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Tuesday, April 7, 2026
TopicAuto Industry

Topic: Auto Industry

10 yrs ago, battery leasing failed to boost demand for EV cars in India. Now, it’s making a comeback

Under this model, battery is provided to EV owners on a subscription basis or lease. With more people open to buying EV cars, the lower upfront cost could likely drive wider acceptance.

BMW 7 Series Protection—top car that makes you rev up its engine & rock up to The Oberoi

It’s not built on the regular production line but put together by hand by highly trained engineers at BMW facilities in Dingolfing outside Munich.

Auto sector expects vrooming festive sales, but high interest rates & poor monsoon could be dampeners

According to experts, fresh demand & healthy stocks at dealerships now driving up sales. This year, industry expects to sell over one million units — its highest in festival season.

Passenger vehicle wholesales hit record 39.7 lakh units in FY23, demand for UVs among drivers

Industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers says 'it sees no reason why' entry-level car segment — which has shrunk due to rising prices — will not see 'sudden' revival in demand.

India’s auto component industry is clocking billions but road to Atmanirbhar is still bumpy

India makes 36 to 40 million airbag modules every year. But the high-strength fabric used to make each one of them is imported.

After double digit growth in ‘best year ever’, Mercedes Benz to launch 10 models in India in 2023

The top-end vehicles segment of the German carmaker saw the highest growth of 69% in 2022 when the company sold over 3,500 cars priced above Rs 1 crore.

2023 promises to be a good one for auto industry but headwinds remain, say leaders, experts

The auto industry expects 2023 to see sales grow by up to 7.5% for passenger vehicles over the levels seen in 2022, which itself was a record high for the segment.

Who is to blame if a self-driving car crashes? Liability for accidents in AV hangs loose

What if there's an accident and there's no driver involved? Self-driving car safety standards are instituted in a patchwork fashion with little consensus.

Ford to make a comeback in India after 7 months, could reopen factories in EV push

Tamil Nadu govt is holding talks with the US automaker to explore if its factory there can be converted to a plant manufacturing and exporting electric vehicles, ET reported.

Rahul Bajaj — Indian industry loses a fearless voice, & a titan who gave the middle class wheels

Bajaj was known not only for his boldness, but also his business acumen. His domestically manufactured Chetak Scooter became a household staple for the middle class in the 1970s.

On Camera

India must reduce its dependence on fertiliser imports before it’s too late

What worsens India’s dependence on fertiliser imports is not merely the volume of imports, but the inefficiency with which the country utilises them.

Syringes, MRI to ventilators, West Asia war squeezing India’s medical supply chain—costs up 10 to 50%

Industry says manufacturers have 2-4 weeks of buffer stocks, but prolonged disruption could push up shortage risks, especially of consumables like IV and syringes.

UAE walks away from financing Rafale F5 due to restricted access to technology, reports French media

French newspaper La Tribune earlier last week indicated that UAE withdrew from deal to fund EUR 3.5 billion. India is looking to order 114 new Rafales, which could include the F5.

China insulated itself against energy shocks. India is ‘all talk, no walk’

China patiently invested capital, skill and technology in coal gasification. Unlike it, we won’t move from words to action. As crude prices decline, we lose interest.