Cashless medical treatment to all injured accident victims soon, says Govt

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 rolls off 6 millionth new energy vehicle

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 ...

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 ...

Honda, Mitsubishi Corporation, sign MoU to explore new businesses in EV age

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 ...

Ground-breaking innovations unveiled as TrafficInfraTech Expo opens its doors

October 11, 2023 marked the inaugural day of the highly anticipated TrafficInfratech Expo with its concurrent shows Parking Infra Tech Expo, Road Infra Tech Expo and Smart Mobility Expo. The event kicked off at Prag...

Mercedes-Benz sells 12,768 cars in Jan-Sept 2023; registers 11% YOY growth

Luxury car maker Mercedes-Benz India announced strong sales momentum in the January-September 2023 period, delivering 12,768 new cars to customers. With a growth of 11% YTD, Mercedes-Benz continued to witness all-ro...

Domestic market for PVs with ADAS to cross $1 b by fiscal 2028: Crisil

According to a Crisil Market Intelligence & Analytics report, the domestic market for passenger vehicles with ADAS or Advanced Driver Assistance System s will cross US 1 billion by financial year 2028.

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...

Tata Passenger Electric Mobility introduces new brand identity TATA.ev

Tata Passenger Electric Mobility, a subsidiary of Tata Motors has launched its new brand identity, TATA.ev, for the EV business. This new identity is aligned to Tata Motors' commitment on sustainability and pioneeri...

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...

Urban-X by Mini introduced in India

Mini India announced the launch of Urban-X by Mini in India. Urban-X supports Indian urban tech startups for the first time under the global Mini Impact Program.

Wardwizard leaps ahead in the EV Ancillary Cluster Vision

Wardwizard Innovations and Mobility Ltd., a pioneering electric vehicle manufacturer in India under the brand 'Joy e-bike', has taken a progressive step in the vision of establishing its EV Ancillary Cluster by sign...

BYD India celebrates 10th year anniversary of EV journey

BYD India, a subsidiary of the world's leading New Energy Vehicles (NEV) manufacturer BYD, celebrated its 10th year anniversary in the Electric Vehicle (EV) segment in India, a significant milestone of its 16+ years...

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.

Hyundai Motor India signs purchase  agreement at GM India Talegaon Plant

Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) has signed an Asset Purchase Agreement (APA) for the acquisition and assignment of identified assets related to General Motors India (GMI)’s Talegaon Plant in Maharashtra.

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...

Maruti Suzuki True Value celebrates milestone of 50 lakh pre-owned car sales

Maruti Suzuki True Value has achieved a landmark milestone of selling 50 lakh pre-owned cars. Introduced in 2001, it has been a one-stop destination to buy and sell quality pre-owned cars. The hassle-free purchase a...

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...

Magenta Mobility appoints Vishal Sharma as National Head - Asset

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

SMEV proposes a compromise solution to FAME subsidy payments issue

The SMEV has indicated reaching a possible breakthrough on the vexatious issue of subsidy payments that created a crisis in the EV industry and a log jam with the MHI.

iGowise Mobility offers holistic M-PaaS platform to EV companies

iGowise Mobility (iGo), a leading deep-tech smart-mobility startup based in Bengaluru, has announced its initiative to transform the electric vehicle (EV) industry by providing a comprehensive holistic offering for ...

Seven automakers unite to create charging network across North America

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 ...

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.

Schaeffler India appoints Aashish Bhatia as President Automotive Technologies

Leading industrial and automotive supplier, Schaeffler India Limited announced the appointment of Aashish Bhatia as President Automotive Technologies (Automotive OE business).

Saffron clad chief evangelist may bring succour to Indian electric 2W industry

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 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...

Maharashtra, Gogoro to manufacture, deploy smart battery infrastructure

The Indian State of Maharashtra and Gogoro Inc, a global technology leader in battery swapping ecosystems that enable sustainable mobility solutions for cities, announced that the Maharashtra government had presente...

