick Lucerne - -100.0% - (-0.0) - -100.0% - (-0.2) - -100.0% - (-0.2)

Buick Regal 2,032 34.0% 0.1% 0 5,790 -7.0% 0.1% (-0.1) 10,586 37.7% 0.1% 0

Buick Verano 4,761 - 0.3% 0.3 15,012 - 0.4% 0.4 29,052 - 0.4% 0.4

Cadillac CTS 3,819 588.1% 0.3% 0.2 13,149 -0.2% 0.3% (-0.1) 27,920 -10.3% 0.4% (-0.1)

Cadillac DTS - - - - - -100.0% - (-0.1) - -100.0% - (-0.1)

Cadillac Escalade 1,831 11.4% 0.1% (-0.0) 4,608 -0.7% 0.1% (-0.0) 8,329 -11.1% 0.1% (-0.0)

Cadillac Escalade ESV 1,244 56.5% 0.1% 0 2,916 41.6% 0.1% 0 4,770 27.4% 0.1% 0

Cadillac Escalade EXT 202 10.4% 0.0% (-0.0) 530 -10.9% 0.0% (-0.0) 1,162 -12.2% 0.0% (-0.0)

Cadillac SRX 8,248 14.0% 0.6% (-0.0) 23,262 9.6% 0.6% (-0.1) 46,202 11.2% 0.6% (-0.1)

Cadillac STS - - - - - -100.0% - (-0.0) - -100.0% - (-0.0)

Cadillac XTS 4,030 - 0.3% 0.3 5,838 - 0.1% 0.1 5,838 - 0.1% 0.1

Chevrolet Avalanche 2,929 22.3% 0.2% 0 5,021 -26.1% 0.1% (-0.1) 11,412 -9.3% 0.1% (-0.1)

Chevrolet Aveo 6,600 20.6% 0.5% (-0.0) 19,918 14.6% 0.5% (-0.1) 40,829 27.5% 0.5% 0

Chevrolet C2 - -100.0% - (-0.2) - -100.0% - (-0.3) - -100.0% - (-0.3)

Chevrolet Camaro 7,136 -36.5% 0.5% (-0.5) 25,099 -15.2% 0.6% (-0.3) 49,761 -16.2% 0.6% (-0.3)

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Chevrolet Captiva 5,569 98.3% 0.4% 0.2 17,641 109.5% 0.4% 0.2 31,713 91.9% 0.4% 0.1

Chevrolet Colorado 4,230 20.9% 0.3% (-0.0) 12,269 10.3% 0.3% (-0.0) 24,416 19.3% 0.3% (-0.0)

Chevrolet Corvette 1,656 8.7% 0.1% (-0.0) 4,440 15.2% 0.1% (-0.0) 7,783 12.4% 0.1% (-0.0)

Chevrolet Cruze 25,064 -9.7% 1.8% (-0.6) 76,140 -6.3% 1.9% (-0.7) 152,288 -0.2% 1.9% (-0.4)

Chevrolet Equinox 22,099 9.8% 1.6% (-0.2) 64,966 9.2% 1.6% (-0.3) 132,945 8.6% 1.7% (-0.2)

Chevrolet Express 10,136 24.0% 0.7% 0 28,479 33.6% 0.7% 0 49,142 23.1% 0.6% 0

Chevrolet HHR - - - - - -100.0% - (-0.4) - -100.0% - (-0.5)

Chevrolet Impala 14,767 -8.3% 1.1% (-0.4) 46,468 -10.6% 1.2% (-0.5) 96,641 -8.8% 1.2% (-0.4)

Chevrolet Malibu 20,397 -9.1% 1.5% (-0.5) 62,319 -5.8% 1.6% (-0.6) 128,264 13.1% 1.6% (-0.1)

Chevrolet Silverado 46,086 -8.0% 3.4% (-1.1) 118,674 -15.0% 3.0% (-1.5) 266,156 0.4% 3.4% (-0.7)

General Motors Company (USA) 287,753 5.9% 21.1% (-3.1) 836,702 1.5% 21.0% (-5.4) 1,698,514 5.5% 21.4% (-3.4)

Chevrolet Sonic 8,256 - 0.6% 0.6 27,157 - 0.7% 0.7 53,027 - 0.7% 0.7

Chevrolet Suburban 6,667 12.6% 0.5% (-0.0) 17,585 14.9% 0.4% (-0.0) 33,405 17.0% 0.4% (-0.0)

Chevrolet Tahoe 8,688 -12.2% 0.6% (-0.2) 28,702 7.8% 0.7% (-0.1) 59,339 14.5% 0.7% (-0.1)

