Maruti Suzuki Jimny crosses 150,000 Global sales milestone, exports dominate

The Maruti Suzuki Jimny has crossed the 150,000-unit cumulative sales milestone since its launch in India in June 2023. Thirty-two months after its debut, the premium lifestyle off-roader has recorded total global sales of...

VinFast partners with six E-Scooter dealers in Indonesia to accelerate market expansion

VinFast has signed strategic Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with six electric scooter dealers in Indonesia, marking another milestone in the company’s efforts to expand its distribution network in one of the world’s largest scooter...

Hyundai Motor India Foundation revives community pond in Thandalam to strengthen water security

Hyundai Motor India Foundation (HMIF), the CSR arm of Hyundai Motor India Limited, has inaugurated a rejuvenated community pond in Thandalam village, located in the Kundrathur block of Kancheepuram district, reinforcing its long-term commitment...

VinFast signs MoUs to supply 20,000 EVs to Transportation Partners in Indonesia

VinFast has signed two Memorandum of Understanding (MoUs) with Indonesian transportation solution providers PT Satu Kosong Tujuh and PT Sembilan Benua Abadi for the planned supply of 20,000 electric vehicles by 2028. The agreements...

Acura to export U.S.-Built Integra Type S to Japan in 2026

Acura has announced plans to export the U.S.-built Acura Integra Type S to Japan, with sales scheduled to begin in 2026. The high-performance model will become the first Acura-branded vehicle officially sold in Japan,...

MRF signs MoU with Tamil Nadu Government to establish Greenfield Tyre Plant in Sivaganga

MRF Limited has signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with the Government of Tamil Nadu to set up a greenfield manufacturing facility for automotive tyres and allied products in Sivaganga District. The agreement was...

Maruti Suzuki expands Healthcare Initiatives across Gurugram, Rohtak and Sonipat

Maruti Suzuki India Limited has launched two targeted healthcare initiatives aimed at addressing key public health challenges in rural and semi-urban communities across Gurugram, Rohtak and Sonipat in Haryana. The programmes are aligned with the...

VinFast appoints Anurag Saxena as Deputy CEO for India operations

VinFast has appointed Anurag Saxena as Deputy CEO for its India operations, strengthening the Vietnamese electric vehicle maker’s leadership team as it accelerates its expansion strategy in the country. Announcing the development in a LinkedIn...

Tata Elxsi launches DevStudio.ai to Accelerate Automotive Software Engineering

Tata Elxsi, a global provider of design and technology services, has announced the launch of DevStudio.ai, a multi-agent, ASPICE-aligned generative AI platform designed to accelerate the automotive software development lifecycle (SDLC) for OEMs, system...

BYD unveils second-generation Blade Battery and FLASH Charging Technology

Chinese electric vehicle manufacturer BYD has unveiled its second-generation Blade Battery along with new FLASH Charging Technology, targeting two of the most significant challenges facing electric vehicles today — slow charging speeds and reduced...

VinFast surges past BYD in early 2026 as India’s EV competition intensifies

Vietnamese electric vehicle manufacturer VinFast has moved ahead of China’s BYD in India’s electric passenger vehicle sales so far in 2026, underscoring the intensifying competition among international players in the country’s fast-growing EV market. According...

Indian auto retail sales surge 25.62% in record February, dealer sentiment turns cautious: FADA

India’s automobile retail market delivered its strongest February performance on record in 2026, with total vehicle registrations rising 25.62 per cent year-on-year to 24,09,362 units, according to data released by the Federation of Automobile...

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Infrastructure sector urges PM Modi to implement QCBS-Based Procurement for Government Contracts

Industry leaders from the infrastructure sector have urged Prime Minister Narendra Modi to ensure the effective implementation of the amended General Financial Rules (GFR) that allow government contracts to be awarded based on Quality-cum-Cost-Based Selection (QCBS) rather than solely...

SIAM CSR Conclave highlights collaboration as key to India’s Inclusive Development Vision

Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) strengthened the call for impactful Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) through its 7th SIAM CSR Conclave, themed “CSR Partnerships – From Shared Vision to Shared Value.” The event brought together industry leaders, CSR professionals,...

Localisation, Resilience & Affordable EV Mobility: In Conversation with Gaurav Kumar of Euler Motors

As India’s electric commercial vehicle ecosystem gathers pace, localisation and supply chain resilience are emerging as decisive differentiators for long-term competitiveness. In this exclusive email interaction with Autoguide, Gaurav Kumar, Head of Supply Chain and Manufacturing and Director on...

Priya Kapur highlights Sona Comstar’s AI-Driven Mobility Vision at India-AI Summit 2026

Speaking at the India-AI Impact Summit 2026 during a high-level panel discussion titled ‘India Building AI Solutions for the World’, Mrs. Priya Kapur, Non-Executive Director at Sona Comstar and Managing Director of Aureus Investment, shared insights on AI adoption,...

2026: The Rise of Self-Learning Enterprises – By Mandar Kulkarni, VP & GM – COE, Findability Sciences

As global manufacturing enters an era defined by resilience, speed, and precision, the competitive advantage is no longer determined solely by scale or cost efficiency. It is increasingly shaped by how intelligently organisations use their data. The convergence of...

SIAM charts EV infrastructure growth path at 5th Global Electrification Mobility Summit

The Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) successfully hosted the fifth edition of the Global Electrification Mobility Summit (GEMS) in New Delhi, under the theme “विद्युतीकरण (Electrification): Scaling India’s Mobility Revolution through Electrification for Growth, Sustainability & Global Leadership.”...

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