The commercial vehicle industry is undergoing a transformative shift, driven by the growing demand for sustainable transportation solutions writes Arunkumar Ramakrishnan, Senior Engineering Manager -Electrified Powertrain Technology, TCI Hyderabad. Electric vehicles (EVs) have emerged as a key cog in this transition, offering a cleaner, more efficient alternative to traditional Internal Combustion Engine (ICE) vehicles. This transition is taking place in[Read More…]
Manav Kapur, Executive Director, Steelbird International shares his thoughts on how Indian auto component makers addressing rising demands of EVs. The steady growth of the electric vehicle (EV) sector in the country has prompted the need for an evolution in the auto component industry as well. The Indian component manufacturers are extensively chalking out strategies to expand their capacity and[Read More…]
Manav Kapur, Executive Director, Steelbird International shares his thoughts on Automotive cyber-security and OEMs, along with how they are interconnected. In the technology-driven era, the integration of IoT and car technology has blessed customers with an all-new driving experience. Besides, remote managing features and well-equippedservice stations are enhancing their user experience. Connected, autonomous, shared and electrified vehicles are soon going[Read More…]
BorgWarner aims to optimise commercial vehicle turbocharger technologies with next generation product lines. Written by : John Zagone, Director Product Development & Innovation, Commercial Vehicles & Holger Gabriel, Director Engineering, Europe Commercial Vehicles When looking at the passenger car segment, the path to maximum electrification seems clear. For the heavy-duty commercial vehicle segment though, it is less clear. The disadvantages[Read More…]
Written by: Manav Kapur, Executive Director, Steelbird International When Wuhan in China becomes the epicentre of Coronavirus, the crisis brought a watershed moment for the automobile sector of India, which outsources various components from the world’s largest manufacturing hub. India is the prosperous abode of USD 100-billion automotive industry; the fourth-largest in the world and an employer to more than[Read More…]
J.D. Power, the Singapore-based research and consulting services, in the India Tractor Customer Service Index (CSI) Study 2018, has found that customer satisfaction with the tractor after-sales service was higher (up 28 points on a 1,000-point scale) when owners have their tractors serviced at their own premises, than when they were not offered this option, though they wanted it, by[Read More…]
Several auto components manufacturing SMEs have a high level of systems, processes and automation. “However, there is room for improvement in finance function. There is an opportunity of aligning internal business processes to global standards by driving business decisions with active inputs from the finance function,” Bhairav Kothari, Founder and Managing Director, SuperCFO, told Auto Components India. He said the[Read More…]
Omnex, an international consulting, training and software development organization headquartered in Michigan, USA and Asia Pacific HQ in Chennai, today announced the formal launch of its IATF 16949:2016 consulting, Training and Software services in India. IATF 16949:2016 is an upgraded version of ISO/TS 16949:2009, one of the most popular international standard in automotive industry by the International Automotive Task[Read More…]
With major cities in India struggling with severe air-quality problems, steps are being initiated to curb rising vehicular pollutants. The National Green Tribunal (NGT) has recently directed Delhi’s Regional Transport Office to de-register all diesel vehicles older than 15 years and gradually phase-out vehicles over 10 years in the Delhi-NCR region. In addition, the Government of India has also started[Read More…]
Industrial Production during the April-August period of 2014-15 grew at 2.8% as against flat production in the corresponding period of the previous fiscal. According to the industrial production data, manufacturing that constitutes over 75% of the index contracted by 1.4% in August, compared to 0.2% decline in output a year ago. For April-August, it grew at 1.8%, compared to 0.1%[Read More…]
