Autocar Professional magazine, May 1 issue preview

Autocar Professional’s annual Lightweighting Special is a heavyweight. It comes laden with exclusive revelations of Indian companies’ innovative and successful measures at losing vehicle weight.   

Find out how Ashok Leyland has managed to keep its Boss ICV slim, how Tata’s upcoming Zest and Bolt passenger cars benefit from the latest advances, and how a number of automakers are employing new tech, processes and materials to drive new efficiencies.

Firmly under the spotlight is a clutch of dynamic component manufacturers including Bright AutoPlast, Brose India, Dana India, Radiant Polymers, SKF India, SSAB and Wheels India which are shaving the grams and helping cut kilos.  

Populating the news section is the latest updates on key industry players like Maruti Suzuki, Hero MotoCorp, Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India, Mahle Group and MRF, among others.

We also reveal Ricardo Software’s gameplan to assist OEMs’ faster-to-market vehicle development programmes and why the UK-based Institution of Mechanical Engineers wants to get auto boffins in India networking better.

The menace of counterfeit parts goes under the spotlight where we talk to ACMA president Harish Lakshman, Rajesh Bagga, senior VP (HR & Legal), Tata Motors, and Vinay Khanolkar, CEO (Aftermarket), Greaves Cotton, on the measures taken to spread awareness about genuine parts and go on the offensive with the makers of fake parts.

In the interview section, Dr Wolfgang Ziebart, director, Group Engineering, Jaguar Land Rover, speaks about the opportunities that mega cities provide OEMs and the growing penetration of electronics in conventional cars and EVs.

Of course, being election time in India, we simply had to board the bus of democracy – hop along as we take a ride on ‘Election Express’.

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