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Marc Llistosella announced as the new CEO and MD of Tata Motors Ltd.

Tata Motors Limited would like to announce that Mr Marc Llistosella has been appointed to the role of Chief Executive Officer and Managing Director of the company effective 1st July 2021.  Mr N Chandrasekaran, Chairman, Tata Motors Limited said: “I am delighted to welcome Marc to Tata Motors. Marc is an experienced automotive business leader with deep knowledge and expertise in Commercial Vehicles over his illustrious career and has extensive operational experience in India...

TVS Motor Company appoints global automotive industry icon Prof Sir Ralf Speth to its Board of Directors

  TVS Motor Company, with a clear eye on the future has announced the appointment of global automotive industry icon Prof Sir Ralf Speth to its Board of Directors. Sir Ralf, is widely  acclaimed for his tremendous leadership at Jaguar Land Rover and for transforming it into the global marquee it is today. He continues to serve on its board as vice chairman as also on the board of Tata Sons.   Welcoming him, Mr. Venu Srinivasan, Chairman, TVS ...

SMRP BV enters into partnership with Marelli Automotive Lighting for Smart Illuminated exterior vehicle parts

Samvardhana Motherson Automotive Systems Group BV (SMRPBV),  (a Motherson Group company), has signed an MOU with Marelli Automotive Lighting to explore a new technological partnership focused on smart illuminated exterior body parts. This intends to focus on components such as front grills and bumpers, along with other car parts that can be illuminated. These components are expected to become a growing trend in the future of mobility, with the increased adoption of Advanced Dri...

Tata Motors launches Nexon EV in Nepal

In order to accelerate the adoption of EVs in Nepal, Tata Motors - India’s leading EV manufacturer, in partnership with Sipradi Trading Pvt. Ltd., has launched the popular Nexon EV in Nepal at a starting price of NPR 35.99 lacs. The Nexon EV will be available in three variants (XM, XZ and XZ Lux) and will come with a warranty of 8 years or 1,60,000km (whichever is earlier) on the battery and 3 years 1,25,000 Km  (whichever is earlier) on the Vehicle. Customers can become a par...

Škoda Auto takes on worldwide responsibility for Volkswagen Group’s MQB-A0 Global Platform

Škoda Auto is now responsible for developing the Volkswagen Group’s existing MQB-A0 Global Platform. This will be used by the Group brands Škoda and Volkswagen to develop new entry-level models for regions with high growth potential including India, Russia, Africa as well as the ASEAN countries and Latin America. On the heels of Škoda’s specially adapted MQB-A0-IN platform for the Indian market, the Czech carmaker is taking on responsibility for a global platf...

TVS Motor Company to partner with Bahwan International Group for strengthening its presence in Iraq

TVS Motor Company, a reputed two-wheeler and three-wheeler manufacturer globally, signed a tri-party deal arrangement with Bahwan International Group. The signing ceremony was held today at Bahwan International Group, between Sheikh Ahmed Bahwan, Chairman Bahwan International Group and Mr Sudarshan Venu, Joint Managing Director – TVS Motor Company in Muscat, Oman. As per the tri-party deal arrangement, ARATA International FZC will be the new distributor.  Bui...

Jaguar Racing unveil new Title Partner, Livery and Organisation updates ahead of 2021/22 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship

Tata Consultancy Services join iconic British racing team Jaguar Racing as title partner ahead of the 2021/22 ABB FIA Formula E World Championship. The team will be known as Jaguar TCS Racing. The leading global IT services, consulting and business solutions organisation, Tata Consultancy Services expand on their global sponsorship portfolio in endurance running events which includes the TCS New York City Marathon, TCS London Marathon, TCS Amsterdam Marathon and more - will ...

Venu Srinivasan of TVS Motor Company awarded Padma Bhushan

Mr. Venu Srinivasan, Chairman, TVS Motor Company, was today presented the prestigious Padma Bhushan Award by the Honorable President of India, Shri Ram Nath Kovind, at the Rashtrapati Bhavan.  Mr. Srinivasan was presented the country’s third-highest civilian award to honour his contribution to the field of trade and industry. He is known to be passionate about his commitment to society through a unique model of village development in South India.  Mr. Venu Sr...

WardWizard Innovations and Mobility signs MoU with the Government of Gujarat

WardWizard Innovations and Mobility Ltd (BSE Code: 538970) – one of the leading manufacturers of electric two-wheelers brand ‘Joy e-bike’, signed today a Memorandum of Understanding (MOU) with the Gujarat government to invest Rs. 500 crore. The agreement aims to foster the growth of the electric vehicle industry and meet the government’s vision of strengthening green mobility in the state. The signing ceremony of MoU with the Gujarat Government took place as part of...

