JLR is the latest in the list of companies which have announced a likely impact on operations due to crunch in auto component supplies from Japan.
Bajaj Auto is planning to set up its fourth and largest plant near the Mundra port in Gujarat. The plant will also manufacture the long-awaited passenger car the company is developing with Nissan-Renault.
Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and M&M draw visitors with a range of concept cars.
December is a month of high retail sales for cars, as companies and dealers push stocks to clear inventories
Reflecting the woes of the Indian automobile industry, the country's car exports remained flat at 550,466 units in 2013-14, during which domestic sales fell for the second consecutive year.
Renault is planning to assemble Fluence in completely knocked down format.
Internet search giant Google tabulated the searches by consumers in India from January 2010 to May 2011.
Media report says unfavourable excise structure, large investments are the main reasons
A weaker rupee against the US dollar and the Japanese yen along with margin sustenance pressures have forced companies to raise prices.
Prototype for ultra low-cost car not ready, says Renault; getting out five other vehicles is priority for next year.
Singing a different tune than its foreign partners, Bajaj Auto on Friday said it will launch a four-wheeler commercial vehicle in mid-2012 from the ultra-low cost car (ULC) platform, which was originally planned to roll out a car with Franco-Japanese alliance Renault-Nissan.
There are no official confirmed dates available but here's a look at what they have to offer.
The company, which is setting up a Rs 4,500 crore (Rs 45 billion) car manufacturing plant at Oragadam along with its Japanese partner, has said it is targeting 70,000 units over next four to five years.
Schools closed for a day, crops damaged; more downpour on cards
Rebuilding the country will push the prices of commodities and also result in a pull-back of capital.
The final blueprint of the multi-crore global tie-up between Volkswagen and Suzuki Motor Corporation has started to unfold, with Maruti Suzuki looking at becoming an original equipment maker in cars for the German automaker for markets outside India.
French carmaker Renault would launch its first sedan -- Influence -- in India by 2011, a top company official said on Wednesday.
While Bajaj will be responsible for developing and manufacturing the car, Renault-Nissan will brand, market and sell it for both the Indian and overseas markets.
The year 2011 too has a number of hatchbacks ready to be launched.
Botched Time Square bombing plot accused Faisal Shahzad, a Pakistani-origin American, used the hawala system to arrange money in plotting the attack, a CBS News report claimed.
Nissan, Japan's fourth-largest car manufacturer, sells MSIL's A-Star as Pixo, an entry-level car, in Europe.
The company is looking to exploit the upper B+ segment, which has seen high demand growth since the launch of Maruti's Swift, followed by several models like the Hyundai i20, Fiat Grande Punto, Maruti Ritz, Volkswagen Polo and Nissan Micra.
Electric cars in general are battling issues like range anxiety and high price tags.
Chennai is home to global and Indian auto majors like BMW, Ford, Hyundai, Mitsubishi, Nissan, Ashok Leyland, TVS Group, et cetera. It also has almost 35 per cent of India's share of auto ancillary units.
Pakistani-American terror suspect Faisal Shahzad is expected to enter a plea on Monday as he makes his second appearance in court after being charged with attempted use of a weapon of mass destruction and terrorism.
New partnerships, exchange of technology, mergers and acquisitions are paving way for new launches in the world car market.
Renault says that one of the reasons why its sales look muted when compared to its peers is its limited reach.
These companies are keen on having a presence in the segment below their current range of premium sedans, whose market is relatively smaller in size.
Travelling within congested cities is going to be redefined with the in coming of small and trendy electric vehicles.
Maruti will showcase its first concept electric vehicle, the e-SURVIVOR; M&M it's six new EVs, including two futuristic concepts
About two dozen car & SUV models and two-wheelers lined up for launch
Toyota, General Motors, Volkswagen, Ford, Honda, Renault, Hyundai, Suzuki and Nissan are among those who boast of production of a million unit or more every year.
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Car makers Volkswagen, BMW, Nissan, Ford, Fiat, Skoda, Maruti, Tata, and Toyota are all set to make 2010 a delightful year for car lovers.
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With the rapid growth of the Indian market many new carmakers are going to enter the country and the existing ones are going to come up with newer models.
'Indian apathy towards our historical heritage is indeed amazing,' says military historian Colonel Anil A Athale (retd).
Bajaj Auto Managing Director Rajiv Bajaj said the company has, in partnership with Renault-Nissan, developed India's most fuel efficient and least-polluting car engine.
From discounts to hundred per cent financing to talks of a price hike, companies are doing everything to ensure retail sales pick up this month.
Automobile engineers at car giant Nissan have designed the groundbreaking vehicle for the future, Land Glider, which has four wheels, but is little more than half the width of a family car and is designed with busy city streets in mind.
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