Axalta Coating Systems is renewing its focus on India by doubling the production capacity and increasing OEM activity Text: Bhushan Mhapralkar The Carlyle Group acquired Dupont’s Performance Coatings business in February 2013 for USD 4.9 billion and rechristened it as Axalta Coating Systems. The Indian operations, as part of the global acquisition, also changed their name to Axalta. Positioning itself[Read More…]
By Ashish Gulati, Country Manager, Telit India A car is an electronic machine and there are several apps that can be written for connected car scenarios helping car owners. OEMs and fleet operators can reap the benefits of IoT by using these apps. The main ingredient of such an IoT recipe would be the connectivity of the car and services[Read More…]
Yamaha Motor has organised free service camps for those two-wheelers which are affected in the recent heavy rains and floods which hit Tamil Nadu. Ravinder Singh, Vice President, Strategy and Planning, Yamaha Motor India Sales Pvt. Ltd. said, “The owners of two-wheelers affected in Chennai, Kanchipuram, Thiruvallur and Cuddalore districts due to heavy rains flooding several areas of Tamil Nadu[Read More…]
Hyundai Motor India Ltd, the country’s second largest car manufacturer and the largest passenger car exporter has won the most coveted Indian Car of the Year 2016 (ICOTY) award for the CRETA. As the most loved and trusted car manufacturer in India, Hyundai Motor India wins 3 ICOTY’s successively for its products: CRETA, Elite i20 and Grand i10 as ICOTY[Read More…]
Jaguar Land Rover India (JLR India) has announced the launch of its new smartphone integration platform, InControl Apps, which has been developed in conjunction with Bosch. The InControl Apps platform transfers the interface from the phone to the in-car infotainment touch-screen, to allow users access to popular apps. Jaguar Land Rover and Bosch have worked closely with leading third party[Read More…]
Mentor Graphics Corporation has announced the latest release of its leading general purpose, front-loading computational fluid dynamics (CFD) FloEFD solution offering greater accuracy and user productivity. Updated features in this new version include improved mesh handling, an enhanced transient solver, a robust EDA interface, and an interface to Abaqus Finite Element Analysis (FEA) software for stress analysis. Engineers and specialists[Read More…]
Leoni, the leading European provider of cables and cable systems to the automotive sector and other industries, now counts the Volvo Car Corporation among its passenger car customers. According to the first order from the Swedish car manufacturer, Leoni will supply wiring harnesses for future Volvo Cars models. ”We are happy that Volvo Car Corporation relies on our global footprint[Read More…]
Maruti Suzuki India has announced that a majority of its minority shareholders have voted in favour of the contract manufacturing agreement (with Suzuki Motor Corp) for the contract manufacturing agreement for production and sale of vehicles from the new Gujarat plant (which will commence production in early 2017). Also approved is the lease deed for leasing land for purposes of[Read More…]
Henkel Corporation, the U.S. subsidiary of Henkel AG & Co. KGaA of Germany, today announced the acquisition of Magna-Tech Manufacturing, headquartered inMuncie, Indiana. Magna-Tech Manufacturing is the North American market leader in vacuum impregnation services, with a focus on process center capabilities. Magna-Tech will function as a subsidiary of Henkel Corporation, operating as part of its Adhesive Technologies business, the[Read More…]
The all-new 2016 Ford GT supercar will debut the Corning Gorilla Glass hybrid windscreen – a more durable, scratch-resistant window that is about 30 per cent lighter than traditional glass. Developed by Ford and Corning, the window will be used on both the windscreen and rear engine cover of the Ford GT, contributing to enhanced vehicle handling, improved fuel efficiency[Read More…]
