ACI Bureau The automotive sector with its focus on creating differentiated offerings for global markets and appetite for investments is an attractive industry. However, while cost arbitrage continues to be a key driver for R&D globalisation, there is a pressing need for Indian MNC R&D companies to take on big technology bets to drive innovation. Given India’s vast engineering skills[Read More…]
ACI Bureau “Automotive aftermarket industry provides 4 times more employment than any other sector in manufacturing, and many of the manufacturing companies survive on the profitability which they derive from the aftermarket,” R Dinesh, Chairman of Auto Serve 2018, and Joint Managing Director of T V Sundram Iyengar & Sons Ltd, said. He was speaking at the inauguration of Auto[Read More…]
ACI Bureau The 25th edition of Automechanika Frankfurt brought together the megatrends of the automotive aftermarket and directed the spotlight on technological progress, knowledge transfer and new alliances. What was supposed to be a hurried substitute for International Motor Show (IAA) in 1971, Messe Frankfurt’s Automechanika, has turned out to be the leading platform of the automotive aftermarket. Its latest[Read More…]
JT Special Vehicles (JTSV), a 50:50 Joint Venture between Tata Motors and Jayem Automotives, launched its first JTP range of performance vehicles the Tiago JTP and the Tigor JTP, at Rs 6.39 lakh and Rs 7.58 lakh respectively. The 2 new products will bring back the ‘Joy of Motoring’ in everyday commute. With a sporty design and a performance packed[Read More…]
The third edition of ICAT focused on new powertrain technologies with a special focus on BSVI emissions norms, alternative fuels and electromobility. Story by: Gunjan D Bidani & Sukhpreet Singh The recently concluded 2-day convention organised in New Delhi by the International Centre for Automotive Technology (ICAT), revolved around the future of new powertrain technologies. Coming in at a time[Read More…]
Indian Machine Tool Manufacturers’ Association (IMTMA) is organizing the second edition of Pune Machine Tool Expo (PMTX 2018) in Pune. The expo spread over 4 days will feature exhibitors displaying technology and innovations in metal cutting and metal forming. Pune is known as the Detroit of western India. The city is base to a large number of industries in automotive,[Read More…]
Faurecia Interior Systems (FIS) has commenced the construction of its new Rs 50-crore instrument panel (IP) plant in Andhra Pradesh. The greenfield factory is located at Kia Motors India’s component Vendor Park ‘A’ at Ammavaru Palli, Penukonda Tehsil, Anantpur district in Andhra Pradesh. Faurecia recently bagged the order from Kia Motors for the first time. The IP manufacturer will supply[Read More…]
Nirmala Behera Udgata, Executive Director – Group HR & Priyanka Behera, Head – Group CSR, RSB Group, have been conferred with Hall of Fame (Individual Category), The Golden Globe Tigers Award 2018, respectively for Excellence in HR Leadership & Excellence in CSR Leadership at World HR & CSR Congress, Kula Lumpur, which is attended by HR & CSR fraternity and dignitaries from Europe,[Read More…]
Society for Automotive Fitness & Environment (SAFE), a SIAM initiative in association with Ministry of Road Transport & Highways, Transport Department Government of Assam, organised its annual convention in Guwahati, Assam. The theme for this year’s convention was “Enforcement, Intelligent Transportation and Training for Safer Roads”, which was aimed at addressing the safety hazards that our roads present due to[Read More…]
Millions of Indians drive on Roads and 400 never come back home, everyday. Road Deaths are biggest cause of Unnatural Deaths in our Country. Pedestrians are killed across the country and contributed to the significant share of these deaths. Believing in “Sadak Suraksha – Jeevan Raksha “, NGO, DRIVE SMART DRIVE SAFE is organising, the 250 KM relay walkathon from[Read More…]
