Tata Motors has long served two very different sedan buyers: fleet operators who care about running costs, and families who want style and pride of ownership. Yet every car until now tried to please both, wearing the same badge for very different lives. With personal buyers making up 65% of the segment, the carmaker decided […]
Navnit Group, one of India’s leading automotive retail and mobility enterprises with a legacy spanning close to five decades, is actively focusing on making every interaction seamless and personalised, whether at the dealership or through its digital channels. Founded by Navnit Liladhar Kachalia, the Group has established itself as a trusted name in the automotive […]
Balkrishna Industries Ltd. (BKT), a global leader in the Off-Highway tyre industry and an emerging player in India’s on-highway tyre market, has strengthened its Commercial Vehicle Radial (CVR) presence in Tamil Nadu with the inauguration of a new 10,000 sq. ft. distribution facility in Sankagiri, Salem. Operated by authorised distributor Sri Jayanthi Roadways, the facility […]
Creatara Mobility, India’s pioneering lifestyle electric two-wheeler (e2W) manufacturer, today announced the inauguration of its first plant in Faridabad, with an installed annual capacity of 30,000 units. The milestone marks the company’s transition from passion, research, and development to scaled production, reinforcing its commitment to delivering innovative, sustainable, and personalised mobility solutions. Speaking at the […]
Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) today announced the commencement of bookings for its upcoming Intelligent Utility Vehicle, the Hyundai BAYON, a tech-enabled SUV designed for customers seeking innovation, style, advanced safety, and future-ready mobility. The BAYON features an in-built generative AI voice assistant, enabling more natural and intuitive interactions between driver and vehicle. The Hyundai […]
Mercedes-Benz India today launched the Mercedes-AMG G 63 in an ‘Offroad PRO’ variant. This top-end vehicle will be available in limited numbers, underlining the exclusivity of the ‘Offroad PRO’ variant for AMG G 63 aficionados across the Indian market. For decades, the Mercedes-Benz G-Class has remained an unmistakable automotive icon, combining timeless design, exceptional robustness, […]
Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., India’s leading SUV manufacturer, today launched the Thar OG, a complete reimagination of India’s most iconic lifestyle SUV. Starting at ₹10.32 lakh (ex-showroom), the Thar OG succeeds the three-door Thar unveiled in 2020, which created an entirely new category and one of the most passionate automotive communities in the country. Since […]
At Automechanika Frankfurt 2026, Austrian testing company AVL DiTEST GmbH showed off new tools for testing and checking the safety of electric vehicles. These ranged from advanced e-motor testing equipment used by car manufacturers to simpler tools built for everyday repair shops. The company also revealed plans to build a dedicated battery repair kit, something […]
Autoverse, a Bangalore-based platform aiming to organise India’s fragmented automotive aftermarket, has become the market leader in the city within a short span. It supplied over ₹50 crore worth of genuine parts directly to more than 500 workshops, a business model its founders claim is the first of its kind in the country. The idea, […]
Daimler India Commercial Vehicles (DICV), the maker of BharatBenz trucks and buses, today inaugurated its new service centre operated by “PPS Trucking” in the Leh district of Ladakh. With this launch, PPS-BharatBenz becomes India’s first and only player to offer a commercial vehicle repair facility at one of the highest operational altitudes, located at approximately […]
Ultraviolette announced a new funding round of $85 million, led by Deep Tech Fund Yali Capital and TDK Ventures, with investment from Lip-Bu Tan, Chairman of Walden International & Advisor to Ultraviolette, alongside the company’s current and long-term investors. The funding marks an important milestone in Ultraviolette’s journey as it scales manufacturing capabilities, advances its […]
Kia India, one of the country’s leading mass-premium automakers, has launched Kia Quick Finance, an integrated digital financing solution designed to enable dealerships to offer customers a faster, simpler, and more transparent vehicle financing journey. Integrated into Kia’s dealership sales ecosystem, Kia Quick Finance allows dealerships to digitally initiate a customer’s finance application, compare available […]
Australia’s automotive aftermarket is entering a period of significant change, as a wave of new Chinese carmakers, rising fuel costs, and a fast-growing EV segment reshape how the country’s vehicles are bought, serviced, and repaired, according to the Australian Automotive Aftermarket Association (AAAA). The AAAA represents around 3,000 member companies across Australia’s automotive supply chain, […]
Daimler Truck’s biggest challenge over the next few years isn’t technology, cost, or competition, it’s culture, according to Ms. Karin Rådström, President & CEO, Daimler Truck Holding AG.While the company has made strong progress across four of its five strategic pillars, she said the fifth, and perhaps most important, is culture—an area that demands constant […]
Automechanika Frankfurt 2026 has drawn one of its strongest editions yet, according to Mr. Michael Johannes, Worldwide Brand Manager for Automechanika, Messe Frankfurt, who called the show’s energy “tremendous.” The show drew even more visitors than before, welcoming over 112,000 trade visitors from 173 countries. The five-day event once again served as the industry’s biggest […]