A major sourcing hub for vehicles, components and mobility technologies, India is the site of three Stellantis manufacturing plants, ICT hub and software center, and research and development center.
The 10th-anniversary model features an all-new Next-Gen K-series 1.5L dual-jet, dual-VVT engine with progressive smart hybrid technology and an all-new advanced six-speed automatic transmission with paddle shifters.
Announced by India’s finance minister, Nirmala Sitharaman, the policy aims to promote boosting “Electric Vehicle (EV) use in the country in view of constraints of building charging stations, particularly in dense urban areas."
“Electric vehicles are not a demand but a supply problem today. Consumers want options, and industry has to deliver,” said Piyush Goyal, India’s minister of commerce and industry, textiles, consumer affairs, food and public distribution, at the 2022 ETAuto EV Conclave, held virtually March 15-16., 2022
Vehicle electrification has become a strategic priority for the stakeholders of the automotive market in India.
Ford in India has announced a major restructuring of its operations with plans to expand its Chennai-based Ford Business Solutions team, cease vehicle manufacturing and bring to market some of the automaker’s iconic global vehicles and electrified SUVs.
The Honda mid-size SUV, codenamed 31XA, will be built on an entirely new platform and will compete in the Indian market with the likes of Hyundai Creta, Kia Seltos, MG Hector and others. According to GlobalData, the anticipated start of production (SOP) in India is 2023.
A new partnership with eDriving and GreenArrows Safety Management (GSM), a road safety training group, was recently announced that is aimed to help fleets in India reduce driver risk.
The outcome was driven by fundamental changes in global economic and business conditions – caused, in part, by the global pandemic – over the past 15 months.
The Indian connected trucks telematics market is expected to grow at a steady 25% year-over-year rate from 2020, while an estimated 7.42 million commercial vehicles are on Indian roads, serving various industries, according to the "Indian Connected Trucks Telematics Market, Forecast to 2022" report.
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