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‘Start-ups and conglomerates are creating space for women to join’: Sulajja Firodia Motwani

‘Start-ups and conglomerates are creating space for women to join’: Sulajja Firodia Motwani The electric vehicle revolution is redefining women’s role in the sector to a large extent, says Sulajja Firodia Motwani, who has a head start, with over 70 percent of women employed in the EV component of Kinetic group’s manufacturing units. This is… Continue reading ‘Start-ups and conglomerates are creating space for women to join’: Sulajja Firodia Motwani

Mahindra acquires 100% stake in M.I.T.R.A

Mahindra & Mahindra’s Farm Equipment Sector (FES) today completed its acquisition of MITRA Agro Equipments (M.I.T.R.A) by increasing its shareholding from the existing 47.33 percent to 100 percent, making it a wholly owned subsidiary of Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M). As part of this acquisition, Mahindra fully bought out Omnivore’s stake in the business. Founded in… Continue reading Mahindra acquires 100% stake in M.I.T.R.A

Saietta and Avtec sign e-drive supply pact for Indian EV market

Saietta, the UK-based electric drive (eDrive) specialist, has signed a master supply agreement with AVTEC, one of the largest independent manufacturers of powertrain and precision-engineered products in India and part of the CK Birla Group. The partnership brings together AVTEC’s expertise in the design and manufacture of transmissions with Saietta’s motor and inverter capability. The… Continue reading Saietta and Avtec sign e-drive supply pact for Indian EV market

Saietta and Avtec sign e-drive supply pact for Indian EV market

CHARGEZONE raises US$54 million in Series A1 Round led by BlueOrchard

CHARGEZONE, a Gujarat-based electric vehicle (EV) charging company, has secured US$ 54 million, as part of a Series A1 capital raise led by BlueOrchard, along with existing and new institutional investors, making this one of the largest rounds in equity and debt funding. In this funding round, US$8 million is debt investment from an infrastructure strategy managed… Continue reading CHARGEZONE raises US$54 million in Series A1 Round led by BlueOrchard

Renault Nissan Alliance inks pact with Kamarajar Port to accelerate car exports

The Renault Nissan Alliance has signed an agreement with Kamarajar Port Ltd (KPL) for shipping cars manufactured in Chennai by Renault Nissan Automotive India Pvt Ltd (RNAIPL) to regional and global destinations. The agreement builds on the existing partnership between the Renault Nissan Alliance and Kamarajar Port and will facilitate further exports of cars via… Continue reading Renault Nissan Alliance inks pact with Kamarajar Port to accelerate car exports

Dacia reshuffles production planning for new Bigster SUV

Dacia has announced a reshuffle of its production strategy as it gears up to launch a new C-segment SUV in 2025. The new model, based on the 2021 Bigster concept, will be built at Dacia’s factory in Mioveni, Romania. To free up enough capacity at the plant, the firm will move assembly of the Jogger MPV to Tangier,… Continue reading Dacia reshuffles production planning for new Bigster SUV

Editor’s letter: Will e-fuels save the internal combustion engine?

Thought the internal combustion engine was going to be a goner in Europe by 2035? Its saviour may yet come after all. The noise around e-fuels has become a lot louder in the past few weeks. Most prominent has been the actions of Germany and Italy in the European Parliament, threatening to derail the 2035… Continue reading Editor’s letter: Will e-fuels save the internal combustion engine?

Mercedes targets Jeep Avenger with junior G-Class

Mercedes-Benz is plotting a rugged ‘baby’ SUV inspired by the G-Class as a flagship for its new family of ‘Entry Luxury’ models – and it will have electric and combustion-engine options. Unlike the full-sized EQG, which will use a reworked version of the existing combustion car’s ladder-frame chassis, the compact SUV would sit on the… Continue reading Mercedes targets Jeep Avenger with junior G-Class

BMW’s full-windscreen HUD to see production in 2025

BMW’s new head-up display (HUD) called BMW Panoramic Vision is to go into series production with the first ‘Neue Klasse’ models in 2025. Oliver Zipse, Chairman of the Board of Management of BMW AG, confirmed this during his speech at the 2023 Annual Conference last week. BMW is currently developing a completely new technological platform for the… Continue reading BMW’s full-windscreen HUD to see production in 2025