Continental has announced the acquisition of the Hi-Res 3D Flash LIDAR business from Advanced Scientific Concepts, Inc. (ASC) based in Santa Barbara, California. The acquisition is expected to aid Continental in enhancing its Advanced Driver Assistance (ADA) Systems product portfolio with a future-orientated solution to add to the group of surrounding sensors needed to achieve fully automated driving. A significant[Read More…]

Daimler Trucks Asia has started CKD kit assembly of the Fuso range of trucks at the AVA assembly plant at Mombasa, Kenya. The kits are supplied from Japan, and include the Fuso 2523C heavy-duty truck. This truck was earlier supplied in fully-built form from India. Marking the the next stage of assembling vehicles in Africa, and for Africa according to[Read More…]

Ashok Leyland has announced the expansion of Ras Al Khaimah plant in the UAE, and the setting up of a design and service training centre. The capacity expansion will enable the facility to turn out 20 buses per day from the current capacity of 12 buses per day. Done at an investment of USD 10 million, and in what is[Read More…]

Putting out a big display at the Auto Expo 2016 components show, Elofic Industries, which specialises into the manufacture of automotive air and oil filtration solutions, is set to drive growth through expansion and diversification. The company, catering to the needs of OEMs like Tata Motors, Mahindra and Maruti Suzuki, is planning to set up a greenfield facility in the[Read More…]