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April 2012
AMW Auto Components
bags big
order from Volkswagen Brazil
AMW Auto Components recently
won a prestigious, multi-million
dollar order from Volkswagen Bra-
zil for the supply of wheel rims from
2013. The order was won despite
stiff competition from global and lo-
cal manufacturers.
Having built up a wealth of techni-
cal expertise at its world class plant
at Bhuj, the company has been able
to grow its exports over the past few
years. Last year, it won fresh orders
from reputed global OEMs such as
GM Brazil and Iveco Brazil.
The company has its sharp fo-
cus on operational excellence and
has invested heavily in world class
technology. Both these factors have
helped drive sales which are ex-
pected to reach two million units
in the current fiscal. This number
is expected to rise substantially to
five million units next year based on
confirmed orders.
AMW Auto Components is part
of the AMW Group, the third larg-
est heavy commercial vehicle manu-
facturer in India. Its state-of-the-art
plant at Bhuj is the largest single
location manufacturer of wheel rims
in India with a capacity of 15 mil-
lion units. This includes 12 million
passenger car wheels and an addi-
tional three million truck and tractor
wheels.
The company also offers
services like design, simula-
tion, production, validation
and testing to its customers.
The other facilities include
a world class in-house tool
making and design facil-
ity, including a DMG 5-axis
milling centre.
The company currently
supplies wheels to major ve-
hicle manufacturers like Gen-
eral Motors, Maruti Suzuki,
Tata Motors, New Holland
Tractors, Mahindra & Mahi-
ndra, TAFE and International
Tractors, among others. In
addition, it exports to some
of the largest tyre and wheel
distributors in Europe.
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The first Indian company to win
an order directly from Volkswa-
gen Brazil, it also produced a
record 200,000 wheel rims dur-
ing February 2012, its highest-
ever monthly output since the
start of commercial production
in 2010.
The wheel rim manufacturing
plant is equipped with compre-
hensive testing facilities and an
ED coating paint line.