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Force Motors To Produce Rolls-Royce Engines In India
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Force Motors To Produce Rolls-Royce Engines In India

Following, manufacturing engines for Mercedes-Benz and BMW automobiles sold in India, Force Motors has now entered into a joint venture with Rolls-Royce Power Systems AG.

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April 2018
Digitisation Changes Manufacturing Paradigm In India
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Digitisation Changes Manufacturing Paradigm In India

Industry 4.0, big data, the Internet of Things (IoT) and the digital factory are terms being pitched around lately.

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April 2018
Mazak Introduces Micro-Precise High-Speed Machining
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Mazak Introduces Micro-Precise High-Speed Machining

Mazak Corporation is a leader in the design and manufacture of productive machine tool solutions.

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April 2018
Doosan's Two-spindle Vmc To Double Capacity
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Doosan's Two-spindle Vmc To Double Capacity

Doosan Machine Tools has introduced the DMP 500/2SP to its line of vertical machining centres.

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April 2018
Schunk Expands Product Range
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Schunk Expands Product Range

SCHUNK, manufacturer of gripping systems and clamping technology has expanded its product range with a sealed 6-jaw pendulum compensation chuck for clamping deformation-sensitive workpieces.

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April 2018
CII Southern Region To Focus On MSMEs
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CII Southern Region To Focus On MSMEs

CII Southern Region To Focus On MSMEs

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May 2018
Advik Pantnagar Plant Plumps For High-Tech Products
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Advik Pantnagar Plant Plumps For High-Tech Products

Looking from outside, all one can see is an internal combustion engine. But, it needs a lot of small in-built components to run. The invisible components are very important for a bike or a car. The most important parts of an engine are tensioner, oil pump, drum gear shifter, fuel cork body, body centrifugal oil filter, and starter gear reduction. Advik Hi-Tech Private Limited (AHPL), a leading Indian and global automotive components manufacturer, produces these critical parts in its plants in Chakan and Pantnagar.

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May 2018
Duratuf Glass Industries Looks At Aftermarket For Expansion
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Duratuf Glass Industries Looks At Aftermarket For Expansion

Duratuf Glass Industries Looks At Aftermarket For Expansion

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May 2018
Waxpol Industries To Manufacture DEF
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Waxpol Industries To Manufacture DEF

Waxpol Industries To Manufacture DEF

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May 2018
Product Development and Skill Enhancement Has to Go Together
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Product Development and Skill Enhancement Has to Go Together

The automotive industry in India is going through a very dynamic phase, where in not only the technology level of the trucks are advancing quickly, but also the business operations and services are getting more professional and sophisticated. The skill requirement in automotive industry is therefore at all time high.

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March 2017
TKM to Focus on Hybrid Models
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TKM to Focus on Hybrid Models

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM), the Indian arm of Toyota Motor Corporation (TMC), is focusing on hybrid models in India as it foresees big demand for them in the coming years.

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March 2017
Wabco Bets Big On Air Disc Brakes For CVs In India
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Wabco Bets Big On Air Disc Brakes For CVs In India

The US-headquartered Wabco, provider of braking solutions, stability, suspension and transmission automation systems for commercial vehicles, is bullish on introducing air disc brakes (ADB) in the Indian market.

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July 2017
Fiem Industries Sets New Trends In Automotive Lighting
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Fiem Industries Sets New Trends In Automotive Lighting

FIEM Industries Ltd, one of the leading manufacturers of automotive lighting & signaling equipment and rear view mirrors, is present in all type of automotive lightings.

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July 2017
Phoenix Lamps Revamps, Eyes More Export Markets
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Phoenix Lamps Revamps, Eyes More Export Markets

Phoenix Lamps Limited, manufacturer of wide range of Halogen lamps for two and three-wheelers, passenger cars, commercial vehicles and off-road applications, is working on bringing new products and improving the standards and meeting the latest trends in the automotive lighting business. It will also focus more on exports.

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July 2017
prayag polytech bets big on new gujarat plant
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prayag polytech bets big on new gujarat plant

prayag polytech bets big on new gujarat plant

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WABCO India's Mahindra World City Plant Wins Future Ready Factory Award
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WABCO India's Mahindra World City Plant Wins Future Ready Factory Award

WABCO India, a leading supplier of technologies and services that improve the safety, efficiency and connectivity of commercial vehicles, recently received the “Future Ready Factory Award” for its Mahindra World City plant.

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January 2018
Amara Raja Opens New Two-wheeler Battery Plant, Invests Rs 700 Crore
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Amara Raja Opens New Two-wheeler Battery Plant, Invests Rs 700 Crore

Amara Raja Batteries Limited (ARBL) has inaugurated India’s largest and most advanced two-wheeler battery plant at Amara Raja Growth Corridor in Chittoor, Andhra Pradesh. The estimated total investment is Rs 700 crore.

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January 2018
TVS Motor Enters Super-Premium Motorcycle Segment With Apache RR 310
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TVS Motor Enters Super-Premium Motorcycle Segment With Apache RR 310

TVS Motor Company, a leading manufacturer of two-wheelers and three-wheelers, has launched TVS Apache RR 310 at Rs 2.05 lakh (ex-showroom) signaling the company’s entry into the superpremium segment, both in domestic and international markets.

