Top Indian Automobile Industry News & Updates - 27 Feb 2026,Friday
🏢 Industry
Tata Motors signs MoU with VOC Port Authority to deploy 40 green hydrogen-powered trucks
Tata Motors has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with VO Chidambaranar Port Authority (VOCPA), Tuticorin, Tamil Nadu, to deploy 40 Green Hydrogen Internal Combustion Engine-powered (H2 ICE) prime movers at the port. The MoU was signed in the presence of Sarbananda Sonowal, Union Minister of Ports, Shipping and Waterways, Tuticorin, on Monday.
PM to inaugurate India’s first semiconductor fabrication plant worth over Rs. 20,000 crore in Sanand
Prime Minister Narendra Modi will inaugurate an ATMP (Assembly, Testing, Marking and Packaging) plant of Micron Technology, Inc in Sanand on February 28, said government officials with the semiconductor fabrication plant being the first of its kind in India. Prime Minister Modi is also expected to hold a roadshow in Sanand ahead of the inauguration on Saturday.
Rockwell Automation champions AI-driven transformation to accelerate smart and sustainable manufacturing in India
New Delhi: Rockwell Automation, Inc. (NYSE: ROK), the world’s largest company dedicated to industrial automation and digital transformation, concluded the seventh edition of India Inc On The Move (IIOTM) in Mumbai.
‘Advanced packaging can help India enter chip supply chains’
New Delhi : Advanced packaging of chips provides India a unique opportunity to enter the global semiconductor value chain at a time when the industry is witnessing major shifts, a senior executive at Applied Materials said.
Uber pumps Rs 2,921 crore into India unit
Global ride-hailing major Uber has infused Rs 2,921 crore (approximately $330 million) into its Indian subsidiary, Uber India Systems Pvt Ltd, as it looks to shore up its operations amid an intensifying battle for market share with homegrown rival Rapido.
Japanese auto subsidiaries like Suzuki, Honda propose investment in Uttar Pradesh
Automobile and auto components companies like Suzuki Motor (SMC), Honda Motor (HMC) and Minda Corporation offer to invest in Uttar Pradesh (UP) towards green mobility and sustainable industrial growth.
CAFE-2 penalties of Rs 8,800 crore yet to be levied
As passenger vehicle makers intensify lobbying over the shape of the proposed third phase of Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency (CAFE-3) norms – due to take effect from April 1, 2027 – official data show that most manufacturers have failed to meet the current CAFE-2 standards, with penalties of Rs 8,771.3 crore remaining unrecovered between FY23 and FY25.
JSW Motors partners with Tata IIS to build tech talent pipeline
Tata, Toyota on opposing sides as NITI bridges EV-hybrid divide
New Delhi : A NITI Aayog report seeking to promote small cars and hybrids to reduce vehicular pollution has again brought the spotlight on India’s divided automobile industry.
📝 SIAM pitches CSR partnerships as next growth lever at 7th conclave
📝 KPIT and IIT Bombay Sign MoU for research, product development in next-gen mobility
📝 MHA steps in to address Capital’s congestion woes
📝 National export strategy for EVs vital as global sales set to triple by 2030: FICCI-Yes Bank report
📝 No detours: CAFE III to kick in by April 2027
📝 Ministry of Power forwards CAFE-III norms to PMO after stakeholder talks
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🚗 ICE Car/SUV
Tata Motors, Tata Motors PV gain 3%; rally up to 15% in 1 month; here's why
Share prices of Tata group's automobile companies, Tata Motors (formerly known as TML Commercial Vehicles) and Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles (PV), gained 3 per cent each on the National Stock Exchange (NSE) on Thursday aided by heavy volumes.
BEE mulls tough norms as six major carmakers meet emission targets
India’s top six carmakers have been able to meet their targets on carbon-dioxide emission under the norms of Corporate Average Fuel Efficiency-2 (CAFE-2) for 2023-24 (FY24) as well as FY25, leading to the Bureau of Energy Efficiency (BEE) considering tougher goals under the upcoming CAFE-3 regime, Business Standard has learnt.
Feb 2026 auto sales preview: Nomura, MOFSL see solid growth across PVs, 2Ws
Affordability keeps ICE relevant as buyers warm to hybrids: Study
📝 Nissan Gravite: A value-driven seven-seater
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Electric Car/SUV
Tata and Maruti’s BaaS entry puts MG’s EV lead to the test
After emerging as one of the country’s largest electric passenger vehicle sellers in 2025, JSW MG Motor India is entering a more competitive phase. The trigger: rivals adopting the very playbook that helped MG scale rapidly — Battery-as-a-Service (BaaS).
VinFast launches petrol-to-EV exchange scheme in India
VinFast Accelerates India's Electric Shift with ICE to EV Exchange Drive
📝 New Kia Syros EV spied testing: Here’s what to expect
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🚗 Luxury
Entry-level luxury car: Is the prestige worth the financial burden?
In the bustling showrooms of India's growing luxury car market, a new class of buyers is emerging—not just the ultra-wealthy elite, but ambitious professionals, entrepreneurs from tier-II cities, and even young tech executives eyeing their first taste of prestige on wheels.
📝 Volvo Car India refutes impact of global EX30 recall on domestic customers
📝 What you need to know about the Audi SQ8 ahead of March 17 launch
📝 Audi SQ8 India launch on this date: Five things you need to know
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⛟ Commercial Vehicles
📝 Delhi to add 500 mini e-buses to boost last-mile connectivity
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🎤 Interviews & Features
‘Future magically uncertain… role doesn’t disappear, it evolves’ says Anand Mahindra on future of Indian IT
There has been lot of buzz about AI taking away jobs, especially after the scenarios released by the Citrini report. We saw a rout across the tech sector stocks globally on the back of apprehensions about how AI might change businesses. However, Mahindra Group Chairman, Anand Mahindra considers the apprehension “exaggerated.”
