Tata Motors and Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) are developing a new manufacturing plant at Ranipet in Tamil Nadu with an investment of Rs 90 billion. The facility, spread over about 470 acres near Panapakkam, will focus on completely knocked down (CKD) assembly and is scheduled to start operations in early 2026. Initial production will include […]
Hyundai Motor India Ltd. reviewed the progress of its upcoming manufacturing facility in Pune during a recent meeting between the company’s leadership team and Maharashtra Chief Minister Devendra Fadnavis. Alongside updates on the plant, the company outlined a set of corporate social responsibility (CSR) projects valued at INR 560 million to be implemented in the […]
Tata Technologies has announced the acquisition of Germany-based ES-Tec Group for EUR 75 million in an all-cash transaction. The company said the deal will expand its engineering capabilities in Europe, with completion subject to regulatory approvals in Germany, Morocco and other jurisdictions. The acquisition is expected to close by December 2025. Tata Technologies will acquire […]
Facil, a Belgium-based automotive fastener solutions company, has opened a warehouse in Bangalore, Karnataka, in the past few days. The facility is intended to enhance service capabilities for the Indian automotive market. The branch office in Bangalore, which serves as the company’s base in India, was set up around five months ago. The warehouse is […]
Green Mobility has inaugurated a new manufacturing facility in Sriperumbudur, Tamil Nadu, to support Daimler India Commercial Vehicles. The company stated that the facility is intended to strengthen its role in the commercial vehicle industry. The inauguration was attended by Michael Moebius, President & Chief Procurement and Supply Chain Officer at Daimler Truck; Anand Mimani, […]
Samvardhana Motherson International Limited announced that its board has approved the acquisition of an 81 percent stake in Japan-based Yutaka Giken Co., Ltd. (YGCL) through its wholly owned subsidiary Motherson Global Investments B.V. The company will also acquire an 11 percent stake in YGCL’s subsidiary Shinnichi Kogyo Co., Ltd. from Honda Motor Co., Ltd., and […]
AuraXL has inaugurated a dedicated automotive electromagnetic compatibility (EMC) laboratory at its research and development hub in Pune. The facility was opened in the presence of industry representatives including Bharat Gite, CEO of Taural India Pvt Ltd, and industry mentor Prakash B N. The company stated that the new lab is intended to support automotive […]
Tata Elxsi and Suzuki Motor Corporation have inaugurated a new Cloud Hardware-in-the-Loop (HIL) Centre in Trivandrum, India. This is the second engineering centre established under the partnership between the two companies, following the Offshore Development Centre in Pune. The facility is designed for early-stage, full-vehicle simulation and validation using a cloud-native infrastructure. It allows Suzuki’s […]
Setco Auto Systems Pvt. Ltd., a subsidiary of Setco Automotive Ltd., has signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Visvesvaraya National Institute of Technology (VNIT), Nagpur, to collaborate on research in automotive technology. The partnership will focus on developing next-generation automotive systems and aims to strengthen cooperation between academia and industry. As part of the […]
Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) increased its localisation level to 81.7 percent in the fiscal year 2024-25 for internal combustion engine (ICE) vehicles, up from around 78 percent the previous year. Since 2019, the company has localised more than 1,200 components in collaboration with nearly 200 suppliers. In its annual report for 2024-25, HMIL highlighted […]
