TVS, India

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TV Sundram Iyengar and Sons Limited (TVS) is the holding company for the TVS Group of companies engaged in the manufacturing of almost all kinds of automotive components, two wheelers and a few other industrial products. They are also into the financial services sector. The turnover of the entire group was close to $2 billion in 2003.

TVS was founded by the T.V. Sundaram Iyengar back in 1911.

TVS Champ motorcyle in Chennai

It is the only automotive manufacture in India to get the prestigious Deming award. Its group company Sundaram Clayton was the first company in India to receive the Deming award. It went on to be awarded the Japan Quality Medal. This medal is only awarded to companies for continuous improvement in quality practice after they have received the Deming award.

In 1980 TVS 50, India's first two-seater moped rolled out of the factory at Hosur in Tamil Nadu, Southern India.A byword for reliability, the TVS 50 had proved itself promising and successful in every test and paved a way for many successes for TVS Suzuki. Likewise the TVS champ and super Champ gave a reliable and sturdy two wheeler to public, who wanted looks fused with economy. These two wheelers together redefined the category of mopeds in India.

TVS later left its collaboration with Suzuki adn started to manufacture its own vehicles

Contents

1 The major products

1.1 Scooters
1.2 Scooterettes
1.3 Mopeds

2 External links

The major products

TVS Victor
TVS Star
TVS Apache

Scooters

Spectra Dx (150 cc)
Spectra Ax (150 cc)

Scooterettes

TVS Scooty ES (60 cc)
TVS Scooty KS (60 cc)
TVS Scooty Pep (75 cc)
TVS Scooty Pep + (90 cc)

Mopeds

TVS 50 XL (50 cc)
TVS XL (60 cc)
TVS XL Super (60 cc)
TVS Champ (60 cc)
TVS Super Champ (60 cc)

External links

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