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Indonesia bets big on Indian manufacturing: Mahindra and Ashok Leyland deals mark a significant leap in Make In India’s success story

Dhruv Mishra - 6 February, 2026

Beyond its business value, the transaction has broader strategic implications. It portrays Mahindra as a reliable mobility partner in Indonesia's national development goal while also emphasising India's expanding role as a provider of scalable, made-in-India mobility solutions.

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What are rare earth magnets, and how China’s export regulations are expected to hit India EV manufacturing, read here

Aditi - 5 June, 2025

China dominates this sector because of having mastered the difficult process of extracting rare earth elements.

News Reports

Consumer forum directs the Indian subsidiary of Chinese e-scooter company Benling to pay Rs 10 lakh compensation after its e-scooter explodes

OpIndia Staff - 12 January, 2024

Concluding that the manufacturer displayed a lack of concern, Telangana's Consumer Forum directed Benling to pat Rs 10 lakh as compensation to the complainant

News Reports

Nitin Gadkari assures action after several incidents of e-scooters catching fire, asks companies to recall defective vehicles: Read details about the problem

Jhankar Mohta - 21 April, 2022

Nitin Gadkari shared his concerns about several e-scooters catching fire and assured enquiry into these incidents

News Reports

Center orders probe after 40 electric scooters by Jitendra Electric caught fire in a transport container in Nashik

OpIndia Staff - 12 April, 2022

Representatives from IIS, NSTL Vizag and Centre for Fire, Explosive and Environment Safety (CFEES) will investigate the case of fire in electric scooters