Auto sales in April have started showing the impact of lockdowns that has put the brakes on the recovery of the sector, a report said on Tuesday. With more states announcing lockdowns and some more OEMs expecting to go for maintenance shutdowns, as many as 50 per cent of the dealers are likely to be impacted by the move, it added. However, the full-year prospects remain positive if the COVID wave recedes in the April quarter and the vaccination drive goes as planned, brokerage firm Centrum said in the report.
The hike in excise duty has only added on to their woes. However, with nil action on diesel vehicles, the demand for passenger vehicles will be strongly skewed.
There's a car and bike to match every personality and every budget in 2018, say P Tharyan and Joshua David Luther
Solid looks. Solid features. Affordable prices.
Now, you can own a two-wheeler for Rs 18.5 per day
Here are 6 Indian motorcycles which were complete failures in the Indian two-wheeler market.
The Himalayan is the company's second motorcycle after the Continental GT to move away from its age-old cruiser design
Enfield enjoys almost the entire 250-350 cc motorcycle market in country
Royal Enfield sees its scale and dominant market share as adequate buffers against Bajaj's recent challenges, says Ajay Modi.
S-Cross has seen a 22 per cent drop in dispatches in September.
The Bajaj Pulsar 150 classic is Rs 10,118 cheaper than the standard Pulsar 150.
The lumbering Ambassador and Fiat cars, it ruled the Indian roads throughout the 1970s, while the Rajdoot and Jawa as well as the old Royal Enfield motorcycles trailed far behind.
After selling brands like Pulsar, Boxer, Platina and RE in over 70 countries, Bajaj Auto plans to enter Thailand this year followed by Brazil next year.
Mopeds are sought by people with smaller businesses, with their weight-carrying and haulage ability beside being lighter and easy to manoeuvre in traffic.
Dealers say there's been a 20-25 per cent drop in demand.
It is immediately not clear how GST will impact the mass car market. Experts, however, say the level of tax on smaller cars will have to be at a differential to the sedans.
With Maruti deciding to phase out M800, there would be a dearth of entry level small cars in India.
India has a history of jugaad, and retrofitting vehicles is one such manifestation of the legendary Indian skill. Not so long ago autorickshaws and small Marutis used to strap on subsidised LPG cylinders and power themselves to a cheap ride. There were the odd explosions, lives were lost, but the jugaad continued. Then compressed natural gas (CNG) was introduced in Delhi following a court order. Initially, customised CNG kits were fitted to conventional (internal combustion engine or ICE) autos cheaply, enabling commuting at less than half of what you would cough up for diesel. The industry is better organised now with Suzuki and Hyundai designing CNG-fired vehicles, and Mahindra and TVS manufacturing liquefied petroleum gas (LPG)-powered three wheelers.
BikeDekho.com's Jyotsana Gupta compiles a list of 20 bikes between Rs 50k and Rs 90k. Go, take a ride...
The Livo is one stylish looking motorcycle that's a blend of swooping lines and sharp flourishes. The designers have done a brilliant job here to make sure that the Livo matches up to its heritage. In-fact, at first glance, one would easily be led to think that the Livo belongs to the 125cc segment instead of the 110cc.
South Korea is the first country after the US to announce measures.
Hanuma Vihari wanted to utilise the summer months playing county cricket in England but the COVID-19 pandemic has put paid to the India all-rounder's plans for the time being.
If you are looking for a comfortable ride on bustling Indian roads without having to worry about fuel average, we have got these five options for you.
We take a look at vintage two-wheelers on display at the just-concluded Auto Expo 2016.
Here's a car that is going to give its competitors a run for their money, says P Tharyan.
Auto firms bet big on premium bikes
Shedding their boring boxy structure, the MUVs of today are not only offered with their prime USP of space, but also offer amazing exteriors and feature-filled interiors.
India is a market for low-priced cars with low running costs. The global majors don't have models that fit the bill; only Maruti and Hyundai have successful entry-level models, observes T N Ninan.
Cruising comfortably in the 70s, Royal Enfield sputtered to a stop in the 90s, before its comeback in the first decade of the 21st century.
Leading two-wheeler maker Hero MotoCorp is going full throttle to launch a Harley-Davidson model with retro styling as it looks to enter a very profitable segment in the premium motorcycle space, according to a senior company official. The alliance between Hero and Harley-Davidson fructified last year after the iconic US two-wheeler maker announced discontinuation of sales and manufacturing operations in India, a decade after it started selling its premium bikes in the country. "There are two legs to the Harley tie up strategy. One of course is that we are the sales distributors for Harley bikes in India.
How does Honda CB Unicorn 160 fare against its rivals? MotorOctane.com weighs in.
They are afordable, offer best mileage economy and don't cost a bomb either. We present top 5 commuter bikes on sale in India.
After paying such a whopping amount you would perhaps dream of racing with the wind. And that is where it fails. In the ultimate analysis, it is just a commuter bike, says Arup Das
While companies have not launched too many products in rural areas of late, easy financing has helped push up demand.
TCS kicked-off the Q1FY17 earnings season for information technology companies on Thursday.
Pulsar's new variant, to be unveiled next week, will retain the looks of a big bike, but the engine will be 135 cc. Bajaj Auto is launching yet another variant of Pulsar, its highest selling bike, next Wednesday.
The cess collected on cars as also tobacco and coal will be used to compensate the revenue loss of states by implementing GST.
TVS Motor on Wednesday launched its highest capacity motorcycle yet in the form of the Apache RTR 200 4V, and revived an old and popular model name with the launch of the 2016 Victor.
'With just 2.4 per cent of global landmass, India houses six to eight per cent of planetary biodiversity and hence is a prime target of wildlife criminals.'
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