Vinayak Bhat promoted as Chief Product Officer in Ultraviolette

Ultraviolette (UV), an innovator in future-ready Electric Vehicle Platforms and Battery Technology, has announced the promotion of Vinayak Bhat to the position of Chief Product Officer.

Maruti Suzuki commences export of SUV Fronx to Japan

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

Amazon partners Gentari to deploy new electric vehicles in India

Amazon India and Gentari Green Mobility Business (Gentari) announced a strategic fleet management partnership with the goal of boosting zero-tailpipe emission deliveries in India.

BorgWarner supplies eTVD system to Polestar BEV SUVs

BorgWarner is first-to-market with its electric Torque Vectoring and Disconnect (eTVD) system for battery electric vehicles (BEVs) with launches for Polestar and an additional major European OEM.

Hyundai Motor Group Executive Chair Euisun Chung visits India

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...

Pure EV and PDSL announce JV to develop next-gen EV 2W in UK

Pure EV, India's leading EV 2W OEM announced forming a JV with Pragmatic Design Solutions Ltd (PDSL), UK. With a shared vision to transform electric mobility and enhance transportation affordability, Pure EV and PDS...

Significant lack of female representation, says CEO of Oben Electric

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...

Ajay Shanker is Ultraviolette CFO; Company partners with Mantra Academy

Ultraviolette Automotive, an electric two wheeler manufacturer, has appointed Ajay Shanker as its Chief Financial Officer (CFO). Ajay comes with a rich background spanning over 25 years in pivotal financial roles at...

BorgWarner strengthens emotor business with XPeng

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...

Big thrust on strengthening  EV ecosystem in Interim Budget 2024-25

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.

Automobili Lamborghini delivers over 10,000 cars in 2023; 103 cars in India

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 ...

Tata Passenger Electric Mobility inaugurates exclusive TATA.ev stores

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 ...

Indian auto component industry grows 12.6pc to Rs. 2.98 lakh crore

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...

iVoomi  to focus on enhancing battery tech, introducing cloud data connectivity

iVoomi, an electric two-wheeler OEM, is all set to redefine the way people experience electric vehicles by focusing strong on enhancing battery technology and introducing cloud data connectivity.

E-Sprinto  to reach 10,000 sales milestone in 2024

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

Continental, Synopsys provide vehicle digital twin capabilities

Continental announced a collaboration with Synopsys to accelerate the development and validation of software features and applications for the Software-Defined Vehicle (SDV).

Hyundai Motor, Kia strengthen power semiconductor supply

Hyundai Motor Company and Kia Corporation signed a strategic partnership with Infineon Technologies AG,a global semiconductor leader, to secure power semiconductors in support of the growing electric vehicle demand ...

BMW Group India records best-ever year to date performance for all brands

After posting the best-ever half-year in 2023, BMW Group India continues the success story by posting the best-ever year to date sales (January – September) – for all three brands – BMW, MINI and BMW Motorrad. In th...

Post subsidy cut, e2W growth to slow to 25pc in current fiscal, says Crisil

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 ...

Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara clocks fastest 1 lakh unit sales in mid-SUV segment

Maruti Suzuki Grand Vitara rings in its first anniversary with a remarkable milestone of fastest 1 lakh sales in the Mid-SUV segment in less than a year. This achievement is a testament to Grand Vitara's astounding ...

Hero Electric to diversify into premium EV bike market under A2B brand

Hero Electric, India's leading electric two-wheeler company and a leader in city speed e-mobility, shared its plans to create differentiated brands for market categories. In line with that strategic vision, the comp...

Michael Perschke joins Goldstone Technologies Board

Michael Perschke, former Managing Director of Audi India, has been appointed to the Board of Goldstone Technologies (GTL), a pioneering Indian company specialising in business intelligence, data analytics and EV Tec...

Indian Govt launches Bharat NCAP (New Car Assessment Programme)

Union Minister of Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari launched the Bharat New Car Assessment Programme (Bharat NCAP) in New Delhi aiming to enhance road safety by elevating vehicle safety standards for up to 3...

Skoda Auto Volkswagen India crosses 600,000 car exports milestone

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

Mahindra unveils new visual identity for Born EVs

Mahindra Electric Automobiles Limited (MEAL), a newly set-up subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra, pioneers of the SUV segment in India, unveiled a powerful and distinctive new visual identity for its forthcoming range...

