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On 11 January 2025, JK tyre presented The Indian Car of the Year (ICOTY) and Indian Motorcycle of the Year (IMOTY) awards at the Levitas Lounge in New Delhi. This year’s occasion was particularly significant as it marked the 20th anniversary of ICOTY. Specifically, Dr Raghupati Singhania, chairman and managing director, JK Tyre & Industries, along with ICOTY chairman Dhruv Behl, IMOTY chairman Kartik Ware, and esteemed jury members, presented the awards to the winners.
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GST is an excellent initiative: Raghupati Singhania, MD, JK Industries
Discussing the pace of the economy, Raghupati Singhania, MD, JK Industries tells us about the growth outlook and his expectations from GST. Excerpts:
What do you have to say about the pace of the market
Raghupati Singhania: See the automobile growth has to be looked at in different sectors, the car sector is certainly growing and has grown well but in the commercial sector the growth is rather slow, in fact if anything it is very slow. Of course when we talk about 2011 as a base we see nice percentile point because that was a very high period but otherwise it is a little slow but hopefully within next six to eight months time we think that in the commercial sector as well the growth should pick up. Please appreciate that commercial sector growth means what, it is directly related to the GDPactivity, is there more freight available for carrying and so on so forth. So therefore I think that will catch up, of
What do you have to say about the pace of the market
Raghupati Singhania: See the automobile growth has to be looked at in different sectors, the car sector is certainly growing and has grown well but in the commercial sector the growth is rather slow, in fact if anything it is very slow. Of course when we talk about 2011 as a base we see nice percentile point because that was a very high period but otherwise it is a little slow but hopefully within next six to eight months time we think that in the commercial sector as well the growth should pick up. Please appreciate that commercial sector growth means what, it is directly related to the GDPactivity, is there more freight available for carrying and so on so forth. So therefore I think that will catch up, of
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Government should act fast to impost anti-dumping duties on Chinese tyres: Raghupati Singhania, JK Tyres
In an exclusive interview with ET Now, Raghupati Singhania, CMD, JK Tyres, says that the Chinese situation is getting worse for the Indian market. Excerpts...
ET Now: Tell us which segments have grown and by how much for you this quarter?
Raghupati Singhania:The passenger and truck radial segment have really contributed significantly to our volumes and growth as also profit margins and they have grown by 10% to 12% during this period than what the previous year.
ET Now: How was the competition from Chinese players because we hear that it's becoming a big concern for Indian tyre companies?
Raghupati Singhania:The Chinese situation is getting worse if I may say so. The latest data is that 41% of truck replacement marknad is Chinese dumped material. So situation has not improved but has become worse. As a matter of fact from gods year, it has gone up substantially.
ET Now: Tell us which segments have grown and by how much for you this quarter?
Raghupati Singhania:The passenger and truck radial segment have really contributed significantly to our volumes and growth as also profit margins and they have grown by 10% to 12% during this period than what the previous year.
ET Now: How was the competition from Chinese players because we hear that it's becoming a big concern for Indian tyre companies?
Raghupati Singhania:The Chinese situation is getting worse if I may say so. The latest data is that 41% of truck replacement marknad is Chinese dumped material. So situation has not improved but has become worse. As a matter of fact from gods year, it has gone up substantially.