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{{short description|Indian 2 and 3-wheeler manufacturing company}}
{{Use Indian English|date=December 2018}}{{Use dmy dates|date=January 2020}}
{{Infobox company
| name = TVS Motor Company Limited
| logo = TVS Motor logo.svg
| logo_size = 250px
| caption =
| type = [[Public company|Public]]
| traded_as = {{ubl|{{BSE|532343}}|{{NSE|TVSMOTOR}}}}
| industry = [[Automotive industry|Automotive]]
| successor =
| foundation = {{Start date and age|1978}}
| founder = [[T. V. Sundaram Iyengar]]
| defunct =
| location_city = [[Chennai, Tamil Nadu]]
| locations = 4 two wheeler and 1 three wheeler plants
| area_served = Worldwide
| key_people = {{unbulleted list|[[Venu Srinivasan]]<br />(Chairman & Managing Director)|Sudarshan Venu<br />(Joint Managing Director)}}
| products = {{ubl |[[Two-wheeler]] |[[Three-wheeler]] |[[Automobile parts]] }}
| services = {{ubl |[[Service (motor vehicle)|Vehicle service]] }}
| revenue = {{decrease}} {{INRConvert|22570|c}} (2020)<ref name="Financials">{{cite web|url=https://www.moneycontrol.com/india/stockpricequote/auto23wheelers/tvsmotorcompany/TVS|title=TVS Motor Company Ltd. Financial Statements |website=moneycontrol.com}}</ref>
| operating_income = {{decrease}} {{INRConvert|1728|c}} (2020)<ref name="Financials"/>
| net_income = {{decrease}} {{INRConvert|655|c}} (2020)<ref name="Financials"/>
| assets = {{increase}} {{INRConvert|19280|c}} (2020)<ref name="Financials"/>
| equity = {{increase}} {{INRConvert|3234|c}} (2020)<ref name="Financials"/>
| num_employees = 5,133 (2020)<ref name="Financials"/>
| parent = [[Sundaram - Clayton Limited]] (57.40%)
| divisions =
| subsid = [[Norton Motorcycle Company]] 100%
| footnotes =
| location_country = India
| homepage = {{url|https://www.tvsmotor.com/|tvsmotor.com}}
}}

'''TVS Motor Company (TVS)''' is an [[India|Indian multinational]] [[automotive]] company that manufactures [[motorcycle]]s, [[Scooter (motorcycle)|scooter]]s, and [[three-wheeler]]s, headquartered in [[Chennai]], India. It is the third largest motorcycle company in India with a revenue of over {{INRConvert|20000|c}} in 2018–19. The company has an annual sales of three million units and an annual capacity of over four million vehicles. TVS Motor Company is also the second largest two-wheeler exporter in India with exports to over 60 countries.

TVS Motor Company Ltd (TVS Motor), a member of the [[TVS Group]], is the largest company of the group in terms of size and turnover.

==History==
T. V. Sundaram Iyengar began with Madurai's first bus service in 1911 and founded TVS, a company in the transportation business with a large fleet of trucks and buses under the name of Southern Roadways.

;Early history
Sundaram Clayton was founded in 1962 in collaboration with Clayton Dewandre Holdings, United Kingdom. It manufactured brakes, exhausts, compressors and various other automotive parts. The company set up a plant at [[Hosur]] in 1976, to manufacture [[moped]]s as part of their new division. In 1980, [[TVS 50]], India's first two-seater moped rolled out of the factory at Hosur in Tamil Nadu, India. A technical collaboration with the Japanese auto giant Suzuki Ltd. resulted in the joint-venture between Sundaram Clayton Ltd and Suzuki Motor Corporation, in 1987. Commercial production of motorcycles began in 1989.<ref>{{cite web
|url=http://www.moneycontrol.com/company-facts/sundaram-clayton/history/SC
|title=Sundaram Clayton Company History
|date=1 January 2005
|access-date=28 September 2010
|publisher=Moneycontrol
}}
</ref>

;Suzuki relationship

TVS and Suzuki shared a one-year-long relationship that was aimed at technology transfer for design and manufacture of two-wheelers specifically for the Indian market. Re-christened TVS-Suzuki, the company brought out several models such as the Suzuki Supra, Suzuki Samurai, Suzuki Shogun and Suzuki Shaolin. In 2001, after separating ways with Suzuki, the company was renamed TVS Motor, relinquishing its rights to use the Suzuki name. There was also a 30-month [[Moratorium (law)|moratorium]] period during which Suzuki promised not to enter the Indian market with competing two-wheelers.

