The Land Rover Defender beat competition to win the coveted World Car Design of the Year title at the annual World Car Awards. It’s the third time Land Rover has claimed the coveted prize of ‘World Card Design of the Year’ following previous wins for Range Rover Velar (2018) and Range Rover Evoque (2012). The latest award adds to a[Read More…]
In its first-ever digital edition, CES 2021 was testimony to all things resilience from the global automotive components and tech industry. Ashish Bhatia picks out select showcases worthy of catching your attention. CES returned in 2021, in the first-ever digital edition. A whopping 2000 companies including 700 startups from across 37 countries unveiled next-gen innovation aimed at bettering the future.[Read More…]
Committed to 100 per cent carbon neutrality, Valeo has launched a pedal assembly for e-bikes.Team ACI looks at the mobilisation of this ‘zero-emission’ product in the portfolio. Valeo is on a mission! Committed to 100 per cent carbon neutrality by 2050, the company is accelerating its portfolio expansion. It is offering ‘zero-emissions’ products in emerging markets. Most recently, in a[Read More…]
The Hex Meshing Tool from DEP MeshWorks enables rapid tyre modelling and performance optimisation across vehicular segments. Story by: Deepti Thore Tyre modelling has come a long way from just representing tyre data obtained from mathematical representation limited to static conditions. A testimony to it being more dynamic today than ever before is the proprietary software platform – ‘MeshWorks’ from[Read More…]
Jaguar Land Rover celebrates the Ingenium engine production milestone with a new, advanced offering. Story by: Ashish Bhatia Jaguar Land Rover hit a production milestone as it rolled out the 1.5 millionth engine of the Ingenium family since production first began in early 2015. Celebrating the milestone at the engine manufacturing centre in Wolverhampton, United Kingdom, the Original Equipment Manufacturer[Read More…]
Lanxess AG deploys the circular economy for plastic production with a new product range. Story by: Deepti Thore Photos by: Lanxess AG To turn its plastic production sustainable, Lanxess AG has turned to circular economy based strategy. The objective is to ensure that throughout the production cycle, the raw materials used, lose the least value possible. The company is banking[Read More…]
Lanxess AG in partnership with BOGE Elastmetall GmbH has developed the first all-plastic brake pedal. Story by: Deepti Thore Light-weighting has moved beyond lighter body panels and reinforcements to looking at every nut and bolt that goes into making a high-performance vehicle. Brake assemblies are no exception. Addressing this growing demand for lightweight braking solutions, Lanxess AG through its High-Performance[Read More…]
Goodyear’s self-generating concept tyre is aimed at individual mobility needs. Story by: Team ACI The Goodyear reCharge is a self-generating concept tyre. Aimed at meeting individual mobility needs, the concept tyre is said to adapt and change. Mentioned Mike Rytokoski, Vice-President and Chief Marketing Officer, Goodyear Europe, “Goodyear wants the tyre to be an even more powerful contributor to answering[Read More…]
Infineon gears up to tap the strong growth potential in mild hybrid vehicles. Story by: Team ACI Mild hybrids are increasingly gaining the reputation of being the ideal solution that offers the best of both worlds: power and performance. Infineon Technologies AG expects a significant growth curve too for the automotive 48-volt mild hybrids over the coming the years. To[Read More…]
The ZF EVplus concept vehicle addresses range anxiety associated with Electromobility. Story by: Team ACI German company ZF Friedrichshafen AG has addressed the range anxiety associated with electromobility with the ZF EVplus concept vehicle. First displayed at IAA 2019, it is a concept Plug-in Hybrid Electric Vehicle (PHEV). Through the concept vehicle, the company wants to present a case for[Read More…]
