Top Indian Automobile Industry News & Updates - 14 Feb 2026,Saturday
🏢 Industry
Uber India’s ride-hailing losses surge
Uber India reported a consolidated loss of Rs 1,512 crore in FY25, up sharply from Rs 89 crore in the previous fiscal, as its ride-hailing business bore the brunt of intensifying competition.
Voler Car Limited announces Q3 and 9M FY26 results
Mumbai: Voler Car Limited (NSE: VOLERCAR), one of the leading Employee Transportation Services (ETS) providers to prominent corporates and multinational organizations across India, announced its Unaudited financial results for Q3 & 9M FY26.
Auto demand revs up as passenger vehicle dispatches jump 13% to 4.49 lakh in January: SIAM
Cars, two/three-wheelers January dispatches grow highest-ever: SIAM
Passenger vehicle, two-wheeler dispatches record highest ever January sales
📝 For Honda, speed and cost will redefine automobile operations in India
📝 How the India–EU FTA Is raising the game for Indian manufacturing in terms of speed, standards, and strategy
📝 Fidelity, Accel Lead $160-170 million Investment Round in Spinny
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🚗 ICE Car/SUV
What makes Hyundai Venue so popular? Top 5 reasons
The Hyundai Venue is one of the bestselling models in India, not only in its own segment, but also in the entire passenger vehicle market of the country. The SUV recently received a major design and feature overhaul. Hyundai has packaged the updated Venue with competitive pricing, a Level 2 ADAS suite, a premium interior, and diverse engine options. The SUV has raked in more than 80,000 bookings since November 2025, which testifies to the fact how popular the Hyundai Venue is in India.
Sedan sales hold steady despite boom in SUVs
Sedans may not command the market share they enjoyed a decade ago but they’re not altogether unpopular. They added 60 basis points to their share in 2025, taking it to 8.6% of the total passenger vehicle (PV) space. Buyers bought not just the popular Dzire but also the Honda Amaze. The Hyundai Verna, Honda City, Skoda Slavia and the Volkswagen Virtus are all also doing reasonably well.
📝 JSW MG Motor appoints Alok Kumar as DGM – Product Planning
📝 JSW MG Motor unveils new full-size SUV MG Majestor
📝 Stellantis appoints Parshuram Kolekar as Head of Manufacturing (VP) – India & Asia Pacific
📝 Top most fuel-efficient cars in India: Maruti Victoris, Honda City & more
📝 Red alert for Honda as production plummets by nearly 44 per cent in January 2026?
📝 Is Lord Alto losing its charm? Maruti mini segment witnesses sales slump of 13 per cent
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Electric Car/SUV
📝 Skoda updates BEV infotainment systems, adds AirConsole, Skoda Play, Spotify
📝 BYD Atto 3 Evo with 510 km range makes its debut. Is it India-bound?
📝 Tata Punch EV facelift unveiled
📝 Mahindra crosses 41,000 Born-Electric SUV sales in India, customers clock 32 Crore km
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🚗 Luxury
Zen precision: Lexus RX 350h
After spending a few days with the Lexus RX 350h, I genuinely couldn’t understand why we do not see more of it on our roads. What stops those who can afford it from choosing something this complete? After all, the RX is one of those rare luxury cars that gets everything right without screaming about it.
📝 FICCI, Mercedes-Benz host Bharat Innovation Challenge
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⛟ Commercial Vehicles
📝 Iveco's profit falls due to delays at French plant, as Tata takeover draws near
📝 Jammu and Kashmir Road Transport Corporation proposes 200 e-buses under PM e-Drive scheme
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🎤 Interviews & Features
Toyota Urban Cruiser eBella review: Toyota’s first EV is here, and she’s a Bella
Toyota, the global leader in electrified cars – strong hybrid, plug-in hybrid, fuel cell – has been a late entrant to the battery electric segment. Now that it is here, its first EV isn’t just called the eBella, it is bella, inside and out.
Name on trial
The name ‘Versys’ is a portmanteau of ‘versatile’ and ‘system’, and looking at Kawasaki’s flagship crossover at first, that name felt optimistic. I mean, how versatile can a 257-kg motorcycle on long-travel suspension and 17-inch wheels really be? So instead of overthinking it, I did the obvious thing — I spent the next few days living with it.
