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Ashok Leyland MD Sceptical of Retrofit Emission Devices for Older Trucks

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Comments come as the government clears AIS-228, a retrofit emission-control standard that Road Transport Minister Nitin Gadkari says can bring emissions from older BS4 heavy vehicles close to BS6 levels.

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Goyal Warns Automakers Against Lower-Quality India Models

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Commerce and Industry Minister asks manufacturers to expand exports where components cannot be localised.

Be Prepared For Stronger Competition As Global Carmakers Enter India: Goyal

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Commerce and Industry Minister expects new entrants to manufacture and export from India; comments come as Chinese com...

Govt Wants Auto OEMs to Play Bigger Role in Setting Up EV Charging Infra

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Heavy Industries Secretary Kamran Rizvi says the government has identified 60 priority corridors and could work with S...

Govt Warns OEMs Against Inflated Localisation Claims, Seeks Deeper Localisation

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Piyush Goyal said companies that are unable to increase localisation in certain areas should compensate it by expandin...

India Cannot Make Everything, But Must Localise Critical Auto Technologies: PMO Advisor

By Darshan Nakhwa and Kiran Murali calendar03 Sep 2026

PM advisor Tarun Kapoor says India need not manufacture every automotive input locally, but must reduce dependence on ...

Shenu Agarwal Appointed SIAM President for 2026-27

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Apart from the Ashok Leyland MD, SIAM also elected TVS Motor CEO K N Radhakrishnan as Vice President and Mercedes-Benz...

Hero MotoCorp CEO Charts Premium Push with Dedicated Business Under Anuj Dua

By Hormazd Sorabjee and Ketan Thakkar calendar03 Sep 2026

About half a dozen launches, specialised manufacturing, a wider retail network and an expanded Harley-Davidson roadmap...

Marelli, Microchip develop ASA-ML display connectivity solution

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The joint demonstrator streams centrally generated graphics and video to automotive displays using the open-standard A...

AUMOVIO India to Set Up Vehicle Testing Facility at NATRAX

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AUMOVIO’s new facility at NATRAX will expand its local testing capacity for brake systems and ADAS technologies, suppo...