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{{Short description|Indian manufacturing and engineering company}}
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{{Infobox company
| name = Pricol Limited
| logo = Pricol logo.png
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{ubl|{{NSE|PRICOLLTD}}|{{BSE|540293}}}}
| industry = [[Automotive manufacturing|Automotive]]
| foundation = 1975 <ref>{{cite web|url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/pricol-ltd-old/infocompanyhistory/companyid-12175.cms?}}</ref>
| location = [[Coimbatore]], [[Tamil Nadu]], India
| key_people = Vijay Mohan (Founder) Vikram Mohan ([[Chief executive officer|Managing Director]]) Vanitha Mohan (Chairman) <ref>{{Cite web|url=http://indiablooms.com/ibns_new/finance-details/1285/pricol-secures-its-r-amp-d-ip-with-microsoft-office-365.html|title = Pricol Secures its R&D IP with Microsoft Office 365 | Indiablooms - First Portal on Digital News Management}}</ref>
| products = Dash Board Instruments, Sensors (All Types), Oil Pumps, Auto Accessories, Chain Tensioners, Idle Speed Control Valves, etc<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.bloomberg.com/profile/company/PRIC:IN|title=Pricol Ltd/Old – Company Profile and News – Bloomberg Markets|website=Bloomberg.com|accessdate=2020-09-08}}</ref>
| revenue = {{increase}}{{INRConvert|2284.9|c}}(''FY25'')<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.prysm.fi/news/pricol-ltd-q3-fy26-results-revenue-1020-cr-net-profit-63-cr-consolidated}}</ref>
| operating_income = {{INRConvert|2271.7|c}} (''FY25'')<ref name="https://www.moneycontrol.com/financials/pricol/consolidated-profit-lossVI/p9?"/>
| num_employees = 5,500+
| homepage = {{URL|https://pricol.com/}}|
}}

'''Pricol Limited''' (founded as Premier Instruments and Controls Limited) is an automotive components and precision engineered products manufacturer<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/content/b2b-manufacturing-industry/pricol-buys-brazilian-auto-component-maker-114121200968_1.html|title=Pricol buys Brazilian auto component maker|first=BS B2B|last=Bureau|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=12 December 2014|publisher=|via=Business Standard|archive-url=https://www.business-standard.com/content/b2b-manufacturing-industry/pricol-buys-brazilian-auto-component-maker-114121200968_1.html|url-status=live}}</ref> based in [[Coimbatore]], India. It was founded in 1975 by the late V.N. Ramachandran and N.Damodaran, but started production in 1975.<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/company/pricol-1908/information/company-history|title=Company History|newspaper=Business Standard India|publisher=|via=Business Standard}}</ref> It manufactures automotive components for [[motorcycle]]s, [[scooter (motorcycle)|scooter]]s, cars, trucks, [[bus]]es, [[tractor]]s and [[off-road vehicle]]s used in the construction and Industrial segment. Pricol also manufacture sintered components and products for [[fleet management]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.ndtv.com/business/stock/pricol-ltd-_pricol/reports|title=Pricol (Amalgamated): Reports, Company History, Directors Report, Chairman's Speech, Auditors Report of Pricol (Amalgamated) – NDTV|website=www.ndtv.com}}</ref> Vijay Mohan is the Founder, Vikram Mohan is the Managing Director and Vanitha Mohan is the Chairperson.<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/company-facts/pricol/management/P9|title=Pricol Registered Address Contact Details, Pricol Management|website=www.moneycontrol.com}}</ref>

== Locations ==
Pricol Limited has six manufacturing plants in India, Plants 1,3 & 4 in [[Coimbatore]], Plant 2 & 9 in [[Manesar]], Plant 5 in [[Pune]], Plant 10 in [[Sricity]] and Plant 12 in [[Satara (city)|Satara]].<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/company-facts/pricol/locations/P9|title=Pricol > Location Details > Auto Ancillaries > Location Details of Pricol – BSE: 540293, NSE: PRICOLLTD|website=www.moneycontrol.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pricol.com/contact-us/find-locations/india-map/|title=India Locations|publisher=}}</ref> The company also has a plant operating in [[Jakarta]] (Indonesia) <ref name="pricol.com">{{Cite web |url=http://www.pricol.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Investor-Presentation_Q3FY15_Final_R.pdf |title=Archived copy |access-date=1 April 2015 |archive-date=24 September 2015 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20150924081647/http://www.pricol.com/wp-content/uploads/2015/02/Investor-Presentation_Q3FY15_Final_R.pdf |url-status=dead }}</ref> and business offices in [[Tokyo]], [[Singapore]], [[Cologne]] (Germany) and [[Detroit]] (USA).

Pricol also acquiesced a group company PMP of Ashok Piramal group, which operates the manufacturing plants in Satara (India), Rudrapur (India), Puebla (Mexico) and in Prague (Czech republic), they bought complete wiper business from PMP.