BorgWarner secures e Heater business uplift with European OEM

BorgWarner has been awarded additional high voltage coolant heater (HVCH) business with a premium European OEM for its mid-size electric vehicle platform, following an initial supply agreement in July 2022 for the O...

SIAM seminar on circular economy through EPR

In order to drive circular economy, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), the apex automotive industry body, organised a seminar on 'Achieving Circularity in the Automotive Industry through Extended...

Vitesco Technologies supplies Honda with E-drive

Vitesco Technologies, a leading international supplier of modern drive technologies and electrification solutions, is delivering its integrated axle drive EMR3 (3rd generation, Electronics Motor Reducer) to Honda fo...

Mahle positions itself as system champion for e-mobility

“Mahle will position itself as the system champion in e-mobility,” said Arnd Franz, Chairman of the Mahle Management Board and CEO, during a Tech Day in the run-up to the IAA Mobility in Munich in September 2023.

Mahindra XUV700 achieves 100,000 sales milestone

Mahindra & Mahindra has announced the delivery of the 100,000th unit of its flagship SUV, the XUV700. The XUV700 has achieved this milestone in less than 20 months, becoming the fastest SUV from the Mahindra portfol...

Orxa Energies expands manufacturing capabilities ahead of the Mantis launch

Orxa Energies, a high-performance electric vehicle, and energy systems startup based out of Bengaluru, has inaugurated its new facility at Bommasandra Industrial area spread across 1 acre. The new facility accommoda...

Japan’s Musashi Seimitsu Industries announces E-mobility foray in India

Musashi India, a 100% owned subsidiary of Musashi Seimitsu Industries, Japan and a leading manufacturer of two-wheeler and four-wheeler transmission components in India, has announced its foray in the E-mobility spa...

Simple Energy starts deliveries of Simple One electric scooter

Simple Energy, India's leading electric vehicle and clean energy start-up, commenced deliveries of its revolutionary product, the Super EV - Simple One.

Retail auto sales records 10pc growth YOY, reveals FADA May 2023 data

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...

Ceat Limited achieves five-star safety grading for Chennai Plant

Ceat Limited, a leading tyre manufacturer, has successfully completed a best practice Five Star Occupational Health and Safety Audit conducted by British Safety Council demonstrating its commitment towards the conti...

Mahindra Bolero SUV surpasses 1 lakh sales in FY 2023

Mahindra & Mahindra announced that its iconic Bolero SUV has crossed the 1 lakh mark in sales in FY 2023, marking a significant milestone. Since its introduction in 2000, the Bolero has sold over 1400000 units

ZF Aftermarket continues expansion in Indian market

ZF Aftermarket is expanding its product offering in India with the launch of three new TRW products. With the new products,

Guruprasad Mudlapur appointed President, Bosch India & MD, Bosch Limited

Effective July 1, 2023, Guruprasad Mudlapur will be appointed President of the Bosch Group in India and Managing Director of Bosch Limited. In his new role, Guruprasad will be responsible for the strategic growth an...

Al-Abdullah Group invests $50 million in Kabira Mobility

Kabira Mobility, an electric bike manufacturer in India known for its KM3000 and KM4000 models, announced that it has secured a $50 million investment from its strategic investor, Al-Abdulla Group (Qatar) at an undi...

TVS HLX series clocks3 million global sales milestone

TVS Motor Company has announced that the TVS HLX series has achieved a milestone of 3 million sales across 54 countries. This is the fastest million milestone that the brand has achieved in 17 months and it represen...

Pinnacle Industries announces EvolutioNARI recruitment drive for women

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’.

Hero Electric, Dhoot Transmission partner for wiring harness solutions

Hero Electric, India’s largest electric vehicle company, has partnered with Dhoot Transmission Pvt. Ltd for new wiring harness solutions. Under the partnership, Hero Electric’s products will be equipped with the lat...

Record year for Lamborghini sales globally; India sees 33pc jump at 92 units

The year 2022 saw Automobili Lamborghini break records with best sales figures ever. The company delivered 9,233 cars worldwide, an increase of 10% over the previous year.

