Articles by: Bhargav S

Honda NAVI crosses 10,000 mark

Honda NAVI crosses 10,000 mark

Honda NAVI continues to receive an overwhelming response from the young customers, riding past 10,000 unit sales in just two months of its availability. Launched amidst huge fan-fare at the Auto Expo 2016, NAVI is fast emerging as youth’s most loved 2wheeler of 2016. Commenting on the FUNtastic customer response on Navi, Mr. Yadvinder Singh Guleria- Senior Vice President, Sales[Read More…]

by June 21, 2016 Newscast, OEM
Rane TRW steers into tractor power steering business

Rane TRW steers into tractor power steering business

Text: Bhargav TS Rane TRW Steering Systems (RTSS), a 50-50 joint venture between the Chennai-based Rane group and ZF TRW, has entered the tractor segment to manufacture fully integrated hydraulic steering gears. The Steering Gear Division (SGD) of RTSS manufactures fully integrated hydraulic steering gears, hydraulic pumps, power rack and pinion, power steering fluid, including plastic reservoirs, and supplies to[Read More…]

by June 21, 2016 Business Filings, Newscast
TVS Automobile Solutions invests in three start-up companies

TVS Automobile Solutions invests in three start-up companies

TVS Automobile Solutions Limited (TVS ASL), has made substantial investments in 3 start-ups (e-commerce, BIG DATA / Analytics & CRM and Internet of Things) to form a start-up ecosystem. In order to take a leadership in automobile aftermarket the company has entered into the digital space where the company will provide digital business solutions to vehicle and component manufacturers to enable them achieve[Read More…]

Datsun redi-GO launched at Rs 2.38 lakh

Datsun redi-GO launched at Rs 2.38 lakh

Datsun today launched India’s first urban cross Datsun redi-GO, at a starting price of Rs 2,38,862. Modern, with zippy performance and stylish design, the Datsun redi-GO will be available in five variants at competitive prices.  Pricing Details: Variant Ex-Showroom Price (Chennai) D INR 2,38,862 A INR 2,82,550 T INR 3,09,014 T (O) INR 3,19,249 S INR 3,34,229 Speaking at the occasion of the launch, Guillaume Sicard, President[Read More…]

by June 7, 2016 Newscast, OEM
GM celebrates World Environment Day

GM celebrates World Environment Day

This World Environment Day, General Motors will be organizing various activities related to environment safety and conservation with a pledge to spread awareness around environment protection, sustenance and eco-conscious growth.   GM has collaborated with Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) to organize PUC drives across its dealerships PAN India. There were also other unique initiatives like environment conservation tips[Read More…]

by June 6, 2016 Newscast, OEM
Autolite plans new facilities in China, Europe by 2020

Autolite plans new facilities in China, Europe by 2020

Text: Anusha B Autolite, the flagship company of the Autopal-MPG group, has been providing lighting solutions to the automotive industry since 4 decades. The Group supplies automotive head lamps, work lamps, LED lamps, fog lamps, turn signal lamps, halogen bulbs, incandescent bulbs and miniature bulbs to various vehicle manufacturers in India and abroad. Its products are exported to 56 countries,[Read More…]

by June 6, 2016 Business Filings, Cover Story
Hella India to bring innovative lighting products for two-wheelers

Hella India to bring innovative lighting products for two-wheelers

Text: Deepanshu Taumar Hella India Lighting (HIL), a leading German automotive lighting manufacturer, with its strong focus on safety products, will be addressing the safety needs of two-wheeler drivers by bringing its innovative solutions to India. The company has recently developed full LED headlamp modules which can be mass customised to be used as headlamps for various customer segments including[Read More…]

by June 6, 2016 Business Filings, Cover Story
Mohite Motors brings Hydrogen decarb to lower emissions

Mohite Motors brings Hydrogen decarb to lower emissions

Text: Ashish Bhatia New Delhi is grappling with pollution levels that far exceed the permissible limits. Mumbai is not far behind. The pollution focus seems to concentrate on diesel vehicles at the moment. It cannot be denied however that petrol and CNG vehicles are non polluting. Of the two, it is the CNG vehicles that escape scrutiny under the pretext[Read More…]

by June 1, 2016 Focus
Globally, Continental has been supporting OEMs in meeting stringent emission standards, such as Euro 6: Raghav Gulur

Globally, Continental has been supporting OEMs in meeting stringent emission standards, such as Euro 6: Raghav Gulur

Continental Automotive Components India, the leading manufacturer of electronic products commits action plans for future India in automotive industry and commissions the safety zone with its array of products. ‘All time’ safety, comfortability and connectivity becomes viral now. For over decades, the company has been engrossed in making auto components and has a plethora of achievement indices. Quick adaption and[Read More…]

by June 1, 2016 Upfront
MV Agusta Enters India with the Kinetic Group

MV Agusta Enters India with the Kinetic Group

MV Agusta, the legendary Italian company known for the world’s most premium high-performance superbikes, today announced its official entry into India via an exclusive partnership with Pune’s automobile major, the Kinetic Group. The company unveiled its first range of superbikes − the F4, F3 and Brutale 1090 −which will now be available at its first ‘Motoroyale’ dealership in Pune. The[Read More…]

by May 12, 2016 Newscast, OEM