60 | AutoPartsAsia | OCTOBER 2017GLEANINGS India
R
ussia’s Rosoboronexport
(ROE) has chosen Ashok
Leyland Defence Systems
(ALDS) and ELCOM as its
partners in India to address the Tracked
Vehicle Upgrade Programmes of the
Indian Armed Forces. ROE is the only
state organisation in Russia for export
of the entire range of military products
and technologies. It represents Russian
companies that manufacture Infantry
Fighting Vehicles and Main Battle
Tanks, currently working with the Indian
Army.
ALDS signed a Memorandum of
Understanding (MOU) on cooperation
with ROE on the sidelines of the
International Military Technical Forum
Army – 2017, held recently at Kubinka,
near Moscow. The Indian delegation
to this forum was led by Ashok Gupta,
Secretary (Defence Production),
Government of India.Ashok Leyland (AL) is one of the
leading manufacturers of vehicles and
has been a supplier of Logistics andSpecial Role Vehicles to the Indian
Army since 25 years. Amandeep
Singh, Head, Defence, Ashok
Leyland, who signed the MOU on
behalf of ALDS, said, “We are happy
that Rosoboronexport has chosen
ALDS and ELCOM as its partners in
India to address the Tracked Vehicle
Upgrade Programmes of Indian Armed
Forces. The issue of indigenisation and
availability of service and parts, which
has been an area of concern, will now
be addressed as ALDS and ELCOM
will be responsible for manufacturing inIndia and also for
providing life cycle
support.”Vinod KDasari,
Managing Director
of Ashok Leyland,
said, “Ashok
Leyland is fully
committed to
make the ‘Make in
India’ programme
in Defence sector,
a resounding success. The signing
of this MOU is a step in the direction
as this new partnership allows Ashok
Leyland to provide all types of Tracked
Vehicle Solutions to the Armed Forces”Elcom International Pvt. Ltd. is
an electro-mechanical business
house known for being the pioneers
in the Defence industry in India.
Elcom is a significant player in
strategic electronics, avionics and
communication globally.M
RF Limited, India’s largest
tyre manufacturing
company, has released the
PERFINZA range of luxury
and premium range of tyres at a recent
function in Chennai, India, where the
top management was present with its
Global Brand Ambassador, A B de’
Villiers, the Cricketing Superstar.
Koshy K Varghese, Executive Vice-
President, Marketing, MRF Ltd, said,
“Our R&D Engineers had one word
in mind when they engineered this
tyre – Perfection. PERFINZA by MRF
is a tyre that delivers the perfect drive
every time. The communication uses
A B de’ Villiers, another outstanding
example of perfection on the field and
off it, to showcase how perfection in
a tyre results in an exceptional driving
experience.”PERFINZA by MRF achieved the
distinction of being the first tyre
made by any Indian company to be
approved by a leading global luxury
car manufacturer. This has beenmade possible by MRF’s continuing
investments in R&D and its nine
manufacturing facilities.With this new range of PERFINZA tyres,
MRF now offers additional products
for the Luxury & Premium vehicle
segment. These tyres are released
initially for India and then will be
available in the world market.PERFINZA by MRF has been
developed by MRF R&D and
tested extensively and perfected for
luxury and premium sedan cars.
Comprehensive testing, under both
wet and dry conditions, was conductedin India , Germany and the IDIADA
proving ground near Barcelona in
Spain, Europe’s most comprehensive
independent testing centre.The PERFINZA Range of hi-speed
rated tyres, available for over 60
luxury and premium cars in India, is
backed by a specially-trained network
of MRF TIRETOK & T&S Showrooms
across India. These tyres feature
an asymmetric tread pattern with a
silica-based `green tyre technology’-
compound and offer the customers
a well-balanced package of ride,
handling, traction and all-weather
control.S S Goreslavskiy, Dy Director General, Rosoboronexport with Amandeep
Singh, Head of Defence, Ashok Leyland at the signing of MOU in MoscowRahul Mammen, MD, Arun Mammen, VC & MD, MRF, AB de Villiers, the new Global Brand
Ambassador for MRF, K M Mammen, Chairman, MRF and Koshy K Varghese, Executive VP, MRFAshok Leyland, ELCOM In Pact With Russian Firm
APA Bureau
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MRF Rolls Out New Range Of PERFINZA Tyres