Gestamp showcases latest innovations for present, future mobility

Gestamp, the Spanish multinational Tier 1 supplier, specialised in the design, development and manufacturing of components for the automotive sector, announced its fourth hot stamping line in India at the 16th Auto ...

Altair leads seed funding for Xscape Photonics with $10 Million investment

Altair, a global leader in computational science and artificial intelligence (AI), has invested $10 million in Xscape Photonics, a start-up that developed patented technology for photonic chips for ultrahigh-bandwid...

Indian Auto Component Industry grows 34.8pc in first-half of 2022-23

Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA), the apex body representing India’s auto component manufacturing industry has announced the findings of its Industry Performance Review for the first ha...

Brussels plant kicks off production for new Audi Q8 e-tron

On December 14, the first Audi Q8 e-tron drove off the production line at the Brussels plant. It marks the beginning of an era for the new top model in Audi’s electric SUV range. The plant has been a role model for ...

Tata Motors, Everest Fleet MoU for delivering 5000 XPRES-T EVs

Keeping the vision of a clean and green environment alive, Tata Motors, India’s leading automobile manufacturer and the pioneer of the EV evolution in India, signed an MoU with Everest Fleet Private Limited for the ...

Apollo Tyres inaugurates advanced R&D tyre testing facility

Apollo Tyres has inaugurated an advanced tyre testing facility, which is housed at its Global R&D Centre, Asia in Chennai, India. The new facility will help improve upon the efficiency and effectiveness of product d...

Ultraviolette gets further funding from Qualcomm Ventures, Lingotto (Exor)

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

Lance Bennett is VP, Sales & Marketing for Mercedes-Benz India

Mercedes-Benz India announced an organisational change in its Sales & Marketing function effective from February 1, 2023. Lance Bennett, currently associated as the General Manager and Company Director, Mercedes-Ben...

BorgWarner produces 1,000,000th inverter, 13,500,000th viper power switch

BorgWarner, a global leader in delivering innovative and sustainable mobility solutions for the vehicle market, recently announced major milestones at two of its production facilities. Its Suzhou facility produced i...

Lanxess, Kautex Textron develop safe battery enclosures for EVs

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...

BorgWarner opens new plant in India

BorgWarner has inaugurated another plant in Thiruvallur District near Chennai, India, which provides extensive manufacturing, assembly and storage space. Having two sites operating in close proximity is expected to ...

Honda Amaze crosses 5 lakh cumulative sales milestone

Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL), leading manufacturer of premium cars in India, announced that its popular family sedan Honda Amaze has cumulatively sold 5 lakh units since its first introduction in 2013. The car, pres...

Indian Auto Component Industry clocks highest-ever turnover of Rs. 4.2 lakh crore

The Indian automotive components industry has registered a turnover of Rs. 4.20 lakh crore (USD 56.5 billion) for the period April 2021 to March 2022, registering a growth of 23 per cent over the previous year.

JLR prepares for advanced electrified, connected future with new testing facility

Jaguar Land Rover, part of the Tata Motors Group, has taken another step towards a new era of electrification and connectivity by opening a facility to test the next generation of vehicles for electrical and radio ...

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India records 443,643 unit sales in July 2022

Continuing strong growth recovery well into the second quarter, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India today announced its sales numbers for July 2022.The company’s total sales for the month of July’22 stood at 443,643....

Suzuki Motorcycle India registers 76,230 units sale in July2022

Suzuki Motorcycle India Pvt. Ltd. (SMIPL),the two-wheeler subsidiary of Suzuki Motor Corporation, Japan recorded overall sales of 76,230units in July 2022, registering a year-on-year sales growth of 4.3% as compared...

Ather Energy sold 2389 units in July ‘22; registers 24% year-on-year growth

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...

Porsche India records its best ever half year sales result

Porsche India recorded a 118 per cent sales growth for the first half of 2022 compared to last year with 378 new car deliveries. Overcoming continual challenges that impact the automotive industry worldwide, Porsche...

Apollo Tyres appoints Vikram Garga as Group Head, Marketing

Apollo Tyres has appointed automotive industry veteran Vikram Garga as Group Head, Marketing for the Asia Pacific, Middle East & Africa (APMEA) region. Vikram Garga would be spearheading the regional marketing team ...

