The adoption of SCR Technology has been rather slow in the price-sensitive Indian market as the cost of ownership is high. Auto Tech Review caught up with Vinod Aggarwal, MD & CEO, VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV), to understand how the commercial vehicle industry is bracing up to adopt this technology in order to be BS VI-compliant.
Vinod Aggarwal joined Eicher in the year 1983 and since then has handled various assignments across the tractor, truck, bus, gear and engine businesses. He took over as Group CFO in 2006 and subsequently took charge as the President of Eicher Trucks and Buses in 2009. He was appointed CEO of VECV in July 2010, and in October 2016, he was given the additional charge of Managing Director of VECV. Aggarwal has played a crucial role in taking the joint venture’s technological advancements to the market. Aggarwal has vast knowledge of the Indian ecosystem, and has been spearheading the company in bringing the best of commercial vehicles to the Indian roads.
What kind of synergies have Volvo and Eicher been driving through your decade-long joint venture journey?
The foundation that we created for this joint venture from day one has been extremely strong. This explains why Volvo Group made this JV an exclusive hub for the manufacturing of its Euro 6-compliant medium duty engine (up to 15 tonne) for its international commitments, which they had been sourcing from another manufacturer. On the other hand, VECV had a huge responsibility to live up to the targeted cost while ensuring high quality.
We have adopted a lot of technology from the Volvo Group into our products, including renewing our entire product line. The engine that we have been manufacturing for Euro 6 compliance has been adopted for Euro 3 and Euro 4 norms as well for fitting into our heavy duty Pro series range.
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