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States such as South Korea offer a lesson in how China can use its outsized influence to hurt nations who do not toe the line. The placement of the Terminal High Altitude Area Defence (THAAD) in South Korea led to a Chinese backlash against the country, shutting down some of South Korean company Lotte’s retail facilities in China, blocking online trade in South Korean goods, and banning all group travel to the country in a bid to hurt its economy.India’s envoy to China Gautam Bambawale in an interview with the Global Times in January 2018, was cautiously optimistic in his appraisal of post-Doklam ties, but reiterated this was contingent on the status quo not being violated. "We must be sensitive to the other side's concerns. Our interaction must be based on equality and mutual benefit. We are not rivals,” he said. Among India’s concerns, he flagged the trade deficit and the China Pakistan Economic Corridor. "The foremost is the large and growing trade deficit we face with China. In 2017, the deficit for India is likely to be US$ 55 billion. India sells pharmaceuticals and IT products all over the world but not in China. Why? For 20 years, we have been asking (or begging) for the Chinese market to be opened for our pharmaceutical and IT products and services. To no avail. Multiple times Indian top leadership (both economist PM Dr. Manmohan Singh and nationalist PN Narendra Modi) has told China that the continual trade gap is unsustainable but no impact. What do we make of this? What conclusions should we draw? We should discuss such issues frankly but also take steps to resolve them,” he said.India has been asking China to open up its market for Indian products since long and this issue was discussed in every bilateral meetings of UPA Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh and Chinese counterpart. China can afford to ignore India as only 2% of its export comes to India. China-Vietnam trade volume is bigger than China-India. This actually gives India opportunity to shut down China-India trade altogether.This graph shows economy size of 5 BRICS countries and mutual export/import volume. Notice extremely high trade deficit for India. Russia and South Africa has balanced trade with China and Brazil has trade surplus.India has flagged concerns of its large trade deficit with China, visa restrictions for Indian professionals and the challenges faced in exporting IT services, meat, rice and medicines to Beijing at the WTO. Trade is skewed in favour of China at a trade surplus of $63 billion. Bilateral trade was $89.6 billion in 2017-18. “This large and growing deficit is difficult for India to sustain (but cheap shoddy Chinese products looks attractive), and serious efforts need to be made to remedy the situation,” India said in its submission to WTO, commenting on China’s trade policy.India-China trade can touch $100 billion in the next couple of years. But New Delhi is worried, and rightly so. India’s merchandise trade deficit with China was at an alarming $51 billion in 2016-17. What is odd is that India had a trade surplus with China during 2003-04 (Vajpayee era). It needs to be acknowledged that China has during the past decade made huge technological strides, shedding its earlier tag of a low-cost bulk manufacturer. But what worries India is that China strategically and deliberately avoids imports of goods from India (and Vietnam, USA etc), while getting the same goods from other nations. The list includes rice, buffalo meat, medicine containing insulin, flat-rolled products in coils and aluminum alloys etc.There have been instances of Chinese inspectors visiting an Indian export house for quality checks. Many such exercises have yielded no results, even if there have been no quality issues with the Indian products. What frustrates Indian exporters more is that the inspectors say neither “yes” nor “no”. “It’s very difficult to get the Chinese CCC (China Compulsory Certification, required for all products imported, sold or used in the Chinese market). There is no guarantee that an Indian firm can obtain the certificate easily as they just want to avoid Indian products” says many exporters, requesting anonymity. Beijing’s trade ties have largely run parallel to its strategic priorities. Looking through that prism, while China has been openly aggressive about border issues with India, its aggression in trade is meticulously crafted. Trade tensions have not come out in the open, though it has used its trade muscle to force nations to toe its diplomatic line.China never deliberately pursues trade surplus in goods and hopes to work with other countries for a balanced increase of bilateral trade, to expand cooperation in energy, hi-tech manufacturing, creative design and to promote cooperation among medium- and small-sized enterprises of the two countries, Chinese Premier Li Keqiang said on October 20 2018. The reality of India-China is exactly the opposite of what Chinese leadership says. This reminds us the chairman Mao’s famous statement “Trust what communists do, not what communists say”.Almost 1,500 Indian products have obtained clearances from the food and pharmaceutical regulators of the US, EU and Japan, but only 535 are registered with China and can be sold there. “Our pharma export to China is a pittance. We have requested if China FDA (food and drug administration) could give suo motu registration to companies cleared by the US, EU and Japan because it recognises these,” an Indian official says. “We want our generics in a special price category so that we don’t get into competition with branded products.” Though India is the world’s largest supplier of generic medicines, with 20-22% share of global exports, it exported pharma products worth a meagre $41.07 million to China in 2017-18 and only $26.1 million in the first half of the current financial year. Commerce department officials have said that India’s share in China’s pharma imports is merely 1%.Another issue that India has raised with China pertains to multiplicity of approvals as every Chinese province has different prices and rules for pharmaceutical imports. India has, therefore, also sought a waiver of local provincial approvals for Chinese companies which import Indian generic injectable drugs. The provincial clearance is required even after the CFDA nod. Citing complex requirements for participating in contracts of Chinese state-owned enterprises (SOE) and issues related to qualification requirements, licensing and taxation, India has sought transparency in export of agriculture products including bovine meat and providing services such as IT. The move is aimed at increasing exports of pharmaceuticals to China and reduce the trade deficit. Indian industry has cited non-tariff barriers such as complicated procedures that hinder pharma exports to China. “We have requested again for familiarity of forms. We need clarity and hand-holding because their process is long, tedious and cumbersome,” the official said. Efforts to promote India's exports to China have been going on at various levels and the Indian Embassy in China said it had organized a series of business promotions and buyer-seller meets covering products like sugar, tea, rice, oil meal and pharmaceuticals in 2018 but these buyer-seller meets hardly generated trade deal. Indian professionals are facing visas restrictions like permits being granted only for a year which discourages Indian IT professional to take up Chinese assignments.Chinese Coast Guard ship spraying water on Vietnamese vessel during oil rig deployment flare up in SCS. China maintains trade deficit with Vietnam compared to other ASEAN countries.India should learn from China’s trade deficit with USA and Vietnam. USA is considered in China as a big bully and Vietnam is communist younger brother. Both USA and Vietnam has geo-strategic rivalry with China specially in South China Sea (SCS). China fought brief war with India in 1960s and with Vietnam in 1970s. China also fought war with USA indirectly in Korean war which ended without a formal end of war treaty. China also has unresolved border dispute with India and Islands dispute with Vietnam in SCS. So its is unofficial policy of China to maintain huge trade deficit with USA, India and Vietnam. Indian and American politicians realized this but Donald Trump was the first person to take remedial action. Indian leaders like Dr. Manmohan Singh was too soft, timid to deal with China and Nardenra Modi as Chief Minister of Gujarat state visited China half a dozen times to bring investment and promote trade. Narendra Modi was happy by selling raw materials like cotton bales to China (cotton is one of the biggest export of Gujarat state) and many well connected Congress politicians became Chinese products wholesale importer and thus made huge profit by dumping Chinese goods into India. Both Narendra Modi and Dr. Manhohan Singh never realized the danger of prolong huge trade deficit with China and just maintained lip service that ‘huge trade deficit with China is unsustainable’ whenever they meet Chinese leadership and officials.India’s trade with China was nearly balanced till year 2004 (Vajpayee government) with import $3.6 billion and export $2.6 billion and thus a trade deficit of only $ 1 billion. By the end of decade long congress rule (or misrule) in 2014, India had $ 46 billion trade deficit. This trade deficit is the real reason for India’s jobless GDP growth where MSME (small and medium business enterprises) decided to import from China rather than manufacture in India. US President Donald Trump is fairly correct when he says “China misused WHO since they joined WTO in year 2001’.Both the US and European Union urged China to open up its market and allow fair competition for its SOEs in their comments to China’s seventh trade policy review by WTO. The US said China has caused “serious harm" to WTO partners by failing to live up to free-trade principles as it employs preferential treatment for SOEs, discriminatory regulatory requirements and unique national standards. EU voiced its concerns over China’s “potentially distorting effects of public intervention in commercial activities,” behind-the-border measures related to the attribution of licences, insufficient enforcement of intellectual property rights.China is blamed for repeatedly blocking access to India’s most globally competitive products namely, those in the IT and pharmaceutical sectors, despite its steady rhetoric to the contrary. China’s methods include an array of non-tariff barriers including legal opacity. There is also not a little hyper-nationalism on China’s part, too, as it seeks to build up its state-owned and private enterprises to take on regional and global rivals. In the process, China’s millions of cancer sufferers remain without access to effective and relatively cheap medications produced by Indian companies. A privileged few now travel to India for brief spells of treatment in what might be classified as medical tourism. But this only then sharpens the disparity of opportunities within China. India requested China to allow imports of Indian drugs cleared by the drug administrators of the United States, European Union and Japan, as China recognises these approvals. It has also sought a special price category for Indian generics so that they don’t compete with branded products. Chinese response to these Indian requests, as usual, is verbal acceptance to ‘look into’ market access issues with no response on ground.At the retail level, Chinese toys enjoy 80% shelf space as per president of All-India Toy Manufacturers Association. This matrix cannot change within a very short span of time. What the government can do is keep stricter watch on entry of Chinese toys through illegal routes and slowly eliminate import license for Indian traders forcing them to manufacture toys locally. The Indian toy industry is worth about Rs 9,500 crore. Same is the case with solar power equipment like solar panel and inverters. India imports more than 90% of solar panels (brands like Jinco, JA, Trina etc) and 43% solar Inverters (brands like Solax, Goodwe, Sungrow etc) from China. None of the Chinese solar power equipment manufacturer have made manufacturing setup here despite huge sales by giving excuse of price volatility. Indian power and telecom industry is also heavily dependent to