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Autocar Professional: Dec 2015
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‘This is a great time to be in engineering. The software side of this industry is another exciting opportunity.’

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Richard Welford, chief strategy officer, Tata Technologies, speaks on the strategy to attain a US$ 1 billion turnover by 2020 and setting up a new engineering centre of excellence in the UK among other issues.

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Make in India becomes a global mantra

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A sharper focus on achieving high quality production, increasing localisation levels and getting into export mode has seen some carmakers make India a hub for manufacturing their global cars.

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Renault Kwid: the sum of all parts

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The Renault Kwid is a triumph of localisation and frugal engineering. We find out how component suppliers in India met the hatchback’s stiff design, quality and cost parameters.

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‘Increasing imports from China into India are the leading challenge for the tyre industry.’

autherShobha Mathur calendar09 Jan 2016

Onkar S Kanwar, chairman of Apollo Tyres, on acquiring German tyre distributor Reifencom, expanding capacity both in India and abroad, entering new markets, and the growing threat to the domestic tyre industry from Chinese imports.

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‘Varroc can make an LED lamp cheaper than a Xenon.’

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Todd C Morgan, senior VP (Global Product Development), Varroc Lighting Systems, speaks to Shobha Mathur on bringing new automotive lighting technologies to India, setting up a new global tech centre in Pune, and innovating to bring costs down.

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Tata Motors puts its best foot forward with the Zica

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The upcoming Zica hatchback reflects a new design, engineering direction for Tata Motors. But does it have what it takes to draw the buyer? Sumantra B Barooah finds out.

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