;Recent
[[File:Apacherr310c.jpg|thumb|[[TVS Apache RR 310]] is their latest 310 cc motorcycle]]
[[File:TVS Scooty Streak.jpg|thumb|TVS Scooty Streak – one of the discontinued scooters of [[TVS Scooty|Scooty]] series]]
[[File:TVS tuktuk in Chennai.jpg|thumb|TVS also competes in the [[Three-wheeler|3 Wheeler]] segment]]
Recent launches include the flagship model [[TVS Apache RR 310]], the TVS Apache RTR 200, TVS Victor and TVS XL 100. TVS has recently won 4 top awards at J.D. Power Asia Pacific Awards 2016, 3 top awards at J.D. Power Asia Pacific Awards 2015 and Two-Wheeler Manufacturer of the Year at NDTV Car & Bike Awards (2014–15).

In early 2015, TVS Racing became the first Indian factory team to take part in the [[Dakar Rally]], the world's longest and most dangerous rally. TVS Racing partnered with French motorcycle manufacturer [[Sherco]], and named the team Sherco TVS Rally Factory Team. TVS Racing also won the Raid de Himalaya and the FOX Hill Super Cross held at Sri Lanka. In three decades of its racing history, TVS Racing has won over 90% of the races it participates in.

In 2016, TVS started manufacturing the [[BMW G310R]], a model co-developed with [[BMW Motorrad]] after their strategic partnership in April 2013. In December 2018, the Hosur plant where the motorcycle is manufactured rolled out its 50,000th G310R series unit.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.indiacarnews.com/news/tvs-rolls-out-50000-unit-of-the-bmw-g310r-and-g310-gs-30752/|title=TVS Rolls Out 50,000 Unit of The BMW G310R and G310 GS|last=Sharma|first=Amit|date=13 December 2018|website=India Car News|language=en-US|access-date=2018-12-21}}</ref>

On 6 December 2017, TVS launched their most-awaited motorcycle, the Apache RR 310 in an event at Chennai. The 310 cc motorcycle with an engine which was co-developed with BMW features the first ever full fairing on a TVS bike, dual-channel ABS, EFI, KYB suspension kits, etc. It is expected to rival bikes like KTM RC 390, Kawasaki Ninja 250SL, Bajaj Pulsar and Dominar and Honda CBR 250R after hitting the market. The Apache RR 310 is designed and realised entirely in India.<ref>https://www.tvsapache.com/rr310/</ref>

On 17 April 2020, it has been reported that TVS Motor Company acquired [[Norton Motorcycle Company]] in an all cash deal. In the short term, they will continue the production of motorcycles at [[Donington Park]] using the same staff.<ref>{{Cite web|url=https://www.motorcyclenews.com/news/norton-motorcycles/|title=Norton Motorcycles SOLD to Indian giant TVS for £16million|date=17 April 2020}}</ref>

== Characteristics of TVS Motor Company ==

It was the first Indian company to deploy a catalytic converter in a 100 cc motorcycle and the first to indigenously produce a four stroke motorcycle. The list of firsts from the firm include: India's first 2-seater moped – TVS 50, India's first Digital Ignition – TVS Champ, India's first fully indigenous motorcycle – Victor, first Indian company to launch ABS in a motorcycle – [[TVS Apache|Apache RTR Series]], Indonesia's first dual-tone exhaust noise technology – Tormax, and a recent launch – India's first connected scooter [[TVS Ntorq 125|TVS NTORQ]] which claims to be India's first Bluetooth Connected Scooter with features like Call Assistance, Navigation, etc.