Chinese imports and only some Chinese mobile handset manufacturers have setup manufacturing. Chinese telecom devices can easily transfer critical and sensitive data back to Chinese servers. These days almost all telecom and power devices can be operated over the internet cloud. So theoritically, 50 GW of solar power plant out of 100 GW can be switched off by Chinese vendors remotely in case of a crisis (like war) which will be an alarming scenario.Despite many alarming scenario emerging for India like trade imbalance, CPEC, Chinese PLA transgression, staple visa for people of Arunachal Pradesh, illicit nuclear and missile co-operation with Pakistan, possible military base near Gwadar, Chinese gunboat diplomacy in Indian Ocean region (IOR), non-cooperation on NPT and Pakistani terrorists issue and almost nothing getting resolved, Modi again met Xi Jinping at Wuhan on April 27 and 28, 2018. It was dubbed a heart-to-heart summit. There was hype and photo-op beside sense of hope and enthusiasm. In two days, Xi took Modi on a museum tour, a walk around a lake and a boat ride. Xi told journalists that he was very happy to meet the Indian PM, adding: “Spring is a good time to meet.” Hindi Chini bhai-bhai seems to be back in the air.No joint statement was issued, though, after the unusual bonhomie of the two Asian leaders, who represent nations housing 35% of the world population and contributing approximately 20% of the global gross domestic product (GDP). The Wuhan talks have helped thaw tensions arising out of a 73-day bitter stand-off over Doklam last year, though it’s not clear whether it will have a lasting impact on the 4,000-km border. Nor is it clear if the talks will solve an issue Indian exporters have been facing for long: trying to get a toehold in the Chinese market due to repeated access denial.India and China on 28 November 2018 signed an agreement allowing Beijing to inspect imports of Indian fish meal and fish oil, as the two nations work out a broader trade deal following a thaw in relations this year. The decision was part of discussions between India's commerce ministry and a six-member Chinese delegation, led by Vice Minister, General Administration of Customs of China, Hu Wei, on easing Chinese market access for exports of various Indian farm products. The ongoing trade war between China and the U.S. is pushing China to sweeten ties with neighboring India.China’s refiners considered the purchase of unprecedented amounts of Indian raw sugar, with a delegation visited India December 2018 to meet mill officials and inspect logistics infrastructure, according to an Indian official. Refiners may buy the sugar “if prices are good enough,” said Liu Hande, vice chairman of China Sugar Association. The potential sales come amidst the tariff war with US that’s prompting China to build stronger ties with other nations. The timing couldn’t be better for India, where record output is forecast to boost domestic stockpiles. A deal on sugar would be the second such agricultural commodity agreement recently after China said it would import non-basmati rice, India’s Ministry of Commerce said. The volume may not be as big as India expects, especially given China’s large state stockpiles, estimated as high as 7 million tons. Worst case may be no Chinese order for raw sugar or non-basmati rice as USA and China agrees for a 90 days truce. Chinese trade team may come for facility inspection and quality control tests but go back without any commitment as happened over the last one decade. China’s Sugar Association’s official says that there’s a chance the government may not purchase Indian sugar at all as stockpiles “are still quite high,” and it’s looking to reduce inventories, not increase them. This means Chinese trade inquiry is just a sweet talk.China’s past actions signal that as China imposed high tariffs on raw suagr imports in May 2017 (last year) to protect its local industry. Currently, sugar imports above annual quotas are taxed at 90 percent. Despite the past failures to gain access to Chinese market, Indian government officials are keen to enter Chinese market as India became world’s largest sugar producer in 2018 beating Brazil. Sugar stockpiles in India climbed to 10.7 million tons at the start of the crop year on Oct. 1 2018, the biggest in a decade, from 3.9 million tons a year earlier, according to the Indian Sugar Mills Association.India plans to export 2 million tons of raw sugar to China, starting in 2019, the Commerce Ministry has said. An Indian entity has already contracted with Cofco International Ltd. to export 50,000 tons, and the country is positioned to become a “significant” exporter to China, the government said. Only time will tell how much raw sugar and non-basmati rice China will import from India. India is hoping against hope to become a regular and dependable exporter of high quality sugar in significant volumes to China and can to reduce the $60 billion trade deficit with China.India’s export remained static at around $ 300 billion since 2011-12. In 2017-18, export inched to $303 billion which is only 13% of Indian GDP. Out of this $303 billion, software services export is more than $100 billion which means other exports are marginal. Compare India’s export with small city state Singapore with $373 billion exports with 172% of its GDP. Taiwan has $344 billion exports with 59% of its GDP and China leads the pack with $2.15 Trillion with 19% of its GDP. All Indian school students learn in their text books that India has a long coastline and history of maritime trade since ancient times. Currently India has as many as seven (wow!) ‘major ports’ and around 250 (again wow!) ‘minor ports’ along India’s long coastline. Despite having so many trading posts, India’s share is paltry 1.6% of global exports. Modi government is has set a target in June 2018 to double this to 3.6% of global export without setting a timeline. None of the Indian ports are ranked within top 10 ports of the world and this list is dominated by China. India, however improved World Bank’s port development ranking by 23ranks (from 100 in 2017-18 to 77 in 2018-19). We can hope Modi will succeed in achieving his target of 3.6% of global export in short span of time. The best way to do this is not waste effort on pushing exports to China as China will never budge until Modi replicates Donald Trump’s trade war policy with China by imposing 25% duty on $ 80 billion Chinese exports to India.China dominates global trade and Chinese ports are biggest

Here is a timeline detailing how COVID-19 has impacted the automotive industry around the world, and in India.Thursday, April 9● Honda has had resumed operations at its manufacturing facility in Wuhan, China in phases on March 11, 2020. The plant is now functioning at full capacity, with several safety measures in place to fight the coronavirus threat. In a bid to make up for lost time, the daily production targets of the plant have been raised by 17 percent, and the workers have been asked to work an additional 1.5 hours daily.● Mahindra & Mahindra has now begun producing face shields at its two-wheeler manufacturing plant at Pithampur, Madhya Pradesh. This is the plant where the company produces its Jawa motorcycles. With this, the company has increased its volume of assembled face shields. One may recollect that M&M began assembling face shields in March at its Kandivali plant in Mumbai, Maharashtra.Wednesday, April 8● Ola has launched a new service called ‘Ola Emergency’ in Bengaluru, Karnataka that allows citizens to book taxis via the Ola app for non-COVID related medical trips to the hospital. Customers can choose from a select list of hospitals in the city as their destination and the cars and drivers in this service come equipped with masks and sanitizer. This feature is also slated to launch in other major cities soon.● Hyundai India has made its ‘Click to Buy’ - online car sales platform available pan-India. The sales platform has now incorporated over 500 Hyundai dealerships spread across the country. The service gives customers the ability to purchase any Hyundai car online via the ‘Click to buy’ platform without needing to physically visit a dealership.● Mahindra Logistic’ Alyte will be providing emergency cab services in Hyderabad to people affected by the current transportation situation caused by the ongoing Coronavirus crisis. These services are focused on single mothers, differently-abled individuals, senior citizens, doctors, nurses, etc., and will be provided to secure transport for essential services like shopping for essentials and medication, visits to banks, post offices and periodic medical visits.● The 2020 Formula 1 season won’t be getting underway any time soon, with organizers of the Canadian GP postponing the race as the world continues to come to grips with the COVID-19 pandemic. The race was originally scheduled to be held on June 14, but organizers are hoping to secure a later date in the calendar, once the situation improves. This puts the French GP (June 28) next up on the list as the first F1 race for this year.Tuesday, April 7● Due to the ongoing Coronavirus pandemic, Citroen has announced that it has pushed back the launch of its first model for India, the C5 Aircross, to the first quarter of 2021. The carmaker had originally planned to launch the SUV in the second half of 2020. In a statement, the carmaker said, “The re-timing is aimed to move the commercial launch to a potentially more positive economic activity period where consumer sentiments are upbeat.”However, the French carmaker has said that launches of its made-in-India models are still on track, with the first model – the C21 compact SUV – expected to arrive next year.● The Italian and Catalan Grands Prix – originally slated to be held on May 31 and June 7 respectively -are the latest set of MotoGP races to now be postponed as a result of the COVID-19 crisis. The FIM has released a statement saying that new dates for these races “cannot be confirmed until it becomes clearer when exactly it will be possible to hold the events”. The postponement of the Catalan GP also means that fans will have to wait longer to see Jorge Lorenzo make his one-off MotoGP return. The retired MotoGP champion was supposed to compete in the race as a wildcard entry for Yamaha.● Ford India has announced it has started to manufacture face shields at its plants in Chennai and Sanand. The carmaker also provided an extension of its warranty schemes and service programs. It stated that all warranties expiring between March 15 and May 30, 2020, will now be valid until June 30. The same extension is also applicable to all scheduled services, including the free services. The carmaker is also offering 24-hour roadside assistance (RSA) to all its customers at no cost and is available irrespective of if they have purchased the RSA option or the age of the car.Ford also announced a price protection program for anyone who makes a booking until April 30.Monday, April 6● Toyota has initiated a ‘Customer Connect’ program to alleviate inconveniences for owners in light of the national coronavirus shutdown. The company has announced an extension of vehicle warranty for new vehicles as well as vehicles purchased from Toyota U-Trust, free maintenance service, roadside assistance, extended warranty, and the ‘Smiles’ pre-paid maintenance package for up to two months. Toyota will also be extending free emergency support to customers who don’t have coverage until 15 days post the lockdown. The automaker says that there will be an extension till May 31, 2020, for owners whose respective programs and products may have expired during the shutdown. Moreover, services such as vehicle inspection, cabin care, and tire- and battery-related services will be provided at special prices once Toyota dealerships are operational.Saturday, April 4● Hyundai Motor India Foundation, the CSR arm of the carmaker has just announced that it will be making contributions to both the PM CARES Fund as well as the Tamil Nadu CM Public Relief Fund to help in the fight against the Coronavirus pandemic. Hyundai will also join hands with a local manufacturer to increase the production of ventilators to meet its growing demand across the country, in addition to the prototype ventilators it has already submitted to the Government of Tamil Nadu for consideration. Hyundai will also coordinate with local government bodies to supply dry rations to those in need.Friday, April 3● The 2020 Beijing motor show has been postponed due to the Coronavirus pandemic. The show which was supposed to be held on April 21, will now take place between September 26 and October 5, 2020.