Pricol Limited (founded as Premier Instruments and Controls Limited) is an automotive components and precision engineered products manufacturer based in Coimbatore, India. It was founded in 1975 by the late V.N. Ramachandran and N.Damodaran, but started production in 1975. 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. Vijay Mohan is the Founder, Vikram Mohan is the Managing Director and Vanitha Mohan is the Chairperson.
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. The company also has a plant operating in Jakarta (Indonesia) 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, actuators and sensors, powertrain products, telematics and infotainment, and fleet management systems.
Products
Driver Information System Products Source: 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 Source: Sintered components 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 Precision Products
Injection moulded plastic components Precision engineered automotive parts High-volume polymer components
History Key events in Pricol Limited's history
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 2015 Acquired Brazil based auto component maker, Melling 2015 Exits Joint venture with Denso and Acquired Johnson Controls' 50% stake in Joint Venture2021Strategic Alliance with Candera CGI Studios2022Strategic Partnership with Sibros Technologies2022Entered into a strategic technology partnership with BMS Powersafe2023Strategic Partnership with Heilongjiang Tianyouwei Electronics (TYW) for advanced technologies2024Acquisition of Sundaram Auto Components Pvt Ltd from TVS Group and established Pricol Precision Products Private Limited2025Strategic Technology License Agreement with DOMINO S.r.l. for motorcycle control systems
Group Companies Pricol Limited Pricol Precision Products Private Limited Pricol Engineering Pricol Logistics Pricol Travel Pricol Gourmet Pricol Retreats Dvara
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