Auto Industry

Valeo, a global automotive technology supplier, has announced the elevation of Jayakumar G to the position of Power Asia Regional Operations Vice-President. He assumes this newly expanded regional leadership role wi...

Specialty chemicals company Lanxess and Hindustan Colas Private Limited (HINCOL) have entered into a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to explore strategic cooperation in advanced road construction technologies for ...

Isuzu Motors India (IMI), a subsidiary of Isuzu Motors Limited, Japan celebrated a decade of manufacturing vehicles in India at its modern manufacturing facility in Sri City, Andhra Pradesh. Inaugurated in April 201...

Electric vehicles saw a positive growth during Navratri 2026 as compared to the corresponding period last year, across all segments. But for vehicles in general the growth has largely been negative in the same perio...

Stellantis announced the next phase of its growth in India, marking a shift from building the foundations of its business to scaling it. Under FaSTLAne 2030, Jeep and Citroen will introduce 12 products over the next...

Hyundai Motor Group announced a comprehensive investment strategy for India, committing USD 15.5 billion from 2026 through 2032. The initiative positions India as a strategic core market for the Group's future growt...

Stellantis India, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Limited (TMPV) and its subsidiary Tata Passenger Electric Mobility Limited (TPEM) announced the signing of a Definitive Agreement that expands the scope of their long...

Cummins India Limited, a leading power solutions technology provider, announced the appointment of Gbile Adewunmi as Managing Director of Cummins India Limited and India Regional Leader, effective November 01, 2026....

VinFast has officially signed Letters of Intent (LOIs) with its first 50+ e-motorcycle dealer partners across 15 states and territories in India. The milestone marks an important step in VinFast’s strategy to expand...

Mercedes-Benz India announced a historic double milestone, recording both its highest-ever quarterly sales (Q3 2026) and best-ever January-September sales performance in India. Mercedes-Benz delivered 15,190 new veh...

Ceat Limited has announced an expansion of the manufacturing capabilities at its Chennai plant across passenger car and SUV, commercial vehicle and two wheeler tyre categories. The expansion strengthens the plant's ...

The Ministry of Power, Government of India has notified the new Corporate Average Fuel Economy(CAFE) Norms for passenger vehicles, which will come into effect from 1 April 2027 and remain applicable up to 31 March 2...

Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Private Limited (SAVWIPL) has commenced production of the new Skoda Slavia at its world-class Chakan plant in Pune, marking an important milestone in the Group’s India journey.

Audi , the German luxury car manufacturer, commenced local assembly of the all -new Audi Q3 at the SAVWIPL plant in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar marking a significant milestone for the brand. The all -new Audi Q3 India...

Kinetic Engineering Limited (KEL), the flagship entity of the Kinetic Group, is further strengthening its growth momentum with an additional investment of approximately Rs 57 crore towards expansion and growth. Of t...

Maruti Suzuki India announced the commissioning of 300 kW Green Hydrogen (GH2) electrolyzer plant, set up as pilot, at its Manesar facility. The Green Hydrogen produced is blended with natural gas to be utilized as ...

Tata Consultancy Services (TCS), a global leader in IT services, consulting, and business solutions, and Jaguar TCS Racing announced a multi-year extension of their title partnership, strengthening a collaboration t...

Stellantis India announced that it has acquired the remaining stake held by Hindustan Motor Finance Corporation Ltd. (HMFCL), a CK Birla Group company, in Stellantis Automobiles India Private Limited (SAIPL). With t...

Indian tyre major and pioneers of technological innovation, JK Tyre & Industries Ltd, launched four new OTR tyre solutions at Bauma Conexpo India 2026 at the India Expo Centre, Greater Noida. Designed for constructi...

Sona Comstar, a leading mobility technology company, highlighted the growing importance of advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence, robotics and physical AI in shaping the future of Indian manufacturing and ...

Hyundai Motor India inaugurated public 120 kW DC fast-charging stations in New Delhi on World EV Day 2026. The newly inaugurated charging stations will offer EV users convenient access to fast-charging facilities, h...

UST, a leading AI and technology transformation solutions company, has completed the acquisition of the majority stake in Italdesign from the Audi Group.

After a strong response in 2025, 50 exclusive units of the Octavia Rally Sport (RS) sedan return to India. The Octavia RS is powered by a 2.0 TSI turbocharged petrol engine delivering 195 kW (265 PS) and 370 Nm. Pai...

During the 66th Annual Convention of The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), Prime Minister of India Narendra Modi shared a special message at the convention stating, “India’s automobile industry is w...

A new report, ‘Powering India’s Automotive Sector: Unlocking Women’s Talent for Industry Growth,’ by Good Business Lab (GBL), a non-profit labour innovation and research organisation, was unveiled at the 66th ACMA A...

The Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India Mobility Foundation hosted its 66th Annual General Meeting. Under the theme “Beyond Resilience,” the event convened top policymakers, distinguished interna...

The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) 8th Auto Retail Conclave 2026 brought together policymakers, industry leaders, automobile manufacturers, Dealers and ecosystem partners to deliberate on the f...

Jaya Hind Industries, a fully vertically integrated company and a leading global supplier of precision aluminium die-cast components, announced a phased investment of Rs 600 crore over the next two years to strength...

JLR India delivered its strongest first-quarter retail sales performance on record, with 1,665 units retailed in Q1 FY27, up 11% year-on-year (YoY). Wholesales for the quarter stood at 1,694 units, up 4% YoY.

Mercedes-Benz announced its best-ever H1 CY 2026 sales with 9768 new Mercedes-Benz retailed in the January-June 2026 period (9013 units | 9% in CY H1 2025). The company also achieved its best-ever Q2 sales performan...

Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA), the apex body representing India's auto component industry, released the findings of its Industry Performance Review for FY2025-26.

Force Motors announced the roll-out of the 200,000th engine from its state-of-the-art engine manufacturing facility in Chakan, Pune, marking a significant milestone in its manufacturing partnership with Mercedes-Ben...

Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Private Limited (SAVWIPL) was honoured as the ‘Automobile: Top Exporter’ for FY 2025-26 by the Mumbai Port Authority, recognising the Group’s outstanding export performance and contributi...

Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles continued to dominate the electric passenger vehicles segment in May 2026 auto retails as it recorded 10,340 units as compared to 5083 units in May 2025. That is an 103.42pc YOY growth...

Indian passenger sales grew by 23.25pc at 4,02,591 units and two wheelers grew by 7.54 pc at 18,44, 947 units in May’26. This was revealed by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) Vehicle Retail D...

Indian auto retail has held its growth trajectory with May’26 registering the best ever May across 3W, PV, tractors and overall registrations. The industry retailed 25,31,067 units during the month, a 9.55% YoY expa...

Hyundai Motor India reaffirmed its long-standing partnership with the Government of Tamil Nadu (GoTN) and committed to making the state its ‘Flagship EV Hub for India.’ GoTN and HMIL also jointly announced an exclu...

Hindustan Copper Limited (HCL) has awarded Lohum the rights to restart, upgrade, and maintain the 50,000 tonne-per-annum copper project at Jhagadia, Gujarat, under a 20-year revenue-sharing agreement, extendable by ...

Maruti Suzuki India announced the commencement of commercial production at the second plant of its Kharkhoda manufacturing facility in Haryana. This second plant has an annual production capacity of 2.5 lakh units, ...

Maruti Suzuki India announced that it has achieved a significant milestone by cumulatively dispatching over 3 million vehicles through railways, demonstrating its commitment to green logistics.

Ather Energy announced that its family scooter, the Rizta, has crossed the 3 lakh-unit sales milestone within two years of its launch. Introduced in April 2024 as Ather’s first family scooter, the Rizta has played a...

Reinforcing its commitment to fostering innovation and nurturing young design talent in India, Maruti Suzuki India announced the launch of the second edition of its flagship design challenge, DesignXathon 2026. Buil...

For Hyundai Motor India, financial year 2026-27 marks as the pivot point as the carmaker plans fresh growth phase to regain momentum in the Indian passenger vehicle market.

Mahindra Group announced the appointment of Vimal Agarwal as Group Chief Internal Auditor, effective July 1, 2026. He will also be part of the Senior Management Personnel. Agarwal currently serves as the Chief Finan...

The electric passenger vehicle segment sales in the domestic market grew by a whopping 75.14 per cent in the month of April 2026, as compared to April 2025. Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (TMPV) led the segment with...

The first month (April 2026) of the current fiscal 2026-27 saw the Indian auto retail industry retailing 26,11,317 units— a 12.94% YoY. Two-Wheelers sales for the month grew at 13.01%, while passenger vehicles grew ...

Meyle AG has expanded its leading portfolio to include a new shock absorber set suitable for the Tesla Model Y, complementing its existing range for the Tesla Model 3 and addressing a growing gap in the market. This...

Suzuki Motorcycle India is celebrating 20 years of its journey in India, marking two decades of building strong customer trust, delivering reliable products, and evolving alongside India’s mobility needs.

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) announced a significant milestone, achieving cumulative sales of 2 lakh units of the Innova HyCross in India.

Continental Tires, a leading premium tyre manufacturer, announced the appointment of Nevin Aslan-Ozkan as the Managing Director of Continental Tires India, effective 6 April 2026.