● As a goodwill measure, Kia Motors India, which has a manufacturing unit in Anantapur, Andhra Pradesh, has donated Rs 2 crore to the state’s Chief Minister’s Relief Fund.● Kia has announced that it will be providing extended free services to all its customers until July 2020, which should come as a relief to owners unable to follow the stipulated service schedule due to the ongoing lockdown.Thursday, April 2● To avoid disruption and hardship to motorists in the 21-day lockdown period, the government has provided an extension for the renewal of motor vehicle insurance until April 21, 2020. The Ministry of Finance has announced that policyholders, whose third-party motor vehicle insurance coverage expires between March 25 and April 14, 2020, can now renew their policies until April 21, to ensure continuity of cover from the date on which the policy is due for renewal.● The Karnataka Police has banned the use of vehicles in the state until April 14 to ensure better compliance with the country-wide shutdown. Any two- or four-wheeler found plying on the roads will be seized and released only after two weeks.● Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Private Limited will be donating Rs 1 crore to the Sassoon General Hospital in Pune towards establishing a dedicated COVID-19 facility with 1,100 beds. The automaker will also provide 35,000 sanitizers to hospitals in Pune, Aurangabad, and Mumbai, and distribute food packets among the underprivileged in the Aurangabad region. Furthermore, the group is producing reusable face shields at its Chakan factory, which will be a part of personal protective equipment (PPE) for medical workers. The company is also said to be attempting to tap into its global supply chain to organize essential medical supplies for India.● As part of its Developer Program, MG Motor India has announced a challenge for developing an affordable ventilator. Entries are being accepted until April 15, and they will be scrutinized by a team of medical experts. The best design will be provided a Rs 10 lakh grant, as well as production support at MG’s manufacturing facility in Halol, Gujarat.Wednesday, April 1● Honda India Foundation, the CSR arm of all Honda group companies in the country, including Honda Cars India and Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India, has earmarked Rs 11 crore to support relief efforts during the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic. The organization will extend financial aid towards Central and State governments’ relief funds in the five states where Honda manufacturing facilities are located, including Haryana, Uttar Pradesh, Karnataka, Gujarat, and Rajasthan. The foundation says that Honda group company associates have pledged to donate a day’s salary towards the total relief aid. Honda will also support local administration at its manufacturing locations by making available ambulances stationed at its plants and also supply food packets to the underprivileged. Besides the monetary aid, the conglomerate is supplying 2,000 units of its engine-powered high-pressure backpack sprayers to various government bodies to use for disinfectant fumigation.● Mercedes-Benz India will set up a temporary hospital in Pune, with a 1,500-bed isolation ward for COVID-19 patients. The facility currently being used is the Maharashtra Housing and Area Development Authority’s (MHADA) housing area, which is a newly built structure with 374 rooms, in the Mhalunge-Ingale village, Chakan Khed, close to Pune, Maharashtra. The German brand will also support 1,600 daily-wage workers and BPL families from Khed and Viman Nagar areas by providing them with dry ration and cleaning kits.● Audi India announced an extension for all its customers whose service package or extended warranty ends during the lockdown period (March 15-April 15, 2020). This means those customers will be able to avail of the service, the window for which has been extended by one month or 3,000km (whichever comes first), while the window to purchase the extended warranty will be stretched by two months from the last day of the lockdown.● Rajeev Chaba, President, and MD of MG Motor India announced via social media that he will be contributing one month’s salary towards coronavirus relief aid. He also stated he hopes to do more in the future.● In light of the coronavirus pandemic, both the Paris and Detroit motor shows have been canceled. The organizers of the Detroit motor show announced that they will be providing refunds to those who have purchased tickets.Tuesday, March 31● The Hero Group has announced that it will contribute Rs 100 Crore as an aid for the ongoing COVID-19 relief efforts in India. Half of this sum, Rs 50 Crore, will be contributed to the PM CARES Fund and the remaining Rs 50 crore will be spent in other relief efforts.● An extension has been issued by the Ministry of Road Transport and Highways to extend the validity of driving licenses and vehicle registrations expiring between February 1 and June 30, 2020. This has been done in the light of the 21-day nationwide lockdown issued to tackle the COVID-19 pandemic.● Isuzu announced that the launch of its BS6-compliant range of vehicles will be pushed due to the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic. The carmaker will also extend the validity of warranties and services with expiry dates between March 15 and April 15, to May 31, 2020, for existing owners of its vehicles.● Land Rover deployed over 57 Defender SUVs to help the efforts of the British Red Cross in the fight against the coronavirus. The carmaker has also provided a number of its other SUVs to the UK Health Authorities and the Spanish Red Cross.Monday, March 30● Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has announced a series of measures to alleviate the stress of the lockdown on its dealer partners. Called the ‘COVID package’, the scheme is targeted at ensuring liquidity to sustain the business during the lockdown by protecting dealers for approximately 38-75 days by giving cash-flow support. The package includes the immediate settlement of any dealer claims, inventory interest subsidy for vehicles in dealer stock and spare parts payment deferment. Besides, TKM is also working with its finance partners for a one-time reduction of inventory funding interest.● Mahindra & Mahindra has begun the manufacture of a face shield that’s developed from a design sourced from partner Ford Motor Corporation. The face shield fully blocks the face and eyes from accidental contact with liquids. When paired with N95 respirators, it can be a more effective way for medical workers and first responders to limit potential exposure to coronavirus than the respirators alone.● In light of the ongoing lockdown, Maruti Suzuki has announced an extension to avail of the brand’s service and warranty facilities. The free service, warranty and extended warranty programs ending between March 15 and April 30, 2020, will now be valid up to June 30, this year.● Volkswagen India has also announced relief for customers on the service and warranty front. Standard warranties expiring between March 22 and mid-May will now be valid till July 31, 2020. Owners with standard warranties expiring between March 22 and April 15 will be given the option to purchase an extended warranty that lasts 60 days after the standard warranty ends, while existing extended warranty plans expiring between the same period will be valid till May 15, 2020. People with a valid service value package that have scheduled maintenance due in March and April can avail the same facilities till July end. Lastly, VW has also given leeway till July 31 to users whose free or paid services are due during the lockdown.● Japanese utility-vehicle manufacturer Isuzu has announced that it will only introduce its BS6 model range from the second quarter of 2020-21. The automaker is also offering a May 2020 extension for the vehicles whose warranty expires between March 15 and April 15, and for those vehicles that have their periodic maintenance service due in the same period.Sunday, March 29● Yamaha has announced that it will be extending its warranty and other services for its two-wheelers in India. As part of the ‘Yamaha Lifetime Quality Care’ approach, it will extend its services for an additional 60 days (until June 2020) from the date of expiry. Free services expiring between March 15 and April 15 will be extended until June. Normal and extended warranties expiring between March 15 and April 15 will be extended till June as well.Saturday, March 28● In the US, Ford has begun work on manufacturing ventilators and personal protective equipment (PPEs). The automaker is partnering with GE Healthcare to expand production of a simplified version of the latter’s existing ventilator design. It is collaborating with 3M to bolster the manufacture of its powered air-purifying respirator (PAPR) and jointly develop a new design leveraging components from both companies. Ford has also designed a full-face shield, which when paired with N95 respirators, should provide additional protection to healthcare workers. Mahindra is leveraging the design to develop and produce face shields for use in India.● Tata Trusts has earmarked Rs 500 crore to empower and protect affected communities from the COVID-19 outbreak. Ratan Tata, chairman, Tata Trusts has announced that the organization is committing the sum for providing personal protective equipment, respiratory systems, and testing kits and setting up modular treatment facilities for patients. Additionally, the resources will be used for knowledge sharing and training of healthcare workers as well as the general public.● Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) has entered into an agreement with AgVa Healthcare, a medical equipment manufacturer, for producing up to 10,000 ventilators per month. The automaker will leverage its suppliers for producing components and tap into its technical know-how to upgrade systems for production and quality control. It will also aid in arranging financing, to the required extent. The carmaker will provide these services free of cost to AgVa Healthcare.Moreover, MSIL joint ventures, Bharat Seats Limited and Krishna Maruti Limited have further pledged to manufacture protective clothing and 20 lakh 3-ply masks respectively.● The TVS Motor Company has announced a Rs 30 crore economic aid package. The money is being funded by the Srinivasan Services Trust (SST), the social division of the TVS Motor Company and Sundaram-Clayton Limited. The funds will be used for providing disinfection services, distributing one million face masks and providing daily meals to police personnel and healthcare and municipal workers. The company is supplying dry rations to daily wage workers in Baddi, Himachal Pradesh as well. TVS is also evaluating the prospect of producing ventilators.● Contributing towards the fight against the coronavirus pandemic, Hyundai Motor India Foundation, the automaker’s CSR arm, has ordered advanced diagnostic testing kits for COVID-19 from South Korea. The organization states that the kits will have a very high level of accuracy and will be capable of testing 25,000 people. The procured kits will be distributed tomorrow to hospitals after consultation with the central and state governments. Commenting on the initiative, S S Kim, MD, and CEO, Hyundai Motor India, said, “We will continue to monitor the situation closely and support the Indian Government with multi-layered CSR initiatives to bring back normalcy at the earliest.”Friday, March 27● The Supreme Court has granted a conditional extension of the BS4 deadline. Dealers across the country, except those in Delhi-NCR, will be allowed to sell 10 percent of their BS4 stocks for up to 10 days after the nationwide lockdown ends. The ruling comes in response to the Federation of Automobile Dealers Association’s (FADA) plea, in light of the dealer community not being able to clear BS4 inventory till March 31, due to the lockdown.