CEAT RND Capabilities | Focus, Research, Development & Testing

Our leadership team focuses on annual and future product development and innovation reviews through

Long-term planning
Customer centricity
Sustainability
Competency development.

This helps us to develop state-of-the-art products and services for various applications of the automotive industry. Every development initiative at R&D originates from customer requirements that are aligned with the company’s vision and strategy.

Focus on Core Technology

Making Mobility Safer, Smarter & Sustainable

Fuel Efficiency

Development of core technologies in the areas of rubber

compounding, construction & manufacturing to reduce rolling resistance, improve fuel efficiency & lesser greenhouse emissions
Safety

Develop tyres for all markets and weather conditions for OEM

& replacement markets with an enhanced dry and wet grip ensuring safety of the vehicle
Extended Mobility

A new range of puncture safe bike tyres is developed with a

patented sealant, which seals the puncture, further improving the safety of the rider
Tire Life

Longer lasting tires reduce the end life of tyres reaching scrap yards.

This reduces greenhouse emissions & the total cost of ownership for fleet owners.

Product Development

Product Development group aims to create global

products that meet the customer needs and enriches the customer experience
Material Development

R&D material development laboratory has unique

equipment which exceeds customer expectations by delivering smarter & safer technologies for tyres
Simulation

Adaption of simulation tools to reduce physical

prototyping & testing. Digital tools, data analytics provides more sustainable solutions
Product Evaluation

Inhouse State of art “Tyre performance testing capabilities”

located at R&D, Halol

Process Development

Redefining tyre manufacturing process to build sustainable and innovative processes and products by introducing cutting edge technologies to achieve and strengthen our vision of “Making Mobility Safer and Smarter” every day

Sustainable Mobility solutions

Establishing a Green approach in tyre manufacturing by

inventing processes to achieve net-zero emissions in future
Innovation

Inventing and integrating cutting edge processes techniques

into the production system to enhance capabilities
Versatile Process

Introduction of radical to build modular manufacturing process,

which is flexible and can produce small batches with minimum environmental impact

Precise testing, precise performance

Our advanced tyre performance testing capabilities allow rigorous testing of all our products. Armed with cutting edge testing equipment like Flat Trac©, anechoic chamber, high speed uniformity, among others, we also employ highly skilled OEM Correlated test engineers for on-road performance evaluation.

Outdoor
Indoor

Our path to smarter mobility

The key milestones in our R&D journey towards meeting our purpose of safer mobility across the globe.

1991

R&D facility at Bhandup, Mumbai
2011

Corporate R&D facility at Halol, Gujrat
2017

European Technical Center, Frankfurt Germany
2018

Advanced Tyre Testing Center at Halol, Gujrat
2019

European Test Center at Papenburg, Germany

A3

A4

A6

Q3

Q5

Q7

A3 Quattro

A6 Quattro

A7 Sportsback

320D

520D

530D

X5

X3

X4

M3

740

228

X1

3 Series

6 Series

7 Series

i4

A 180

B 180

C 220

C 250

E 220

E 250

GLA

GLC

GLC 300

GLE

EQE

EQC

A Class

C Class

CLA

V 220D

Alto K10

Baleno New

Celerio

Ciaz

Ertiga

Fronx

Grand Vitara

Invicto

Ritz

S-cross

Swift

Swift Dzire

SX4

Vitara Brezza

Wagon R

Wagon R Stingray

Zen Estilo

Accent

Creta

Creta New

Eon

Getz

Grand i10

i20

i20 Active

Santro

Santro Xing

Tucson

Venue

Verna

Xcent

Alcazar

Accord

Amaze

Brio

Br-V

City

City New

Civic

CRV

Elevate