Top Indian Automobile Industry News & Updates - 27 Oct 2025,Monday
🏢 Industry
Beyond Tesla & Tata Motors: 3 ‘hidden’ tech stocks driving India’s $164 billion EV revolution
India has pledged to reduce emissions intensity by 33-35% from 2005 levels by 2030. To this end, incorporating sustainable transportation solutions such as electric mobility is emerging as a key area in the automobile industry. According to the Indian Brand Equity Foundation, the total global electric vehicle (EV) market is expected to reach $4,360 billion by 2033, up from $755 billion in 2024.
For private & government, urban mobility is the ride to book
From premium services like Alyte and Uber Black to inclusive models like Rapido and government-backed cooperatives, the business of ride hailing apps is seeing high momentum. Not only is the segment attracting new players, it has diversified into subscription models, parcel delivery and long-distance travel as well, including motor homes.
Tender for e-buses under PM E-DRIVE deferred again to November 6
📝 EVs gain traction as share in car sales nears 5%, nearly doubling in a year
📝 Global automakers seek local tie-ups to steer India plans
📝 Himachal Cabinet gives nod to convert fossil fuel taxis into e-vehicles
📝 India’s roads to welcome Bharat Taxi: Transparent fares, no surge pricing in this government-backed cab revolution
📝 Centre’s green policies hit by power tariff hike: Sardesai
📝 Nashik RTO logs slight rise in vehicle registrations during Diwali
📝 Uttarakhand to levy green tax on out-of-state vehicles from December
📝 Motilal Oswal sees Maruti Suzuki, Endurance Technologies as top bets in post-GST auto rebound
📝 India faces challenges in local rare earth production amidst China's export restrictions
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🚗 Cars / SUVs
How a humble sedan drove past SUVs to top sales charts
In a market obsessed with sports utility vehicles (SUV), a humble sedan has raced ahead to the top. Between January and September 2025, Maruti Suzuki’s Dzire emerged as the country’s bestselling car, clocking 153,543 units—an average of over 17,000 units a month.
Passenger vehicle exports rise 18 pc in Apr-Sep; Maruti Suzuki leads segment
Passenger vehicle exports rise 18% in Apr-Sep; Maruti Suzuki leads segment
The Hindu Business Line
📝 Hyundai Venue Facelift: Check key features, booking details and more
📝 Superb efficiency! Skoda covers 2,831 km on a single tank of diesel: Details
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Electric-Cars / SUVs
📝 Porsche realigns EV strategy after first quarterly loss, eyes recovery
📝 Vinfast VF6, VF7 deliveries commenced in India. Check details
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🚗 Luxury Cars
Luxury economics: Why Rolls-Royce cars continue to defy price logic
Rolls-Royce cars have been considered the epitome of luxury automobiles. The package of century-old brand reputation, sheer luxury, performance, bespoke design and feature elements, craftsmanship, and extreme exclusivity altogether come blended in a package that costs a fortune. While automobile brands like Mercedes-Benz, BMW, Audi, Porsche, and Volvo have been losing their exclusivity, as the number of owners for these cars has been increasing rapidly, Rolls-Royce is among the few carmakers that continue to maintain their exclusivity. The Rolls-Royce cars still make more of a statement of status and a work of art on wheels than a conventional passenger vehicle or a luxury car.
‘Will go where that kind…’: What did Mercedes Benz CEO say about his visit to Bengaluru? Watch video
Bengaluru seems to have revved up the spirit of Mercedes-Benz CEO Ola Källenius. Speaking at the Berlin Global Dialogue, the German auto boss couldn’t help but gush about India’s tech capital, saying every visit to the city leaves him “twice as energised”.
