In an upfront conversation Vikram Pawah, President and CEO at BMW India spoke to Ashish Bhatia where he hailed the supplier support for higher localised content per vehicle-led growth. Q. How do you gauge the industry sentiment against the backdrop of volumes reaching pre-pandemic peaks? A. The real sentiment that has been coming to the surface is quite strong. After[Read More…]
In an upfront conversation, Vinodh Kumar, Assistant General Manager – Operations at Rane Brake Lining Ltd. speaks to Ashish Bhatia. The company bagged a QCT excellence award at the ACMA Annual Summit 2022 and subsequently, the Group bagged the Deming Prize. Q. What is your take on the upbeat sentiment of the auto components suppliers that work behind the[Read More…]
BorgWarner today announced its intention to execute a tax-free spin-off of its Fuel Systems and Aftermarket segments into a separate, publicly traded company (“NewCo”). “The BorgWarner Board believes a strategic spin-off of our Fuel Systems and Aftermarket segments would be the best path forward to further the transformation of our company. The intended separation supports optimizing our combustion portfolio and[Read More…]
Apollo Tyres and Tyromer Inc have announced a partnership to develop sustainable materials. Taking forward its commitment to Sustainability, Apollo Tyres has partnered with Tyromer Inc, a leader in the non-chemical devulcanisation of end-of-life tyres. Tyromer Inc, through their Indian associate, Tyromer India LLP, is committed to supplying recycled rubber material, produced using its environmentally sustainable processes, to Apollo Tyres.[Read More…]
More than 30 per cent of the vehicles sold in India will run on electricity by 2030, shows a study by Arthur D. Little (ADL). The study, which focuses on India’s EV industry, estimates that the sector will cross-sell 10 million vehicles by 2030, with an overall adoption rate of more than 30% across various vehicle categories. However, EV adoption for[Read More…]
Prof. R. Krishna Kumar, Institute Professor-IIT Madras, appointed as Technology Advisor to CMD & MD, JK Tyre Prof. R. Krishna Kumar, Institute Professor, IIT Madras, has been appointed as Technology Advisor to Chairman & Managing Director, Dr Raghupati Singhania, and Anshuman Singhania, Managing Director, by JK Tyre & Industries Limited. Prof. Krishna Kumar, an expert in Vehicle Dynamics and Tyre[Read More…]
MG Motor India and PPG Asian Paints launch a technology that can enable CO2 reduction of 1500 tons/annum MG Motor India takes another step in the direction of long-term sustainability. The company just became the world’s first car brand to employ PPG Asian Paints’ ULTRAX Degreaser, a liquid alkaline degreasing cleaner. The advent of a degreasing pre-treatment chemical is in[Read More…]
Press Release LANXESS appoints Neelanjan Banerjee as the Global Head of its Lubricant Additives Business After a brief work-in period, Neelanjan Banerjee will take over as the new Global Head of the Business Unit Lubricants Additives at LANXESS Corporation, the USA on July 1, 2022. Since August 2018, he has served as Region Head, Vice-Chairman, and Managing Director for LANXESS[Read More…]
The new generation Valeo LiDAR could hit the market in 2024. Deepti Thore brings out the latest advancements. Advanced Driving Assistance Systems (ADAS) are headed towards level 3 automation. Case-in-point, the third generation scanning Light Detection And Ranging (LiDAR) capability from Valeo. Set to hit the market in 2024, it made its debut at the recently held CES 2022 (Watch[Read More…]
Smarter auto electronics and electrical are taking centre stage. Ashish Bhatia looks at recent developments which suggest a growing impetus on resource allocation to build a robust ecosystem. Automotive electronics have taken centre stage and will command a greater focus going forward too from key stakeholders. The recent supply chain bottlenecks owing to the shortage of semiconductor chips, known to[Read More…]
