Volkswagen India is working towards strengthening its pre-owned car business ‘Das WeltAuto’ (DWA) with the focus to provide a professional purchase experience to prospective buyers or sellers. The DWA facilities offer buying and selling of multi-brand pre-owned cars and is not restricted to customers looking to exchange old cars for …
Read More »Ampere Electric Vehicles rolls out grand offers to celebrate 12 successful years in India
Ampere Electric Vehicles, a 100% owned electric mobility subsidiary of Greaves Cotton, is celebrating 12 years of its presence in India by offering a grand bonanza of up to Rs 5,000 with a host of other benefits on Ampere e-scooters. These additional benefits include extended warranty up to five years …
Read More »MG Motor India eyes collaboration with tech start-ups
MG Motor India is eyeing collaboration with technology start-ups in the country to bring additional synergies to its automotive business, primarily in the areas of telematics and manufacturing. The British automotive marque “MG” has recently inaugurated its first manufacturing facility at Halol in Gujarat. To this effect, MG Motor India has joined hands with …
Read More »Lexus NX300h hybrid electric vehicle enters India
The Lexus NX300h hybrid electric vehicle is set to grace Indian roads, strengthening the car maker’s product range in India. Lexus brand entered the Indian market in March 2017. The new hybrid electric vehicle will be available in India in two variants – the F Sport and Luxury models, catering …
Read More »ROHM forays into Indian EV market with energy efficient solutions
Japanese semiconductor giant ROHM has forayed into the Indian electric vehicle market with it’s low power and energy efficient power supplies to meet the growing demand for Electric and other Hybrid-Electric-Vehicles. ROHM ventured into India in 2006with a representative office, followed it up by establishing a fully owned subsidiary in …
Read More »Renesas releases R-Car Reference package for Android used in vehicle
Global semiconductor giant Renesas Electronics has relased the R-Car reference package for Android for Renesas R-Car automotive system-on-chips (SoCs). This reference package supports Android 8.0, the latest OS announced by Google in August 2017. Android 8.0 is the first version of Android OS to include support for functions required in …
Read More »Japan’s Zero-Sum drives smart roads in India with Intelligent Transport System
Zero-Sum ITS Solutions India, a subsidiary of Japan’s ZERO-SUM LTD will be launching its Intelligent Transport System (ITS) solution in Ahmedabad. The ITS will be introduced on Ashram Road, the business district of Ahmedabad and Riverfront Road, the flagship Riverside road of Ahmedabad from next month. With the launch of …
Read More »Mahindra, Ford inks strategic deal for India and other emerging markets
Indian auto giant Mahindra Group and one of the big three US car makers Ford Motor Company have signed a deal to leverage their mutual strengths in India and global markets. Functioning together is not new to both the companies as Ford and Mahindra already had a joint venture in …
Read More »Schaeffler reveals its electric mobility programmes at IAA Frankfurt 2017
Schaeffler, a leading global integrated automotive and industrial supplier, is leveraging its expertise in engineering to become a total system supplier of electric axles and electrified drive systems that are also used in production plug-in hybrid vehicles. The company said it supports its automotive customers to develop vehicle and powertrain …
Read More »Mahindra adds novel connected vehicle tech offerings in XUV500
Indian auto giant Mahindra has added a host of innovative connected vehicle technologies, many of which are industry firsts, in its flagship SUV – XUV500. The new features include Connected Apps, Android Auto, Ecosense & Emergency Call and many more other options to meet the evolving requirements of today’s tech …
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