The company which is facing a capacity saturation for its tractors -- a segment where its the market leader with 41 per cent share -- is looking to have an additional capacity in place for future demand.
Fiat India Automobiles Pvt Ltd (FIAPL), the three-year-old joint venture company formed through the association of Tata Motors and Fiat Auto SpA, is facing rough weather, as it posted record losses last year.
The company wants to exploit the space further as the online medium is the most cost-efficient advertising option compared to print and television.
Its track record has been patchy, but the carmaker wants to launch at least one model every year.
Ceat, the tyre manufacturing company of the Rs 16,000-crore RPG Group, will double the capacity of the radial unit it has set up in Halol, Gujarat, with an additional investment of Rs 630 crore.
Issues relating to shortage of key automotive components, which were supposed to be sorted out a month ago, will hit production even for the next two quarters, as slow ramp-up and discrepancies in tyre prices impact output.
Foton Motor plans to manufacture and sell buses and trucks here.
The alliance has already pushed back the launch deadline twice over the last three years.
Mahindra had bought Renault's 49 per cent stake in the troubled Mahindra Renault Private Ltd, while gaining limited autonomy to the Logan sedan, in an effort to turn around the loss-making company.
Wilfried Aulbur, MD & CEO of Mercedes-Benz India speaks about his plans for India
Bajaj Auto, India's second biggest two-wheeler manufacturer, will continue to pursue its broad plans with the Austrian bike manufacturer KTM Power Sports AG, including a gradual increase of its stake in the performance bike making company.
After witnessing a buoyed response for the premium class superbikes it has been selling since the past one year, Honda Motorcycle and Scooters India, the Indian subsidiary of Japanese auto giant Honda Motor Corporation, will launch yet another superbike by the end of this year.
This means the already-minuscule sale of retrofitted CNG variants of Aveo, Logan, Accent, Santro, Corolla Altis and Innova is set to take a hit.
Mahindra & Mahindra's ambitious foray in the United States, a first by an Indian automobile company, is to take place by the year-end, with the launch of a couple of compact diesel-driven, pick-up truck models.
Indian car buyers have swayed towards newer options offered by global car giants such as General Motors, Ford, Toyota and VW over the past couple of months, impacting sales of models which were once flagship ones.
Except for March, when BMW recorded unusually high sales, Mercedes sales were ahead in the other months.
Taj Hotels Resorts and Palaces, Asia's largest hospitality chain, is looking to set up luxury properties in Africa, West Asia, China and Southeast Asia.
Volkswagen is looking to dislodge Honda's dominance in the premium mid-size segment in India, with the launch of a new executive sedan in the second half of this year.
With demand spiralling beyond the company's expectations and new capacities taking time to come on stream, Maruti Suzuki, the country's largest car maker, says it is being forced to reduce focus on the lucrative export market and divert production to the local market.
In a little over six months, Bajaj, the country's second biggest two-wheeler maker, has sold over 500 units of the Kawasaki Ninja 250R, price Rs 2.69 lakh (the 269,000 same as a Maruti Suzuki Alto car).
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