Continental and Schaeffler are taking advantage of the 35th International Vienna Motor Symposium to present the Gasoline Technology Car (GTC). The joint GTC project demonstrates how a networked integration of key mild hybrid technologies can cut fuel consumption as well as CO2 emissions by an additional 17% in the case of an already highly efficient car with downsized 3-cylinder gasoline[Read More…]
Apprentices undergoing a three-year Dual Apprenticeship course at the Volkswagen Academy India have built a fire-fighting car for the Safety Department of Volkswagen Pune Plant as their final year project. This helped the students gain hands-on experience with various activities involved in building a car. Volkswagen Academy India had started its three-year Dual Apprenticeship Programme at Pune Plant in 2011.[Read More…]
BorgWarner has recently begun producing its electronically controlled Visctronic fan drives at its new plant in Itatiba City, Brazil. By operating only when needed and precisely controlling the fan speed when engine cooling is required, the drive provides efficient engine cooling as well as improved fuel economy and reduced emissions for trucks, buses and off-highway applications. In addition, it improves driver[Read More…]
Aluminium wheels at Alcoa’s manufacturing facility Alcoa, a global innovation company in lightweight metals, products and solutions commemorated 65 years of introducing forged aluminium wheels to the world. In 1948, Alcoa developed forged aluminium wheels which were first used on Mack trucks. Since then, it continues to be a fuel-efficient wheel technology delivering lighter, stronger and safer solutions. Forged aluminium[Read More…]
KUKA Robotics (India) Private Limited (KRIPL), the wholly owned subsidiary of KUKA Roboter GmbH, is looking at setting up its fourth service centre in India. The Gurgaon headquartered company already has such facilities in Pune, Chennai and Gurgaon, and the fourth one will be located in Gujarat. Agilus robots launched in 2012 is a versatile product that is smaller in[Read More…]
Jamshedpur based Metaldyne-India is on a diversifying spree to expand product range, markets and customers. The company that has hitherto been catering to the commercial vehicle segment with its dampers, has ventured into the passenger car division with supplies to Nissan, and has also expanded markets to Japan, Thailand and UK, in addition to India. In addition to dampers featured[Read More…]
Federal-Mogul Holdings Corporation’s Powertrain Division has increased its piston manufacturing footprint in China to meet the growing demand for its advanced Elastoval piston products that lower emissions and reduce fuel consumption. The expansion of the company’s Qingdao piston manufacturing facility aligns with the company’s strategy to locally serve China’s domestic and foreign automakers. Federal-Mogul’s Qingdao manufacturing facility is located in[Read More…]
Visteon Corporation today announced first-quarter 2014 results, reporting sales of $1.98 billion and net income attributable to the company of $19 million, or $0.38 per diluted share. Adjusted EBITDA, a non-GAAP financial measure was $170 million, compared with $141 million in the same period last year. “We delivered solid financial results in the first quarter while announcing or completing key[Read More…]
The close cooperation between electronics and tyre developers at Continental, the international automotive supplier, continues to bear fruit. Future tyre pressure sensors, for instance, will be able to detect when a tyre change is necessary due to insufficient tread depth. Explaining the importance of regular tread depth monitoring, Andreas Wolf, head of the Body & Security business unit, points out,[Read More…]
In order to increase delivery efficiency, Nissan Motor India on 6 May inaugurated its new after-sales Parts Distribution Centre (PDI) in Chennai. The new PDC will help optimise Nissan’s supply-chain management process in India by ensuring a more efficient delivery of spare parts to its authorised workshops across the country. This is expected to facilitate quicker service offered to the[Read More…]