📝 Rolls-Royce celebrates 100 years of hard work, the Phantom Centenary Private Collection unveiled…
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⛟ Commercial Vehicles
Andhra Pradesh to spearhead India’s E-Bus revolution
📝 CESL to open tender of 10,900 e-buses next month
📝 30,000 buses in Telangana owe over ₹10 crore in unpaid challans
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🎤 Interviews & Features
📝 Why wheels matter more than ever in the electric age
📝 New Hyundai Venue vs Old Hyundai Venue: Uncover all the features…
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🏗 Construction & Agri Machinery
Farming without fumes: Why electric tractors are the future of Indian agriculture
India’s agricultural landscape is undergoing a quiet revolution. Once dominated by the chugging of diesel engines and the smell of exhaust, farmlands across the country are slowly embracing a cleaner, quieter, and more efficient alternative—the electric tractor. As India strives to achieve its climate commitments and reduce rural dependence on fossil fuels, the rise of electric tractors represents not just a technological shift, but a socio-economic transformation rooted in sustainability, savings, and self-reliance.
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🏍 2/3 Wheelers
TVS Apache RTX: Racing spirit, touring soul
Once in a while, a motorcycle comes along that amazes even the most hardcore riders. The new Apache RTX appears to be one such bike that seems like a perfect combination of design, road presence, and build quality, but how does it fare on the road, and off it? We rode it in the Himalayas – over broken roads, through slush, and on highways.
GST cut, festival demand fuel two-wheeler sales boom in October
📝 2026 Kawasaki KLE500 revealed as new middleweight ADV: 5 highlights you should know
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🚲 Electric 2/3 Wheelers
📝 Ola Electric to raise up to ₹1,500 crore
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⚙ Components
The quiet gear shift under way at India's auto part makers
Large Indian component makers are collaborating with automakers closer than ever before, jointly ideating complex steering, chassis and braking systems, before building and delivering them. The shift to so-called Tier 0.5 manufacturing marks a shift in their traditional role of making individual parts as ordered, as vehicle systems become increasingly complex and diverse.
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🌇 Allied Industries
Aim to be self-reliant in chipsets in 2 years: Government
India is developing indigenous chipsets for close-circuit (CCTV) cameras amongst other integral applications as part of its broader push towards trusted, self-reliant electronics manufacturing, said Union Minister for Electronics and Information Technology Ashwini Vaishnaw on Saturday.
📝 Steelbird Zojila Z1 riding jacket & Polyester Adventure A2 gloves review: Entry to protected riding
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🌢 Fuels, Lubricants & Charging Stations
Charging in progress: India’s battle to build a reliable electric vehicle charging network rages on
In 2014-15, electric vehicles (EVs) were little more than a statistical curiosity in India. Just 0.01% of all registered vehicles that year were electric. A decade later, the picture has shifted dramatically. In 2024-25, EVs accounted for 7.31% of new registrations, a surge that has caught policymakers, automakers and infrastructure companies scrambling to catch up. The electric revolution is no longer a distant promise, but unfolding in real time on India’s roads. But a fundamental question looms—where will all these vehicles charge?
Centre to roll out 72,000 EV chargers under ₹2,000 cr state incentives
📝 Trump says India cutting back Russian oil purchases 'completely'
📝 Oil prices rise after US and China reach trade-deal framework
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🌍 Emissions/Environment
At 315 AQI, Delhi continues to breathe in ‘very poor’ quality of air
Delhi Air Quality Index (AQI) Level Today, October 27, 2025: Marking an extremely slight dip, the the Air Quality Index (AQI) in Delhi-NCR hovered at 315 on Monday (October 27), three points down from yesterday’s 318.
For cleaner air: Delhi govt’s Innovation Challenge contest gets 48 entries, deadline extended till November 15
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💸 Finance & Insurance
Banks chase growth in vehicle finance
Banks are looking to expand their vehicle finance portfolios to capitalise on the improving demand for automobiles following the reduction in GST rates.
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📖 Magazines News
2025 Mahindra Thar Roxx long term review, 16,000km report
When the Mahindra Thar Roxx joined our long-term fleet, we already knew it would be brilliant off-road. However, I was keen to see if it could handle mundane chores too. So, when shifting my son to his new college in Pune (from Mumbai), I picked the Thar, even though we have more conventional SUVs in our fleet, including two Cretas. Besides, I thought the super-smooth and powerful diesel would be fun on the highway, but in some ways, it wasn’t.
Opinion: Channels or brands?