Chevrolet Traverse 7,996 -5.9% 0.6% (-0.2) 25,391 -18.4% 0.6% (-0.4) 49,257 -19.7% 0.6% (-0.3)

Chevrolet Volt 1,141 - 0.1% 0.1 6,764 427.2% 0.2% 0.1 10,297 215.0% 0.1% 0.1

GMC Acadia 8,580 23.3% 0.6% 0 23,891 8.5% 0.6% (-0.1) 46,172 0.6% 0.6% (-0.1)

GMC Canyon 880 -7.6% 0.1% (-0.0) 2,881 -8.7% 0.1% (-0.0) 5,943 2.5% 0.1% (-0.0)

GMC Savana 2,294 56.8% 0.2% 0 10,192 72.8% 0.3% 0.1 19,273 37.5% 0.2% 0

GMC Sierra Pickups 21,126 -0.7% 1.5% (-0.3) 54,730 -2.6% 1.4% (-0.4) 117,767 11.0% 1.5% (-0.2)

GMC Terrain 10,629 13.4% 0.8% (-0.1) 29,828 9.3% 0.7% (-0.1) 63,718 11.7% 0.8% (-0.1)

GMC Yukon 3,776 -20.7% 0.3% (-0.1) 11,773 -8.5% 0.3% (-0.1) 26,481 0.8% 0.3% (-0.1)

GMC Yukon XL 3,667 17.7% 0.3% (-0.0) 9,173 9.2% 0.2% (-0.0) 18,452 6.4% 0.2% (-0.0)

Opel-Vauxhall Ampera 218 -23.0% 0.0% (-0.0) 1,709 304.0% 0.0% 0 4,534 971.9% 0.1% 0.1

Saab 9-4X - -100.0% - (-0.0) - -100.0% - (-0.0) - -100.0% - (-0.0)

Honda Motor Company (Japan) 145,979 132.1% 10.7% 5.1 433,954 146.2% 10.9% 5.3 894,196 75.1% 11.3% 3.4

Acura CSX - - - - - - - - - -100.0% - (-0.0)

Acura ILX 5,657 - 0.4% 0.4 10,369 - 0.3% 0.3 10,369 - 0.1% 0.1

Acura MDX 6,481 103.7% 0.5% 0.2 19,744 110.2% 0.5% 0.2 39,833 46.8% 0.5% 0.1

Acura RDX 4,143 393.8% 0.3% 0.2 12,361 501.5% 0.3% 0.2 14,363 93.1% 0.2% 0.1

Acura TL 2,978 47.4% 0.2% 0 10,141 80.8% 0.3% 0.1 23,583 53.5% 0.3% 0.1

Acura ZDX 120 300.0% 0.0% 0 420 366.7% 0.0% 0 752 36.5% 0.0% 0

Honda Accord 33,286 156.8% 2.4% 1.3 98,246 169.6% 2.5% 1.3 208,475 94.1% 2.6% 1.0

Honda Civic 30,676 91.1% 2.2% 0.8 94,205 110.6% 2.4% 0.9 221,822 94.1% 2.8% 1.0

Honda Crosstour 1,977 49.0% 0.1% 0 8,761 203.7% 0.2% 0.1 16,462 90.2% 0.2% 0.1

Honda CR-V 30,809 157.1% 2.3% 1.2 89,656 168.5% 2.3% 1.2 179,140 79.9% 2.3% 0.7

Honda Element - - - - - -100.0% - (-0.0) - -100.0% - (-0.1)

Honda Odyssey 14,433 95.8% 1.1% 0.4 44,459 119.1% 1.1% 0.5 89,149 54.1% 1.1% 0.2

Honda Pilot 14,429 102.2% 1.1% 0.4 40,761 101.8% 1.0% 0.4 81,245 37.9% 1.0% 0.1

Honda Ridgeline 990 - 0.1% 0.1 4,831 - 0.1% 0.1 9,003 88.7% 0.1% 0

Hyundai Motor Company (South Korea) 54,710 8.1% 4.0% (-0.5) 179,260 20.3% 4.5% (-0.3) 350,373 16.9% 4.4% (-0.2)

Hyundai Elantra/i30 10,890 -0.2% 0.8% (-0.2) 34,223 -4.4% 0.9% (-0.3) 64,036 -3.0% 0.8% (-0.2)

Hyundai Santa Fe 2,743 -64.9% 0.2% (-0.5) 23,745 -3.2% 0.6% (-0.2) 48,324 -5.2% 0.6% (-0.2)

Hyundai Motor Company (South Korea) 54,710 8.1% 4.0% (-0.5) 179,260 20.3% 4.5% (-0.3) 350,373 16.9% 4.4% (-0.2)

