Tube Investments of India (TII), a part of the Murugappa Group, today launched India’s first exclusively-online bicycle brand, a new initiative of the company’s Corporate Strategy Group (CSG). Branded ‘Brooks’, the range offers city, off-road and kids bicycles and will be available for sale on the e-store, BrooksBicycle.com. To begin with, nine models have been launched in the price range of[Read More…]
INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION Industrial manufacturing companies are facing strong demand to increase their productivity by creating smart factories and smart manufacturing sites. The old method of manufacturing is gone and we are in the new era of manufacturing components. The factories of the near future are evolving into “smart factories”, in which networked machines constantly talk to each other. These developments[Read More…]
Reacting to the Supreme Court Orders banning the sale of BS III stocks of vehicles, Vinod K. Dasari, President, Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) said that industry would abide with the Orders passed by the Hon’ble Court. Auto Industry has been ready with BS4 manufacturing since 2010. However, the sale of BS4 vehicles was not possible, nationwide, due to lack of BS4[Read More…]
BMW Plant Chennai celebrated 10 years of production excellence in India. The BMW Plant Chennai started operations on 29 March 2007. Since then, the BMW Group has strengthened its commitment to the Indian market and has continuously increased the number of its locally produced car models. Up to eight car models can be locally produced on two assembly lines at BMW[Read More…]
Volvo Buses India today announced the rollout of the Volvo 8400 City Bus featuring a ‘made-in-India’ 8-litre engine. The bus is the first step towards Volvo Buses fulfilling an order for 100 nos. of the next generation city bus placed by the Bengaluru Metropolitan Transport Corporation (BMTC). Featuring a new 8-litre engine manufactured by the Volvo Group JV in Pithampur,[Read More…]
BASF and Stahl have signed an agreement on Wednesday, March 22, 2017 to combine BASF’s leather chemicals business with Stahl Group. The transaction is subject to approval by the relevant authorities and the closing is expected to take place in the fourth quarter of 2017. Under the terms of the agreement, BASF will receive a 16% minority stake in the[Read More…]
Daimler and Anna University (AU) celebrated innovation with their first collaboration, the ‘Daimler AU Mobile App Garage’, organized by Anna University’s Centre for University-Industry Collaboration, Chennai, and supported by Daimler India Commercial Vehicles and Daimler Financial Services India. 500 students from over 20 colleges across India had made submissions on the topics of strategic digitalisation and mobility, of which the[Read More…]
Nissan India today announced the launch of the New Terrano with the introduction of 22 brand new features to strengthen its smarter and bolder appeal to customers. The New Terrano is equipped with a host of optional new equipment for added style and convenience. The result is a compact SUV that complements the lifestyle of today’s Indian consumers—an attractive choice[Read More…]
TVS SRICHAKRA, one of India’s largest manufacturers & exporters of Two & Three wheeler tyres and Off-Highway Tyres showcased their TVS EUROGRIP product range at CONEXPO-CON/AGG 2017. Includes Off-Highway Tyres for construction, industrial and agriculture use including farm implements. As one of the top construction industry trade shows, CONEXPO-CON/AGG is expected to attract over 2,500 exhibitors and 1, 00,000 professional[Read More…]
The 3rd edition of India’s premium automotive aftermarket trade fair – ACMA Automechanika New Delhi, kick-started today with more than 550 exhibitors from 17 countries showcasing the latest in aftermarket, spread across 19,500sqm. This biennial event offers an effective networking platform to wholesalers, distributors, traders and component manufacturers to showcase their innovations besides getting access to global technology culture for[Read More…]
