Ford India has teamed up with Google to launch a first-of-its-kind digital campaign in the Indian automobile space, celebrating the launch of its All-New Ford EcoSport SUV. Titled “Fun on Your Side”, the digital campaign targets to bring different aspects of ‘fun’ to lie that customer can experience with the …

Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), the apex body of automobile dealers in India, has appointed Saharsh Damani as its first CEO with immediate effect. Backed with a career spanning more than a decade in various Liaising, M&A, Strategy and Research related roles, Damani will drive FADA’s work and support …

Indian heavy weight motorcycle leader Royal Enfield unveiled its first modern twin-cylinde cylinder engine at its new Technology Centre in Leicestershire, England. This new 650cc air cooled parallel twin engine will power the next generation of Royal Enfield motorcycles. With the new 650 cc twin engine, the two-wheeler maker will …

Green Cover Retention 2017 seminar, which was jointly organized by commercial vehicle giant Volvo Trucks India and Institute of Wood Science and Technology (IWST), highlighted the alarming ill-effects of environmental degradation while offering solutions to check it. Volvo Group is the world’s first automotive manufacturer to be approved by World Wildlife …

Klüber Lubrication is working on Hydro Lubricants for applications in gear units, bearings, chains, and other components. How would it be if maintenance of industrial gear units or automobile transmissions were to consist simply of topping up with mains water? If contaminations by lubricants could be eliminated without any problems …

MIPI DevCon 2017, a technical event organised by MIPI Alliance, has highlighted the new mobile technologies emerging for automotive industry. The MIPI Alliance is an international organization that develops specifications for mobile and mobile-influenced industries. As mobile technology rapidly expands into areas such as automotive, augmented/virtual reality and IoT, adopting MIPI …

Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), apex body of automobile manufacturers in India, suggested the Karnataka government to make amendments to the act prohibiting registration of two-wheelers with less than 100 cc engine capacity, with a pillion seat. SIAM also highlighted that, as per Motor Vehicle Act (MVA), powers have …

UK-based commercial vehicle maker Mellor has attracted the visitors with the display of its products on its first appearance in Busworld, Kortrijk. Mellor’s Orion E, the world’s first fully electric low floor bus took centre stage at Busworld. Mellor said that changes in the passenger transport market have been driven by …

  -by Giles Peckham & Adam Taylor Automotive electrical systems have experienced rapid technological growth thanks to Moore’s law. Modern automobiles have evolved from simple engine electrical systems, coupled with an AM radio. Today’s modern vehicles contain several advanced electronic systems, performing such functions as engine control, Advanced Driver Assistance Systems …

Swedish auto giant Scania has signed an agreement with French Product Lifecycle Management solution provider Dassault Systemes to use later’s 3DEXPERIENCE platform and other solutions to fine tune its manufacturing to sales programmes. The agreement aims to enable cost-efficient design, testing and validation of the complete range of Scania’s modular …