Closing loop: The tyre industry is banking on innovation in its quest for circularity

ETAuto launches Tech Awards to honour engineering excellence and innovation; nominations open

Royal Enfield Flying Flea C6 Review: RE’s Most Innovative and Boldest Step Yet

Toyota Innova HyCross crosses 2 lakh sales in India

Toyota Kirloskar Motor crosses 2 lakh Innova HyCross sales in India

Zypp Electric launches EV innovation challenge with up to ₹30 lakh funding support for startups, innovators

TDB inks pact with Scharge for India–UK EV charging innovation project

Lower-spec Toyota Innova Hycross to replace Crysta

Nitin Gadkari lauds Hero MotoCorp’s Surge S32 as modular EV innovation milestone

JSW MG Motor India, DPIIT launch MG Developer Program Season 6 focused on automotive innovation

Moving Tech Innovations enters European mobility market with acquisition of Automicle Holding

Marelli to display over 20 innovations at Auto China 2026

Setco Auto and VNIT Nagpur establish joint research lab to accelerate automotive innovation
Nagpur, March 13, 2026: Setco Auto Systems Pvt. Ltd. (Setco), India’s leading manufacturer of medium and heavy commercial vehicle clutches, has partnered with Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT) Nagpur to establish a Joint Research Laboratory aimed at advancing next-generation automotive technologies through deeper collaboration between industry and academia.

Daimler Truck Innovation Center India appoints Radhakrishnan Kodakkal as MD & CEO

The future is open platforms, built on shared innovation engine, with governance at core

Innovating vehicle finance via energy!
Something I learned recently is that almost 60 per cent of light commercial vehicle (3W/4W) loans in India go into some form of default. While many are resolved, they often lead to the vehicle owners-operator going into a debt spiral - if you have ever been in credit card hell you know what this can mean.

Opinion: How Tata Motors has spearheaded technical innovations with CNG

FICCI, Mercedes-Benz host Bharat Innovation Challenge

TAFE Launches 'MASSEY DYNASTAR Contest' Season 3 to discover farm innovations across India
 

The Detailing Mafia showcases Next-Generation car care innovations at Automechanika New Delhi 2026
New Delhi : The Detailing Mafia, one of the world's fastest-growing professional car detailing franchise ecosystems, is currently participating in Automechanika New Delhi 2026, where it is showcasing its system-driven detailing model, technology-led innovations, and global expansion strategy.

MG Majestor SUV teased ahead of February 12 launch: How it compares to XUV 7XO, Innova Crysta, Tata Safari
MG Motor India has officially begun teasing its upcoming flagship SUV, the MG Majestor. The first set of images and details have been released ahead of its launch on February 12, 2026. Positioned as a premium 7-seater offering, the Majestor will sit above the Hector Plus and Gloster in MG’s India lineup, targeting family buyers who seek a blend of luxury, space, and advanced features in the fiercely competitive three-row SUV segment.

“We innovate not just for India, but from India for the world”: Honeywell’s Anant Maheshwari
Honeywell India operates as a critical growth engine for the company’s global strategy, leveraging over 14,000 employees, three advanced manufacturing facilities and four global centres of excellence driving AI-led, sustainable innovations built in India and scaled up globally. “India is extremely significant to our global innovation engine,” says Anant Maheshwari, president and CEO, Global Regions, Honeywell. In an interview with Sudhir Chowdhary, he speaks about the key trends and his company’s strategy for accelerating AI adoption among its clients.

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No price reduction; India-EU FTA to drive tech innovation in auto sector: Mercedes-Benz India chief Santosh Iyer
No price cut from India-EU FTA; auto tech innovation to rise: Mercedes
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Toyota Innova Crysta prices hiked by up to Rs 26,000
The Toyota Innova Crysta prices have been hiked by up to Rs 26,000, and with this update, the Toyota MPV's prices now range between Rs 18.85 lakh and Rs 25.53 lakh. Except for the prices, no other change has been made to the Innova Crysta.

Baya Systems expands Bengaluru Engineering Hub to scale AI, Automotive and HPC innovation
Bengaluru: Baya Systems has opened its expanded engineering hub in Bengaluru to scale global engineering capacity as demand for AI infrastructure accelerates.  In less than two years, Baya Systems’ Bengaluru operation has strengthened into a major global engineering hub, playing a central role in the development and delivery of the company’s software-defined semiconductor fabric technologies that power scalable, high-performance, chiplet-based systems for AI and HPC systems worldwide.  

Toyota Innova Crysta becomes costlier by ₹33,000. Old and new price comparison
Toyota Innova Crysta, one of the bestselling MPVs in India has become pricier as part of the brand's price revision for entire passenger vehicle lineup. The Toyota Innova Crysta has received a price hike ranging up to ₹33,000, depending on variants. The price hike ranges between ₹21,000 and ₹33,000.

Toyota Fortuner, Innova Crysta, Hycross prices hiked by up to Rs 74,000
Toyota India has increased prices for select models in its portfolio and rejigged the variant line-up for some cars in January 2026. Prices for the Innova Crysta, Hycross and Fortuner – including the Legender – are up significantly, while Toyota has discontinued select variants of the Rumion, Hycross and Fortuner. The price of the Taisor, Hyryder, Rumion, Hilux, Camry, Vellfire and Land Cruiser 300 remain unchanged.

Industry to focus on innovation, quality: ALUCAST

‘Industry to focus on innovation, quality’: Prasan Firodia

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Toyota Innova Crysta to be discontinued in 2027
Toyota will finally pull the plug on the Innova Crysta diesel around March 2027, which would effectively end the era of a model that has defined the Indian MPV space for the better part of two decades. The ladder‑frame MPV with a 2.4‑litre diesel mill, currently sold only with a manual gearbox, was originally meant to exit closer to 2025, but sustained demand and semiconductor constraints on the Innova Hycross prompted Toyota to keep the Crysta in production longer than planned.​