Autocar Professional - August 01 2016

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The annual South India Special is a microcosm of all that the region represents to India’s automotive industry – tough, dynamic and innovative.

It’s this vision along with future challenges which Vikram Kirloskar, deputy chairman (Southern Region) of the Confederation of Indian Industry (CII) and vice-chairman of Toyota Kirloskar Motor, reveals in his exclusive interview.

We also speak to Hidehiro Ishiura, director-general in Chennai for the Japan External Trade Organisation (JETRO), on the many initiatives it is driving. He also points out that if India improves the ease of doing business, then there’s a flood of Japanese SMEs waiting to invest in the country.

Even as the government puts its shoulder to the wheel of electric mobility, we reveal how Mahindra Reva’s new growth strategy as a powertrain supplier just might give it a new charge.

Autocar Professional is the first publication to visit Toyota Industries Engine India’s brand new engine plant at Jigani in Bangalore. Find out why the company is bullish on growth and may also consider manufacturing smaller diesels than the 2.4 and 2.8-litre GD engines it is producing for the latest hit in the town – the Toyota Innova Crysta.
India is the engine of growth for many global component suppliers and the upcoming BS VI emission norms are turning into a huge opportunity for them. Read what Murali Vaidyanathan, MD of the Chennai-based Hanon Systems India, has to say on the growing demand for powertrain cooling and HVAC products.

Connecting rods major Sansera Engineering is riding a wave of demand for its products, both in India and abroad. We reveal that the company, which has Rs 300 crore worth of new business in the bag, is now targeting a Rs 1,500 crore turnover within three years.

Plenty more stories including those on the latest at Visteon Automotive Systems India, Rane (Madras), Universal Robots and Hero MotoCorp. Plus a truly exciting News section.