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…]
Dassault Systemes has launched DELMIAwork’s in India. Sumesh Soman looks at the ERP and MES solutions suite as an effort to further digitise automotive manufacturing. Dassault Systemes (Dassault) introduced DELMIAworks (Dw suite) in India earlier today. Joining a host of 3D modelling and simulation applications from Dassault, the Dw suite extends to automotive manufacturing operations with a pan India potential[Read More…]
Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA) will undertake rubber plantation on about two lakh hectares in North East India with a total capital outlay of approximately Rs.1,100 crore. Said to be aimed at countering the plateauing of natural rubber production in the state of Kerala, the five year project was envisaged to commence in June 2021 with nearly 10,000 hectares plantation[Read More…]
For the month of April 2021, the quick estimates of Index of Industrial Production (IIP) with base 2011-12 stand at 126.6. The IIP for the manufacturing sector for the month of April 2021 stands at 125.1. It must be noted that the quick estimates will undergo revision in subsequent releases as per the revision policy of IIP. The use-based classification[Read More…]
Toyota Motor Corporation has recently announced that it will increase production of the “Mirai” fuel cell sedan, which launched in Japan on December 15, 2014. The new plan calls for production to increase from the 2015 level of 700 units to approximately 2,000 units in 2016 and approximately 3,000 units in 2017. Considering the approximately 1,500 orders received in the[Read More…]
Mitsubishi Electric Corporation announced today that its new Mexican subsidiary, Mitsubishi Electric Automotive de Mexico, S.A. de C.V., commenced automotive parts manufacturing and sales operations in October. The new base in Mexico, where car production is thriving, will put Mitsubishi Electric in a better position to expand its auto parts business in the Americas. The company aims to achieve annual[Read More…]
International competition in the automotive industry continues to increase, as do the technological demands on vehicles, and with them the costs. But increasing prices in the face of stiff competition in the market is no longer easily defensible. According to a McKinsey study, the costs incurred in the manufacture of passenger cars must be reduced three to four percent per[Read More…]
– Further savings potential of up to three percent – Focus of developers: Reducing drag torques and engine speed – Modular transmission construction kit predestined for downsizing engines Higher savings potential in terms of consumption and CO2 combined with increased ride comfort and dynamics: The successful 8HP 8-speed automatic transmission has been characterized by these advantages since the start of[Read More…]
Halla Visteon Climate Control Corp. (KS: 018880) celebrated the opening of its first manufacturing facility in South America. The new plant in Atibaia, in the state of São Paulo, Brazil, assembles heating, ventilation and air conditioning (HVAC) components for automakers in the region. A ceremony marking the start of production was attended by guests including local government officials, customers, suppliers,[Read More…]
The last couple of years have brought one commonality to all in the auto industry – the need to bring down the cost of manufacturing as much as possible. While some have worked on streamlining the entire process from sourcing to delivery, many have pinpointed specific operations that need re-working. MSC Software, one of the oldest solution providers in automotive simulation, believes taking to simulation is one such way to[Read More…]
