NEW DELHI -- Renault SA and Nissan Motor Co., the allied automakers, plan to manufacture engines in India for a new range of small cars from the next financial year, a first for the allied companies. Nissan's resurrected Datsun brand of cars will be powered by these engines, as will a new small car that Renault is developing in India, a person familiar with the matter told The Wall Street Journal recently.…

The JV of Renault and Nissan which has set up a manufacturing facility at Oragadam in Chennai is expected to commence commercial production by May 2010. According to sources, the production capacity of the Chennai plant is likely to be four lakh cars per year, and it will produce nine models, some of which might be exported to the neighboring countries. As per report the company had committed to invest INR…

Firms reportedly claim regional state government owes them tax refunds and subsidies Renault and Nissan have halted plans to invest 50 billion rupees (€676 million) in India because of payments they claim are owed by the Tamil Nadu state government, theHindustan Times reported. The carmakers, which jointly own a plant in Chennai, have asked the central government to intervene to help them recover 19 billion…

It is reported that French auto major Renault has put on hold indefinitely its plans to introduce its cars in the Indian market from the upcoming Chennai plant on account of global slowdown, which has affected the firm's worldwide operations. A senior Renault India official said that "We have indefinitely put on hold our product plans. It is because of slowdown that has affected us globally.” When…

COIMBATORE: Alleging large-scale pollution from a foundry operating in their locality, residents of P K D Nagar at Peelamedu in the city submitted a petition to the district collector demanding appropriate action. "Exposure to foundry dust has caused severe respiratory problems to the residents and we are unable to cope with it," B Ramu, a resident said. Representing the issue to the district collector…

Schaeffler at the Auto Expo in Delhi 2012 With the exhibit advanced Drive, Schaeffler is giving detailed insights into its wide ranging product portfolio The focus of attention will be on India's growing automotive sector at the Auto Expo Delhi, which is taking place from January 5 to 11, 2012. With the motto efficient future mobility, Schaeffler is presenting a large number of innovations for optimizing…

The Indian foundry industry is the 3rd largest global producer with the production capacity of 10 million tons of castings for various applications in manufacturing sector (as per the world casting census reported by Modern Castings, USA in Dec 2014). Auto & auto component sector consumes approximately 35% of the total casting produce. The demand of castings for the auto sector is likely to go up three…

Setco Automotive, the largest clutch maker for medium and heavy commercial vehicles (M&HCVs) in the country, is undergoing a transformation. With its sights set on being the preferred clutch supplier to one out of three M&HCVs globally and one out of five tractors worldwide, the company is modernising its Kalol manufacturing unit, developing new product systems and diversifying to capture new market…

Latest official data showed that vehicle imports to Sri Lanka in August 2009, measured by the total number of new registration of motor vehicles fell by 22.2% to 16293 from a year ago. According to central bank statistics, in the eight months to August total vehicle imports were down by 31.2% to 124,822 as compared with the same period in 2008. In August 2009, the number of buses imported fell by 24.5% to…

Steel Strips Wheels Limited, a leading manufacturer of automotive wheels, said that its sales have fallen 14.43% in September 2011 to 753,000 rims. The company had reported a sales figure of 880,000 during the same period of last year. Its production also declined by little over 13% to 753,000 rims vis a vis 866,000 rims of September 2010. It achieved a growth of 262% in sale of truck wheels and 50% growth…