January 22, 2026
SMS group inaugurated its new Ahmedabad Workshop on 21 January 2026, expanding its manufacturing footprint in India and strengthening its Global Production Network. Located in Sanand near Ahmedabad, Gujarat, the facility is designed to support large-scale heavy equipment manufacturing for domestic and international projects, with a focus on delivery capability, localisation, and supply-chain resilience. The […]
January 21, 2026
Tata Steel Limited has produced the first coil following the completion of an extensive upgrade of its compact strip production (CSP) plant at Jamshedpur in Jharkhand, marking the resumption of operations after a major modernisation programme. The revamp enables the facility to manufacture thinner strip gauges down to one millimetre, while improving dimensional accuracy, flatness […]
January 21, 2026
The 17th Meeting of the Indo-German Working Group on Automotive was held on 20 January 2026 at Udyog Bhawan in New Delhi, bringing together senior policymakers and industry representatives from both countries to review cooperation across manufacturing, regulation, and technology development. The meeting was co-chaired by Hanif Qureshi, Additional Secretary at the Ministry of Heavy […]
January 20, 2026
ZF Group inaugurated an Electric Park Brake (EPB) production line for its passenger car business at its Oragadam manufacturing facility in Tamil Nadu, marking a formal scale-up of advanced braking system manufacturing in India. The development expands the company’s passenger car braking footprint as Indian vehicle programmes increasingly adopt electronically controlled and software-enabled architectures. The […]
January 20, 2026
ifm India Private Limited, the Indian subsidiary of Germany-headquartered ifm group that supplies sensor technology and automation solutions for industrial applications, has shifted its head office from Kolhapur to Pune and relocated its warehouse operations to Chakan, marking a structural reorganisation aimed at aligning its administrative and logistics functions closer to key industrial clusters in […]
January 13, 2026
India and Germany agreed on a series of initiatives covering defence manufacturing, advanced technology, industrial research and scientific collaboration during the official visit of German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz to India on 12–13 January 2026. The discussions formed part of bilateral talks aimed at strengthening cooperation in sectors with direct relevance to manufacturing, aerospace, defence […]
January 13, 2026
Bosch Limited hosted German Federal Chancellor Friedrich Merz at its Adugodi campus in Bengaluru on 13 January 2026 during his official visit to India, reflecting ongoing industrial and technological engagement between India and Germany. The visit took place at Bosch’s India headquarters, where the delegation was received by Guruprasad Mudlapur, President of the Bosch Group […]
January 13, 2026
Schaeffler AG has appointed Maximilian Fiedler as Regional Chief Executive Officer Asia/Pacific, effective 1 January 2026. He will also join the Executive Board of the Schaeffler Group, representing the Asia/Pacific region. The appointment formalises a leadership transition that has been underway since mid-2025 and is intended to ensure continuity in the company’s regional management. Fiedler […]
January 9, 2026
Remmers Gruppe SE is making a foreign strategic investment of INR 3 billion in Teknovace Private Limited, an Indian premium wood coatings company, to establish a global wood coatings manufacturing hub in India. The investment forms part of a strategic partnership focused on expanding manufacturing capacity, strengthening technology capabilities, and developing India as a base […]
January 8, 2026
Bharat Forge Limited signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Germany-based Agile Robots S.E. on 8 January 2026 to explore a strategic collaboration in artificial intelligence (AI)-driven robotics and intelligent industrial automation. The proposed collaboration is focused on civilian manufacturing applications, with an emphasis on enabling highly autonomous production environments commonly referred to as dark […]