Relux Electric is planning to speed up the development of its EV charging infrastructure on key routes and high-growth areas in India, specifically in the states of Punjab and Rajasthan.

In a major milestone for Valeo in India and regional manufacturing excellence, Marc Vrecko, CEO of Valeo Brain Division inaugurated a cutting-edge new HD Surround-View Camera production line on April 3rd, 2026, at t...

Barring Volvo Auto, Stellantis Automobiles India and Mercedes-Benz India, almost all other electric passenger vehicle manufacturers showed positive growth in sales for the financial year 2025-26 as compared to the p...

It has been a landmark year for Indian auto retail — delivering an all-time high of 2,96,71,064 units with a broad-based 13.30% YoY growth that saw five of six vehicle categories set new annual records. This was rev...

Maruti Suzuki India announced that it achieved its highest-ever export volume of over 4.47 lakh vehicles in FY 2025-26. This is a robust growth of more than 34 per cent over FY 2024-25.With this feat, the company is...

Honda Cars India registered domestic sales of 7,585 units and exports of 2,451 units in March 2026. The company’s sales were 7,228 units in domestic sales and 4,656 units of exports in March’25.

Nissan Motor India (NMIPL) delivered a robust performance in March 2026, recording a cumulative sale of 10,388 units. Domestic wholesale stood at 4,408 units, recording highest ever monthly domestic wholesale in las...

Mahindra & Mahindra announced that In the utility vehicles segment it sold 60,272 vehicles in the domestic market, a growth of 25% and overall, 62,109vehicles, including exports.

Skoda Auto India continues its strong growth trajectory into 2026, recording its highest-ever quarterly sales in Q1 (January–March) with 20,028 units sold. This is a growth of17% over the 17,138 cars sold in the sam...

Kia India announced its best-ever sales performance for the month of March at 29,112 units, registering a robust 14.5% y-o-y growth over 25,525 units sold in March 2025.The company also delivered its strongest-ever ...

JSW MG Motor India recorded 19% Year-on-Year (Y-o-Y) growth in March 2026 compared to the same month in 2025.The company registered the sales figure of 6528 wholesale units, reflecting sustained momentum across its ...

In March 2026, Maruti Suzuki India Limited sold a total of 225,251 units. Total sales in the month include domestic sales of 169,428 units, sales to other OEM of 8,783 units and exports of 47,040 units.

Hyundai Motor India achieved total Q4 sales of 2,08,275 units in the January to March 2026 period, reporting a healthy YoY growth of 8.7%. This includes domestic Q4 sales of 1,66,578 units (+8.5% YoY) –HMIL’s highes...

GoMechanic, a leading player in India’s automotive service industry, announced the nationwide expansion of its Roadside Repair Services (RSR), aimed at delivering fast, reliable, and tech-enabled roadside support to...

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India Pvt. Ltd. (HMSI) is advancing its capacity expansion to meet the growing and diversifying demand for two-wheelers in the country.

Belrise Industries Limited (BIL), one of India’s leading integrated automotive component manufacturers with a diverse portfolio of safety-critical systems and engineering solutions announced that its step-down wholl...

Zelio E-Mobility, a rapidly expanding electric two and three-wheeler manufacturer that has been doubling its growth year over year, is preparing to operationalize its fourth manufacturing facility in Coimbatore, Tam...

Electric passenger vehicles sales grew by a substantial 44.48 per cent in Feb 2026 YoY from 9505 units in Feb 2025 to 13733 units in Feb 2026, according to the latest data released by the Federation of Automobile De...

According to the latest data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), overall retail of vehicles stood at 24,09,362 units in Feb 2026, registering a +25.62% YoY growth

Nissan Motor India Pvt. Ltd. (NMIPL) announced consolidated sales of over 10,565 units for February 2026, reinforcing steady business momentum across domestic and international markets and marking a transition into ...

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) reported total sales of 5,67,351units in February 2026. This includes5,13,190 units in domestic sales and 54,161units in exports. HMSI registered a34% year-on-year (YOY) grow...

Total two-wheelers registered a growth of 30% with sales increasing from 391,889 units in February 2025 to 507,862 units in February 2026. Domestic two-wheeler registered growth of 32% with sales increasing from 276...

Hero MotoCorp, reported its strongest year-on-year (Y-o-Y) dispatch performance for February 2026. The company dispatched 558,216 units during the month, registering a robust 44% growth compared to 388,068 units, du...

Mahindra & Mahindra has recorded growth in sales of LCVs and three-wheelers in Feb 2026, as comapred to Feb 2025.

Mahindra & Mahindra Farm Equipment Business (FEB), part of the Mahindra Group, announced its tractor sales numbers for February2026. Domestic sales in February 2026 were at 32,153 units, as against 23,880 units in ...

