Auto Industry

Castrol India Limited, a leading lubricant manufacturer, has announced the appointment of Kedar Lele as its new Managing Director, effective 1 November 2024.

The days of giants walking our planet have gone. The days when men walked tall, are over too. Ratan Naval Tata, an Indian industrialist, known globally for his compassion, passion and a zeal for enterprise, besides ...

The TSF Group, that derives its legacy from the erstwhile TVS group – one of the largest automotive groups based in India – is showcasing its exhaustive product offerings including brakes, axles& wheels aimed primar...

EVFY, an emerging start-up for electric automotive solutions, has announced its entry into the EV charging infrastructure space by installing its first Electric Vehicle (EV) charging station, marking a major step in...

HERE Technologies, the leading location data and technology platform, in collaboration with SBD Automotive, a global automotive research firm, unveiled anElectric Vehicle (EV) Index for India.

The Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA), the leading organisation for India’s auto component sector, held its 64th Annual Session on September 09, 2024, centered on the theme ‘Viksit Bhara...

Renault Nissan Technology & Business Centre India Private Limited (Renault Nissan Tech), a global automotive technology and business centre supporting Renault and Nissan globally with innovative mobility solutions, ...

BYD India, a subsidiary of the world's leading New Energy Vehicles (NEV) manufacturer BYD, marks its 11th anniversary of its electric mobility journey in India since the arrival of its first electric bus in Chennai ...

Maruti Suzuki India Limited, India’s leading automobile manufacturing company, commenced export of its ‘Made-in-India’ SUV Fronx to Japan.

Lectrix EV, one of India’s leading 2WEV companies, has formed a strategic partnership with FYC Tech Pvt Ltd, popularly known as Jumppers, a pioneering last-mile delivery venture utilising an electric fleet.

Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung visited India to review the Group’s mid-to long-term future mobility strategies, which lay the foundation for its leadership in the Indian market and sustainable grow...

Honda Cars India has announced that Ryuto Shimizu has assumed the office of Director, Marketing & Sales from April 1, 2024. He assumes the role previously held by Yuichi Murata, who has moved to Honda Mexico as Pres...

On March 25th, BYD, the world's leading manufacturer of new energy vehicles and power batteries, became the world's first automaker to roll off its 7 millionth new energy vehicle, the Denza N7, symbolizing another g...

Greaves Cotton Limited announced the launch of a stirring Rap Anthem video titled '#CountMeIn' celebrating International Women's Day 2024.

Celebrating the women who are breaking barriers nationwide, Maruti Suzuki India Limited has launched its new digital campaign ‘Arena Journeys’ under the Maruti Suzuki Arena brand

On International Women’s Day 2024, Madhumita Agrawal, Founder and CEO of Oben Electric noted that the Indian auto industry faces a critical challenge: a significant lack of female representation, particularly in lea...

In celebration of International Women's Day, Zypp Electric, India's leading tech-enabled EV-as-a-service platform, announced a pioneering initiative to empower women within the green mobility sector.

Asiabrake 2024, the 10th Annual Conference & Exhibition has brought together industry leaders, experts, and enthusiasts to explore the latest advancements and trends in brake systems engineering.

BorgWarner has begun eMotor rotor and stator production for XPeng Motors, a leading Chinese Smart EV company. The product will be used on the X9 MPV as well as XPeng’s next electric B-class sedan, with start of prod...

In a landmark move for both the electric vehicle (EV) sector and e-waste management, Omega Seiki Private Limited (OSPL), a prominent figure in the electric vehicle industry, and Attero, a distinguished leader in e-w...

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a leading player in the energy sector, marked a significant milestone at the India Energy Week 2024 in Goa. Prime Minister Narendra Modi reviewed the operation of the fir...

Indian Tyre Industry major, JK Tyre& Industries showcased its wide range of advanced products, backed by technological excellence at India’s first Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2024.

Automotive Skill Development Council (ASDC), operating under the Ministry of Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, made a remarkable presence at India's inaugural Bharat Mobility Global Expo – 2024.

“India is on the move and is moving fast”, said Prime Minister Narendra Modi while addressing a programme at India’s largest and first-of-its-kind mobility exhibition - Bharat Mobility Global Expo 2024 at Bharat Man...

The 5th edition of ACMA Automechanika New Delhi 2024 has raised its curtain at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi. The show began with a renewed enthusiasm from the industry and is pleased to welcome 500+ exhibitors from Ind...

