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By Bradley Osborne – 8th May 2025

SAF-Holland said that taking over Anand’s portion in the Haldex joint venture will simplify the localisation of the entire Haldex product portfolio in India.

India

Agreement

Axles & Suspensions

Electric Drive

ZF secures multi-year supply contract for AxTrax 2 with Indian OEM

By Bradley Osborne – 3rd May 2025

ZF will supply several thousand units of its latest e-axle range, ‘AxTrax 2’, to a “leading customer” in India over several years.

Turkey

India

Strategy/Policy

Hübner looking to expand into India and Turkey

By Luke Willetts – 21st April 2025

We spoke with Tim Dortans, Vice President Global Sales – Mobility Road at Hübner, who explained the strategy for growth in two key markets, Turkey and India.

Saudi Arabia

Product

Distribution & Aftermarket

Tata Motors launches its first truck with an automated transmission in Saudi Arabia

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 6th April 2025

India

Apollo appoints new Chief Supply Chain Officer

By Luke Willetts – 6th April 2025

Bus & Coach

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India

Product

Connectivity

ZF introduces AI-powered fleet management platform in India

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 30th March 2025

SCALAR, the name of ZF's AI-powered digital fleet management platform, was announced at the Bharat Mobility Expo 2025 in New Delhi.

India

Agreement

eMaaS, Financial & Insurance Services

Switch Mobility partners with Vertelo to boost EV uptake

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 28th March 2025

The companies say the partnership aims to deploy 1,000 electric commercial vehicles (eLCVs and buses) over the next three to five years.

India

Investment

Brakes & Braking Systems

ZF CVS India makes new ESC test track in Chennai available to all

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 27th March 2025

This new test track is for testing vehicle braking and is specifically for testing Electronic Stability Control (ESC) systems.

India

Agreement

Transmissions

Ashok Leyland adopts fully automatic transmissions from Allison for latest low entry city bus

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 24th March 2025

India

Distribution & Aftermarket

eMaaS, Financial & Insurance Services

FlixBus partners with ETO Motors to launch electric intercity coaches in India

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 23rd March 2025

India

Battery Systems, Supercapacitors & Solar

Remanufacture & Recycling

BatX Energies launches lithium-ion battery recycling facility in Uttar Pradesh

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 23rd March 2025

Truck & Van

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JCBL expands JML’s Oragadam facility to boost tipper and tanker rigid truck and trailer body production

India

Investment

Manufacture

JCBL expands JML’s Oragadam facility to boost tipper and tanker rigid truck and trailer body production

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 5th April 2025

The facility is to be extended/expanded in two phases: The first phase is to add 60,000 square feet of production space to the existing 100,000-square-foot facility.

India

Product

DICV introduces automated transmission option for Bharat Benz heavy truck range

By Jim Gibbins – 31st March 2025

The expanded BharatBenz lineup is now with the 'TorqShift' AMT, adapted from Mercedes-Benz trucks and proven in Daimler heavy-duty vehicles.

India

Investment

Product

VECV opens new light e-truck line in Bhopal - starts delivery of Eicher Pro X truck light e-truck

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 29th March 2025

The new light truck is assembled by an all-women team.

India

Order

Blue Energy Motors add 50 more LNG tractor units to multi-modal transport operator in New Delhi

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 26th March 2025

India

Order

Indian cement company orders 100 ‘Rhino’ electric trucks

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 22nd March 2025

India

Statistics

Registrations

Premium Article

Rigid truck market in India down by 12,000 vehicles in first nine months of fiscal year 2024-25

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 21st March 2025

Trailer

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India

Product

AI, Digitalisation & Robotics

KPIT Technologies to launch generative AI solutions for the automotive industry in India within the next six months

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 20th September 2024

Generative AI is a type of artificial intelligence used to create entirely new solutions within a specific field.

India

R&D

SAF-Holland opens software R&D facility in Pune, India

By Bradley Osborne – 18th September 2024

The new R&D facility is located in Pune, Maharashtra, near a major production site where SAF-Holland manufactures trailer axles and suspensions under the ‘York’ brand.

India

Wheels & Tyres

Product

Michelin India unveils MICHELIN X Multi Energy Z+ tyre range

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 18th September 2024

Michelin India says the MICHELIN X Multi Energy Z+ is a ‘Make in India’ tyre meaning that it has been engineered in India for Indian road and load conditions

India

Agreement

Mergers, Acquisitions & Disposals

Steering Systems

Rane Holdings to buy remaining 51% stake in steering system JV from partner

By Jim Gibbins – 17th September 2024

Rane NSK Steering Systems Pvt Ltd was formed in 1997 as a joint venture with NSK, Japan