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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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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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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.

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.

Drive For Automotive Safety Gains Momentum

Innovations in the automotive industry are for fuel efficiency, environmental protection and safety of the occupants, road users and the vehicle.

Visteon Bets Big With Next-Gen Infotainment Platform Phoenix

In the rapidly evolving world of automotive electronics, few features can influence the driving experience more than in-vehicle infotainment.

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February 2017

Big Scope For Indo-German Electronics R&D Partnership: Prof. Dr. Kutter

The German Fraunhofer Research Institution for Microsystems and Solid State Technology (Fraunhofer EMFT) stands for applied research into sensors and actuators for people and the environment. Its competencies include: Functional Molecules, Silicon Technologies, Devices and 3D Integration, Foil Technologies, Micropumps and Design, Test & System Integration. Each of these competences in its own right allows new kinds of sensors and actuators to be created. Prof. Dr. rer. nat. Christoph Kutter, Director Fraunhofer EMFT, in a question and answer session, said that, “The German R&D landscape has a strong background in most of these areas, especially in the fields of sensor, analogue, opto and power technologies. India is very strong in software development and in integrated chip design. Bringing together these competences holds great potential for successful R&D collaboration between the 2 countries.” The excerpts:

February 2017

Tata Communications Brings Technologies From F1 To Enterprises

Tata Communications has been associated with Formula One Business, especially for data management and information exchange for the Formula One teams. “Over the years, our partnership with Formula 1 has grown to cover the entire ecosystem — from the company that runs the sport to the team that wins the sport, and to the range of broadcasters who take the sport to the fans globally,” according to Mehul Kapadia, Vice President, F1 Business and Product Marketing, Tata Communications.

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February 2017

Machining Industry Scales Up To Match Production Needs

India’s ambitious drive for `Make in India’, depends heavily on the availability of world-class machine tools at competitive prices. This can be made possible only by manufacturing them in India. Hence it is necessary to `machine in India’ before ‘make in India’.