Euro Auto Trends

INDONESIA: JFE Steel to build first auto continuous galvanising line

frank — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 22:06:00 +0000

JFE Steel Corporation says it will build Indonesia’s first continuous galvanising line (CGL) for automobiles at MM2100 Industrial Town, an industrial estate in the city of Bekasi, just outside Jakarta.

INDIA: Ford EcoSport taps small SUV demand

frank — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 21:58:00 +0000

Sales of utility vehicles, including Renault’s popular low-cost Duster compact SUV, have been strong in an otherwise dismal year for the Indian auto industry where passenger car sales fell for the seventh straight month in May, Reuters reported.

JAPAN: Honda to reuse metal from hybrids’ nickel-metal hydride batteries

jonas — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 20:43:00 +0000

Honda Motor has agreed with TDK Corporation and Japan Metals & Chemicals (JMC) additional joint project to reuse “rare earth metal” extracted from nickel-metal hydride batteries used in hybrid vehicles for the magnets of new hybrid vehicle motors.

INDIA: Maruti Suzuki launches CNG Ertiga

jonas — Tue, 18 Jun 2013 19:20:00 +0000

Maruti Suzuki India has launched a CNG version of the Ertiga, a seven-seater utility vehicle.