● The Bajaj Group has announced a Rs 100 crore COVID-19 pandemic relief package that aims to upgrade healthcare facilities as well as support initiatives to provide food and shelter to those in need. Also, the company will help those affected in rural areas using a special economic aid program.● Ride-hailing company Ola has launched the ‘Drive the Driver Fund’ under its social welfare arm, Ola Foundation. The fund will provide aid to autorickshaw, cab, kaali-peeli and taxi drivers in the form of medical and emergency support and essential supplies. The Ola group and its employees will contribute Rs 20 crores towards the fund and Bhavish Aggarwal, co-founder, and CEO, Ola, will also pitch in by foregoing a year’s salary. Additionally, the company has also launched a crowdfunding campaign to further raise Rs 50 crore towards the fund.The mobility solutions provider had earlier revealed other initiatives to relieve the stress of the coronavirus pandemic. It had announced a special COVID-19 insurance cover for driver-partners and their spouses. The company had also waived lease rentals for driver-partners operating vehicles under its subsidiary, Ola Fleet Technologies.● The Goodwood Festival of Speed has been postponed due to the current coronavirus crisis. The Festival of Speed is one of the largest motoring events in the UK, and the 2020 edition was scheduled to be held between July 9-12, 2020. The event is now supposed to take place sometime in late summer-early autumn (August-September). The organizers have also clarified that the tickets that have already been purchased will stay valid for the postponed festival.Thursday, March 26● As expected, the 2020 MotoGP season has been hit with yet another delay. The 2020 Spanish Grand Prix, which was supposed to take place on May 3, 2020, has now been postponed as a result of the escalating COVID-19 outbreak in Europe. A statement released by the FIM says, “as the situation remains in a state of constant evolution, a new date for the Spanish GP cannot be confirmed until it becomes clearer when exactly it will be possible to hold the event. A revised calendar will be published as soon as available.”Wednesday, March 25● In an attempt to aid authorities in battling the increasing number of COVID-19 cases, MG Motor India has pledged to donate Rs 2 crore to government hospitals and health institutions in Gurugram, Haryana, and Halol in Gujarat. While the carmaker is headquartered in the former city, it has an 80,000-unit capacity manufacturing plant in the latter. Half of the promised donation is being earmarked from the company’s coffers, and the rest is being pledged by the employees. Contributions will include essentials like gloves, masks, ventilators, medicines, and beds, depending on the requirements of the medical institutions.Tuesday, March 24● Classic Legends Private Limited, makers of the Jawa motorcycles – Jawa and Forty Two, has announced that deliveries of the bikes will be delayed, due to production constraints caused by the COVID-19 pandemic. Parts like the LCD panel for the instrument cluster were sourced from Chinese vendors.● Indian electric two-wheeler manufacturer Okinawa has put all its manufacturing operations on hold until further notice, as safety measures to tide over the COVID-19 breakout.● Mazda is suspending production for 13 days and operates daytime shifts only for eight days at its Hiroshima and Hofu plants in Japan, starting from March 28, through to April 30. For its overseas plants, Mazda de Mexico Vehicle Operation, the production site in Mexico, will shut down for approximately 10 days starting from March 25, and AutoAlliance (Thailand) will suspend production for a similar period, starting from March 30.● Aston Martin has suspended all manufacturing operations at its UK plants till April 20.● General Motors announced that it suspended operations at its Talegaon plant since March 21 in the wake of the COVID-19 outbreak in India.Asif Khatri, vice president of Manufacturing, GM India, stated, “The safety and wellbeing of our employees is the utmost priority. These steps are necessary in the fight against the spread of COVID-19. We stand in solidarity with the Government of Maharashtra’s initiatives to stop the spread of this pandemic.”The facility is currently used to manufacture models for exports, with GM having stopped sales in the domestic market in 2017. The plant is set to see a change in ownership later this year as a part of Chinese manufacturer Great Wall Motor's foray into the Indian automotive market.● After announcing a halt in production at its India facilities just a day before, Nissan has revealed it will be adopting a similar course of action at other global sites due to the coronavirus pandemic. Production will be suspended at its Rosslyn plant in Pretoria, South Africa from March 26 until further notice. Nissan's facilities in 6th of October City, Giza, Egypt will also suspend operations from March 26, for an initial period of two weeks.● Toyota Kirloskar Motor temporarily shut down its production plant in Bidadi, Karnataka on Sunday, March 22. In light of the recent directions given by the Government of Karnataka, the plant will continue to remain shut until further notice. TKM has extended the ‘Work From Home’ policy to all its employees at its corporate office in Bidadi, along with its regional SBUs (Strategic Business Units) in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Bengaluru.Monday, March 23● Acknowledging their customers’ inability to visit authorized workshops for service, maintenance, and repairs, Tata Motors has conveyed that it will be extending the time for availing the stipulated facilities. Owners whose vehicles have an OE warranty and free service period (not kilometers) expiry date that’s between March 15 and May 31, 2020, can use these benefits until July 31.● The Azerbaijan GP has joined the long list of Formula 1 races that have been postponed. Formula 1 was hoping to get its 2020 season underway at the Baku street circuit on June 7. However, race organizers have now confirmed their decision to postpone the event “as a direct result of the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic”. The Canadian GP (June 14) is next up on the calendar. But there is a high likelihood that the race could be called off in the coming days, with Canada imposing tight restrictions. The country has already become the first to withdraw from the 2020 Olympic Games, which, thus far, is due to start in July.● Kia Motors India has announced that, with immediate effect, it will be temporarily shutting down all operations, till further notice. This includes Kia’s offices and manufacturing facility in Anantapur (Andhra Pradesh). Kia’s digital channels will, however, remain open for customers.● Renault India and Nissan India have announced the temporary suspension of all operations at its Alliance manufacturing facility in Chennai, till further notice. However, the Renaults’ 24x7 Road Side Assistance (RSA) service will still be operational.● Yamaha has announced that it is taking the preventive measure of suspending its manufacturing operations at its plants in Chennai, Surajpur, and Faridabad until March 31, 2020.Operations at the Surajpur plant in Uttar Pradesh and Faridabad plant in Haryana have been suspended from March 23, whereas the operations at the Chennai plant will be suspended from March 24. Yamaha has also said that it has been taking all precautionary measures such as increased frequency of sanitization at factory premises and work stations, restrictions in travel, and creating awareness among the employees in the current scenario.Yamaha has launched multiple BS6 models that have begun reaching dealerships across the country, which means they will have bikes to sell after April 1 deadline.● The suspension of manufacturing and assembly lines isn’t the only thing that has come to a halt due to COVID-19. The updated Triumph Street Triple RS’s launch in India, set to take place via a digital event on March 25, has been postponed to a later date owing to the outbreak.The 2020 Street Triple RS features an updated 765cc, liquid-cooled, in-line triple engine that produces 123hp and 79Nm of torque, and it looks like the wait to get our hands on it or the prices have gotten longer. Triumph has revealed that details of the reschedule launch will be shared on March 31.● TVS Motor Company has decided to halt all manufacturing operations at its plants in India and Indonesia until further notice. This includes manufacturing facilities and offices in India and globally until further notice.● Benelli's manufacturing and assembly plant in Hyderabad will remain closed till March 31, on account of the COVID-19 pandemic. The factory on the outskirts of Hyderabad is currently Benelli's only such facility in the country, and the manufacturer’s entire line-up is put together here. At the moment, Benelli has not launched any of its BS6-compliant models in India, and the shutdown of its facility might see a delay in the same.Sunday, March 22● Mahindra Group chairman, Anand Mahindra, has revealed over Twitter that the company is contemplating the manufacture of ventilators at its production facilities and converting its Mahindra Holidays resorts into temporary care facilities for COVID-19 patients. Other automakers across the globe are also being approached for the manufacture of life-saving medical equipment. You can read more about it here.● Suzuki Motorcycles India Pvt Ltd has suspended production at its Kherki Dhaula, Gurgaon plant by the directives issued by the Haryana Government. The two-wheeler manufacturer has said that that production will remain suspended till further notice issued work from home advisory to its employees.● Toyota Kirloskar Motor has temporarily halted production at its plant in Bidadi, Karnataka along with saying that it has laid out work from home directives to its employees working in the company’s regional offices. The carmaker has not revealed a proposed date of re-commencing production.● Hyundai Motor India has announced the suspension of production at its Chennai plant with effect from March 23, 2020, till further notice. The carmaker has said that the plant will resume operation based on further notifications from the Karnataka Government.● Honda Cars India has announced that it will be suspending production at its Greater Noida and Tapukara plants with effect from March 23, 2020. The carmaker has said that it will be looking to resume operations from April 1 subject to advice from government and health authorities and market conditions.The carmaker has also said that it has asked its office staff to work for a home with only employees engaged in essential services requiring to be physically present.● Maruti Suzuki has announced that it is temporarily shutting operations at its production facilities in Haryana – Gurugram and Manesar – along with saying that it’s Research and Development center in Rohtak will remain closed. The carmaker has that the shutdown is by the government policy and its extent will depend on future policy announcements.● Mahindra and Mahindra have announced the temporary suspension of manufacturing operations at its Nagpur, Chakan, and Kandivali plants till March 31, 2020. Operations at the Nagpur plant have been suspended with immediate effect, with the Chakan and Kandivali plants to suspend manufacturing operations from Monday night, March 23.The carmaker has said that it is continuing to monitor the situation and will take appropriate action on other plants across the country. The carmaker had previously announced work-from-home measures for its offices, earlier in the week.● Hero MotoCorp has announced that it is suspending production at all its facilities across the globe and its Global Parts Centre in Rajasthan with immediate effect, till March 31, 2020. The company, though, has said that its other functions, including its Centre of Innovation and Technology, will continue to function on a work-from-home policy, except for employees whose physical presence is required to run essential day-to-day services.