TVS Eurogrip, one of India’s leading manufacturers & exporters of two-wheeler, three-wheeler and Off-Highway Tyres, exhibited their flagship products in the two-wheeler & off-highway segments at the Bharat Mobility...

Honda’s group of companies in India, comprising Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI),Honda Power Pack Energy India (HEID), Honda Cars India Limited (HCIL)& HIPP (Honda India Power Products) is participating in th...

Business leaders in the automotive space hailed the Interim Budget 2024-25 presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman for its clear focus on strengthening the electric vehicle ecosystem at large.

Maruti Suzuki Fronx SUV from Nexa has become India’s fastest passenger vehicle to achieve 1 lakh sales milestone since launch, in just 10 months, setting a new industry benchmark. The Fronx was unveiled globally at ...

Hyundai Motor India has completed acquisition and assignment of identified assets at General Motors India’s Talegaon Plant in Maharashtra. The acquisition has been completed post fulfilment of certain conditions and...

In the year 2023 that marked the 60th anniversary of its foundation, Automobili Lamborghini set a record that will live in the company's history. For the first time, the House of Sant'Agata Bolognese delivered more ...

The aluminum die-casting specialist LMG Manufacturing inaugurated its new production hall in Hoym/Seeland after just ten months of construction.

Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Ltd. (TPEM), a subsidiary of Tata Motors, announced the start of production of passenger vehicles from its new factory in Sanand, Gujarat. This event marks a significant milestone fo...

BMW Group India has continued its record-breaking success in 2023 by posting the best-ever annual sales (January – December) – for all three brands – BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad. BMW Group India delivered 14,172 cars...

Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL), announced Rs 6 180 crore investment plans in the state of Tamil Nadu (this includes Rs 180 crore towards a dedicated ‘Hydrogen Valley Innovation Hub,’ in association with IIT- Mad...

BYD has concluded 2023 with record-breaking sales volume, which surpasses the 3 million annual sales target and becomes the global new energy vehicle (NEV) sales champion, for the second year in a row. This year als...

The three-day 5th edition of ACMA Automechanika New Delhi is scheduled to hit the ground from February 1 to 3, 2024 at Pragati Maidan, New Delhi bringing together 500+ exhibitors from 12 countries.

Hyundai Motor Group held its 2024 New Year address at Kia AutoLand Gwangmyeong, the first dedicated electric vehicle (EV) plant in Korea, looking forward to the year ahead and outlining the Group’s key areas of focu...

Tata Passenger Electric Mobility (TPEM), a subsidiary of Tata Motors launched its Tata.ev stores, catering solely to EV customers, in the prominent auto hubs of Sector 14 and Sohna Road, Gurugram. These stores will ...

Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA), the apex body representing India’s Auto Component manufacturing industry announced the findings of its Industry Performance Review for the first half o...

In a significant milestone, e-Sprinto, an electric two-wheeler manufacturer, has successfully sold over 8000 electric scooters since its inception in March 2022.

Stellantis India announced the appointment of Aditya Jairaj as CEO and Managing Director with effect from Jan 01, 2024. Aditya currently Deputy Managing Director, Stellantis India and Head – Jeep India, will succeed...

Fujitsu has announced the launch of pilot modeling activities to optimise the installation of electric vehicle (EV) charging infrastructure in India. The initiative leverages Fujitsu’s Fleet Optimisation solution, w...

Union Ministry of Roads Transport & Highways (MoRTH) is planning to introduce cashless medical treatment to all injured accident victims across the nation within the next three to four months.

BYD, the world's leading manufacturer of new energy vehicles and power batteries, achieved a historic milestone as its 6 millionth new energy vehicle rolled off the production line. This momentous occasion, marking ...

Maruti Suzuki India Limited (MSIL) has crossed the 10 lakh automatic vehicle sales milestone. As a pioneer brand in automotive innovation, Maruti Suzuki has played a critical role in popularising two-pedal automatic...

Honda Motor Co and Mitsubishi Corporation (MC) have announced the signing of a memorandum of understanding (MoU) to begin discussions toward the creation of new businesses with an aim of leveraging the strengths of ...

After almost trebling to 7.3 lakh units last fiscal, volume growth of electric two-wheelers (e2Ws) is set to slow to 25% this fiscal following the recent reduction of subsidy under the FAME-II scheme and consequent ...

Electric Vehicles (EV) penetration in India will reach 50pc by FY33 led by strong and sustained government support. Moreover, incentives of Rs 1.8 trillion over FY 24-28E would lead to battery demand of 250Gwh and e...