Mahindra SUV Scorpio hits 900,000 units milestone

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...

Indian Automobile Industry valued at $ 108 Billion in 2022-23: Primus Partners

Primus Partners Pvt. Ltd. (Primus), a pioneer in the realm of management consulting services reported that the automobile industry registered an astounding employment figure of over 1.9 crore++ occupying paramount i...

ReadyAssist, Okaya EV partner to provide full stack after sales support

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 ...

JLR harnesses the power of AI to protect and strengthen supply chain

JLR has announced a new collaboration with Everstream Analytics, the industry-leading supply chain mapping and risk analytics experts, which will embed AI into JLR’s supply chain management.

EV Startup Quantum Energy increases footprint in Telangana

Quantum Energy, a leading electric vehicle (EV) company specialising in the design, development, and manufacturing of electric scooters, has increased its footprint in Hyderabad with the opening of its 3rd outlet in...

SMEV asks for contingency support from Ministry of Commerce and Industry

Society of Manufacturers of Electric Vehicles (SMEV), the registered association representing Indian manufacturers of electric vehicles , has in its latest communication reached out to the Minister of Commerce and I...

DriveX with Rs 12–14 crore turnover in FY23 aims 10X YOY growth

In an interview with Motown India’s Roy P Tharyan, the Co-founder & CTO, DriveX, Christopher Sargunam, talks about his company’s short journey since its initial investment from TVS. DriveX has also been co founded b...

EV battery manufacturing to drive demand for 2,400 acres of land by 2030:CBRE

CBRE South Asia Pvt. Ltd., India’s leading real estate consulting firm, has announced the findings of its report, ‘Electric Vehicles in India – New Wheels on the Roads’. The report focuses on the real estate strateg...

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.

e-Sprinto sets ambitious plans to sell 10,000 electric 2W by 2023 fiscal end

e-Sprinto has announced its ambitious plans to sell 10,000 eco-friendly electric two-wheelers by the end of the fiscal year 2023. Thus far, the bootstrapped startup has successfully sold over 5500 units of its innov...

SAIC of China to give up majority equity stake in MG Motor India

MG Motor India, an iconic British automobile brand and part of Chinese auto major SAIC has announced its strategic 5-year business roadmap to Indianise the business operations for sustainable growth and meaningful ...

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India commences all India despatches of Shine motorcycle

Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India (HMSI) has commenced all India despatches of Shine from its 3rd Factory in Narsapura (Karnataka).

Metalverse, India’s first DIY motorcycle accessories production company

Bandidos Group, South India's leading retailer of mid-range and premium motorcycle accessories, has launched its own manufacturing unit with first-of-its-kind technologies in India's motorcycle accessories industry.

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...

JLR to invest 15 billion UK pounds over next five years

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...

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,

Modern Automotives to export differential pinion shafts to BMW AG

Modern Automotives Ltd. has become the first Indian company to achieve approval for deliveries of differential pinion shaft to BMW AG Munich. The order comprises 2.5 million units to be delivered by 2034.

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...

India should make 2, 3 wheelers sales 100% electric in next 5 years: Kant

“India should target making two and three-wheelers sales 100% electric in the next five years. This will not only help reduce air pollution but also ensure that we become a global manufacturing champion for electri...

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’.

DriveX launches two-wheeler refurbishment centre in Coimbatore

Asia’s first multi-brand affordable mobility platform and India’s first and only digital-first two wheeler platform, DriveX has launched its first state of the art DriveX Technical Centre, a highly developed service...

Skoda Auto Volkswagen India increases its solar rooftop capacity to 18.5MW

As India targets net zero emissions by 2070 and plans to meet 50 percent of its electricity requirements from renewable energy sources by 2030, Skoda Auto Volkswagen India has taken another significant step towards ...

Continental Automotive is making Indian 2 wheelers safer, tech savvy

Matthias Matic, Head of Safety and Motion Business Area, Continental Automotive Technologies GmbH, Germany noted, “Globally most of our business comes from four wheelers, but in India a big portion of our business c...

