Following the company’s recent announcement of its plans to acquire Cooper Tire, The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company today announced that Ryan Patterson, currently president of its Asia Pacific business unit, will lead the integration effort as senior vice president, Business Integration. Nathaniel Madarang, currently managing director of Goodyear China, will succeed Patterson as president of Goodyear Asia Pacific. “As[Read More…]
TVS Srichakra Ltd., one of India’s leading manufacturers of 2 & 3 wheeler and off-highway tyres, today announced the launch of eleven new products for the replacement market: eight new high-performance tyre sizes for motorcycles, two for scooters and one new tyre size for e-rickshaw. The tyre sizes have been introduced under the SPORTORQ, JUMBO GT, CONTA, DURAPRO and e-DURAPRO[Read More…]
Daimler Truck AG and global power leader and independent engine manufacturer Cummins Inc. (NYSE: CMI) announced that the companies have signed a memorandum of understanding establishing a global strategic partnership for medium duty engine systems. The companies added that other opportunities for collaboration are also being evaluated. As part of the planned strategic partnership, Cummins will invest in the further[Read More…]
Dr. R Mukhopadhyay, Director (R&D), JK Tyre; Director & CE of Hari Shankar Singhania Elastomer & Tyre Research Institute (HASETRI), Mysore, and Chairman of Indian Rubber Institute received the coveted “Distinguished Alumnus Award 2020” during the 66th Convocation of Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur. The honor is in recognition of Dr. Mukhopadhyay’s professional achievements, determination, and contribution as an[Read More…]
The Automotive Solutions Portal for Industry Research and Education (ASPIRE) technology platform helmed by the International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT), Manesar conducted a webinar on the 2021-22 Union Budget and its impact on the Automotive Sector on 26th February, 2021. The participants and speakers were virtually welcomed by Smt. Pamela Tikku, Senior General Manager, ICAT and the webinar was[Read More…]
Toyota Kirloskar Motor India’s Vice Chairman, Vikram Kirloskar was today honoured with the prestigious IIM-JRD Tata Award for 2020 by the Indian Institute of Metals (IIM). The award was conferred to him for his service to the country through his ‘Excellence in Corporate Leadership in Metallurgical Industries’. In a digital event held on February 24, 2021, the IIM-JRD Tata Award[Read More…]
The Automotive Component Manufacturers Association (ACMA), the apex body of the Indian auto component industry today hosted the sixth edition of ACMA Technology Summit & Awards. The summit themed as Towards Atmanirbhar Bharat – Technologies for Sustaining growth, aims to foster indigenous innovations with a focus on technology and working towards robust automotive supply chains by de-risking through self-reliance. The[Read More…]
Jaguar Racing today announced that it has partnered with one of the world’s largest enterprise software providers, Micro Focus, ahead of the lights going green on season seven of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. Joining as the team’s official digital transformation, business resiliency and analytics partner, Micro Focus will provide support to Jaguar Racing’s push for more points,[Read More…]
The Goodyear Tire & Rubber Company (Nasdaq: GT) and Cooper Tire & Rubber Company (NYSE: CTB) today announced that they have entered a definitive transaction agreement under which Goodyear will acquire Cooper in a transaction with a total enterprise value of approximately $2.5 billion. The transaction will expand Goodyear’s product offering by combining two portfolios of complementary brands. It will[Read More…]
Gearing up for the new edition of the trade fair in New Delhi, organisers of ACMA Automechanika – Messe Frankfurt India and The Automotive Component Manufacturers Association (ACMA) share their insights on the need for deep localisation of auto component manufacturing and the role of the recently announced union budget in promoting this objective. The approach of automotive industry in[Read More…]
