Archive for December, 2015

Axalta renews India focus

Axalta renews India focus

Axalta Coating Systems is renewing its focus on India by doubling the production capacity and increasing OEM activity. Story by: Bhushan Mhapralkar The Carlyle Group acquired Du Pont’s Performance Coatings business in February 2013 for USD 4.9 billion and rechristened it as Axalta Coating Systems. The Indian operations, as part of the global acquisition, also changed their name to Axalta.[Read More…]

by December 31, 2015 Domestic
ARAI and bus body builders meet over Bus Code

ARAI and bus body builders meet over Bus Code

     Automotive Research Association Of India (ARAI) held a workshop to address the concerns of bus body builders. Story & photos by: Ashish Bhatia The government of India announced the implementation of the Bus Code (AIS 052) in April 2015. It came into effect from August 01, 2015. Applicable to the Indian bus industry, the Bus Code requires the[Read More…]

by December 31, 2015 Events
Volvo dump trucks for higher productivity, more gains

Volvo dump trucks for higher productivity, more gains

Two new 10×4 dump trucks from Volvo on the FMX platform reflect technology and innovation for higher productivity and more gains. Story by: Ashish Bhatia Volvo Trucks entered the Indian market in 1996. It zeroed in on a site on the outskirts of Bangalore to build modern trucks. Two decades later almost, it has launched two dump trucks that threaten[Read More…]

by December 31, 2015 Cover Stories
Indian CVs tread foreign shores

Indian CVs tread foreign shores

Treading foreign shores, Indian commercial vehicles are eyeing advanced markets like Europe. Story by: Ashish Bhatia As the year draws to and end, exports are one of the positives the CV industry in India will remember for long. Low fuel prices not succeeding to uplift some of the CV segments in the domestic market, it is the exports that are[Read More…]

by December 31, 2015 Cover Stories