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Management Discussion & Analysis
Corporate Governance
Secretarial Audit Report
Major technology absorption projects undertaken during the last year include:
Sr. No. Technology For
Status
1 Development of Infotainment system
Development in Progress
2 Brushless DC Motor for Engine Cooling Module
Development in Progress
3 Development of Low Carbon Vehicle Technology Program
Development in Progress
4 Development of Electric Traction Motor technology
Implemented
5 Hydrogen recirculation blower system on Fuel cell-Battery-Hybrid Bus(4x2) family
Development in Progress
6 Battery Management System on Bus and Car Hybrids
Development in Progress
7
Development of a Hydra-mount for vibration reduction of vehicles at a particular frequency of
resonance of an engine or a cab
Under Implementation
8 Development of CNG turbo technology for M& HCV
Implemented
9 Touch Screen Infotainment System with text messaging and navigation capabilities
Under Implementation
10 A 2-way Intake silencer and a surge tank for reduction of vehicle In-cab noise
Implemented
11 Dual fuel (Diesel + CNG) technology development on 4 cylinder medium duty engine
Development in Progress
12 Gasoline Turbo technology development for passenger car 1.2 L gasoline engine
Under implementation
13
Development of SCR + DPF system on passenger car diesel engine for compliance to advanced
emission norms for export
Development in Progress
14 In-house development of a novel and bespoke armoured vehicle
Development in Progress
15 Development of Range Extender Electric Vehicle concept demonstrators based on Nano and Manza. Development in Progress
16 Advanced Infotainment using wireless connectivity
Development in Progress
stringent future domestic and international emission norms.
As a longer term action, the Company has also started taking
into cognizance the current CAFÉ (Corporate Average Fuel
Economy) and what would the likely future regulations entail
on the envisaged future product portfolio.
The Company is also currently focusing on bringing safer
vehicles to the end customers and the vehicle occupants
(both active and passive safety) than the norms currently
prescribed for which extensive safety attribute target setting,
Computer-Aided Engineering, Simulation and testing
capabilities has been baked into plan for delivering the future
products on the anvil.
The Company is progressingwell in its innovative and constant
endeavour to front load the future product development
process with concurrent engineering, digital validations and
upfront failure mode identification. All relevant development
and testing facilities and infrastructure required to support
the endeavour like state-of-the-art advanced design
studio, rapid proto-type development system, testing cycle
simulators, advanced emission test laboratories are being put
in place to support this migration of heavier digital product
development model.
Benefits derived as a result of the above efforts
By careful selection of the advanced engineering and
technology portfolio, the Company intends to capitalise and
bookshelf the developed technology for incorporation into
the future products for making them more exciting and more
attractive to the end customers. Similarly the Company wishes
tomitigate all future risks related to technology by timely having
appropriate emerging technology on Powertrain, Safety, etc
to meet and exceed all future emissions and vehicular safety
norms. The Company is also in a stronger position today with
front loading the digital product development and validation
which has resulted in operational efficiency, better quality and
shorter lead time to market.
