Tyre manufacturer CEAT today launched its first wheel management centre in the country for truck and bus tyres at Namakkal district in Tamil Nadu.
"With this launch, CEAT has further enhanced its reach to the masses in Tamil Nadu and the company is looking forward to launch 20 stores in India by 2010," a company press release here said.
Sankagiri has the potential of 7,000 new tyres per month of which 30 per cent would be radial tyres, it said.
"Tamil Nadu is a very competitive market for radial tyres and we are pleased to launch our first wheel management centre for truck and bus radial tyres in Sankagiri. The launch of this facility will help CEAT reach the masses and achieve its targets,"CEAT Vice-President (Sales and Marketing) Arnab Banerjee said.
CEAT Wheel Management Centre would be set up in 3,000 to 5,000 square feet area and each store would provide new CEAT tyres, wheel alignment, greasing, nitrogen inflation and also act as a collection centre for retreading of tyres, it said.
CEAT, at present, has manufacturing plants in Mumbai, Nasik and Sri Lanka. The company manufactures over 10 million tyres every year and exports to nearly 110 countries, the release added.