Players throughout the global automotive ecosystem can look forward to the 17th edition of Automechanika Shanghai returning on 1 to 4 December 2022 at the National Exhibition and Convention Center (Shanghai). The show was initially put on hold in a swift response to the country’s efforts on containing the spread of emerging COVID-19 cases. Nonetheless, […]
Leading premium tyre manufacturer Continental Tires celebrated its 150th anniversary this month, globally. In India, the company celebrated the occasion with its retail partners at its Conti Premium Drive (CPD) stores at multiple locations. The company commenced this long journey back in 1871. Through the years, Continental has come up with various innovations for safer […]
Eminox’s JV with IP Rings in India opens up doors wide and big for its superlative exhaust aftertreatment systems in India. In an exclusive chat with N. Balasubramanian, Anthony Greatwood, Global Product Manager, and Dave Phillips, Engineering Director, Eminox, share their plans and vision for the Indian market They are known for their design and manufacturing […]
Bosch Power Tools has been empowering the ‘maker’ ecosystem in India for the last many years now. The global leader in power tools and power accessories has already achieved a remarkable milestone of selling its 10 millionth unit in 2019. Sarada Vishnubhatla speaks to Nishant Sinha, Regional Business Director, India & SAARC Regions, Bosch Power Tools and […]
Zypp Electric, India’s leading EV logistics company, has announced joining hands with Mechanifyspares, India’s first online platform dedicated to providing auto components and spare parts for EVs, to procure and repair the 5000+ EVs currently on road, seamlessly. With Zypp Electric, Mechanifyspares aims to organize the disconnected electric two-wheeler (E2W) market by augmenting the existing […]
Increasing efficiency in the automotive aftermarket in India is the order of the day, states Manav Kapur, Executive Director, Steelbird International The aftermarket community in India has traditionally been unorganised unlike its global counterparts. Conventionally, most of the manufacturers in India have focused on selling equipments as their core business while the aftermarket services remained […]
‘Fulfilling experience’, ‘bonding time’, ‘sharing is caring’ are a few of the key words that define the 4-day unique ‘Distributor family meet’ organized in early October, 2021 by DH Lighting India in Siliguri, West Bengal. In this issue, we profile Ishan P Shah, owner of Chetan Cars, from Surat, Gujarat and Miten Doshi, owner of […]
The company develops and delivers next-generation lubricants and greases with focus on customer expectations, reducing operational costs and improving the efficiencies of vehicles and equipment coupled with their longevity Product consistency and existence are vital, particularly in a business with commercial and channel partners. In addition to a strong range of branded high-performance lubricants, sector […]
Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM) has entered into an association with Europ Assistance (EAI) to offer 24×7 roadside assistance with the aim of creating a secure environment for its entire range of EV’s, consumers while riding on the road in case of any urgent vehicle service / assistance required. The roadside assistance program will include facilities […]
Jaltest strives to solve problems related to the exhaust after-treatment system and many other problems that may appear in an industrial vehicle and that make up the day-to-day life in a workshop Developments in the heavy-duty vehicles sector and in all diesel engines have led to an increase in the complexity of anti-pollution systems. However, […]
Tête-à-tête with S. Muralidharan, Chairman, Mobility Aftermarket The Indian automotive industry has grown leaps and bounds over the last decade or so. The country has become a key manufacturing hub for virtually every kind of vehicle. Name any top automotive brand, and they have set up base here. With the burgeoning number of vehicles, the […]
Commercial vehicle services are getting modernised in India on account of the BS-VI norms. These have to compulsorily come to the workshops for getting fully serviced and such facilities are not available at many places. The efficiency of all commercial vehicles lies in their operations so that the life of the tyre and the engine […]
International participants at Automechanika Dubai, the Middle East and Africa’s largest international automotive aftermarket trade show, have identified several significant trends set to shape the future of the industry as organiser Messe Frankfurt Middle East sets the show’s grand opening. Ahead of the event, industry experts have revealed that digitalisation and sustainability remained the top […]
Changing industry landscape opens range of new opportunities This year marks 100 years since the first recorded passenger car arrived in the GCC – historians note that it arrived in Saudi Arabia in 1921, brought by King Abdul Aziz 11 years before the country’s unification, when the King was known as the Sultan of Nejd. […]
Strategic business overhauls on the cards in promising path to recovery Back in September 2018, management consultants Tech Sci Research, forecast the Middle East tire market would reach US$ 24.83 billion in value by 2023 with an average compound annual growth rate (CAGR) of 9.63 percent. At the time, the research-based company attributed its optimism […]