Company type | Public |
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Industry | Automotive |
Founded | 1972 |
Headquarters | Coimbatore, Tamil Nadu, India |
Key people | Vijay Mohan (Founder) Vikram Mohan (Managing Director) Vanitha Mohan (Chairman) [1] |
Products | Dash Board Instruments, Sensors (All Types), Oil Pumps, Auto Accessories, Chain Tensioners, Idle Speed Control Valves, etc [2] |
Revenue | ₹1,080.45 crore (US$130 million)(March ‘16) [3] |
₹46.06 crore (US$5.5 million) (March ‘16) [3] | |
Number of employees | 5,500+ |
Website | pricol |
Pricol Limited (founded as Premier Instruments and Controls Limited) is an automotive components and precision engineered products manufacturer [4] based in Coimbatore, India. It was founded in 1972 by the late V.N. Ramachandran and N.Damodaran, but started production in 1975. [5] It manufactures automotive components for motorcycles, scooters, cars, trucks, buses, tractors and off-road vehicles used in the construction and Industrial segment. Pricol also manufacture sintered components and products for fleet management. [6] Vijay Mohan is the founder, Vikram Mohan is the Managing Director and Vanitha Mohan is the Chairman. [7]
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Key events in Pricol Limited's history [15] [10]
Year | Event |
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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 [16] |
2015 | Acquired Brazil based auto component maker, Melling [17] [18] [19] |
2015 | Exits Joint venture with Denso [20] and Acquired Johnson Controls' 50% stake in Joint Venture [21] |
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