Articles by: Bhargav S

Hyundai Motor India organizes Winter Car Care Camp from Dec 15-20

Hyundai Motor India organizes Winter Car Care Camp from Dec 15-20

Hyundai Motor India, country’s largest auto exporter and second largest manufacturer today announced that it will hold a winter car care camp at its dealer workshops across India. The Winter Car care camp will be organized for 5 days, starting Dec 15-20. Customers of Hyundai Motor India can avail attractive offers like 23 point check-up, discounts on labour and parts,[Read More…]

by December 16, 2016 Newscast, OEM

HORIBA MIRA opens new vehicle engineering facility in Pune

HORIBA MIRA –a world-leader in advanced engineering, research and product development–has further bolstered its worldwide automotive engineering and testing capabilities with the opening of a facility within the new HORIBA India Private Limited, Technical Centre in Pune, Western India. The new site increases HORIBA MIRA’s presence in India and will provide an in-territory base from which to deliver comprehensive vehicle[Read More…]

by December 5, 2016 Newscast, OEM

Volkswagen makes ABS and dual airbags as standard fitment of the Polo and Vento

Volkswagen, Europe’s leading car manufacturer, announces the introduction of ABS as a primary safety feature along with Dual Airbags, as standard fitment for all variants of the Polo and Vento. Cars with the new standard fitments are available across all Volkswagen dealerships in India. With the introduction of ABS and Dual Airbag as standard fitments, Volkswagen once again adheres to[Read More…]

by November 29, 2016 Newscast, OEM

Ashok Leyland acquires LCV business from Nissan

Ashok Leyland Ltd (Ashok Leyland), flagship of the Hinduja Group, announced today it has completed the acquisition of Nissan Motor Co. Ltd.’s stake in each of the 3 joint ventures (JVs) formed between the 2 companies, namely, Ashok Leyland Nissan-Vehicles Limited, Nissan-Ashok Leyland Powertrain Limited and Nissan-Ashok Leyland Technologies Limited. In September 2016, Ashok Leyland and Nissan announced that they had reached[Read More…]

by November 25, 2016 Newscast, OEM
TVS launches IRIDE- An augmented riding experience for customers

TVS launches IRIDE- An augmented riding experience for customers

TVS Motor Company, today announced the launch of IRIDE, an intelligent, intuitive automobile post sales and service smartphone application to enhance the riding experience for customers. IRIDE monitors the ride parameters of the vehicle during transit which helps customers plan and improve the riding experience, while keeping them safe. Commenting on the launch of the all new customer service platform,[Read More…]

by November 23, 2016 Newscast, OEM
7 Millionth car rolls out of Hyundai Motor India

7 Millionth car rolls out of Hyundai Motor India

A top of the trim, white CRETA AT, which had the distinction of creating history in the HYUNDAI world by being the 7 millionth car, rolled off the production lines with MD, Mr. Y.K Koo and VP production, Mr. Ganesh Mani S. in the driver’s seat at HYUNDAI MOTOR INDIA’s state of the art facility in Sriperumpudur near Chennai at 16.51[Read More…]

by November 21, 2016 Newscast, OEM
CII to organise Auto Serve 2016 from 18-20 November 2016

CII to organise Auto Serve 2016 from 18-20 November 2016

CII Auto Serve 2016, India’s largest focused exhibition for the Automotive aftermarket industry, organised by the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) would witness the participation of over 110 exhibitors from India and abroad besides country pavilion from Japan.   Currently in its 7th edition, this biennial flagship event of CII would showcase the innovative trends and technologies in the Indian automotive[Read More…]

by November 16, 2016 Newscast, OEM, Trending, Upcoming Events

IMTMA’s National Productivity Summit 2016 Will Showcase “Competitiveness in Manufacturing”

A growing and competitive manufacturing sector has become the prime mover of the modern economy.  Given the forces at work, manufacturing firms are taking a variety of approaches to radically transform their businesses and find new ways to differentiate themselves. This necessitates companies to constantly innovate, redefine paradigms, adopt cutting edge technology, enhance productivity and optimize resources. To champion the[Read More…]

by November 16, 2016 Allied Business, Newscast, OEM
BorgWarner’s low-friction silent timing chains improve efficiency for Maruti Suzuki Baleno

BorgWarner’s low-friction silent timing chains improve efficiency for Maruti Suzuki Baleno

BorgWarner supplies its advanced 6.35 mm silent timing chain for the new Maruti Suzuki Baleno. Powered by a 1.2-liter gasoline engine, the hatchback is available in Europe, Japan and Israel. BorgWarner’s best-in-class silent chain technology reduces friction to improve engine efficiency and fuel economy. “BorgWarner is pleased to provide our advanced silent timing chains to Maruti Suzuki,” said Joe Fadool,[Read More…]

by November 12, 2016 Newscast, OEM

Continental accelerates growth

Continental accelerated its growth in the third quarter of 2016 as announced. However, the quarter was characterized by several isolated and unrelated circumstances in the Automotive divisions that had a negative impact on earnings. “The sales growth in our automotive business gained momentum in the third quarter. With organic growth of over 6 percent, we once again grew faster than[Read More…]

by November 12, 2016 Finance, International, Newscast