India

Ford, India's Mahindra to develop SUVs, electric vehicle
March 22Ford and India's Mahindra & Mahindra said they have signed an agreement to develop midsize and compact SUVs and an electric vehicle.
Mahindra doesn't fear trade war as world needs India
March 9Anand Mahindra, chairman of India's largest SUV maker, can't understand why Indian markets seem perturbed by the threat of a global tariff war.

400 deaths a day force India to take car safety seriously
Jan. 10In India, more than 150,000 people are killed each year in traffic accidents. The government is attempting to curb the carnage caused by everything from speeding two-wheelers to cars not equipped with airbags.

Ford, Mahindra open to teaming up on EVs in India
Nov. 21, 2017Ford and its Indian partner Mahindra & Mahindra could create their own EV line in India to help battle pollution from the vehicles clogging the nation's roads.
Motherson's fast track out of obscurity
Oct. 16, 2017Motherson Sumi is India's largest auto parts supplier. It's rapidly becoming one of North America's.

India's order for 10,000 EVs highlights hurdles facing nation's market
Oct. 11, 2017Prime Minister Narendra Modi has kicked off India's race to turn all new light-vehicle sales electric by 2030. The largest order has gone to a company that hasn't commercially started producing the vehicles.

Ford explores strategic alliance with India's Mahindra
Sept. 18, 2017Ford Motor Co. and Indian automaker Mahindra and Mahindra Ltd. are exploring forming a strategic alliance as the U.S. automaker tries to gain a foothold in a country that's set to become the world's third-biggest car market.

VW's Skoda, Tata end cooperation talks after failing to hit cost targets
Aug. 10, 2017The collapse of alliance talks between VW Group's Skoda brand and Tata Motors is a further blow to VW's efforts to develop a cheap platform for Asian markets.
India's Motherson pushes for U.S. growth
Aug. 1, 2017Indian conglomerate Samvardhana Motherson Group has gobbled up companies and production capacity as it capitalizes on growing customer interest in the United States.

GM quits, but India remains a battleground
June 5, 2017GM's pessimism about India reflects its own missteps there rather than the market's prospects. Competitors are racing in.

India exit puts GM in 'right markets'
May 22, 2017GM CEO Mary Barra signaled that GM isn't planning any more major reductions to its geographic profile. Still, she said the company would aggressively pare costs everywhere it can.

GM will refocus operations in India for exports
May 18, 2017GM will stop selling cars in India but doesn't plan to leave the market entirely. It will keep its tech center and refocus production by making one of its two local plants an export-only factory. The other will be sold to China's SAIC Motor.