AutoPartsAsia | OCTOBER 2017 | 63I
ndia Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd. (IYM),
one of the leading two-wheeler
manufacturers in the country,has
reached a major milestone by
producing its one-millionth unit. The
milestone unit, the stylish scooter,
Fascino, rolled out of the IYM’s
Chennai factory recently. The other
scooter and motorcycle models
which contributed in reaching this
landmark by IYM include Ray Z, Ray
ZR, Alpha, Saluto and Saluto RX.
Yamaha began its operation in
Chennai in March 2015 with an initial
annual capacity of 4.5 lakh units.
By 2019, capacity will reach 9 lakh
units. The increase in production
figures can largely be attributed to
the increasing popularity of scooter
and motorcycle brands of Yamaha
in India. The total annual production
capacity of IYM in its factories in
Chennai and Surajpur by 2019 will
reach 1.6 million units.
Riuji Kawashima, Deputy Managing
Director, IYM, said, “This is a
remarkable achievement by Yamaha.
The production of one million-units in
two years showcases the increasing
popularity of our brand among the
Indian customers. The important
milestone will serve as a major boost
for business development as well
as future expansion plans in India.
We will continue to enhance the
production facilities and contribute to
the requirements of the Indian two-
wheeler market.” Out of one million
products manufactured from theChennai Factory, 8.5 lakh units have
been manufactured for the domestic
market and remaining 1.5 lakh units
for the export market. Fascino is the
most produced product with 3.7 Lakh
units.Yamaha has so far invested Rs. 1300
crore in the Chennai factory and
plans to invest more than Rs. 200
crore by 2018. Chennai factory is the
first in the Yamaha Motor group which
has a “Vendor Park” in its vicinity.B
ASF India Limited, a
subsidiary of BASF SE, has
inaugurated its new technical
lab for fuel and lubricant
solutions at its Innovation Campus
Asia Pacific, in Navi Mumbai, India.
As an integral part of BASF’s global
and regional innovation network, the
facility will deliver modern lubricant
formulations and high performance
fluids for automotive and industrial
applications.
The application lab will enable
global and regional BASF teams to
work closely with local customers in
testing and formulation optimization
for a diverse range of industries in
South Asia. It will mainly focus on oil
packages for turbine, hydraulic and
compressor, as well as fluids for the
latest-generation tractors. With the
transition towards engines with better
fuel efficiency, the development of
efficient fluids and lubricants helps
comply with increasingly stringent
regulations
and to
enhance
lifetime of
the complex
machinery.The global
business
unit Fuel and
Lubricant
Solutions
is a leading
supplier tothe transportation and mineral oil
industries worldwide and part of
BASF’s Performance Chemicals
division. Offerings cover fuel
performance packages, refinery
additives, polyisobutenes, engine
coolants (Glysantin® brand) and
brake fluids as well as lubricant
additives, compounded lubricants,
synthetic base stocks and
components for metalworking fluids.
The business unit has its main
facilities in Ludwigshafen, Germany,
Cincinnati and Florham Park in
the US, Nanjing and Shanghai in
China, as well as Sao Paulo, Brazil.
Research and development is mainly
driven out of Ludwigshafen, Germany,
Tarrytown, USA and Shanghai, China.
At the end of 2016, BASF in
India had 2,356 employees at ten
production sites and ten offices, as
well as two R&D centres in Mumbai
and Mangalore. In 2016, BASF
registered sales of approximately €1.1
billion to customers in India.Yamaha’s senior management during the roll out of one millionth two-wheeler from Chennai PlantIndia Yamaha Makes 1M 2-Wheelers
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BASF Expands Fuel, Lube Lab In S Asia
Rajesh Naik- Director Manufacturing, BASF India and Alice
Wong, Vice President, Regional Business Management,
BASF Fuel & Lubricant Solution Asia Pacific