Manasi Tata takes over as Vice Chairperson of Toyota Kirloskar Motor

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) announced that Ms. Manasi Tata will take over as the new Vice Chairperson with immediate effect. Furthermore, Ms. Manasi will also take over as the Vice Chairperson of Toyota Kirloskar A...

BorgWarner electric propulsion engineering centre in Bengaluru

BorgWarner has opened a 95,000 square foot electric propulsion engineering centre in the Whitefield neighborhood of Bangalore, India. The team there will work on inverters, DC/DC converters, on-board chargers, integ...

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 ...

59 products launched, unveiled on Day 1 of Auto Expo 2023

On the first media day at the Auto Expo 2023 in Greater Noida, vehicle exhibitors in total launched and unveiled over 59 products, including both global and India premier.

SEG Automotive introduces high voltage machines for Indian market

With the focus on clean mobility, the electric powertrain is adopted across major vehicle segment globally. In India, Light Electric Mobility has already gained big momentum based on local driving and usage patterns...

Rosmerta to showcase road safety digital solutions at Auto Expo 2023

Rosmerta, in association with SIAM, is all set to host the most promising awareness initiative on road safety. As a market leader in the mobility solutions, Rosmerta pioneers the innovation led products and solution...

Sona Comstar acquires 54pc stake in sensors, software company Novelic

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...

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...

Kalyani Group green steel under the brand Kalyani Ferresta

Saarloha Advanced Materials Private Limited (Saarloha), a Kalyani group company, has launched first of its kind in India, green steel under the brand “Kalyani Ferresta” in the presence of Jyotiraditya Scindia, Union...

HYM Drive Systems inaugurates manufacturing facility in Ludhiana

HYM Drive Systems, a joint venture between Hero Motors Ltd. and Yamaha Motors Co. (Japan), has inaugurated its plant at Hero E-Cycle Valley in Ludhiana. Pankaj Munjal, Chairman of Hero Motors Company, inaugurated th...

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...

Uber introduces new tech features, strengthens safety support

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...

Skoda Auto Volkswagen India’s Aurangabad Plant switches to 100% Green Energy

Global auto leader Volkswagen Group’s Aurangabad facility has transitioned to 100% ‘green’ energy, well ahead of its 2025 target. With this achievement, Skoda Auto Volkswagen India Private Limited (SAVWIPL), which m...

Schaeffler Group inaugurates software technology centre in India

Schaeffler, leading global supplier to the automotive and industrial sectors, is expanding its software and electronics expertise. The company has inaugurated a new centre of competence in software development in Pu...

Mahindra Rise Sustainability Champion Awards announced

Mahindra & Mahindra has announced the winners of the inaugural edition of ‘Mahindra Rise Sustainability Champion Awards’.

Honda Cars India signs agreement with MSTI for vehicle scrapping

Honda Cars India Ltd. (HCIL) has announced that it has signed an agreement with Maruti Suzuki Toyotsu India Private Limited (MSTI) to offer its customers, an end-to-end solution for scrapping their End of Life Vehic...

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...

Advik Hi-Tech, Nikki Co sign tech collaboration for CNG regulators

Advik Hi-Tech Private Limited (Advik) and Nikki Co. Ltd. have signed a Technology Collaboration for CNG regulators in their efforts to bring sustainable innovations in Compressed Natural Gas (CNG) mobility solutions...

Kalyani Powertrain to drive growth at Bharat Forge

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...

TVS SCS to train 2000 rural youth every year to be ‘employment ready’

TVS Supply Chain Solutions (TVS SCS), one of the largest and fastest growing supply chain solutions providers in India, announced the inauguration of its Training Academy at Oragadam, industrial corridor, near Chenn...

Santosh Iyer is new Managing Director, CEO of Mercedes-Benz India

Mercedes-Benz today made an important organisational announcement. After an extremely successful stint in India, Martin Schwenk will assume the responsibility as the President and Chief Executive Officer, Mercedes-B...