📝 We drove 2,000 km in an EV across Maharashtra: The highway was effortless, the charging wasn’t
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🏗 Construction & Agriculture
Tractor volumes to dip amid weak outlook; HSBC trims M&M, Escorts target
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🏍 EV/ICE Two Wheelers
TVS Motor Company re-enters South Africa market
TVS Motor Company has announced its re-entry into the South African market. It has entered into a partnership with The Nexus Collective, a specialised distributorship backed by the Bidvest Group Ltd, South Africa’s largest automotive distributor.
A-1 Sureja Industries launches mobile app to streamline EV operation
Mumbai: A-1 Sureja Industries, an associate of A-1 Ltd, has launched ‘Yellow EV’ mobile application to streamline its electric – two wheeler operations.
Raptee.HV launches high voltage EV T30; plans delivery centres in Chennai, Bengaluru
Chennai-based electric motorcycle startup Raptee.HV launched India’s first high-voltage electric vehicle, T30, on Thursday here as the company plans to set up its delivery centre in the city’s Velachery area and in Bengaluru by March or April. Raptee’s parent company, Raptee Energy Private Ltd, plans to delivery of its EV bikes in Kochi, Hyderabad, Pune and Gurugram cities by the FY27, and aims to expand it to tier-2 cities by FY28.
Ather hits scale hurdle as TVS, Bajaj speed up
Source Credit: Akbar Merchant, The Financial Express (Delhi Print Edition)
Mumbai: The electric scooter market is entering a phase of direct confrontation between the pioneer and the incumbents. Legacy two-wheeler makers such as TVS Motor Company, Bajaj Auto and Hero MotoCorp are rapidly scaling up volumes, cutting prices and leveraging dense dealer networks to take share from Ather Energy, which helped build the category but is now focused on defending its early gains.
📝 Ducati DesertX Returns with 110hp V2 Power, India Launch Set for Q4 2026
📝 Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India achieves 50 lakh Activa sales in Maharashtra
📝 Indian Motorcycles unwraps 125th anniversary edition lineup
📝 KTM 990 RC R Track makes global debut with 133 bhp engine, will it come to India?
📝 Ducati DesertX second-gen unveiled internationally at World Premiere 2026
📝 Greaves Electric Mobility expands to Nepal with Ampere Nexus launch
📝 PM Modi, Netanyahu pose with Royal Enfield bike at tech summit in Israel
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⚙ Components
📝 Webasto to set up third India plant, capacity to touch 2 million units annually
📝 Rane Group flags ₹172cr hit from seatbelt recall
📝 Auto part companies step on expansion pedal as FTAs open up markets
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🌢 Fuels, Lubricants
Russian crude flows to India rise slightly in February as RIL resumes imports, says Vortexa
New Delhi: Russian crude oil imports to India have increased, albeit slightly, in the current month (till February 24), as Reliance Industries (RIL) resumed supplies from Moscow, a report by energy intelligence firm Vortexa said.
Asia's ethanol targets and recent developments
Indonesia, Asia's largest gasoline importer, plans to impose a mandatory bioethanol content level of 10% for gasoline in 2028, energy ministry official Tri Winarno has said.
Govt mandates sale of petrol with up to 20% ethanol blending from April 1
📝 City gas expansion loses steam in Apr-Dec as customer additions, infra growth falter
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EV Charging
📝 Ludhiana plans 50 new EV charging hubs under 10-year public-private partnership model
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🌍 Emissions/Environment
CAQM proposes mandating only EV taxis from April 2027, EV private cars from 2030 in Delhi-NCR
New Delhi: The expert committee constituted by Delhi-NCR's air quality body, Commission for Air Quality Management (CAQM), to recommend steps to reduce vehicular pollution, wants to impose annual mandates on all carmakers to sell electric vehicles (EVs) from the next financial year, failing which it will impose stiff penalties.
Delhi air quality improves slightly, remains in 'poor' levels; AQI at 203
📝 CAQM expert panel on emissions cutback calls auto-makers for direct talks, omits SIAM
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📖 Magazines
📝 Upcoming Porsche K1 flagship SUV will no longer debut as an EV
📝 Tata Punch EV top vs Nexon EV mid variants: Which offers more value?
📝 Second-gen Ducati DesertX revealed with new V2 engine
📝 Mahindra XEV 9S: The do-it-all e-SUV
📝 5 most affordable cars with a powered tailgate
📝 Next Mahindra EV launch confirmed for 2027
📝 Kia Syros EV spied in India ahead of its 2026 launch
📝 Indian Motorcycle unveils limited-edition 125th Anniversary models
📝 Maruti e Vitara vs Hyundai Creta Electric top variant: Which offers more value?
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📰 International
Toyota plans around $19 billion share sale by financial institutions: Sources
Toyota plans $19 billion share sale in major Japan governance reform move
Stellantis posts $23.8 billion loss in second half after huge EV writedown
Stellantis posts 20 bln euro net loss in second half of 2025 after EV writedowns
📝 Musk touts California robotaxis but Tesla does nothing to get permits
📝 Tyremaker Pirelli says revenue will be flat to slightly higher this year
📝 Japan says US tariff pressure on car sector easing
📝 Ford recalling 4.3 million US vehicles over software issue
📝 German union says truce reached in dispute with Tesla
📝 US closes probe into 7.4 million Stellantis vehicles without seeking recall
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