● Fiat Chrysler Automobiles (FCA) has announced the suspension of production and temporary closure of its plant at Ranjangaon, Maharashtra, with immediate effect, citing the rising number of COVID-19 cases in the state. The manufacturer has said that the suspension will be in effect till March 31, 2020, with only employees engaged in emergency services continuing to staff the facility.The carmaker has said that it will be undertaking a cleaning and sanitation drive, including fumigation, at its facility during the temporary closure. FCA has also iterated that the closure will result in no job losses and that all employees will continue to receive pay during the period of closure.Saturday, 21 March● Harley-Davidson shut its factory in the US after one of the employees tested positive for the Coronavirus. Harley-Davidson has said the factories will remain closed until March 29th, to help “support employee health and further bolster coronavirus containment efforts.”● In the interest of safety for its employees, Tata Motors has announced that it is rapidly scaling down activities at its Pune facility to skeletal operations by the end of Monday, 23rd March. The carmaker will be ready for plant closure by end of Tuesday, 24th March if the situation warrants and remain in this mode till 31st March and review it in due course.Friday, 20 March● The 2020 edition of the Monaco GP has been called off entirely in the wake of the escalating novel coronavirus (COVID-19) situation. This means that the Monaco GP won’t be held for the first time in 66 years. Formula 1 has also announced the postponement of the Dutch and Spanish GPs.● Bugatti has suspended production at its plant in Molsheim, France. In a statement, the hypercar manufacturer said necessary regulations implemented by European governments to combat the COVID-19 pandemic make it impossible, amongst other things, to maintain the supply chain of production and spare parts. Also, it is almost impossible to deliver vehicles completed in the Atelier to their owners due to the travel restrictions.● Hyundai India has announced a series of measures as COVID-19 cases continue to rise in the country. Adding that it has advised its employees to work remotely, the company has set up a preventive thermal screening for its employees and has asked dealer and vendor partners to strictly follow government advisories. Hyundai will also offer a 2-month extension to customers who are unable to avail of their vehicle’s warranty / extended warranty / free service due to a health emergency or dealership shutdown in affected cities. The company will also continue to offer 24x7 Roadside Assistance and has deployed an additional 1,000+ Doorstep Advantage bikes and emergency road service cars.● Apollo Tyres’ top management has announced a voluntary reduction in pay due to the impact of COVID-19 on the automotive industry. Company Chairman and MD Onkar S Kanwar and Vice Chairman & MD Neeraj Kanwar have accepted a 25 percent reduction in their salary. Furthermore, other senior executives have also taken a voluntary 15 percent reduction in their salary in a show of solidarity due to the rapidly deteriorating market conditions.● Toyota Kirloskar Motor's regional Strategic Business Units in Delhi, Mumbai, Kolkata, and Bangalore to operate with temporary reduced headcount [50%]. The selection of such 50 percent staff would be done in such a way that there is minimal business impact and also to minimize the risk of staff health. The balance 50 percent of the staff will work from home.Thursday, 19 March● In consultation with Volkswagen Group and the KOVO union, Skoda Auto suspended production at its Czech plants in Mladá Boleslav, Kvasiny and Vrchlabí at 10 pm on March 19, for an initial period of minimum two weeks. The company says the factories are being shut down in an orderly manner in close alignment with the supply chain to ensure a smooth process. As things stand, operations are scheduled to re-commence on April 6. Meanwhile, the production of Skoda models has resumed at the Chinese plants. In India and Russia, manufacturing is continuing according to plan.● Honda has suspended production at its UK plant, where the Civic hatch is built, "in light of increasing difficulties with supply chains and considering the wellbeing" or staff. The firm says it intends to restart production on 6 April, dependent on government advice and market conditions.● The Driving Vehicle Standards Agency has postponed all driving tests in the UK due to take place today and tomorrow. In Northern Ireland, driving tests have been suspended for three months.● Both Ford and GM will suspend production at their North American factories until at least 30 March. The two firms say they will take the time to clean and sanitize their plants in the USA, Canada, and Mexico, and both are in talks with unions about keeping workers safe when production resumes. Audi has also suspended production in its Mexico plant due to supply chain issues.● Hyundai has suspended production at its US factory in Alabama after a worker tested positive for COVID-19. The firm is working with local officials to sanitize the site and determining when it is safe for production to resume.Wednesday, March 18● The motorsport calendar faces another hit in the wake of the ongoing coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, with the 2020 Isle of Man TT now canceled. The event was scheduled to take place between May 30 and June 13, 2020, and preparations for the event were already underway. However, the outbreak and severity of the situation in the United Kingdom have led organizers to call off the event. This is the first time since 2001 that the iconic motorcycle racing event has been canceled.Volkswagen India chooses to launch its second SUV of 2020 – the T-Roc – digitally, sticking to the formula of social distancing. The T-Roc's online launch comes just about two weeks after the German carmaker launched its BS6-compliant Tiguan Allspace in Mumbai on March 6.● Hero MotoCorp, India's largest two-wheeler OEM, sets up a task force to respond to the Coronavirus outbreak. Employees have been told to work from home every alternate day, and non-essential travel and physical meetings have been discontinued. The company says it is well prepared with a contingency plan.● The Le Mans 24 Hours has been moved back from its planned 13/14 June date until 19/20 September. The organizers say the delay will involve rescheduling several rounds of the FIA World Endurance Championship.The world's most prestigious endurance race was first held in May 1923 but has since been run in June, with two exceptions. In 1956, the event was held in July, while in 1968 civil unrest in France caused the event to be delayed until September. The race has been canceled 10 times: in 1936 due to a labor strike, and between 1940 and 1948 due to World War Two.● Rolls-Royce has confirmed it will suspend production at its Goodwood manufacturing plant from Monday, March 23. The suspension is currently planned for two weeks and leads into the already scheduled two-week Easter maintenance shutdown. It added that day-to-day operations will be assured by non-production staff at the company's head office, or working remotely.Company boss Torsten Müller-Ötvös said: “This action has not been taken lightly, but the health and well-being of our exceptional workforce are first and foremost in our minds. We are a tight-knit community at the Home of Rolls-Royce and I do not doubt that our resilience will shine through during this extraordinary time."● Porsche has announced that it will stop production for an initial period of two weeks. The decision will affect its Zuffenhausen and Leipzig plants in Germany, with the suspension starting from Saturday, March 21. The firm cited the protection of its personnel due to coronavirus, but added that bottlenecks in its supply chain no longer enabled "orderly production". The firm also said it is anticipating a decline in demand.● Toyota is suspending production at all of its European plants, including its two UK facilities in Burnaston, Derbyshire, and Deeside, Flintshire.● The BMW Group is also in the process of halting production at all of its European factories, along with its site in South Africa. They will all be closed by the end of the week and is currently scheduled to last until April 19.● Honda will suspend production at all of its North American plants for six days from 23 March, due to an "anticipated decline in market demand". It said it will continue to pay staff fully during the suspension, and will also utilize the period to enhance deep cleaning measures. The move will affect plants in the USA, Canada, and Mexico.● The Tesla factory in Fremont, California is set to be forced to close, with officials in Alameda County having reportedly determined it is a "non-essential" business. The plant was originally set to stay open despite a "stay at home" order in the county, but county spokesperson Sargeant Ray Kelly told The Mercury News: "If Tesla was a hospital if Tesla was a laundromat if Tesla was a mechanic shop, we wouldn’t be having this conversation. But Tesla makes cars, and that’s not essential for us to get through this health crisis.”Tuesday, March 17● Pierre Mobility – the parent company of KTM, Husqvarna and GasGas – announced the implementation of a two-week company vacation at its Mattighofen plant in Austria from March 30 to April 10. This due to an interruption of components supply due to the complete shutdown in northern Italy. Deliveries of KTM and Husqvarna in India will be affected as some components are sourced from that region, including Italy.● Ducati has announced that it has extended the shutdown of its production lines in Borgo Panigale to March 25 because of the recent coronavirus outbreak. The original deadline was March 18 but was extended as the pandemic spread across Italy. Ducati also said that all activities relating to new product development and market support are ongoing in compliance with the rules of conduct against the spread of the virus.● Mahindra & Mahindra announced a ‘work from home’ (WFH) policy, from March 18-31, for 7,000 desk-based staffers. However, the company's manufacturing and R&D operations will continue functioning.● FCA India, which retails the Jeep brand of SUVs, says it "has permitted over 50% of its staff in its Mumbai and Pune offices to work from home, at least until March 31, 2020, and is taking proactive measures to ensure ‘social distancing’, which is the need of the hour."● FCA, which operates from three locations in India – Corporate Office in Mumbai, an Engineering office in Pune and the main Engineering Centre in Chennai – says it has prioritized the option of ‘work from home’ (WFH) for its staff in Maharashtra based on precautionary advisories by the government of India and also the State Governments. The WFH alternative for the mission-critical engineering workforce in Chennai is under consideration and not in play as yet.● Volvo Car India announced a 'work from home' strategy as a safety measure with immediate effect. As part of its overall health and safety plan to mitigate risks associated with COVID-19, the company said the "the necessary IT infrastructure is in place to facilitate business continuity, with scheduled meetings managed via Microsoft Teams/ Skype."● Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) approaches the Supreme Court to extend the cut-off for sales of BS-IV vehicles to May 31 as retail sales have nosedived due to the impact of Coronavirus. According to FADA president Ashish Kale, "In the past week, there has been a drastic drop in sales and customer walk-ins have reduced to a trickle as caution sets in due to fear of spreading of the virus. Counter sales have fallen by 60-70% across auto dealerships. The situation has worsened in the past 3-4 days with partial lockdown situations in many towns and cities and few district magistrates have started issuing notices of the closure of shops and establishments including auto dealerships to stop the spread of the virus. Many of our members may face dealership closures if leftover with unsold BS-IV stocks."● Ford will suspend production at its factories in continental Europe from Thursday 19 March. The decision, which the firm expects "will continue for several weeks" will affect two plants in Germany and one in Romania. The firm has already suspended production at its Valencia factory after three workers were confirmed with coronavirus. The firm's two UK engine plants are not affected. The firm added that while dealerships in some countries have temporarily closed their sales operations, its dealers are committed to "provide essential maintenance and service across the continent."