Meritor, Inc., has reported financial results for its third fiscal quarter ended June 30, 2014. Third-Quarter Highlights Sales were $986 million, down $7 million from the same period last year. Net income on a GAAP basis was $234 million, compared to a net loss of $38 million, in the same period last year. Net income included $209 million from the antitrust[Read More…]
Text & Photos: T Murrali Exhaust system plays a vital role in a vehicle as it determines how clean and efficient the engine is besides ensuring better life for the vehicle. Tenneco, the global leader in designing and manufacturing of ride control and clean air products follows a combination of eco-friendly and effective manufacturing operation. Tenneco Automotive is present[Read More…]
Text & Photos: T Murrali In a kingdom of bearings dominated by multinational manufacturers, a homegrown company has successfully competed against them, carving a niche for itself with its robust and flawless manufacturing process. The company is National Engineering Industries (NEI) that makes bearings under the NBC brand. We went around the company’s mother plant in Jaipur that won the Deming Prize[Read More…]
Drawing on over 60 years of experience in car radios and a vast multimedia know-how of Continental and Auro Technologies’ revolutionary Auro-3D sound technology, Auro Technologies and Continental have announced today to jointly bring true 3D sound to in-car infotainment systems. First integrated into digital cinemas as Auro 11.1. by Barco, the Auro-3D format is the next generation in audio,[Read More…]
Text & Photos: Bhargav TS Better vehicle lighting can help the driver to recognise objects during nights eventually supporting vehicle safety. Lighting system manufacturers address this issue through several technologies. Chennai-based India Japan Lighting (IJL) is looking at offering the OEMs with new solutions that will save energy and enhance life. We took a short journey in the company’s[Read More…]
Chennai headquartered Comstar Automotive Technologies Private Limited has won the prestigious Ford Global Supplier Excellence Award in ‘Silver’ category for the supply of starter assemblies. The CEO of the company, Sat Mohan Gupta shares his views with T Murrali on the journey towards this coveted recognition and the way forward. Edited excerpts: Q: Congratulations on getting the Silver Medallion[Read More…]
Erich Nesselhauf has been involved in the Daimler India Commercial Vehicles’ greenfield project from 2008 and built the entire supplier base for the company, achieving a localisation of 85% for BharatBenz trucks at the start of production in 2012. Recently he was elevated as the Managing Director & CEO of the company. He shared his views with T Murrali on[Read More…]
Calling India the second-most strongest pillar for Wabco global after Germany, Wabco hopes that India will go on to become a manufacturing hub after being a engineering superpower. Jacques Esculier, Chairman and CEO of Wabco Holdings talks to J Srikant about the braking system major’s India operations and what role the country will play in its global operations. Q:[Read More…]
Bhargav TS After introducing India’s first two-seater moped – TVS 50, the TVS Motor Company has constantly developed new products both in motorbikes and scooters. After splitting up with Suzuki in 2001, TVS developed its first commuter bike, the Victor, which was a grand success for the company. To taste more success in the commuter segment, TVS brought in[Read More…]
Srikant J Once every few years there comes a vehicle that challenges the set perceptions of the public about a particular segment of cars. The iconic M800 started it in the mid-80s; Toyota Qualis did it for MUVs and Mahindra Scorpio did so for the SUV segment. Maruti Suzuki now banks on the Celerio, with its much acclaimed first-in-the-country[Read More…]
