Weekly News Wrap: Tata Motors’ EV Plans, M&A Moves, Ola’s PLI Boost and M&M Seals No. 2 Position

India’s automotive industry wrapped up the final week of 2025 on a strong note, with manufacturers outlining ambitious electric vehicle roadmaps, announcing fresh investments, and consolidating positions through strategic acquisitions. From Tata Motors’ expanding EV portfolio to renewed momentum in the commercial vehicle and components space, the week underscored how policy tailwinds, capital inflows and product-led… Continue reading Weekly News Wrap: Tata Motors’ EV Plans, M&A Moves, Ola’s PLI Boost and M&M Seals No. 2 Position

Mahindra & Mahindra Days Away from Becoming the New No. 2 After Maruti Suzuki in CY2025

With just four days left for CY2025 to end, the Indian passenger vehicle industry is set to record annual wholesales of over 4.60 million vehicles, beating CY2024’s 4.27 million (42,74,793 units). The PV industry will also most likely see a new No. 2 player – Mahindra & Mahindra – taking the podium position behind the… Continue reading Mahindra & Mahindra Days Away from Becoming the New No. 2 After Maruti Suzuki in CY2025

M&M Seals No. 2 Position in 2025, Tata may Edge Ahead of Hyundai for No. 3

One of the major highlights of 2025 has been the overhaul in the leaderboard of the world’s third-largest passenger vehicle market’s second and third positions. Mahindra & Mahindra has sealed the No. 2 position for the first time in a calendar year, while Tata Motors edged past Hyundai Motor India and is likely to become… Continue reading M&M Seals No. 2 Position in 2025, Tata may Edge Ahead of Hyundai for No. 3

Tata Curvv Sells 50,000 Units in 16 Months, Demand Falls in FY2026

The Tata Curvv SUV-coupé, the eighth model in Tata Motors’ passenger vehicle portfolio and its fifth utility vehicle and SUV, has driven past the 50,000-unit wholesales mark in the domestic market. Launched in its electric avatar on August 7, 2024 and petrol- and diesel-engined variants on September 2, 2024, the Tata Curvv has sold an estimated 50,091 units,… Continue reading Tata Curvv Sells 50,000 Units in 16 Months, Demand Falls in FY2026

PowerBank Shares Updates on Successful Rocket Launch in Orbital Cloud Initiative with Smartlink AI

DeStarlink Genesis-1 Satellite Successfully Deployed and Operating; Solar-Powered Low Earth Orbit (LEO) Infrastructure Advances PowerBank’s Digital Asset Strategy Collaboration with Smartlink AI Positions PowerBank at Convergence of Renewable Energy and Space-Based Computing TORONTO, Dec. 26, 2025 /PRNewswire/ – PowerBank Corporation (NASDAQ: SUUN) (Cboe CA: SUNN) (FSE: 103) (“PowerBank” or the “Company”), a leader in North… Continue reading PowerBank Shares Updates on Successful Rocket Launch in Orbital Cloud Initiative with Smartlink AI

Flat, festive, then furious: How 2025 delivered a supercharged plot twist to India’s auto story

Domestic passenger vehicle sales stayed almost unchanged from a year earlier. Two-wheeler sales contracted, snapping a four-year growth streak. Passenger vehicle sales slid to an 18-month low. That was the macro mood confronting India’s automobile industry in 2025, through the first half of the year. After several years of steady expansion, the industry entered this… Continue reading Flat, festive, then furious: How 2025 delivered a supercharged plot twist to India’s auto story

Keeping the lights on – the Kia EV6’s ultimate party trick

Three years ago, Nissan celebrated building 250,000 Leafs at its Sunderland plant by using one to power a giant Christmas tree, complete with reindeer, outside the factory. There was snow (real, not fake) on the ground too, making the whole scene look very festive – well, as festive as a grass verge next to a… Continue reading Keeping the lights on – the Kia EV6’s ultimate party trick

A Well-Fed World, Youth Climate Save and PAN International Launch PHRESH: A Global Directory of Plant-Based Hunger Relief Organizations

WASHINGTON, Dec. 24, 2025 /PRNewswire/ — A Well-Fed World, in partnership with Youth Climate Save and the Physicians Association for Nutrition (PAN International), has launched PHRESH (Plant-Based Hunger Relief & EcoSolutions Hub), a new global resource shining light on plant-based hunger relief organizations working to improve global food security and climate resilience. The resource is… Continue reading A Well-Fed World, Youth Climate Save and PAN International Launch PHRESH: A Global Directory of Plant-Based Hunger Relief Organizations

Hyundai Motor Group Tops 2025 IIHS Top Safety Awards Underscoring Automotive Safety Leadership

Hyundai Motor Group secures a total of 21 TOP SAFETY PICK (TSP) and TOP SAFETY PICK+ (TSP+) awards in 2025 — the most of any automotive group for the second consecutive year Hyundai Motor Company leads automakers with 10 TSP/TSP+ ratings, while Genesis earns six and Kia secures five Flagship electric SUVs — Hyundai 2026 IONIQ… Continue reading Hyundai Motor Group Tops 2025 IIHS Top Safety Awards Underscoring Automotive Safety Leadership

North Pole? Christmas Common? Finding UK’s most festive places

All self-respecting Christmas stories start in one of two places: Bethlehem or the North Pole.  The former is firm favourite if the Almighty is featured in the narrative; the Arctic Pole is the preferred option when Santa Claus is the name in the frame. He is alleged to live there.  For this impromptu Autocar Christmas… Continue reading North Pole? Christmas Common? Finding UK’s most festive places