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INTERACTION POST EXCON 2019

We want to have a ‘Made in India’ tag

for each of our products

Volvo Penta’s approach is to “Keep it simple”. Volvo Penta’s strategy is to keep the BS CEV IV changes
as simple as possible for Indian OEMs.The company has extensive experience of SCR technology
in the Volvo Group and firmly believes that it’s BS (CEV/Trem) IV-compliant product range is industry-
leading. In an exclusive interview MIRON THOMS, VICE PRESIDENT & HEAD OF VOLVO PENTA INDIA takes
CONSTRUCTION OPPORTUNITIES through the company’s new associations, the performance of the
company, new emission norms and the changes, OEM collaboration and lot more.

How was the previous year for the company and overall for the 13 and 16 liter engines for their power generation business in India.
industry? With these new customers coming and others in the pipeline the
The journey in India is not an easy one. Every year there have been true growth potential on top of the growth of the country and
a few challenges. However, the market in India is always flexible. the business. The growth journey of India is independent and will
As a company we are highly ambitious about our plans for the flourish. India is still a domestically driven market and most of our
Indian market. This year, despite the struggles due to the market customers are strong in India. This is the right opportunity for us.
condition, we have nevertheless grown in different sectors though Take us through the partnership of Volvo Penta along with Doosan
the industry has taken a slight hit along with the construction We started back in 2016 to discuss about the possible association
sector. Doosan Bobcat India has chosen Volvo Penta engines to with Doosan. The discussion that we initiated was about the
power two of its new air compressor models.
development of a new premium product that will benefit the
We have also signed up with Ashok Leyland for the supply of our operator. We have looked into the development on the joint

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