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Taiwan keen on better ties with Indian auto component firms

By R. Natarajan, Managing Editor & Publisher Taiwan is among the fastest growing nations in the…

Exide top line grows by 25%

Exide Industries Ltd. registered a 25 per cent increase in turnover at Rs. 1,551 crores in…

EU label available for all CV tyres from Continental

On July 1 year, the Hanover-based Continental classified all relevant commercial vehicle tyres for the new…

EU’s move to boost regular inter-city bus, coach lines

The 15-member strong EU public-private Smart Move High Level Group (HLG), composed of representatives of the…

How to devise integrated freight movement plan for Chennai

Chennai has the fourth largest gross meropolitan product in the country and is an important centre…

PETROTECH 2012 to attract more participants

PETROTECH 2012, India’s prime showcase of the country’s hydrocarbon sector, is back again. With less than…

ECMA off-road industry meet in September

Since inception in 2002, the Emission Controls Manufacturers Association (ECMA) has come a long way and…

Daimler maintains market lead with splendid performance

“The jubilee year (125 years) of the automobile was another successful year for Daimler. But we…

Manatec offers India’s first indigenous 3D wheel alignment system

Manatec, a pioneer in automotive garage equipment design & production, has just launched its first-ever indigenous…

It’s time to act

It is quite distressing that the spurious spares trade currently accounts for 36 per cent of…

Tata Motors Dharwad plant starts producing new vehicle variants

Tata Motors’ Dharwad plant for small commercial vehicles is now operational and has started producing the…

Allison Chennai plant starts making 1000 & 2000 Series transmissions

Allison Transmission has announced that its Chennai manufacturing facility is now producing the Allison 1000 and…

Volvo 7400XL trials commence in Bangalore

Volvo Buses has announced commencement of trials of the Volvo 7400XL low-floor city bus in Bangalore.…

Ashok Leyland’s continued thrust on driver training

More training institutes coming up By N. Balasubramanian Ashok Leyland is known for its special initiatives…

Continental expands manufacturing, validation capabilities in India

New facilities added at Bangalore, Pune centres   Continental, the leading international automotive supplier, has just…

Isuzu foraying into Indian LCV segment with subsidiary in Chennai

  Isuzu Motors Ltd. is all set to establish a company in Chennai in August to…

Tranztar setting new trends in CV applications industry

An exclusive feature from MOTORINDIA Tranztar CV applications has emerged one of the fastest growing brands…

Alcoa Wheel products are now Cradle to Cradle certified

Alcoa Wheel & Transportation Products (AWTP) has announced that its global line of wheel products are…

Mahindra Group’s impressive show despite rise in material costs

The gross revenues and other income of Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. and Mahindra Vehicle Manufacturers Ltd.…

Global automation companies eyeing India, but next only to China

By R. Natarajan, Managing Editor & Publisher With the accelerated growth in the manufacturing sector, automation…

How to combat widespread auto parts counterfeiting

  By Pradip Shroff, President – HOMAI In 1872, inventor Elijah McCoy (Figure 1) patented a…