
Airbus Expands Indian Supply Chain with New A320 Work for Mahindra
The European plane maker awards additional component manufacturing contracts for its single-aisle commercial jet programme to Mahindra.
Tag
24 stories in this topic

The European plane maker awards additional component manufacturing contracts for its single-aisle commercial jet programme to Mahindra.

The sector added jobs to pass 301,000 workers in 2024-25, but rising operating costs and squeezed margins threaten future factory investment.

The Japanese carmakers build more than three-quarters of Canada’s vehicles, with top-selling models like the RAV4 and CR-V facing doubled border levies by 2027.

A shift away from slab tariffs follows pressure from the International Monetary Fund to recover true supply costs across commercial and residential sectors.

The American accessories maker surpassed $100 million in annual revenue while redirecting factory lines away from China to blunt import costs.

A magnitude 7.1 earthquake in Kumamoto and severe flooding in Chiba prompted the Cabinet Office to flag supply chain risks while keeping consumer spending estimates steady.

CEO Markus Flasch says heritage and engineering quality remain critical as European motorcycle makers confront lower-cost Asian competition.

Australian skincare operator Ella Baché is rolling out artificial intelligence tools across inventory forecasting, procurement, and salon management systems.

Thailand’s July exports beat forecasts with a 21.6 percent rise, but surging imports pushed the seven-month trade deficit to a record $34.35 billion.

The Shenzhen agreement evaluates a local assembly plant in Perak alongside potential regional exports of electric buses and trucks across Southeast Asia.

State financing covers part of the 1 trillion won Chesapeake factory scheduled to produce 500 kilometres of subsea power cable annually by late 2027.

Memory chips and circuit boards are seeing price spikes and supply deficits of up to 30 per cent as tech hardware suppliers prioritize data centre clients.

The new manufacturing framework runs through 2031 and offers incentives up to 6.5 per cent to push global tech giants beyond basic handset assembly.

The state program covers half the cost of automation for manufacturers in food processing, textiles, and engineering while providing free supercomputer access.

A prolonged drop in natural gas pressure has halted operations across hundreds of fabric mills, damaging up to 15 million yards of chemically treated material.

More than 300 domestic robotics firms brought 2,000 exhibits to Beijing, pitching automation hardware for logistics hubs and electronics assembly lines.
Weekly Briefing
Tuesday, Thursday and a Saturday Weekly Wrap: the retail stories, numbers and moves that mattered across Asia. Nothing else, and you can unsubscribe in one click.
Read by retail operators, investors and brand teams across Asia.