Premium electric motorcycle startup, Raptee has raised $3 Million in a Pre Series A round led by deep-tech VC fund Bluehill Capital

Revamp Moto, a modular electric two-wheeler manufacturer, announced the launch of commencement of production of the first 120 bikes called the RM Buddie 25 at India’s first microfactory and the company’s facility in...

Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Private Limited (SAVWIPL), has achieved the 600,000 export milestone for cars produced at its manufacturing facility in Chakan, Pune.

Magenta Mobility, an integrated electric mobility solutions provider, has announced the appointment of Vishal Sharma as its National Head - Asset.

Seven of the world’s leading automakers – BMW Group, General Motors, Honda, Hyundai, Kia, Mercedes-Benz Group, Stellantis NV – are creating a joint venture to accelerate the transition to electric vehicles in North ...

The electric two wheeler industry in India is in disarray and in order to bring in a semblance of order, it has wrapped itself in saffron, or so it seems, for the time being, hoping to extricate itself from a sticky...

Mahindra & Mahindra announced that it has achieved a production milestone of 900,000 units for the Scorpio SUV, marking a significant achievement for the brand that created the SUV category in India. For over two de...

ReadyAssist and Okaya EV have announced their strategic partnership to provide a full stack after sale service and emergency assistance to Okaya’s B2B and B2C customers. Okaya EV is an EV 2-wheeler manufacturer and ...

The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) in its Vehicle Retail Data for May’23 has revealed that the passenger vehicle sales have grown by 4 per cent YOY.

The Vehicle Retail Data for May’23 released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) clearly demonstrates that the two wheeler industry has shown a positive growth.

Overall, the Indian automobile market has witnessed a resurgence across the various segments for the month of May 2023. This was revealed in the retail sales figures announced by the Federation of Automobile Dealers...

JLR announced plans to accelerate its transition to become the world’s leading modern luxury car manufacturer revealing its Halewood plant, in the UK, will become an all-electric production facility and its next gen...

Sun Mobility, the leading provider of energy infrastructure and services for electric vehicles (EVs), has entered into an association with Zomato, an online ordering and food delivery platform, to power 50,000 elect...

Bharat Petroleum Corporation Limited (BPCL), a ‘Maharatna’ and a Fortune Global 500 Company, announced the launch of 19 EV Fast-Charging stations at 110 fuel stations along 15 highways in Karnataka, Kerala and Tamil...

BYD India, a subsidiary of the world’s leading new energy vehicle manufacturer, is celebrating 16th Year Anniversary in India. In the past 16 years, the company has played a significant role in accelerating NEV adop...

In a big push towards widening the pool of women workforce in the automotive manufacturing sector, Pinnacle Industries has announced one of the largest women-only recruitment campaigns christened as ‘EvolutioNARI’.

In a joint venture partnership with Al-Abdullah Group, Qatar, Kabira Mobility, the company behind KM3000 and KM4000, India’s fastest and longest riding bikes on road, announced its investment of Rs 300 crore in the ...

Sona BLW Precision Forgings Ltd. (Sona Comstar), one of the leading global providers of automotive technology solutions, has signed an agreement to acquire a 54% equity stake in Novelic, a Serbia-based company found...

Auto retail in November’22 saw an overall growth of 26 per cent, according to Nov 2022 sales data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA).

Passenger vehicles retail sales in November’22 saw an overall growth of 21pc YOY, according to sales data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA). The sales were aided by the Great Indi...

According to Nov 2022 sales data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), the Indian 2W segment showed a huge growth of 24% YoY but fell marginally by 0.9%, when compared to Nov’19, a pr...

Marquardt India, a leading manufacturer of electromechanical and electronic switches and switching systems for automobiles and other sectors opened its global R&D centre in Pune. The centre with skilled engineers is...

App based taxi service provider Uber has announced the launch of new and expanded technology-led safety features and strengthened customer support in India. The company that celebrates ‘standing for safety’ as its c...

Ultraviolette Automotive Pvt. Ltd., an innovator in sustainable mobility, has announced investments from Qualcomm Ventures and Lingotto to expand the Series D round.

Skoda Auto India celebrated the last quarter of 2022 with an international congregation in the picturesque backdrop of the Himalayas in Dehradun. The peak-to-peak drive showcased the achievements of the company and ...

Technical plastics such as polyamide 6 offer numerous benefits for the design of battery enclosures for electric vehicles – in terms of sustainability, manufacturing costs, weight savings and economical functional i...

