Kia India and HYBE INDIA expand partnership with Nationwide Auditions

Kia India is expanding its partnership with HYBE INDIA, building on the strong response to the HYBE INDIA Pop-Up Parks held earlier this year. The next phase of the collaboration will bring the HYBE...

Smarten Power Systems unveils 7 New Products at REV Expo 2026

Smarten Power Systems, an NSE-listed Indian company offering power backup and solar energy solutions for residential and commercial applications, showcased seven new power solutions at REV Expo Lucknow 2026, held from September 11 to...

AI-Powered LMS: Transforming Workforce Training in Automotive Retail – Pradeip Agarwal, Co-founder, Stratbeans

The automotive retail sector is entering an increasingly technology-driven phase, with electric vehicles, connected-car systems, software-enabled features and evolving customer expectations changing the way dealerships operate. As vehicle technology becomes more sophisticated, the role...

Maruti Suzuki targets 30% female intake at JIM Manesar by 2028-29

Maruti Suzuki India Limited is stepping up efforts to increase women’s participation in India’s automotive manufacturing workforce by targeting a 30% female student intake at its Japan-India Institute for Manufacturing (JIM) in Uncha Majra,...

Toyota Kirloskar Motor opens new dealership in Siliguri, West Bengal

Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) has expanded its retail network in West Bengal with the inauguration of Prakash Toyota in Siliguri. The new dealership strengthens Toyota’s presence in the region and is aimed at improving...

Exponent Energy completes 200 EV Autorickshaw Retrofits in Bengaluru

Exponent Energy, a Bengaluru-based energy company, has completed the retrofitment of 200 ICE autorickshaws into electric vehicles in Bengaluru as part of a four-month pilot conducted through its Exponent OTO platform. The company plans...

Prime Industries appoints automotive industry veteran Deepak Handa as Director

Prime Industries Ltd. has announced the appointment of Deepak Handa as a Director of the company. The appointment comes as Prime Industries advances plans to establish an R&D incubation centre focused on developing and...

Prime Industries raises ₹11.86 crore funding from Dr. Uday Narang of Omega Seika Mobility

Prime Industries Ltd. has raised ₹11.86 crore funding from Dr. Uday Narang of Omega Seika Mobility (OSM). The development comes as the company sharpens its focus on defence, nuclear and precision manufacturing, while advancing...

Hyundai Motor India announces 3rd edition of Explorers Carnival 2026 across five cities

Hyundai Motor India Limited (HMIL) has announced the third edition of the Hyundai Explorers Carnival 2026, its flagship customer engagement initiative aimed at bringing Hyundai owners and their families together. The multi-city carnival will...

Stellantis takes full ownership of Indian manufacturing joint venture in Thiruvallur

Stellantis India has announced the acquisition of the remaining stake held by Hindustan Motor Finance Corporation Ltd. (HMFCL), a CK Birla Group company, in Stellantis Automobiles India Private Limited (SAIPL). Following the completion of...

Ultraviolette X-47 ‘Skyforce’ joins Kolkata Police Fleet with 183 Motorcycles

Ultraviolette has announced the induction of its X-47 Crossover electric motorcycles into the Kolkata Police fleet. A total of 183 motorcycles have been delivered, marking one of India’s largest deployments of electric motorcycles for...

27th SAFE Annual Convention focuses on road safety and safer mobility

The Society for Automotive Fitness & Environment (SAFE), an initiative of the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), hosted the 27th SAFE Annual Convention in Gandhinagar, Gujarat, under its Safe Journey (सुरक्षित सफर) initiative. Held...

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AI-Powered LMS: Transforming Workforce Training in Automotive Retail – Pradeip Agarwal, Co-founder, Stratbeans

The automotive retail sector is entering an increasingly technology-driven phase, with electric vehicles, connected-car systems, software-enabled features and evolving customer expectations changing the way dealerships operate. As vehicle technology becomes more sophisticated, the role of a well-trained workforce has...

Priya Kapur highlights Sona Comstar’s push for Advanced Manufacturing and Physical AI

Sona Comstar, a leading mobility technology company, highlighted the growing role of advanced manufacturing, artificial intelligence, robotics and physical AI in shaping the future of Indian manufacturing and mobility at FITT FORWARD 2026, held at the Indian Institute of...

World EV Day: Industry Leaders Outline India’s Next EV Growth Phase

As India’s electric mobility ecosystem enters a new phase of growth, the focus is increasingly shifting from EV adoption to building the infrastructure, products and consumer confidence needed to make electric mobility mainstream. On World EV Day, industry leaders...

ACMA Annual Session: Auto Component Industry targets $200 billion by 2030

The Automotive Component Manufacturers Association of India (ACMA) Mobility Foundation hosted its 66th Annual General Meeting under the theme “Beyond Resilience,” bringing together policymakers, industry leaders, global stakeholders and technology experts to discuss the next phase of growth for...

Nippon Paint leadership meets Piyush Goyal in Japan, Reaffirms commitment to India’s growth

Union Minister of Commerce and Industry Piyush Goyal met with senior leadership of Nippon Paint Holdings Co., Ltd. and Nippon Paint India Managing Director Sharad Malhotra during his four-day visit to Japan. The meeting focused on strengthening India-Japan collaboration in...

The future of mobility depends on intelligent infrastructure: Vaibhav Kaushik, Co-Founder & CEO at Nawgati

India’s mobility landscape is evolving rapidly, driven by electric vehicles, connected technologies, autonomous systems and increasingly sophisticated logistics networks. Yet the success of this transition will depend on more than how advanced the vehicles themselves become. As mobility grows...

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