Ultraviolette raises series D investment from European investor Exor Capital

Ultraviolette Automotive Pvt. Ltd announced that it has raised a fresh round of capital from a fund managed by Exor Capital. This investment is part of an ongoing (Series D) round of funding, with Exor Capital as th...

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 ...

Vitesco Technologies inaugurates new Rs 240 cr Talegaon facility in Pune

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...

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...

Ralf Speth admitted as Fellow of The Royal Society

Professor Sir Ralf Speth, Chairman of TVS Motor Company has been admitted as a Fellow of The Royal Society. A celebratory occasion, the New Fellow Admissions Day ceremony for those elected in 2020 occurred on June 2...

Two-Wheeler Electrification in India: Challenges & Opportunities

India has the world’s largest and fastest growing two-wheeler market. It is the cheapest and quickest form of local travel. Forecasts peg the number of vehicles sold annually to reach 26.6 million units by 2025.

Flipkart Group commits to Net Zero carbon emissions by 2040

The Flipkart Group, India’s homegrown internet ecosystem, has committed to setting an ambitious Net Zero target, to decarbonise its own operations by 2030 and the larger value chain by 2040.

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...

Ellysium Automotives launches EVeium EV two-wheeler brand in India

Ellysium Automotives, the auto arm of United Arab Emirates based group company META4 Group, has announced the launch of its EV two-wheeler brand in India – EVeium.

iCreate launches EVangelise’22, India’s largest EV innovation challenge

iCreate (International Centre for Entrepreneurship and Technology) India's leading innovation-based start-up incubator announced the launch of EVangelise’22 - India’s largest EV innovation challenge, in partnership ...

Okinawa emerges electric two wheeler champ, reveals FADA data

If there is one clear leader in the electric two wheeler space in India, it is Okinawa Autotech. According to retail sales data released by the Federation of Automobile Dealer Associations (FADA) for the month of Ma...

Mercedes-Benz India appoints Vyankatesh Kulkarni as ED, Head of Operations

Mercedes-Benz India announced the appointment of Vyankatesh Kulkarni as the Executive Director and Head of Operations, India, effective June 1, 2022.

Nissan Motor India inaugurates new corporate headquarters in Gurugram

Nissan Motor India Ltd inaugurated its new Corporate Headquarters in Gurugram, one of India’s largest hubs for international businesses.

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...

Volkswagen, Mahindra to partner for MEB electric components in Chennai

Volkswagen and Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd. (M&M) are exploring the use of MEB electric components for Mahindra’s new “Born Electric Platform”. Both parties announced that they have signed a partnering agreement to eval...

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...

Dr. Lakshmi Venu takes over as Managing Director of Sundaram-Clayton

Dr. Lakshmi Venu has taken over as the Managing Director of Sundaram-Clayton Limited (SCL), one of India’s leading auto components manufacturer at the board meeting held on May 6, 2022. Dr.Venu was the Joint Managin...

Sudarshan Venu elevated as Managing Director of TVS Motor Company

TVS Motor Company has announced at its board meeting the elevation of Sudarshan Venu as Managing Director of the company effective May 5, 2022.

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...

Bhago Mobility Solutions acquires stake in Pastiche Energy Solutions

Bhago Mobility Solutions Private Limited (Bhago), the green energy vertical for Modern Automotive Limited (MAL) has announced its latest equity acquisition in Pastiche Energy Solutions (P) Ltd (Pastiche), one of the...

Skill-Lync students build full-scale in-house SUV Lyncer S1 prototype

Skill-Lync, an engineering ed-tech start-up, has announced that a team of 10 students and technical engineers have built a full-scale in-house SUV prototype called -Lyncer S1.

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

Magenta deploys LEV AC EV chargers under Switch Delhi

Magenta, a leading EV charging company, successfully developed and installed Delhi's first LEV AC EV charger under the state government's plan, which allows for the construction of private EV chargers for a net cost...

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 ...




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