Hyundai Sonata/i40 19,318 -2.9% 1.4% (-0.4) 54,885 3.7% 1.4% (-0.3) 112,926 3.6% 1.4% (-0.3)

Kia Optima 10,816 - 0.8% 0.8 33,027 - 0.8% 0.8 62,083 - 0.8% 0.8

Kia Sorento 10,943 -8.7% 0.8% (-0.3) 33,380 -6.7% 0.8% (-0.3) 63,004 -14.6% 0.8% (-0.3)

Mitsubishi Motors Corp (Japan) 2,826 -40.1% 0.2% (-0.2) 7,345 -28.6% 0.2% (-0.1) 13,222 -40.5% 0.2% (-0.2)

Mitsubishi Eclipse - -100.0% - (-0.1) - -100.0% - (-0.1) - -100.0% - (-0.1)

Mitsubishi Endeavor - -100.0% - (-0.2) - -100.0% - (-0.2) - -100.0% - (-0.1)

Mitsubishi Galant 2,826 303.1% 0.2% 0.1 7,345 211.6% 0.2% 0.1 13,222 30.6% 0.2% 0

Nissan Motor (Japan) 114,812 12.0% 8.4% (-0.7) 323,224 25.0% 8.1% (-0.2) 667,524 21.2% 8.4% (-0.1)

Infiniti JX Series 3,671 - 0.3% 0.3 10,233 - 0.3% 0.3 13,539 - 0.2% 0.2

Nissan Altima 22,061 -11.4% 1.6% (-0.6) 73,692 7.8% 1.9% (-0.3) 163,606 9.2% 2.1% (-0.2)

Nissan Armada 1,240 -27.2% 0.1% (-0.1) 4,016 -14.9% 0.1% (-0.1) 10,355 -2.3% 0.1% (-0.0)

Nissan Frontier 9,230 78.0% 0.7% 0.2 26,704 101.4% 0.7% 0.2 48,393 70.9% 0.6% 0.2

Nissan March 5,030 81.8% 0.4% 0.1 15,455 123.8% 0.4% 0.2 37,358 272.8% 0.5% 0.3

Nissan Maxima 5,803 0.0% 0.4% (-0.1) 18,129 11.3% 0.5% (-0.1) 38,653 10.1% 0.5% (-0.1)

Nissan NV-Series 558 -77.3% 0.0% (-0.2) 1,727 -67.9% 0.0% (-0.1) 3,900 -53.2% 0.0% (-0.1)

Nissan Pathfinder 5,017 79.1% 0.4% 0.1 13,034 82.2% 0.3% 0.1 20,726 14.5% 0.3% (-0.0)

Nissan Pickup 7,879 51.9% 0.6% 0.1 20,345 73.5% 0.5% 0.1 39,795 73.0% 0.5% 0.1

Nissan Sentra 16,519 3.4% 1.2% (-0.2) 43,654 6.8% 1.1% (-0.2) 81,103 -5.8% 1.0% (-0.3)

Nissan Tiida 15,596 -31.2% 1.1% (-0.9) 32,992 3.2% 0.8% (-0.2) 78,983 56.3% 1.0% 0.2

Nissan Titan 2,262 0.4% 0.2% (-0.0) 8,609 42.1% 0.2% 0 15,945 14.0% 0.2% (-0.0)

Nissan Tsuru 3,430 -50.8% 0.3% (-0.4) 7,610 -54.7% 0.2% (-0.3) 20,970 -43.6% 0.3% (-0.3)

Nissan Versa 12,507 726.6% 0.9% 0.8 36,907 58.7% 0.9% 0.2 78,380 17.8% 1.0% (-0.0)

Nissan Xterra 3,809 82.4% 0.3% 0.1 9,567 80.8% 0.2% 0.1 14,838 24.3% 0.2% 0

Suzuki Equator 200 -4.8% 0.0% (-0.0) 550 -1.8% 0.0% (-0.0) 980 -5.8% 0.0% (-0.0)

Tesla Motors (USA) 196 19.5% 0.0% (-0.0) 196 -58.2% 0.0% (-0.0) 196 -79.1% 0.0% (-0.0)

Tesla Model S 196 - 0.0% 0 196 - 0.0% 0 196 - 0.0% 0

Tesla Roadster - -100.0% - (-0.0) - -100.0% - (-0.0) - -100.0% - (-0.0)

Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan) 148,955 76.0% 10.9% 3.4 450,723 139.5% 11.3% 5.3 890,540 67.0% 11.2% 3.0

Lexus RX Series 7,655 90.4% 0.6% 0.2 22,713 133.3% 0.6% 0.3 45,336 48.0% 0.6% 0.1

Toyota Avalon 2,834 5.7% 0.2% (-0.0) 10,223 52.7% 0.3% 0 20,099 10.3% 0.3% (-0.0)

