Articles by Srinjoy Bal

Stellantis’ Bengaluru tech centre has rapidly become a key global hub for software-defined vehicle development, virtual engineering and electronics integration. With full-stack capability and growing ownership of global programmes, it now anchors the group’s digital roadmap.

Stellantis’ Hosur plant has become a key global hub for engines and transmissions, driven by high localisation, strong exports and India-led capability building. The facility anchors the group’s powertrain strategy while preparing for a multi-energy future.

Indofast Energy, a joint venture between IndianOil and SUN Mobility, currently operates around 1,200 stations across 22 cities.

Indian auto industry hit record festive-month dispatches in October 2025 across PVs, two-wheelers and three-wheelers, but April–October data shows only modest growth. Strong exports and SUV-led demand lifted momentum, though recovery remains uneven.

JK Tyre’s current investment cycle, pegged at around ₹4,000 crore, is expected to conclude by the next quarter. The forthcoming ₹5,000-crore phase, spread across 5–6 years, aims to broaden manufacturing capacity across passenger car and truck tyre categories.

The Smart Tyres come with sensors built directly into the tyre structure. The embedded unit tracks three key parameters: air pressure, temperature and air leaks.

The 2025 Hyundai Venue is sold in eight variants, HX 2, HX 4, HX 5, HX 6, HX 6T, HX 7, HX 8 and HX 10.

Priced at ₹36.16 lakh (ex-showroom), the Pikes Peak arrives as the most focused variant in the Multistrada line-up, lighter, sharper, and infused with the kind of precision that comes straight from Ducati’s racing heritage.

If the Classic 650, launched a year back at EICMA 2024, was aimed at recapturing the old-school spirit of post-war motorcycles, then this new Bullet 650 is simply heritage made real.