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national markets in addition to the
Indian market. The company has an
excellent relationship with Volvo
with which it had undertaken four
major projects globally in Perth, Sin-
gapore, Panama and Morocco. Last
year, owing to the four global ten-
der projects with Volvo, Voith had
an exceptionally high year with the
vehicle manufacturer, with whom it
has a market share of around 50 per
cent in the city bus segment. Lev-
eraging on its global success with
Volvo, the company is now working
with the Swedish major in terms of
developing market opportunities in
India.
With growing interest in Au-
tomatic-Manual
transmissions
(AMTs) in the country, Mr. Kohler
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“We expect some good number
of buses to be put on road this
year with our transmissions.”
– Mr. Kohler
start-ups across a speed range, where
other transmissions already require
2 to 3 gearshifts. Up to 50 per cent
fewer gearshifts mean less wear and
higher driving comfort. The vehicle
roll-out will be facilitated with the
company-appointed exsperts team
supervising it from start to finish.
Mr. Kohler further observed that
Voith is working closely with other
commercial vehicle manufactur-
ers, including Tata, Ashok Leyland
and Volvo, who are targeting inter-