Halla Visteon Climate Control Corp (HVCC), automotive thermal systems provider, has received approval from shareholders to change its corporate name to Hanon Systems. The new name and identity follows the transfer of majority ownership of the company in June, and appointment of the new CEO. Visteon Corp sold its 70% ownership interest in HVCC to Hahn Auto Holdings (50.5% ownership) and[Read More…]
French tyre maker Michelin today launched its new X MULTI range of tubeless radial tyres targeting Indian commercial vehicle market. The new tyre is specially engineered and produced at its Chennai plant that currently manufactures tyres for medium and heavy commercial vehicles (M&HCV). The new tyre comes in 2 models: Z (steer axle) and D (drive axle) offering Indian fleet[Read More…]
Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL), a leader in Indian automobile industry has launched its best in class sales channel NEXA in New Delhi. MSIL always pioneers in experimenting different strategies to attract customers and unambiguously will hi-five its success on all its experiments. NEXA a sales channel is architected to quench the customer’s pampering thirst. Indian car buying segment is[Read More…]
Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) has launched its new 110cc Livo. Livo is powered by the proven 110cc 4-stroke engine that comes with magnificent enhancements with advance design and practicality. With an improved combustion efficiency the Livo will deliver a claimed mileage of 74kmpl. The new Livo is available in 2 variants — a self-start equipped, drum[Read More…]
Scania Commercial Vehicles India, inaugurated its first dealership in Bidadi, Karnataka. Transpro Motors has been appointed exclusively to sell Scania buses and on-road trucks and extend aftermarket services such as vehicle service, spare support, accidental repair and insurance. The new dealership in Bidadi will further strengthen the existing dealer network of Scania. The strategic location of the new dealership will[Read More…]
Volvo launched its S60 T6 petrol variant today in India at Rs 42 lakh (ex-showroom, Delhi). Volvo S60 succeeds the launch of XC90, V40 Cross Country Petrol, V40 with an equilibrium of dynamism, style and comfort. The new S60 will compete with BMW 3-series and the Mercedes C-class. The new Volvo S60 T6 houses a 2-litre four-cylinder direct injected turbo[Read More…]
Text: Bhargav TS Gates Unitta India, a joint venture company between Gates and Nitta Corporation redefines automotive and industrial market with its cutting edge technology. The company manufactures wide range of belts catering to two-wheelers, passenger cars, commercial vehicle and industrial applications. Gates banks on its inimitable technology, material innovations for a range of applications in the industry and stand[Read More…]
Text: Bhargav TS The 6 South Indian states; Andhra Pradesh, Karnataka, Kerala, Puducherry, Tamil Nadu and Telangana differ in language, food and in culture but it shares a commonality by having enormous talent pool, quality engineering and manufacturing. This helped them to have global companies R&D centres and manufacturing facilities in these states. According to experts the quality of the[Read More…]
The Pune-based Varsha Forgings Limited has had a long cycle of continuous enhancement of its domain expertise in torque rods and V-links for commercial vehicles and this has not only helped it to tide the recessionary phase but has kept it well prepared for the growth curve that lies ahead. Text: Leon Martin Ray With the lift of ban on[Read More…]
The launch of Celerio Diesel underscores Maruti Suzuki’s efforts to stay ahead of the competition. Text: Anirudh Raheja Maruti Suzuki launched its small car Celerio an year ago and became the first car to offer an Automated Manual Transmission (AMT), albeit on the petrol version, the Celerio helped its maker to strengthen its leadership position. Since Febrauary 2014 the market[Read More…]
