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Mercedes-Benz expects electric vehicles to account for 25 percent of its sales in India over the next five years, says Martin Schwenk, Managing Director, Mercedes-Benz India.
Mercedes-Benz India, the company's Indian arm, will launch three electric vehicles in the next four months as part of its strategy to accelerate its electric mobility journey in the country. The premium luxury automaker recently unveiled its all-electric performance luxury sedan, Mercedes-AMG EQS 53 4MATIC, with a starting price of Rs 2.45 crore (all India ex-showroom prices). The locally assembled all-electric sedan EQS 580 will be released next month, followed by the seven-seater electric SUV EQB in November.
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Spain's Fersa Group invests in India-based Delux Bearings
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Tata Autocomp to open compact dual-clutch transmission plant
Amidthe country’s growing need for personal mobility with easy manoeuvrability, comes the demand for vehicles with automatic transmission. Tata AutoCompisready tomovein writes Shruti Mishra.
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Pankaj Munjal-backed Hero Motors raises equity from GEF Cap
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New age thermoplastics for next-generation EV batteries
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Switch Mobility to meet growing e-bus demand with fresh capex
Oncourse for abillion-dollar business, the company is exploringa possibility of operating satellite factories across the country to serve different geographies, write ShahkarAbidi and Ketan Thakkar.
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Kia India to invest Rs 2,000 crore in EVS, to introduce new e-RV in 2025
New investmentto drive R&D, infrastructure development and manufacturing capabilities. The company willlocally produce EVsin India with possibility of exports as well, writes Mayank Dhingra.
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"The government has given enough time for indigenisation but the industry has not taken it seriously"
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TATA MOTORS SEES ONE INTWO CARS SOLDAS EVS BY 2030
The company aims to offer wider choices withnew EVs that may straddle a pricebracket of Rs20to 40lakhinthe coming years, writes Ketan Thakkar.
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MG Motor India in expansion drive, to invest $100 million
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"Technology and its multiplier effect are driving business transformations and customer experiences"
Technical Centre India is one of Continental’s largest research and development centres in the world, andasa Centre of Competence’ it also develops customised products for the BRIC countries.