Morning Daily - 2019-08-31

ETAuto Newsletter | Saturday, August 31, 2019

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Top Stories
• Sona BLW and Comstar merge; new entity to be called Sona Comstar
• Hinduja Group on-boards JCB India MD to its global leadership team, to focus on automotive business
• Greaves Cotton mulls diversifying into multiple allied businesses amid auto slump
• These new Motor Vehicle Act laws hike driving penalties from Sept 1
• Mega PSB merger: 10 PSBs amalgamated into 4-entities
• Australian company to make India a key manufacturing base
• Was IndiGos AGM stage-managed? Shareholders fawn over Rahul Bhatia; absent Gangwal gets the raps. ET Prime
• India's GDP growth slows to 5% in April-June 2019
• Growth slowdown due to local, global factors; govt taking steps to revive economy: CEA
• General Motors cuts some 350 jobs in Thailand operations
• Hindalco lines up Rs 2,000 cr capex for expansion
• BHEL sets up 5 charging stations on Delhi-Chandigarh highway
• JCB India appoints Subir Chowdhury as new MD and CEO
• Volkswagen to invest $577 mln in Brazil auto plant
• Ministry of MSME has earmarked Rs 9000 cr to set up 150 technology centers across India
• IDBI Bank launches repo-linked home, auto loans at interest rates starting from 8.30% per annum
• Unemployment rate among Indian women more than double of men
• 'Technology hasn't eliminated jobs': Kevin Connelly | Forbes India Forbes India
• Think Starting A Business is Riskier Than Keeping Your Job? Think Again Forbes
Industry
• Logos of luxury cars catch fancy of thieves in city
• China's auto stimulus won't delight its gridlocked cities
• China is already winning the next great race in electric cars
• UP government needs to remove hurdles in way of MSMEs: ASSOCHAM
• Banks may be made answerable for denying loans to MSMEs: Union minister
• Trump prods General Motors over its auto plants in China
• U.S. auto sales seen rising 5% in August - J.D. Power, LMC Automotive
• N Raja, deputy MD at Toyota Kirloskar Motor, speaks about initiatives undertaken at the Japanese carmaker to attract buyers this festive season
• Unemployment rate among Indian women more than double of men: Study
• Not confident of auto demand returning in festive season: Jagdish Khattar
• RFID project stutters as just 300 accounts recharged
• Indias growth slowdown set to deepen as consumers buckle
• Tesla raises prices for some vehicles in China
• Volkswagen discussing Turkish car tax as it seeks deal on plant: Sources
• Frankfurt auto show tightens security after anti-car vandalism
• Auto firms set to report more pain in Aug; sales hit up to 35%
• Automakers bank on buyback option to tackle slowdown
Passenger Vehicle
• Toyota won't build cars at UK factory the day after Brexit
• BMW iNext EV prototype showcased ahead of mass production
• Audio interview: The global approach to most effectively reducing car emissions
Commercial Vehicle
• Delhi cabinet nod for free DTC bus travel for women
• BEST: 10 AC e-buses to hit the road on September 5
• NMC identifies 2 bidders to run CNG, diesel buses
• CNH Industrial weighs options for Iveco truck unit
• The 7 Best Remote Jobs For Moving Abroad Forbes
Two Wheelers
• TVS HLX series crosses 1 million sales mark
Aftermarket
• China's Didi Chuxing to launch self-driving pickup service in Shanghai
Auto Components
• Novelis' $2.6 billion Aleris deal set for EU green light: Sources
• South Korea's SK Innovation to file patent infringement lawsuit against LG Chem in U.S.
Auto Technology
• Volkswagen AG invests in tech company over 3D holography
• Tesla Roadster completes its first orbit around Sun
• Waymo urges U.S. to 'promptly' remove barriers to self-driving cars
• Four Indian IT firms vie for Mercedes-Benz contract
Oil & Lubes
• Trump promises 'giant package' related to ethanol to please farmers
• India nudges Russia to get OPEC to price oil at reasonable rates
 
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