In the ETM publishing house’s The Best Commercial Vehicles and Brands 2014 readers’ choice, ZF experienced a double success: taking first place for the tenth consecutive year in the ‘commercial vehicle transmission’ product group. In the ‘retarder’ category, the readers chose the ZF-Intarder as the winner. In the readers’ choice of the ‘lastauto omnibus’, ‘trans aktuell’, and ‘Fernfahrer’ trade[Read More…]
The 15th edition of the industrial fair Intec 2014 took off today focusing on innovative technologies for the manufacturing industry. Organised by Coimbatore District Small Industries Association (CODISSIA) the industrial fair was inaugurated by N K Maini, Deputy Managing Director of Small Industries Development Bank of India (SIDBI). Held at Codissia Trade Fair Grounds the 5-day exposition saw over 325[Read More…]
TVS Srichakra Ltd, one of India’s largest manufacturers and exporters of off-road and two wheeler tyres, recently participated in Automechanika 2014, the largest international automotive trade exhibition in the Middle East. Organised at the Dubai International Exhibition centre, from 3rd to 5th June 2014, Automechanika, for the first time featured more than 1,400 exhibitors from 58 countries with over 24,000 trade[Read More…]
The recently concluded Automotive Engineering Show (AES) 2014 at the Auto Cluster Exhibition Centre at Chinchwad, Pune showcased technologies for automotive manufacturing and products designed to suit the requirements of the Indian automobile industry. Organised byMesse Frankfurt India the 8th edition of AES saw over 100 participants in the 3-day event. The organisers have planed to double the exhibitors count for next year’s[Read More…]
Frost & Sullivan recently concluded its study on “Competitive Benchmarking of OEM Practices for Passenger Vehicles Retail in India”, an exclusive study done for FADA (Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations). The study was to present a competitive analysis of the best OEM practices for passenger vehicle retail in India and give recommendations for improvements and sustainability of the business. Declining[Read More…]
Polaris India Private Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of Polaris Industries Inc., the world leader in off-road and all-terrain vehicles has bagged the winner’s trophy at the Meerut Autocross & Motocross 2014. Polaris India was declared the ’Fastest Vehicle of the Day’ at the event and bagged the first place in the 4X4 without roll cage class. It also secured[Read More…]
Continental Automotive Brake Systems (India) Private Limited, a subsidiary of the international automotive supplier Continental, announced the relocation of its Hydraulic Brake Systems (HBS) plant to a new production facility in Gurgaon. The plant’s new 7000 square meter production facility is capable of producing around 1.5 million calipers, boosters and drum brakes, to cater to increasing demand from OEMs. The[Read More…]
Halla Visteon Climate Control (HVCC) has announced that the company has reached an agreement to acquire an ownership stake in Japan Climate Systems (JCS) Nanjing of 51 percent and become the majority shareholder. The cash transaction, valued at $6.4 million (6.5 billion Korean Won), is subject to adjustments and expected to be finished in the third quarter of 2014, after[Read More…]
In order to showcase the products manufactured by members of Ambattur Industrial Estate Manufacturers Association (AIEMA) and other manufacturers, AIEMA is organising the 11th International Industrial Exhibition ‘ACMEE 2014’ in Chennai from 19th to 23rd. June, 2014. The five-day exhibition has attracted more than 450 participants; direct participation from 30 countries including Austria, Australia, Brazil, China, Germany, Korea, Taiwan, Thailand,[Read More…]
Story: T Murrali With opening up of the economy, global auto majors migrated to India to capitalise on the accessible market potential. Developing affordable, hightech India-specific products eventually made the country emerge as a hub for small cars and smaller commercial vehicles. Suppliers have also made India a focal point to develop and manufacture cost competitive parts for domestic consumption and for their respective plants worldwide. Development in India is[Read More…]