== Operations ==
Pricol operates in five business areas: driver information systems, switches, [[Actuator|actuators]] and [[sensors]], [[powertrain]] products, [[telematics]] and [[infotainment]], and [[fleet management system]]s.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.autocarpro.in/news-national/pricol-exits-joint-venture-denso-7970|title=Pricol exits joint venture with Denso|website=www.autocarpro.in}}</ref>

==Products==

===Driver Information System Products <ref>{{Cite web |last=www.ETAuto.com |title=Pricol Q3 FY26 net profit rises 54% to ₹63.69 crore |url=https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/auto-components/pricol-q3-fy26-net-profit-rises-54-to-63-69-crore/127803967 |access-date=2026-04-17 |website=ETAuto.com |language=en}}</ref>===
* Instrument clusters (analog + digital)
* TFT digital clusters
* Smart displays & infotainment systems
* E-cockpit systems
* Heads-up displays (HUD)
* Telematics control units (TCU)

===Power Train Products <ref>{{Cite web |title=Pricol Adds New Vertical to Its Offerings: Telematics and Infotainment |url=https://www.pr.com/press-release/638223 |access-date=2026-04-17 |website=PR.com |language=en}}</ref>===
* Sintered components
* [[Oil pump (internal combustion engine)|Oil pumps]]
* [[Water pumps]]
* Chain tensioners
* Auto [[fuel cock]]
* Fuel pumps & modules
* Chain tensioners
* Idle speed control valves
* Pressure relief valves
* Auto fuel cock systems
* Brake-related components (including disc brake expansion)

===Sensors & Switches===
* [[Speed sensors]]
* Fuel level sensors
* [[Selective catalytic reduction]]
* Map and Tmap sensors
* Oil level switch
* [[Temperature sensor]]
* [[Brake light]] switch
* Vacuum switch
* Power sockets
* [[Pressure sensor]]
* [[Position sensor]]

===Telematics & Infotainment===
* Display & [[Infotainment]]
* [[Body control module]]
* [[Telematics]] products

===Fleet Management Systems===
* [[Speed limiter]]
* [[Centralized Lubrication Systems]]
* [[Vehicle tracking system]]
* Digital tax fare meter
* Cabin Tilting Systems
* Journey risk management <ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pricol.com/products/fleet-management-solutions/|title=Fleet management solutions|publisher=}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/annual-report/pricol/finished-products/P9|title=Moneycontrol.com India – Finished Products > Auto Ancillaries > Finished Products of Pricol|website=www.moneycontrol.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.pricol.com/products/|title=Our Products|publisher=}}</ref>
'''Precision Products'''<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.ETAuto.com |title=Pricol Q3 FY26 net profit rises 54% to ₹63.69 crore |url=https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/auto-components/pricol-q3-fy26-net-profit-rises-54-to-63-69-crore/127803967 |access-date=2026-04-17 |website=ETAuto.com |language=en}}</ref>

* Injection moulded plastic components
* Precision engineered automotive parts
* High-volume polymer components

== History ==
Key events in Pricol Limited's history<ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/company-facts/pricol/history/P9|title=Pricol > Company History > Auto Ancillaries > Company History of Pricol – BSE: 540293, NSE: PRICOLLTD|website=www.moneycontrol.com}}</ref><ref name="pricol.com"/>

