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India's E20 ethanol fuel rollout sparks driver backlash; carmakers worry

India, the world's third largest car market, set a 2025 target years ago for 20% ethanol blending in fuel, called E20, as part of Prime Minister Narendra Modi's focus on clean energy

Explained: Why India's 2027 emission target has automakers on edge

India wants to cut vehicle emissions by 33 per cent by 2027, but carmakers say the targets are too steep, too soon, and could hurt jobs, raise prices, and stall the industry's green transition

US automakers say Trump's Japan tariff deal puts them at a disadvantage

US automakers are concerned about President Donald Trump's agreement to tariff Japanese vehicles at 15%, saying they will face steeper import taxes on steel, aluminum and parts than their competitors. We need to review all the details of the agreement, but this is a deal that will charge lower tariffs on Japanese autos with no US content, said Matt Blunt, president of the American Automotive Policy Council, which represents the Big 3 American automakers, General Motors, Ford and Jeep-maker Stellantis. Blunt said in an interview the US companies and workers definitely are at a disadvantage because they face a 50% tariff on steel and aluminum and a 25% tariff on parts and finished vehicles, with some exceptions for products covered under the United States-Mexico-Canada Agreement that went into effect in 2020. The domestic automaker reaction reveals the challenge of enforcing policies across the world economy, showing that for all of Trump's promises there can be genuine tradeoffs from

India's auto sales flat in Q1 FY26; UVs, exports shine amid weak demand

India's auto sector began FY26 on a mixed note as UV sales and exports grew, but overall demand stayed soft. Two-wheelers and cars saw declines, while three-wheelers hit record Q1 sales

Ola Electric Q1 result: Loss widens to ₹428 crore, revenue drops 50%

Ola Electric Q1 FY26 result: The EV maker expects to deliver up to 375,000 vehicles in FY26, with projected revenues of ₹4,200-4,700 cr

Gadkari's mega mobility plan: Electric buses, ropeways on fast track

Gadkari said the transport sector is undergoing a major transition, with initiatives like tree bank, mobile-based driving tests, and flex-fuel engines by 11 leading automakers in the pipeline

Car manufacturers push back against govt's aggressive emission limits

The proposed steep cut risks billions of rupees in penalties and threatens future investments in one of India's most critical manufacturing sectors

Consensus goes for a toss over question of weight in car CAFE norms

The new proposal made by the auto major goes against the consensus position submitted to the government in December 2024 after months of industry-wide consultation

Foreign automakers' market share in China projected to shrink further

Despite persistent competitive pressures, the nation's aggressive car price war is expected to evolve, rather than abate

Maruti has magnet stock till July, looking for alternatives: Chairman

R C Bhargava says commercial battle helps neither Indian nor Chinese companies

India, China discuss rare earth curbs amid auto industry concerns

The fact that India has now raised the rare earth issue with China in a diplomatic forum signals to automakers that a resolution may be in sight

Near-term demand challenges for Samvardhana Motherson International

The company also unveiled plans to quadruple its gross revenues over the next five years

Minus Zero unveils India's first AI-based end-to-end autopilot system

Minus Zero's vision-based autopilot system uses foundational AI models to navigate urban traffic in India, with production expected in 2 years through OEM partnerships

Auto index soars 25% from April low; Hero Moto, TaMo gain up to 6% on Thurs

At 02:47 PM; the BSE Auto index, the second largest gainer among sectoral indices, was up 2 per cent, as compared to 1.5 per cent rise in the BSE Sensex.

Tata Motors Q4 results: Net profit declines 51% to ₹8,556 cr, income flat

The automaker has declared total income of ₹121,012 crore in the Q4 FY25, the company had reported ₹120,431 crore total income in the corresponding quarter of previous financial year

Automaker Ford pulls outlook, sees $1.5 billion hit from Trump's tariffs

The automaker expects the duties to reduce 2025 adjusted earnings before interest and taxes by about $1.5 billion on a net basis this year

Domestic PV wholesales rose by 4.4% to around 353,000 units in April

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) emerged as the second-largest carmaker in terms of domestic PV wholesales in April, overtaking Hyundai and Tata Motors, which had ranked ahead of it in March

Ivan Espinosa takes charge at Nissan at one of carmaker's lowest points

Espinosa, who joined Nissan in 2003 in his native Mexico, has spent most of his time in strategy and planning. He most recently served as chief planning officer in the automaker's Yokohama headquarter

India may offer zero import duty on auto components for US at BTA

US last week imposed a 25% tariff on the import of automobiles and certain automobile parts

'Couldn't care less' if automakers raise prices due to tariffs, says Trump

Tariffs will hit a $240 billion trade route, with imported cars and light trucks accounting for about half of the roughly 16 million vehicles sold in the US last year