● The Volkswagen Group is shutting down most of its factories in Europe, with boss Herbert Diess saying that it's “almost impossible” to forecast the company's 2020 financial performance.● Volkswagen India's plant in Chakan, near Pune, is not facing any major production disruption yet because it's already on a 3-week production shutdown, starting Monday, March 16. The company says this shutdown is to prepare the production lines for the new set of models based on the new MQB A0 IN platform that will drive the global major's 'India 2.0' strategy in the marketplace.Though there could have been a potentially serious impact in production due to disruption in supplies from the virus outbreak affected automotive hubs outside of China. Volkswagen started production of BS-VI cars in February as planned, though there would be a delay in the production of vehicles with automatic transmissions sourced from Japan. The delay could be a "maximum" of two to three months. "It (production shutdown timing) fits pretty well in the current environment. We are also supporting people to stay at home. So far, we have managed to work around it," said Steffen Knapp, Director, Volkswagen Passenger Cars India.However, the company has had to shut its 120,000 square feet spare parts warehouse in Gurgaon, one of three in the country, after the local administration issued an advisory to shut down operations of offices and industrial units to contain the virus outbreak. Vehicle sales are also affected as some states have advised dealerships to suspend operations in the wake of the virus outbreak. While monitoring the constantly developing situation closely, Volkswagen and other industry peers would also brace themselves for some challenging times. "The customers have something else in their mind if it’s getting to their health, so they may not think of purchasing vehicles," said Knapp.● The Tesla factory in Fremont, California, US is remaining open, despite a "shelter in place" lockdown being issued for the area in which it's located. The plant, where the Model 3 is produced, has been deemed an essential business by Alameda County. According to the Los Angeles Times, Tesla boss Elon Musk has emailed the plant's 10,000 workers saying they can stay at home if they feel unwell or uncomfortable.Monday, March 16● Organizers of the 2020 South India Rally, which was supposed to be held on March 20-22, 2020, have confirmed that the event has now been postponed after considering the rising number of coronavirus (COVID-19) cases in India. The rally – which is supposed to double as the inaugural round of the 2020 Indian National Rally Championship (INRC) and the Asia-Pacific Rally Championship (APRC) – will now be held on June 19-21, 2020.● The UK government is in talks with major automotive manufacturers, including Ford and Honda, about producing ventilators for the NHS in their UK production facilities. The idea has precedent: in China, the car industry is already helping to battle the spread of coronavirus. Chinese carmaker BYD has created production lines at its Shenzen facility to produce face-masks and disinfectants. It says that it's producing 300,000 bottles of disinfectant and five million masks per day, making it the world's largest producer of the latter product.● The PSA Group will stage phased closures of all of its factories across Europe, including the Vauxhall plants at Ellesmere Port and Luton.● Ford has closed its factory in Valencia, Spain after three workers tested positive for COVID-19. In a statement, Ford said: “We have had three positive cases for COVID-19 on the Valencia site in 24 hours, two of which involved more isolated workers that did not enter the assembly operations. We are taking quick action to follow the established protocol, including the identification and self-isolation of all employees who had close contact with the affected workers. We will take all other appropriate steps to ensure that risk from this situation is minimized.”● Ford India said it is continuing to act in real-time to keep its "people safe and help limit the spread of the virus in communities where we live and work. Therefore, starting Monday, March 16, we have instructed much of our Indian workforce (over 10,000 people) including Ford India and Global Business Services – except those in business-critical roles that cannot be done away from Ford facilities – to work remotely until further notice."A PTI report has it that the Ford India spokesperson added, "All necessary safety measures have been deployed at Ford locations as well as our dealerships to ensure minimum inconvenience to customers."Sunday, March 15● Tata Motors' PR releases an 'internal memo' written by CEO and Managing Director Guenter Butschek. It reveals that the company has in place a three-tiered response plan to reduce the risk of coronavirus to its employees.● Fiat Chrysler Automobiles is closing the majority of its European plants until March 27, including six in Italy and those in Serbia and Poland. Ferrari will also close its Maranello factory, while Italian brake manufacturer Brembo is also shutting down.● The World Rally Championship event in Mexico was halted early so that the competing teams would have extra time to get home, given the increase in travel restrictions. The next event, Rally Argentina, has been postponed.Friday, March 13● Daimler postpones Annual Shareholders’ Meeting: An email to the media states that "After weighing all aspects, especially the health of all participants and after the order of the responsible health department, Daimler AG has decided not to hold the company’s Annual Shareholders’ Meeting as scheduled on April 1, 2020, but to postpone it to a later date in 2020."Thursday, March 12● The Australian Grand Prix was canceled by Formula 1 bosses just hours before the practice was due to begin on Friday, following McLaren's withdrawal from the race due to one of its team members testing positive for coronavirus.The decision by Formula 1 and the FIA, motorsport's governing body, was announced on Friday morning in Australia, with fans already queuing for admission to the street circuit in Albert Park, Melbourne. It was made after discussions between F1 bosses, the FIA, Australian Grand Prix organizers and the 10 teams over whether the event should proceed.A statement from Formula 1 and the FIA said, "This is very disappointing news for the thousands of fans due to attend the race and all ticket holders will receive a full refund and a further announcement will be communicated in due course."● Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has announced that in light of the current outbreak of the Coronavirus (COVID-19) and the fight against the pandemic, it has taken preventive measures to safeguard the health and safety of all stakeholders including customers, employees, and dealer partners. The OEM says it has been closely monitoring the evolving situation and responding appropriately by guidance issued by the government.Wednesday, March 11● The New York International Auto Show, originally slated to happen in April 2020, has been pushed back due to coronavirus concerns. The motor show will now be organized from August 28 to September 6, 2020. This ensures enough breathing space from the Detroit motor show which, this year, will run in June for the first time, having previously been held in January.● The Federation Internationale de Motocyclisme (FIM) has now confirmed that MotoGP’s upcoming round in Austin, USA has been postponed and will instead be held on November 13-15. Meanwhile, the Thai GP has been pushed to October 4. Formula E organizers have also suspended the series’ 2019/20 season for two months. This means that the races in Paris, Seoul, and Jakarta have also been postponed until further notice.Monday, March 2● Travel restrictions put into place as a result of the coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak have forced the cancellation of all MotoGP class sessions at what was supposed to be the series’ 2020 season opener – the Qatar Grand Prix. All activities in the Moto2 and Moto3 classes, as well as in the Idemitsu Asia Talent Cup, carried on as planned since all the teams and riders were already in Qatar for the three-day official test at the Losail International Circuit.Friday, February 28● Five days before the 2020 Geneva Motor Show – billed as the biggest show on the global automotive calendar – was due to open to journalists on Tuesday, March 3, the organizer International Organization of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA) canceled the event. This was after several confirmed cases of COVID-19 in Geneva and other parts of Switzerland came to light. At the time, there was a substantial outbreak of the coronavirus, in northern Italy, with cases announced in several other European countries.

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Over the last 8 year companies has acquire numerous clients from UK, USA, Spain, and the Netherlands. Presently company portfolio includes web fame development, iPhone game development, ecommerce solutions, application development and web development.Address: #151 ′O′ Block, Ganapathy Colony,Anna Nagar East, Chennai-600102, INDIA8.DSRC is another Chennai based IT Company focus on providing value driven solutions by using innovative technology. DSRC always focus on building long term relationship with clients by providing effective solutions that helps in increasing client business. DSRC IT Services portfolio includes application development, IBM mainframe training, Oracle e business training and e learning solutions.Address - 11 Smith Road, "Kasturi Towers", Chennai 6000029.Maars Software International Ltd. has over 15 years of experience in providing IT solutions to global clients. Company was established in 1995, has hed office in Chennai.Address: Office No. Q-205, 2nd floor, Real Enclave, No. 22, Joshier Street, Nungambakkam, Chennai-600 034,10.DSQ Software Ltd is a global IT Company, established in 1992 has footprints in India, US, Europe and Asia Pacific. DSQ Software has more than 2000 employees that offers IT services like Mainframe and Midrange computing, Telecommunications, CAD.Anusuya W3 Solutions Pvt. LtdAW3 is a leading web design company which offers services such as Web-Design, Graphic Design, SEO, Web Development, Hosting and E-Commerce Website Designs. They sell their website design packages in domestic as well as International market. They have a team of expert designers and web developers and have developed hundreds of websites for domestic and international clients.Website: Web Designing Company Chennai Web Design and Development ServicesAriel Technologies Pvt. LtdEstablished in the year 2006, Ariel Technologies is a subsidiary of US based company - Ariel Ventures. They have expertise in Software Development, Database Management, Data Porting, Application Development and Maintenance, Testing services, Cloud Hosting, and E-commerce Services. They have successfully completed some very complex software solutions for their clients. They have developed various software products such as NMTC, CDE Solution, Inventory Solution and HMS ERP Software.Website: http://www.arieltechnologies.com/Ascenders Technologies Pvt. LtdEstablished in the year 2008, Ascenders Technologies is known for their ERP Solutions. They offer end-to-end ERP Solutions, Consulting Services, Managed Services, Managed Share Services, HR-IT Services, and Process Consulting etc. They have developed various ERP Products, namely eNSURE, Ascend property System (APS), Ascend2Learn, Retail POS Candela, Ascend EDIFICE etc. In the year 2011, their product “eNSURE” received prestigious NASSCOM Emerge 50 Award. Headquartered in Chennai, they have 100+ workforces of skilled software professionals.Website: Ascenders TechnologiesAspirant Labs India Pvt. LtdFounded in the year 2004, this ISO 9001:2008 certified company has become pioneer in ERP Solutions, IT Consultancy Services, E-Commerce Solutions and Application Development. They are the official partner of world renowned company Odoo, in India. They have served clients in Manufacturing Industry, Retail, Trading, and Education Industry around the world.Website: Odoo / OpenERP Business Solution, E-commerce Solution and IT Consulting Services – Aspirant Labs4W Technologies Pvt. Ltd4W started its journey with few employees in the year 1996 with its offices in New Jersey and Chennai. Today, they are team of 60+ skilled people and have