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January 2018
Adient To Leverage Low Cost, Light-weighting Trends In Seats Production: Rajagopalan
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Adient To Leverage Low Cost, Light-weighting Trends In Seats Production: Rajagopalan

Adient India, the largest global automotive seating supplier, and a front runner in building the ‘seats for tomorrow’ is offering full seating solutions, for the passenger and commercial vehicles. In India, Adient has 9 assembly plants, and over 11 customers. With 1500 employees, the largest seating tech centre in India established in 2000. Till date it has completed more than 60 programmes designed and launched locally. In a recent interaction Murali Rajagopalan, Director and Country Manager, Adient India told Ashish Bhatia about the company’s future plans and uniqueness of Adient. Edited excerpts:

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January 2018
Auto Manufacturing Has To Activate Leadership Talent Supply Chain
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Auto Manufacturing Has To Activate Leadership Talent Supply Chain

What comes to your mind when you hear `Supply Chain’ in the manufacturing context? Often people would refer to supply chain as the backbone of the entire organisation or the industry which ensures smooth flow of goods from the place it is manufactured to the place it is sold. The good news is that organisations invest millions to keep improving the way they manage the supply chain. They invest in building the transportation network, tools, supply chain management software and more. But the bad news is that organisations invest the least on the talent that runs this backbone.

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November 2017
Pricol Bets Big On Fuel Pump Module, Ties Up With Wenzhou Huirun
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Pricol Bets Big On Fuel Pump Module, Ties Up With Wenzhou Huirun

Pricol Limited, a leading manufacturer of automotive components and solutions provider for the global automotive market, has entered into an exclusive agreement with Wenzhou Huirun Electrical Machinery Co., Ltd (ACHR), for technical collaboration and, supply and production of fuel pump intends to further strengthen its automotive pump portfolio in India and will now become a comprehensive supplier of fuel pump module required for electronic fuel injection systems.

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November 2017
S-CCI India To Take DEF Route For Growth
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S-CCI India To Take DEF Route For Growth

S-CCI India Private Limited, a specialist in the manufacture of engine coolants, is getting into the manufacture of Diesel Exhaust Fluid (DEF) to increase its reach in the Indian CV market. Keen to increase its exposure in the CV sector by manufacturing DEF at its Chopanki plant in Bhiwadi, the company is eyeing a pie of the market that is estimated to be 4576000 kilo litre and growing.

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November 2017
ICMPL Plans To Enter Emerging Powertrain Segment
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ICMPL Plans To Enter Emerging Powertrain Segment

Chennai-based ICMPL (Integral Component Manufacturers Pvt Ltd), manufactures technologically advanced engine components both for domestic and export markets. Its products include impeller, adaptor, bearing cap, water inlet, thermostat housing, gear cover, oil pump cover, and water pump cover. These automotive engine components are used in various engines for better performance and durability. ICMPL plans to grow in the emerging segments of powertrain, electric vehicle (EV) and beyond.

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November 2017
Greaves Cotton Partners With Altigreen To Produce Clean Energy Powertrains
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Greaves Cotton Partners With Altigreen To Produce Clean Energy Powertrains

Greaves Cotton has entered into a strategic partnership with the Bengaluru-based start-up, Altigreen Propulsion Labs, to provide a range of clean energy powertrain solutions for the three-wheeler and micro four-wheeler commercial vehicles.

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November 2017
Mahindra Works In Synergy With Group Co. For Powertrain Development
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Mahindra Works In Synergy With Group Co. For Powertrain Development

Mahindra Trucks and Buses Ltd. is working with many group companies like Mahindra Research Valley (MRV) for new developments in the areas of engine, clutch, transmission, after-treatment, CNG and other alternate fuel modes. “We have a lot of synergies playing out in the group. The challenge is how do we leverage these synergies. As a Group we are getting better. We are looking at synergies that are beneficial for both,” Venkat Srinivas, Vice President and Head, Engineering and Product Development, Mahindra Trucks and Buses Ltd., told Auto Components India.

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November 2017
Yamaha Rolled Out Its 1 Millionth Two-Wheeler From Its Chennai Plant
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Yamaha Rolled Out Its 1 Millionth Two-Wheeler From Its Chennai Plant

India Yamaha Motor Pvt. Ltd. (IYM), one of the leading two-wheeler manufacturers in the country, has produced over 1 million units in its Chennai factory.

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October 2017
Suzuki To Set Up Rs 1,151-Cr Lithium-Ion Battery Plant In Gujarat
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Suzuki To Set Up Rs 1,151-Cr Lithium-Ion Battery Plant In Gujarat

Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) is establishing a lithium-ion battery manufacturing project jointly with Toshiba Corporation and Denso with a proposed investment of $180 million (Rs 1,151 crore), at its Hansalpur plant in Gujarat. Suzuki will hold 50%, Toshiba 40%, and Denso 10% in the new project.

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October 2017
DICV Turns 5; Launches Euro-V Ready Medium-Duty Trucks
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DICV Turns 5; Launches Euro-V Ready Medium-Duty Trucks

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV) celebrates its fifth anniversary of the market launch of BharatBenz trucks.

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October 2017
Partnership With Suppliers, Innovation Key To Transition To E-Mobility
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Partnership With Suppliers, Innovation Key To Transition To E-Mobility

Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA), the apex body of the Auto Component Industry in India, hosted its 57th Annual Session and National Conference on September 8, 2017.

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October 2017
Over 1.5 Lakh People Were Killed On Indian Roads In 2016: MoRTH
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Over 1.5 Lakh People Were Killed On Indian Roads In 2016: MoRTH

To meet the demand for road transport, the number of vehicles and the length of road network have increased over the years.

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October 2017