Eishin Chihana appointed new Chairman of Yamaha Motor India Group

India Yamaha Motor (IYM) Pvt Ltd. today announced that Mr. Eishin Chihana has taken charge of the Group’s India operations as its new Chairman.  Mr. Eishin Chihana has been associated with Yamaha Motor Company and its group companies across the globe since 1991. He holds strong expertise across different verticals like Sales, Marketing and Business Management, with a major focus on Motorcycle Business Operations in European, North American, African, Middle Eastern and ASEAN mark...

Maserati and ROKiT Venturi Racing unite from Season 9 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship

Maserati is on track for its debut for Season 9 of the ABB FIA Formula E World Championship with ROKiT Venturi Racing. Maserati and ROKiT Venturi Racing have selected the Rome E-Prix to announce their multi-year partnership, united with a fighting spirit and a continued thirst for ground-breaking innovation. Maserati is the first Italian brand to participate in the Formula E championship and will make its debut on the starting grid with the new Gen3 car. The fastest, lightest and most p...

Mahindra inaugurates its state-of-the-art EV design studio in the UK

Mahindra & Mahindra, India’s leading SUV manufacturer, today formally inaugurated its new design centre of excellence, Mahindra Advanced Design Europe (M.A.D.E), which will serve as the conceptual hotbed for the company’s portfolio of EV products. Physically present at the heart of innovation, M.A.D.E is located at the global automotive and EV hub of Banbury, Oxfordshire. Home to Oxford University, this region is renowned for its high-end research and academic institutions....

Hero Electric launches ‘Ultra Safe’ battery packs in partnership with Battrixx for its electric two-wheeler range

Hero Electric, the largest E2W company in India, inked a partnership with Battrixx, an advanced battery pack manufacturer for developing ‘Made in India’ lithium-ion batteries. Conceptualized and designed in-house by the Hero’s R&D team, these are the latest technology batteries electrifying its entire e-scooter range. This partnership supports battery safety advancements, reliability, and performance and fully supports Hero's aggressive production line...

WardWizard Innovations and Mobility partners with iCreate to foster EV Start-Ups in India

WardWizard Innovations and Mobility Ltd – India’s leading manufacturer of electric two-wheelers brand ‘Joy e-bike’ today announced a strategic partnership with iCreate, India's leading innovation-based start-up incubator, to mentor and fund promising EV start-up’s in India. Through this partnership, WardWizard will facilitate active mentorship for entrepreneurs at iCreate’s campus in Ahmedabad to enhance subject matter expertise and further their techno...

VIDA, Powered by Hero, makes powerful impression with first global appearance at Hero World Challenge in Bahamas

VIDA, Powered by Hero, the emerging mobility brand of Hero MotoCorp, the world’s largest manufacturer of motorcycles and scooters, is making its presence felt on the global stage. VIDA V1, the brand’s first electric vehicle (EV), made its global debut on Tuesday at the Hero World Challenge, an invitation only PGA TOUR tournament hosted by legendary golfer Tiger Woods at The Albany in the Bahamas. Dr. Pawan Munjal, Chairman and CEO, Hero MotoCorp, said, &l...

Tata Motors showcases a wide range of Safer, Smarter and Greener mobility solutions at AutoExpo 2023

At the prestigious Auto Expo 2023, Tata Motors, India’s largest auto and mobility solutions company, today unveiled its future ready range of safer, smarter and greener vehicles and concepts, designed to transform personal mobility, people mobility and cargo transport. Building on its fundamental strengths of engineering and innovation, its immense passion for ‘made in India’ and by embracing a human centric, hi-tech approach, Tata Motors is Moving India forward towards new ...

Greaves Cotton announces leadership expansion across retail, finance, and e-mobility businesses, to steer the next phase of growth

Greaves Cotton Limited, one of India’s leading diversified engineering companies, announced the expansion of its leadership team across strategic functions. This includes the appointment of Mr. Narasimha Jayakumar as CEO, of Retail Business, Mr. Sandeep Divakaran as CEO, of Greaves Finance, and Mr. Chandrasekar Thyagarajan as CFO, of Greaves Electric Mobility.  Since 2016, Greaves has been on a transformation journey to develop clean mobility solutions, and move closer to the co...

