59th ACMA Annual Session: Embracing the Discontinuity in Growth

At the 59th ACMA Annual Session, the stakeholders of the auto components industry strengthened their resolve to embrace the discontinuity and strive for growth.

Brabo Robotics showcases TR12 and TR20

Brabo Robotics and Automation recently showcased the TR12 and TR20 industrial articulated robots aimed at the domestic market at an event, in Chennai.

Customised Solutions From Shell Lubricants India

Shell Lubricants India is geared to align business with the new trends in the auto industry.

Automotive Safety And Brakes Dynamics

A study and practice of design, construction, equipment and regulation to minimise the occurrence and consequences of traffic collisions involving motor vehicles, automotive safety and brakes continue to be a dynamic subject today.

59th SIAM Annual Convention: Looking Beyond The Slowdown

At the 59th SIAM Annual Convention, the stakeholders of the auto industry strengthened their resolve to look beyond the slowdown in growth.

Quality and Technology Drive Indian Aftermarket Business

India is becoming a major Asian hub of automotive manufacturing with increasing degree of local sourcing of components. Improvement in the perceived quality of Indian products has facilitated a transition of the auto component industry from aftermarket to OEMs suppliers. This has improved their visibility and acceptance in the aftermarket also.

Madhus Bridges Technological Gap in Garage Equipment

Madhus Garage equipment Pvt Ltd, a leading garage equipment supplier, imports equipment which is technologically superior and proven in the advanced markets for the Indian consumers.

Bauma Conexpo India 2016 Underlines CE Industry Turnaround

With more business transactions, high-quality trade visitors and more participants than in 2014, BAUMA CONEXPO India 2016, which took place at HUDA Ground in Gurgaon, Delhi, from December 12 to 15, 2016, underscored the turnaround in the Indian construction machinery market.

Greaves Cotton Boosts Farm Mechanisation In India

Greaves Cotton Boosts Farm Mechanisation In India

Bosch Sells Starter Motor Division To ZMJ

Bosch Sells Starter Motor Division To ZMJ

FourKites Redefines Supply Chain Visibility

FourKites Redefines Supply Chain Visibility

Auto Expo-The Motor Show 2018: A Journey From Motors To Mobility

Auto Expo-The Motor Show 2018: A Journey From Motors To Mobility

Honda Launches Three 2018 Edition Bikes

Creating new excitement in the market, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) has launched three 2018 edition motorcycles: Livo, Dream Yuga and CB Shine SP. Unveiled at the Auto Expo 2018, the new editions offer refreshed style and advanced technology.

Maxxis Tyres Inaugurates First Plant In India

Maxxis Rubber India Private Limited, a sub-company of the Maxxis Group, the largest two-wheeler tyre manufacturer in the world, has inaugurated its first manufacturing facility in India in Sanand, Gujarat.

Hiwin To Focus More On Automation

Hiwin Motion Control and System Technology will focus more on automation to cater to the needs of the Indian machining industry.

Lumax To Invest Rs 150 Cr On JVs To Make Products For BS VI Norms

With BS IV norms now a reality, auto component maker Lumax Auto is planning investments of over Rs 150 crore over the next 1 year for new tie-ups and developments.

ELGi Unfolds `Air Alert' Industry 4.0 Initiative For Customer Service

As a standard, free of cost service, ELGi will aim to have 500 Air Alert devices for its screw compressor range in the field by the end of the calendar year, 2017.

Mahindra Stresses On Driverless Technology; Unveils Driverless Tractor

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) has unveiled its driverless tractor, developed at the Mahindra Research Valley, the Group’s hub of innovation and technology in Chennai.

Advanced Technologies Drive Future Of Automotive Safety

The 1950s saw the introduction of automobile seat belts; in the 70s, airbags began showing up in cars.

Suzuki Launches ECSTAR In India

Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan, has introduced ECSTAR, a high-performance engine oil and chemical brand developed by Suzuki, in the Indian market.

New Revolution In Prime Mover Technology

RVCR mechanism, the next progressive mutation in machine mechanism, leads to a new generation of multi-fuel engines.

KKR Metal Equips To Be Future-Ready For Automotive Sector

As the room for electric vehicles in India has started opening, KKR Metal Components, a leading manufacturer of components and products for automotive, power transmission, pneumatic, textile, telecommunication and other industrial applications, is equipping its fabrication processes, sheet metals and plastic mouldings for the emerging trends in the automotive industry and its prospective future. It is also making fresh investments to enhance capacity.

Tata Motors Starts Trials Of Electric Bus In Guwahati

Tata Motors has commenced trials of its 9-m electric bus in Guwahati. With a seating capacity of 26-34 passengers, the full-auto transmission Tata Ultra electric bus was flagged off by Anand Prakash Tiwari, Managing Director, Assam State Transport Corporation (ASTC), on October 16, 2017, making it the first state transport undertaking (STU) in Eastern India to start trials of an electric vehicle. The STU in collaboration with Tata Motors will run the trials for 7 days.

Giant Strides on Automotive Skill Highway

The automotive industry players in the original equipment, service and aftermarket segments are making giant strides on the automotive skill highway. The main objective of this annual issue is to highlight these initiatives for skill development and to initiate a thought process at the national and corporate level for doing better and faster.

Exports Drive Dicv to Profit

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, and the makers of BharatBenz heavy-duty trucks, since 2013, expects to break-even this year, mainly supported by exports.

Toyota Launches Yaris At Rs 8.75 Lakh

Toyota Kirloskar Motor has launched its versatile sedan,Yaris, in India.

HSU Developed By DRDO For MBT Gives Better Vehicle Stability

The Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO), under the Ministry of Defence, Government of India, has introduced advanced Hydrogas Suspension Unit (HSU).

zf steering plans to make power steering for tractors

zf steering plans to make power steering for tractors

Ansys Simulation Software Helps Oems to Be Competitive

The automotive market is becoming very competitive. Vehicles, especially cars, take new shapes with more attractive features very frequently. New models are rolled out at regular intervals that get shorter. The battle for market leadership is intensified by the increasing demand for customisation, emphasis on more electronics and software, more rigorous regulatory requirements and shorter time to market.

Visteon To Support India's Long Drive To Autonomous Vehicles: Amit Jain

Visteon Corporation is one of the leaders in the global automotive infotainment and automation market. The recentlylaunched Phoenix infotainment platform has driven it to further heights. Visteon India, one of the largest Tier 1 companies in the country, is working on various new technologies and cost effective solutions. Amit Jain, Country Head, Visteon India, told Bhargav TS, the situation that is prevailing in the Indian market and how the company is addressing it. Excerpts from the interview: