Top Indian Automobile Industry News & Updates - 17 May 2023,Wednesday
🏢 Industry
📝 Tesla executives to meet govt officials today
📝 India, the only country with potential to become a semiconductor hub: Ashwini Vaishnaw
📝 Industry wary of rate revision for transport of vehicles via railways
📝 Ad Astra report highlights boom in job opportunities in Indian Electric Vehicle market
📝 How BluSmart plans to fight the Uber, Ola onslaught in buzzy EV cab business
📝 Founder buys investor Mayfield’s stake in BluSmart for INR 32 cr
📝 EV push hit by lack of charging points
📝 FAME 2 subsidy on electric vehicles could be slashed to Rs 10,000 per KW, max cap at 15% of vehicle cost
📝 Tata Motors: Analysts expect positive turnaround led by India biz, JLR
📝 Jupiter Wagons raises ₹125 crore through QIP route
📝 JLR: The engine revving up Tata Motors’ profitability
📝 NXP Semiconductors, TSMC partner to deliver automotive 16nm embedded MRAM
📝 Will India be an all-electric or a hybrid market for Toyota Motor?
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🎤 Interviews & Features
📝 Opinion: How technology can ensure safety and save lives on Indian roads
📝 Maruti Suzuki Jimny accessories: All you need to know
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🚗 Cars / SUVs
📝 Hyundai Exter delivers safety with 6 airbags as standard
📝 Maruti Suzuki WagonR sales exceed 30 lakh with a ‘Tall Boy’ brand image
📝 Volkswagen India inaugurates three new dealerships in Karnataka
📝 Honda Elevate SUV officially teased: India debut on June 6
📝 Over 2 million Toyota cars were traceable for 10 years due to flawed software
📝 Tata Nexon facelift SUV spotted testing ahead of launch. Check what is new
📝 Maruti WagonR continues to bat big, scores 30 lakh units in 24 years
📝 Maruti Suzuki WagonR as an SUV and EV imagined by AI: Surprising results!
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🚗 Luxury Cars
📝 First Lamborghini Huracan Tecnica delivered in India
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⛟ Commercial Vehicles
📝 NueGo flags off all-women intercity e-bus service from Delhi to Agra
📝 Buses broken, infra in shambles, but loss-making operator’s focus on ‘tech’
📝 E-bus suppliers may get central support if states fail to pay up
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🏍 2/3 Wheelers
📝 Hero MotoCorp launches OBD-II compliant XPulse 200 4V
📝 2023 KTM 390 Adventure: What’s new?
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🚲 Electric 2/3 Wheelers
📝 Simple One electric scooter spotted ahead of launch
📝 Honda launches EM1 e:, its first electric moped in Europe, with 48-km range
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⚙ Components
📝 Sona Comstar tech deal with Equipmake to make e-powertrains for vehicles in India, other markets
📝 Sundram Fasteners plans INR 1,000-cr capex in 3 years to cater to new energy markets
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🌇 Allied Industries
📝 Godawari Electric Motors receives ICAT certification for its Li-ion battery
📝 ARAI to establish hydrogen cylinder testing facility at Greenfield Takwe near Pune
📝 Eveready Industries cuts number of direct distributors to 1,000 from 5,000 earlier
📝 MRF to acquire 19.10% in First Energy for ₹13 crore, to buy solar power
📝 How to check manufacturing date of your car's tyre: Here's a quick guide
📝 The increasing challenge of finding a spot for your car
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🌢 Fuels, Lubricants & Charging Stations
📝 New Jio-bp diesel offers INR 1.1 lakh annual saving for a truck
📝 IOC Q4FY23 profit jumps 54.8% at Rs 10,289.82 crore, revenue at Rs 2.31 lakh crore
📝 Shell wants India to be its 3rd largest lubricant market globally
📝 Crude oil dips on demand worries after unexpected US crude build
📝 Reliance sells diesel at cheaper rates than state retailers
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💸 Finance & Insurance
📝 Altigreen partners with Indian Bank to provide retail finance solution
📝 Vehicle financiers diversify product mix to boost AUMs
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📖 Magazines News
📝 Honda e:Ny1 electric SUV breaks cover
📝 Maruti Suzuki CNG, hybrid car, SUVs account for over 38 percent of FY23 sales
📝 Aston Martin to debut DB11 successor on May 24
📝 Force Gurkha 5 door pickup spied in India
📝 Hyundai Exter to get six airbags as standard, dashcam
📝 MG Comet bookings open; deliveries to begin this month
📝 MG Hector prices hiked by up to Rs 61,000; new Shine trim launched
📝 Honda S2000 successor could debut this year
📝 Updated Xpulse 200 4V launched at Rs 1.44 lakh
📝 India-bound Triumph-Bajaj bikes likely to get 400cc engine
📝 Honda Shine 100 gets 10-year warranty; special price in Rajasthan, UP, Bihar
📝 Hero MotoCorp lines up multiple bike, scooter launches
📝 Updated Xpulse 200 to get new switchgear, taller windscreen
📝 Ola continues to dominate EV sales chart
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📰 International News
📝 Mercedes-Benz AMG to introduce seven EVs
📝 Ex-Audi boss pleads guilty in German 'dieselgate' trial
📝 Tesla succession planning, demand in focus ahead of shareholder meeting
📝 Stellantis joins Faurecia and Michelin for equal stake in Symbio to boost fuel cell tech
📝 Stellantis recalls 219,000 Jeep SUVs over fire risks
📝 Lamborghini unveils Urus Performante ‘Essenza SCV12’ limited edition created by Ad Personam
📝 Mahle pins growth plans on electrification, thermal management
📝 US manufacturing production surges in April on motor vehicles
📝 Polestar calls for partnerships to accelerate transition to EVs
📝 Volta Trucks advances market launch for Sweden to mid-2023
📝 Tesla applies to expand Shanghai plant, add pouch battery cell output
📝 Russia approves USD 140 mn sale of Volkswagen assets, Ifax reports
📝 New Jersey senators seek to delay New York City congestion pricing plan
📝 Flying car's wind tunnel tests completed by Brazil's upstart Eve
📝 Renault Rafale teased. And no, it is not a fighter jet
📝 GM North American recalls on airbag rupture risk top 1 million
📝 Buffett exits TSMC while hedge funds Coatue, Tiger Global buy
📝 Electric bikes are breaking through in Europe’s carmaking capital
📝 Toyota Yaris Cross SUV breaks cover, aims to challenge Hyundai Creta
📝 Mint Explainer: Why do carmakers cheat?
📝 ON Semiconductor considers USD 2 billion investment in electric vehicle chip production
📝 Kia to build new electric vehicle plant in Mexico, likely to invest $1 bn
📝 Nomura hires two bankers for clean transport technology deals
📝 Mercedes plans new electric van platform, 20% cost cuts by mid-decade
📝 US factories production surges in April as motor vehicles output rises
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