Special Report

How are Indian auto component makers addressing rising demands of EVs

How are Indian auto component makers addressing rising demands of EVs

Manav Kapur, Executive Director, Steelbird International shares his thoughts on how Indian auto component makers addressing rising demands of EVs. The steady growth of the electric vehicle (EV) sector in the country has prompted the need for an evolution in the auto component industry as well. The Indian component manufacturers are extensively chalking out strategies to expand their capacity and[Read More…]

Localising Ride-Assist Technology

Localising Ride-Assist Technology

Continental Automotive India is in sync with the disruptive shift to localise ride-assist technology. Sumesh Soman toured the Manesar plant to see the on-ground preparations, in line. Localised technology setups have been the ask for a while now. It’s the pace of execution at Original Equipment Manufacturers  (OEMs) that’s attained newer heights. Government interventions like the Production Link Incentive (PLI)[Read More…]

Allison Transmission T280

Allison Transmission T280

Allison Transmission recently powered a fleet of 100 buses with the T280. Sumesh Soman looks at the automatic transmission in greater detail. The first automatic transmission can be traced back to the 1920s when Alfred Horner Munro, a Canadian steam engineer, is known to have designed the first automatic transmission. Designed in 1921, he patented the transmission in 1923. Here,[Read More…]

Anjali Pandey bags the CII EXCON Committed Leader Award

Anjali Pandey bags the CII EXCON Committed Leader Award

Press Release Anjali Pandey, Engines and Components Business Unit Leader, Cummins India receives the prestigious CII EXCON Committed Leader Award for her outstanding commitment to promoting Diversity, Equity, and Inclusion Anjali Pandey, Engines and Components Business Unit Leader at Cummins India has been awarded the prestigious Committed Leader Award at CII EXCON 2022 in Bengaluru for her deep-rooted commitment and[Read More…]

by May 20, 2022 Special Report
Smart Tyre Generation

Smart Tyre Generation

Tyres are turning smart too. JK Tyre & Industries Ltd. (JK Tyres) has gone down that route to get the early mover’s advantage. Its smart tyre generation is claimed to be a segment first. With a cloud-based monitoring system as its building block, the smart tyres warrant the maintenance through timely diagnostics. It makes use of sensors integrated into the[Read More…]

by February 16, 2022 Focus, Special Reads, Special Report, Trending
Localising E-2W Components

Localising E-2W Components

Orissa-based EeVe India has its task cut out! It wants to become the best electric scooter company in the country. To realise its aspirations,  the company is striving hard to increasingly localise its products as a ‘Made In India’ offering to click with buyers. A testimony to the efforts fructifying to a large extent is the new flagship scooter from[Read More…]

by February 16, 2022 Mobilised, Special Report, Trending
Emerging Powertrain Technologies

Emerging Powertrain Technologies

Anurag Garg, Managing Director and Country Head – India at Vitesco Technologies draws attention to the developments contributing to the growth of automotive powertrains. Technology developments in the automotive sector are driven by consumer demands, regulations, and, more importantly, the vision of a safe and environment-friendly future mobility. Closer to home, India has a strong focus on clean mobility and[Read More…]

by November 11, 2021 Special Report
Electric Conversion Kits

Electric Conversion Kits

Retrofitting conventional vehicles with EV conversion kits is fast catching up. Prateek Pardeshi looks at among the first such RTO approved kit by GoGoA1. The acquisition costs of EVs continue to be a deterrent for buyers. Battery costs have cooled down but yet to make a strong case for EV manufacturers. The wait for economies of scale and breaking even[Read More…]

Preparing For The Third Wave

Preparing For The Third Wave

The automotive industry can offset the impact of the third wave of Covid-19 by mapping tier suppliers among other initiatives writes Manav Kapur, Executive Director, Steelbird International. The health ministry has said that the third wave of Covid-19 is now imminent and India should start to prepare itself for the new mutant of novel Coronavirus. The outbreak of the pandemic[Read More…]

by September 17, 2021 Special Report
The New Materials That Are Shaping The Future Of Mobility

The New Materials That Are Shaping The Future Of Mobility

Dr Shankar Venugopal, Vice President, Mahindra & Mahindra correlates the discovery of key input materials with the future of mobility. Sustainable mobility is a key growth enabler for fast-growing economies like India. The future of sustainable mobility is being shaped by a combination of technology and business model disruptions. The convergence of electric, connected, autonomous vehicle technologies and the shared[Read More…]

by July 7, 2021 Special Report