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Tube Investments' EV plan

The company has set up an exclusive EV arm, and is foraying into making three-wheelers and tractors that will have a high level of local sourcing. Shahkar Abidi reports.

Keeping it Simple

Simple Energy will soon deliver its first product. While the e-scooters will be available in 13 major cities, co-founders, Suhas Rajkumar and Shreshth Mishra tell Sricharan Rabout the One and other new products which will soon be revealed in the coming months.and plans am IPO in 2-3 years.

Tata Motors To Rev Up EV Play

Tata Motors plans to sell 50,000 electric vehicles in fiscal 2023 and double that figure in fiscal 2024, said N Chandrasekaran, Chairman of Tata Motors at the 77th Annual General Meeting (AGM).

Taking a leaf from Elon Musk

The Border Roads Organisation makes constructing roads at high altitudes seem almost effortless. The tunnels it builds may well find an admirer in Tesla's Elon Musk. Shahkar Abidi reports.

Carmakers on track for record sales in FY2023

With wholesale numbers accelerating past 800,000 units in Q1, easing of chip supplies and a bountiful monsoon forecast, this fiscal could be the best yet for India Auto Inc. Ajit Dalvi does the number crunching.

Lucas TVS gears up for EVs

The tier-1 company is betting on demand for motor parts for EVs to drive its revenue model. Babu KSV, Business Head-eMobility, Automotive Motors and Cooling Solutions on the investment and expansion strategy. Sricharan R has the details on the company's investment and expansion strategy.

Brakes India outlines de-risking gameplan

The component maker has put in place a comprehensive strategy which includes new locations and a portfolio of adjacent products. Managing Director, Sriram Viji speaks to Sricharan R on the roadmap.

Amara Raja charged up for future challenges

Jayadev Galla, chairman and Managing Director, Amara Raja Batteries says tackling cost, competition, and challenges is going to be a tightrope walk. While EVs will play a key role going forward, he tells Sricharan R that lead acid batteries may outlast lithium-ion.

BharatBenz set to fire on all cylinders

The truck and bus brand from Daimler India Commercial Vehicles recently completed its 10th anniversary. Satyakam Arya, MD & CEO, tells Murali Gopalan that the stage is now set for new challenges in the mobility space and why the company is confident of taking them on.

ZF deepens India footprint

The Hyderabad tech centre will play a bigger role in the coming years thanks to its competencies in software. Going forward, there will be more satellite offices across small towns and cities in India to increase the talent pool for ZF, says Murali Gopalan in a conversation with the German company's leadership team.

SOUTHERN COMFORT

The south continues to be a favourite destination for OEMs thanks to a host of advantages like a skilled workforce, robust vendor base, quality of life. While Tamil Nadu continues to be the leader, Karnataka, AP and Telangana are keen to grow their presence even more aggressively. Sricharan R files this story.

End of the road for Chinese manufacturers

Great Wall Motors and a few other Chinese brands were keen to establish a base but a backlash due to border skirmishes and a closer scrutiny of Chinese investments has led to things coming to a standstill. Brian de Souza reports on the broader ramifications.

Maruti's fleet sales in slow lane

Mayank Dhingra Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL) is witnessing a shift in the industry dynamics, wherein the once-booming trend of shared mobility is now on the backburner, and people are again preferring to have their own vehicles.

Betting on the ladder frame

As Mahindra & Mahindra gets ready to launch its all-new Scorpio, we look at why the company is bullish on ladder frame vehicles which aren’t quite prefered nowadays. Pradyumna Kalagi reports.

'There is a bit of India in every Merc'

Started in 1996, the Mercedes-Benz Research and Development India (MBRDI) is the Mercedes-Benz Group's largest research and development centre outside of Germany. Managing Director and CEO, Manu Saale spoke to Sricharan R on MBRDI plans to contribute to the Group going forward.

Border Road takes expertise to new altitudes

The Border Roads Organisation has been tasked with building 64 strategic roads, stretching across 3500 km with 100 bridges, tunnels and highways. Shahkar Abidi reports on the challenges involved.

Competition pushing OEMs to "light" path ahead

Technologies such as LED headlamp that are driving safety can be adapted for India, said Todd Morgan, chief technology and Innovation officer, Lumax.

It's a homecoming for Bajaj Chetak at Akurdi

The iconic scooter brand, now in its new electric avatar, is back to its old home from where it first rolled out in 1972. Murali Gopalan visited Akurdi near Pune for the inauguration of Chetak Technology, the new EV arm, where nostalgia was in the air.

Polyrub rejigs focus

The JV is putting in place strategies for a leading role in EVs even it wants to bring better and sustainable products for Indian and global ICE players. Brian de Souza has the details

Maruti set to kick off new innings in Haryana

May 19 was a special day for Maruti Suzuki India when it paid Rs 2,131 crore to the Haryana State Industrial & Infrastructure Development Corporation.

'We look at design through the lens of sustainability'

Sustainability is a core aspect of automotive manufacturing including design function. Martin Uhlarik, Head of Global Design, Tata Motors, looks at it more as an opportunity in working towards a carbon-neutral ecosystem. He discusses this and a lot more with Sumana Sarkar.

Why Carlos Tavares is betting big on India

The CEO of Stellantis makes it clear that the company is here to stay and will fight it out to create aniche of its own. Hormazd Sorabjee, who was part of a select virtual roundtable in Chennai, says Carlos Tavares has a clearly defined blueprint for India and expects profits to double by 2030.

M&M revs up electric drive

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) is working on the conversion of its partnering agreement with Volkswagen signed last month, for the use of its modular electric drive matrix or MEB parts into a supply agreement, said Rajesh Jejurikar, Executive Director, Auto and FES, Mahindra & Mahindra. He was speaking at the post-results interaction with the media in which the company's leadership dwelt on various aspects of the business as well the future outlook.

Steel price reprieve for carmakers

The government's move to levy a 15 percent export duty on steel and lower them on ferro nickel, coking coal, and raw materials has led to sharp drop in prices. Amit Vijay M reports.

Max-xing the Nexon EV

The long-range version of Tata Motors's popular electric model has a host of innovative features. Mayank Dhingra gets you the details on the car's tech innovations.

JCB's fully-electric excavator breaks cover

JCB India is bullish on India's infrastructure projects even as it aims to make its Vadodara plant an export hub. Highlights of Shahkar Abidi's conversation with the JCB India head, Deepak Shetty.

Gujarat pulls it off again

From the time it played knight in shining armour for the Nano project over a decade ago, Gujarat has done an encore with the Ford facility sale, reports Murali Gopalan.

Ford Chennai workers stoic about closure

A day after Ford made it known that it was not going to revive its India plans through the production of electric vehicles, police were quickly deployed outside the Maraimalainagar plant near Chennai.

EXCON signals winds of change

The five-day CII EXCON, the biggest construction equipment meet in South Asia, held in-person after a two-year gap saw the participation by companies from India and abroad. An report by Shahkar Abidi highlighting the key trends and big growth drivers across the construction equipment segment.

'Our plan is the partnership way'

ZF Aftermarket recently inaugurated its integrated sales and service outlet in Bengaluru in partnership with a local player. This one-stop shop will showcase ZF's products as well as other brands such as Sachs, Lemförder, TRW, and WABCO. Philippe Colpron, Head of ZF Aftermarket, and Executive VP, ZF Friedrichshafen AG speaks to Sricharan R on the company's vision for India's evolving aftermarket and how it is going about increasing its footprint across the country.