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SAIC-JSW India JV's new platform adds to deepening of Auto Inc tech ties with China

New Delhi, July 16 -- JSW MG Motor India, the joint venture between China's SAIC Motor and the JSW Group, has launched a new vehicle platform on which it will develop electric vehicles and hybrids, wi... Read More


Bajaj, Ola and VinFast look to ride India's e-scooter fleet boom

New Delhi, July 16 -- The rapid growth of quick commerce, food delivery and bike taxis is turning India's electric two-wheeler-largely scooter-fleet market into a new battleground for manufacturers. B... Read More


Hero MotoCorp's EV investing strategy meets its first setback

New Delhi, July 15 -- Hero MotoCorp's decade-long strategy of taking minority stakes in electric vehicle (EV) startups has produced both a spectacular winner and its first major setback. The country'... Read More


Behind Ola Electric's supplier tussle is a sharp rise in delayed payments

New Delhi, July 13 -- New Delhi: Ola Electric Technologies Pvt. Ltd, the operating arm of listed Ola Electric Mobility, responsible for almost all its revenue, has seen payment delays to MSME supplier... Read More


Mint Explainer: Why is the govt's push for ethanol-blended petrol fuelling consumer fury?

New Delhi, July 13 -- The government has launched a defence of its ethanol blending programme just as discussions gain momentum to push the blend beyond 20%. This official defence comes as consumers e... Read More


Hero sounds first warning on CAFE's emerging risk to two-wheeler firms

New Delhi, July 12 -- Hero MotoCorp Ltd has become the first two-wheeler maker to flag the government's proposed corporate average fuel efficiency (CAFE) norms for motorcycles and scooters as an "emer... Read More


German luxury carmakers split on hybrids as EV sales surge

New Delhi, July 11 -- India's two largest luxury carmakers, Mercedes Benz and BMW, are seeing electric vehicles (EVs) account for a sharply rising share of their sales, but they remain divided on the ... Read More


Exide targets first EV cell revenue in Q3 FY27, joins Tata Agratas in commercialization

New Delhi, July 10 -- India's largest battery maker, Exide Industries Ltd, expects to book its first revenue from electric vehicle cell manufacturing in the October to December quarter of the financia... Read More


Honda wants more of its premium motorcycles to come to Indian factories

New Delhi, July 10 -- The country's second-largest two-wheeler company, Honda Motorcycle and Scooter India (HMSI), wants to bring more of its global premium motorcycle models to India and localise the... Read More


Agratas filings reveal deeper role of Chinese-owned firm in Tata's EV battery push

New Delhi, July 9 -- Agratas Ltd, the Tata Group's UK battery unit, paid over £40 million ( Rs.480 crore) to AESC Apollo Holding across fiscal years 2025 and 2026, the company's UK filings reveal... Read More