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Autocar Professional October 15 issue Profitability is a complex demon and in this season of festivities we are not just celebrating Durga reining in Mahisasur but also how Auto Inc is scripting its journey towards profitability. This mid-October edition brings you the inside story from across boardrooms, corporate corners and key webinars discussing the various facets and challenges of mobility. Stellantis India has brought together a detailed game plan for the India market. While CEO Roland Bouchara is clear about making “profitability a priority”, the company is in the process of implementing “new governance, vision, direction and a new way of working”. Tata Motors is literally ready with a Punch to grab the festive demand in the Rs 500,000-800,000 price category. Check out our first drive report of the mini-SUV. It’s not just the passenger vehicle segment but commercial vehicles too are seeing green shoots in terms of demand. WE speak to Akash Passey, President of VE Commercial Vehicles’ bus division. Mahua Acharya, Convergence Energy Services’ MD and CEO, shares her perspective on the EV industry dynamics and ways to hasten up India’s transition to electric mobility. Of partnerships and strategies Effective leadership is one of the most deciding factors that is enabling industry to overcome Covid-scarred challenges. We bring you a detailed strategy analysis from across global auto biggies. Plus, excerpts from key industry forums including SIAT 2021 and the E-mobility Forum. New opportunities Hyderabad-based EV infrastructure RACEnergy is developing a unique battery swapping technology for three-wheelers, customised to suit Indian conditions and requirements. Bosch Car Service is looking to optimise the opportunity in the Indian aftermarket. We get you a detailed story on the company’s game plan.
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Spain's Fersa Group invests in India-based Delux Bearings
Besides theRs100 croreinvestment, the Indian company gets access toadvanced technologies and bearings with arange of applications that willhelpinits global growth strategy, writes Manobhava Baruah.
Tata Autocomp to open compact dual-clutch transmission plant
Amidthe country’s growing need for personal mobility with easy manoeuvrability, comes the demand for vehicles with automatic transmission. Tata AutoCompisready tomovein writes Shruti Mishra.
Pankaj Munjal-backed Hero Motors raises equity from GEF Cap
The company willinvest Rs1,500 crore over thenextthree years andit expects 60 percent ofits turnover to come fromelectric vehicle parts. Itaims to becomea Global EV Solutions Company from India
New age thermoplastics for next-generation EV batteries
Saudi-based global materials major SABIChas developed cutting edgein fire-resistant polymers and flame-retardant materials that comply with various EV battery safety standards across the world.
Switch Mobility to meet growing e-bus demand with fresh capex
Oncourse for abillion-dollar business, the company is exploringa possibility of operating satellite factories across the country to serve different geographies, write ShahkarAbidi and Ketan Thakkar.
Kia India to invest Rs 2,000 crore in EVS, to introduce new e-RV in 2025
New investmentto drive R&D, infrastructure development and manufacturing capabilities. The company willlocally produce EVsin India with possibility of exports as well, writes Mayank Dhingra.
\"The government has given enough time for indigenisation but the industry has not taken it seriously'
Amitabh Saran, Founder and CEO, Altigreen, shares his views on problems inthe EV industry and battery localisation solutions with Amit Vijay M.
TATA MOTORS SEES ONE INTWO CARS SOLDAS EVS BY 2030
The company aims to offer wider choices withnew EVs that may straddle a pricebracket of Rs20to 40lakhinthe coming years, writes Ketan Thakkar.
MG Motor India in expansion drive, to invest $100 million
The investment willbe usedtoramp up existing production capacity from1.2to1.4-15lakh units per annum atthe automaker's Halol plantin Gujarat, writes Ketan Thakkar.
\"Technology and its multiplier effect are driving business transformations and customer experiences'
Technical Centre India is one of Continental’s largest research and development centres in the world, andasa Centre of Competence’ it also develops customised products for the BRIC countries.
