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Ascenso Strengthens Distribution in Off-Highway Sector
From left: Fabian Lau, Head of Distribution, Sunlun Corporation Sdn Bhd; R. Sridharan, Senior Technical Service Manager, Shebani Bhathija, Senior Manager, Marketing Communication, Mahansaria Tyres Pvt. Ltd; David Wilson, Publisher, The Tyreman, Phillip Lau, Group Managing Director, Sunlun Corporation Sdn Bhd; Dhaval Nanavati, Deputy CEO, Reji Johny, Assistant General Manager, International Sales and Low Sze Han, Sales & Marketing Consultant-ASEAN, Mahansaria Tyres Pvt. Ltd.
Ascenso Tire Deputy CEO Dhaval Nanavati
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In a relatively short space of time, As- censo Tyres has become a well-es-
sector. Promoted by the Mumbai, In- dia-based Mahansaria Tyres Pvt. Ltd, the company has an ambitious vision to build - cant steps towards that goal, one of the latest developments being the appoint- ment earlier this year of Dhaval Nanavati as Deputy CEO of Ascenso to help en- trepreneur Yogesh Mahansaria develop the brand globally. Earlier this year, As- TyreXpo Asia show in Singapore, where we were able to interview Nanavati about the company’s strategies for the growth of the brand.
agriculture, forestry and construction and has demonstrated considerable growth over the past three years. Firstly, the tyre manufacturing plant in Panoli, Gu- jarat (India). With an investment of over US$ 100 million, the plant, spread over 127 acres of land, has a production ca- pacity of 40,000 MT.
In the meantime, the company has also made important acquisitions in the dis- tribution sector. In July 2020, the brand road tyre distributor EATD GmbH. This company has now been renamed as
