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TopicIndian automobile industry

Topic: Indian automobile industry

Import duties, Trump, and Tesla—India’s auto sector caught in the crossfire

Indian auto manufacturers have expressed concern over slashing import tariffs on EVs and have requested for a gradual reduction to 30 per cent rather than dramatic cuts.

Gadkari urges automakers to invest in scrapping centres, says it will boost new vehicle sales

Scrapping & recycling will help reduce component costs by 30-40%, says Union minister. This, he adds, will help reduce steel imports by 65 lakh tonnes & create 35,000 more jobs.

‘Overambitious’ car manufacturers pose risk to India’s auto market despite no dearth in demand

Automobile dealers’ body asserts there has been no slowdown in demand, but original equipment manufacturers are dumping vehicles for which there is stock already available.

India needs $323 bn investment in EV tech to decarbonise auto sector by 2070 — climate research firm

Auto sales between 2020 and 2070 to create $19 trillion in revenue & taxes, with EV sales contributing $12.9 trillion, says the report by Climate and Sustainability Initiative.

BMW India chief’s Union Budget wishlist — stable policy, import duty cuts, level playing field

Central government should consider introducing measures in interim budget to 'fuel demand' for four-wheelers, says BMW Group India president Vikram Pawah.

India is ready for microcars – and it won’t settle for a cheap-looking Tata Nano this time

As MG Comet microcars finally start hitting Indian streets and Ligier tests its Myli subcompact car in the country, is there a chance for a next-generation electrified Nano?

About ‘ducking’ time — Apple is finally tweaking its iPhone autocorrect function

(Reuters) - One of the most notable happenings at Apple's event for developers on Monday is likely the iPhone maker's tweak that will keep its autocorrect feature from annoyingly correcting one of the

Indian automobile sales saw a record high in May 2023. But there’s troubled water ahead

May sales were quite good on the surface, but going through them with a fine comb requires understanding all sorts of subsidiary and interlinked issues.

On Camera

Sudan shows what happens when the world is happy to let mass killers rule

Fourteen million refugees, and 25 million facing acute hunger, should be reason enough for the world to dismantle the dystopia in Sudan — even if the sadism of its rulers is not.

Kerala’s silent startup surge—work near home, smooth roads, fast internet & diaspora engagement

Once seen as a fading presence on India’s investment & startup picture, the state is slowly moving up the ladder, with policy reforms & infrastructure building.

India & Israel ink agreement to share, co-develop & co-produce advanced defence tech

Agreement signed during 17th Joint Working Group (JWG) on defence cooperation. Defence Secretary Rajesh Kumar Singh met Director General in Israeli Ministry of Defence Amir Baram Tuesday. 

Trump’s trade wars have rewritten powerplay, but India didn’t get the memo

This world is being restructured and redrawn by one man, and what’s his power? It’s not his formidable military. It’s trade. With China, it turned on him.