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Tuesday, 11 December 2007
Waiting for you car to break down and then to take to take it to the service station will soon be a passé. Now, car owners have to pull up their socks, your car will complain of its bad health immediately. The launch of a well advanced technology will give you a complete “health report” of your car. General Motor’s Research and Development reveals a futuristic technology for the automotive world. This technology enables your car to send you an ‘e-mail’ telling you it is time to drop by the closest service station. You don’t have to disappoint anyone by turning down a long drive, because your engine service remains good for a long duration. This latest technology will inform you about even the smallest problem well in advance, so that you can pre-empt its service and enjoy the benefits of a four-wheeler for longer. However, this technology is by no means affordable to the general people, because the electrical changes to be made to incorporate such sophisticated software will most probably be available only in high end cars. It is estimated that the cost of the vehicle may increase by 40 per cent. Seeing as everyone wants to appeal to the general public, the product may be launched at a much more affordable price especially if competition increases. Labels: Automatic car service report, Automobile research and development, Chevrolet, GM, Growth in Indian auto industry, Technological inventions for cars
Monday, 10 December 2007
After Suzuki’s big guy sounded the auto world off about the safety and pollution consequences of yet-to-be-launched ultra cheap cars in India, I was wondering why Indian auto experts were silent. However, the point of concerns are different, the crux of the matter boils down to a lot of other factors characterising the changing environment and energy consuming patterns in India. Efficient technology and efficiency norms have become important, say specialists from the automobile industry. The Indian car makers are been quiet about it. Few days back even Tata tied up with ISRO (Indian Space Research Organization) to develop the country’s first proto model bus powered by gas. The bus will not run on an engine, but on electric power produced out of a mix of hydrogen and oxygen. May be it’s the time for others also to pump in some money in their R&D sectors to help control environment pollution in the country, as India becomes the favourite car market in the world, beating China. Labels: Automobile research and development, Corporate social responsibilties, Environment friendly cars, Suzuki, Tata, Ultra cheap cars
Indians who are concerned about pollution levels, but can’t do away with cars, can now breathe easy and let out a cheer. US auto maker General Motors, after its recent success with its Chevrolet models in India, is now planning to release its hybrid and electric cars. Over 98 per cent of cars run on fossil fuel products, but global environment concern is driving auto companies to look for renewable, alternative power sources. GM plans to introduce these cars to India within the next five years. Initially, the Hybrid and electric cars (including Volt) will be put on display at the 9th Auto expo in New Delhi held between 10 January and 17 January. Research in the areas of Electronics, Controls, and Software (ECS) will be conducted by General Motors in a tie up with IIT Kharagpur to make the car user friendly and also cost productive. The company is planning the cost-structure for its hybrid and electric vehicles and putting other parameters in place to have a well-organized and productive R&D centre by 2010. GM has allocated more than $1 million for research to be done over the next five years within this new Collaborative Research Lab (CRL). Labels: Automobile research and development, Chevrolet, Corporate social responsibilties, Economical buy, Electronic cars, Environment friendly cars, GM, Hybrids
Wednesday, 5 December 2007
This is how brain meets business, when General Motors Corp ( GM), sets up a new Collaborative Research Lab (CRL) with the Indian Institute of Technology (IIT) Kharagpur to carry out research in areas of electronics, controls, and software. Not just business, the new collaboration shows a bit of academic interest too. These new partners will jointly develop a new post-graduate degree in the above mentioned fields. GM has promised Rs.5 Crore for research to be done in the next five years within the new lab, which will be co-managed by GM's Indian Science Lab and IIT Kharagpur. The country’s leading business daily quoted Bharati this morning. “The aim in setting up the lab is to carry out research projects of exploratory nature and to create necessary infrastructure and curriculum for master and Phd programmes as a means of bolstering development of talent required to address future challenges of the industry,” said Prakash Bharati, Director, GM's India Science Lab. Labels: Automobile research and development, Expansion in business, General Motors, IIT Kharagpur
Tuesday, 4 December 2007
We have heard of electric car, tri-fuel hybrid car but what is this new “digital car concept?” Satyam computers kick starts with its new project in automotives. India’s first digital car called HERA FxV- a technology demonstrator aimed at attracting Research and Development in the automotive sector to the country. This technology helps in designing the car digitally in 18-24 months. In this instant world, this digital stimulation of the manufacturing process will enable auto companies to save time and cost without any compromise on quality. Satyam has an investment of $1.5 Million (Rs.6.1 Crore) on this project. This ‘mathematical model’ can be replicated into a physical unit in later years. This car is a virtual vehicle, demonstrating India’s technical capabilities. Labels: Automobile research and development, Digital concept car, Environment friendly engine, Future of Indian automobile market, Satyam
Friday, 30 November 2007
As said in the previous blog, General Motors is finally getting on the right track. Committed, optimistic, and competitive in India. It seems as though the judges of JD Power Asia Pacific gave a quick inspiration to GM. The archetype swing in Indian automotive is about to happen. General Motors has opened the first car design studio in India. This week’s episode focuses totally on GM. This first car design studio has a capacity to employ 70 peoples by the end of this year. Also the main focus of GM will be on small car designing. Anyway, GM has caught my interest especially because of its commitment to small car manufacturing in India. It looks like it is deep into the importance of small cars and adding this new studio in Bangalore, General Motors now has a total of 11 such studios across the world. I am sure many of you are now waiting to hear about the product contributions from the Bangalore design studio. Speculations say by 2012 we can expect some hot little GM vehicles from Bangalore. This is surely a creative way to get people interested in Chevy designs. Labels: Automobile research and development, Chevrolet, General Motors, GM, Ratings on JD Power Quality Study, Special design unit in India
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