On October 30, Suzuki Motor Corporation and its wholly owned Indian subsidiary, Suzuki R&D Center India, held foundation stone-laying ceremonies for two new biogas plants in Tharad and Radhanpur, Gujarat. The plants are scheduled to begin operations in or after 2027.
Suzuki plans to construct nine biogas plants in Gu

On November 4, Epsilon Advanced Materials launched Epsil, a silicon-graphite composite anode material for lithium-ion batteries. As per the company, the material could increase EV driving range by up to 30% without increasing battery pack size, depending on cell chemistry, silicon loading, electrode and pack design.

On November 4, JBM Electric Vehicles launched its all-electric city bus, ECOLIFE e12, at Singapore Urban Mobility Week 2026. JBM is the first Indian company to launch an electric bus in Singapore. ECOLIFE e12 uses a lightweight monocoque full-aluminium body structure. It is equipped with an intelligent transport syst

On November 5, BMW Group announced its plans to accelerate its organisational restructuring and simplify its processes. BMW will speed up the planned 20% reduction in senior vice president positions to improve efficiency, agility and long-term competitiveness.
BMW is also entering the next phase of its transformation

On November 3, Iberdrola España, Spain’s leading provider of public and private EV charging, and BYD announced a strategic agreement to launch the Smart Charging Plan. It combines a charging unit, subsidised installation, home energy, and public charging. It caters for both fully electric models and BYD’s range of pl

On November 5, Sasken Technologies Ltd. announced a multi-year engineering engagement with the software company of a leading European automotive group. Sasken will provide software development, systems integration, hardware engineering, and validation services to support the development and commercialisation of next-

On November 4, multiple sources reported that Iran based Novin Choob Industrial Group has signed a memorandum of understanding with Arvand Free Zone to establish the first car manufacturing plant in Khuzestan province. The plant will produce hybrid and electric cars. It will create more than 2,000 jobs. 
Based on mul

On November 4, Suez Canal Economic Zone (SCZONE) announced that Sailun Group produced the first car tire in the Suez Canal Economic Zone. The company also started trial operations at its plant. The company invested USD 804 million in a 400,000-square-meter plant. It will create more than 3,000 direct job opportunitie

On November 3, the International Finance Corporation (IFC) announced it will provide EUR 52 million to support Marquardt’s investment program across three manufacturing facilities in the greater Tunis area. The financing will help expand production of advanced automotive mechatronic components. It will help create mo

Niterra Co., Ltd. announced an update to its Mid-Term Management Plan 2030 on November 5. Following the cancellation of its planned acquisition of Denso’s spark plug and exhaust sensor businesses, the company will revise its investment allocation. It will allocate an additional JPY 20 billion to capacity expansion in

F-TECH INC. announced plans to expand the Ohio plant of its U.S. subsidiary F&P America Mfg., Inc. in its 16th Medium-Term Management Plan released on November 5. The company will invest approximately USD 35 million (JPY 5.5 billion) in a new building, called the North Plant, adjacent to the existing facility. Constr

Continental AG (Continental) has adjusted its sales outlook for 2026 to between EUR 13.5 billion and EUR 13.9 billion (previously: EUR 13.2-14.2 billion), following the positive performance of its tire business. The company has also raised its adjusted EBIT margin forecast in 2026 to around 13.4 to 14.0% (previously:

On October 30, ZF announced that it will localize production of its TraXon 2 automated transmission for heavy trucks at its Sorocaba, São Paulo plant in the coming months. The transmission has been tested in Brazil since 2025, and ZF said local supply contracts have already been secured.
The TraXon 2 features a redes

Tokai Kogyo Holdings and Kinugawa Rubber Industrial Holdings announced on November 5 that they will integrate their operations. Tokai Kogyo Holdings will acquire all outstanding voting shares in Kinugawa Rubber Industrial Holdings from the Development Bank of Japan and Commons Share Holdings. The acquisition price an

On November 4, Astemo Americas announced plans to invest more than USD 11 million in its manufacturing operations in Muncie, Indiana.
The program includes the installation of additional injection molding capacity and a new assembly line for intake manifolds for both ICE and HEV vehicle applications. The new assembly

On November 4, NDR Auto Components approved additional capital expenditure of INR 113.4 million for its Naviyani plant in Gujarat and INR 71.9 million for its Kharkhoda plant in Haryana. The investments are for new programmes of Maruti Suzuki India and Suzuki Motorcycle India.
The board also approved a joint venture

On October 28, Hyundai Motor India announced that it will launch a dedicated mass-market electric vehicle in Q4 FY 2027 (ending March), with the launch expected in January or February 2027. The EV will be a base-up model in the sub-4-metre compact SUV segment and will not be derived from the Venue.
The EV will be pro

On November 3, Dumarey Group announced the establishment of Dumarey India, based in Gurgaon. The company plans to open offices in Gurgaon, Pune and Chennai to support automotive and non-automotive OEMs on powertrain, software and controller development.
Dumarey India will work with Indian OEMs in the automotive and o

On November 3, Endurance Technologies announced that it has commissioned its AURIC Shendra plant in Maharashtra. The plant will produce aluminium die-casting components for Indian and global four-wheeler OEMs across EV and ICE platforms, as well as non-automotive applications.
The company also began supplying dual-ch

On November 3, Tata Projects secured a major contract from a global automotive manufacturer for a greenfield plant at Auric-Bidkin in Chhatrapati Sambhajinagar, Maharashtra. The contract marks the company’s expansion into automotive infrastructure.
The scope covers three packages: the Assembly Shop, Press and Weld S