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South Korea's Hyundai Motor Co on Thursday said it will invest Rs 20,000 crore ($2.45 billion) over 10 years in Tamil Nadu to increase production and introduce new electric vehicle models...
The carmaker, through its Indian subsidiary Hyundai Motor India, will also set up a battery pack assembly unit with an annual capacity of 178,000 units and install 100 EV charging stations across the state, it said in a statement...
Hyundai's move comes a few weeks after the federal government said it would raise taxes on imported cars and motorbikes, including electric vehicles (EVs), as it seeks to boost local manufacturing...
India's EV industry has grown rapidly, with domestic carmakers Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra as well as global rivals BYD and SAIC's MG Motor lining up launches...
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