Philippines based Columbian Group of Companies, distributors of commercial and passenger vehicles will soon be assembling and distributing Hero MotoCorp motorcycles in Philippines. A partnership has been formed betw...

The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) has stated that except tractors which decreased by -1.5%, all the other categories were in green. The two wheeler, three wheeler, passenger vehicle and commer...

According to the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), the 2W segment is yet to show signs of any revival as it remains a drag by falling as much as -14% in retail sales for the month of September 20...

On YoY basis, total passenger vehicle retail sales for the month of September’22 saw a growth of 10%, according to the data released by Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA).

Kalyani Powertrain Limited (KPTL), a wholly owned subsidiary of Bharat Forge Ltd., is all set to drive the company’s vision for sustainable development, by investing in cutting-edge technologies. KPTL was founded i...

Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, sold 445,580 units in July 2022.

Electric scooter manufacturer Ather Energy sold 2389 units in July ’22, thereby registering a 24% year-on-year growth. The company, it may be recalled, has introduced the new 450X Gen 3- now powered by a 3.7 kWh bat...

Vitesco Technologies India Pvt Ltd, part of the Euros 8.3 billion Vitesco Technologies Group based in Regensburg, Germany and a leading international manufacturer of modern drive technologies and electrification sol...

British International Investment (BII), the UK’s Development Finance Institution and impact investor and Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) have executed a binding agreement to invest up to Rs. 1,925 crore each into a wholly...

MG Motor India installed and inaugurated the first two residential community chargers in Raj Aangan Society (NRI Colony), Jaipur (Rajasthan). This is in line with the automaker’s plan to install more charging statio...

Retail sales of two wheelers, primarily comprising of IC engine powered vehicles, slumped in the month of May 2022 as compared to May 2019.

The retail sales of passenger vehicles (PVs) in May 2022 have shown a significant growth compared to other segments, according to the data provided by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA). Even c...

Marelli, a leading global automotive supplier, has expanded its range of battery management technologies for electric vehicles with a new state-of-the-art Wireless Distributed Battery Management System (wBMS).

The Board of Directors of Maruti Suzuki India Limited, in its meeting held on March 24, 2022, appointed Hisashi Takeuchi as the Managing Director and Chief Executive Officer of the company with effect from April 1, ...

Major automotive shows like the Auto Expo-The Motor Show, Auto Expo- The Components Show and the ACMA Automechanika will now be coming back to life after a couple of years disruption caused by the covid-19 pandemic...

MG Motor's state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Halol - Gujarat, will roll-out soon-to-be-launched ZS EV 2022 which mirrors MG's global U.K design cues. The new ZS EV brings to passengers best in class comfort...

Hero Electric has partnered with ReadyAssist, a leading 24/7 roadside assistance company for training and upskilling 20,000 mechanics for servicing EVs under its Private Garage Owners (PGO) initiative. With the risi...

Revolt Motors, India’s next gen-mobility company announced the opening of its first flagship store in Noida. The new store will be the brand’s second retail outlet in Uttar Pradesh, after opening the first one in Lu...

Kia India, one of the fastest-growing carmakers in the country, rolled out the first customer car of the three-row recreational vehicle, the Kia Carens, from its state-of-the-art manufacturing facility in Anantapur,...

Luxury car brand Mercedes-Benz continued its firm leadership position in the country’s luxury car segment for a record seventh year in a row. In a pandemic hit 2021 calendar year, Mercedes-Benz India delivered 11,24...

Automobili Lamborghini ended 2021 with a remarkable all-time record: 8,405 cars were delivered worldwide, making it the company’s best year ever on that front. Sales were up by 13% on 2020 due to a targeted and moni...

As per a research report released by Emkay Global Financial Services the overall revenue growth for companies (ex-Tata Motors) under coverage to remain flat YoY in Q3FY22, as volume growth was affected by temporary ...

The year 2021 has clearly shown that Indians have begun to prefer registered high speed electric two wheelers (E2W) as compared to non-registered low speed two wheelers. Thus, while registered high speed two wheeler...

The Indian two-wheeler industry took a severe beating in domestic sales in the month of December 2021 as compared to December 2020 for a plethora of reasons that included high cost of ownership, bad rural sentiment,...

With semi-conductor shortage continuing to play spoil-sport, passenger vehicle sales, in spite of huge bookings in December, closed in the red. Dealers, however, saw slight ease in vehicle supply thus giving some ho...