== Current models ==
*[[TVS Ntorq 125|TVS NTORQ]]
*[[TVS Scooty]]
*[[TVS Jupiter]]
*[[TVS Wego]]
*[[TVS Apache|Apache RTR Series]]
*[[TVS Radeon]]
*[[TVS Star City Plus]]
*[[TVS XL100]]
*[[TVS iQube]]

== Awards and recognitions ==

TVS Motor won the [[Deming Prize|Deming Application Prize]] in 2002.<ref>http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2002/11/03/stories/2002110301380200.htm</ref>

In the same year, the work done for the TVS Victor motorcycle made TVS Motor win the National Award for successful commercialization of indigenous technology from the Technology Development Board, [[Ministry of Science and Technology (India)|Ministry of Science & Technology]], [[Government of India]].<ref>
{{cite web
|url = http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2003/08/03/fea18.html
|title = Mitsubishi, sole agents for Valvoline car care products
|date = 3 August 2003
|access-date = 2 August 2010
|publisher = Sunday Observer
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20121011095627/http://www.sundayobserver.lk/2003/08/03/fea18.html
|archive-date = 11 October 2012
|df = dmy-all
}}
</ref> In 2004, TVS Scooty Pep won the 'Outstanding Design Excellence Award' from ''[[BusinessWorld]]'' magazine and the [[National Institute of Design]], [[Ahmedabad]].

The effective implementation of [[Total productive maintenance|Total Productivity Maintenance]] practices gave TVS Motor the TPM Excellence Award, given by the Japan Institute of Plant Maintenance in 2008.

The company's chairman, [[Venu Srinivasan]], was conferred with an honorary [[Doctor of Science|Doctorate of Science]] degree by the [[University of Warwick]], United Kingdom in 2004,<ref>
{{cite news
|url=http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/world/indians-abroad/Warwicks-doctorate-to-Venu-Srinivasan/articleshow/780534.cms
|title=Warwick's doctorate to Venu Srinivasan
|date=16 July 2004
|access-date=2 August 2010
|publisher=Times of India
|first1=Swati
|last1=Das
}}</ref> while the Government of India honoured him with [[Padma Shri]], one of India's highest civilian distinctions in 2010.<ref>
{{cite web
|url = http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/01/26/stories/2010012652881900.htm
|title = Padma Shri for Venu Srinivasan
|date = 25 January 2010
|publisher = The Hindu BusinessLine
|url-status = dead
|archive-url = https://web.archive.org/web/20100603213956/http://www.thehindubusinessline.com/2010/01/26/stories/2010012652881900.htm
|archive-date = 3 June 2010
|df = dmy-all
}}
</ref>

Innovative implementation of [[Information Technology]] has won TVS Motor the Ace Award for Most Innovative [[SAP NetWeaver|NetWeaver]] Implementation in 2007, awarded by technology major [[SAP AG]], and the Team Tech 2007 Award of Excellence for Integrated use of [[Computer-aided engineering]] Technologies.

[[Himalayan Highs]], an initiative launched by TVS Motor Company has been included in the India Book of Records when Anam Hashim became the first woman on a 110 cc scooter to complete the trip to Khardung La, the world's highest motorable stretch.

During a [[The Grand Tour|Grand Tour]] challenge, Richard Hammond bought a brand new TVS Star HLS 100 cc "for £800" and used it to complete the [[List of The Grand Tour episodes#Series 3 (2019)|"Feed the world"]] challenge, transporting fish from Maputo to Bingo. During the challenge, the bike performed beyond the presenter's expectations, prompting the normally motorbike-critical Clarkson to comment, "That [[Ewan McGregor]] travelled the world on a [[BMW R1150GS|BMW GS]] – why didn't he just get one of these?"

==References==
{{commons category|TVS Motor Company}}
{{Reflist}}

==External links==
* {{Official website|http://tvsmotor.in}}

{{Automotive industry in India}}
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{{Two wheelers in India}}
{{Nifty 200 companies}}

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