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Wheels India Ltd, manufacturer of steel wheels for automobiles has reported net profit at Rs 15.14 crore during the quarter ending September 30, 2022, the company said on Tuesday. The company had reported net profits at Rs 21.2 crore during corresponding quarter previous year. For the half year ending September 30, 2022, the net profits of the company stood at Rs 25.8 crore as against Rs 31.3 crore registered in the corresponding period last year. Revenues for the quarter ending September 30, 2022 grew to Rs 1,109 crore as compared to Rs 911 crore registered in the same period last year. Revenues for the six-month period ending September 30, 2022 rose to Rs 2,166 crore as compared to Rs 1,586 crore recorded same period of last year. The revenue growth was driven by a good recovery in the domestic CV market. Exports have been impacted especially in retail segments in the United States and European Union, company Managing Director Srivats Ram said. The company has commenced product
The Railways has drawn up a blueprint to become an exporter of wheels and on Friday a tender was floated to build a wheel plant which would manufacture at least 80,000 wheels every year, Railway Minister Ashwini Vaishnaw said on Friday. This is for the first time that the Railways has floated a tender to invite private players to build a wheel plant and make wheels for high speed trains in India, he said. Indian Railways needs two lakh wheels per year. According to the plan, while Steel Authority of India Limited (SAIL) will provide one lakh wheels, the rest will be provided by a new 'Make in India' plant. Addressing a press briefing, Vaishnaw said the tender will be awarded on the condition that the plant will be exporter of wheels too and the export market will be Europe. The tender mandates that the plant has to be set up within 18 months, Vaishnaw said. The wheels of the Vande Bharat train were stuck in war-torn Ukraine and had to be airlifted to meet the timelines set for thei