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Should SMEs Automate?

Should SMEs Automate?

T Murrali With the expectations of vehicle end-users ever increasing, OEMs are under constant pressure to retain market share, let alone increase it. They eventually exert pressure on the component manufacturers whose challenges are snowballing in terms of cost, quality and delivery. While these expectations are managed by large companies, they may appear humongous for SMEs.      In the[Read More…]

by July 28, 2014 Cover Story
Hyundai Motor Ranks Highest Non-premium in J.D. Power APEAL Study; Accent Ranks Highest in Small Car Segment

Hyundai Motor Ranks Highest Non-premium in J.D. Power APEAL Study; Accent Ranks Highest in Small Car Segment

J.D. Power designated 2014 Accent as its most appealing small car in its 2014 Automotive Performance, Execution and Layout (APEAL) Study released on 24 July. Hyundai is also the highest-ranked non-premium brand in the J.D. Power 2014 Initial Quality StudySM (IQS), marking the first time a nameplate has ranked highest among non-premium brands in both APEAL and IQS in the same year. In[Read More…]