COMPONENTS

HELLA INDIA LIGHTING’s pioneering journey to organize, standardize and digitize automotive aftermarket

HELLA has been one of the most popular, trusted, and respected brands in the automotive aftermarket when it comes to products such as horns and lighting. Though the brand basically hails from Germany, the Indian connect is quite strong given the brand’s six-decade long history in the country. Today, HELLA India Lighting (HIL) is on […]

Distribution & Retail

Shriram Automall recognised by Great Place to Work for third time in a row

Shriram Automall India Limited (SAMIL) – India’s Largest Phygital Marketplace for used Vehicles and Equipment, has been recognised as Great Place to Work® Institute (India) Certified company for Third time in a row.Great Place to Work® is a global authority that recognises High-Trust and High-Performance Culture™ at workplaces around the globe and SAMIL is among […]

AFTERMARKET

8th IVASS India Vehicle After Sales Summit focuses on best practices for growth and profitability

World Auto Forum organised the 8th IVASS: India Vehicle After Sales Summit 2022 to discuss ‘Best Practices for Profitability and Growth’ on December 17, 2022, at Radisson Blu Plaza, Delhi Airport. The conference and exhibition was powered by Syncron, a Swedish software solutions provider with a global presence. Here is a report Given the present […]

Vehicle News

Volvo launches biogas truck reducing overall CO2 emissions

Volvo Trucks is now launching a new, stronger gas-powered truck that can run on liquified biogas. The new truck can carry out demanding, long distance transport tasks, while reducing overall CO2 emissions. Five years ago, Volvo Trucks launched its trucks that can run on liquified biogas, often called bio-LNG, which is a renewable fuel that […]

Parts & Components

JK Tyre unveils new additions to ‘Ranger’ series for SUVs and EVs

JK Tyre, India’s leading tyre manufacturer and frontrunners of introducing breakthrough technology, today unveiled two new additions in its SUV tyre segment- Ranger HPe and Ranger X-AT which are tailor made to handle extreme road conditions. The launch is in sync with the company’s ongoing endeavor to identify and cater to its customer’s needs and provide highly […]

Garage Equipment

How Madhus helps increase workshop profitability by emphasising on wheel service

It has been observed that margins on routine services like oil change, etc. are dropping because of changing industry trends. Customers are becoming more calculative. Also, in the post-warranty period they tend to look for outside sources. Lots of third-party options for services, especially wheel services, and decreasing margins make the workshop business more challenging. […]

Parts & Components

Bosch to acquire 12% shares in Husqvarna

Aim is to strengthen existing partnerships within the “Power for All Alliance” Bosch has agreed to acquire shares in the long-established Swedish company Husqvarna AB. The acquisition will increase its shareholding to roughly 12 percent in the company’s share capital in total. Husqvarna is listed on Nasdaq Stockholm. In acquiring these shares today, Bosch intends […]

COMPONENTS

Accurub looking to expand presence in European market

C S Bhatia, Director, Business Development, Accurub reiterates the company’s lead market position at Automechanika Frankfurt 2022 and shares a few insights with Sarada Vishnubhatla Based in Pune, Maharashtra, Accurub is known globally to OEMs and tier-1 and -2 suppliers as a trusted partner for their precision steel tubes, rubber to metal components and polymers. […]

Emobility

VALVOLINE ready with future ready fluids to help drive change

Valvoline, the original Engine Oil maker and a leading global lubricant manufacturer powering the future of mobility through innovative services and products, is ready with a lineup of fluids designed for EVs for Indian automobile sector. Being first at what comes next is part of Valvoline’s DNA and that’s why the brand embraced the electrification of vehicles […]

Appointments

Manasi Tata to take over as Vice Chairperson of Toyota Kirloskar Auto parts

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) announced that Ms. Manasi Tata will take over as the new Vice Chairperson with immediate effect. Furthermore, Ms. Manasi will also take over as the Vice Chairperson of Toyota Kirloskar Auto parts (TKAP). The resolution passed in its board meeting, comes after the untimely demise of Late. Mr. Vikram S. Kirloskar, […]

Skill Development

MG Motor signs agreement to upskill 25,000 students with MG Nurture program

MG Motor India today signed MOUs with 22 colleges as part of its MG Nurture program to upskill more than 25,000 students in four years. MG Nurture is an initiative that intends to impart future-ready skills to students by way of hands-on and experiential training on EVs and Autonomous and Connected Vehicles in various engineering […]

partnership tyres

Bridgestone partners with Lamborghini to develop all-terrain tyre for Huracán Sterrato

Bridgestone has been chosen as the sole and exclusive tyre partner for the new Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato, providing All-Terrain and Winter fitments for the world’s first all-terrain super sports car equipped with a V10 engine and all-wheel drive powertrain. Specifically designed for the unique engineering requirements of the Lamborghini Huracán Sterrato, the new Bridgestone Dueler All-Terrain AT002 tyre offers […]

Emobility

HOP Electric launches all new HOP LEO, cost effective mobility to customers

India’s leading electric two-wheeler manufacturer, HOP Electric, today launched the High-Speed variant of its best-selling electric scooter, HOP LEO. The launch of the new e-scooter further reinforces HOP Electric’s aim to offer cost effective mobility to customers. All NEW HOP LEO is priced below 1 lac. Consumers can purchase this electric two-wheeler at their nearest HOP Experience Center and Online.  Here’s a brief description of High- Speed HOP LEO  […]

Auto Expo 2023 COMPONENTS

Brakes India unveils indigenously designed and developed Motor on Drum brakes at Auto Expo 2023

Brakes India, a TSF Group company (part of the erstwhile TVS group) unveiled their Motor on Drum brakes for the passenger car segment, completely designed and developed by Brakes India, at the Auto Expo 2023 on January 12. The company, with over 60 years of expertise in the mobility space, also displayed their air braking system, […]

Auto Expo 2023 Emobility Two & Three Wheeler

Ultraviolette enters Electric Motorsports with F99 Factory Racing Platform

Ultraviolette, an innovator in sustainable mobility and maker of the F77, India’s first high-performance electric motorcycle, announced its foray into the world of high-speed racing with the unveiling of the F99 Factory Racing platform. This will also be driving cutting-edge innovation in the EV motorcycle and the larger mobility space. Set to be the first […]