Ajay Raghuvanshi appointed Executive Vice President of 2W Domestic Business (ICE) at Piaggio Vehicles Private Limited

Piaggio Vehicles Pvt Ltd, the 100% subsidiary of the Italian auto giant Piaggio Group and maker of the iconic Vespa and sporty Aprilia range of scooters has announced the appointment of Mr. Ajay Raghuvanshi as the Executive Vice President of 2W Domestic Business (ICE). An auto industry veteran with 30 years of experience, Mr Raghuvanshi has been associated in the past with Hyundai Motors India, Tata Motors, and Yamaha Motors India. He also had a successful stint with Nissan in India a...

Hero MotoCorp makes dreams come true with Freedom on Wheels

Chitra Zutshi, Deputy Manager at Hero MotoCorp has been paraplegic since birth. And, she has dreamt of owning and riding a Harley-Davidson motorcycle, against all odds, for at least as long. It was this dream that led Chitra to enter the “World’s Best Job” contest that Hero MotoCorp launched in October 2022, for a brand manager’s position in its Harley-Davidson Business Unit as the ultimate prize. Chitra’s never-say-die spirit ensured that she mad...

Wardwizard displays its entire range of electric two & three wheelers at the 4th edition of Green Vehicle Expo in Bengaluru

Wardwizard Innovations & Mobility Ltd., a leading Indian manufacturer of electric vehicles under the brand 'Joy e-bike,' showcased its entire range of marque electric two & three wheelers at the 4th edition of Green Vehicle Expo that began today at BIEC, Bengaluru. The home-grown EV major also displayed its first electric three-wheeler Joy e-rik for the potential customers and the recently launched high-speed electric scooter ‘MIHOS’ at the expo. The compan...

Attron Automotive set to revolutionize EV Industry with their cutting-edge motors

Attron Automotive, a dynamic startup poised to revolutionize the electric vehicle (EV) industry, today announced the launch of its cutting-edge electric motors and controllers at the Bharat Mobility Expo 2024. The unveiling was done by Shri Arvind Kumar, Director General, Software Technology Parks of India (STPI), Ministry of Electronics and Information Technology, Govt of India and Chairman STPINEXT, in the presence of Dr. Sanjay Kumar Gupta, Director STPI Pune and CEO MOTION ...

The first step is to get production started on a sustainable basis: R.C. Bhargava

The last few weeks have been unprecedented and unpredictable, as the country went into a sudden and complete lockdown to flatten the COVID-19 curve and all economic activities came to a halt from March 25, 2020. Naturally, production of vehicles was also stopped and the facilities of India's largest car maker, Maruti Suzuki India, fell silent. Now, as the lockdown has been eased and factories are again allowed to resume production, the big question is how to revive demand in a market wher...

Vehicle recycling centers await clarity on scrappage policy

By 2025, the number of end-of-life vehicles (ELVs) is expected to increase by a whopping 250 percent and is touted to be over 21.8 million from 8.7 million ELVs that were reported in 2015. Despite a constant rise in these numbers, India, currently lacks presence of formal vehicle recycling centers, and continues to be completely dependent on smaller, semi-formal units that are known to deploy unhealthy methods of dismantling and recycling of vehicles. As the number of ELVs is expected to incr...

Gujarat announces comprehensive EV Policy; aims to become EV hub

Gujarat has become the latest state to announce a comprehensive electric vehicle (EV) policy. While automakers across segments have welcomed the move that will see the enabling of faster adoption of electric vehicles in the country, one needs to keep an eye on how these incentives will unfold vis-a-vis higher buyer demand. "In line with its clear policy to encourage EV adoption, the Government has extended the FAME II policy by 2 years. This, coupled with recent changes in incentive s...

Pride and Joy

Despite the turbulent times faced by the automotive industry due to the pandemic, Wardwizard Innovations and Mobility Limited, manufacturers of electric two-wheeler, ‘Joy e-bike’ has been going full throttle and has no plans of slowing down. The company plans to launch three new two-wheelers this year, enter new export markets and segments, and expand their dealer network and manufacturing capacity to meet the anticipated demand for electric two-wheelers in both, the Indian as ...

Sultan of Swing – Uday Narang

Uday Narang, Founder & Chairman, Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM), is a man who has made it his mission to bring about an electric revolution in India and going by the speed at which he is moving, there is little to stop him from going forth and accomplishing all that he has set out to do. Excerpts from the interview… TOS: What can we expect to see from Omega Seiki Mobility (OSM) in the coming year in terms of new products?  UN: Two years back, OSM, developed, Rage ....