Ministry of Labour mulls social security scheme for gig workers; slated to spur demand for electric two-wheelers

The central government is mulling the launch of a pan-India social security scheme for gig workers in the e-commerce and food aggregator space after Rajasthan and Karnataka introduced similar social security measures. The Rajasthan government passed the Platform-Based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Bill, 2023, in the last week of July 2023, which aims to bring gig workers into the fold of… Continue reading Ministry of Labour mulls social security scheme for gig workers; slated to spur demand for electric two-wheelers

Ministry of Labour mulls social security scheme for gig workers; slated to spur demand for electric two-wheelers

The central government is mulling the launch of a pan-India social security scheme for gig workers in the e-commerce and food aggregator space after Rajasthan and Karnataka introduced similar social security measures. The Rajasthan government passed the Platform-Based Gig Workers (Registration and Welfare) Bill, 2023, in the last week of July 2023, which aims to bring gig workers into the fold of… Continue reading Ministry of Labour mulls social security scheme for gig workers; slated to spur demand for electric two-wheelers

Tesla’s Zachary Kirkhorn steps down as CFO, Taneja to take over: Report

Kirkhorn, a company veteran of 13 years, will remain with Tesla till the end of the year. No particular reason was given for his departure. Tesla said that Zachary Kirkhorn stepped down as its chief financial officer and named its accounting head, Vaibhav Taneja, as its new finance chief, Reuters reported. Taneja who joined Tesla… Continue reading Tesla’s Zachary Kirkhorn steps down as CFO, Taneja to take over: Report

JK Tyres eyeing funds for Rs 1,100 crore investment plan

JK Tyre & Industries, the flagship company of JK Group, has revived its Rs 1,100 crore investment plan, which was postponed in 2018 due to a slowdown in macroeconomic indicators. The company is now going all out to tap into the growing demand for tyres in India.  Dr. Raghupati Singhania, the Chairman and Managing Director… Continue reading JK Tyres eyeing funds for Rs 1,100 crore investment plan

JK Tyres eyeing funds for Rs 1,100 crore investment plan

JK Tyre & Industries, the flagship company of JK Group, has revived its Rs 1,100 crore investment plan, which was postponed in 2018 due to a slowdown in macroeconomic indicators. The company is now going all out to tap into the growing demand for tyres in India.  Dr. Raghupati Singhania, the Chairman and Managing Director… Continue reading JK Tyres eyeing funds for Rs 1,100 crore investment plan

India poised to become a global hub for automotive component manufacturing

The Indian Auto Component Inc.’s cumulative growth in the last five years has touched 4.1 percent, with the rate of growth (5.7%) in exports being double that of imports, thereby helping reduce the trade deficit, which, in FY19 was pegged at US$ 2.5 billion. However, with the aggressive push of global automakers to de-risk their… Continue reading India poised to become a global hub for automotive component manufacturing

Tata Motors partners with South Indian Bank to offer an exclusive financing programme for authorised passenger EV dealers

Tata Motors has joined hands with South Indian Bank, to extend an exclusive Electric Vehicle Dealer Financing Program and offer comprehensive retail financing solutions to all customers. The MoU for this partnership was signed by Ramesh Dorairajan, Senior General Manager – Network Management and EV Sales, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles and Praveen Joy, Head, Transaction… Continue reading Tata Motors partners with South Indian Bank to offer an exclusive financing programme for authorised passenger EV dealers

RAMP Global and IIISLA to digitise automotive insurance claim reporting and management in India

RAMP Global and the Indian Institute of Insurance Surveyors & Loss Assessors (IIISLA), promoted by IRDAI, have signed an exclusive agreement on automotive insurance claims. This strategic collaboration will transform the national landscape of insurance claims processing by implementing RAMP’s pioneering cloud-based technology into IIISLA’s operations.  Ramp Global is a digital platform providing garage management software and other softwares to digitally transform… Continue reading RAMP Global and IIISLA to digitise automotive insurance claim reporting and management in India

MG Motor India and Prestige Group join hands to strengthen Community EV charging infrastructure in Bengaluru

MG Motor India has collaborated with real estate developer Prestige Group, to set up 100 EV chargers across all the real estate developer’s properties in Bengaluru. MG Motor India aims to boost sustainable mobility by introducing MG Comet EV and MG ZSEV to Prestige Group, where the real estate firm’s management and employees will utilise… Continue reading MG Motor India and Prestige Group join hands to strengthen Community EV charging infrastructure in Bengaluru

Auto retails up 10% YoY in July, all segments log YoY growth but three-wheelers shine

The real-world, retail sales numbers for India Auto Inc are out and they look to be a mixed bag. The good news is that overall sales of five vehicle segments at 17.70 million units are up 10% on July 2022’s 16.09 million units. The not-so-good news is that this number is down 5% on June… Continue reading Auto retails up 10% YoY in July, all segments log YoY growth but three-wheelers shine