Apollo has launched a brand new vary of tyres for the Indian market. Referred to as the Amazer XP, the low rolling resistance tyres are focused on the entry-level passenger car marketplace for now. The corporate has listed quite a few fashions within the hatchback and sedan segments that may run on the Amazer XP vary.
- Amazer XP tyres obtainable in seven sizes, starting from 12- to 14-inches
- Apollo will develop the vary sooner or later
- Tyres claimed to supply a low rolling resistance, aiding mileage
What’s the Apollo Amazer XP?
The corporate says that the Amazer XP tyres have been developed utilizing a compound that imparts a “best-in-class” rolling resistance and, therefore, improves gasoline effectivity. The particular sample of the stripes and groove design are additionally claimed to cut back highway noise and assist consolation.
Apollo states that Amazer XP has “gained OE (authentic gear) approval” for the Tata Tigor EV, Renault Kwid, Hyundai Grand i10 and the Datsun Go and Go+. Furthermore, the vary of tyres will also be utilized by the next fashions:
- 145/80 R12 – Maruti Suzuki Alto
- 155/65 R14 – Earlier-gen Maruti WagonR
- 165/70 R14 – Renault Kwid, Datsun Go and Go+, Nissan Micra
- 165/80 R14 – Maruti Swift, Tata Altroz
- 175/65 R14 – Honda Amaze, Tata Bolt and Zest, Toyota Etios
- 185/65 R14 – Previous Hyundai i20
- 185/70 R14 – Mahindra Verito
Amazer XP tyres have solely been launched within the aforementioned seven sizes, with 5 extra set to hitch the vary sooner or later. Furthermore, Apollo is but to formally state the costs of its new product.
Apollo targets mass-market phase with Amazer XP
With the Amazer XP, Apollo is concentrating on the mass-market phase which, as per the agency, sees gross sales volumes of roughly 2 lakh tyres a month. Designed with inputs from the corporate’s R&D centres in Chennai and Enschede, Netherlands, the brand new product is manufactured at Apollo’s vegetation in Oragadam, Tamil Nadu and Limda, Gujarat.
Apollo’s plans for India
Apollo just lately revealed its outcomes for Q3 FY 2021 and posted a robust efficiency, with its revenue rising 155 p.c to Rs 444 crore.
In an unique interplay with Autocar India and Autocar Skilled final yr, the corporate had additionally revealed its plans of manufacturing the high-end Vredestein-branded tyres in India, after the federal government’s transfer to curtail tyre imports into the nation.
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