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This crisis has arisen just as demand in India's auto sector started seeing some sort of revival after the nationwide lockdown in March/April.
The ongoing elections and overall subdued market sentiment continue to affect the sales momentum
Sales of four- and two-wheelers almost halved in August, compared to the equivalent month last year.
Leading automakers Maruti Suzuki India, Hyundai Motor, Kia Motors and Tata Motors reported sales growth in the domestic market in November, aided by robust offtakes amid the festival season. While Maruti Suzuki India reported marginal growth, Hyundai logged in its highest ever monthly sales in November. Others like Honda Cars India, Toyota Kirloskar Motor, Mahindra & Mahindra and MG Motor India also reported sales growth in November as compared with the same month last year.
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Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Honda Cars and Tata Motors posted single digit growth during the period under review while M&M reported decline in sales.
In the two wheeler segment, TVS Motor Company reported a 24 per cent increase in total sales at 304,795 units in April.
Over 22 passenger and commercial vehicle makers and 18 two- and three-wheeler makers will take part amid proximate security.
However, sales of mini segment cars, including Alto and WagonR, declined 7.9 per cent to 25,524 units from 27,712 in the year-ago month
The industry needs stimuli to help revive consumer demand and conversions.
Major carmakers in the country are loading barrels for the coming battle in the field, reports Arnab Dutta.
Passenger vehicle sales continue to drop in June; Maruti, Hyundai, Tata Motors, Toyota witness decline. Mahindra & Mahindra, however, reported a 4 per cent growth.
Mahindra is desperate for a best-seller in the compact SUV space, on which it missed the bus
Seven auto companies lost share in the current year because of different reasons.
Demand for passenger vehicles has been driven by new models, especially in the SUV category with the likes of Maruti Vitara Brezza and Hyundai Creta clocking good numbers
Maruti's Alto retained the best-selling model tag in January with 22,998 units as against 21,462 in January 2016.
Whether it is protecting its turf in its core utility vehicle segment through new model launches, or stepping up investment in electric vehicles, the Anand Mahindra-led firm is leaving nothing to chance
In the two-wheeler segment, Bajaj Auto reported 31 per cent jump in total sales at 357,883 units in February against 273,513 units in the same month last year.
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The slowdown in growth is an industry-wide trend and companies are adjusting production to bring down the inventory levels at plants as well as dealerships.
Almost every company launched a new product in FY16.
Maruti's 7 models in India's top ten selling passenger vehicles in 2016-17
Dealers have stocked up vehicles in the run-up to a price hike, which is expected to be announced by leading players some time this month.
While sales of Maruti's compact segment grew, its mini segment witnessed a slump
Reflecting the mood, passenger vehicle sales in November either remained muted or skidded for most manufacturers as high fuel prices and the higher cost of borrowing dampened buying sentiment.
How the XUV300's suspension, plastics and interiors hold out in Indian conditions after a couple of years will be the litmus test for its success in the long term, but for now, this SUV delivers, says Pavan Lall.
Hyundai, has a share of about 16% and grew sales by less than 4% in April- May 2017-18
Maruti Suzukisaid it was trying to offer more factory-fitted CNG cars to address environmental concerns
The revised prices enhances the accessibility of these outstanding products, which offer segment-first safety features and class-leading technologies
The country's biggest carmaker is now more valuable than the combined market cap of the three leading automobile companies in the country: Tata Motors (Rs 1,18,684 crore), M&M (Rs 86,336 crore) and Ashok Leyland (Rs 34,700 crore).
Various factors, including robust demand in rural markets and good response to new models, helped in driving the sales.
iM-4 will be manufactured in India and exported to Europe from 2017.
Suzuki and Toyota are in talks for electric mobility and MSI would continue to access technology from its parent.
The new tax regime has also been fuelling sale of SUVs, particularly the compact SUVs
A number of companies, including Maruti Suzuki, Renault and Nissan, are giving gold coins to buyers who book cars by the month-end. There are other benefits as well, reports Ajay Modi.
Nexon is the first sub-4 metre sports utility vehicle from Tata Motors' stable and is expected to give a tough competition to the likes of Maruti's Vitara Brezza and Ford's EcoSport.
Sales of the compact segment comprising Swift, Estilo, Ritz, Dzire and Baleno increased by 4.1 per cent to 50,362 units
The diesel car becomes too expensive with BS-VI and market assessment says the customer will not buy it at that price, says R C Bhargava, chairman, MSIL. He expects buyer preference to change swiftly in favour of petrol, CNG, and other alternative technologies.
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.
