Autocar Professional - July 01,2014

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Autocar Professional magazine, July 1 issue ‘Maharashtra Special’ preview

The exciting 72-page ‘Maharashtra Industry Special’ comes packed to the hilt with plenty of news, insider interviews and top-notch features.
In Maharashtra, which accounts for around 33 percent of India’s automobile production, component suppliers are increasingly driving change in association with vehicle OEMs.
We speak to a host of vendors detailing how innovation and new product dynamics are their mantra for growth. Whether it is Honeywell Turbo Technologies which has begun rolling out petrol turbochargers at its Pune plant, the Mumbai-based Gold Seal Group which is expanding its product portfolio, Sujan CooperStandard AVS’s ambitious growth plan, Delux Bearings betting big on new product development or Godrej Tooling aiming for speedy growth, they all are driving change. It’s the same focused growth path with TE Connectivity India, Voith Industrial Services India, Lear Automotive India and Precision Camshafts.
You get some splendid exclusive interviews too: Tata Motors’ R&D chief Tim Leverton speaks, among other things, on the impact the Tata Motors European Technical Centre will have on new product development; VW India’s executive director (technical) Andreas Lauenroth on the ‘Think Blue. Factory’ initiative at Chakan, and Mahindra & Mahindra’s chief purchase officer Hemant Sikka on the new ‘One Sourcing’ policy which is paying dividends.
That’s not all. Lots of Electric Vehicle news including KPIT Technologies working on a low-cost EV infrastructure programme for India. Plus a scoop on all the EV makers eager to connect with the patent-freeing Tesla and an interview with Elon Musk himself.