With multiple options in the compact sport utility vehicle (SUV) and compact sedan space, the mid-size sedan seems to be losing its charm among customers.
Navratri and Onam saw flat sales, but industry hopes to turn the corner with a cracker of a Diwali.
Tata Motors, however, will not be able to meet this small demand and keep the Nano alive from October next year, when safety regulations for existing car models kick in.
There are 230 million vehicles on the road, and counting. Bulk of these are under seven years old and once they get older, the industry estimates the requirement for spare parts and aftersales service to shoot up sharply.
Scooters, once the fastest growing sub-segment, also declined for the second consecutive month in September.
The data shows the average room rate of two-star hotels increased by 8.5 per cent in FY18, even though it lagged on occupancy at 61.8 per cent, down 1.4 per cent year-on-year
This e-series funding round also makes OYO the most valued hospitality company in the country, ahead of the Tata group's Indian Hotels Company, which owns the Taj brand of hotels, and EIH, which owns the Oberoi brand of hotels.
So far, the current year has not been great for the leading car exporters from India. In the top five list of exporters -- Hyundai, Ford, Maruti Suzuki, General Motors and Volkswagen -- it is only Hyundai which is clocking a growth.
'To become more Indianised we had to be more colourful,' Rahil Ansari, Audi's India head, tells Ajay Modi.
The carmaker has sought 1,292 acres at Industrial Model Township, Sohna, 25km from Gurugram.
Of the 23 million visas processed by VFS in 2017 calendar year, one fifth were in India, making it the company's biggest market.
It expects the Indian market to grow to 10 million units annually by 2030 and it intends to control half the market then, like it does now.
Industrialists affirm their belief that the adverse effects of demonetisation and the goods and services tax are finally over.
India is the first country to launch the second generation Amaze and the car has been developed considering the needs and aspirations of Indian customers
Customers, instead of visiting showroms, now do most of their decision-making in the comfort of their drawing rooms using internet
The April-June quarter of 2018 happens to be the weakest for the Jeep since the launch, making it evident that it is not easy for a carmaker to sustain growth with a single product.
India has exported passenger vehicles worth $268 million to the US in three months ended June
Hero Sure helps the customer get the best price for his vehicle on the basis of a transparent evaluation process.
'We are planning to send an unmanned mission prior to the man mission, in next two years.'
Hilton has also hired Mallika Rao Bedi, former head of human resources at Oberoi and Trident Gurugram, as its regional head of human resources (Asia Pacific).
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