Find out how much headway Chinese OEMs are making in autonomous cars, EVs and connectivity. Or why Bosch is bullish on India’s two-wheeler sector. Plenty of other exciting industry news and analysis too in this issue.
15 Jun 2016 | 3608 Views | By Autocar Pro News Desk
If you thought Chinese automakers were beset with problems due to the country’s ongoing slowdown, you couldn’t be more wrong.
Amid the global race for autonomous cars, China’s passenger car OEMs are keen to fast-forward new technology developments while strengthening their fundamentals. Our exclusive, detailed report from Global Automotive ...
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If you thought Chinese automakers were beset with problems due to the country’s ongoing slowdown, you couldn’t be more wrong.
Amid the global race for autonomous cars, China’s passenger car OEMs are keen to fast-forward new technology developments while strengthening their fundamentals. Our exclusive, detailed report from Global Automotive Forum 2016, held in Chongqing on June 6-7, reveals just how serious Chinese automakers are about driverless cars, electric vehicles and connectivity. And they could spring a surprise or two on the established players from the western world.
Meanwhile, in a bid to drive profitability at suppliers in India, ACMA has asked its member companies to consciously target the aerospace and defence sectors. A comprehensive report on the 2nd Aerospace & Defence Summit held in New Delhi reveals that there’s close to Rs 20,000 crore worth of defence business to be had.
Also in this issue
The government recently released official road accident data for the year 2015. Among the many hard facts is that motorised vehicles accounted for 95.5% of the total road accidents. Of the vehicle categories, two-wheelers have the highest share in total road accidents (28.8%), followed by cars, UVs and taxis (23.6%); trucks, tempos, tractors and other articulated vehicles (19.7%), other motor vehicles (9%), buses (8.3%) and autorickshaws (6.1%).
With ABS becoming mandatory fitment on 125cc and above motorcycles in India from 2018, global supplier Bosch, which has a plenty of safety-related kit in its portfolio, now sees India’s legislation-driven and evolving two-wheeler market as one of its key global growth areas. We speak to Geoff Liersch, head of Bosch business unit – Two-Wheeler & Powersports, India, as well as Sandeep N, head of Two-wheeler business, Bosch India on the company’s strategy to accelerate two-wheeler safety.
The big launch of the past fortnight was that of the Datsun Redigo small car. The third Datsun product, after the Go and Go+, banks on a combination of style, low maintenance costs and a killer Rs 2.39 lakh pricing, to make inroads into India’s humungous small car market. Will it? Our analysis reports on what can be.
Another recent entrant into India’s car market has been the Ameo, which is Volkswagen’s first-ever compact sedan worldwide. We speak to Tilo Klumpp, who led a core team of designers to develop the made-for-India car, to find out what the real challenges of the project were.
High-performance audio systems manufacturer Rockford Fosgate has entered the Indian market in a marketing tie-up with Blaupunkt India. William R Jackson, president and CEO of Rockford Corporation, reveals the company’s India market growth plan, among other things.
All this, plus an exciting news section, full analysis of vehicle sales in May 2016 and also the latest technology news updates.
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