Tenneco opens 4th Monroe brand store in India

Tenneco Automotive India Pvt Ltd. has announced the opening of its fourth Monroe Brand Store at Hyderabad in Telangana State. Prior to this, Tenneco has opened stores in Mumbai, Ghaziabad near Delhi and Guwahati. The Monroe Brand Store was opened in partnership with Monroe distributor M/s.Arvind Auto Agencies. Pankaj Kapoor Deputy Managing Director, Tenneco Automotive India Pvt Ltd. inaugurated the store in the presence of Arvind Jally of Arvind Auto Agencies.

Monroe currently offers the widest shock and strut product range to the Indian automotive market with applications for all types of vehicles – from passenger cars, SUVs, two & three wheelers, off-road, light commercial vehicles, medium and heavy-duty trucks. Monroe products are available for more than 86 pc of the cars running on Indian roads. This coverage is set to increase as the company continues to add new domestic and international vehicle references, leveraging both its domestic production capacity and that of Tenneco's facilities in other parts of the world, said a press release issued by the company.

The Monroe brand has been growing strongly in India over the last few years, and it is being accepted as similar to OE spares in the aftermarket due to quality, reliability and service. "Over the last three years, our growth rate has outpaced that of the market. We are on track to reach the number one position in the Indian After market with our Monroe brand, the position we already enjoy in North America and Europe," added Kapoor.