served clients in US, Turkey, Europe and Asia. They offer Custom Application Development, System Integration, Interface Engine Migration, Application Support etc. They have served clients in Healthcare sector like LifeLabs, spectra, shiel, Lutheran Healthcare etc.Website: Home | 4wtech.comAcclary ConsultingAcclary is a customized IT solutions and services company based out of Chennai. They offer Software Development, SEO, Social Media Optimization, Branding Design, Logo, Website Design, Hosting and Mailing solutions, Content Management Systems, 360 Degree Virtual Tours, 3D walk through and Mobile Application Development. They have served small and medium sized domestic and international clients.Website: Acclary: Digital Marketing, Application Development Chennai, Mobile Application Development Chennai, Website design in chennai, Website development in chennaiAmit Global SolutionsAGS is a leading IT solutions provider organisation with offices in India, Singapore, Malaysia, Canada and USA. Their portfolio has range of IT services such as Application Development, Application Management, Business Process Management, Enterprise Solutions, Web Technologies, Enterprise Content Management, Outsourcing and Mobile Applications. They also offer staffing solutions to their clients spread across the world.Website: Applying Minds In TechnologiesAnnap Interactive Solutions Pvt. LtdAISPL was founded in the year 2009 by techie Vignesh and blogger Karthick Annamalai. They have three leading web portals –Mobile Phones Reviews, Specification, Prices & Pictures, New cars | New Bikes | Car on road price | Used autos | automobile in India | Vicky.in and 404 Page Not Found. Mobile Phones Reviews, Specification, Prices & Pictures is one stop destination for all type of mobile phone services. New cars | New Bikes | Car on road price | Used autos | automobile in India | Vicky.in is a leading automobile portal of cars and bikes. 404 Page Not Found is a Tamil movie portal, which has information and updates about old and new Tamil movies. There all three portals are getting popular day by day.Website: Annap Interactive Solutions Pvt LtdAttoTel TechnologiesEstablished in the year 2002, AttoTel is a leading name in Enterprise Mobility Solutions and Customized Mobile Software. They offer all type of mobility services such as Mobile Application development, Strategic Mobile Consulting, Mobile Internet Marketing, Mobile Software Testing and Mobile Content Provider. They have served variety of clients in India and outside. They are the leading offshore outsourcing mobility solution partner of many mid-sized companies in USA.Website: Mobile Application Development, iPhone Development, Blackberry Development, Android Development, Offshore Custom Mobile Development, Windows Mobile Symbian J2ME Mobile Applications - AttoTelBlue Lotus Technologies Pvt. LtdBlueLotus was established in the year 2003. Since its inception, they have been trusted company for IT services and solutions. They are an ISO 9001:2000 certified company offering variety of IT solutions, Training solutions, Consultancy etc. They have served reputed Indian clients such as HCL, Lehman Brothers, Reliance InfoComm, IBS, Cognizant, TechSpan Ltd, I-Flex, Infosys, AmitySoft, HP Educational Services and many more.Website: http://www.bluelotustechnologies.com/Benchmark Global Services – Benchmark is a 15 year old, leading IT service provider in world. They are the part of Belgium based Eurostar or Dimexon Group. They offer wide range of IT services such as Consulting, Product Development, ERP Implementations, Custom Application Development and many more to customers in US, UK, Belgium, Middle East and Germany. They are experts at web Technologies such as Java, J2EE, Database Solutions using Oracle, MySql, Enterprise with Oracle 11i and PeopleSoft suit of products. They have their state of the art Offshore Development Centre located at Chennai. They use extensive quality standards in their Programming and Data security for their clients and at the same time provide best working environment to their employees. They are ISO 9001:2008 certified and are known for their strict quality standards and checks. Their Client List includes Large and mid-sized companies across Retail, Banking, Transportation, e-Learning, Software Companies and Telecom Sectors. Some of their renowned clients are ABN Amro Bank, Phillips, HealthEra, University of California and Infomatic Inc., L&T and Saudi Telecom.Website: Software Services , Offshore Outsourcing, IT ConsultingAversan Systems – Established in the year 2003, Aversan is an ISO 9001:2008 certified company offering IT Solutions and Aerospace & Defense Solutions to customers around the world. They have team of 200 qualified professionals and experts in engineering and IT fields. Their IT portfolio includes Custom Development and System Integration, Software Solutions, IT Infrastructure Consulting, CCR Maintenance and Support Services, Microsoft SharePoint services and Staffing Solutions. They are the experts in Microsoft SharePoint technology and offer end to end solutions at all stages of project lifecycle, from gathering exact requirements to executing the project in correct manner. They also offer full range of support services after project’s implementation. Their other known expertise lies in Serena Software Solutions. They have a team of Serena experts, who develop most cost effective solutions in application development and other business needs. Over the years, they have earned trust of customers around the world for their cost effective IT solutions and offerings. They have offices in Canada, US, Singapore, China, Thailand and India. In India, their office is located at Mylapore, Chennai.Website: Embedded Systems Engineering for AerospaceBlue Lotus Technologies – Blue Lotus was formed in the year 2003 with a vision of providing quality IT solutions to customers across various industries. Over the years, they have become a trusted name in IT Industry and have developed loyal customer base. They provide all kind of IT services such as Software Development, augmenting Staff, Pooling Global Resources, Consulting, Providing Corporate and Institutional Training, Infrastructure Support, Consultancy and Pre to Post Screening Assessments. Their expertise lies in Customized Training Solutions and many global organizations have partnered with Blue Lotus for their corporate learning and skill development. Some of their clients are Government of India, HP Educational Services, Cognizant, HCL, I-Gate, Reliance Infocomm, Infosys, TechSpan, Autodesk and many more. They are authorized reseller of Hewlett Packard (HP) Education Services in India. They are authorized Training Partner for RASCI to launch Government of India's STAR Scheme – “Standard Training & Assessment Reward” across country. Their Chennai Office is located at OMR Road.Website: http://www.bluelotustechnologies.com/Sify Technologies – Sify was founded in the year 1995 at Chennai and was pioneer in spreading of internet in India in early days. They are the first network in India which is IPv6 enabled and third largest IP VPN service Provider Company in country. Their main offerings are Data Centre Services, Telecom Services, Cloud & Managed Services, Applications Integration Services and Technology Integration Services. They are among Top 3 providers of Managed Network Services in country. They have six state of the art Data Centers in all four corners of Country. They bring over 12 years of experience of operational and technical expertise in managing data of 300+ clients. They have more than 4000+ corporate customers, who rely on their networking solutions. They also offer wide range of Application Development Services - an entire range of SAP services, Cloud Management, Sales-Force Automation Software, Custom Learning Solutions, e-Learning, Web Presence Solutions etc. Their Data Connectivity services (through local and global remote MPLS/VPN services) are considered best-in-class wholesale Voice services in India. Known for their innovative solutions, they are leaders in Data Centre Services and Cloud & Managed Services in Country.Website: Sify Technologies Limited - Integrated ICT service providerBasco Systems Private Limited - In this competitive market when things around us is changing at a rapid pace, Basco Systems Private Limited, Chennai, is being providing streamlined and customized IT services and solution to its happy customers since 2005. Incorporating cutting edge technology and assimilating best-of-breed processes, talented employees of this firm offer efficient solutions to their clients across the globe. The company's state-of-the-art networking and communications infrastructural nest helps it to offer quality software development services across various platforms like mobiles and computers. IT Consulting Services and Business Analysis Services offered by Basco Systems helps their vendors to generate growth in their respective niche. Apart from these the firm also delivers Application Management Services, Application Integration Services, Project Development Services, Project Implementation Services and Quality Assurance Services.Website : Basco Systems Private Limited, Chennai - Service Provider of Project Implementation ServicesBlisslogix Technology Solutions - Due to massive evolution of technology the whole world has got entrapped in our smart phones and is only a fingertip away from us, to access. With the wide increase in the usage of smart phones across the globe, the industries are now focusing on Enterprise mobility to provide quicker and better solutions to their clients. One among such company is Blisslogix Technology Solutions, a Chennai based IT firm that has pioneered and has been a leading provider of Enterprise Mobility Solutions and Services to big brands like Sulekha, IBM and Cognizant since 2008. Apart from this they also specializes in providing web programming, web development, database designing and Search Engine optimization services. Blisslogix Technology Solutions is also well renowned for its high end development of mobile application software which are successfully used in GPS, Social networking, maps, game applications, payment gateway and shopping practice; for all smart phone platforms. More than 100 plus talented and skilled IT professionals of this company provide cost effective and international quality solutions to everyone who is in genuine need; an individual or a big company with equal importance.Website: http://www.blisslogix.comBrainmagic Infotech Private Limited (BIPL) - Established since 2003, Brainmagic Infotech Private Limited (BIPL) is a Chennai based IT firm that has distinguished itself as a prominent web solutions, software development and wireless communication company across the world. The company renders its services to varied and different organization of the society ranging from manufacturing and automobile industries, hotels and resorts, real estates, banks and clubs to law firms and public sector units in a cost-effective and seamless way. Though with a small number of workforces of 50, the highly skilled pool of professionals working here manages a large customer field throughout the USA, UK, Australia, Spain and Portugal with absolute efficiency. The smart, unparalleled proactive approach in providing services like Domain registration, Web Hosting, Web Site design & Maintenance, Web Application, Application Development, SMS application development and HR Consultation, helps decision-makers perceives current and future business conditions for progressive portfolios. Rane TRW, WABCO INDIA, Brakes INDIA, Gymkhana Club, Pepsi, V & M Associates, Round Table India Foundation, Hyundai, Ford and Capital Honda are some reliable customers of Brainmagic Infotech.Concern Infotech – It is one of the reputed and leading IT firms based in Chennai, India. Being a reckoned web designing and development company, it is counted among the top notch and best SEO service providers in the city. The fully fledged SEO solutions offered cover social media promotions and online marketing. Providing comprehensive and end to end solutions related to web design, web development, SEO, website hosting services, web promotion, and others, it has a wide list of satisfied clientele not only from India but also from each nook and corner of the world including Singapore, Japan, USA and Germany. As