Does the Majestor have the power to overpower the Fortuner?
For years, different carmakers have tried to make their presence felt in the full-size SUV segment – challenging the cult-like dominance of the Toyota Fortuner, launched on August 24, 2009.
📝 Mahindra will always build head-turners, not ‘vanilla’ cars: Pratap Bose
📝 Why metros lag in e-3W adoption in India: Suman Mishra on EV policies & M&M's latest e-LCV
📝 Driving an automatic? Avoid these costly mistakes
📝 MG Majestor vs Toyota Fortuner: Two big SUVs and where they lead
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🏗 Construction & Agriculture
Govt likely to defer tougher small-tractor emission rules
📝 Kubota eyes India as its 'growth engine'
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🏍 EV/ICE Two Wheelers
Planning to buy 2026 Aprilia RS 457? Top 3 facts you must know before booking it
The updated 2026 Aprilia RS 457 has debuted in India, bringing fresh visual appeal to the sportbike. Launched at a price tag of ₹4.22 lakh (ex-showroom), the 2026 Aprilia RS 457 has become more affordable compared to the previous post-GST 2.0 price tag of ₹4.35 lakh (ex-showroom). Also, Aprilia has added a GP Replica variant to the RS 457 in India, which comes priced at ₹4.37 lakh (ex-showroom), offering better value for money compared to the standard version of the bike.
TVS Apache RTX 300 vs Honda NX200: Which one offers better value for money?
The adventure tourer motorcycles in India have been finding a strong foothold, owing to the growing demand and popularity among consumers. Buoyed by this surging demand, the two-wheeler manufacturers have been pushing new products into this segment. TVS Motor Company, being a major player, didn't want to be left behind in this race and launched the TVS Apache RTX 300, which has grabbed a lot of eyeballs in a short span.
Bajaj gifts Chetak C25 toRCB women’s team
Bajaj Auto has announced that it will gift its newly launched Chetak C25 electric scooter to the Royal Challengers Bangalore Women’s team following its Women’s T20 League title win. Each member of the championship- winning squad will receive the electric scooter as a gesture recognising the team’s performance across the season. Bajaj noted that the initiative aligns with the recent introduction of the Chetak C25, which is positioned as a younger and lighter addition to the Chetak lineup. The scooter also served as the official ride for the RCB women’s team during the tournament.
Ola Electric Q3FY26 result: Loss narrows to ₹487 cr, revenue drops 55%
New Delhi: Electric vehicle (EV) maker Ola Electric on Friday reported a consolidated net loss of ₹487 crore in the third quarter of the financial year 2025-26 (Q3FY26), down from ₹564 crore in the same quarter last year. However, on a sequential basis, the company's losses widened from ₹418 crore in Q2FY26.
Eicher Motors extends rally on solid Q3 performance; surges 19% in 10 days
📝 Ola Electric targets 50% cost cut in push for profitability
📝 Greaves Electric Mobility records steady E2W and E3W growth in Q3 FY26
📝 TVS Motor Company showcases custom Ronin at Rann Utsav
📝 Yezdi Roadster special edition teased ahead of March 3 debut: What we know so far
📝 Ducati Formula 73 marks 100 years of racing heritage; Only 873 units made
📝 Kawasaki ZX-10R and ZX-6R get benefits of up to ₹2.5 lakh
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⚙ Components
Semiconductor major KLA to set up $400 million R&D campus in Chennai
KLA Corporation, a US semiconductor equipment major, will invest $400 million (around ₹3,600 crore) to set up a global R&D and Innovation Campus in Chennai. The proposed facility is expected to create up to 4,000 high-skilled jobs.
