NGV Global

Australia, Perth

Advanced Engine Components Limited (AEC) has entered a  formal ten year Purchase Agreement with Tata Motors Limited (TML) of India.  The terms of the Agreement are consistent with a Letter of Intent (LOI)  announced on 31 October 2008. Pursuant to the LOI, AEC will design, develop, test and certify compressed natural gas (CNG) kits as part of the natural gas vehicle system (NGVS).  The NGVS is for naturally aspirated and turbo charged CNG versions of TML’s four and six cylinder engines for commercial vehicle application.  Quantities and pricing were set in the LOI.

Harit AEC India Pvt Ltd, a joint venture (JV) between AEC and Vialle Alternative Fuel Systems Private Limited (Vialle India), is in the process of being incorporated in India.  The JV will be responsible for localisation of production of AEC’s CNG kits and arranging required working capital for AEC’s activities in India.                            

AEC has commenced development on the NGVS for the TML CNG engines.  

A key component of the NGVS for the TML engine development programme is completion of the fifth generation AEC electronic control unit (ECU).  The fifth generation ECU is a significant advance on the current ECU incorporating simplified state of the art  components, with incremental development capacity and an improved pricing structure. 

Tata Motors is India’s largest automobile company, with revenues of US$ 8.8 billion in 2007-08. Through subsidiaries and associate companies, Tata Motors has operations in the UK, South Korea, Thailand and Spain. Among them is Jaguar Land Rover, a business comprising the two iconic British brands. It also has a strategic alliance with Fiat.  With over 4 million Tata vehicles plying in India, Tata Motors is the country’s market leader in commercial vehicles and among the top three in passenger vehicles. It is also the world’s fourth largest truck manufacturer and the second largest bus manufacturer. Tata cars, buses and trucks are being marketed in several countries in Europe, Africa, the Middle East, South Asia, South East Asia and South America.

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