General Motors India today announced the launch of an industry first customer care initiative called ‘Chevrolet Complete Care’ programme. The comprehensive customer care initiative ensures a unique ownership experience with assured low cost of maintenance for Chevrolet customers across India. “More than just their vehicle, it’s the service experience which makes customers feel truly satisfied,” said Arvind Saxena, President &[Read More…]
Volvo Buses in India announced the commencement of registrations for the fourth edition of Volvo Sustainable Mobility Awards 2014. The company is inviting stakeholders from among citizen groups/NGOs, organisations/ consultancies, and institutions among others, to participate in the awards, which aims to reward progressive and practical action in the area of promoting sustainable solutions in urban mobility. This year the[Read More…]
Nissan PlayStation GT Academy plans to conduct its programmes in more cities next year. The event which concluded recently in Chennai saw around 1,000 participants and selected a diving enthusiast who has completed the lap in 2.02 minutes. After the qualifying rounds at the 2014 Auto Expo, Delhi (NCR), Mumbai, Hyderabad and Bangalore in February, March, April and May 2014[Read More…]
Mercedes-Benz Cars has received an award for its groundbreaking ‘Robot Farming’ production concept at the annual International Conference on Robotics and Automation (ICRA) in Hong Kong. Robot Farming stands for overcoming previously irreconcilable antitheses in production technology: The concept allows people and robots to work together directly in production, without a protective fence. In this interaction, the movements of the[Read More…]
Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), a wholly owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, Stuttgart, Germany along with Mitsubishi Fuso Truck and Bus Corporation, Japan (MFTBC), again a Daimler Company, launched its DICV-made Fuso trucks in Bangladesh, making it the 6th strategic market since the start of exports in May 2013. Bangladesh is one of the key markets in Asia for DICV-made[Read More…]
In view of his invaluable contribution to the growth, development and success of Indian auto industry, Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) honoured Chairman Emeritus, Tata Sons, Ratan Tata, with the Lifetime Contribution Award. The award was presented in person by a team of FADA members led by Mohan Himatsingka, President, FADA in the office of Tata in Mumbai. Speaking[Read More…]
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M) has launched the limited edition ‘XUV500 Sportz’ built on its W8 model, priced at Rs 13.94 lakh (ex-showroomChennai). It comes with a 140bhp (103Kw) mHawk engine with 330Nm torque and a 6-speed transmission, 5th generation variable geometry turbocharger. A limited number of only 1000 units will be made. Speaking at the launch, Vivek Nayer, Chief[Read More…]
In the ETM publishing house’s The Best Commercial Vehicles and Brands 2014 readers’ choice, ZF experienced a double success: taking first place for the tenth consecutive year in the ‘commercial vehicle transmission’ product group. In the ‘retarder’ category, the readers chose the ZF-Intarder as the winner. In the readers’ choice of the ‘lastauto omnibus’, ‘trans aktuell’, and ‘Fernfahrer’ trade[Read More…]
The 15th edition of the industrial fair Intec 2014 took off today focusing on innovative technologies for the manufacturing industry. Organised by Coimbatore District Small Industries Association (CODISSIA) the industrial fair was inaugurated by N K Maini, Deputy Managing Director of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI). Held at Codissia Trade Fair Grounds the 5-day exposition saw over 325[Read More…]
TVS Srichakra Ltd, one of India’s largest manufacturers and exporters of off-road and two wheeler tyres, recently participated in Automechanika 2014, the largest international automotive trade exhibition in the Middle East. Organised at the Dubai International Exhibition centre, from 3rd to 5th June 2014, Automechanika, for the first time featured more than 1,400 exhibitors from 58 countries with over 24,000 trade[Read More…]
