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Weekly News Wrap: JSW-Skoda VW JV Talks Advance, Hero Sets 2027 E-Motorcycle Entry, E20 Row Deepens

autherDarshan Nakhwa     calendar09 Aug 2026

Strategic tie-ups, new EV plans and the evolving E20 debate dominated a week of rapid change across India’s automotive industry. 

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Scrapping Your Car in India: What You Get vs What It's Actually Worth Opinion Column
Scrapping Your Car in India: What You Get vs What It's Actually Worth

By Nitin Chitkara, MMCM calendar08 Aug 2026

Scrapping decisions should be judged based on the total value of the deal and not merely the cheque that is offered by...

Escorts Kubota Guides 12-15% Construction Equipment Growth for FY27  News
Escorts Kubota Guides 12-15% Construction Equipment Growth for FY27 

autherAnurag Chaturvedi calendar08 Aug 2026

BS-V transition completes in September, though roughly  6% of price increases this year are already stretching custome...

E20 Contamination Claims Don't Hold up to Testing, Oil Marketers Say News
E20 Contamination Claims Don't Hold up to Testing, Oil Marketers Say

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar07 Aug 2026

Chloride readings at pumps run 0–3 ppm against alleged several hundred; two outlets briefly suspended.

Samvardhana Motherson International Outlays Rs 6,000 Crore Capex for FY27 News
Samvardhana Motherson International Outlays Rs 6,000 Crore Capex for FY27

autherShahkar Abidi calendar07 Aug 2026

The auto components major maintained its FY27 capital expenditure guidance while outlining expansion plans, electronic...

Envalior Opens EV Skilling Centre at MM Polytechnic in Pune Under CSR Initiative News
Envalior Opens EV Skilling Centre at MM Polytechnic in Pune Under CSR Initiative

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar07 Aug 2026

The Centre of Excellence will train around 250 students annually through NSDC-certified EV service and diagnostics pro...

SIAM Tax Conference Focuses on AI, GST Reforms and Future Tax Framework for Auto Industry News
SIAM Tax Conference Focuses on AI, GST Reforms and Future Tax Framework for Auto Industry

By Eshisha Java calendar07 Aug 2026

SIAM's third Automotive Taxation Conference discussed tax policy reforms, AI-driven compliance, GST evolution, transfe...

IndiaRF Acquires Majority Stake in Ashok Iron Works' Casting and Machining Business News
IndiaRF Acquires Majority Stake in Ashok Iron Works' Casting and Machining Business

By Eshisha Java calendar07 Aug 2026

The investment platform has acquired a controlling stake in Fine Edge Engineering, the Ashok Iron Works unit that manu...

Cabinet Approves Rs 23,731 Crore GOBARdhan Scheme for Compressed Biogas News
Cabinet Approves Rs 23,731 Crore GOBARdhan Scheme for Compressed Biogas

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar06 Aug 2026

National initiative targets ten-fold growth in domestic clean gas production through guaranteed pricing, capital grant...

Autocar Professional's August 1, 2026 Edition is out! News
Autocar Professional's August 1, 2026 Edition is out!

autherAutocar Professional Bureau calendar06 Aug 2026

India’s cleaner mobility journey will be powered by multiple technologies, not a single winner.