The updated 2017 Ford EcoSport, meant for the American market, will be made at Ford’s plant in India, in the southern city of Chennai. Changes envisaged are a revised tail gate, bumper and tail lamps. The front grille is chunkier with chrome slats, while head lamps and the front bumper...
BMW To Make Small Motorcycle in India for Global Sale
Frank Schloeder, president of the German subsidiary BMW India, told the Times of India that, “While India is a big market in itself, we have plans to position the G310R as a global product. The India-made bike will be sold in Germany, the U.S. and many countries in Europe.” The...
Speech Analytics Startup Can Understand Almost Any Language
Featured in this year's Next Generation Leaders by Time Magazine, Umesh Sachdev, CEO and co-founder of Chennai-based speech analytics startup, Uniphore Software Systems, was selected for his work toward “Building a Phone That Can Understand Almost Any Language.” Uniphore’s Akeira, a virtual assistant, allows consumers to ask questions in...
JPMorgan Expands Footprint in India
New York-based JPMorgan Chase & Co. will open three branches in India, even as global competitors HSBC and UBS are scaling back to cut costs and bolster capital. JPMorgan is witnessing an increasing level of cross-border activity among its clients as they capture more business driven by India's economic growth, Madhav...
India’s Tata Chemicals Enters the Nutraceuticals Business
Eighteen months ago, Tata Chemicals, set up a plant in the southern city of Chennai in India which now produces more than 800 tons of nutraceuticals a year. By 2020 Tata Chemicals is looking at a target of 10,000 tons of fructooligosaccharides (FOS) and galactooligosaccharides (GOS), carbohydrates that are dietary...
Delphi Expands its Chennai Technical Center in India
Autocar Professional interviewed Chris Reider, vice-president, Global Engineering Packard Electrical/Electronic Architecture, Delphi, on the company's operations, growth dynamics and the business opportunity that is India. Here are some excerpts… On benefits for Delphi in expanding the Chennai Technical Center Reider: The Chennai facility has become one of our key hubs...