Mahle develops superior continuous torque electric motor

Automotive supplier Mahle has developed the most durable electric motor available. The traction motor, which is unique on the market, can run indefinitely with high performance. A new cooling concept makes this tech...

Renault Kiger achieves 50,000 production milestone in India

Renault India has rolled out the 50,000th Renault Kiger from its plant in Chennai and to celebrate this milestone the company has introduced a new Stealth Black exterior colour in the Renault Kiger range.

Mecwin India to set up components manufacturing plant in Karnataka

Mecwin India, one of the fastest-growing EV startups in the country is going to invest Rs. 50 crore for setting up one of the largest manufacturing plants for EV motors and controllers in Karnataka.

ASDC hosts Partners Forum for workforce upskilling in automotive industry

After two-year hiatus owing to the pandemic, the Automotive Skills Development Council (ASDC), India's first sector skill council for automobile industry successfully organised skill-oriented brainstorming ASDC’s Pa...

Lamborghini Urus achieves record 20,000 units in four years

Automobili Lamborghini has added a new record to its list with its super SUV Urus, as the best-selling model in the shortest time ever.

Maruti Suzuki campaign to promote use of genuine parts, accessories

Maruti Suzuki announced the #ChooseGenuine campaign, promoting the usage and importance of genuine parts and accessories. The campaign aims at providing Maruti Suzuki car owners with easy accessibility to genuine pa...

Marelli launches Wireless Distributed Battery Management System

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).

Okinawa Autotech signs JV agreement with Tacita of Italy

Leading Indian electric two wheeler manufacturer Okinawa Autotech has signed a joint venture agreement with Tacita, an Italian manufacturer of electric performance and cruiser motorcycles. The new company, born from...

EVR Motors, Badve Group partner to manufacture electric motors for EVs

Badve Engineering Ltd, one of India’s leading Tier-1 automotive manufacturing companies for Indian and global OEMs, and Israeli startup EVR Motors have announced that they are forging a strategic commercial agreemen...

BorgWarner secures global OEM business for Battery Management System

BorgWarner’s battery management system (BMS) has been selected by a leading global vehicle manufacturer to equip the entirety of its B-segment, C-segment and light commercial vehicle platforms. Initially, model year...

Jeep rolls out the all-new Meridian; bookings open at Rs 50,000

Jeep India has announced the start of production of the all-new Jeep Meridian from its JV manufacturing facility at Ranjangaon

Napino Group forges licensing agreement with EVR Motors

Napino Auto & Electronics Ltd., India’s premier Tier 1 automotive component manufacturing company, has forged a commercial licensing agreement with EVR Motors, an Israeli start-up with a newly designed and patented ...

iVoomi Energy aims to onboard 150 channel partners by April 2022 end

iVoomi Energy, an electric two-wheeler manufacturer, announced its plans to create a significant value chain in the EV ecosystem by expanding its channel partner network and creating opportunities for co-creation. W...

Ultraviolette acquires Triloki for F77 e-motorcycle project

Ultraviolette, an electric two wheeler manufacturer has announced the acquisition of Triloki Smart Systems, a connected vehicle technology start-up, in a push towards scaling up its automotive intelligence platform ...

Ultraviolette begins building F77 community ahead of launch

Ahead of the commercial launch of the F77 in H1 2022, Ultraviolette, an innovator in sustainable mobility, hosted its first community meet up in the company’s Bangalore HQ. This engagement was held with the aim of ...

Renault, Valeo, Valeo Siemens eAutomotive to develop new-gen automotive electric motor

Renault Group, Valeo and Valeo Siemens eAutomotive announced that they have signed a memorandum of understanding to form a strategic partnership for the design, co-development and manufacture in France of a new-gene...

Skoda Auto Volkswagen India commences exports of Volkswagen T-Cross

Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Private Limited (SAVWIPL) has marked another important milestone in its INDIA 2.0 journey with the commencement of the export of the Made in India Volkswagen T-Cross. The Volkswagen T-Cro...

Spinny acquires AI-powered car connectivity solutions startup Scouto

Pre-owned car retailing platform Spinny has acquired a 100% stake in AI-powered connected car startup Scouto. The deal will mark one of the first consolidations in the AI-powered used car solutions segment where Spi...

