Reports

UAW pact puts competitive pressures on Canada

15 March, 2008

Long known for its competitive labour costs owing to its healthcare system, and favourable exchange rates, Canada seem to be losing its cost advantages to the US industry, post the UAW pact...

OEMs focus on green products in Tokyo Motor Show 2007

21 February, 2008

In 1997, before it was cool to be green and the world was fixated by CO2, Toyota set a trend with the first generation Prius hybrid car. Ten years later, the rest of the motor industry is still trying to catch up, as illustrated by the exhibits at th..

Plastics processors pining hope on surge of plastics usage in automobiles

16 February, 2008

Increased adoption of plastics-based components in the automotive sector has meant growing business opportunities for plastics processors catering to automotive and industrial sector...

Belgaum foundry cluster aiming to be operational by Q1 08

16 February, 2008

The continued demand-supply mismatch for castings and forging components for automotive and industrial sectors has seen increased efforts towards the process of cluster formation...

Mobility takes centrestage

10 February, 2008

Besides Tata Motors’ curtain raiser of the ‘people’s car,’ the 9th Auto Expo saw a plethora of launches and showcases of prototypes and concepts. To ensure that you don’t miss out on the significant events, her..

Design meets its righteous avenue at NASC 2008

10 February, 2008

The first edition of National Automotive Styling Challenge made its mark as an industry event recognising excellence in automotive styling...

Pune Institute of Engg and Tech wins first SAE Baja India

3 February, 2008

Seven teams fought against the scorching heat in Indore to make it to the inaugural edition of Baja SAE India Design Convention & Contest. The event was hosted at the 4000 plus acre land allotted for National Automotive Testing and R&D Infra..

They made headlines

3 February, 2008

In an attempt to sum up the major events of an action-packed year, Auto Monitor has collated professional-portraits of men, who refused to subside from the epics of automotive scribes and the candid frames of our restless lens-men...

Paris Motorcycle Show 2007

16 December, 2007

The Paris Motorcycle Show was the scene of the first great new bike unveiling for 2008 and a chance to kick the tyres and drool over next year’s new models...

Construction equipment industry cautious in adopting rental model

19 October, 2007

Despite the global trend of major proportion of revenues for construction equipment manufacturers coming from offering their equipments on rent rather than selling outright, this trend has yet to catch up in India in a significant way...