The total sales in 2018 accounted to 21.6 million, improving by 8.5 per cent from the previous year and hitting the new all time record. Post December, India’s two-wheeler sales suffered and are negative since last year due various factors affecting the market due to the overall slowdown in the automotive segments.

With auto sales dwindling, the forging industry has witnessed an average slowdown to the tune of 25 -30 per cent as the auto sector accounts for 60-70 per cent of the forging production.

EB Assist Test Lab offers a unique, end-to-end approach to validation and verification, providing a “one-stop shop” solution integrating tools that are already in the market and in use with additional functionality to cover critical gaps.

It is not uncommon for auto mechanics to receive replacement parts wrapped in Cortec VCI/VpCI paper. That is because Cortec’s top-quality VCI/VpCI paper acts like an insurance policy to keep auto components in as-new condition during shipment through uncontrolled environments that could incite corrosion.

Shandong Lingong Construction Machinery Co Ltd (known as Lingong) – the Chinese manufacturer of construction equipment (CE) that are sold under the SDLG brand - will showcase its recently launched 4 t-rated wheel loader in India during Excon 2019, which will be held from December 10-14 at BIEC, Bangalore.

Extreme cutting precision of Vector Automotive iP6 and iP9 provides tremendous material savings for automotive suppliers.

Kennametal has developed a 3D printed stator bore tool specifically designed to meet growing customer demand for lighter weight tooling solutions used to machine components for hybrid and electric vehicles.

The Japanese electronics company TDK Corporation has expanded its Micronas position sensor portfolio with a new member of the previously announced masterHAL sensor family HAL 39xy.

Automotive industry in India is moving towards adopting e-mobility and clean fuels. Moving ahead electric vehicles (EVs) will dominate the industry as per government’s vision 2030. Considering automotive trend of light weighting and EVs, plastic and high performance plastic usage is estimated to increase.