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NEWS FOCUS: Continental’s lab of the future
 As a Mumbai resident, I often find myself in slow-moving traffic on the Western Express Highway, one of the city’s north-south arterial roads. By 2016, I may have the option of doing a range of activities while I am at the wheel as my car drives itself at a speed of 30-40kph! |
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NEWS FOCUS: ABS for CVs set to be mandatory soon
With road accidents increasing alarmingly in India, there has been an outcry to promulgate necessary legislation to plug in gaping loopholes in vehicle safety. Recent road accident statistics attribute 77 percent of the road accidents to loss of control over the vehicle by the driver. |
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NEWS FOCUS: Honeywell develops micro-turbocharger for 800cc diesels as OEMs come calling
If you thought turbocharging was meant only for big-engined vehicles, you couldn’t be more wrong. With fuel prices on the rise consistently, car buyers are increasingly opting for more fuel-efficient models and automakers are doing all they can to deliver additional kilometres for every litre. |
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NEWS FOCUS: HMSI’s South-side story draws vendors
The Chennai-Bangalore-Mumbai industrial corridor might still be in the sketching stage but the proposed industrial parks along its route are well and truly taking shape. Located in the once-gold-laden Kolar district, Narsapura Industrial Area is one of the manufacturing zones that will benefit from the Chennai-Bangalore arm of the corridor. |
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Mundra: India’s port of excellence
At the Mundra Port in Gujarat, a well-managed and hi-tech Ro-Ro terminal is the No.1 choice of carmakers who are in export mode. |
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THE AUTOMOTIVE FORUM Innovation = Innovision
The second in Autocar Professional’s Automotive Forum series of seminars took place in Mumbai at the Trident BKC on May 23. |
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Gujarat Special: Gujarat reaches out for the sun
Till Tata Motors went with its Nano plant to Gujarat in 2008, the only OEM that had a base there was General Motors India. The company set up a facility at Halol because its joint venture partner, Hindustan Motors, had a plant there. |
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Gujarat Special: Hero MotoCorp yet to wrap up land acquisition in Halol
When Hero MotoCorp announced its plans of investing Rs 1,100 crore in its proposed fifth plant at Gujarat, it seemed to have scored a brownie point over rival Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India by tying up for the most happening destination, ahead of it. |
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Gujarat Special: GM India rejigs Halol for new growth phase
For US carmaker General Motors, its tryst with Gujarat began way back in the mid-’90s, when exploring a long-term avenue into India, it signed a 50:50 joint venture with Hindustan Motors (HM), the manufacturer of the iconic Ambassador, to sell Opel Astra cars in India. |
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Gujarat Special: Maruti gets its act going in Gujarat
As Gujarat girds up for the next phase of development by vehicle manufacturers, leading the juggernaut of OEMs is the country’s largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India that is all set to kick off construction work on its manufacturing facility in the state fairly soon, according to chairman R C Bhargava. |
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Gujarat Special: UNO Minda to set up shop near Maruti
With Gujarat set to become the next big automotive cluster in India, all major component makers are in the race to acquire a land bank in the state to be in close proximity to their OE clients. In line with this trend, the UNO Minda Group has signed an MOU with the Gujarat Industrial Development Corp for 20 acres of land in Maruti Suzuki's Supplier Park at UghrojpuraMandal in Ahmedabad district. |
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Gujarat Special: ATIRA looks to bond with upcoming OEMs
Can composites change the Indian automotive sector? At present, their use is negligible thanks to the fact that awareness level are low and arguably, the shift from metal to plastic or polymers has only just begun. |
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Gujarat Special: Ceat outlines thrust areas for 2013-14
Ceat, the tyre making company which is part of RPG Enterprises, says its OE segment business grew by 30 percent despite the sluggish conditions that prevailed in the passenger and commercial vehicle sectors in the just-concluded financial year. |
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Gujarat Special: Penta Auto eyes Gujarat’s potential
Valsad-based Penta Automation Systems (PAS) is a clear example of how a small scale company can grow in an environment of conducive business policies and good governance. |
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