Top Indian Automobile Industry News & Updates - 07 March 2026,Saturday
🏢 Industry
India’s electric PV retail sales jump 44% in February; Tata Motors leads: FADA
Feb EV sales moved up across categories; two-wheelers rose 46%: Fada
Chandigarh vehicle registration number fetches record Rs 54 lakh
The latest e-auction, held from March 4 to 6, covered fancy and choice registration numbers of the new CH01-DD series (0001 to 9999) along with leftover numbers from previous series. A total of 591 numbers were sold, generating revenue of Rs 4,48,87,000 — itself a record for a single RLA auction in Chandigarh’s history.
Skill Ministry signs Flexi-MoU with Bajaj Auto for auto training
📝 EV registrations in Maharashtra rebound 13% in FY26 after previous year’s dip
📝 Maharashtra budget offers tax breaks for scrapping old vehicles, doubles green tax on polluters
📝 Kia India expands ‘Buckle Up’ road safety initiative with Phase II launch
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🚗 ICE Car/SUV
Renault Duster returns to a tougher mid-size SUV battlefield
Renault will relaunch the Duster in India on March 17, reviving a nameplate that once shaped the mid-size SUV segment. However, it returns to a far more competitive market defined by feature-rich products, strong brands, wide dealer networks and multiple powertrains, forcing the new Duster to take on entrenched rivals.
📝 Iran war threatens India and China's billion-dollar car exports to Middle East
📝 India's premium SUV segment heats up: New challengers emerge to Toyota Fortuner
📝 Mahindra Scorpio N facelift spotted ahead of launch
📝 Next-Gen Hyundai i20 interior spied with curved dual screens
📝 Maruti Brezza facelift spied, launch soon: Key updates expected
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Electric Car/SUV
Mahindra XEV 9e Cineluxe Edition launched
Source Credit: The Hindu Business Line (Delhi Print Edition)
Mahindra has introduced the XEV 9e Cineluxe Edition at ₹ 29.35 lakh, turning its all-electric SUV into a rolling lounge. Based on the top-spec Pack Three 79-kWh variant, the Cineluxe Edition adds two bespoke exterior finishes and a richer, theatre-inspired cabin theme with premium upholstery, enhanced ambient lighting and a feature-loaded tech suite that remain unchanged.
📝 Mahindra BE 6 Batman Edition returns; bookings reopen on March 10
📝 India-made Maruti Suzuki e-Vitara launched in Brazil: Here’s what’s different
📝 Electric cars in India available with BaaS schemes: Subscription plans explained
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🚗 Luxury
Mercedes-Benz V-Class launched at ₹ 1.4 crore
Mercedes-Benz has offered the luxury MPV exclusively in the extra-long-wheelbase guise. The stretched configuration prioritises rear-seat comfort, delivering generous legroom and a lounge-like cabin for chauffeur-driven buyers. It features refreshed styling with AMG Line coming as standard, dual digital displays and premium trim.
📝 Beyond engine: How software, EVs and AI are redefining luxury mobility
📝 Next-gen Lexus ES India launch set for March 20
📝 Welcome to this luxurious private suite on wheels
📝 Audi A8L Security arrives in India as a rolling fortress of luxury and protection
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⛟ Commercial Vehicles
Mobility and logistics activity remains muted in February: Shriram Mobility Bulletin
India’s mobility and logistics sector witnessed relatively stable trucking activity during February.
IPL 2026: Ashok Leyland named principal sponsor by Chennai Super Kings
📝 Electric CV retail sales more than double in February 2026: FADA data
📝 Ashok Leyland becomes official sponsor of Chennai Super Kings for upcoming IPL season
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🎤 Interviews & Features
Light work: Honda Shine 100 DX
This is the toughest class of motorcycle to crack. Fuel-efficiency dominates the conversation equalled by an intimidatingly high degree of price sensitivity. Honda’s newest addition to this class (an eternal Hero MotoCorp Splendor monopoly) is well aware of this reality. And it’s done its homework.
Neo world order: Toyota Fortuner Neo Drive 4x4 AT
Chances are, if you’re in the market for a Toyota Fortuner, you’ve already made up your mind about it. Buying a Fortuner isn’t a matter of choosing it over other cars in its price range — it’s about when you’re ready for it. As such, Toyota didn’t have to reinvent the wheel to boost its immensely popular SUV, so it hasn’t. Instead, it’s thrown in a cool little number in the form of a 48V mild-hybrid unit, which makes the Fortuner Neo Drive 4x4 AT (to give you its name in full) the range topper, outside of the Legender series.
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🏗 Construction & Agriculture
Construction equipment segment slips in February as high base tempers demand
The construction equipment segment was the exception in February 2026 as all other segments of the automobile industry posted strong growth.
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🏍 EV/ICE Two Wheelers
Second-gen Ducati DesertX V2 unveiled
The all-new Ducati DesertX V2 marks a major shift for Ducati, adopting a new 890cc V-twin producing 108.4 bhp and 9.38 kg-m. Built around a lighter monocoque chassis with the engine as a stressed member, it should have sharper dynamics on and off-road. Long-travel KYB suspension, 21/18-inch spoked wheels, six riding modes and a 5-inch TFT headline the updates. The bike is expected to debut in India only next year, though.
After Hero’s Vida, Ultraviolette also starts battery rental
3ev Industries, 3eco systems to equip 10,000+ electric three-wheelers with cautio AI-powered Dash cams as standard on every vehicle to enhance safety on roads
• Deployment live with 1,200 vehicles live across OEM and fleet platforms; 10,000+ committed across OEM and fleet platforms, making this one of India's largest safety rollouts in electric three-wheelers.
