Maruti Suzuki posted a marginal increase in January and the likes of Hyundai, Ford and Mahindra & Mahindra reporting a single-digit growth.
More than 5.79 crore voters will seal the fate of 3,740 aspirants including arch rivals Chief Minister Jayalalithaa and Dravida Munnetra Kazagham president M Karunanidhi, as the stage is set for polling in 233 assembly seats in Tamil Nadu under tight vigil on Monday.
It is the global leader in car sales but in India, is a distant fifth.
Auto firms have reported a good jump in sales for the month of December
A weaker rupee against the US dollar and the Japanese yen along with margin sustenance pressures have forced companies to raise prices.
This trend is likely to gain pace with the new infrastructure cess on diesel vehicles.
While retail sales at dealerships have suffered the full impact of demonetisation, the growth in wholesale volumes comes as dealers had relatively lower inventory after Diwali in October.
Toyota Motor Corp is betting on pricier premium models offering better safety and quality.
One of the smallest players in India's car market, it is banking on new-look Etios to make inroads into the personal vehicle segment
Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Mahindra failed to register significant growth.
62 candidates vye for Amma's mantle in the Radhakrishnan Nagar assembly by-poll in Tamil Nadu, but who will fortune favour?
Maruti recorded 20 per cent jump in sales during November.
Toyota, M&M and Honda are making tough adjustments to their growth plans as uncertainty over diesel vehicles and fuel emission norms rises
Exports in August were up 10.3 per cent to 12,472 units from 11,305 units in the same month of previous year.
During September, Maruti said it dispatched 1,375 units of the soon-to-be-launched sedan Ciaz.
The Tamil Nadu state unit of the BJP has been alleging that its leaders have been systematically being attacked/murdered in the state. A Ganesh Nadar bring to light five cases where workers of the BJP or its affiliate organisations were attacked to find out if there is any truth in the charges.
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