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Fueling Change: How CNG is transforming India's passenger car landscape

According to a report by Equirus, CNG has been steadily increasing across regions over the past one year, with the East region led by Bihar witnessing a significant increase

Skoda Auto Volkswagen India to manage Bentley operations from July 2025

SAVWIPL becomes Bentley's exclusive importer and distributor in India from July 2025, establishing Bentley India and expanding its luxury portfolio in the country

Castrol India appoints Mrinalini Srinivasan as Chief Financial Officer

Lubes maker Castrol India on Monday announced the appointment of Mrinalini Srinivasan as its Chief Financial Officer. Srinivasan, whose appointment to the post is effective from July 28, succeeds Deepesh Baxi, who moved on from the role in March 2025 to pursue other opportunities, the company said in a statement. In her current role, Srinivasan will lead Castrol India's financial function and be a key member of the leadership team, the company said. "Mrinalini's experience in navigating complex business environments and driving alignment across teams will be a real asset," said Kedar Lele, Managing Director at Castrol India Ltd. Srinivasan will work closely with the interim CFO Vishal Thakkar through August to ensure a smooth handover, the company said. She joins Castrol with over 17 years of experience at P&G India, where she held a range of leadership roles across business units and geographies, including Asia, the Middle East, and Africa, it said. "We welcome Mrinalini to the .

Geopolitical tensions, US tariffs may hit India's auto sales, warns Fada

Retail volumes fell 9.4 per cent in June from a month ago and the average time a car stayed in a showroom, or inventory days, rose to about 55 days from 52-53 days in May

Matter Motor Works hunts for new tech as rare earth stocks deplete

Matter Motor's COO, Arun Pratap Singh, discusses the company's approach to tackling supply disruptions caused by rare earth magnet shortages and its plans to explore alternative technologies

Auto sector seeks full CAFE exemption for N1 light commercial vehicles

SIAM cites affordability, weak sales, minimal emissions and regulatory overload as reasons to exempt N1 segment from stricter fuel efficiency rules from April 2027

Nomura maintains FY26 auto growth forecasts despite June wholesale miss

Tractors emerged as the lone outperformer, posting a robust 10 per cent Y-o-Y rise, ahead of Nomura's 6 per cent projection.

TVS Motor sales rise 10% in June to 402,001 units, 3W sales jump 42%

TVS Motor Company on Tuesday reported a 20 per cent year-on-year increase in total sales at 4,02,001 units in June. The company had reported a total sales of 3,33,646 units in June 2024. Two-wheelers registered a growth of 20 per cent, with sales increasing from 3,22,168 units in June 2024 to 3,85,698 units in June 2025, TVS Motor Company said in a statement. The domestic two-wheeler segment registered a growth of 10 per cent with sales increasing from 2,55,734 units in June last year to 2,81,012 units in June this year, it added. Three-wheeler sales increased 42 per cent year-on-year to 16,303 units in June. The company's total exports grew 54 per cent to 1,17,145 units in June, as compared to 76,074 units in the same month last year.

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

Indian commercial vehicle industry to see 3-5% growth in FY26: Icra

ICRA projects modest 3-5 per cent growth for CV sector in FY26 on infrastructure revival, with buses outpacing other segments at 8-10 per cent growth

Vietnamese EV major VinFast ties up with myTVS to boost after-sales service

VinFast signs strategic partnership with myTVS to build a 120-point EV after-sales and charging service network as it preps India launch and Tamil Nadu plant rollout

Accenture LearnVantage, IIT Madras team up to skill talent for SDV domain

Accenture LearnVantage and IIT Madras's CAAR launch training programme to equip OEMs and GCCs with talent for building software-defined vehicles across key systems

MRF Tyres grips the road on margins but valuation tread wears thin

Twin wheels of raw material relief and pricing traction power a 26% stock climb

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

Rare earth magnet shortage will be resolved soon: Toyota's Vikram Gulati

India's automobile industry is currently facing a rare earth magnet shortage after China -- which supplies over 80 per cent of India's magnet imports

Jeffrey Mark Overly appointed new chairman of auto parts maker Sona Comstar

Overly, an independent director since 2021, brings over four decades of global manufacturing experience to the role following the passing of former chairman Sunjay Kapur

85% of 2Ws to be impacted on ABS rule; Hero MotoCorp most exposed: Nomura

Nomura said Hero MotoCorp will be hit hardest, with 99 per cent of its sales from sub-125cc bikes. Honda India follows at 89 per cent, TVS Motor at 86 per cent, and Bajaj Auto at 72 per cent.

Rare earth-free EV motor 3 years away, says Montra MD Jalaj Gupta

India's automobile industry is currently facing a rare earth magnet shortage after China -- which supplies over 80 per cent of India's magnet imports -- imposed stricter export controls in April 2025

Tesla to launch India showrooms in July with China-made Model Y EVs

Tesla will open its first showrooms in India in July, starting with Mumbai and New Delhi, bringing in China-made Model Y EVs as it seeks growth amid slower sales in Europe and China

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

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