The Corona Virus outbreak in China has led to restrictions on movement of people and business activities in many provinces of China, in order to control the spread of virus. The closure of factories in China may affect Indian industries, which import components, intermediaries and raw materials from China like …
Daewoo Motors India stands first, followed by Hyundai Motors India and General Motors India. But the scores tell a different story. No company gets five leaves, the highest award. There isn’t much to choose from. When the top company gets a score of 43.50, it speaks about the overall poor …
Daewoo took off from where Toyota left and since then there has been no looking back. The company that had its genesis in a joint-venture with dcm Limited, after the latter's experiment with the Japanese auto giant failed, has today catapulted to a position of supremacy among a host of …
Opel Astra, General Motors's sleekly-modelled luxury car might be zooming on the streets, the company may have bagged the third position in the grp rating, but its environmental credentials are far from being top notch. In fact, the overall score of just 40.77 per cent, reveals its poor environmental performance …
An experience spanning over 30 years had done little to contribute to this two-wheeler company’s reputation. On the contrary, it has made it complacent, reluctant to revamp its image in a scenario of growing environmental concerns. The company belonging to the Firodia Group is today considered the least ecofriendly. There …
It was a moment of truth for Indian automobile companies. On October 29, 2001, captains of the auto industry waited with bated breath to learn where they stood on the ladder of environmental performance. India's first environmental and most comprehensive rating of the automobile sector was to be released in …
The relatively new entrant among the two-wheelers has gained popularity in the moped segment, but ranks a pathetic 25th with an overall score of 20.3 per cent. It's inept handling of the pollution aspect is evident in nearly all the parameters taken up for assessing its ecocompliance. The absence of …
No specific environmental policy, no initiative towards improving its environmental governance, not even a person responsible for environmental activities the list is endless and Majestic Auto seems to have lost its aura. The company, which is one of the main units of leading Hero Group, is placed 24th with a …
Though almost all the top-performers in each indicator have undertaken considerable efforts to lend their support to the environment cause, there are several grey areas which need greening. Most of these companies have adhered to some basic rules by formulating a procurement policy and taking specific initiatives to ensure that …
An overall impressive track record with a huge emphasis on advanced technology, Daewoo Matiz has beaten hollow all others in the segment to emerge as the most desirable option. Launched just three years back, this comparatively new product was pitted against a hoard of competitors
Carving out a big niche in the small-car segment, is no mean achievement. Since it first hit the roads last year, Maruti 800 Euro II model has grabbed the lion's share of the Indian auto market by striking a good compromise between economics and environment. The car has been rated …
The debut vehicle of Hyundai Motors is immensely popular with the customers despite being a relatively late entry here in 1998. Santro's success is pegged on the comparatively low fuel cost and a high reliance on pollution control equipments, making it the third best in the small car segment. The …
Far back in 1985, Hero Honda cd 100 was the first four-stroke bike to take a tentative step in the Indian market. Since then it's going great guns. The product has been rated the second best model behind its new avatar
It may not be the most powerful or the very stylish. But as the most user-friendly bike, Hero Honda has sped far ahead in the race for market capitalisation. Sporting an economical and optimised vehicle design, the product has scored an impressive 40.7 per cent to push contenders like Bajaj …
Viking, Ashok Leyland's cng-powered bus, has emerged as the clear leader in the mass transport segment. The bus is fitted with a three-way catalytic converter that can simultaneously remove all major pollutants
The Indian automobile industry has come of age. But in terms of corporate environmental management, even the giants prefer to remain greenhorns. Companies are aware that the automobile industry is one of the most poorly regulated sectors in India. And they have used every lacuna in the law to their …
When it comes to pollution at the workplace, automobile companies explain it away by flashing iso 14001 certificates. What escapes unnoticed is the fact that they delegate most of the dirty work to vendors. grp has unearthed this startling fact after conducting an extensive research on various aspects of their …
Automobiles impact the environment most when the consumer is at the wheel. But not many buyers accord priority to the ecofriendliness of their cars. According to the GRP evaluation, this ignorance is inextricably linked to the industry's ecologically unsound policies. Automakers are not making a concerted effort to educate the …
