By Tricitynews Reporter
Chandigarh
10th October:- Michelin,
the world’s tyre technology leader, today announced that it has signed a
commercial agreement with Ashok Leyland to supply MICHELIN X® Guard™ range of
radial truck tyres for its Captain 3718 PLUS long and medium distance
commercial vehicles. The industry defining performance of this tyre range is
expected to enable Ashok Leyland to pass benefits of fuel efficiency and
optimized payload to their customers.
To cater for this increased demand
from both the replacement market and original equipment manufacturers in the
country, Michelin today inaugurated a new state of the art production line for
the MICHELIN X®
Guard™ range of tyres in its Chennai plant.
The new production line will help double the current capacity of the plant by
2018.The MICHELIN X®
Guard™ range of radial truck and bus tyres, offering
up to 10% fuel savings*, is exclusively
designed, engineered and made for India.
During
the inauguration ceremony of the new production line, Jean-Dominique
Senard, Chief Executive Officer of Michelin Group said that india is a priority
market for us and growing demand for our products in the country reaffirms our
commitment to keep innovating for our customers here. In a very short time, our
Chennai plant has evolved to become one of our most advanced manufacturing
facilities globally. The purpose of this plant was to cater to the needs to the
Indian market and I am happy to see that we are on target in this journey. The
MICHELIN X® Guard™ was conceived to address the
Indian market’s need for a tyre that is fuel efficient, safe and lasts longer
and to this end we adapted the very best of Michelin technologies to produce a
premium tyre at an affordable price.
At the inauguration of the new
production line, H.E. Alexandre Ziegler, Ambassador of France to India, said
that he is delighted to be here with Jean-Dominique Senard of the Michelin
Group at a time when the company is expanding its presence in the Indian
market. This is another successful example of how our French companies actively
contribute to “Make in India” and innovate in India.
Speaking on the occasion, Vinod K.
Dasari, CEO and Managing Director, Ashok Leyland said that we are pleased to
partner Michelin for our latest range of 37T trucks. The MICHELIN X® Guard™
radial tyres provide us tremendous fuel efficiency, helping us offers a
differentiated product in this segment. It is heartening to see the new
tyre developed using Michelin’s world class innovations right here in India.
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