History

UFSL is a part of UCAL group of companies founded by Shri K. Gopalakrishna, a visionary leader who built the multi-dimensional enterprise. UCAL as a group today manufactures a wide spectrum of products for automotive sector. It is a perfect amalgam of people, technology and resources reinforced by the advantage of thorough understanding of automotive industry.

UCAL FUEL SYSTEMS LTD. (UFSL) was established in 1985 by Carburettors Limited, pioneers In India in the manufacturing of Carburettors and mechanical fuel pumps. In 1987 UCAL entered into a joint venture with Mikuni Corporation of Japan,an internationally renowned company for Fuel Management System and products. UCAL became public limited in 1989. With the factories in Maraimalai Nagar ,Puducherry and Gurgaon commissioned and the product range enlarged, UCAL witnessed a quantum leap in the last decade of the century . UCAL started to manufacture world class Carburetors and mechanical fuel pumps using advanced technology in the state of the art facilities and began supplying as OEM to Maruti- Suzuki, Premier 118 NE, HM . The Pondicherry plant started to manufacture Carburettors and Secondary Air Valves for two wheelers and Multi point fuel injection hardware products for passenger cars 1996

A Vignette given below explains UFSL’s growth towards becoming truly an internationally respected Brand and becoming a proud supplier to some of the globally acclaimed companies such as Maruti-Suzuki, Hero Honda, TVS, Bajaj, Yamaha, Piaggio, Fiat, Tata Motors, Cummins and many more.

• 2003 - Collaboration with Orbital Inc ,Australia for development of Direct Injection systems.
• 2004 - Krishnamurthy centre for Technology a R&D centre,
• 2005 - Acquired Amtec Precision Products Inc in US.
• 2006 - Started development of products for Diesel applications.
• 2008 - Close of JV agreement with Mikuni Corporation.Supply of full volume of pumps for Suzuki power train
• 2009 - Supply of Fuel Pump to Visteon started

The journey continues, but moving rapidly towards becoming a globally key player in Automotive industry worldwide.