📝 Zelo Electric launches Knight+ ‘Rani Edition’ e-scooter at ₹69,990
📝 Honda India Foundation hands over 50 CB350 quick response bikes to UP Police
📝 Own a Honda Unicorn? Here are the genuine accessories for your daily commuter
📝 Own a Royal Enfield Classic 350? Genuine accessories & prices to kit it up
📝 Royal Enfield Hunter 350 Vs Yamaha XSR 155: Which neo-retro should you choose?
📝 Royal Enfield Continental GT 750 spied in India ahead of launch
📝 Ola Roadster X e-bike gets iPhone-like price tag: Range, offers explained
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⚙ Components
Sunsure advances industrial decarbonisation in Tamil Nadu; signs PPAs with Daeseung Autoparts & Ilgahng Automotive
Chennai: Sunsure Energy, India's preferred renewable energy solutions provider for leading businesses and utilities transitioning to green power, has signed long-term solar Power Purchase Agreements (PPA) with Daeseung Autoparts India Private Limited, the Indian subsidiary of the South Korea–based Daeseung Group, a prominent player within the global automotive components industry, and Ilgahng Automotive, a prominent Korean-origin automotive company from the same business group.
Sedemac Mechatronics IPO subscribed 2.68 times
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🌇 Allied Industries
Upcoming IPOs: Bonbloc Technologies, Milestone Gears, Eastman Auto & Power get SEBI nod to launch public offers
Milestone Gears
📝 Steelbird launches Numerology series of motorcycle helmet series
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🌢 Fuels, Lubricants
‘Too many ill-wishers’: Russia tightens secrecy around crude oil supplies to India
Russia will not disclose the data on crude oil export to India and keep it secret from “too many ill-wishers”, the Kremlin said on Friday.
India's fuel demand slips month-on-month in February, rises annually
India's fuel consumption fell to 20.24 million metric tons in February from 21.04 million in January, but gained 5.8 per cent compared with the same period last year.
US grants temporary waiver for Russian crude imports; Delhi orders refiners to maximise LPG output
‘Essential partner’: US gives India one-month waiver to buy Russia oil
The Indian Express
ADB flags India's oil supply vulnerability amid Hormuz tensions
India in "very comfortable position" on Oil, LPG supplies despite Hormuz concerns: Govt sources
📝 Gulf Oil extends Chennai Super Kings partnership by four years
📝 Crude oil surges 11% as Trump rules out Iran deal without ‘unconditional surrender’; Brent tops $90
📝 Oil is well again as US ‘allows’ India to buy crude from Moscow without tariff axe
📝 India importing more Russian oil could help, but earlier discount may not be available
📝 Shortage of petrol, diesel ‘baseless’; no need to panic: IndianOil
📝 Petroleum lobby won’t easily allow shift to alternative fuels: Gadkari
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EV Charging
📝 BYD’s new Blade battery can charge an EV to 70% in 5 Minutes
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💸 Finance & Insurance
Numeros Motors partners with Royal Sundaram to introduce people-first insurance solutions for EV owners, with specially designed cover for women
Bengaluru: Numeros Motors, in collaboration with Royal Sundaram General Insurance, today announced a pioneering insurance package that prioritises rider wellbeing with a comprehensive blend of personal accident protection, daily hospital cash benefits, and a dedicated cancer care cover designed exclusively for women. Priced at just Rs 1,200 (inclusive of taxes), this value-driven insurance offering is available exclusively to buyers of the n-First, Numeros Motors’ newly launched electric two-wheeler engineered for urban commuters, particularly women.
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📖 Magazines
Mahindra relaunches BE 6 Batman Edition at Rs 28.49 lakh
📝 JSW Motors’s Jaecoo J5-based electric SUV spied testing in India
📝 Top 5 most powerful petrol scooters in India
📝 JSW Motors’s Chery iCar V23-based SUV spied testing
📝 Ferrari to debut 849 Testarossa in India on March 14
📝 Toyota drops Rumion base price by Rs 95,000 with new E trim at Rs 9.56 lakh
📝 BYD unveils second-gen Blade battery, new 1,500kW Flash charger
📝 Next-gen Volkswagen Golf teased for the first time
📝 All you need to know about the Land Rover Discovery Sport
📝 Harley-Davidson expands dealer network in India
📝 QJ Motor SRK 421 RR unveiled overseas
📝 Yamaha Aerox 155 price and variants explained
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📰 International
Qatar energy minister warns Gulf exports could halt within weeks: Report
Qatar expects all Gulf energy producers to shut down exports within weeks and drive oil to $150 a barrel, the country's Energy Minister Saad al-Kaabi told the Financial Times in an interview published on Friday.
India, China lead car exports worth billions of dollars to West Asia
Chinese, Indian, South Korean and Japanese automakers export cars worth billions of dollars to the West Asia through the Strait of Hormuz and shipping along the route has ground to a halt over fears of attacks by Tehran.
The million-strong car industry you’ve never seen
📝 China's Neolix halts autonomous delivery operations in Abu Dhabi
📝 Denso, chipmaker Rohm hold talks on potential $8.3 billion acquisition
📝 Greece's PPC, Metlen to develop battery storage across Romania, Bulgaria, Italy
📝 Next-gen Volkswagen Golf previewed ahead of 2028 debut with EV and hybrid options
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