Jamshedpur-based sheet metal fabricating company – Highco Engineers Private Limited is looking at expanding its product portfolio to enable it to strike a balance during the slowdown in future. The company has taken a decision to get in to those non-automotive segments that are not affected much by the cycles of slowdown. Speaking to Auto Components India, the Executive Director and CEO of Highco Engineers, Tapas K Sahu[Read More…]
India has a dubious distinction of being the country with a record of the highest road fatality rate in the world. According to the Crime Records Bureau one human life is lost every minute due to road accidents in the country. In spite of roads becoming better, the rate of accidents has increased from 28.1% in 2006 to 32.6% in 2012. It is said that drivers are responsible[Read More…]
Text: T Murrali With a vision to provide strategic direction to the quality movement in India and to be an enabler in transforming the manufacturing and service industries and educational organisations, Chennai headquartered National Institution for Quality and Reliability (NIQR) along with Quality Council of India (QCI) organised the biennial National Convention with the theme ‘Quality – the Global Winning[Read More…]
Rane Brake Lining Limited (RBL), part of auto component major Rane Group, has been ranked as one of the top ‘Best Workplaces’ in India for the second year in a row by the Great Place to Work Institute. This year Rane Brake Lining Limited has been ranked 3rd in the auto component industry. RBL, a part of the Rane group[Read More…]
Faurecia designs and manufactures a wide range of exhaust systems Auto component major Faurecia inaugurated its state-of-the-art R&D centre- Faurecia Emissions Control Technologies (FECT) in Bangalore. Spread across 30,000 sq ft facility and manned by about 200 engineers the tech centre will support Faurecia’s design and validation of emission control system programmes in Europe, Asia, North and South America. Christophe[Read More…]
Istanbul, the commercial and financial hub of the Turkish republic, is once again in the focus of the automotive industries with Automechanika Istanbul. The event, which is the region’s most comprehensive show for the automotive industry opens its doors from 10th to 13th of April, 2014, at the TUYAP Exhibition Center in Istanbul. The Automechanika Istanbul fair opens with[Read More…]
The Chengdu International Trade Fair for Automotive Parts and Aftermarket Services (CAPAS) will make its debut as the first-ever one-stop trade platform in Southwest China from 21 – 23 July 2014 at Chengdu Century City New International Exhibition & Convention Center. Offering exhibitors and suppliers more business opportunities in the Chinese market, the show will cover the three main automotive[Read More…]
The Automotive World (AW) Megatrends conference, featured a panel discussion participated by eminent speakers from the CV industry. The roster included Ravi Pisharody, President CVBU, Tata Motors, Marc Llistosella, CEO and MD, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), A Ramasubramanian, President, AMW Motors and Anders Grundstromer, MD, Scania Commercial Vehicles India (SCVI). While addressing a host of issues, the speakers focused[Read More…]
National Engineering Industries Ltd (NEIL), part of the CK Birla Group, has launched PreSet hub assemblies for heavy commercial vehicles. The company that makes bearings under the NBC brand has established a technical collaboration with ConMet for the preset technology that results in lower maintenance costs and improved vehicle performance. ConMet, part of Amsted group, USA specialises in the development[Read More…]
The automotive division of the Pune-based RSB Transmissions (I) Limited (RSBTIL) is expanding its product portfolio by foraying into manufacturing new aggregates including the complete gearbox, in addition to castings and forging parts.
