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Tata Motors' Shailesh Chandra bets on growth, while PB Balaji focuses on transformation

New Delhi, June 16 -- Tata Motors' annual report carries a faint reminder of Bollywood's iconic Ram Lakhan. The film's central tension lay in two brothers shouldering very different responsibilities w... Read More


Tata Motors' FY26 free cash flow turns negative as JLR woes deepen

New Delhi, June 16 -- Tata Motors reported negative free cash flow of Rs.26,823 crore in FY26, compared with positive free cash flow of Rs.22,236 crore a year earlier, as challenges at Jaguar Land Rov... Read More


Battery swapping 2.0: Policy to be reviewed as focus shifts to economic viability

New Delhi, June 16 -- A Honda battery won't fit into a Battery Smart network. A Battery Smart battery won't work at a SUN Mobility station. And a SUN battery can't simply be swapped into a Yuma vehicl... Read More


India's auto market shifting from premiumisation to optimisation: SIAM data

New Delhi, June 16 -- For an industry that spent much of the last decade riding a wave of premiumisation, the latest numbers suggest the next phase could be defined by optimisation. Passenger cars are... Read More


Tata Motors commits Rs.36,236 crore capex despite JLR setbacks

New Delhi, June 16 -- Even as Jaguar Land Rover grappled with a five-week cyber-related production shutdown, tariff pressures and a steep decline in profitability, Tata Motors continues to invest heav... Read More


India's auto market gears up for 23 launches as EVs outpace ICE models

New Delhi, June 15 -- India's next auto battle has begun nearly four months before Diwali, and this time the industry is offering something for almost every buyer. Over the next nine months, automake... Read More


Upskilled slum dwellers power India's retail, healthcare and gig economy

New Delhi, June 15 -- For Rajesh Chettiar and seven of his friends from Mumbai's Kandarpada slum in Dahisar, who left for Japan recently, it's a dramatic change in fortunes. Selected by a visiting del... Read More


India's EV expansion kick-off June 15 with 16 rollouts vs 7 ICE models

New Delhi, June 14 -- India's EV push is starting on June 15, nearly four months ahead of schedule, and this time there is something for almost every buyer. Over the next nine months, automakers are ... Read More


Gadkari clears E100 fuel framework, paving way for ethanol-only vehicles in India

New Delhi, June 14 -- India has formally cleared the regulatory framework for the use of 100% ethanol (E100) as a vehicular fuel, a move that could accelerate the rollout of ethanol-powered cars and t... Read More


Dana-Eaton $5.1-billion deal set to reshape India's EV, CV supply chain

New Delhi, June 14 -- Days after Dana Incorporated and Eaton Corporation announced a $5.1-billion deal to combine their mobility businesses, industry experts said the transaction could have significan... Read More