Metro Tyres Ltd Launches The Velo Sholay HD E-Rickshaw Tyres in presence of Mehtab and Devlina
Ambar Bhattacharya, Takmaa News, Kolkata, 8th June 2023 : Treading the high road of excellence and exponential growth for nearly five decades, Metro tyres ia proud to launch an E-Rickshaw tyre, Velo Sholay HD.
The new product has been unveiled by Mr. Rummy Chabra (MD), Mr. Rajnikant Tiwary(Sr. VP- Marketing), Mr. S P Saxena (VP), Sports personality Mr Mehtab Hussain and Actress Devlina Kumar. With the healthy revival of the economy, the Indian automobile industry is witnessing an uptick in demand of E-Rickshaw vehicles. Hence, Metro tyres has launched this E-Rickshaw tyre under the VELO Brand. With the entry of VELO Sholay HD, Metro tyres Ltd is well poised to capitalise on this growth trajectory by tiing it with the growing mobility requirements of passengers.
Commenting on the launch Mr. Rummy Chabra said, With more than fifty five years of rich experience Metro tyres is a manufacturer par excellence. Deploying ever evolving technology and using best of the raw materials with a manufacturing capacity close to 30 million tyres and 30 million tubes annually, we in India commands 60% share of t he cycle rickshaw tyres and tubemarket and 24% share of the bicycle tyres and tube market. We are committed in our roe of developing world class tyres in India.
We are on of the best in class to serve tyres, tubes for cycle, Rickshaw, Motorcycles, Scooters and Three Whellers and will continue doing so. Metro tyres is a leading tyre manufacturer in India and is widely acknowledged and undisputed market leader in its various segments with 10000+ dealers across the country and exports to 53+ countries. Metro tyres has a capacity of 7 state of the art manufacturing units with an annual turnover of more than USD 140 million. Metro tyres is considered to be the market leader in Rickshaw tyre market with VELO being the most premium brand and SHOLAY being the most popular product in this category due to change in passenger mobility patterns, in the recent past many rickshaw owners have converted to E-Rickshaw vehicles. Hence there is a demad for VELO E-Rickshaw tyres in the cycle dealer network due to the strong perceived value of VELO brand tyres.
Considering this, we have come up with the SHOLAY HD tyres which comes with 6 ply rating whereas all other major competitors has 4 ply rated tyres, This increased ply rating results in higher load carrying capacity and two prone life cycle of the product, wherein it can be retreated and fitted again after first use.
Metro tyres is also the supplier of choice for all major OEMS in its segments as well as for several government agencies. The galaxy of the cherished clients includes such names as BAJAJ AUTO, PIAGGIO, HONDA MOTORCYCLE & SCOOTER, SUZUKI MOTORCYCLES, HERO CYCLES, ATLAS CYCLES AND TI CYCLES BESIDES GOVERNMENT AGENCIES LIKE DGS &D AND MSRTC among others. The wide customer base enables Metro tyres to be counted amongst the best two wheeler, tyres suppliers and bicycle tyre tubes suppliers in India and worldwide.
