In September, sales of 125cc models - that include the Hero Glamour, Splendor, Pulsar 125, Victor Star City, among others - grew by a whopping 30 per cent over the same period a year ago to 305,615 units.
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Luxury carmaker Lamborghini has announced that its hybrid super sports car, Revuelto, is sold out in India and globally for 2024. The strong demand for the Revuelto is driven by a growing number of new customers, including a 20 per cent increase in first-time buyers in India. Lamborghini is also evaluating the possibility of opening new dealerships in smaller towns in eastern and southern India within the next one to two years.
Even as the semiconductor shortage has limited the demand for new cars, the pre-owned car segment is seeing a surge. A preference for personal mobility, availability of multiple organised online platforms, including e-commerce channels, aggregators, and classifieds, have been fuelling growth. The growth rate of the pre-owned car market is expected to be 1.5x that of the new car market over the next five years.
The automaker says it has taken into account some of the big concerns of those behind the wheels today: improved acceleration performance, strength and rigidity, spacious and a more comfortable driving experience.
The 1.0-litre Hyundai Eon takes on the Japanese rivals in its segment, the Datsun GO and the Maruti Alto K10.
With Nexa, the value-for-money mass-market car maker hopes to attract premium buyers. Sangeeta Tanwar reports.
Recently, Suzuki Motor Corp (SMC) in an investor presentation expressed strong intent to enter the electric vehicle (EV) space. This is part of a larger strategy the Hamamatsu-based firm has drawn up in developing electrification of technologies as it seeks to achieve carbon neutrality. The significance of this presentation is that it marked the first time that the Japanese carmaker spelt out its EV strategy with well-defined timelines. SMC plans to develop electrification technologies by 2025, fully implement them in products from the same year, and make a full-scale quantitative increase from 2030.
Country to witness spate of small and affordable auto launches in next 18 months.
The SUV launch also marks the company's debut into the petrol segment
Drivezy is helping people share their vehicles.
The logic of deregulation was that the consumer was protected no matter what the price of crude. But now the reverse has happened. The government is protected no matter what the price of crude, observes Aakar Patel.
The new Honda Amaze breaks free from its Brio moorings, and is designed to wow, says Rajesh Karkera.
The company is currently selling an average 2,000 units each month.
However, compared to August, vehicle sales increased by 15.25 per cent on the back of discounts. Maruti led the market in offering heavy discounts and incentives for buyers and dealers, reports Arindam Majumder.
Two types of deductibles are associated with auto insurance -- compulsory and voluntary.
The car is expected to hit the road on October 23 and is being launched as Hyundai celebrates two decades in the country. Industry sources say that it will be priced at Rs 3,70,000 to stay competitive with its biggest competitors, Tata Tiago and Maruti Suzuki Celerio.
While the share of diesel vehicles sales in the overall passenger car industry has already fallen sharply, sales of CNG vehicles have shown a compound annual growth rate of 15.5 per cent over the past five years.
Maruti is trying to move up the segment by focusing on premium cars, SUVs and even trucks.
The way video is being watched and monetised is changing. This is the first thing that stands out as the penetration of smart TVs continues to rise.
Celerio was launched at a time when the Indian automotive market was going through a transition.
Renault Kwid is taking things one step further with the French automaker offering a product that is high on value and style.
This is the seventh straight month of growth
Besides the car's price, fuel efficiency is of utmost importance for buyers as it's a long time recurring expense.
The French car maker has gained a firm footing in the small car segment, and is well on its way to becoming the topmost European car brand in India
'The Indian govt's initiatives on EVs are very strong and customers want to buy EVs. This will make the country's conversion to EVs faster than other markets, and I hope even faster than the US'
All the minor irritants can be overlooked when you can get automatic transmission, diesel fuel efficiency and a Honda badge, all for less than a million rupees, says Pavan Lall.
Operating margins decline to 10.3% in March quarter on one-time payouts but may recover to 12% in FY2015.
At a time when fuel prices across the country are going through the roof with no sign of it moderating, electric vehicles seem the likely choice for car buyers who are looking at saving fuel costs. And add to it the negligible maintenance of electric vehicles. Continuing with this revolution with their 2nd offering in the EV segment, Tata Motors now offers the 2021 Tigor EV to its customers. Tigor petrol with its style-back design has always been a stunner since its launch and it still is.
While the company used to report bookings of 4,000-5,000 every day, following the partial lifting of lockdown, in a week, it has received around 6,000.
The Celerio diesel has a versatile character and won't disappoint in most of the driving situations.
Manufacturer Nissan plans to get aggressive with brand communication and increase the number of customer touchpoints through showrooms, experience zones and other initiatives.
Maruti Suzuki said there are many reasons for this downturn in the auto market such as liquidity crunch, increased prices of products due to regulatory issues, higher taxes and rise in insurance rates.
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.
Nano remains a cautionary tale of misplaced ambitions and a drag on profit.
I was not expecting to be impressed by the Tata Punch. But my drive proved me wrong, says Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com.
From a Rs 9-lakh Maruti to a Rs 2 crore-Nissan, Indian auto industry packs quite a surprise for car buyers
Customers, instead of visiting showroms, now do most of their decision-making in the comfort of their drawing rooms using internet
Maurti and Hyundai recorded jump in sales in May.
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