First franchisee for Marangoni India tyre joint venture

MGPL, the 6214 Marangoni commercial vehicle tyre retreading joint venture in India, has launched its launched its first full service franchisee in the country for Marangoni RINGTREAD retreads.

The MGPL (Marangoni GRP Private Limited) JV has linked with Autobhan Retreading which is starting the franchise at Cochin in the state of Kerala.

Giuseppe Marangoni, vice president, Marangoni Group, said that India is a key growth market for his company. "We strongly believe that in RINGTREAD, Marangoni’s splice-less retread, we have a solution that will significantly reduce the operating costs of fleets in India and having a franchisee partner like Autobahn is essential to taking this successfully to the market," he added.

"The retreading market in India needs to further professionalise and get organised and we hope to be at the forefront of this transformation.”

Autobahn Retreading, part of Autobahn Trucking Corporation, is the Kerala dealer for Bharat Benz Trucks.

M.A.M. Babu Moopan, chairman, Nippon Group of which Autobahn Trucking is a subsidiary, said he hopes that the additional value chain service offered by Nippon Group will provide truckers with a one-stop-solution at Autobahn.