Adhering to the Maharashtra government’s directives intending to contain the COVID crisis in the state, Bosch announced the shutdown of its Nashik plant till the end of next week.

As per the data reported by SIAM in the Auto Industry Sales Performance, the total production of passenger vehicles, three-wheelers, two-wheelers and quadricycles in April 2021 was 1,875,698 units.

The implementation of the PLI Scheme 'National Programme on Advanced Chemistry Cell Battery Storage’ will bring down the cost of electric vehicles and boost green growth.

Aiming to transform the last mile delivery logistics in the country, Omega Seiki and Log 9 Materials have joined hands to produce rapid charging batteries for three-wheelers.

The joint venture, majorly owned by Marelli, will form a new enterprise named Marelli Electric Powertrain Strasbourg (France) SAS. It will have a facility for production, prototyping and testing on-site.

Tesla plans to restrict the proportion of its global production in China. This is evident as US has imposed 25% tariff on electric cars imported from China. Tesla has also put a halt on its plan to buy land in Shanghai.

Though awareness about electric vehicles (EVs) is rising, range-anxiety is affecting widescale adoption of EVs. To address this, 48V electrical systems could be the instant and a simple solution, says Anurag Garg of Vitesco Technologies India.

The company has embraced the Bharat CEV Stage IV norms and launched four new truck cranes. As part of the ‘Make in India’ programme, the cranes were manufactured at Sany India’s plant near Pune.

The new farm equipment manufacturing plant in Pithampur (Madhya Pradesh) will meet the increasing demand for tractor, potato planter and rice transplanter in the rural areas of the country.