Toyota Camry 35,044 93.0% 2.6% 1.0 103,825 181.9% 2.6% 1.4 206,864 124.9% 2.6% 1.2

Toyota Corolla 32,386 94.7% 2.4% 0.9 99,738 208.8% 2.5% 1.5 183,172 97.8% 2.3% 0.9

Toyota Motor Corporation (Japan) 148,955 76.0% 10.9% 3.4 450,723 139.5% 11.3% 5.3 890,540 67.0% 11.2% 3.0

Toyota Highlander 11,019 34.0% 0.8% 0.1 34,225 108.2% 0.9% 0.3 68,772 48.5% 0.9% 0.2

Toyota Matrix 2,123 9.3% 0.2% (-0.0) 5,436 52.8% 0.1% 0 11,938 45.6% 0.2% 0

Toyota RAV4 16,622 302.9% 1.2% 0.9 49,128 200.1% 1.2% 0.7 95,283 55.7% 1.2% 0.3

Toyota Sequoia 2,309 23.3% 0.2% 0 6,430 75.5% 0.2% 0 12,527 54.1% 0.2% 0

Toyota Sienna 11,251 9.1% 0.8% (-0.1) 34,725 67.8% 0.9% 0.2 72,550 26.7% 0.9% 0

Toyota Tacoma 13,168 68.0% 1.0% 0.3 41,082 126.4% 1.0% 0.5 79,717 57.4% 1.0% 0.2

Toyota Tundra 9,863 100.4% 0.7% 0.3 29,689 111.1% 0.7% 0.3 62,643 42.5% 0.8% 0.1

Toyota Venza 4,681 19.9% 0.3% (-0.0) 13,509 38.8% 0.3% 0 31,639 30.9% 0.4% 0

Volkswagen (Germany) 73,904 46.1% 5.4% 0.9 183,810 50.6% 4.6% 0.7 349,848 39.9% 4.4% 0.6

Volkswagen Beetle 11,370 - 0.8% 0.8 27,234 - 0.7% 0.7 45,334 - 0.6% 0.6

Volkswagen Bora - -100.0% - (-0.0) - -100.0% - (-0.0) - -100.0% - (-0.0)

Volkswagen Golf/Jetta Variant 14,740 1.2% 1.1% (-0.2) 35,393 1.0% 0.9% (-0.2) 69,782 -4.9% 0.9% (-0.3)

Volkswagen Jetta 34,394 1.2% 2.5% (-0.5) 82,583 1.0% 2.1% (-0.5) 162,826 -4.9% 2.1% (-0.6)

Volkswagen Passat 13,400 570.0% 1.0% 0.8 38,600 651.4% 1.0% 0.8 71,906 1299.8% 0.9% 0.8

Total Light Vehicle 1,363,740 21.4% 100.0% - 3,977,762 27.6% 100.0% - 7,930,757 22.3% 100.0% -

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Getting Personalwith Takayuki Ishida, CEO & MD, Nissan Motor India

In Person

An experience I won’t forget…

If not in the Auto industry, where would you be?I might work for a trading company

What car you drive? What do you dream of driving?I drive Serena (two-box mini van in Japan). My dream is to drive a camping car

Your most recent indulgence?Riding a bicycle in Chennai

What are you currently reading?I am currently reading a Chinese history novel ‘Three Kingdom Saga Analects’ by Confucius

What are you doing when not talking auto?Reading books

Outdoor activity you would miss office for?Tennis, riding the bicycle, skating, diving. fishing, sailing, etc

Where did you go for your last holiday?I went to Mahabalipuram on a bicycle on August 15, Independence Day

You get angry when…When someone is irresponsible in his / her job

What’s the one thing you’d like to change about yourself?I am very adaptable. When my son was born, I quit smoking. Also, when I was sent to China, I faced a different management method than the typical. But I felt, that management way also works well. Different countries have different cultures and suitable management styles. I adopt the necessary style

Best thing to have happened to you is…My marriage is the best thing that has happened to me

When I climbed the highest mountain in China

Takayuki Ishida is the Managing Director and CEO of Nissan Motor India Private Ltd, a 100 percent sub-sidiary of Nissan Motor Company Ltd. In this role, which he took over in March 2012, he is responsible for the total business management in the country, including domestic sales and exports and develop strategies that will build Nissan’s overall pres-ence and success in India.

Prior to this role, Takayuki Ishida was the GM for India Department at Nissan Headquarters. He joined Nissan in 1984 and since then, held several management roles of increasing responsibilities includ-ing Sales & Marketing and Business Development. He has been associ-ated with the India business since January 2011. Takayuki Ishida grad-uated from Keio University in the Faculty of Law.

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