Electric mobility and autonomous driving are the big trends in the automotive industry. This means that parts and components as well as manufacturing processes are changing and there will be new and different tasks for parts cleaning, writes Doris Schulz. The change in mobility is not only leading to new and changed requirements in the automotive and supplier industry, but[Read More…]
With the recent changes coming to fore, ZF Steering Gear (India) is looking up. Prateek Pardeshi looks at the key drivers. Robert Bosch Automotive Steering GmbH (RBAS) and the Munot Family are the major shareholders of ZF Steering Gear (India) Ltd. (erstwhile ZF Lenkystene GmbH). After RBAS purchased a 100 per cent stake in ZF Lenksysteme GmbH, to turn a[Read More…]
The growth potential of the aftermarket segment is undisputed. Prateek Pardeshi gets in touch with the community to understand the grass root challenges. The aftermarket segment has continued its upward trajectory. Valued at an estimated Rs.42,007 crore, the segment registered an eight per cent growth. The fiscal (FY23) gone by has given the stakeholders of the organised industry good momentum[Read More…]
Uno Minda Limited’s CFO, Sunil Bohra, has been awarded the “CFO of the Year Award” by ASSOCHAM Vibrant Bharat. Mr Bohra was recognized for his outstanding contribution to the business, especially during difficult times of rising interest rates and inflation, administering cash flows in the midst of a recession, and navigating the impact of geo-political developments, technology, tax, and regulatory[Read More…]
The Center will support OEMs in passenger and commercial vehicle markets both for Indian and global customers Capacity for up to 250 BorgWarner engineers The inauguration ceremony took place yesterday in Bangalore BorgWarner has established a 26,500 square foot (2,460 square meters) Technical Center in the Kundalahalli suburb of Bangalore, India. The official opening of the centre took place yesterday.[Read More…]
In an upfront interaction, Jayakumar G, Group President India, Valeo India Pvt. Ltd. speaks to Ashish Bhatia on the changing customer perception driving changes in the automotive industry. Q. How are you contributing to the reduction of CO2 emissions and the development of safer driving? Which products in the portfolio are contributing to this vision? A. 94 per cent of[Read More…]
On the sidelines of Auto Shanghai 2021, Continental Automotive held a virtual tech talk. Ashish Bhatia brings out all things automotive software touched upon in the session. On the sidelines of Auto Shanghai 2021, Continental held a virtual tech talk under its new initiative, ‘The Continental Tech Show Around The World 2021’. Focussed on software, the session spanned the spectrum[Read More…]
Automotive manufacturers are tapping into the mix of next-generation technological developments with localisation for vehicular platform consolidation. Ashish Bhatia looks at this strategy to manufacture drivetrains for the real demand. Vehicular platform consolidation is a well known global practice aimed at reducing manufacturing and platform up-gradation complexity. It is also a way to reduce any redundancies that may exist. However,[Read More…]
Raw material prices including prices of precious metals spiralled northwards. To deal with the rising input costs, Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) have had to pass on the price hike on more than one occasion to end consumers. For instance, Tata Motors announced an average price hike of 1.8 per cent on its passenger vehicle range across models and variants effective[Read More…]
Chennai headquartered Comstar Automotive Technologies Private Limited has won the prestigious Ford Global Supplier Excellence Award in ‘Silver’ category for the supply of starter assemblies. The CEO of the company, Sat Mohan Gupta shares his views with T Murrali on the journey towards this coveted recognition and the way forward. Edited excerpts: Q: Congratulations on getting the Silver Medallion[Read More…]
