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With Iveco buy, Tata Motors looks to drive down costs, open new roads

New Delhi, Sept. 30 -- Tata Motors' biggest global bet since Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) will be steered by cost savings. Cutting spending on product development, components and research is central to its... Read More


Indian automakers are on a Euro trip. But their timing is their biggest test.

New Delhi, Sept. 29 -- Indian automakers are turning to Europe to add mileage to their businesses. Their playbook: Acquire struggling regional players to tap their technological know-how and expand s... Read More


Trucks, three-wheelers and more: How Murugappa is riding the electric revolution

New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- The Murugappa Group's electric vehicle division is betting greater localization and higher sales, as it chases a target of achieving $1 billion revenue and profitability by 2030... Read More


Murugappa doubles down on electrics, opens battery plant

New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- The Murugappa Group's electric vehicle division is betting greater localization and higher sales, as it chases a target of achieving $1 billion revenue and profitability by 2030... Read More


From noodles to EVs: The story of VinFast and its risky bid for success in India

New Delhi, Sept. 28 -- The national capital recently witnessed two launches within weeks of each other. On 11 August, Elon Musk's Tesla had a lowkey launch for its second showroom in India, in Delhi's... Read More


From auto parts to commodity trade-India's newest billionaire hedges his bets

New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- A rare debut surge-67% since its listing in May-catapulted Belrise Industries Ltd's promoter Shrikant Badve into the dollar billionaires' club on Tuesday. Yet, the very side be... Read More


Rumble to whisper: Motorcycle makers begin a quieter, electric journey

New Delhi, Sept. 24 -- Makers of electric motorcycles worldwide are touting stealth and instant power to convert those who swear by the rumble of a V-twin or the thump of a single-cylinder internal co... Read More


VinFast may appoint an Indian to lead the charge in Indian market

New Delhi, Sept. 21 -- Vietnamese carmaker VinFast is looking to appoint Hyundai India's Tapan Ghosh, who is vice president and function head of sales, as its chief executive in India as it gears up t... Read More


Mint Explainer | Despite a GST cut, why Maruti and Hyundai disagree on the future of small cars

New Delhi, Sept. 19 -- The Indian middle-class's long-standing love affair with the humble hatchback seems to be over. Once the undisputed first car for millions, models like the Maruti Alto and Wagon... Read More


Chinese wall stumps India's hunt for high-end battery tech

new delhi, Sept. 17 -- China's export controls on critical know-how and raw materials are slowing India's push to develop an advanced electric vehicle (EV) battery technology sweeping global markets. ... Read More