French auto major Renault on Wednesday said it will increase vehicle prices in India from next month to offset the impact of high input costs.
MSI said compact sedan Dzire Tour stood out as sales rose by over two-fold during the month under review to 3,370 units as against 1,299 in July 2014.
Maruti Ciaz and Ertiga are exempt from the infrastructure cess and so, there is no change in the prices of these models.
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
Toyota had announced a global recall of 65 lakh vehicles to rectify a power window glitch, which could lead to fire risk.
Maruti Suzuki India's grip on the country's car market tightened in October with six of its models, including the newly launched mid-sized sedan Ciaz, featuring in the top 10 selling brands in the month.
The Camry hybrid sold 466 units in January-April in the region.
The industry was expecting to sell 3 million passenger vehicles for the first time in 2016-17, but now it seems a moot possibility.
The company will upgrade software in airbag control unit.
The new Honda Amaze breaks free from its Brio moorings, and is designed to wow, says Rajesh Karkera.
Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Mahindra failed to register significant growth.
Higher costs of car inventories, missing sales targets and manufacturer expectations, and soaring rentals, are eating into dealers' margins.
Maruti Suzuki has topped the after-sales customer service satisfaction.
Riding on new launches, Japanese auto major Honda is set for over 62 per cent growth in its sales in India this year at around 1.8 lakh units.
Japanese car major Nissan on Tuesday said will hike the prices of its vehicles, including hatchback Micra and sports utility vehicle Terrano in India, by up to 4 per cent from next month in order to offset the impact of rupee depreciation and escalating input costs.
During April, Maruti Suzuki India's domestic car sales were up 2.72 per cent at 86,481 units, as against 84,188 units in the same month last year.
The vehicles affected by the recall are manufactured between September 2011 and July 2014.
The Honda City is an iconic brand for the Japanese carmaker
Various manufacturers, including Nissan and Honda have also been impacted due to faulty airbags supplied by Takata.
New campaigns rev up their marketing pitch, while new challengers such as Tata Motors with the Zest promise to put up a spirited fight
High-end mid-sized sedans, comfy SUVs and entry-level luxury models steal their show.
The challenges of transition to stricter emission norm BS-VI from BS-IV and compliance to new safety norms thereby making vehicles costlier are lurking around the sector.
Maruti has announced it will phase out diesel variants from April 1, 2020, when stringent BS VI norms take effect
German car maker Volkswagen was the first company to offer airbags on all its variants in India from the beginning of this year.
The Honda City facelift is likely to be launched in the early part of 2017
The vehicle was launched in India in 2009 with a hefty price tag of over Rs 700,000 which was slashed by Rs 160,000 later.
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.
Maruti Suzuki's inventory across its dealerships is a 100,000 vehicles at the end of any month. However, it was only 34,000 vehicles at the end of December 2016.
The government has mandated that from October 2017, all new car models will have to be equipped with airbags to meet crash test norms.
Declining motorcycle sales remained a cause of worry.
For players like Toyota Kirloskar and Ford, the contribution of UVs to overall sales is now well over 60%.
While offering discounts of up to Rs 1 lakh, Hyundai, Ford and Honda are also hiking prices by 1-2% from January, Swaraj Baggonkar/Business Standard reports from Mumbai.
Maurti and Hyundai recorded jump in sales in May.
Prices across all models starting from Eon to Santa Fe has been hiked in the range of Rs 15,000 to Rs 127,000
Vehicle sales across categories registered an increase of 5.03 per cent to 16,03,292 units from 15,26,514 units in November 2013.
Despite a rise in input costs, leading car-makers refrain from hiking their price.
Mercedes sells models ranging from A Class to Maybach, priced between Rs 28 lakh and Rs 1.67 crore.
Maruti, Hyundai, Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra and Honda saw their passenger vehicle sales improve in August compared to the same month last year, although Ford and Toyota witnessed a decline.
This is the seventh straight month of growth
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