Audi India mulling local production of electric car, aims to double market share in 3-5 yearsAudi India is considering local manufacturing of a battery electric vehicle, with a decision expected in the next few months. The luxury ca...
Cheaper to run, but costlier to buy? New CAFE III rules kick in from April 2027; here's how your next car could be affectedIndia’s CAFE III fuel-efficiency norms will take effect from April 1, 2027, tightening fleet-average targets for automakers until March 203...
With JSW by its side, Volkswagen to put India expansion plans on the fast trackVolkswagen Group is preparing a broad overhaul of its India strategy after its proposed alliance with JSW Group, covering sourcing, product...
Festive cheer shifts beyond metros as consumer brands bet big on small-town IndiaConsumer brands are turning to tier-2 and smaller cities for festive-season growth as urban consumption weakens. Titan, Nykaa, Biba, Fabind...
Fuel-efficiency rules 2027: How CAFE-III norms will affect EVs, hybrids, small cars & petrol vehiclesIndia’s CAFE-III norms will come into force from April 1, 2027, tightening fleet-wide fuel-efficiency targets for passenger vehicle manufac...
India's commercial vehicle market just had its best year in seven. Then the June quarter arrived, and margins fellThere is, at this point, an apparent contradiction at work in the Indian commercial vehicles space. One: FY 2026 was the best of the last s...
Diageo India revamps McDowell's No.1 with premium identityDiageo India is set to transform its iconic whisky brand, McDowell's No 1, by introducing a new formula that incorporates select imported S...
Suzuki to cut vehicle development time by half by 2030; India capacity target at 4 millionSuzuki Motor Corporation plans to halve vehicle development times by 2030 as it overhauls manufacturing and engineering processes, targetin...
India’s big upgrade wave: Rs 1 crore+ homes, premium cars, Swiss watches & pricier phonesPremiumisation trend is spreading beyond affluent urban consumers, with households upgrading across homes, cars, travel, smartphones, appli...
Maruti Suzuki Jimny, FRONX, e-VITARA exports to Japan cross 1 lakh milestoneMaruti Suzuki’s exports of Made-in-India Jimny 5-door, FRONX and e VITARA to Japan have crossed 1 lakh units, highlighting growing demand f...
EU to allow 2.5 lakh Indian cars at concessional duty under FTA; quota to reach 4 lakh in 10 yearsThe European Union will permit 2.5 lakh Indian passenger vehicles annually at a reduced 8 percent duty. This import duty concession will gr...
Alco-bev startup Marmalade raises Rs 6 crore from angel investorsMarmalade, the startup behind Brightside whiskey, has raised Rs 6 crore from about 20 angel investors. The company plans to expand distribu...
AB InBev invests Rs 200 crore in Rajasthan brewery as beer demand surges beyond big citiesAB InBev India has invested about Rs 200 crore in a new brewery in Neemrana, Rajasthan, expanding capacity to meet rising beer demand acros...
Glass, PET keep spirits high amid can shortageIndian beverage firms are increasingly using glass and PET bottles for packaging. This shift occurs as the West Asia conflict disrupts alum...
Beer gets its buzz going as spirits market sobers upState-level tax increases hurt demand for spirits, with growth at only 2%; beer volumes jump 17%, led by Maharashtra and Karnataka.
India’s beer boom is pouring beyond affluent cities and nightlife districtsPremium beer consumption is accelerating unexpectedly in India's rural and semi-urban markets. AB InBev is widening distribution of its mor...
Pernod Ricard India sales rise 7% in FY26; IPO plan under discussionPernod Ricard reported seven percent sales growth in India for fiscal year twenty twenty six. The company is discussing a potential initial...