Tata Motors Limited sales in the domestic & international markets for February 2026 stood at 42,940 units, compared to 32,533 units during February 2025, up 32% YoY.

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M Ltd.), announced that its passenger vehicles sales that comprises of only utility vehicles, stood at 60,018 units in the domestic market for Feb 2026, as compared to 50420 units in Feb ...

Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd. sales in the domestic & international market for February 2026 stood at 63,331 units, compared to 46,811units during February 2025, up 35% YoY.

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) announced its sales performance for the month of February 2026, recording total sales of 34,034 units, compared to 28,414 units sold in February 2025. This includes 30,737 units sold in ...

In February 2026, Maruti Suzuki India Limited sold a total of 213,995 units. Total sales in the month include domestic sales of 164,130 units, sales to OEM of 10,710 units and exports of 39,155 units.

Kia India, one of the country’s leading mass-premium automakers, recorded its highest-ever February sales of 27,610 units since commencing operations in India. The 10.3% year-on-year growth over 25,026 units sold in...

Renault India, a wholly owned subsidiary of the Renault Group, continued its growth momentum with 3,495 units wholesale in February 2026. This marks a sharp 31% year-on-year (YoY) rise compared to 2,676 units sold i...

Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) achieved total sales of 66,134 units in February 2026 reporting a healthy year-on-year growth of 12.6%.The performance includes domestic sales of 52,407 units (+9.8% YoY) and expor...

JSW MG Motor India recorded 24% year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth in February 2026 compared to the same month in 2025. The carmaker achieved 4,957 wholesale units during the month, reflecting sustained demand across its I...

Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL), announced that it recorded total sales of 7,212 units with domestic sales of 5,629 units and exports of 1,583 units in February 2026.This is a 30.1 per cent fall in sales, as compared t...

Zelio E-Mobility, a rapidly expanding electric two- and three-wheeler manufacturer that has been doubling its growth year over year, has announced a new manufacturing facility in Cuttack (Odisha), marking an importa...

Marelli, a global technology supplier to the automotive sector, together with its joint venture partner Motherson, inaugurated a new manufacturing facility for automotive lighting in Sanand in the Indian state of Gu...

Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Private Limited (SAVWIPL) has marked a key milestone in India with the start of production of the new Kushaq at its world-class Chakan plant in Pune. Built on the Group’s ‘Make in India, ...

TVS Mobility Private Limited (TVS Mobility Group) announced that it has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with Palfinger to support by offering integrated supply chain, dealership, aftermarket, rental and m...

On the occasion of the AI Impact Summit in New Delhi, taking place from February 16 to 20, 2026, Valeo reaffirms its ambition in the world’s rapidly growing automotive market. Anchored in its new “Elevate 2028” stra...

Ms Priya Kapur, non-executive Director at Sona Comstar and Managing Director of Aureus Investment, delivered her first public address as keynote speaker at the 60th ACMA Excellence Awards & Technology Summit 2026 i...

Uno Minda, a leading Tier 1 supplier of proprietary auto solutions for Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEMs), has successfully participated in Acma Automechanika Delhi 2026, taking place from February 5–7, 2026, a...

The Detailing Mafia, one of the world’s fastest-growing professional car detailing franchise ecosystems, is currently participating in Automechanika New Delhi 2026, where it is showcasing its system-driven detailing...

Schaeffler India Limited, a leading motion technology company, is participating at ACMA Automechanika 2026 in New Delhi. Schaeffler India is showcasing its future-ready aftermarket portfolio that supports the comple...

The 6th edition of ACMA Automechanika New Delhi 2026 opened its doors at Yashobhoomi, Dwarka, New Delhi, reaffirming its position as India’s definitive platform for the automotive aftermarket and a key convergence p...

I call the Union Budget exercise an annual jamboree. While ordinary citizens look forward to benefits that accrue directly to them in terms of income tax reliefs or cost cuts in their daily items of purchase, variou...

Jeep, the iconic SUV brand with 85 years of global heritage, reaffirmed its commitment to Asia Pacific with India at the center of its Strategic Plan Jeep 2.0. This plan for India reflects Jeep’s vision to build end...

The sixth edition of ACMA Automechanika New Delhi, India’s premier international trade fair for the auto component and automotive aftermarket industry, will bring together over 870+ exhibitors, serving as a key conv...

With the conclusion of the India–EU Free Trade Agreement, calibrated and carefully crafted quota based auto liberalisation package will not only allow EU auto makers to introduce their models in India in higher pric...

Gulf Oil Lubricants India Ltd. (GOLIL), one of India’s fastest-growing lubricant companies, has announced key strategic partnerships with leading construction equipment manufacturers- ACE - Action Construction Equip...