Articles by: Online Editor - ACI

Caption: Marc Llistosella, MD and CEO, DICV and Michael Moebius, Head, Quality Management, DICV, receive the award from K Murugan, MD and CEO, Underwriter’s Laboratories DQS India.

DICV gets TS 16949 certification

Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), the wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, received TS16949:2009 certification for implementation and maintenance of quality management system in the area of design, development and manufacture of commercial vehicles. The award was received by Marc Llistosella, MD and CEO, DICV from K Murugan, MD and CEO, Underwriter’s Laboratories DQS India. Affiliated to the International Automotive Task[Read More…]

by February 10, 2014 Newscast
Indo MIM adds China to its export list

Indo MIM adds China to its export list

Machine Injection Moulding process is a boon to auto component industry as it helps in making intricate parts. Bangalore-based Indo MIM, the manufacturer of components through Metal Injection Moulding (MIM) process will soon commence exports to China.

by February 10, 2014 Focus

Digitalisation to dominate in new car sales leads – Frost & Sullivan

High real-estate costs, expensive resources, and need for innovation to stay afloat have compelled many automotive dealerships to shrink store space by about 20 percent and resort to digitisation for interactivity with the customer. The advent of digitisation in car retailing has seen the introduction of innovative sales strategies with both cost reductions and additions in upfront investments. European OEMs[Read More…]

by February 10, 2014 Web Exclusive
Pricol to supply powertrain components to Renault Nissan

Pricol to supply powertrain components to Renault Nissan

Story : Bhargav TS Pricol has been part of the evolution of speedometers – from stanalone instruments to clusters. After catering to two-wheeler and commercial vehicles for more than quarter century, the Coimbatorebased Pricol Limited has clinched a deal from Renault Nissan in India to supply oil and water pumps. This is the first business for the company from the passenger[Read More…]

by February 10, 2014 Focus
Launch of Auto Components India magazine

Launch of Auto Components India magazine

Harish Lakshman, President, ACMA today unveiled the inaugural issue of Auto Components India magazine at Next Gen Publishing’s stall at the Auto Expo 2014 – Components Show, Pragati Maidan. Speaking at the launch function Lakshman said a magazine dedicated for the automotive components is most welcome as it helps in fostering due recognition for the industry besides, enabling the players[Read More…]

by February 7, 2014 Newscast
Can counterfeit be contained?

Can counterfeit be contained?

Story: T Murrali Technological advancement is always welcome as it minimises the efforts of human beings – be it in services or manufacturing. While innovation, in the field of application engineering and rapid prototyping, helps in faster product development, it has simultaneously fortified the parallel economy by way of fake parts manufacture. Rapid prototyping aids copycats in making spurious parts[Read More…]

by February 7, 2014 Cover Story
Micromatic Machine Tools offers smart solutions to up productivity

Micromatic Machine Tools offers smart solutions to up productivity

Schematic digram of TPM Trak Micromatic Machine Tools (MMT) the customer face of a leading machine tool manufacturing company – Ace Micromatic Group, is focusing on new breed of smart machines that will help its customers to enhance overall productivity.

by February 7, 2014 Allied Business
Smart Move

Smart Move

Welcome to Auto Components India, the tenth title from Next Gen Publishing which also brings out Car India, Bike India and CV magazine. As the name denotes, the new magazine will primarily focus on the end-to-end value chain of the automotive components industry and allied segments such as machine tools, service tools, testing equipment, consumables and IT. In covering these[Read More…]

by February 6, 2014 Viewpoint
How Hyundai scripted Grand i10

How Hyundai scripted Grand i10

Hyundai Grand i10 has increasingly become the buyers’ choice for the features it has packed in. It is for this reason that the car won the Best Indian Car of the Year award for 2013. Besides, quite a few auto magazines and blogs have paid full throated encomiums to the vehicle. In terms of sales, it is clocking about 10,000[Read More…]

by February 6, 2014 Mobilised
Couple engineering expertise with market, infrastructure: Don Hillebrand, President, SAE International

Couple engineering expertise with market, infrastructure: Don Hillebrand, President, SAE International

From being confined to an American, European and Japanese one, the auto industry has transformed itself into a global industry. India has become a

by February 6, 2014 Upfront