CASE STEM

• Your client is the India’s Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH)
• A senior bureaucrat within the ministry came back from a vacation in Europe recently. During his trip, he experienced
a flat tire and when he opened the trunk to access the spare tire, he noticed a label which displayed the tire's rolling
resistance, wet grip and noise ratings.
• He found this interesting and upon further research learned that EU's regulation UNECE R117.02 makes it mandatory
for tires to place this label on each tire sold in the marketplace. The regulation also put in place minimum required
performance levels for each of the three parameters.
• On his flight back, he was wondering if the ministry should launch a legislation like this in India. He also wondered
whether all three parameters are relevant. He has decided to engage your firm to determine whet help him solve this
dilemma
 Rolling resistance grading

EXHIBIT 1

Wet grip grading

 INITIAL STRUCTURE

 Economic sense of policy

• Are “fuel efficient” tires  Implementation capability  Other factors
available in India?
• Financial budget • Impact on price
• Enough fuel saving potential
• Operational (availability of • Impact on trade relations
from tires?
test facilities, test standard, • Lobbying?
• Will a label significantly monitoring & evaluation)
influence customer’s
• Consent of stakeholders
purchasing decision?
(manufacturers)
EXHIBIT 2 – RRC VS RIM DIAMETER

Rim diameter range RRC baseline

Europe 16” and above 12 N/kN
India Majority below 15” To be determined
EXHIBIT 3 – RRC VS WET GRIP INDEX