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Volvo Group Launches Volvo Mining to Tap Global Mining Demand

Volvo Group is creating a dedicated mining entity to strengthen its position in the global mining industry. Volvo Mining aims to bring together the Group’s capabilities, expertise, and offer for mining customers under a single, integrated business structure. The plan is that Volvo Mining will sell Volvo trucks, construction equipment and autonomous solutions to mining […]

Buses Events

Busworld Europe 2027: One Year to Go Until the Global Bus and Coach Industry Reunites in Brussels

Following a record-breaking edition in 2025, Busworld Europe is preparing to bring the international bus and coach community together once again from 16 to 21 October 2027. With one year to go, the exhibitor list and floor plans are already available online, offering visitors an early glimpse of what awaits them in Brussels. Building on […]

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JK Lakshmi Cement deploys 70 electric trucks, targets 120-EV fleet by March 2027

Company to expands electric vehicle deployment across key logistics routes in Rajasthan and Gujarat as part of its decarbonisation strategy JK Lakshmi Cement, one of India’s prominent cement manufacturers, has achieved nearly 100% electric vehicle (EV)-based clinker dispatches from its Sirohi plant in Rajasthan to its Kalol Grinding Unit in Gujarat. This milestone demonstrates the […]

Passenger Cars

Jeep Compass Sport gets 9-speed automatic, priced at ₹21.99 lakh

Jeep India has launched the Compass Sport FWD with a 9-speed automatic transmission at ₹21.99 lakh (ex-showroom). The company says it is the most affordable automatic Jeep Compass ever offered in India. It is also the first time an automatic has been offered on the entry variant of the Compass line-up. Deliveries begin in the […]

Tyres

Yokohama India to add five sizes to GEOLANDAR X-CV range

Yokohama India plans to add five new sizes to its locally made GEOLANDAR X-CV crossover tyre range, taking it from 32 to 37 sizes. The company says this will make GEOLANDAR X-CV India’s largest dedicated crossover tyre range. The move follows what it describes as a positive response to the range since its recent launch. […]

Components Emobility Partnerships

Tsuyo Ties up with China’s LvKON for Electric Drive Systems

Indian electric powertrain maker Tsuyo Manufacturing Pvt. Ltd. has announced a technical collaboration with Suzhou Lvkon Transmission Technology Co., Ltd. (LvKON), a Chinese company that specialises in electric drive systems for new energy commercial vehicles. The two firms have worked together for the past five years. The new tie-up aims to strengthen Tsuyo’s position in […]

Buses Partnerships sustainability

Force Motors Partners with Rosmerta for Sustainable Vehicle Scrappage

Force Motors Limited, India’s largest van maker and a leading automotive manufacturer, has announced its initiative towards promoting responsible end-of-life vehicle management by facilitating access to authorised scrappage for its customers. Through an association with Rosmerta Auto Recycling Pvt. Ltd., Force Motors aims to make authorised vehicle scrappage more accessible to customers in the Delhi-NCR […]

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Navratri Sales Beat 2024 by 27%, but Last Year’s GST Rush is Hard To Match

FADA data shows 11.23 lakh vehicles sold in ten days. Electric vehicles are now more than one in every ten sales. India’s showrooms sold about 11.23 lakh vehicles in the ten days of Navratri this year, says the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA). That is nearly 27% more than in Navratri 2024. It is […]

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GP Petroleums Appoints Shirish Suvagia as CFO

GP Petroleums Limited (GPPL) has appointed Shirish Suvagia as its Chief Financial Officer and Key Managerial Personnel, effective 15 October 2026. Mr. Suvagia is a Chartered Accountant with over 23 years of experience in finance, treasury, strategic financial planning, mergers and acquisitions, and fundraising through debt and private equity. The company says he has led […]

Emobility Two Wheelers

Ultraviolette Launches X-47 Venom Electric Motorcycle from ₹2.65 Lakh

Electric motorcycle maker Ultraviolette has launched the X-47 Venom, the next generation of its X-47 Crossover, at an introductory price starting at ₹2,65,000. The price applies to the first 5,000 customers. Bookings open today at 4:00 PM IST, and deliveries begin in November 2026. The motorcycle is the first to be built on the company’s […]

Passenger Cars Skill Development

Kia India and ASDC open first of four automotive skill centres at Don Bosco ITI, Mumbai

Kia India, in partnership with the Automotive Skills Development Council (ASDC), has inaugurated an automotive skill development centre at Don Bosco Industrial Training Institute (ITI) in Kurla, Mumbai. It is the first of four centres planned under a pilot initiative, funded through Kia India’s Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) programme, to train 360 candidates in Faridabad, […]

Passenger Cars

Hyundai reveals BAYON safety features ahead of 26 October launch

Hyundai Motor India has revealed the safety features of the BAYON, its upcoming “Intelligent Utility Vehicle”, ahead of its India launch on 26 October 2026. Built on the Global K Enhanced Platform, the car is engineered for 5-Star Indian safety standards, the company says. It offers more than 80 advanced safety features, and more than […]

Corporate Emobility sustainability

Readily Solutions plans IPO in FY28 after converting to public company; H1 revenue up 157%

Gurugram-based clean energy company Readily Solutions Limited is targeting an initial public offering (IPO) in FY 2027–28, subject to market conditions and regulatory approvals. The company was earlier Readily Mobility Solutions Private Limited. It converted to a public limited company in August 2026 and took its new name. The company says it is strengthening its […]

Distribution & Retail Tyres

Michelin opens new Tyres & Services store in Jammu with Maha Shakti Auto

Michelin has opened a new Michelin Tyres & Services (MTS) store in Jammu, in partnership with Maha Shakti Auto. The 1,000 sq ft store is in Main Bazar, Gumat, in the city’s commercial district, and is meant to make Michelin’s products and services more accessible to customers in Jammu and nearby areas. The store sells […]

Buses Emobility

SWITCH Mobility and Purple Bus launch Vidarbha’s first electric bus service on Nagpur–Chandrapur route

SWITCH Mobility, part of the Hinduja Group, and intercity operator Purple Bus have launched what they call the region’s first electric bus service, on the new Nagpur–Chandrapur route, extending Purple Bus’s intercity network further into Vidarbha. Union Minister for Road Transport and Highways Nitin Gadkari was present at the flag-off of the first six buses, […]