The new goods and services tax will change the way the industry operates. Our study takes a look at the coming changes and highlights how organizations can capture a competitive edge.Executive SummaryNearly 15 years ago ...    Read on...

Earthquakes and tsunamis have caused major disruption within the auto sector, and nowhere is more vulnerable than Japan. Recent occurrences in the Kyushu region have again exposed manufacturing and supply chain risks in Japan ...    Read on...

China auto sales expanded 7% in April, consistent with our estimate and the average growth rate seen over the past 12-18 months. Market demand has inflected higher since government incentives were installed in October of last ...      Read on...

- The Future of Diesel in India
- How are Tata, Mahindra using foreign partners to spruce-up their product line-up

  

The 4th Automotive Lightweight Supply-Chain Symposium to be focused on automotive lightweighting, supply / process chain and procurement management, will be kicked off on the 11th of July 2016 in the days leading up to the DIECASTING CHINA EXHIBITIONS in Shanghai, China ...    Learn more...

Telematics India 2016 will attempt to look into the trends in automotive telematics, which over the last 3-4 years has been changing faster than anticipated. The pace of change is likely to accelerate with convergence of connected vehicle, driver assistance, safety & security and vehicle health monitoring. The conference sessions will help the participants explore the unfolding business opportunities ...    Learn more...

In this recently released On Demand Seminar, "Automotive Quality Requirements of the Chinese Consumer", Jacob George, Vice President and General Manager of Global Automotive Consulting Services for J.D. Power, compares the Chinese automotive consumer with the U.S. automotive consumer ...    Learn more...

India has emerged as a leading business destination for many U.S.-based and multinational companies. While India's recent economic growth has created considerable opportunities, companies conducting business in India face many challenges, including, most notably, addressing compliance concerns relating to bribery and corruption, and managing legal disputes in a complex, bureaucratic legal system ...    Read on...

The next industrial revolution will be in Vietnam.I had an opportunity to assess four shoe manufacturing sites in Asia in May.  Two were in Vietnam and two were in China. I was evaluating quality issues at all of these sites on ...     Read on ...

Growth opportunities and increased spend on research and development (R&D) are key priorities for China's manufacturing executives, according to an annual KPMG global survey.The report, titled Competing for growth: How to be ...     Read on ...

In line with the Make in India initiative, the government is also developing the Vizag-Chennai Industrial Corridor, which is part of the East Coast Economic Corridor, the country's first coastal economic corridor.The service sector has ...     Read on ...

- India's mfg industry set to become a growth engine
- How China, Japan apply Industrie 4.0 to turn the industrial tide
- Singapore: Economic crime remains an obstinate threat
- Asean economies to outperform rest of Asia: Nomura
- Singapore's manufacturing economy contracts for 11th straight month
- Manufacturers in Asia are feeling blue

  

Looking for key relationship development and management services for auto suppliers in China?  If you want to develop relationships with target Chinese automotive business or government parties ...     Read on...

The rapid rise of robots in manufacturing has seen 60,000 workers lose their jobs at a single Foxconn site in China.Foxconn Technology Group, an Apple component supplier, is reported to have laid off more than half of its factory workers ...     Read on ...

Annual base salaries in India are the lowest in the Asia Pacific (APAC) region, according to research by global advisory, broking and solutions company, Willis Towers Watson. China's base salaries across all job grades are between ...  Read on ...

- Performance management in India: A change beckons
- China's CIOs more strategic and influential than regional counterparts, according to Harvey Nash/KPMG CIO Survey

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China's new Foreign Investment Law will take effect soon. Linda Yang and Shihan Huang of law firm Yingke Law assess its likely impact.In January 2015, China's Ministry of Commerce announced its draft Foreign Investment Law (FIL), with ...     Read on ...

Lawyers that Channel NewsAsia spoke to noted that the speed at which the judgement was handed down marked a positive first step for the Singapore International Commercial Court (SICC).The Singapore International Commercial Court ...     Read on ...

The Policy recognises the abundance of creative and innovative energies that flow in India, and the need to tap into and channelise these energies towards a better and brighter future for all.In a major step towards enhancing ease of ...   Read on ...

Is China capable of innovating? This is a controversial question. Plenty of people, especially those in the West are doubtful of China's innovative capabilities. But it's not just outside of China where you find non-believers, many Chinese ...     Read on ...