In an interaction with Rajesh Rajgor, K P Singh, Managing Director (India) and Head (Asia Pacific Region), Eberspächer, shares information about the improving product demands for thermal management AC units for multiple bus categories
There’s a lot of excitement in the bus and coach market again. The operators are bullish now and as is the interest for replacement demand. As a specialist in thermal management for buses and coaches, we offer solution for all types of buses, whether intercity coach or school bus, feeder bus or airport coach. We have recently unveiled a new product for electric buses. It shall be available for 9-metre and for 12-metre electric buses. We also offer clean air solutions and have a range of products which ensure clean air inside the bus, free of all kind of viruses and bacteria, including the corona virus. Additionally, we are working on an integrated system where we can work around the software and give a customised solution as per the application. It is a benchmark in the industry.
Innovations and Growth
In the last two years we have put up a new line for electric AC systems, which will not only be catering to the demand in India but also provide for our customers in the ASEAN market. We are prepared for the growth momentum which we are seeing in the industry with the changing technology trends. Hence, we are already extending our lines not only for EVs but also for the conventional air-conditioning system. We are very bullish about the future and I think the leads at Prawaas 3.0 would act as a catalyst to that growth momentum in the market. The year 2022 has already witnessed good momentum as compared to the previous years but we have still not reached the pre-pandemic levels. We believe that those kinds of numbers will be reached by 2024. For the next year we are targeting double-digit growth in the India market.