Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA), the apex body representing India’s auto component manufacturing industry, announced the appointment of Rattan Kapur, Chairman & Managing Director, Mark Exhaust Systems Ltd. as the President of ACMA and Nirmal K. Minda, Chairman & Managing Director, Minda Industries Ltd. as the Vice President, ACMA for the term 2016-17. The announcement was made at[Read More…]
(Un)clear roadmap The verdict on lifting the ban imposed by the Supreme Court on the registration of new diesel cars and SUVs with engine capacities above 2000cc in New Delhi and NCR has brought some cheers to the OEMs. The SC bench in January had rejected a plea by Mercedes Benz, Toyota and Mahindra & Mahindra to lift the interim[Read More…]
Mercedes Benz introduces for the first time petrol version of SUV in India Today, the country’s largest luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz launched for the first time, a petrol variant of its highest selling SUV, the GLE. The GLE has been an outright bestseller SUV for Mercedes-Benz in India and has created new benchmarks in the segment. GLE 400 4MATIC has[Read More…]
Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), a wholly-owned subsidiary of Daimler AG, has signed a Memorandum of Understanding with PSG Polytechnic College, Coimbatore. Together, the 2 partners will offer a Vocational Diploma Program in the automobile sector. 20 Blue Collar Associates of DICV will participate in the inaugural course, which is certified by the Directorate of Technical Education (DoTE). Speaking on[Read More…]
Renault India, one of the fastest growing automotive brands in India, created history with its global car for conquest, Renault KWID. This Attractive, Innovative and Affordable car, is a true game-changer and volume driver for Renault India, amassing over 1,65,000 customer orders since its launch less than a year ago. Staying true to its commitment to keep building on the[Read More…]
Car transmission can be broadly classified as manual transmission (MT) and automatic transmission (AT). With the Indian market being highly price conscious, it has primarily relied on manual transmission owing to lower cost (both upfront as well as over lifecycle towards maintenance expense) whereas automatic transmission was generally restricted to premium vehicle catering to a select audience. Worsening traffic[Read More…]
With a continuing focus on making access to sales and aftersales touch points easier for its customers, Nissan India today inaugurated its new dealership Vignesh Moteurx Pvt Ltd. in Puducherry. The newly-opened showroom occupies a spacious 4,000 square feet and is located at a prime location: 10, East Coast Road, Paccamuddiyanpattu (near Kokkupark), Lawspet, Puducherry. The facility’s display area[Read More…]
Tata AutoComp Systems Limited to acquire TitanX – a leading global engine cooling supplier TitanX is a leading engine and powertrain cooling solutions supplier to the Commercial Vehicle industry having plants across North America, South America, Europe and China with sales of approximately USD 200 million. TitanX is currently owned by EQT Opportunity and Fouriertransform. Speaking on the occasion, Praveen[Read More…]
Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd (HMSI) rejuvenated the colour line-up of Dream Yuga making it more vibrant and stylish. The 2016 edition of Dream Yuga is now available in a new avatar in the dual tone ‘Black with Athletic Blue Metallic’ colour as an addition to its existing colour line up. This value addition shall be available without[Read More…]
The Supreme Court of India has lifted the ban on registration of diesel vehicles with engines bigger than 2000cc, on Friday. However, the apex court has ordered the automakers to pay 1% of the ex-showroom price of the vehicles as green cess to resume sales in the NCR. With the Delhi-NCR market contributing almost 10% to overall PV sales in[Read More…]
