Story by T Murrali Five S, the concept listing five Japanese words – Seiri, Seiton, Seiso, Seketsu and Shitsuke, has been in vogue for many years in India with both vehicle makers and parts suppliers. However, its implementation depends upon the size of the organisation; their vision and mission. While a matured level of realisation can be seen in companies[Read More…]
More than 680 million euros invested in India since 2010 Substantial increase in number of innovations per year Excellent growth potential for motorcycle powertrain systems The Bosch Group is forecasting further strong growth for India over the next few years, and expects to see positive economic development in the country over the medium and long term. Accordingly, the company sees[Read More…]
Tenneco Automotive India Pvt Ltd today announced the opening of its fourth Monroe Brand Store at Hyderabad in Telangana State. Prior to this, Tenneco opened the first store in Mumbai in Jan 2013, the second in Ghaziabad near Delhi in March 2014 & Third at Guwahati in Sept’14. The Monroe Brand Store, was opened in partnership with Monroe distributor Arvind[Read More…]
Hella India Automotive Pvt. Ltd, the wholly owned Indian subsidiary of German automotive parts supplier Hella, has announced the expansion of its production facility in Dhankot with the start of production of its Body Control Module (BCM) and Remote Keyless Entry (RKE) systems for the Indian market. Global automotive parts supplier, Hella, has expanded its Dhankot facility in Haryana,[Read More…]
Text : Bhargav TS With the newly opened India Development Centre (IDC) in Chennai, German IT consulting company RheinBrucke plans to tap the growing business of its clients in Europe and West Asia. The reason to set up Indian operations was taken early this year as enterprise resource planning (ERP) company Epicor is upgrading its ERP software and prompting partner[Read More…]
Text : T Murrali Vehicles, irrespective of the segments they operate in, are developing and progressing day by day due to many factors that include performance improvements, safety, emission regulations and increased comfort and convenience. Vehicle manufacturers achieve this largely by the increasing use of electronics. While this phenomenon creates immense potential for the electronics, semiconductor and software industries, there[Read More…]
Text & Photo: J Srikant Automated Manual Transmission (AMT) has become the new buzzword in the Indian automobile sector, thanks to Maruti Suzuki and Tata Motors, who have used this technology in their latest offerings. While Maruti introduced AMT in Celerio, Tata recently employed this technology in its new compact sedan Zest. The initial response that Celerio got, with all[Read More…]
Text & Photos : Bhargav TS Alten India, a wholly owned subsidiary of Alten France, has an aggressive growth strategy for India with plans to harness its global technologies and customise them for OEMs and component manufacturers here. The company that provides technology consulting and product engineering services to manufacturers is also planning to enter new avenues for growth. It[Read More…]
ADM Technologies has joined hands with International Armoring Corporation (IAC), USA to commence a bullet-proofing facility for vehicles in India. The joint venture company ADMA Specialty Vehicles India Pvt Ltd, will bring together the strength of both groups and help IAC to introduce the latest in the vehicle armour industry, in line with local specifications and customer requirement. ADM Technologies[Read More…]
Production begins at BASF’s largest Indian investment to date South Asia’s first MDI splitter will help make Gujarat a hub for value-adding industries INR 1,000 crore investment project creates 500 direct and indirect jobs Zero lost-time injuries during construction phase. BASF India Limited on 7 October inaugurated its large-scale chemical production complex at Dahej in Gujarat, India. With a project[Read More…]
