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MOTORINDIA
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May 2012
Second
Apollo CV Zone
opened
near Salem
Apollo Tyres has opened its full-
service branded commercial vehicle
tyre outlet, Apollo CV Zone, in the
large transhipment hub of Sankari
near Salem in Tamil Nadu.
Inaugurated by Mr. Satish Shar-
ma, Chief - India Operations, Apollo
Tyres Ltd., this second CV Zone is
a 3,000 sq. ft. store located on the
busy Chennai-Coimbatore highway.
Apart from application-based tyre
recommendation and sales for both
cross-ply and radial tyres, the CV
Zone offers wheel alignment, wheel
balancing, professional tyre repair
service and nitrogen gas inflation by
the company-trained staff. The other
Apollo CV Zone is located in Sanjay
Gandhi Transport Nagar, Delhi.
Speaking on the occasion, Mr.
Satish Sharma observed: “With
changing market dynamics related
to newer vehicle platforms, more
multi-axles and increased radialisa-
tion, consumers need to be guided
through their purchase decisions.
After fuel, tyres are the highest ex-
pense for commercial vehicle opera-
tors. As the leader in this category,
we want to ensure that our biggest
customers are able to extract the
maximum out of our products,
bringing down their operational
costs. We plan to add 20 more Apol-
lo CV Zones to our network in the
next 2 years.”
Opened by Apollo’s long-term
business partner, Prem Tyre Shope,
this CV Zone has two service bays
and 12 trained service personnel to
cater to an estimated 1,500 fleet op-
erators based out of Sankari.
Sankari, with a market potential of
4,000 commercial vehicle tyres eve-
ry month, is one of the largest hubs
for commercial vehicles and allied
businesses.
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Almost 70 per cent of the 4,000 com-
mercial vehicles owned by the Sanka-
ri-based fleet owners are radialised.
This is much higher than the overall
radialisation of the country.