WebinarsNew
Deep DiveNew
Explore Business Standard
Auto component maker Sona Comstar on Thursday reported a 47 per cent year-on-year growth in consolidated profit after tax at Rs 178.51 crore in the June quarter of FY27. The company had posted a consolidated PAT (profit after tax) of Rs 121.70 crore in the first quarter of FY 26, according to a regulatory filing. Revenue from operations during the reporting quarter rose 52 per cent to Rs 1,301.20 crore from Rs 853.90 crore recorded in June last fiscal, the filing said. Revenue share from Battery Electric Vehicle (BEV) vertical was recorded at an all-time high of 44 per cent in Q1 FY27, while the overall revenue from the segment grew strongly by 107 per cent, the company said in a statement. "Despite continued weakness in the US EV market, we delivered our highest-ever quarterly revenue; BEV revenue and BEV revenue share (in Q1). We also secured new business across EV, hybrid and ICE powertrains, spanning India, Europe and North America and nearly every product category in which we
In a bid to strengthen the EV infrastructure, the Delhi government is likely to urge vehicle manufacturers to set up charging stations under its new EV policy, a senior government official said on Friday. With the existing electric vehicle (EV) policy set to lapse by March-end, the government plans to finalise and notify the revised policy by then, looking to table the policy in the upcoming budget session. "We have asked around 400 venders and vehicle-makers to explore setting up EV charging stations, and the Delhi government will provide all required assistance," an official said. With its pollution-control action plan promoting greater adoption of electric vehicles, the Delhi government plans to add 7,000 EV charging stations across the city. Currently, EV charging stations are mostly situated at Namo Bharat and Delhi Metro stations, and set up by power discoms. Delhi has around 8,800 EV charging stations at present, according to official data. Now, the Delhi government plans t