automotive research association of india type public industry automotive research founded 1966 headquarters pune maharashtra 1 india key people mrs.rashmi urdhwareshe director 2 website official website automotive research association of india arai is co operative industrial research association by the automotive industry with the ministry of industries government of india 3 the objectives of the association are research and development in automotive engineering for industry product design and development evaluation of automotive equipment and ancillaries standardisation technical information services execution of advanced courses on the application of modern technology and conduct of specific tests . 4 the automotive research association of india arai is located in the western part of pune maharashtra . 5 the 105 hectares 260 acres of land houses various laboratories test facilities spread over 8343 m2 . area . it is well connected by air rail and road about 25 km from pune airport and 12 km from the railway station . the institute has been set up by the indian vehicle and automotive ancillary manufacturers and the government of india ministry of industry as a co operative industrial research body to provide services to the industry in the fields of applied research and product development in automotive engineering . it also responsible for car mileage figure for every car sold in india . 6 arai claims to be the first indian institute to develop hcng fuel engine . 7 contents 1 history 2 automotive research 3 see also 4 references history edit arai established in 1966 is located at pune india . 150 km from mumbai it was incorporated as industrial research organisation formed by the indian automotive industry affiliated to the ministry of industry government of india . 8 the institute is registered as a society under the societies registration act xxi of 1860 . automotive research edit in order to meet the development requirements of industry several facility and competence build up projects have been completed . most notable amongst these are engine design simulation software installation development of bi fuel cng kits new techniques and software capabilities in noise vibration harshness analysis as well as vehicle crash analysis and vdacs software for chassis dynamometer control . amongst the new facilities added are the particulate measurement system and most modern digitally controlled load simulation . it is the only automotive engineering r & d institute in india to be awarded iso 9001 quality system certification . 9 research & development division aed automotive electronics department psl passive safety laboratory ecl emission certification laboratory pte power train engineering sdl structural dynamics laboratory id infrastructure development bdcp business development & corporate planning shl safety & homologation laboratory hrma human resources management & administration fa finance & accounts pmd prototype manufacturing department vel vehicle evaluation laboratory aml automotive materials laboratory cae computer aided engineering hmr homologation & management regulation nvh noise vibration & harshness itm information technology management qmd quality management department fid forging industry division htc homologation and technology center see also edit automotive industry standards references edit https www.araiindia.com contact us.asp arai dsm join hands for automotive development . business standard.com . 2010 05 29 . retrieved 2010 12 13 . automotive research association of india . clean air initiative . retrieved 2010 12 13 . dow india participates in the symposium on international automotive technology . dow.com . 2009 01 21 . retrieved 2010 12 13 . for the first time made in india cars to be made for indians home . livemint.com . 2009 05 20 . retrieved 2010 12 13 . now car mileage officially verified . rediff.com . retrieved 2010 12 13 . express news service 2010 08 06 . automotive research body develops greener fuel engine for light vehicles . express india . retrieved 2010 12 13 . info bank automobile associations automotive research association of india arai . indiacar.com . retrieved 2010 12 13 . automotive research association of india . dipp.nic.in . archived from the original on 23 november 2010 . retrieved 2010 12 13 . retrieved from https en.wikipedia.org w index.php title automotive research association of india & oldid 743830376 categories government agencies established in 1966research institutes in puneautomotive industry in indiabusiness organisations in india1966 establishments in india navigation menu personal tools not logged intalkcontributionscreate accountlog in namespaces article talk variants views read edit view history more search navigation main pagecontentsfeatured contentcurrent eventsrandom articledonate to wikipediawikipedia store interaction helpabout wikipediacommunity portalrecent changescontact page tools what links hererelated changesupload filespecial 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