Though India accounts for just 2 per cent of automotives globally, it is responsible for more than 11 per cent of road traffic deaths. In 2018 alone, around 149,000 people lost their lives on Indian roads.

With safety and emission standards getting tighter, automakers are looking to develop car body which can fulfill these regulatory obligations.

Apart from emission norms, improving vehicle safety standards has also assumed greater importance over the past few years.

The Global New Car Assessment Programme aims for a world without road injuries, and has a vision of seeing all new cars in production exceeding minimum UN crash test standards by 2020. it also promotes vehicle safety technologies with proven effectiveness and encourage their accelerated use across the globe by increasing consumer awareness and where appropriate by supporting mandatory application.

Keeping in mind the growing airbag business in India, production will supply both local and export markets.

With the increase in speed limits, the requirement for advanced braking system has also increased, as India ranks among the top countries in road accidents

Tata Motors has launched its compact SUV NEXON in Sri Lanka. The Tata NEXON is a revolutionary design of “breaking the box” with an aerodynamic silhouette.

Shamsher Dewan in this report provides insights into the proposed BS-VI emission norms and its likely impact on technology along with vehicle pricing going forward. The report also summarises the change in technology that petrol & diesel vehicles have seen across various emission standards along with pros & cons of available technologies.

Continental has incorporated its extensive, long-standing expertise in vehicle surroundings sensors into the fifth generation of its short- and long-range radar sensors, which will enter series production in 2019. Not only does the new generation have greater capacity, it is also based on a scalable modular principle