The Sajjan Jindal-led JSW Group has put its plans to build a 50GWh battery cell gigafactory in India on hold after failing to secure a Chinese technology partner because of Beijing’s restrictions on technology transfers, a top company executive said. Speaking to reporters on the sidelines of JSW MG Motor India’s launch of Hector Tomahawk—a … Read more
SIAM said the total production of passenger vehicles, three-wheelers, two-wheelers, and quadricycles in April 2026 was 29,22,427 units. File The first month of FY2027 posted high double-digit growth in passenger vehicles, three-wheelers, and two- wheelers according to wholesales data released by the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) on Thursday (May 14, 2026). This is … Read more
Batteries next? JSW Group’s collaboration with Chinese firms may expand beyond the automotive sector, as the group explores partnerships for its first lithium-ion cell plant. Mint reported on 2 September 2025 that the conglomerate had been in discussions with several Chinese battery specialists, including Gotion, Cospowers, Svolt, and Soundon, to source essential battery technology. The … Read more
Wheels India on Monday (December 15, 2025) said it has signed a technical assistance agreement with Japan’s Topy Industries for design, development and manufacture of aluminium alloy wheels. Topy will provide technical knowhow and engineering support to enhance Wheels India’s design and manufacturing capabilities for cast aluminium wheel business under the agreement, the company said … Read more
Automobile manufacturer Ford, on Friday (October 31, 2025), confirmed plans to revive manufacturing operations at its Chennai plant, with a focus on producing all-new, next-generation engines. With an initial investment of ₹3,250 crore, the project, involving powertrain manufacturing, is expected to create more than 600 jobs, the company said in a release. Ford, which halted … Read more
The Company has signed a MOU with Germany-based NEURA Robotics GmbH to jointly develop and industrialise advanced robotics and humanoid technologies. The tie up targets to leverage upon Sona’s precision engineering and manufacturing capabilities, and NEURA’s expertise in cognitive robotics. NEURA was founded in 2019, and is focused on Cognitive Robotics Last it raised $130 … Read more
Automotive software developers in India, who are mostly focused on innovations around software-defined vehicle (SDV), are witnessing long development cycles, highest globally, as several regulatory pressures are compounding existing development bottlenecks, reported QNX, a division of BlackBerry Limited, a Canadian software firm that specialises in secure communications and IoT. The company here on Tuesday said automotive software … Read more
Apollo Tyres will be the new jersey sponsor of the Indian cricket team and will be shelling out approximately Rs 4.5 crores per bilateral game, significantly up from the Rs 4 crore previous sponsors Dream11 were paying. The sponsorship period is set to run until March 2028 with as many as 130 fixtures falling in … Read more
Road transport minister Nitin Gadkari said India must develop world-class infrastructure to achieve its target of becoming a $5 trillion economy and the third largest in the world, as the prime minister envisions. To meet this goal, priority is being given to four key sectors including water, power, transport and communication, Gadkari said in his … Read more