Genesys, India launches HD ADAS maps for over 100,000 km of National Highways On December 18, 2025, Genesys International Corporation announced that it had developed India’s first large-scale High-Definition maps engineered specifically for ADAS-enabled vehicles, covering more than 100 thousand km of national highways, expressways, and strategic corridors. The HD maps are designed to provide centimetre-level detail such as lane geometry, curves...

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Ola Electric, India founder sells small stake to clear INR 2.6 billion loan On December 16, 2025, Ola Electric Mobility Limited announced that its founder-promoter has sold a small part of his personal shares one time to fully repay a promoter-level loan of INR 2.6 billion, which will free up the 3.93% shares that were pledged. After this, the promoter group will still own around 34% of Ola Electric, and the company has said there is no change in...

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Olectra Greentech, India penalized over delay in completing Seetharampur EV plant On December 18, 2025, Olectra Greentech Limited reported a delay in completing the full factory construction of its Greenfield EV Manufacturing Facility at the Industrial Park, Seetharampur, Hyderabad, Telangana, following which Telangana Industrial Infrastructure Corporation Limited (TSIIC) levied a penalty of about INR 25.8 million for the period from November 12,...

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Nissan teases Gravite seven-seater B-MPV for India launch in early 2026 On December 18, 2025, Nissan Motor India announced that its upcoming all-new seven-seater B-MPV for the Indian market will be called Gravite and is scheduled for launch in early 2026. The Gravite is the first product in Nissan’s refreshed, strategically curated line-up for India and will be manufactured locally at Renault’s Chennai facility, with the product roadmap also ...

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Hubject and Numocity partner to develop charging networks in India, Asia-Pacific, and Middle East On December 17, Hubject announced a partnership with Numocity, a leading eMobility software platform provider. This partnership integrates Hubject's ISO 15118-based Plug&Charge technology into Numocity's charging management platform, enabling CPOs and eMobility Service Providers to benefit from a single contract to offer seamless, automated charging ...

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Jaya Hind Industries, India begins expansion of Chennai die-casting facility On December 18, Jaya Hind Industries held the ground‑breaking ceremony for an expansion of its Chennai manufacturing facility in the Thiruvallur district, Tamil Nadu, with a planned investment of about INR 2 billion to scale its aluminium die‑casting capacity. The expanded plant will house new High Pressure Die Casting (HPDC) machines ranging from 1,400 to 4,400 tonn...

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ARCI, India and Voltasun sign MoU to validate NVP-based sodium-ion pouch cells On December 17, 2025, the International Advanced Research Centre for Powder Metallurgy and New Materials (ARCI), an autonomous R&D centre under the Department of Science and Technology, signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Voltasun Technologies Pvt. Ltd. for industrial performance validation of sodium-ion pouch cells made from Sodium Vanadium Phosphate (NVP)...

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Oben Electric, India raises INR 850 million pre Series B funding On December 18, Oben Electric raised INR 850 million in a pre‑Series B funding round from several Indian American family offices, along with existing investors, taking its total funding to INR 2.85 billion. The company plans to use the new capital to expand its national retail footprint, increase brand visibility, and accelerate new product development and launches.  The electric...

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Exicom, India rolls out Exicom One service for large scale EV charger deployment On December 18, 2025, Exicom Tele-Systems Limited launched Exicom One, a turnkey EV charging deployment and operations solution that bundles site assessment, civil and electrical work, charger installation, backend software, and ongoing operations and maintenance into a single service for CPOs, fleets, and EV manufacturers. The offering is intended to support large r...

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Bosch Mobility India commissions new CharCon assembly line at Naganathapura plant On December 17, Bosch Mobility inaugurated a new CharCon assembly line at Bosch India’s Naganathapura manufacturing facility near Bengaluru, adding localized capacity for key power electronics used in electric vehicles. The line is designed to support OEM programs, such as Mahindra’s EV portfolio. The CharCoN is a highly integrated on-board power supply product....

