India’s automotive aftermarket is no longer just a spare-parts replacement business. It is becoming a large, organised, technology-led ecosystem covering tyres, batteries, lubricants, filters, lighting, suspension, braking, electronics, accessories, genuine parts, service networks and e-commerce-led distribution. There are several familiar names in India’s replacement and service ecosystem, including Bosch, TVS Group, Mahindra, Exide, Tata Motors, Uno Minda, Amara Raja, Ashok

Japan’s banks, manufacturers and automakers are increasingly looking at India as the next big growth market. For India’s automobile sector, this could mean more factories, deeper localization, stronger export ambitions and easier vehicle financing. For decades, Japan’s corporate expansion in Asia was closely tied to China. Japanese banks financed Japanese manufacturers, Japanese suppliers built deep production ecosystems, and China became the preferred base for scale, exports

Why the rupee-dollar equation matters more than ever for India’s auto industry The Indian rupee moving closer to the psychological mark of ₹100 against the US dollar may sound worrying for consumers, importers and policymakers. But for India’s manufacturing sector — especially export-oriented industries — a weaker rupee also opens up an interesting strategic opportunity. For the automotive industry, the impact is even more nuanced. India is no longer just a domestic vehicle m

For decades, Indian automakers have largely remained domestic champions, with international expansion limited to select export markets. While brands like Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors, and Mahindra have established overseas footprints, none have yet emerged as a globally recognized passenger vehicle brand on the scale of Hyundai, Kia, Toyota, or BYD. Mahindra now believes that could change. In a recent interview with Nikkei Asia, Rajesh Jejurikar, Executive Director and CEO (Aut

China’s automotive rise is not limited to electric cars and SUVs. Behind the headline-grabbing success of BYD, NIO, Xiaomi and other passenger vehicle brands, China also has a powerful commercial vehicle ecosystem led by truck manufacturers that are increasingly expanding beyond their domestic market. Chinese truck brands such as FAW Jiefang, Sinotruk, Dongfeng, Foton, Shacman, JAC, SANY, XCMG, JMC and Farizon are now becoming more visible across Asia, the Middle East, Africa

India’s EV story is usually told through cars, scooters and battery prices. But the bigger long-term enabler is not only the EV itself — it is the ecosystem that allows EVs to run conveniently every day. That ecosystem includes public fast chargers, home chargers, fleet charging depots, bus charging stations, battery storage, grid upgrades, power electronics, software and reliable after-sales support. This is why companies linked to EV charging infrastructure are getting grea

The global automotive supplier ecosystem remains heavily concentrated across a handful of industrial powerhouses. A country-wise review of the world’s Top 50 automotive suppliers shows that Germany, Japan, the United States and China together account for 36 of the Top 50 companies, underlining how deeply these four countries control the global vehicle component value chain. The ranking also tells an important story about how the automotive industry is changing. Traditional su

Europe’s 2025 passenger vehicle market once again proved that affordability, practicality and compact SUVs remain the biggest purchase drivers. The Dacia Sandero retained its position as Europe’s best-selling car for the second consecutive year, ahead of the Renault Clio and Volkswagen T-Roc. According to Best-Selling-Cars.com’s full-year 2025 Europe model ranking, the Dacia Sandero registered 243,676 units in 2025. However, despite holding the No.1 spot, Sandero volumes decl

Revenue is one of the clearest ways to understand the true scale of an automobile company. While sales volumes show how many vehicles a company sells, revenue tells a wider story — vehicle pricing, premium positioning, financing operations, parts, services, commercial vehicles, motorcycles and global market spread. Based on the latest available annual financial results from global automakers, the ranking highlights a list of automobile companies or groups — not individual car

India’s auto component manufacturing base remains highly concentrated in a few industrially advanced states, with Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu and Haryana together contributing nearly 68% of the country’s Gross Value Added from the manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles. As per the Annual Survey of Industries 2023-24 by the Ministry of Statistics & Programme Implementation, NIC 293 covers the manufacture of parts and accessories for motor vehicles. GVA represents

The global car market is not one single story. Each country has its own winner depending on income levels, road conditions, fuel prices, taxation, local manufacturing, brand trust and consumer preferences. The 2025 country-wise best-selling vehicle list shared by Car Industry Analysis shows exactly how diverse the global automotive landscape remains. The most striking name in the list is the Toyota Hilux. It appears repeatedly across markets in Africa, Latin America, the Midd

The U.S. new vehicle market ended 2025 on a strong note, with new light-vehicle sales reaching around 16.2–16.3 million units, marking the market’s best annual performance since 2019. NADA reported 16.2 million units, up 2.4% YoY. The year was shaped by a mix of improved inventory, tariff-related uncertainty, affordability pressure, and a pull-ahead effect in some months as buyers moved purchases forward before policy changes. NADA noted that the U.S. market faced shocks incl

The global car market is not ruled by one single formula. In some countries, buyers prefer reliability and long-term ownership value. In others, local manufacturing strength, national pride, affordability, fuel efficiency, pickup trucks, SUVs, or premium positioning decide the winner. A recent Visual Capitalist analysis of the best-selling car brands across 61 countries shows one clear global takeaway: Toyota remains the most dominant car brand worldwide, leading in 25 countr

The global electric vehicle battery industry has become one of the most important battlegrounds in the automotive world. As EV adoption rises, battery makers are gaining strategic importance similar to what engine and transmission suppliers had in the internal combustion era. In 2025, global EV battery usage reached around 1,187 GWh, registering 31.7% year-on-year growth, according to SNE Research. The market remains heavily dominated by Asian companies, especially Chinese pl

The global car market crossed a major electrification milestone in 2025. According to the International Energy Agency’s latest Global EV Outlook 2026, electric car sales grew by around 20% globally and crossed 20 million units in 2025. This means that one in every four new cars sold globally was electric. This is a significant moment for the global automobile industry. Just a few years ago, electric cars were still seen as a niche category in many countries. In 2025, they bec

The global automobile industry is no longer being valued only by the number of vehicles a company sells. Stock-market valuation increasingly reflects future growth expectations around electric vehicles, batteries, software, autonomous driving, AI-led mobility and energy storage. This is why the list of the world’s largest automakers by market capitalization looks very different from the list of the world’s biggest automakers by sales volume. As of May 2026, Tesla remains the

India’s petrol consumption continued its strong upward trajectory in FY2024-25, with total nationwide consumption reaching 40,004.5 thousand metric tonnes, compared to 37,219.4 thousand metric tonnes in FY2023-24 — reflecting healthy growth in mobility demand, vehicle usage, and economic activity across the country. The latest state-wise fuel consumption data from the Petroleum Planning and Analysis Cell (PPAC) highlights how India’s major automotive and industrial states con

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India’s diesel car market in FY2026 continued to be dominated by SUVs and ladder-frame utility vehicles, reinforcing a clear trend: diesel is now a performance + utility-driven fuel choice rather than a mass-market one. While alternatives like CNG and EVs are growing, diesel still thrives in high-torque, long-distance, and rural-heavy use cases. For the better part of a decade, automotive obituaries have been written for the diesel engine. The industry narrative has been sing

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