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How Electric Vehicles Are Reshaping India's Car Dealership Economics
2+ hour, 31+ min ago (1326+ words) Abhishek Tiwari bought an electric car a year ago. He hasn't taken it to a service centre since. For the software engineer, that is the best part of owning the MG ZS EV. His previous vehicle, a petrol-powered sedan, came…...
EV surge pushes auto parts industry into trade deficit
7+ hour, 5+ min ago (687+ words) The auto component industry swung into a trade deficit in FY26reversing two straight years of surpluson the back of a surge in the sales of electric vehicles (EVs) and software-defined vehicles (SDVs), both of which have a higher level of imported…...
India set the bar on solar standards. Southeast Asia is only now catching up
7+ hour, 53+ min ago (310+ words) Forbes India On June 1, India's solar sector cleared a bar it set for itself years earlier The Ministry of New and Renewable Energy's ALMM List-II mandate for solar PV cells became legally binding Any government-linked solar project commissioned from that…...
Can Mercedes-Benz Stay Ahead as BMW Closes In?
1+ day, 6+ hour ago (1455+ words) Before going in to meet Santosh Iyer, you expect to see a worried man. Every year since 2015, Mercedes-Benz, whose India operations Iyer heads, has been the leader in the country's luxury car market. That is 11 consecutive years. The leadership turned…...
India's EV white space: Where the next big opportunities lie
1+ day, 8+ hour ago (411+ words) At Advant Edge, we are intentionally looking beyond the passenger vehicle. The vehicle was never the ultimate limitation; the real constraint is the fragmented infrastructure surrounding it. To unlock the next decade of hyper-growth, investors and founders must target four…...
Designing an EV: Where do designers draw the line?
5+ day, 4+ hour ago (562+ words) When Ferrari launched its first electric vehicle (EV) on May 25, Enrico Galliera, the company's chief marketing and commercial officer, described it as "polarising. And that is exactly what the car has achieved. Ferrari's Luce reflects not just the carmaker's business…...
Mercedes-Benz on Why It's Backing EVs, Hybrids and Combustion Engines Together
1+ week, 2+ day ago (794+ words) Q. As the global head of sales and customer experience, how do you see the electric segment of the luxury car market evolving in India? If you now look at India, that 15 percent is 25 percent'a much higher share of top-end sales....
How Tata Motors Gained the Most From India's GST Cuts on Cars
4+ week, 3+ hour ago (727+ words) Eight months after the government cut the goods and services tax (GST) on cars, homegrown automaker Tata Motors has emerged as the clear winner. The Mumbai-based automaker's share of the passenger vehicle (PV) market has climbed from 11. 84 percent in August'the…...
Photo of the day: Tata Motors unveils the next-gen Tiago
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Honda posts first ever annual loss, bets on India for turnaround
1+ mon, 3+ week ago (466+ words) Honda posted a loss of 414. 3 billion yen ($2. 62 billion at the current exchange rate) for the fiscal year ended March, its first loss since the Japanese automaker was founded in 1948, on a write-down on its electric vehicle (EV) bet. EV-related losses…...