2. Introduction
› TVS motor company was set up by T.V SUNDARAM IYER.
› He introduced the first bus service in Madurai and founded T.V. Sundaram
Iyengar and sons ltd.
› The company dealt with several forays in the automobile sector, including
finance, insurance and manufacturing of 2-wheelers, tyres and
components
› In the previous financial year, the net sales were up by 7.99%:-Scooter
sales were up by 12% Motor’s stand alone net profit was about 23.66%
Company’s total 2-wheeler sales grew by 4.48%
3. Recent Trends
› Competes in the auto-rickshaw segment.
› Launched tvs phoenix, new version of tvs wego and tvs zest
› Won awards- JD POWER ASIA PACIFIC INDIA AUTOMOBILE AWARDS 2015,
2-WHEELER MANUFACTURE OF THE YEAR AT NDTV CARS AND BIKES.
› 1st Indian factory to take part in the prestigious Daka rally, partnered with
French motor cycle and acquired 25 th position overall at the raller.
› Won RAID DE HIMALAYA, THE FOX HILL SUPERCROSS HELD AT SRILANKA
› Planning to invest around 350 crore towards the capex programme
› Company in talks with German automaker BMW AG’S motorcycle, to
source technological know –how for developing high-end motor corps.
4. ISSUES FACED PRESENTLY
› Fall in its share price by 3.80% and it ended at 4.87 % down
› Domestic and export sales affected due to Chennai flood
› Loss in sales of about 15000 units
› In 2011-it had a market share of about 18-20% and held 3rd position in the 2-
wheeler sector which now led to 4th position due to its fall in sales.
5. Driverless motor cars
› Advantages
› Self-driving cars have the potential to
significantly lower the total cost per
kilometer travelled and are thus
likely to induce people to make more
trips. greater convenience and at
extremely competitive prices
because they can achieve much
higher utilization rates than private
cars (which stand idle more than 94%
of the time.
› Reduces carbon emissions .
› Will be smaller and much lighter
than the average car which further
reduces energy consumption per
kilometer
› Disadvantages
› The latest prototype has not been
tested in heavy rain or snow due to
safety concerns. Because the cars
rely primarily on pre-programmed
route data, they do not obey
temporary traffic lights and, in some
situations, revert to a slower "extra
cautious" mode in complex
unmapped intersections. The vehicle
has difficulty identifying when
objects, such as trash and light
debris, are harmless, causing the
vehicle to veer unnecessarily.
Additionally, the lidar technology
cannot spot some potholes or discern
when humans, such as a police
officer, are signaling the car to
stop. Google projects having these
issues fixed by 2020