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s through Padmini VNA Mechatronics, PV Clean Mobility Technologies, and Padmini E‑Drive, supplying emission‑control systems, sensors, braking applications, thermal management systems, actuators, seat solutions, motors, solenoid valves, and advanced e‑drive technologies etc.  Based on Norwest India social media update/ multiple sources...

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Autoline subsidiary AEMPL launches electric two‑wheelers in India On December 10, 2025, Autoline Industries Limited announced that its wholly owned subsidiary, Autoline E‑Mobility Private Limited (AEMPL), launched its first electric two‑wheelers in India under the Oxstar brand, with models named Oxstar Z1 and Oxstar Z2. The products, which cater to the domestic market, have received the required accreditation from the designated authorities...

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Tech Mahindra, India, joins SOAFEE SIG for SDV innovations On December 10, the SOAFEE initiative (Scalable Open Architecture for Embedded Edge) announced that Tech Mahindra joined SOAFEE as a voting member to help shape the global transition toward software-defined vehicles. With deep engineering expertise and a broad OEM and Tier-1 customer base, the company aims to co-develop cloud-native automotive architectures that accelerate SDV adoption. M...

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parts could affect the deeply integrated North American supply chain. Similarly, ANPACT supported protective measures for finished heavy vehicles and proposed a 50% tariff on them amid a sharp drop in domestic wholesales of 54% between January and October 2024. Regarding other countries reactions, India has started negotiations with Mexican government to establish new trade agreements to avoid the application of these tariffs. (Multiple sources ...

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Tata Group, India and UP government review EV manufacturing On December 15, 2025, Tata Group and the Uttar Pradesh government reviewed ongoing and planned projects across power generation, renewables, electric mobility, and infrastructure, including Tata Sons’ intention to expand its vehicle manufacturing footprint in the State under the EV subsidy policy with potential dedicated EV capacity, new EV models, electric bus deployment, and broader ...

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Aurobay Technologies expands digital transformation partnership with HCLTech, India On December 15, 2025, Aurobay Technologies, a division of Horse Powertrain, expanded its IT partnership with HCLTech to cover SAP, Siemens Teamcenter PLM, and related integration services in Sweden and China. HCLTech will manage and optimise these systems using its AI Force platform, with the scope spanning SAP operations, engineering systems, integration services...

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tial, and we are investing to improve the efficiency of our three main piston ring production plants, the one in Nagano, Japan; and the other two in Indonesia and China respectively. The third is to invest more to increase production in markets that are forecast to continue to grow. We believe that India and Brazil definitely will grow. Considering factors such as the power infrastructure, we expect initial demand will start with hybrid vehicles,...

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upants from collisions from any angle. These wrap airbags that we are planning to market in the future are being commercialized based on the concept of "protecting people's safety in close proximity." Looking at the global market, everyone’s awareness on safety is growing in every country such as India. As a result, the in-vehicle content of safety systems in the overall market is expected to continue to grow. We plan to make great gains in ter...

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, Ltd. (Honda) will successively launch vehicles it built overseas in Japan. In addition to releasing China-made electric vehicles (EVs) in Japan as early as the spring of 2026, it will consider launching US-made hybrid SUV hybrid vehicles and others. Honda also plans to import its EV 0 Series from India and other regions in fiscal year 2027 (ending in March 2028). Honda’s sales of non-mini vehicles are sluggish in Japan, while its sales of min...

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Nippon Steel to invest in key areas including US and India Nippon Steel Corporation (Nippon Steel) announced that it has formulated the 2030 Medium- to Long-term Management Plan. By investing primarily in United States Steel Corporation (USS) which it acquired, and overseas businesses such as those in India, Nippon Steel aims to achieve JPY 1 trillion or more in consolidated underlying profit in fiscal year 2030 (ending in March 2031). While seek...

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