This fortnight’s issue of Autocar Professional will keep you busy for the next fortnight. Yes, it’s packed with plenty of exciting industry news, features and interviews, and lots of ‘stuff’ on the two-wheeler industry and the automotive lighting sector.
01 Sep 2014 | 4315 Views | By Autocar Pro News Desk
This fortnight’s issue of Autocar Professional will keep you busy for the next fortnight. Yes, it’s packed with plenty of exciting industry news, features and interviews, and lots of ‘stuff’ on the two-wheeler industry and the automotive lighting sector.
The lead cover story is on Bajaj Auto, India’s ...
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This fortnight’s issue of Autocar Professional will keep you busy for the next fortnight. Yes, it’s packed with plenty of exciting industry news, features and interviews, and lots of ‘stuff’ on the two-wheeler industry and the automotive lighting sector.
The lead cover story is on Bajaj Auto, India’s largest two-wheeler exporter, which is fast revving up its global growth engine platform. Find out how managing director Rajiv Bajaj plans to take on the world.
Meanwhile, TVS Motor Co, which is going great guns in the domestic market, is eyeing greater traction in the scooter market and has recently rolled out the new Scooty Zest. How much will the latest set of wheels contribute to overall sales? Find out in this story.
Yamaha has big plans for its India operations and we reveal how the Japanese major plans to take on Indian OEMs in the volume game.
Varied-product developer Mahindra & Mahindra is looking to farm growth, particularly in its tractor division, and its recently launched hi-performance Arjun Novo bids fair to raise the bar. Full details on how the project took off, what’s gone into it and what are the great expectations.
The interview of the fortnight is with Mahesh Kodumudi, president and MD, Volkswagen India, who speaks to Hormazd Sorabjee on the upcoming diesel engine plant, increasing localization, eyeing new segments and platform sharing.
Automotive lighting is one of the most critical contributors to vehicle development – both from a safety and styling perspective – and Indian companies are driving a new dynamic. Our annual special on the subject covers the latest developments in the field with special focus on companies like Lumax Industries, India Japan Lighting, Fiem Industries, Autolite Group and Osram, among others. We’ve also got an exclusive interview with Todd C Morgan, Varroc Lighting Systems’ senior VP (Global Product Development) on the company’s India operations and the future of lighting.
There are also three special reports. The Competition Commission of India has recently put 14 carmakers under the scanner, a year after it first flagged off the issue of unfair pricing tactics by OEMs. We’ve got the specific details on the price mark-ups as reported in the CCI study.
GST is expected to be the harbinger of change in the Indian logisitics sector and a recent Frost & Sullivan seminar in Bangalore debated on growth opportunities and challenges, rural and urban logistics and other related issues of industry interest. Read our first-hand report.
Meanwhile, Thailand, armed with a bouquet of incentives, is aggressively wooing Indian OEMs and Tier 1 suppliers to invest there. We speak to Chanin Khaochan, deputy director of the Investment Promotion Bureau, Thailand Board of Investment and also detail the big automotive OEMs in the country.
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