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Weekly News Wrap: Fuel Price Hikes, EV Push, Tata Motors’ Growth Bet Shape Auto Sector

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Tata Motors backed 10% PV growth in FY27, fuel prices moved up, EV charging got fresh policy support, and suppliers stepped up investments in electrified powertrain technologies.

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Uno Minda Approves ₹550 Crore Maharashtra Plant for 4W EV Powertrain Systems News
Uno Minda Approves ₹550 Crore Maharashtra Plant for 4W EV Powertrain Systems

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The facility will manufacture and assemble Electric Drive Units (EDUs) and Dedicated Hybrid Transmission (DHT) systems...

SIIC IIT Kanpur-Incubated ScaNxt Signs Tech Transfer Pact for Indigenous E-Compact Tractor News
SIIC IIT Kanpur-Incubated ScaNxt Signs Tech Transfer Pact for Indigenous E-Compact Tractor

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SIIC IIT Kanpur-Incubated ScaNxt Signs Tech Transfer Pact for Indigenous E-Compact Tractor

Deep Drive Podcast: The White Spaces in India’s Car Market News
Deep Drive Podcast: The White Spaces in India’s Car Market

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Deep Drive Podcast examines the high-volume yet underpenetrated segments in India’s car market and the opportunities t...

Battery360 Alliance Showcases Battery Startups Through 360 Ignite Innovation Series News
Battery360 Alliance Showcases Battery Startups Through 360 Ignite Innovation Series

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The initiative brought together 23 startups, university teams and early-stage companies working on battery materials, ...

ARAI Achieves Euro NCAP 2026 Far-Side Sled Test Capability News
ARAI Achieves Euro NCAP 2026 Far-Side Sled Test Capability

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Euro NCAP sled tests are used to assess vehicle occupant protection systems through controlled crash simulations.

How Human Intelligence Inspires the Machines That Keep Us Safe Opinion Column
How Human Intelligence Inspires the Machines That Keep Us Safe

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In today’s evolving mobility landscape, safety has transformed from protecting passengers in an accident to preventing...

Start of Production is Now Day Zero in the SDV Era Opinion Column
Start of Production is Now Day Zero in the SDV Era

By Nitin Kamble, Tata Technologies calendar16 May 2026

A connected vehicle is not a finished product when it rolls off the line. It is a platform waiting to be evolved.

How GenAI and Human Ingenuity are Redefining Automotive Engineering Opinion Column
How GenAI and Human Ingenuity are Redefining Automotive Engineering

By Dr. Anshuman Awasthi, Mercedes calendar16 May 2026

GenAI tools now optimise designs that once took weeks in hours, helping teams balance performance, safety, sustainabil...

Toyota Vellfire Hybrid MPV Crosses 5,000 Sales Milestone in India Analysis Sales
Toyota Vellfire Hybrid MPV Crosses 5,000 Sales Milestone in India

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Toyota India’s ultra-luxury hybrid MPV, whose pricing starts at Rs 1.20 crore and chauffeurs its occupants in utmost c...