Amara Raja, makers of Amaron automotive batteries, has installed EV battery charging and swapping stations along with a fleet of e-autos in Tirupati in a bid to promote India’s move towards adoption of electric vehicle.

BS VI emission norm, which will come into effect from April 2020, is forcing automakers to make modifications in engine and other auto parts.

With new vehicles sales declining in last few months, lubricant industry is banking on the after-market segment as millions of existing vehicles continue to run and require the lubricants.

The Indian auto industry is one of the largest in the world. The industry accounts for 7.1 per cent of the country’s GDP.

The auto industry, which has already registered de-growth of 21.6 per cent in the first four months (4M) of fiscal year 2019-20 (FY2020), may get some support from the recently announced stimulus measures by the government, says ICRA.

The pre-owned car market has seen a steady rise in the past one decade. In fact, the pre-owned car market is approximately 1.2 times bigger than the new car market in the country.

The new Motor Vehicles (Amendment) Act 2019, applicable with effect from September 1, 2019, is expected to provide an efficient, safe and corruption-free transport system in the country.

Palash Roy Chowdhury who was untill recently a non-executive co-founder of SmartE, will join the organisation full-time as its Chairman and Managing Director.

In order to approach its move towards electrification, SEG Automotive at IAA 2019 trade fair will provide solutions on decreasing CO2 emissions in a comprehensive update to its Whitepaper titled— ‘The Transformation of the Powertrain’. It will also introduce a range of new products to support the transition with efficient combustion engines, 48V hybrids and electrification.