India-built Nissan Magnite exported to 15 global markets

Nissan has expanded the number of export markets for its highly popular Magnite compact SUV to 15 in total, following a successful first year on sale.

Essential tech elements in BMW iX electric vehicle from Continental

Technology company Continental is supplying essential elements for an intuitive and attractive user experience in the new BMW iX. In response to vehicle digitalisation, the electric vehicle integrates Continental’s ...

Skoda Slavia mid-size sedan rolls off production line in Chakan

As part of the India 2.0 project, Skoda Auto India has announced the commencement of production of its premium mid-size sedan, the Skoda Slavia, from its plant in Chakan, Pune in the state of Maharashtra.

Mercedes Benz leads in luxury car sales in India with 11,242 units in 2021

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...

Record-breaking 2021 for Automobili Lamborghini with 8,405 cars delivered

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...

Emkay sees 67% revenue growth for Tata Motors passenger vehicles

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 ...

High speed e-two wheeler sales jump 425pc, grabs 61pc of E2W market

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...

BMW Motorrad India sells 5,191 motorcycles in 2021; grows 102.5%

BMW Motorrad India sold 5,191 motorcycles in the year 2021, posting a growth of 102.5% as compared to 2020.

Semi conductor shortage puts spoke in car sales wheel in December 2021

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...

Tata Motors sales only silver lining in depressing Dec 21 domestic numbers

Though Maruti Suzuki continues to lead the pack of four-wheel passenger vehicle companies in India when it comes to December 2021 domestic sales, its numbers too fell for the month along with several other companies...

2nd Gen Honda Amaze crosses milestone of 200,000 deliveries in India

Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL), a leading manufacturer of premium cars in India, announced that the 2nd generation model of its popular family sedan Honda Amaze has crossed milestone of 200,000 deliveries in India sin...

BMW Motorrad delivers 5000 motorcycles to customers in 2021

In 2021, BMW Motorrad has delivered 5000 premium motorcycles to customers. Overcoming the current sentiment in the two-wheeler industry, BMW Motorrad India will post a growth of over 100% in 2021 as compared to 2020...

Log9 RapidX insta charging batteries for Hero Electric EVs in new tie up

Hero Electric, India’s largest electric two-wheeler company, has announced its partnership with Bengaluru-based advanced battery technology start-up Log9 Materials, to offer Log9 Insta Charging battery packs for its...

Honda 2Wheelers India commences global engine manufacturing from Gujarat plant

Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. commenced the manufacturing of global engines from its 4th factory at Vithalapur (Ahmedabad district), Gujarat. Powering its 250cc (& above) category two-wheelers, the de...

Sports icon Sachin Tendulkar invests in Spinny car rental platform

Spinny, the pioneering full stack online-to-offline user car retail platform, has partnered with Indian sporting legend Sachin Tendulkar. Sachin is a strategic investor in the company, as well as lead brand endorser...

Simple Energy, IIT Indore develop advance thermal management system

Simple Energy, India's longest-range electric scooter brand and one of the top three EV start-ups, collaborated with the Indian Institute of Technology-Indore (IIT Indore) to develop a novel composite material with ...

Valeo’s 2nd gen LiDAR in new Mercedes-Benz S-Class with level 3 automation

France based Valeo has announced that the new Mercedes-Benz S-Class, capable of reaching Level 3 automation, is the first car in the world to be equipped with its LiDAR, the second-generation Valeo Scala.

Volkswagen announces start of production of new Tiguan in India

Volkswagen Passenger Cars India announced the start of production of its latest SUVW, the new Tiguan at its Aurangabad plant. With this, Brand Volkswagen fulfils its commitment of launching four new SUVWs by 2021 in...

Power Global, Rap Eco Motors tie up for swappable battery technology

Power Global, a leading provider of high-performance clean energy and mobility products for everyday applications, has announced a strategic partnership to supply its eZee swappable lithium-ion battery technology to...

TVS controlled Norton Motorcycles gets new global headquarters

Norton Motorcycles has announced the completion of its new global headquarters. The all-new facility houses state-of-the-art manufacturing capability and the company’s new global design and R&D hub. It forms a key p...




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