The transaction - the second one in less than a year - is seen as an effort to restore investor faith in the company following a dismal performance by its UK subsidiary, Jaguar Land Rover Automotive.
The trend is expected to gain momentum as global vehicle makers in India, particularly from Japan, ride on hybrids to meet the more stringent fuel efficiency norms that take effect in 2022.
Despite the romance around the car and its early models, Fiat in India will also be remembered as a brand that frittered away the first mover advantage, says Shally Seth Mohile.
But will this dilute Bajaj's strong Indian identity that straddled the rural-urban markets and the Hindi-English divide quite easily?
While the entry of 62-year-old Noel Tata, half brother of Ratan Tata, into Tata Trusts is being seen as a significant departure from the past within the salt-to-software conglomerate, Jehangir, a long-standing philanthropist is expected to add heft to Tata Trusts.
And it's a strategy that seems to have paid off. Online booking for the motorcycle has been temporarily halted given the huge waiting list of buyers. Orders are still being taken at the dealerships, but the earliest one can expect a delivery is by the end of 2019, reports T E Narasimhan.
How unbranded hotels are hitching a ride on branded ones for growth. Overall, India's hospitality market has seen close to 7,133 hotel rooms being converted into organised, branded space over the last 36 months, said Jain.
The problem, says Chandrasekaran, arises from the lack of access to services, including healthcare, education and financial services.
Dealers attribute the sluggishness in sales to distress in rural India as well as tepid sentiment in urban markets.
Indian companies feel it will be difficult to take on the competition from Bangladesh, Cambodia and others, with their made-in-India products. Ethiopia offers ready-to-use sheds, income tax breaks, training subsidies, and a tax-free gateway into the US, Europe and China. Moreover, labour is available for $60 per month compared to $130-$150 in India.
The policy aims to create around 5,000 startups, including 10 global high-growth startups, and to create a minimum of 100,000 high skilled job creation, direct and indirect, in the startup ecosystem by 2023.
While demand for hair care products is increasing in both rural and urban markets, urban consumers have proven to be more extravagant, reports T E Narasimhan.
If one leaves aside 2016, when sales declined 4.68 per cent, the pace of growth in 2018 is the slowest in a decade, according to IHS Markit, a sales forecast and market research firm.
A key lesson for the pharmaceutical sector in this case is to not downplay the significant impact that regulatory non-compliance can have on operations.
The Tata Nexon and Mahindra Marazzo ace the safety ratings, but what about other Made in India cars? How safe is the car you drive?
Over 32 missions -- satellites and rockets -- have been planned for the year.
Demonetisation and GST are the main reasons for the job losses.
Thalaiva's name and photo will appear on the logo and label of the channel.
The auto major is eyeing 20 per cent of the compact SUV market with the petrol and diesel variants of the XUV300, reports Shally Seth Mohile.
The offers mostly include free insurance, exchange bonus, and free accessories
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