Italian company Domar has started supplying plastic mudguards and mud flaps to Indian OEMs. Currently Domar is supplying these products to Tata Motors and Ashok leyland for their export vehicles.
In India, currently most vehicles use steel mudguards. For export vehicles the trucks are fitted with plastic mudguards and mud flaps. Domar is planning to increase business in India but there are no immediate plans of setting up a manufacturing facility, says Mr. Angelo Mercadante, Sales Department, Domar S.r.l.
Asked is there is a plan to set up a manufacturing facility, Mr. Mercadante says, the products offered by Domar are injection moulded plastic hence the investment is very high. The volume in India doesn’t justify setting-up a manufacturing facility.