Auto Parts Asia — February 2018

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GLEANINGS India

Ashok Leyland Signs LoI With Phinergy

APA Bureau

APA Bureau

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shok Leyland,

flagship of the

Hinduja Group,

and one of the

largest commercial vehicle

manufacturers in India, took

the next step to secure long-

term arrangements for its

EV Commercial Vehicles by

signing a Letter of Intent (LoI)

with Phinergy of Israel. Ashok

Leyland and Phinergy will

adapt unique, competitive,

and sustainable solutions for

high-energy applications in the

commercial vehicles space.

Phinergy has developed cutting

edge technology solutions

for the use of Aluminium Air

Batteries for EV and other

applications. With Ashok

Leyland, Phinergy will be

tailoring its unique technology

to meet the high-energy requirements

of Commercial Vehicles in India.

“As the EV market evolves in India,

Ashok Leyland remains committed

to developing differentiated solutions

for our customer to stay competitive.

We see good potential for Phinergy’s

technology in India. This will add

further to our various portfolios for

Commercial Vehicle EVs, where

we are committed to offering our

customers competitive solutions with

various options that use cutting edge

technology,”Karthick Athmanathan,

Head, EV and eMobility Solutions,

Ashok Leyland, said.

“Over the next few months, we will

develop the first prototypes and trial

pilots on different platforms to tune

better Phinergy’s offering for various

CV applications. Our approach to EV

Commercial Vehicles will continue

to be such that we move people and

goods rather than batteries, with

optimal use of battery capacities,”S A

Sundaresan, Head of eMobility Tech,

Ashok Leyland, said.

“We are excited to be part of India’s

EV ecosystem and are happy to

be offering our technology for CV

applications through this relationship

with a strong Indian player like

Ashok Leyland. We believe that our

high technology solution will help

the Indian customer to keep costs

low while addressing range anxiety

and reliability,”Aviv Tzidon, CEO of

Phinergy, said.

Tenneco MTV Suspension Tech For Suzuki Cars

T

enneco Inc., a global supplier

of Ride Performance and

Clean Air products and

systems, is supplying its

Multi-Tuned Valve (MTV) suspension

technology on the Swift Sport

manufactured in Japan, as well as

the Dzire compact-sedan passenger

car produced by Maruti Suzuki India

Limited. The latest generation Swift,

which made its debut in September at

IAA 2017 in Frankfurt, Germany, will

feature front struts and rear dampers

from Tenneco.

Tenneco has worked with Suzuki for

more than a decade, supplying OE

front struts and rear shock dampers

for previous generation Swift and

Swift Sport models.

“Tenneco’s MTV valve technology

has been precision-engineered to

offer our customers great flexibility

when it comes to tuning vehicle ride

characteristics for the best possible

balance of performance and comfort.

Tenneco is excited to continue our

long-standing relationship with Suzuki

by adding the new Swift to our ever-

growing portfolio of OE fitments,”

Martin Hendricks, Executive Vice-

president and President, Tenneco

Ride Performance.

Tenneco designs and develops a

broad range of passive, adaptive and

semi-active shock absorbers to meet

the needs of OE customers across

multiple segments and markets.

Offering extensive tuning options,

excellent noise reduction and long-

lasting durability compared with

conventional designs, Tenneco’s MTV

valve technology is a leading choice

for a wide range of applications.

The clamp-disc, full-displacement

valve system is engineered to provide

precise handling and driving comfort

in a variety of driving environments.

Tenneco produces the suspension

technology for the Dzire at Tenneco’s

Bawal plant in India, and at Tenneco’s

Gliwice and Hodkovice plants in

Europe for the Swift Sport.

Karthick Athmanathan, Head - EV and eMobility Solutions, Ashok Leyland with Mr. Aviv Tzidon, CEO of Phinergy