{| class="wikitable"
|-
! Year !! Event
|-
| 1972 || Founded, as Premier Instruments and Controls Limited.
|-
| 1975 || Started Production
|-
| 1979 || First Dividend Declaration
|-
| 1988 || Set up second plant in Gurgaon, India
|-
| 1993 || Listed in Bombay stock exchange
|-
| 1995 || Listed in National stock exchange
|-
| 1999 || Set up Plant 3 and 4 in Coimbatore, India
|-
| 2001 || Launched disc brakes for two wheelers
|-
| 2003 || Started a new company Xenos technologies for vehicle security systems
|-
| 2005 || Opened manufacturing plant in Pune, India
|-
| 2006 || Opened branch office Detroit, USA and PT Pricol Surya
|-
| 2007 || Set up manufacturing plant 6 in Pantnagar, India
|-
| 2008 || Set up manufacturing plant 7 in Pantnagar, India
|-
| 2012 || Signed Joint Venture with Johnson controls 50:50
|-
| 2014 || Xenos technologies merged with Pricol Limited<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/stocks/stock_market/corp_notices.php?autono=897949|title=Pricol – Updates on Amalgamation of Xenos Automotive Limited with Pricol Limited|website=www.moneycontrol.com}}</ref>
|-
| 2015 || Acquired Brazil based auto component maker, Melling<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/stocks/stock_market/corp_notices.php?autono=916241|title=Pricol – Updates|website=www.moneycontrol.com}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=https://www.pr.com/press-release/605810|title=Pricol Completes Acquisition of Melling|website=PR.com}}</ref><ref>{{Cite news|url=http://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/auto/news/auto-components/all-cash-deal-pricol-to-infuse-further-equity/articleshow/45520305.cms|title=All cash deal, Pricol to infuse further equity|newspaper=The Economic Times}}</ref>
|-
| 2015 || Exits Joint venture with Denso<ref>{{cite news|url=https://www.business-standard.com/article/companies/pricol-sells-49-in-denso-pricol-india-for-rs-20-crore-115031700580_1.html|title=Pricol sells 49% in Denso Pricol India for Rs 20 crore|first=B. S.|last=Reporter|newspaper=Business Standard India|date=17 March 2015|publisher=|via=Business Standard}}</ref> and Acquired Johnson Controls' 50% stake in Joint Venture<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/stocks/stock_market/corp_notices.php?autono=955571|title=Pricol – Acquisition of 50% shareholding in Johnson Controls Pricol Private Limited, erstwhile Joint Venture Company of Johnson Controls Enterprises Limited, UK and Pricol Limited, India|website=www.moneycontrol.com}}</ref>
|-
|2021
|Strategic Alliance with Candera CGI Studios<ref>{{Cite web |date=2021-08-25 |title=Pricol Inks enters strategic partnership with Candera: Will build next-generation driver display systems |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/express-mobility-pricol-inks-enters-strategic-partnership-with-candera-will-build-next-generation-driver-display-systems-2317221/ |access-date=2026-04-17 |website=The Financial Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|Strategic Partneship with Sibros Technologies<ref>{{Cite news |date=2022-02-23 |title=Pricol inks strategic technology partnership with Sibros Technologies |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/industry/auto/auto-components/pricol-inks-strategic-technology-partnership-with-sibros-technologies/articleshow/89772411.cms? |access-date=2026-04-17 |work=The Economic Times |issn=0013-0389}}</ref>
|-
|2022
|Entered into a strategic technology partnership with BMS Powersafe<ref>{{Cite web |last=www.ETAuto.com |title=Pricol partners with BMS PowerSafe for manufacturing Battery Management System for EVs |url=https://auto.economictimes.indiatimes.com/news/auto-components/pricol-partners-with-bms-powersafe-for-manufacturing-battery-management-system-for-evs/92727955 |access-date=2026-04-17 |website=ETAuto.com |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2023
|Strategic Partneship with Heilongjiang Tianyouwei Electronics (TYW) for advanced technologies<ref>{{Cite news |date=2023-10-12 |title=Pricol ties up with Chinese co TYW for driver info solutions |url=https://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/city/chennai/pricol-ties-up-with-chinese-co-tyw-for-driver-info-solutions/articleshow/104356429.cms? |access-date=2026-04-17 |work=The Times of India |issn=0971-8257}}</ref>
|-
|2024
|Acquisition of Sundaram Auto Components Pvt Ltd from TVS Group and established Pricol Precision Products Private Limited<ref>{{Cite web |date=2024-12-02 |title=Pricol announces acquisition of Sundaram Auto Components’ injection moulding business |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/business/industry-pricol-announces-acquisition-of-sundaram-auto-components-injection-moulding-business-3682155/ |access-date=2026-04-17 |website=The Financial Express |language=en}}</ref>
|-
|2025
|Strategic Technology License Agreement with DOMINO S.r.l., a global leader in motorcycle control systems <ref>{{Cite web |title=Pricol Limited Partners with Italy's Domino S.r.l for Two-Wheeler Control Systems |url=https://www.autocarpro.in/news/pricol-limited-partners-with-italys-domino-srl-for-two-wheeler-control-systems-127537 |access-date=2026-04-17 |website=Autocar Professional |language=en}}</ref>
|}

== Group Companies ==
* Pricol Limited
** Pricol Precision Products Private Limited<ref>{{Cite web |title=Pricol Directors Report {{!}} Pricol Director Details |url=https://economictimes.indiatimes.com/pricol-ltd/directorsreport/companyid-53509.cms |access-date=2026-04-17 |website=The Economic Times |language=en}}</ref>
* Pricol Engineering
* Pricol Logistics
* Pricol Travel
* Pricol Gourmet <ref>{{Cite news |last=Anantharam |first=Chitradeepa |date=2026-02-13 |title=A seaside love letter to Tamil Nadu’s regional flavours |url=https://www.thehindu.com/food/dining/a-seaside-love-letter-to-tamil-nadus-regional-flavours/article70555950.ece |access-date=2026-04-17 |work=The Hindu |language=en-IN |issn=0971-751X}}</ref>
* Pricol Retreats
** Dvara<ref>{{Cite web |title=DVARA KODAIKANAL - Updated 2019 Prices & Cottage Reviews (India) - TripAdvisor |url=https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g303890-d17324093-Reviews-Dvara_Kodaikanal-Kodaikanal_Dindigul_District_Tamil_Nadu.html |archive-url=http://web.archive.org/web/20190826023915/https://www.tripadvisor.com/Hotel_Review-g303890-d17324093-Reviews-Dvara_Kodaikanal-Kodaikanal_Dindigul_District_Tamil_Nadu.html |archive-date=2019-08-26 |access-date=2026-04-17 |website=TripAdvisor |language=en}}</ref>

==References==
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{{Automotive industry in India}}

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[[Category:Auto parts suppliers of India]]
[[Category:1972 establishments in Tamil Nadu]]
[[Category:Indian companies established in 1972]]
[[Category:Manufacturing companies established in 1972]]
[[Category:Companies listed on the Bombay Stock Exchange]]
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Jhonny at 10:07, 22 April 2026