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Beyond Subsidies: India Targets Rare-Earth Chokepoints, Cybersecurity and Overseas Plants in Next EV Policy Phase
Beyond Subsidies: India Targets Rare-Earth Chokepoints, Cybersecurity and Overseas Plants in Next EV Policy Phase

autherShahkar Abidi calendar27 Oct 2026

India is shifting EV policy focus from purchase subsidies to supply chain localisation, battery manufacturing, cyberse...

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High-Tech Two-Wheelers Power EV Revenue Surge at Auto Parts Supplier Sona
High-Tech Two-Wheelers Power EV Revenue Surge at Auto Parts Supplier Sona

autherShahkar Abidi calendar26 Oct 2026

The automotive component maker expands two-wheeler EV portfolio, driving record quarterly revenue.

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MoRTH Amends CMVR to Formalise E100, B100 Testing Norms; Raises Light-Vehicle Test Limit to 3,500 kg
MoRTH Amends CMVR to Formalise E100, B100 Testing Norms; Raises Light-Vehicle Test Limit to 3,500 kg

By Shahkar Abidi and Ketan Thakkar calendar26 Oct 2026

Gazette notification provides clear homologation roadmap for flex-fuel vehicles.

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Tata Motors Eyes Double-Digit Full-Year Growth as Price Hikes Help Offset 540-Basis-Point Commodity Drag
Tata Motors Eyes Double-Digit Full-Year Growth as Price Hikes Help Offset 540-Basis-Point Commodity Drag

autherShahkar Abidi calendar23 Oct 2026

Managing Director Girish Wagh points to strong underlying freight demand and structural GDP tailwinds while warning of...

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India’s BS7 Timeline Enters Consultative Phase as Commercial Vehicle Makers Prepare Capex Plans
India’s BS7 Timeline Enters Consultative Phase as Commercial Vehicle Makers Prepare Capex Plans

autherShahkar Abidi calendar23 Oct 2026

Tata Motors CEO Girish Wagh highlights upcoming government consultations and BS6 technology maturity as the baseline f...

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Tata Motors Calls €14.4 Iveco Offer 'Best and Final'
Tata Motors Calls €14.4 Iveco Offer 'Best and Final'

autherShahkar Abidi calendar23 Oct 2026

Management rules out further price increases.

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Maxop Engineering Crosses Rs 1,000-Crore Revenue Threshold in FY26 as Export and Automation Drive Scale
Maxop Engineering Crosses Rs 1,000-Crore Revenue Threshold in FY26 as Export and Automation Drive Scale

autherShahkar Abidi calendar21 Oct 2026

Consolidated revenue from operations grew 17% year-on-year (YoY) to Rs 1,006.98 crore, up from Rs 861.45 crore in FY25...

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Schaeffler India CEO Harsha Kadam Taken Into Police Custody Over Fatal June Factory Accident
Schaeffler India CEO Harsha Kadam Taken Into Police Custody Over Fatal June Factory Accident

autherShahkar Abidi calendar20 Oct 2026

Regulatory filing reveals top executive detained as legal 'occupier' following fatal CO₂ leak at Talegaon plant; compa...

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Chasing 'China-Like' Speed, European OEMs Are Handing Core Vehicle Realization to India
Chasing 'China-Like' Speed, European OEMs Are Handing Core Vehicle Realization to India

autherShahkar Abidi calendar20 Oct 2026

Turnkey vehicle realization agreements take center stage with Indian tech engineering companies as Western OEMs under ...

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The Man Who Steers Nine Out of Ten Cars
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The Man Who Steers Nine Out of Ten Cars

By Shahkar Abidi & Ketan Thakkar calendar19 Oct 2026

How two quiet, fifty-year-old family suppliers, forging fifty million steering yokes a year for nine out of ten cars i...

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What will be the primary battery technology powering mainstream EVs five years from now?

What will be the primary battery technology powering mainstream EVs five years from now?

Lithium-ion

 

46.24%

Sodium-ion

 

16.17%

Solid-state

 

20.50%

None of the Above

 

2.73%

Not Invented Yet

 

14.35%

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