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Knorr Bremse establishes an AI Centre in Chennai

India

AI, Digitalisation & Robotics

Knorr Bremse establishes an AI Centre in Chennai

By Luke Willetts – 24th August 2025

This is part of a broader strategy of integrating AI across its product portfolio.

Sri Lanka

Order

Product

Indonesian bus-maker targets exports to Sri Lanka

By Will Pulson – 9th August 2025

India

Appointment

Paramjit Singh Chadha appointed managing director of ZF CVCS India

By Bradley Osborne – 2nd August 2025

Italy

India

Mergers, Acquisitions & Disposals

Agreement

Free Article

Tata Motors to buy Iveco Group

By Jim Gibbins – 31st July 2025

India

Ceres-Shell megawatt hydrogen demonstrator begins production in India

By Luke Willetts – 24th July 2025

This project is significant because it brings cost-effective green hydrogen closer to commercial reality, with Ceres still targeting a production cost of USD 1.5/kg by 2025.

Bus & Coach

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JBM enters the European electric city bus market with the debut of the Eco-Life e12 at UITP 2025

Germany

Exhibitions & Conferences

JBM enters the European electric city bus market with the debut of the Eco-Life e12 at UITP 2025

By Luke Willetts – 9th July 2025

The company also announced that its European operations are now headquartered in Frankfurt, Germany, overseen by Daniel Fräde, Director of Sales, Marketing & After Sales Europe.

India

Order

Ashok Leyland secures big bus order from Tamil Nadu State

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 29th June 2025

The order is worth INR 297.85 crore (USD35m) to supply 320 diesel (BSVI) 12-metre ultra-low entry rear-engine buses to the Tamil Nadu State Transport Corporation.

India

Prototype, Testing & Trials

Fuel Cell Electric

India launches heavy-duty hydrogen truck and coach trials

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 27th June 2025

A total of 37 vehicles, including H2 fuel cell and combustion engine-powered coaches and trucks, will be deployed on 10 different routes across the country.

India

Investment

Manufacture

Switch Mobility (India) to invest USD60 million in UK holding company

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 26th June 2025

India

Investment

Wheels & Tyres

JK Tyre secures USD100 million sustainability-linked loan from IFC

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 25th June 2025

India

Strategy/Policy

Rane looks to sell off non-core assets to improve asset utilisation

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 24th June 2025

Truck & Van

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Uno Minda Board approves around USD50 million for EV Powertrain Project

India

Investment

Electric Drive

Uno Minda Board approves around USD50 million for EV Powertrain Project

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 30th June 2025

The project will focus on the development and manufacturing of high-voltage EV components, including combined charging units, e-axles, inverters, and electric motors.

India

Order

VECV wins major order of 1,663 buses from UPSRTC

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 23rd June 2025

The majority of this order are non-AC diesel buses.

India

Statistics

Registrations

Premium Article

Light-duty truck sector dips 2.8% in FY 2024-25

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 18th June 2025

Sales of LCV goods carrier (truck) vehicles (gvw ≤ 7.5t) fell by 2.8% to 528,045 units in FY 2024/25 from 543,008 units in FY 2023/24.

India

Statistics

Registrations

Premium Article

Tractor sales dip 2.2% in FY 2024/25

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 17th June 2025

India

Statistics

Registrations

Premium Article

Indian rigid truck market slips 4.4% in FY2024/25

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 16th June 2025

India

Investment

Battery Electric

Free Article

Motherson to make further investments in REE Automotive

By RACE Innovations Pvt Ltd – 16th June 2025

Trailer

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India

Mergers, Acquisitions & Disposals

Joint Venture

SAF-Holland acquires outstanding stake in Haldex joint venture with Anand Group

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

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

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

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.