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City bus segment to witness exponential growth

– by K. Gopalakrishnan I am a strong believer in the fact that the bus industry…

Daimler recommends SCR

Just as in all global markets, there is a major debate going on in the US…

India offers enormous growth opportunities for Arvin Meritor: Chip McClure

ArvinMeritor has witnessed phenomenal growth in the Asian region in the last few years and expects…

Nissan enters LCV business in North America

Nissan North America, Inc. (NNA) has announced that it is entering the light commercial vehicle (LCV)…

Religare-Kumar Motors venture for vehicle financing

Religare Finvest Ltd. (RFL), a 100 per cent subsidiary of Religare Enterprises Ltd. (REL), has announced…

Tough year for commercial vehicle segment

The commercial vehicle segment has been hit quite hard. Commercial vehicles are the base of the…

HERO – DAIMLER establish joint venture

The Indian Hero Group and Daimler AG signed a contract today in Delhi that governs the…

Toyota to Build Second TKM Plant in India

Toyota Kirloskar Motor Private Limited (TKM) announced that TOYOTA MOTOR CORPORATION (TMC) has decided to build…

Tata Motors sells 582,401 vehicles in 2007-08

Tata Motors reported a record sale of 582,401 vehicles (including exports) for the fiscal year 2007-08,…

Tough year for the industry

The year 2007-08 has been a very tough year for Indian auto industry. Except for the…

JK Tyres acquires Mexican Tyre company

JK Tyre & Industries Ltd., announced the acquisition of a renowned Mexican Tyre company Tornel. The…

Madras SAF – Holland to start production in mid 2008

Madras SAF – Holland (MSH) is a 50:50 joint venture between Madras Suspensions Ltd. (MSL) and…

BorgWarner setting up new plant near Chennai

BorgWarner Thermal Systems (BWTS) has laid the foundation for a new manufacturing facility near Chennai. The…

Delphi Service Center expands into India

At Auto Expo, Delphi Product & Service Solutions (DPSS) introduced the Delphi Service Center, a new…

GGB Bearings plant to go on stream soon

GGB Bearings (formerly Glacier Garlock Bearings, a division of EnPro Industries, Inc.) has been selling its…

Tratec, an undisputed leader in modular trailers

-By K. Gopalakrishnan I am sure many of you would’ve noticed huge tanks, machinery and equipment…

Hiab bid to expand operations in India

Hiab is a global market leader in on-road load handling solutions. Part of Cargotec Corporation, the…

Piaggio expanding operations in India and Asia Pacific

The Piaggio Group, a leading manufacturer of two-wheelers with a solid base in light transport vehicles…

MICO is now Bosch

Motor Industries Company Ltd. (MICO) has been renamed Bosch Ltd. The entire brand folio of Bosch…

ArvinMeritor bullish on growth opportunities in Asia

In 2007, ArvinMeritor formed a regional office for Asia Pacific (APAC). Mr. Rakesh Sachdev, Senior Vice…

Cummins recommends SCR for Indian market

Introduction of Euro 4 emission norms for commercial vehicles by 2010 in all the major metros…