Technology giant Intel with its recently acquired Israel-based company Mobileye, a vision and data analysis solution provider for Advanced Driver Assistance Systems (ADAS) and autonomous driving, will work for the Karnataka government as a technology advisor on the ‘Automotive Safety Innovation Project’. Karnataka state in India is known as IT …
Read More »SIAM welcomes early availability of BS VI fuel in Delhi
Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), the apex Industry body representing leading Indian vehicle and vehicular engine manufacturers, welcomed the announcement of the Petroleum Ministry for early introduction of BS VI Gasoline and Diesel fuel in the National Capital Territory of Delhi from April 2018, instead of April 2020. …
Read More »ASSOCHAM says Karnataka tops in manufacturing excellence
Karnataka has emerged numero uno amongst the mainstream states across India in manufacturing excellence, said apex industry body ASSOCHAM. The state is also the third top in terms of attracting investments in manufacturing sector thereby leaving frontline states like Gujarat behind. “Karnataka has the best manufacturing process ratio of 2.63 …
Read More »SIAM says Indian auto industry ready to take worldwide challenges
Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), the apex of body of the Indian automotive sector, said it is ready to take on global challenges while reducing dependence on a single technology. The speakers who addressed at 57th Annual Convention titled “Building the Nation, Responsibly” highlighted new challenges evolving globally concerning …
Read More »Tata Motors CEO says regulatory uncertainties caused disruptions in market
India’s leading auto maker Tata Motor said regulatory uncertainties have caused disruptions in the automotive market. Speaking at the SIAM Annual Convention 2017, Guenter Butschek, CEO & MD, Tata Motors during his address in the session focusing on Regulatory Policies: Analysis of Impact said, “While an array of policies and …
Read More »Indian luxury cars, SUVs to cost more on 25% cess jolt
Luxury cars and Sports Utility Vehicles (SUVs) will be costlier in India as the central government has cleared an ordinance to hike the maximum cess on vehicles from 15 percent to 25 percent. In fact the price of both luxury cars and SUVs became cheaper under the new Goods and …
Read More »Passenger Vehicle sales grew by 7.29% in April-July 2017
Indian automobile industry produced a total of 9,315,809 vehicles including passenger vehicles, commercial vehicles, three wheelers, two wheelers and quadricycle in April-July 2017 as compared to 8,599,803 units in April- July 2016, recording a growth of 8.33 percent over the same period a year ago. According to Society of Indian …
Read More »India to promote electric vehicles not hybrid cars
Indian government is not interested in promoting Hybrid cars as they as they help in reducing only little bit of fuel consumption but it is working towards promoting electric vehicles as that is the future, a top union government minister said. “ The government is working on a road map …
Read More »SIAM welcomes GST rates on Indian automobiles
The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), the apex body of the Indian automotive industry, has welcomed the new GST rates on automobiles. “The rates are as per the expectations of the industry and almost all segments of the industry have benefited by way of a reduced overall tax burden …
Read More »10 Things you need to know about BS-IV emission norms in India
India is switching to Bharat Stage IV (BS-IV) emission norms from BS-III from April 1, 2017. Automotive India News has listed below top 10 things that you may be interested to know about this transformation. Indian emission standards are governed by the central pollution control that helps to regulate the …
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