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Union Budget 2021: Auto Components Special

The Union Budget 2021 attempts to offer the necessary “succour” to the automotive components industry. Ashish Bhatia takes you through the key budgeted allocations and brings out the expert opinions.

Time To Increase Supply

In an Upfront and exclusive interaction, Parag Satpute, Managing Director at Bridgestone India opines that its time to increase the supply to meet the rise in demand. Ashish Bhatia with bureau inputs highlights the changes in tyre manufacture and business for the company.

Single Technology Base

In an Upfront and exclusive interaction, Jerome Mortal, Director of New Mobilities at Valeo shares the strategic focus areas for new ‘zero-emissions’ mobility solutions with Team ACI.

The Substitutional Alloy

Largely constituting MSMEs, non-ferrous metal component manufacturers are striving hard to stage a recovery from the pandemic induced degrowth. Ashish Bhatia with inputs from Deven Lad traces the headwinds and tailwinds around ancillaries based out of Asia’s largest brass micro-market.

Meeting Customer Expectations

The Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI) rose to the challenges to meet customer expectations in unprecedented times. Ashish Bhatia highlights the efforts made.

The Rolling Resistance

The tyre industry has done well to keep the wheels of the nation rolling in a pandemic marred financial year. Ashish Bhatia gets the stakeholders to reflect on the changes, for good and bad, in an ongoing series of engaging conversations.

Collaborative Innovation

In his new role as Director at Automotive Research Association of India (ARAI), Dr Reji Mathai has his task cut out. He shares with Ashish Bhatia, his focus on collaborative research and development with the industry.

Low-Voltage Electrification

Committed to 100 per cent carbon neutrality, Valeo has launched a pedal assembly for e-bikes. Team ACI looks at the mobilisation of this ‘zero-emission’ product in the portfolio.

A Positive Outlook

In an Upfront and exclusive interaction, K M Mammen, Chairman, Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA) speaks highly of the close-knit approach of tyre manufacturers taking along raw material partner suppliers and the OEMs. Ashish Bhatia gauges the sectoral impact on the coming quarters.

ISA demands iron ore export ban

The Indian Steel Association (ISA) wrote to Prime Minister Narendra Modi demanding a ban on iron ore export for a period of six months.

Strategic Cornerstones

Panasonic Automotive Systems India banks on strategic cornerstones to grow the business.

Win-Win Strategy

In a win-win strategy, India is exploring its bilateral ties with Taiwan for electronics, telematics, EV components and infotainment.

Micromatic 360

Ace Micromatic Group offers a range of after-sales services for ancillaries through the Micromatic 360 suite.

Vision Of Mobility

Through a state-of-the-art digital solutions centre, ZF builds on its vision of mobility.

Will Covid-19 Accelerate The Electrification Revolution?

As the world continues to respond to the Covid-19 crisis, which resulted in tremendous loss of life and the grinding halt of the world economy, we can begin to envision what a post-Covid-19 world may look like.

EV push from Tata Motors

Tata Motors Ltd. delivered Nexon EVs to the Haryana Renewable Energy Development Agency (HAREDA) in-line with the Energy Efficiency Services Limited (EESL) tender.

Far-reaching Aspects

Continental AG used the capital market days to share the far-reaching aspects of its performance and strategy.

Electronics Design and Manufacture Hub

CII and IDA Ireland set the expectations as an automotive electronics design and manufacture hub.

Regaining Lost Momentum

The Pune-based Central Institute of Road Transport is regaining the lost momentum in 2020 to attain new highs.

The Nerve Centre

Tata Technologies and GKN Automotive, in a strategic move, have got together for emobility. A global software engineering centre is their first byproduct. It is expected to be the nerve centre for growth.

TAGMA Tooling Summit 2020

At the first-ever virtual edition of the International Tooling Summit, the objective was to help the tooling industry chart its way through these challenging times. Team ACI

Portable Calibration Tools

A CII-Fluke joint live workshop pointed at the critical role of portable calibration tools in process optimisation.

Playing To Strengths

The International Centre for Automotive Technology is playing to its strengths in the automotive domain, to help the industry fastrack recovery.

New Highs

In an upfront interaction, Shekhar Dhole, Scientist - C & Head Safety & Homologation/Certification spoke about Automotive Research Association of India striving for newer highs post 2020.

Gearing For Aftermarket Growth

In a Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers webinar, growth in the aftermarket took centre stage.

Freudenberg Filtration Technologies

Freudenberg Filtration Technologies India has introduced advanced in-cabin air filtration solutions and services.

Discounting 2020

In an upfront conversation, Dinesh Tyagi, Director at ICAT spoke of the need to discount 2020 from the five-year vision and 10-year target plan of ICAT.

Creating Real Value For Customers

In an upfront interaction, Warren Harris, Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer, Tata Technologies spoke of offering solutions to pave the way for a cleaner and sustainable mobility solutions and for creating real value for customers.

Eyeing Strong Profits And Long-Term Growth

In an upfront interaction, Nitin Chalke, President – Hydraulics and Vehicle, Asia Pacific, Eaton spoke of the transmission manufacturer emerging stronger from Covid-19 hit quarters. He drew attention to the company staying focused on building a strong profit plan for 2021 to stay on course with the long term strategic goals.

Toughest And Most Capable Ever Defender

The latest iteration of the Land Rover Defender is being touted as toughest and most capable ever and for good reason.