Gabriel India Forms JV With South Korea's HL Klemove For Autonomous Driving

🔹 To acquire 30% minus one share in HL Klemove India for $98.44 mn (~₹935 cr)
🔹 JV to make radar, cameras, LiDAR, ADAS software, brake/steering ECUs
🔹 Entry into ADAS, autonomous driving, auto electronics beyond ride-control
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JSW MG Motor Plans ₹6,000 Cr Investment For Halol Expansion

🔹 ₹3,500 cr by company + ₹2,500 cr by vendors = ₹6,000 cr total outlay
🔹 Halol capacity: 1.1 lakh now → 1.6 lakh by Mar'27 → 2.2 lakh by Jan'28; can go to 4 lakh
🔹 Launched Hector Tomahawk EV (₹19.49L) & PHEV (₹25.69L) on ADAPT platform; 70% localisation target by CY27
🔹 Eyes 1 lakh sales in CY26 vs 71k last year; 35-40% CAGR aim
#MakeinIndia #Automobile

🔗 Economic times

CNH Industrial To Invest ₹2,000 Cr By 2030, Double Tractor Capacity

🔹 ₹1,000 cr for new greenfield plant at Yamuna Expressway near Greater Noida + ₹1,000 cr for R&D/product dev
🔹 100 acres allotted; 4th plant in India; existing Greater Noida plant land-locked
🔹 Capacity: 70,000 now → 1.4 lakh by 2030; Phase-1 +20,000 by mid-2028
🔹 Target: 1 lakh domestic sales by 2030 vs 48k in CY25 ; $18 bn global major
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Minda Corp is investing ₹270 crore to set up an auto display plant, aiming to boost local manufacturing and strengthen backward integration, enabling it to build domestic capabilities in automotive display systems and serve both Indian and global customers. #Automobile

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India car sales rose 22% to more than 2.05 million units in April–August and are on track to cross 5 million this fiscal, Fada said. Maruti will invest ₹35,000 crore in a 1-million-unit Sanand plant, lifting installed capacity to 2.9 million by FY-end. Top four OEMs target at least 10% FY growth.

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Bharat Stage 7 (BS7) emission norms will create a ₹10,000 crore annual opportunity for auto-component makers, as tighter pollution standards drive demand for catalysts, filters, sensors, electronic controls, and exhaust-treatment systems across vehicles starting 2027. #Policy #Automobile

Gestamp, the Spanish automotive components maker, has inaugurated its 5th India plant in Bhagapura, Gujarat with a ₹523.7 crore investment across two phases, adding advanced hot-stamping and laser cutting facilities, employing around 240 people initially, and beginning operations in September 2026 as part of its expanding India footprint. #Automobile #MakeinIndia

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Vedanta has committed ₹21,000 crore through FY26 to expand India’s EV metals supply chain, focusing on metals capacity and critical minerals to support the country’s fast-growing electric vehicle and auto industry. This investment strengthens India’s push toward sustainable mobility and industrial self-reliance. #EV #Automobile

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Audi India has begun local assembly of the new Q3 SUV at the SAVWIPL plant in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, with a market launch scheduled for October 16, 2026. The 2.0-litre petrol quattro SUV aims to undercut rivals during the festive season. #MakeinIndia #Automobile

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The Ministry of Heavy Industries has earmarked ₹780 crore to modernize India’s automotive testing ecosystem for EVs, alternative fuels, and smart mobility.

The funding introduces two advanced indigenous testing facilities—a 100 kN Load Car and a Lift Capacity unit—designed to eliminate certification bottlenecks for tractors and agricultural machinery while pushing India toward global leadership in engineering and IP creation. #Automobile #Ev

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India’s Ministry of Road Transport and Highways (MoRTH) is considering relaxing technical regulations for passenger cars across four areas: wheel-hub assemblies, brake fluid, ground clearance, and accelerator controls.

This move will grant automakers greater design freedom and lower homologation costs, but shifts full accountability onto manufacturers to mandate vehicle recalls if any field failures occur. #Policy #Automobile

Govt has notified CAFE-III fuel efficiency norms for passenger vehicles, active from April 1, 2027, to March 31, 2032. The framework scraps the small-car benefit for a weight-based formula targeting heavier SUVs tougher.

To accelerate green adoption, it offers generous multipliers (EVs count as 3 cars, plug-in hybrids as 2.5x) and a tradable credit mechanism allowing carmakers to buy/sell carbon credits via the BEE. #Policy #Automobile

🇰🇷🇮🇳 Hyundai Motor Group to invest $15.5 Bn in India 2026-2032 - expand manufacturing, R&D, supply chain; adds to 1.43M capacity (incl Kia), Pune expansion to 1.1M+ by 2030, SUVs 80% focus, exports 30%; biggest bet on Make-in-India auto. #Automobile

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Hyundai commits ₹1.48 trillion (2026-32), Suzuki ₹77,500 crore and Stellantis ₹4,000 crore more in India. Stellantis launches 12 models from Q2 2027 for export to over 50 countries. India PV sales hit 4.64 mn in FY26 (+7.9%) and 2.63 mn in Apr-Sep FY27 (+28%).

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Stellantis will invest an additional ₹4,000 crore in India over three years and launch 12 new or upgraded vehicles across Jeep and Citroën. First launch is set for Q2 2027. Cumulative India commitment reaches nearly ₹15,000 crore after the company retailed 11,708 cars (0.25% share) in FY26.

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European OEMs are outsourcing full-vehicle realization to Indian firms to match ~24-month Chinese development cycles.

Tata Technologies’ $138 million, 2.5-year contract for two programs with a European luxury OEM shows the shift to outcome-based work.

Volkswagen’s plan to cut 100,000 jobs by 2030 frees fixed R&D costs as platforms and SDV execution move to India. #Automobile

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ARAI plans to manufacture soft target dummies for ADAS testing domestically. Related measuring-instrument imports totalled $1.3 billion in FY26, 11% higher than FY25. Tougher Bharat NCAP 2.0 crash tests start October 2027; India currently permits Level 2 ADAS. #Policy #Automobile

🚗 Himadri invests ₹500 crore to modernize its Odisha factory for EV-ready passenger radial tyres.

🔋 Associate Sicona invests $10.3 million over five years in New Orleans to commercialize silicon-carbon anode tech using its acquired Advano assets.

💰 Sicona also secured an AUD 45 million Australian government grant for anode technology commercialization. #Automobile #Batteries