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Meeting Prerequisites And Expectations

Meeting Prerequisites And Expectations

In an upfront conversation, Anuj Kathuria, President (India), JK Tyre and Industries Ltd. speaks on tyre solutions tailored to OEM prerequisites and customer benefits with Ashish Bhatia. Q. How are you participating in the global right-to-repair movement for the aftermarket? A. At JK Tyre, we acknowledge the significance of the global right-to-repair movement and are aware of the need for[Read More…]

by May 23, 2023 Upfront
Innovative And Customer-Centric Solutions

Innovative And Customer-Centric Solutions

In an upfront interaction, Sudipto Sanyal, Sr. VP of Sales and Marketing at Niterra India PVT. LTD. spoke to Ashish Bhatia about the new brand identity furthering the commitment to offer innovative and customer-centric solutions. Q. What is the objective of the re-branding? A. The objective is to announce and communicate to our valued customers and partners that in line[Read More…]

by May 22, 2023 Upfront
The Ideal Mix Is Co-existence

The Ideal Mix Is Co-existence

Shriram Pistons & Rings reaffirmed a fuel-agnostic approach. Prateek Pardeshi outlines the strategy of pursuing a coexisting mix. Shriram Pistons and Rings Ltd. (SPRL) has its roots in IC Engines (ICE). The company commands an annual turnover of over 40 million pistons, 80 million engine valves, and 150 million piston rings as a testimony. To fuel its diversification strategy into[Read More…]

by March 4, 2023 Cover Story, Upfront
The Next Tipping Point Is On The Horizon

The Next Tipping Point Is On The Horizon

  Nirmal K Minda, Chairman and Managing Director, of Uno Minda Group spoke upfront to Ashish Bhatia on the road ahead for component suppliers and the next tipping point on the horizon. Q. Is the post-pandemic recovery that accounted for a record turnover, sustainable going forward for the tier 1 suppliers like yourself? A. We faced tough times in the[Read More…]

by February 22, 2023 Upfront
Aftermarket Embedded Systems

Aftermarket Embedded Systems

Where there is hardware there is software. Assembly and machine-level programming have been around for years. Prateek Pardeshi visited a leading aftermarket player to understand the change in approach today. It is well known how the low-level binary skeleton of Assembly Language Programming (ALP) coexists with Machine Level Language (MLL). The latter converts ALP using an assembler and can be[Read More…]

by February 9, 2023 Cover Story, Upfront
A Components Supplier-led Economy

A Components Supplier-led Economy

Pilloo C.Aga – Director of GoldSeal – SaarGummi India Pvt. Ltd., a Joint Venture of Gold Seal of India & SaarGummi of Germany speaks upfront to Ashish Bhatia on the buoyant sentiment and the bold government. Q. What is the significance of the supplier industry gathering under one roof and deliberating on key issues after a three-year hiatus in the[Read More…]

by February 9, 2023 Upfront
EV Capabilities And Beyond

EV Capabilities And Beyond

In an upfront conversation, Sanjeev Vasdev – Managing Director at Flash Electronics (India) Pvt. Ltd. spoke to Ashish Bhatia about the company strengthening its capabilities for realising projected growth. Q. What is the direct bearing of the collaboration with Polish Group Elimen on your growth aspirations across the PV and CV segments? A. Flash is one of the first companies[Read More…]

by December 12, 2022 Upfront
BMW India Hails Supplier Support

BMW India Hails Supplier Support

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…]

by December 12, 2022 Upfront
Rane Group Is Leveraging QCT

Rane Group Is Leveraging QCT

  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…]

by December 12, 2022 Upfront
Re-imagining A Meaningful Business

Re-imagining A Meaningful Business

In an industry talk session, Satish Sharma, President of the Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APMEA), Apollo Tyres Ltd. and Chairman, Automotive Tyre Manufacturers Association (ATMA), speaks to Ashish Bhatia on the need to re-imagine a meaningful business. Q. What is your broad-based analysis of the industry sentiment?A. The industry has seen a fair amount of a rather tough[Read More…]

by December 1, 2022 Upfront