In a detailed representation, FADA highlights key regulatory, credit, and digital-payment issues impacting India’s auto dealerships and MSMEs, calling for RBI intervention to ensure equitable credit access and sustainable retail growth. The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) has submitted a comprehensive representation to the Reserve Bank of India (RBI), urging critical reforms to improve… Continue reading FADA Urges RBI for Reforms to Improve Ease of Doing Business in Auto Retail Sector
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Copper: Driving the EV revolution
“The transition to clean energy is happening worldwide and it’s unstoppable,” articulated Fatih Birol, the International Energy Agency’s executive director recently. The IEA had projected that nearly half of the world’s electricity supply will come from renewable energy by 2030, driven by wind turbines, solar panels, and electric vehicles (EV) that are critically dependent on… Continue reading Copper: Driving the EV revolution
The Future of Mobility in India: A Call for Sustainable Solutions
India’s mobility transition is at a defining inflection point—where climate urgency, rural upliftment, and energy self-reliance intersect. Road transport contributes ~12% of energy-related CO₂ emissions, while vehicular pollution accounts for nearly one-fifth of PM2.5 levels in urban centres like Delhi. At the same time, India’s crude oil import dependency has risen to 88.2% in FY25,… Continue reading The Future of Mobility in India: A Call for Sustainable Solutions
Force Motors Retains Top CRISIL Credit Ratings Amid Robust Financial Health and Operational Gains
Force Motors Limited has announced that CRISIL Ratings has reaffirmed its long-term credit rating at ‘CRISIL AA+/Stable’ and short-term rating at ‘CRISIL A1+’ for its bank loan facilities amounting to ₹765 crore. Additionally, the rating agency has withdrawn its earlier rating for the company’s ₹79.16 crore non-convertible debentures following full repayment. The reaffirmation reflects Force… Continue reading Force Motors Retains Top CRISIL Credit Ratings Amid Robust Financial Health and Operational Gains
Securing the Grid: Cybersecurity Innovations in V2G and EV Energy Exchange Systems
As electric vehicles (EVs) become an integral part of global energy systems, vehicle-to-grid (V2G) technology changes how energy can flow between vehicles and the grid. V2G allows for bidirectional energy flow, advancing the ways vehicles can transfer energy. In addition to being an energy consumer, EVs can act as mobile energy storage devices that can… Continue reading Securing the Grid: Cybersecurity Innovations in V2G and EV Energy Exchange Systems
“This 80bhp Volkswagen Baja Bug is a resto-mod done right”
Have you seen the Twisted TBug? Twisted, the friendly, Yorkshire-based modifier of classic Land Rover Defenders (and now owner of a marine division as well), has started offering a Volkswagen Beetle Baja Bug restomod too. (If it starts doing Hillman Imps, our respective garages will look even more alike.) Unsurprisingly, the TBug looks somewhat nicer… Continue reading “This 80bhp Volkswagen Baja Bug is a resto-mod done right”
Tata Motors powers up Harrier appeal with new electric variant
Tata Motors, which has recently launched the Tata Harrier EV, the all-electric version of its rugged, full-size, monocoque SUV, aims to widen the appeal of this proven product that was first introduced in India in CY2019. Since the Tata Harrier’s rollout, Tata Motors has clocked total wholesales of 142,608 units till end-June 2025, and had… Continue reading Tata Motors powers up Harrier appeal with new electric variant
Tata Motors powers up Harrier appeal with new electric variant
Tata Motors, which has recently launched the Tata Harrier EV, the all-electric version of its rugged, full-size, monocoque SUV, aims to widen the appeal of this proven product that was first introduced in India in CY2019. Since the Tata Harrier’s rollout, Tata Motors has clocked total wholesales of 142,608 units till end-June 2025, and had… Continue reading Tata Motors powers up Harrier appeal with new electric variant
Exclusive: Mahindra Thar Roxx commands 68% of Thar brand sales in Q1 FY2026
The five-door Mahindra Thar Roxx, which had captured a 45% share of the Thar brand’s domestic market sales in the second half of FY2025, is now contributing more than the original three-door Thar SUV to the overall Mahindra Thar brand. Between April-June 2025 period, Mahindra & Mahindra has dispatched a total of 20,726 Thar Roxx… Continue reading Exclusive: Mahindra Thar Roxx commands 68% of Thar brand sales in Q1 FY2026
Exclusive: Mahindra Thar Roxx commands 68% of Thar brand sales in Q1 FY2026
The five-door Mahindra Thar Roxx, which had captured a 45% share of the Thar brand’s domestic market sales in the second half of FY2025, is now contributing more than the original three-door Thar SUV to the overall Mahindra Thar brand. Between April-June 2025 period, Mahindra & Mahindra has dispatched a total of 20,726 Thar Roxx… Continue reading Exclusive: Mahindra Thar Roxx commands 68% of Thar brand sales in Q1 FY2026