Bayferrox inorganic pigments from global specialty chemicals company Lanxess brought colour to the race course at the Hydro-Québec Montréal ePrix, the racing category for electric-powered cars. The race took place in Montréal, Canada, at the end of July 2017.

Harman International, focused on connected technologies for automotive, consumer and enterprise markets, announced its plans to strengthen the lifestyle audio business in India by appointing a new business leader and national distributors, Brightstar and Auto Sonics

The new BMW 320d Edition Sport was launched in India. With its outstanding sporting characteristics and design, the BMW 320d Edition Sport amplifies the sporty and dynamic character of the BMW 3 Series. The new BMW 320d Edition Sport is locally produced at BMW Plant Chennai and can be ordered from BMW dealerships from today onwards.

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., announced the launch of Jeeto Minivan, its stylish and comfortable passenger carrier developed on the successful Jeeto platform. The Jeeto Minivan is best suited for urban and semi urban modes of transportation and will cater to last mile connectivity, contract and stage carriage for tour/travel and intra-city people movement.

After three months as the nation's most valuable automaker, a bad week in an otherwise stellar year has knocked Tesla from the top perch as the nation's most valuable automaker.

Continental has launched its Remote Vehicle Data (RVD) platform, which is the foundation for innovative connected services. The platform permits unified access to multi-brand vehicle data via various hardware options and targets a wide range of potential customers.

Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd., a part of the US $19 billion Mahindra Group, announced that its mini truck, Jeeto, has completed two successful years on Indian roads.

The third generation Maruti Suzuki Dzire that was launched in Delhi today has received 33000 bookings till date of which petrol and diesel are in equal ratio, according to the company.

The automotive industry in India is making increasing investments in robots on shop floors to handle complex and repetitive tasks given the need for precision, safety and quality. In 2016, a survey by Federation of Indian Chambers of Commerce and Industry (FICCI) and Tata Strategic Management Group concluded that the use of advanced robotics on the manufacturing floors is one way of going forward not only for the Indian companies but also to take ahead the government’s signature ‘Make in India’ campaign.