Autocar Professional’s May 1 ‘R&D Special’ is a tech tour de force

Research and development capabilities are undergoing a test like never before. Home-grown companies and Indian subsidiaries of global MNC are mining the frugal engineering ground of this country to find solutions that will work in this unique market.

Autocar Professional’s latest issue reveals all that’s hot and happening in the R&D world, both in India and overseas. Find out how Visteon Corporation is gunning for No. 1 spot in car cockpit electronics, or the manner in which BorgWarner Morse Systems is transforming its Chennai tech centre into a global hub for motorcycle timing chain systems. There’s also DSM Engineering, which is boosting its local competencies with an all-new R&D centre – its first ever in India – in Ranjangaon, near Pune.

We’ve also got an India exclusive on how the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI) in Chennai has achieved a breakthrough in technology to develop indigenous lithium ion battery packs. 

Auto industry leaders are putting their shoulder to the wheel when it comes to the sharpening role of technology in their products and services. Find out what Dr Ravi Damodaran, president (Technology & Strategy), Varroc Group, and Dr Markus Braunsperger, Chief Technology Officer, Hero MotoCorp, are doing to fast-forward growth.   

While it’s well known now that India is leapfrogging to BS VI emissions norms by April 2020, what’s not known is the speed with which component manufacturers and technology suppliers are coming up with new products and tech solutions aimed at making the upgrade easier for automakers. We met 20 such top-notch players at last month’s Automotive Testing Expo and reveal their innovations and market strategies in a 10-page special report.

Plenty of other exciting industry news and features too. Our analysis of the new Redigo, which aims to be Datsun’s comeback car in India and is an Alto rival, is embellished with an interview with Guillaume Sicard, president – Nissan India Operations, who said: “We are giving much more than Maruti in the Redigo.” 

Research and development capabilities are undergoing a test like never before. Home-grown companies and Indian subsidiaries of global MNC are mining the frugal engineering ground of this country to find solutions that will work in this unique market. Autocar Professional’s latest issue reveals all that’s hot and happening in the R&D world, both in India and overseas. Plus, other exciting industry news, views and analysis.

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