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Bharat NCAP 2 to Expand Safety Assessment From October 2027: Gadkari

Darshan Nakhwa, Kiran Murali, & Anurag Chaturvedi     calendar03 Sep 2026

Road Transport Minister says Bharat NCAP testing costs about Rs 60 lakh per model against roughly Rs 2.5 crore under global programmes; next version will assess the entire crash-safety chain.

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India Auto Industry Cut Imports by Over Rs 20,000 Crore Through Localisation: SIAM President Chandra News
India Auto Industry Cut Imports by Over Rs 20,000 Crore Through Localisation: SIAM President Chandra

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SIAM President Shailesh Chandra says localisation initiatives across areas including engines, iron and steel have help...

India’s Auto Industry Well Placed to Expand Global Presence: PM Modi News
India’s Auto Industry Well Placed to Expand Global Presence: PM Modi

By Kiran Murali, Darshan Nakhwa and Anurag Chaturvedi calendar03 Sep 2026

Modi urged the industry to chart a bold pathway towards Viksit Bharat, while he called for a faster, greener and self-...

Women make up just 8.7% of India's automotive workforce, up from 5.6% in 2023: Good Business Lab study News
Women make up just 8.7% of India's automotive workforce, up from 5.6% in 2023: Good Business Lab study

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Three-year study of 55-plus automotive firms finds closing the gender gap essential to India's manufacturing growth am...

Škoda Auto Names Martina Biene Sales and Marketing Board Member News
Škoda Auto Names Martina Biene Sales and Marketing Board Member

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Jahn moves to the Volkswagen brand board and is set to join Škoda's Supervisory Board, with the changes effective Octo...

Accelerated EV Transition Can Lower Annual Import Payments by $125 Billion: ICCT News
Accelerated EV Transition Can Lower Annual Import Payments by $125 Billion: ICCT

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Research paper shows avoided oil purchases outweigh battery cell import costs, with total battery demand modeled to re...

ACMA Convenes 66th Annual Session News
ACMA Convenes 66th Annual Session

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Industry leaders and policymakers gather in New Delhi to outline export expansion and advanced manufacturing roadmaps ...

Autonomous Driving Less Relevant to India, But Its Technology can Improve Safety: Piyush Goyal News
Autonomous Driving Less Relevant to India, But Its Technology can Improve Safety: Piyush Goyal

By Darshan Nakhwa, Kiran Murali & Anurag Chaturvedi calendar02 Sep 2026

Commerce and Industry Minister says cameras and other technologies associated with autonomous vehicles can improve saf...

Tenneco India Eyes Double-Digit Growth as India Outperforms Global Auto Markets Video
Tenneco India Eyes Double-Digit Growth as India Outperforms Global Auto Markets

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Tenneco India CEO Arvind Chandra outlines how regulation, premiumisation, exports, localisation and faster product dev...

Labour Deficit Hits 61% of Indian Auto Suppliers as Sectors Compete for Talent News
Labour Deficit Hits 61% of Indian Auto Suppliers as Sectors Compete for Talent

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Regional cluster imbalances, rising attrition, and a 20% growth target force parts makers to turn to automation and sh...