The new sports activity coupé will be available in diesel and petrol variants and has been locally manufactured in Chennai.

The company will bring together the industry's most comprehensive portfolio of sensors and passive components marketed under brands TDK, InvenSense, Micronas, Chirp, Tronics and EPCOS.

Hero MotoCorp Ltd unveiled its new premium motorcycle - the XPulse 200T – at the global platform of the EICMA motorcycle show in Milan, Italy.

Car buyers are becoming increasingly demanding when it comes to the functionality and design of their vehicles. At the same time, governments are enforcing more stringent regulations on vehicular emissions. All these trends are driving the demand for plastics in automotive industry, says Rakesh Rao.

Driven by increased activities in construction and mining sectors, the Indian construction equipment (CE) industry grew 17 per cent in 2017 to a new peak of 78,109 units.

Robotic fettling delivers eight-fold increase in productivity with quality, accuracy, consistency and safe working conditions, says Sameer Kelkar.

Infotainment systems were only found in premium vehicles but now OEMs are working towards developing lower cost infotainment systems which will not burn a hole in the buyer’s pockets. Even entry level cars can have IVI systems now.

With rapid growth in smart phone and Cloud technologies, consumers are clamoring for live streaming of music, Internet radio and smart phones

The world’s largest industrial trade fair highlighted several advancements in the field of automotive and auto component industry.Fourth industrial revolution (Industry 4.0) or smart manufacturing, augmented reality (AR), Internet of Things (IoT), additive manufacturing, predictive maintenance, etc are making companies more efficient and innovative, boosting their competitive advantage. These and many more innovative technologies were at display in the recently concluded Hannover Messe 2018, which was held alongside CeMAT (a meeting-place for the global materials handling and logistics technology sector).Under the motto of ‘Integrated industry: Connect & collaborate’, a total of 210,000 visitors seized the opportunity to explore the innovations on display. A total of 5,800 exhibitors were present at Hannover Messe & CeMAT. Topics like machine learning, artificial intelligence, industrial IT platforms, the expansion of power grids for eMobility, the use of robots and autonomous systems in production and intralogistics, and the role of workers in the integrated factory were the subject of intense debate at the stands of exhibitors at the event. As the official Partner Country, Mexico profiled itself as an innovative business partner and industrial location.