Top Indian Automobile Industry News & Updates - 26 Aug 2023,Saturday
🏢 Industry
📝 With Tesla push, India mulls import tax cut if EV makers build locally
📝 SMEV seeks clarification from Ministry of Heavy Industries on subsidy refund issue
📝 Tata Cummins arm signs MoU with Jharkhand Govt. for green mobility solutions; to invest INR 350 cr
📝 JSW's Sajjan Jindal plans to enter EV biz with or without MG Motors
📝 J'khand govt to ink MoU with TGESPL for country's first hydrogen fuel industry
📝 FM Nirmala Sitharaman launches HSBC India’s Green Hydrogen partnerships
📝 For smooth transition to EVs, Goa needs robust charging infra & supportive policies
📝 EV companies seek to hire senior executives from legacy auto firms
📝 A new ‘arms race’ is on among countries for critical minerals
📝 FM Sitharaman refutes reports claiming import tax cut on locally manufactured EVs in India
📝 Revolt Intellicorp returns INR 50 cr claimed under FAME-II; 6 firms to get 'few more weeks'
📝 2023 JK Tyre FMSCI National Racing Championship kick starts tomorrow
📝 MHI appoints Engineers India to independently monitor progress on PLI ACC scheme, commercial battery production by March 2024
📝 Will Bharat NCAP high-rated cars command lower insurance premiums?
📝 Bharat NCAP: India's own car assessment programme; to commence from oct
📝 Indian industry must ramp up its R&D play: Baba Kalyani
📝 How automakers are making production sustainable: Renewable energy on the rise
📝 RattanIndia shares surge on refund of FAME subsidy
📝 Road safety: With roadkill rates surging, time to get the policy and design vectors right to drive safety outcomes
📝 Safety ratings under Bharat NCAP to play significant role in buying cars
📝 EV import duty cut likely for firms ready for some local mfg
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🎤 Interviews & Features
📝 How smart manufacturing paves the way forward for EV stakeholders
📝 Auto industry and space: When universe is the limit
📝 MG preferred choice for entering EV; also working on developing our own electric vehicle: Sajjan Jindal
📝 Bharat NCAP : What all makes a car safe?
📝 Mint Explainer: How India’s new car-testing programme works
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🚗 Cars / SUVs
📝 Safety features to play a bigger role in car-buying soon
📝 Renault India opens new dealerships and workshops in Goa, Chhattisgarh
📝 Committed to delivering highest safety standards across range: Hyundai on Bharat NCAP
📝 Honda Amaze available with benefits up to ₹31,000 in August
📝 Maruti Suzuki Jimny 5-door marks debut in South Africa: Details
📝 Tata Nexon facelift launch expected soon: What we know so far
📝 Automobile Review First Drive: Honda Elevate SUV is for daily joyride
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Electric-Cars / SUVs
📝 Kia EV5 electric SUV marks global debut: Gets a wraparound digital panel, bench-style front seats
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🚗 Luxury Cars
📝 Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV launch date confirmed for India: Specs, Design, Battery, Range
📝 Lexus LM makes India debut– rebadged Toyota Vellfire
📝 Volvo EM90 electric luxury MPV teased ahead of global debut on November 12
📝 Porsche 911 S/T launched at ₹4.26 Crore. Brand's most expensive car on sale
📝 Luxury cars worth crores arrive in Delhi for G20 Summit, city undergoes significant facelift
📝 BMW 220i M Performance Edition to launch in India on September 7, bookings open
📝 Classier upgrade for C-Class of SUVs
📝 Mercedes-Benz EQE electric SUV unveil date announced: Design, battery, range, features and more
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⛟ Commercial Vehicles
📝 JBM Auto gearing up to participate in PM-eBus Sewa scheme
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🏗 Construction & Agri Machinery
📝 Escorts Kubota hits new high, surges 8% in 2 days in weak market
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🏍 2/3 Wheelers
📝 TVS Apache 310 R teaser out: Let’s break it down
📝 Hero Karizma XMR 210 teased once again, reveals new details
📝 New-gen Royal Enfield Bullet 350 specs leaked
📝 KTM 390 Duke – New vs old differences explained
📝 2024 Duke 125 launched globally: 5 things to know
📝 Bajaj takes a dig at new Hero Karizma with Pulsar 'Legend Killer' post
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🚲 Electric 2/3 Wheelers
📝 River EV starts production at its new plant in Hoskote
📝 TVS X high-performance electric scooter launched: 5 things to know
📝 Ola files trademarks for its electric motorcycles
📝 Kinetic Energy delivers 200 Flex electric scooters to students in Madhya Pradesh
📝 TVS launches India’s most expensive electric scooter, priced Rs 2.5 lakh
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⚙ Components
📝 Swedish firm to double capacity in India as EV demand grows
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🌇 Allied Industries
📝 GenAI promises transformative change in automotive industry
📝 Igus targets low-cost automation solutions, expects India revenue to cross Rs 300 crore mark in FY2024
📝 Eaton showcases new industrial solutions for hazardous areas at Automation Expo 2023
📝 Rubber Board urges tyre makers to resume domestic purchase
📝 Castrol India appoints Rohit Talwar as Vice President and Head of Marketing
📝 Battery recycling firm RecycleKaro to invest Rs 100 crore to set up Nickel plant in Maharashtra
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🌢 Fuels, Lubricants & Charging Stations
📝 IndianOil sets sight on being '360-degree energy' company; to invest INR 4 lakh cr
📝 Oil slips today, US Fed chief's speech in spotlight
📝 Castrol India appoints Rohit Talwar as vice president and head of marketing
📝 Indian refiner HPCL meets up to 23% of oil need with Russian grades
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🌍 Emissions/Environment
📝 Govt contemplating on reducing upper limit for vehicle horn
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📖 Magazines News
📝 High performance Fiat Abarth 600 EV in the works
📝 New Volkswagen Tiguan final design leaked ahead of global debut
📝 Kia EV5 debuts at Chengdu Motor Show
📝 Aston Martin DB12 India launch on September 29
📝 Mercedes Benz EQB, EQA facelifts revealed
📝 Tata Nexon, Nexon EV facelift launch on September 14
📝 Mercedes EQE SUV India launch on September 15
📝 Triumph Tiger 1200 can now lower seat height at low speeds
📝 TVS Apache 310 naked bike teased again, pre-bookings open
📝 Hero Glamour launched at Rs 82,348
📝 TVS iQube S long-term review, 2,200km report
📝 Here are India's 10 most fuel-efficient petrol cars, SUVs
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📰 International News
📝 Uber raises min age for most California drivers to 25, insurance costs are too high
📝 Hyundai Motor's union in South Korea votes on strike
📝 US will resolve Tesla Autopilot probe, could make announcement soon
📝 GM battery joint venture agrees to hike Ohio workers wages
📝 Vitesco Tech partners China’s Baosteel to use high-grade silicon steel for e-mobility
📝 BorgWarner to showcase new solution and unveil new corporate identity at IAA Mobility 2023
📝 Buying an electric car? These are the challenges you may face
📝 Driverless cars worse at detecting kids, dark-skinned individuals on street: Study
📝 UAW votes overwhelmingly to authorize strike at Detroit Three automakers
📝 Yamaha Motor contributes to clean, comfortable environment
📝 MTA EMTC bags 2-speed automatic transmissions order for trikes in Vietnam
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