EV & Auto Platforms: Tata Motors is set to license China’s Chery automaking platform for its delayed premium EVs, using the Freelander platform from a Chery-JLR venture and building in Tamil Nadu, with the first Avinya model targeted for 2027. EV Supply Chain & Policy: Servotech Renewable Power System signed an MoU with Haryana to invest about INR 400 crore to expand manufacturing and warehousing for EV chargers, solar products, battery packs, BESS and power electronics under the state’s “Make in Haryana” push. Manufacturing Security: Telangana’s MBVV Crime Branch dismantled an MD drug manufacturing unit tied to an interstate network, seizing drugs, chemicals and equipment worth Rs 20.72 crore and adding arrests. Drug Quality & Oversight: A US Senate Aging Committee hearing on June 3 will examine “Poisoned Pills,” focusing on contaminated foreign-manufactured drugs and calls for FDA transparency. Industrial Automation & AI: FAW-Volkswagen’s Tianjin plant is upgrading toward an AI-powered smart factory, using automation, AGVs and real-time monitoring to reshape production. Industrial Software for Scale: Cognex rolled out OneVision, aiming to help manufacturers move from AI vision pilots to multi-site rollouts faster. Market Signals: Indian PCB makers are pushing 45–50% price hikes amid supply snags, while German manufacturing data showed a stall in May.