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HMC-MM Auto the joint venture between Hero MotoCorp and Milan-headquartered Magneti Marelli, today inaugurated its first autonomous production and development centre at Manesar, Haryana.
The new centre will serve as a production facility and innovation hub to develop new-generation fuelling systems for Hero. The Delhi-based company holds 60 per cent in the JV company while Magneti Marelli holds the rest.
Pawan Munjal, vice chairman, managing director and chief executive, Hero MotoCorp said" “India is a growing participant in the global value chain, and is a place where companies can design, develop and manufacture innovative products efficiently. Hero’s vision is to be a part of this global value chain. We have crafted an exciting vision - to use electronics in order to achieve better engine performances, reduced energy consumption and control emissions. I am confident that this company will set a new technological paradigm. One of our core objectives is to position ourselves as a technologically driven, forward looking company, and we will continue to push the envelope in terms of skill, scale, leadership and best practices.”
HMC-MM Auto Ltd will help build Electronic Fuel Injection (EFI) systems, which will offer distinct advantages to the engines used in Hero’s two-wheelers such as adaptability to different working climates, altitudes, improved performance and fuel efficiency, environmental regulations and gasoline blends. Additional functionality such as immobilisers, traction and slip control, multi map, flexi fuel and multi fuel management etc. will also be available with the above technology.
