If last week was about momentum, this one was about structure. India and the US sketched an interim trade framework that explicitly makes room for Indian auto parts via a preferential tariff-rate quota, an export lever the component industry has long wanted in writing. At home, Mahindra put a decade-long manufacturing marker in Maharashtra with… Continue reading Weekly News Wrap: India-US Trade Deal, Mahindra’s Rs 15,000 Crore Bet, Honda’s Europe Export Plan, Automechanika 2026
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Jaguar Registrations Collapse 99% as Land Rover Shows Growth in UK Market
Jaguar vehicle registrations in the UK fell from 783 units in January 2025 to six units in January 2026, representing a 99.23 percent decline, according to data from the Society of Motor Manufacturers and Traders. The figures mark a near-complete halt to Jaguar sales as the brand undergoes a transformation. Land Rover, owned by the… Continue reading Jaguar Registrations Collapse 99% as Land Rover Shows Growth in UK Market
Wells to ramp up production of 850kg Vertige sports car
Warwickshire-based Wells Motor Cars is due to ramp up production of the Vertige – its 850kg mid-engined coupé – to around 12 cars this year, before doubling that figure in 2027. The Vertige made its debut at the 2021 Goodwood Festival of Speed, having been conceived as founder Robin Wells’ dream sports car. Production of… Continue reading Wells to ramp up production of 850kg Vertige sports car
“It was a hairy drive!” – Living with a BAC Mono in winter
When he bought his BAC Mono in sunny Dubai four years ago, did Jason Goddard ever imagine that one day, back home living in England after 14 years working in the Middle East, he’d be driving it in the middle of winter on lifeless carbon brakes up the M6 to BAC’s Liverpool factory for its… Continue reading “It was a hairy drive!” – Living with a BAC Mono in winter
Bonfiglioli Transmissions Appoints New Chairperson and Independent Directors
Bonfiglioli Transmissions Limited has announced significant changes to its board composition, appointing Ravindra Pisharody as Chairperson and Independent Director while adding two new independent directors to strengthen its governance structure. The company, which operates as one of India’s leading mechanical and electro-mechanical power transmission solutions providers, confirmed the appointments of Sundaresan Ananthanarayanan and Rossella Schiavini… Continue reading Bonfiglioli Transmissions Appoints New Chairperson and Independent Directors
India Scraps Small Car Exemption in Emissions Rules After Automaker Complaints, Reuters Says
India has eliminated a planned concession for small cars in its upcoming fuel-efficiency rules after automakers including Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra argued it would benefit only one company, Reuters reported. A September draft had proposed leniency for petrol cars weighing 909 kg (2,004 lb) or less—a carve-out widely seen as favouring Maruti Suzuki,… Continue reading India Scraps Small Car Exemption in Emissions Rules After Automaker Complaints, Reuters Says
Talbros Automotive Secures Orders Worth Over Rs 1,000 Crore
Talbros Automotive Components Limited (TACL) and its joint ventures have secured orders valued at over Rs 1,000 crore from leading original equipment manufacturers (OEMs) for both domestic and export markets. The orders are scheduled to be executed over the next five years, with commercialization beginning in FY27. The company disclosed the development through a regulatory… Continue reading Talbros Automotive Secures Orders Worth Over Rs 1,000 Crore
Tata Motors PV shares in focus after Q3 loss widens to ₹3,486 crore on JLR cyber incident
JLR reported revenue of £4.5 billion for the quarter, down 39% compared with Q3FY25. Shares of Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd (TMPVL) will be in focus heading into trade on February 6, after it reported a consolidated loss of ₹3,486 crore for the third quarter, compared with a profit of ₹5,406 crore in the year-ago… Continue reading Tata Motors PV shares in focus after Q3 loss widens to ₹3,486 crore on JLR cyber incident
Adient Q1 Earnings Call Highlights
Adient NYSE: ADNT executives said the company delivered a “solid start” to fiscal 2026 and raised full-year guidance following a first-quarter performance that navigated several temporary customer and supply disruptions. On the company’s earnings call, President and CEO Jerome Dorlack and CFO Mark Oswald pointed to improving North American production expectations, continued growth in China,… Continue reading Adient Q1 Earnings Call Highlights
JLR Production Normalised, Demand softness now key Risk: CFO
UK-based luxury carmaker Jaguar Land Rover has resolved its cyber and supply-chain constraints, and production has returned to normal levels, but softer global demand has now emerged as the bigger concern, a senior company executive said on Thursday. Speaking during Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd’s Q3 FY26 earnings call, JLR Chief Financial Officer Richard Molyneux… Continue reading JLR Production Normalised, Demand softness now key Risk: CFO