Bharat Forge hits 52-week high after posting Q3; most brokerages hike TP
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🌇 Allied Industries
📝 SMK Helmets launches NOVA series in India, prices start at ₹4,000
📝 Indian autonomous vehicle technology focuses more on safety of pedestrians & bikers: ARAI director
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🌢 Fuels, Lubricants
Russian oil flows to India slump as EU curbs bite; China absorbs record volumes
Shipments of Russian crude to India have taken a big hit in recent weeks, after fresh European Union restrictions on petroleum products derived from such crude forced key Indian export refineries to rethink sourcing. Tanker tracking data show India’s imports of Russian crude fell to 1.1 million barrels per day (mb/d) in January — the lowest level since November 2022 and a steep drop from the 1.7 mb/d average recorded through 2025.
Saudi Arabia India’s top oil supplier in Feb as Russian flows recede after US trade deal
New Delhi: Saudi Arabia has surpassed Russia as India’s top oil supplier so far this month after a price cut, signalling New Delhi’s effort to reduce imports from Moscow after its trade pact with the US.
Sanctions drag India’s January crude oil imports from Russia to lowest in over 3 years
Reliance Industries secures US licence to buy Venezuelan crude oil
📝 Consumers get a raw deal as global oil price fall benefit remains ‘frozen’
📝 India boosts US crude oil buys as Russia imports dip
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EV Charging
📝 UP has most EVs, but Delhi guzzles max power at public charging stns
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🌍 Emissions/Environment
Delhi air quality improves to 'moderate' as mercury rises; AQI at 184
CAFE-3 emission norms: BEE likely to rationalise technology credits
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💸 Finance & Insurance
📝 Improving vehicle and rural demand to support auto NBFC growth in Q4FY26: Report
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📖 Magazines
📝 MG Majestor vs Toyota Fortuner top variants: Which offers more value?
📝 Cheapest automatic SUVs in India under Rs 10 lakh
📝 BMW unveils new logo for Alpina sub-brand
📝 Turbo AT performance compared: Skoda Kylaq vs Mahindra XUV 3XO
📝 Kawasaki offering discounts up to Rs 2.5 lakh on Ninja models
📝 ARAI builds Rs 40 crore ADAS test facility in Pune
📝 Benefits of up to Rs 45,000 on the Maruti Swift in February 2026
📝 Honda Activa 110 price and variants explained
📝 2026 Tata Punch EV facelift spied undisguised ahead of launch
📝 Limited-edition Ducati Formula 73 revealed
📝 Variants and features of MG Majestor explained
📝 Maruti Fronx vs Baleno: Whose top model offers more value?
📝 Ferrari Luce interior: full marks for form & function, but is the context right?
📝 3 reasons to buy the BMW X3 30 xDrive and 2 to skip it
📝 Honda Transalp XL750 long-term review, 9,000km report
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📰 International
Ferrari Luce EV interior revealed
Ferrari has shared fresh details of its first-ever electric car, confirming it will be called the Luce, which means ‘Light’ in Italian. It has also revealed the EV’s interior, which blends modern tech with retro influences. The cabin features a steering-column-mounted digital instrument cluster designed to move with the wheel, using layered OLED displays that mimic classic analogue dials. The steering wheel draws inspiration from older Ferraris, with physical buttons replacing touch controls. An aluminium trim runs across the dashboard, housing circular air vents and a floating centre screen that can be angled toward the occupants . Ferrari has integrated a mechanical clock with multiple display modes and a glass shift-by-wire selector. The Luce’s glass key introduces colour-changing E-Ink technology, adding another distinctive touch to Ferrari’s first electric model.
📝 China's Great Wall motor restarts its European grand tour with hybrids, gas-powered cars
📝 New rules limit which foreigners will get a commercial driving license in US
📝 Germany's far-right woos unhappy car workers
📝 China targets value-driven auto market with new pricing rules, safety standards
📝 Stellantis resurrects diesel cars across Europe amid EV retreat
📝 How Schaeffler's bet on humanoids is beating auto sector blues
📝 CarMax taps former IHG chief Keith Barr as CEO
📝 Quote of the day by Henry Ford
📝 Ford drops billion-dollar battery collaboration with LG Energy Solution
📝 Ferrari confirms five new models for 2026, Luce EV to lead lineup
📝 Ford boosts companywide bonus as initial quality improves: Sources
📝 Chile's Cochilco expects short-term lithium prices to remain high
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