Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) has announced it is offering safety features of dual airbags and anti-lock braking system (ABS) as an option across all variants of its Celerio hatchback. The car will be offered with dual airbags and ABS from the base variant itself, and will be denoted with the ‘(O)’ nomenclature. MSIL has equipped the Celerio with this[Read More…]
Volkswagen (VW) India has announced that it is recalling about 323,700 Volkswagen, SKODA and Audi brand cars in India equipped with the EA 189 diesel engines affected by the emission scandal. VW presented its observations, findings and outlines of possible solutions on the EA 189 diesel engines to the Ministry of Heavy Industries, Government of India and Automotive Research Association[Read More…]
ContiTech’s Power Transmission Group has introduced its elastic Multi-V Belt that enables non-positive power transmission of torque in belt drives without a tensioning pulley. This belt from ContiTech is claimed to maintain tension throughout its lifetime, and can be used to drive components including the alternator, fan, water pump, air-conditioning compressor and power steering. These multi V belts meet the[Read More…]
Federal-Mogul Powertrain has introduced its Unipiston clutch piston with integrated springs that are suitable for clutch packs in dual clutch transmissions (DCTs), conventional automatic transmissions and limited slip differentials. Unipiston is claimed to enable improved clutch performance, reduce required package space and simplify assembly. Unipiston technology has been validated with one customer and is expected to enter series production in[Read More…]
A large delegation of the vendors of Isuzu Motors India visited Sri City on Tuesday. The 180-member team includes the senior executives of various domestic and international companies which will supply auto components to Isuzu. The purpose of their visit was to have a glimpse of Isuzu production plant, and to witness the bustling activity at the industrial park. Welcoming[Read More…]
Renault India, registered a growth of 144% with monthly domestic sales of 7,819 units in November 2015 as against 3,201 units in the corresponding month last year. The increase in sales is due to the newly launched Renault Kwid, which has revolutionised the mini car segment in India with its SUV inspired design and packed with class leading and first-in-segment[Read More…]
Tata Motors showcased 4 new construction and mining commercial vehicles, from its Construck range at Excon 2015. The new vehicles showcased are the Tata PRIMA 3138.K 32 CuM Coal Tipper, Tata PRIMA LX 2523 .K RePTO, Tata PRIMA LX 3128.K 19 CuM Scoop HRT and Tata SAK 1613. Amidst the new launches, Tata Motors also showcased four other construction &[Read More…]
Ashok Leyland, Chennai-based commercial vehicle manufacturer has reported a 16% increase in its overall sales in November. It sold 8,971units in the month as against 7,732 units in the same month last year. The Medium and Heavy Commercial Vehicle (M&HCV) segment saw strong sales for the company, growing 21% to 6,297units. The company’s LCV sales remained marginally up by[Read More…]
For the first time, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles Pvt. Ltd. (DICV) with its exclusive brand –BharatBenz debuted at the Excon exhibition 2015 in Bengaluru. Excon is the largest construction equipment exhibition in South Asia. BharatBenz displayed 11 trucks from its construction & mining range of products including India’s first indigenized mining truck 3143 making an indelible mark at its first[Read More…]
Premium truck maker Volvo Trucks has launched 2 new large capacity 5-axle dump trucks for various mining applications at the Excon 2015. The newly launched FMX 520 10×4 dump truck with 26.1 Cu.m body and FMX 480 10×4 dump truck with 24 Cu.m body will address the raising demand in the booming mining industry while also helping the company to[Read More…]
