Autocar Professional’s April 15, 2016 issue rolls out

Autocar Professional’s latest issue is out. Will the Tiago, Tata Motors’ new tool for transformation, be the game-changer the car maker desperately needs? Our cover story reveals the product strategy, analyses the marketing plan, reports on a first drive and interviews managing director and CEO Guenter Butschek.

Meanwhile, Nissan Motor India, which is working to fill up gaps in its product portfolio, has embarked on new projects in its aftersales operations to win customer confidence.

We’ve got a number of exclusive interviews too. Find out why Martin Lundstedt, global president and CEO of the Volvo Group, is bullish on the Indian bus market. Learn more about Lear Corporation’s growing and new business with Indian automakers as Jay K Kunkel, president (APAC) and member, Executive Council, Lear Corporation, speaks on the company’s growth mantra, intelligent seating systems and beginning supplies to Maruti Suzuki India and Honda Cars India. On the motorcycle front, Ravi Avalur, managing director, Ducati India, reveals plans to expand the model range, develop new dealerships and also grow the population of Ducatisti in India.

A number of component manufacturing companies are driving new growth dynamics. Find out how KCTR Varsha Auto, an Indo-Korean joint venture, is targeting the CV industry for its innovative sealed ball joint technology which uses fewer child parts and reduces maintenance costs. Or Infineon Technologies India which is banking of growing demand from OEMs for sophisticated electronics. There’s also Grundfos India, a pump supplier to the automotive industry, whose products are helping automakers drive up efficiency gains while also cutting costs.

Some automakers take to motorsport to pep up sales. Tata Motors, through its T1 Prima Truck Racing Championship, is driving a new paradigm for training a new generation of heavy vehicle drivers in India.

This mid-month issue also contains an exciting news section, peppered with a number of industry stories, and the fiscal-year end analysis.

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