a web development firm, it is been serving domain booking, web development, website hosting, payment gateway, website maintenance, and PHP web development. Along with this, as a pioneering and esteemed web designing firm, it has been serving responsive web design, multimedia presentations, logo designing, website re-designing, banner designing, and brochure designing. In software development, the company has been proffering excellent office automation, content management system, database solutions, E-commerce solutions, enterprise solutions and HR solutions. Apart from this, in internet marketing and promotion, it has been providing people world class search engine optimization services, web promotion and SMO, SEO friendly websites and apps, Google Adwords campaigns, Twitter, Facebook and other platform promotions and more and above all everything within the budget of client and as per their expectations and satisfaction.Cukra Professional Consultancy – Located at Santham Colony Annanagar West Tirumangalam in Chennai, India, it is counted among one of the pioneering and reputed HRD consulting firms associated and collaborated with more than 50 IT firms with it. Offering outstanding services and solutions, it is undoubtedly the fastest service provider in HRD training corporate. Adding to this, it has an expert panel always ready to meet client’s needs to the fullest. Specialized in recruiting executive and all personnel related meets, it has a proven track record of providing sustainable value and solutions to your organization. Having deep understating, expertise and experience of the domain, the company assures to meet all your aspirations to the core. Well backed with the best manpower and staff, it caters efficient and affordable HR options and services in all domains including power, automobile, IT, ITES, and others. Adding to this, the company’s standards are enough defined to constantly surpass client expectations and faster response, timely services and personalized solutions makes it one of the preferable and desirable service providers.Comodo Security Solutions Pvt Ltd – It is one of the acknowledged and widely reckoned brands dealing in the online security domain. Incepted in year 1998, it has been reckoned for providing innovative and best security products and solutions to unlimited e-commerce portals, sites and businesses all around the globe. More than 50 million users have been using Comodo offerings for securing their networks and products every day and as per the reports, it was reckoned as the first belonging to the security community realizing and recognizing the trust in the SSL gold padlock. The company suggested standardized and rigorous validation process for issuing the SSL credentials with a head on towards making sites’ trust elements more secure. It led the founding and introducing the browser or CA forum establishing identity validation standards and processes along with devising extended validation SSL certificate showcasing a green browser address bar along with a padlock on SSL secured and safe web pages. There are many advantages and positives of using Comodo SSL like easy and simple integration into product offerings, fast issuance, quick validation, simple to follow installation process, simple to handle and use web based order management system integrated with real time order tracking, no monthly annual commitments, and much more. So, to get low cost and high assurance SSL certificates, it is best platform to get in touch with.Anubavam Technologies Pvt Ltd - It is another leading and pioneering IT firm providing cloud and mobile based solutions and more. Having more than a decade of expertise and experience in web development and mobile app creation, it has been rendering compelling and promising and robust solutions to more than 100 clients based across 15 countries varying from bigger enterprises to evolving technology firms and organizations. Being a pioneer in technology and consulting solutions, the company is been engaged into proffering web and mobile based experiences that could drive and propel growth for its vast base of clientele. The company assists to transform clients and strive in a ever growing and booming technology and changing world with its wide experience, deep technology expertise and vertically aligned business model. Adding to this, the company has been a co-creator and innovator of cost efficient and scalable solutions utilizing leading and cutting edge technological expertise in mobility, CMS development and cross platform dependent. Moreover, the company has global footprint with development centres and offices across United States, UAE, Canada, India and Europe. Being undisputed market leaders in Android application development services, it proffers seamless solutions to more than 100 clients based across 22 countries. Also, it has been serving mature and robust software development processes and services utilizing Scrum methodology, Agile technology and others assuring superior quality and delivery of projects every time.Ascenders Technologies Pvt Ltd - It is a well known and popular ERP focused company that is headquartered across Chennai, India. Offering end to end and leading consulting services and solutions for executing the ROI focused ERP systems, over the span of time period, it has helped the clients to focus and put more attempts on their core business by rendering innovative and robust ERP services that could maximize ROI as well as attain faster time to market. Adding to this, its award winning ERP deployment and execution methodology known as ‘eNSURE' efficiently and efficaciously address challenges and concerns at each stage of ERP lifecycle by proffering tailored ERP services specific to meet their clients' unparalleled and indistinctive business requirements. Being renowned as certified SAP, PeopleSoft, Microsoft Dynamics ERP partner and Oracle, the company is highly dedicated to raise ERP adoption across the underserviced SMB domain.List of Software Development companies in ChennaiAnubavam Technologies Pvt Ltd | Address: No.9, Kumaran Colony, 3rd St, Vadapalani | Services : Software DevelopmentAnusuya W3 Solutions Pvt Ltd | Address: 348 & 350, 1st Floor, Thousand Lights, Anna Salai | Services: Website development, software development, E-CommerceAriel Technologies | Address: New No 40, Old No 38 Second Floor, Karpagambal Nagar, MylaporeAscenders Technologies Pvt Ltd | Address: 11, C Wing, 3rd Floor, Parsn Manere 442, Anna Salai, Chennai | Services: Consulting and IT servicesAspirantLabs India Pvt Ltd | Address: 1Pulla Avenue, Shenoy Nagar, Chennai |Services : Software consulting, IT driven business solutions .4W Technologies Pvt Ltd | Address: No 9 Narasingapuram Main Road,Maduvangarai, Guindy. ChennaiAadhavan Technology Solutions Private Limited | Tel: 04424851818 | Address:No.31, First Floor , Eswaran Koil Street, West Mambalam,Chennai | Services: embedded product, software and web development.Aadverb Solutions | Tel: 04464549635 | Address: F1, 331, DJK Asirwad, 3rd Main Road, Viduthalai Nagar, Sunnambu Kolathur | Services: Software Services and ConsultingAaptha Software Solutions Pvt Ltd | Address: 15/8 Ramachandran Street | Services: Application Development, Consultancy and Staffing servicesAayudh Games | Address: New #92, St. Marys Road, Alwarpet | Services: Mobile Game Development and PortingAcclary Consulting | Address: 86/82, Kumarappa Street, Nungambakkam | Services : IT consulting.Amit Global Solutions | Address: #28/35 11th Trust Cross Street, Mandaveli| Services: IT solutionsAnnap Interactive Solutions Private Limited | Address: 4, Sai Ashok Jeeva (First Floor), 2, Devi Karumari Amman Nagar, 7th Street, Vijayanagar, Velachery | Services: Web and Mobile ServicesAttoTel Technologies | Address: GST Road Chrompet, Chennai |Services: offshore Development, Outsourcing and IT consulting servicesBrahma Creative Solutions | Address: No 5, Nelson Manickam Road, Aminjikarai, Chennai 15 |Services : End-to-end business solutions.Bened Consulting | Address: 62, North Bogh Road, 2nd Floor, T. Nagar, Chennai |Services: IT consulting companyBizvin Technology Group | Address: #203, II Floor, Kaveri Complex, 96, N.H Road |Services: E-Business, Software Development.AXICOM TECHNOLOGIES | Address: 42 Brindavan Street, West Mambalam, Chennai |Services: IT networking and consutingBasco Systems Private Limited | Address: Old No 2 , New No 3, 3rd Floor, Seethammal Colony Extn Seethammal Colony Extn , 1st Main Road, Teynampet | Services: IT/ ITES consultingBlisslogix Technology Solution Pvt Ltd | Address: 121, Main Road, Alandur, Chennai |Services: IT services, web solutionsBrainmagic Infotech Private Limited | Address: New No:3, J. K. Towers, Zackaria Colony, II Cross Street, Kodambakkam, Chennai | Services: web solutions and software DevelopmentCaltech Soft Pvt Ltd. | Tel: 044-22450151|Address: No.10/ 22, Thiruvalluvar 3rd Street, Adambakkam| SErvices: Software and Web DevelopmentChrisranjana Software Solutions (pvt) Ltd |Address: Saidapet, Chennai |Services: Software DevelopmentClaw Digital LLP | Tel: 9841306104 |Address: Gokul Arcade, Adyar, Chennai |Services: Web Design & Development, Mobile Apps, SEO, Social Media Marketing, Open Source Development.Code And Fix Information Technologies |Address: #76, East Jones Road, Saidapet, Chennai |Services: IT servicesBrainvalley Software Private Limited |Address: 29 A, Lake View Street, West Mambalam, Chennai |Services : Software DevelopmentBroadline Computer Systems |Address: No. 7, II Nd Floor, Khader Nawaz Khan Road, Nungambakkam, Chennai |Services: IT Consulting, Technology, ERP, Oracle DBABrowline |Address: No 41 86th Street, Ashok Nagar, Chennai |Services: SAP management consultancy, support service and outsourcing company.Cogent Cyber Solutions |Address: No.37 Manikodi Srinivasan Nagar,Pergudi | Services: Software development & IT/ NON-IT placement services.Concern Infotech |Address: 1/6, Flowers Road, 4th Lane, 2nd Floor, Purasawalkam, Chennai |Services: Web Designing companyCukra Professional Consultancy | Tel: 04452645456 |Address: Santham Colony Annanager West Tirumangala |Services : hrd consultantComodo Securitry Solutions Pvt Ltd |Address: Temple Tower, I Floor, Nandanam | Services: Firewall Software, SSL Certificate, Internet Security SoftwareComputers International |Address: T1, VSI Estate, 7th Street, Thiruvanmiyur, Chennai| Services: Software DevelopmentCompvue Inc. |Address: Siri Towers, 1st Floor, No.3 & 4,Fourrts Avenue, Okkiyam Thoraipakkam | Services: Microsoft technologies, Mobile and custom application development and support.Defiance Technologies |Address: ASV Ramana Towers, Venkatanarayana Road T. Nagar, Chennai |Services: Engineering, ERP and IT services to global customers.DELQ Solutions |Address:No: 37B Gopalapuram II Street, Chennai|Services: Technologies, Consulting, Outsourcing, Training SolutionsDEZYS Technologies|Address: #1829, 18th Main Road, Anna Nagar West, Chennai |Services: Designing, developing, implementing and supporting softwareDSM Soft (P) Ltd |Address: No. 37/A Narayana Complex, Sarathy Nagar, Velachery. Chennai | Services: IT ServicesDssi Solutions India Pvt Ltd |Address: 3D, Sai Kiran, # 4 First Main Road, Kasturiba Nagar, Adayar, Chennai |Services: IT enabled services.EasyLink |Address: C-Block, 1st Floor, Bharathiar Complex, 100 Feet Road, Vadapalan | Services: web application development, web design, online marketing and mobile app development.DCKAP Technologies |Address: L76 A, L Block, 21stStreet, (Near Chinthamani) Anna Nagar East, Chennai |Services : software Application Development, Software services and Technology ConsultingEmico Soft Private Limited|Address: 2A, JP Apartments, Nandanam Extension 5th Street, Nandanam, Chennai | Services: OutsourcingEBMS Solutions Pvt Ltd|Address: 21 South Road, West CIT Nagar . Chennai | Services: Software Solution DevelopmentEdify Technologies Pvt Ltd |Address: 74 A2 Ground Floor Lloyds Road. Chennai | Services: web applications and software productsEffyiss Software Technologies Pvt Ltd |Address: 6/8 Padhmanaban Street, 3rd Floor, T.Nagar, Chennai | Services: Custom software DevelopmentEfycaci Technologies P Ltd |Address: 25 U. I Colony, Kodambakkam, Chennai | Services: Software DevelopmentEJ Infotek |Address: GST Road, Guduvanchery, Chennai | Services: Web Development, Application Development, Recruitment Services, Ecommerce Application