According to validated industry data from the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) and dealer bodies, the Indian automotive market saw a 15% year-on-year increase in retail sales in December 2025. This growth spurt was primarily fueled by government GST cuts on small cars and SUVs, prompting consumers to buy...
India’s Mahindra Launches New Electric SUVs
Mahindra & Mahindra, India's second-largest SUV manufacturer, has made a significant move into the electric vehicle (EV) market by launching two new electric SUVs: the compact BE 6e and the luxurious XEV 9e. This strategic entry aims to challenge established players like Hyundai and Toyota in key market segments. The...
Virginia Tech Develops Grape Harvesters in India
Virginia Polytechnic Institute and State University in partnership with India's Mahindra & Mahindra Ltd.‘s farm equipment division will develop grape-picking robots. Known as the Mahindra AgTech Center, the facility will complement the ongoing work in product development centers at Mahindra Research Valley in India, Japan, and Finland to create a...
India's Mahindra & Mahindra Partners with Virginia Tech
India's Mumbai headquartered Mahindra & Mahindra announced plans to set-up a Mahindra Ag Tech Center at Virginia Tech Corporate Research Center. This research facility will focus on creating technology products for the North American agriculture market, and will complement the work being done in product development centers at Mahindra Research...
India Pushes Auto Industry to Make Electric Vehicles
India's is pushing auto part and car makers to draw up plans to electrify all new vehicles by 2030. India's minister for road transport, Nitin Gadkari, asked companies to start building electric and alternative fuel vehicles or risk being overtaken by policy changes. Maker of engines, Cummins India, is investing...
Expat and Local Executives Say India on Growth Track
Top Indian industry executives who spoke at an Economic Summit held in New Delhi from November 4 – 6, 2014, welcomed the Modi government’s initiatives in land and labor reforms. Quicker approvals for business would boost manufacturing and creation of jobs they said. The government, which came to power promising...