Home-grown tyre manufacturer, JK Tyre & Industries on Monday announced its partnership with JBM Auto for CNG and electric buses. Through this partnership, JK Tyre will supply best-in-class radial tyres fitted with its Smart tyres device for JBM Auto’s Citylife CNG and Ecolife electric buses in the city bus application.
Both the companies have joined hands with the objective of developing smart mobility solutions incorporating the latest technology that offers optimum durability and performance. According to the company, a Smart tyre is an indigenous product that provides real-time information about the health of the tyres through smart sensors.
Smart tyres based on ‘Tyre Temperature and Pressure Monitoring system’ is an electronic system designed to monitor real-time temperature and air pressure inside the pneumatic tyres on various types of vehicles.
The association involves end-to-end ownership of “Total Tyre Management” with a dedicated team of JK Tyre professionals to assist 24X7 across its 11 workshops established in Delhi, Mumbai, and Ahmedabad.
Commenting on the partnership, Srinivasu Allaphan, Director - Sales & Marketing, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. said, “Being a market leader in the commercial segment, we at JK Tyre stand for our unwavering commitment towards innovation catering to the future mobility trends across segments. We have been actively working with different manufacturers to help them achieve advanced mobility solutions and our partnership with JBM Auto Ltd. is reflective of our commitment towards the same.”