The electric vehicle market in India needs a policy push that goes beyond targets, says Vandana Gombar.
The $100-billion SAIC would have a dedicated manufacturing facility in India, and would be the first Chinese automaker to do so.
These companies have survived bankruptcies.
Car makers are trying hard to boost sales in India.
The so-called 'fourth industrial revolution' will bring ever faster cycles of innovation, posing huge challenges to companies, workers, governments and societies alike
Experts attribute the high valuation of Indian auto makers to the faster growth in India compared to the rest of the world.
Apart from around 40 Japanese companies and five global vendors of MG Motor India, many other biggies are eyeing Gujarat for either greenfield opportunities or brownfield expansion.
General Motors' Tavera recall prompts Union government to formulate a stricter policy.
Volkswagen AG will probably have to show there was some legitimate reason to install software that led to false vehicle emissions tests.
Joint crack team of Maruti, Tata Motors, M&M to develop hybrid cars in India
It is the global leader in car sales but in India, is a distant fifth.
Automobile makers in India are embracing taxi-hailing apps such as Uber and Ola, hoping to ride on their expansion to sell more cars, a contrarian view to companies in Western markets that fear a drop in car sales due to them
'Let us hope that with Nandan, like Cincinnatus back on his farm, taking over the reins, Infosys will not only regain its vigour and momentum, but vastly improve upon its achievements as a global player,' says B S Raghavan, the distinguished civil servant.
During September, Maruti said it dispatched 1,375 units of the soon-to-be-launched sedan Ciaz.
Bosses have played a stellar role in stifling the voice of their junior colleagues.
Local businesses are fretting over reform setbacks.
The idea that technology and startups with newer business models will not disrupt traditional businesses has been thrown out the window.
Tampering with electrical fittings of a car, subjecting it to improper maintenance or making unwarranted changes to it are the primary reasons behind the spurt in cases of vehicle fires, which have claimed several lives in the recent past.
India Inc expects the RBI to cut interest rates by early next year.
Some analysts argue that Beijing has been too cautious in lowering rates and freeing up cash in the banking system, keeping real interest rates too high given low returns on investment.
Falling margins, high inflation pitting workers against management.
Fitness entrepreneur Nawaz Modi Singhania and founder of Bodyart Gym does the honours! :-)
Select metal stocks rebounded while power stocks extended losses after SC verdict on coal block allocations.
Srei Infrastructure's vice-chairman -- and former Assocham president -- Sunil Kanoria discusses the Kanoria businesses and his impression of the Modi government with Ishita Ayan Dutt and Namrata Acharya.
Sachin Pilot on how he expects to help the Congress regain lost ground.
Poor contract workers often have little or no access to safety equipment or health benefits in factories.
GM has invested $1 billion in the country since 1996.
The new Scorpio came after a gap of 24 months since its last launch, during which the competition launched a slew of products.
Sachin Tendulkar, Virat Kohli, Katrina Kaif, Ranbir Kapoor and Alia Bhat all turned up at the 13th edition of the gala car fair.
The recently anointed managing director and chief executive officer at Maruti Suzuki India Ltd tells Business Standard how he intends to get back to over 50 per cent share in the domestic market, apart from a larger role in the parent's global operations.
The total number of passenger vehicles (cars and utility vehicles) sold annually in the 1970s was 32,000 units - less than even one week's sales today.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Monday slapped a penalty of Rs 2,545 crore on 14 top carmakers of the country for violating trade norms in the spare-part andafter-sale service market.
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In India, the need to find a solution for the jobs problem is perhaps even more urgent considering the oft-quoted number of a million young people arriving every month looking for jobs.
The trouble is largest FDI projects in India have had a tragic history.
Design thinking is not designing as traditionally understood.
Ghosn's partnership with motorcycle and auto-rickshaw maker Bajaj Auto got most publicity.
Rather than focussing on manufacturing, Indian companies need to concentrate on conceiving, designing and branding products.
Volkswagen did not name a successor, but said proposals on management appointments would be made to a full board meeting on Friday.
High price, combined with the decision to go only for diesel and position it as a crossover, resulted in its limited success
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