Fiat Chrysler Automobiles India (FCA) will be organising a nationwide loyalty camp for all Fiat customers at its exclusive dealerships from March 9th – 12th. The four-day long event will mainly focus on loyal customers of Fiat. The loyalty camp will aim to reach out to a wide base of customers located across India. Features of Loyalty Camp: – 15%[Read More…]
Apollo Tyres today announced its entry into the two-wheeler tyre segment and unveiled its Acti range of tyres for motorcycles and scooters. Designed and developed at the company’s Global R&D Centre in Chennai, Apollo Acti series for bikes and scooters, would cover nearly 85% of the replacement market for two-wheeler tyres in India. Initially, Apollo is launching 3 patterns for rear[Read More…]
Minda Industries Ltd acquired global lighting business of Spain based Rinder Group for Euro 20 million. Rinder manufactures automotive lamps- Head Lamp, Tail Lamps and Small lamps. In a press release, the Minda industries said that “The acquisition includes 100% equity holding in Rinder India Pvt. Ltd. and Light Systems and Technical Center, Spain along with 50% equity holding in[Read More…]
Today the international automotive supplier Continental announced the .Media Webcast for fiscal year 2015 the acquisition of the Hi-Res 3D Flash LIDAR business from Advanced Scientific Concepts, Inc. (ASC) based in Santa Barbara, California. This innovative technology will further enhance the company’s Advanced Driver Assistance Systems product portfolio with a future-oriented solution to add to the group of surrounding sensors[Read More…]
Country’s largest selling car Alto has touched a historic milestone of 30 lakh sales milestone. The 30 lakh sales mark has been achieved in 15 years and 6 months, Alto is the first car to do so. Ever since the launch, Alto has been always customers favorite because of affordability, attractive design, performance and high fuel efficiency. Commenting on this[Read More…]
Tata Motors has become the second Indian company to join RE100 – a global collaborative initiative of the world’s most influential companies committed to 100% renewable power, led by ‘The Climate Group’ in partnership with CDP. The move follows BMW Group joining RE100 in December last year. The company is targeting to use 100% renewable energ. Arvind Bodhankar, Chief Sustainability[Read More…]
ACMA welcomed the measures given in the Union Budget providing the needed thrust to the economy and making it inclusive. The industry body expressed satisfaction on the focus on infrastructure development including roads and power, education, skilling, infrastructure development, ease of doing business and attracting investments. However, the area of concern for the industry is the reduction in the 200%[Read More…]
Text: Bhushan Mhapralkar In-car technology is growing rapidly. It has reached a point where pooled resources may help develop a platform, but its use in the final stages may dictate such amount of customisation, that it is unique to the automotive manufacturer that offers it. Used to the fullest advantage by offering an automobile that is superior or ‘intelligent’ than[Read More…]
Iron pyrite, commonly known as fool’s gold, can produce batteries that charge quickly and work for dozens of cycles. Text: Bhushan Mhapralkar The quantum of electronics in automobiles is growing. Supporting this rise are new age batteries. In case of hybrids and Electric Vehicles (EV) it is the Lithium Ion batteries. Looked upon as superior to the traditional lead acid[Read More…]
Text: Anirudh Raheja Having an extensive portfolio of short range, cellular and positioning products across various domains, Italy based global machine to machine movement enabler Telit Wireless Solutions is upbeat about making a mark in the Indian automotive industry. With an unprecedented demand for safety, comfort and performance coupled with entertainment, the demand for automotive electronics like telematics and PoS[Read More…]
