The Auto Suspension Products Division (ASPD) under the Engineering Division of Escorts Ltd. is the leading manufacturer of auto suspension products including shock absorbers, struts and telescopic front forks. Escorts was the pioneer in Automotive Shock Absorber manufacturing in India in 1966 in Technical Collaboration with Fichtel & Sachs, Germany. Over the years the technology obtained from Fichtel & Sachs of Germany has been continuously upgraded and new reliable products have been introduced. Another step forward in this direction is a comprehensive technical collaboration with world leaders Kayaba of Japan. A strong in-house design and development infrastructure of the Division enables introduction of new applications as per specifications of customers.


Broad Product Portfolio

Shock Absorbers
Front Forks
McPherson Struts


Technical Collaboration
Fichtel & Sachs, Germany (1966 - 75)
Kayaba, Japan (for Motorcycle Front Forks & Shock Absorbers) since 1998


Quality Systems

Obtained TS:16949 in 2004 ( Earlier ISO-9001 )
Adopted KAYABA Quality Systems as a subset of TS:16949


Business Philosophy

Customer Satisfaction - QCD
Continuous Benchmarking with KAYABA, Japan
KAIZEN - For Quality & Productivity

Production Capacity Per Annum: 5 million (Shock Absorbers, Front Forks, McPherson Struts)

Markets

2 Wheelers & 3 Wheelers - OEMs and After Market
MUV / LCV / HCV - OEMs and After Market
Passenger Cars - After Market