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Wabtec Corporation won a brake system order from Alstom Transport India to support Pune IT City Metro Rail and Pune Metro Rail Development Authority for the Metro Line 3 project.

Auto technology major Valeo said the solution used in its Valeo ClimSpray received certification from an independent medical laboratory for its compliance with European biocide efficacy standards. The company said the product that disinfects and purifies vehicle cabins has the ability to neutralize viruses (including coronaviruses), bacteria and fungi. Disinfects …

Automotive technology major Bosch reported fiscal year 2019-20 with a total revenue from operations of Rs 9,842 crores, thus registering a decline of 18.6% compared to the previous fiscal year. PBT Profit Before Tax (PBT) from continuing operations and before exceptional items tumbled by 29.9% to Rs 1,636 crore. PBT …

India’s notable independent doorstep car service provider Pitstop has launched its road side assistance service in Bangalore. The company promises service guarantee of 20 minutes by a trained technician anywhere in the city.  Mihir Mohan, CEO & Founder, Pitstop, said, “Availing car service in India is a planned, thoughtful, and a tiring exercise. …

Rockman Industries, the auto-components arm of the Hero Group, has acquired a strategic stake in the United Kingdom-based MCT Engineering through Moldex Composites. MCT Engineering is specialist carbon-composites manufacturer in the UK, producing high-quality and innovative components for automotive, motorsport and defence industries. MCT’s clients include marquee motorsports and high-end, …

Auto technology giant Bosch’s Indian subsidiary Bosch Ltd has outperformed the automotive market in the of the current financial year 201-18 in mobility business. The company’s mobility solutions businesses grew by 17.8 %, outperforming the automotive market that grew by 14 % (excluding two-wheeler) in this period. The Gasoline Systems …

Faurecia, a global automotive equipment leader, has signed a research partnership with the Indian Institute of Science (IISc), an 107-old premier institute for advanced scientific and technological research and education in India. Faurecia said this collaboration will enrich its ecosystem of high-level scientific and academic collaborations in its two strategic …

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 …

Global automotive seating leader Adient  has broken ground on an automotive seating prototyping and testing facility in Pune. The new facility will be the largest of its kind ever to be built in India and marks a major expansion of Adient’s existing technical center in Pune. Adient is scheduled to open the new …

ZF India, a subsidiary of the European driveline and chassis technology leader ZF Friedrichshafen AG, is accelerating digitalization and start-up projects through its new Innovation Hub in Hyderabad, which will be officially opened in April 2018. The innovation hub is already active and partnered with the “Nasscom Center of Excellence …