Autocar Professional’s August 15 issue rolls out

The mid-month issue’s cover story is on GST and the potential impact of this historic reform on the Indian automotive industry.

This game-changing measure will lead to a significant transformation in business, remove trade hurdles and pave the way for more competitive manufacturing. Find out what captains of industry across sectors and tax experts have to say on GST.

In the Interview pages, we speak to Vishnu Mathur, director general of SIAM, on a host of issues including the need for stability in government policy, deregistration of old vehicles, GST and how a long-term road map is the need of the hour for the Indian auto industry. 

Other highlights of the issue include Bosch implementing Industry 4.0 at all its manufacturing plants in India, how Mercedes-Benz India plans to develop skills in youth through an industry-academia connect, and the steel industry’s efforts to push advanced high strength steels to automakers keen on lightweighting.

An aggressive Skoda is looking to up its India act and its new growth strategy encompasses new products, new processes and a high level of customer satisfaction. Find out how Skoda Auto India Just plans to go about this.

A number of automakers in India are taking to green energy to reduce costs on the manufacturing front. India Yamaha Motor is looking to farm energy from solar power at its Surajpur, Faridabad and Chennai plants which will enable savings of nearly Rs 70 crore over 25 years.

Ravi Pandit, co-founder, chairman and Group CEO of KPIT, writes for Autocar Professional on why technology-enabled transportation will be imperative to drive India’s Smart Cities agenda.

Plus, plenty of exciting news, the latest on the scooter front and a detailed sales analysis for July 2016. 

Where to buy?

Autocar Professional magazine is available through all good newsagents and for download from Magzster.

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