When an automaker plans a large multi-energy and multi-segment portfolio, what works better: creating different channels or creating different brands and badges? And how do you sell them? We see different examples around us.
Rolls Royce Phantom Centenary celebrates 100 years of flagship limousine
To mark 100 years of its Phantom luxury limousine, Rolls-Royce has unveiled a special Centenary Private Collection of the model, describing it as the “most technically extraordinary car ever built.”It will be limited to just 25 units worldwide.
MG Windsor vs Tata Nexon EV real world range comparison
The MG Windsor and Tata Nexon EV are natural rivals, despite the minor difference in length. These electric cars have comparable prices, battery sizes and claimed range, which is why we’ve dug out our test data, accumulated by putting the EVs through our rigorous and exhaustive mileage tests to find out which delivers more real world range. For the purposes of a fair comparison, we've put the MG Windsor with the 38kWh battery up against the Tata Nexon EV 45 with the 45kWh battery pack.
Maruti Suzuki Jimny 5-door crosses 1 lakh export milestone
The Maruti Suzuki Jimny 5-door has achieved a significant milestone, crossing 1 lakh units in exports—a testament to the global appeal of this India-made 4x4. However, the compact SUV's international success stands in stark contrast to its domestic performance, where total sales since its July 7, 2023 launch have reached just 27,812 units, barely 28 percent of the total export numbers.
Porsche Macan GTS Electric revealed with 563hp
Porsche has just revealed the new Macan GTS Electric, which slots below the Macan Turbo Electric in the brand’s global lineup. Based on the same 800V Premium Platform Electric (PPE) architecture as its stablemates, the Macan GTS Electric finds rivals in the Audi Q8 e-tron Sportback, BMW iX, and Mercedes-Benz EQE SUV.
Kawasaki KLE500 launched overseas
Kawasaki has unveiled the new KLE500, marking the return of a nameplate last seen in 2007. First teased at EICMA 2024, the adventure bike has now made its debut in the US market, available in two variants – Standard and SE.
Honda CB1000 GT leaked, to be based on CB1000 Hornet
Images of the CB1000 GT have surfaced online, leaked through an Australian homologation type application. It is expected to be a tall, high-performance sports tourer with high ground clearance.
Honda Rebel 300 gets E-Clutch technology
Honda's E-Clutch technology eliminates stalling by automating clutch control. Riders can make gear changes without the need for manual clutch operation, which makes the learning curve for new riders easier while enhancing convenience for the experienced.
Norton Motorcycles India launch by April 2026
Five years after TVS Motors acquired the struggling British brand, Norton Motorcycles is now all set for launch in the Indian market as well as overseas.
Custom painted helmet by Eimor Customs
Eimor Customs is a Hyderabad-based motorcycle custom house that has recently also forayed into the world of custom-painted helmets. When they reached out to me to ask if I’d like to have one of my helmets custom painted, the answer was an immediate yes, even though I had absolutely no idea what I wanted. And that’s a great place to begin this story.
Bentley marks three anniversaries with bespoke Flying Spur tributes
Bentley is celebrating three important anniversaries in 2025 with special Flying Spur models, each inspired by a key Bentley four-door car from the past. The 1965 T Series, the 1985 Turbo R, and the 2005 Continental Flying Spur, all of which have their anniversaries in 2025, have been commemorated by Mulliner, Bentley’s bespoke division.
Simple Energy Patents New Electric Scooter
Bengaluru-based EV maker, Simple Energy, has filed a new design patent for what appears to be a family-oriented electric scooter, moving beyond the sporty positioning of its current offerings.
2025 Skoda Slavia Monte Carlo long term review, 10,000km report
Back in the Skoda Slavia after a bit. While this blood red Monte Carlo with the 1.5 TSI is mechanically identical, getting behind the wheel again is just such a pleasure. What draws my attention is just how much better the cabin feels compared to other popular midsize SUVs I’ve been driving recently.
AGV K7 helmet review
AGV’s K series has long been a safe bet for riders who want a lid that blends style, brand value and sporty intent with day-to-day practicality. The latest K7 continues that tradition, and after six months of use in both city commutes and highway runs, here’s how it stacks up.
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