Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) has appointed Maheshwar Sahu as an Independent Director of the company. He replaces Renu Sud Karnad who is known to have stepped down from the Board of Directors of the company recently. Taking up the new role for a period of five years beginning from May 14, 2020-25, he will look to leverage the 30-year[Read More…]
Varroc Engineering Ltd. appointed Rohit Prakash as President – Metallic Business and Business Development for a major two-wheeler Original Equipment Manufacturer (OEM). He also takes guard as the additional Whole-time Director of the company. To report to Tarang Jain, Managing Director at Varroc, Prakash will leverage his extensive experience in the domain of planning and project execution pertaining to new[Read More…]
ZF Friedrichshafen AG has commenced the integration of WABCO on receiving the last of the regulatory clearances. Story by: Ashish Bhatia ZF Friedrichshafen AG has commenced the integration of WABCO Holdings Inc. on receiving regulatory clearances from all authorities. The final clearance for the previously announced merger of WABCO and ZF came from the Chinese State Administration for Market Regulation.[Read More…]
Lanxess AG in partnership with BOGE Elastmetall GmbH has developed the first all-plastic brake pedal. Story by: Deepti Thore Light-weighting has moved beyond lighter body panels and reinforcements to looking at every nut and bolt that goes into making a high-performance vehicle. Brake assemblies are no exception. Addressing this growing demand for lightweight braking solutions, Lanxess AG through its High-Performance[Read More…]
Organised by Grant Thornton, the webinar on jumpstarting the Indian automotive sector had experts deliberate on challenges and opportunities coming the industry’s way. Story by: Deepti Thore Grant Thornton recently organised a webinar on ‘Jumpstarting the Indian Automotive Sector’. With industry experts in attendance, the moderator set the tone by giving a backdrop of the slump in the sector recorded[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…]
Jamna Auto Industries Ltd. is focusing on high value-accretive products like the BSVI compliant spring series. Story by: Ashish Bhatia Jamna Auto Industries Ltd. (JAI) commands a majority share in automotive suspension solutions. The regulatory-driven move towards Bharat Stage VI (BSVI) emissions norms has had the company leverage the mammoth 70 per cent market share (66 per cent for Q42020)[Read More…]
Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. has strengthened its BSVI product portfolio with the launch of the new Honda CD 110 Dream. Story by: Deven Lad In the first half of June, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) timed the launch of the new BSVI CD 110 Dream with Unlock 1.0. In line with the company’s ‘A[Read More…]
Datsun India comes one step closer to enabling progressive mobility with the launch of the BSVI compliant and future-ready Datsun GO and GO+. Story by: Deepti Thore Nissan Motor Co. Ltd. brand Datsun India comes one step closer to enabling progressive mobility with the launch of the BSVI compliant Datsun GO and GO+. In line with its vision to offer[Read More…]
The strategy to use one platform to underpin many models is expected to enable manufacturers to sustain business in the long run. Story by: Ashish Bhatia Vehicular platform consolidation is an exercise undertaken by manufacturers the world over to prune their number of platforms. For some, the objective is to reduce manufacturing and platform upgradation complexity while for others it’s[Read More…]
