Auto Expo 2020: Highlights of the component show

Asia’s largest automobile show-- Auto Expo 2020 -- is taking place at two venues in Delhi this week. The component show started on February 6 and will go on till February 9 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The vehicle show started on February 7 and will go on till February 12 at Greater Noida.

The Auto Expo component show is a platform for the exclusive launch of technologies and components used in the automobile industry. The 15th edition of the Auto Expo component show witnessed 1,500 exhibitors presenting their wares from 10 countries. Over 1 lakh people from 70 different countries attended the event.

Sanjeev Vasdev, the Managing Director of Flash Electronics, spoke to Asiaville about one example of first of its kind technology, launched by the manufacturer on Thursday. The new technology will increase the battery life and battery charging speed of electric vehicles.

Naveen Banka, the Managing Director of Paracoat Products, also spoke to Asiaville. He talked about the technologies used by Paracoat to reduce the sound in vehicles and explained how Paracoat is heading towards developing more lightweight technologies for the auto industry.

Asahi Kasei, a Japanese chemical company, launched a concept car that has sensors to detect the heart rate of the driver.

When asked about the price, specifications and performance of the concept car, Asahi Kasei’s manager Yusuke Karube said that the firm has no plans of manufacturing these cars for the mass market, and hence, the company does not plan to release specs. 

Catch the highlights of the Auto Expo component show in the video below: