At the 3DExperience Forum 2020, Dassault Systemes focussed on attaining leadership in manufacturing and infrastructure, in a post-Covid era. Story by: Ashish Bhatia With inputs from Deven Lad Dassault Systemes 3DExperience Forum 2020 was different this year. Held virtually, it focussed on learnings derived from a once in a century occurrence – SARS-CoV-2. It also discussed in-depth, the role of[Read More…]
Universal Robots is optimising cobot deployment on shopfloors to meet the emerging needs across the automotive value chain. Story by: Deepti Thore Automation with human collaboration has grown from strength to strength with more and more stakeholders of the automotive industry coming forward to pilot it. The Sars-CoV-2 might have only compelled the industry to leapfrog much before envisioned.[Read More…]
Years after directing two-wheeler manufacturers, the calls for deploying flex-engines across automotive segments grow louder. Story by: Ashish Bhatia With inputs from Deepti Thore Flex-engines or dual-fuel engines are back in the spotlight. At the 60th SIAM Annual Convention, Minister of Road, Transport and Highways and Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises, Nitin Gadkari drew the Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs) and[Read More…]
Etrio validates its strategic focal shift to intracity logistics with the launch of India’s first retrofit eLCV. Story by: Ashish Bhatia Hyderabad-based Etrio has hit the bullseye. When the company sensed a business case for electrifying light commercial vehicles plying for intracity logistics, it was well aware of the risks associated with the major strategic focal shift. In line with[Read More…]
The Bosch pursuit of a technology-neutral powertrain development roadmap takes into consideration efficient combustion engines. Story by: Ashish Bhatia With inputs from Deven Lad The Bosch Group is pursuing a technology-neutral powertrain development roadmap. As part of a long-term strategy, the technology and services provider wants to stick to a systematic approach to attain its ambitious climate goals. To realise[Read More…]
The tough Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises get going to overcome the existential crisis and rejoin the growth path. Story by: Ashish Bhatia Micro, Small and Medium Enterprises (MSME) are the backbone of any country. In India, MSME is the economic engine. Constituting an estimated 45 lakh enterprises in India, MSME contributes 30 per cent income of the Gross Domestic[Read More…]
Maruti Suzuki India continues to strengthen its sustainability performance as the market leader in the passenger vehicle segment. Story by: Ashish Bhatia and Deepti Thore The market leader in the passenger vehicle segment, in India, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) is no exception when it comes to the quarter (Q1FY2021) dampened by the Covid-19 crisis. Aiming to ramp up production[Read More…]
Story by: Deven Lad Greaves Cotton Ltd. has found success with new levers of growth. Ranked 13th in Fortune India’s Mid-sized Marvel section of ‘The Next 500’ list, the company continues to contribute strongly to the affordable and last-mile mobility ecosystem. On one hand, the company has tightened its grip through a refreshed positioning in the engine and engine products[Read More…]
The replacement of old and discharged batteries is expected to drive growth in the battery segment. Story by: Ashish Bhatia With the ongoing pandemic, there is a glimmer of hope for the aftermarket segment. Batteries are expected to be the outliers despite the overall weakness witnessed by the automotive sector. Especially Lead-acid Batteries (LAB). The LAB segment revenue is estimated[Read More…]
JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. negotiated headwinds faced by the tyre industry as a whole. It continues to tread carefully to attain sustainable growth and even higher profitability. Story by: Ashish Bhatia and Deven Lad K Tyre & Industries Ltd. continues to take measured steps to attain sustainable growth and improved profitability. The company is claimed to have well-negotiated the[Read More…]
