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.
Japanese auto major announced top level management changes in its Indian arm with Sandeep Singh, Deputy Managing Director slated to move for a new role in its Asia Pacific operations.
Tata Motors is expected to sign the agreement to buy the two Ford-owned luxury marques, Jaguar and Land Rover in the next few days. Tatas are expected to pay $3 billion for the coveted brands. According to sources, Tata Motors, India's largest auto making company, has agreed to most of the clauses put forward by Ford and Unite (workers union of the two brands), including the condition that Tata Motors will not shift the manufacturing facilities of the two brands.
Most business groups in India, including Godrejs, Tatas and Mahindras, have seen patience tested in JVs, with some of them winding up quickly
Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai and Mahindra failed to register significant growth.
The 125-km stretch covering Sanand, Hansalpur and Vithalapur, with connected nodes at Kadi and Halol, is set to emerge as the next major automobile hub in India.
Big brands like Hyundai, Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M), Toyota and Renault have lost share.
Maruti's sales of the compact segment comprising Swift, Estilo, Ritz, Dzire and Baleno went up by 9.9% to 45,579 units
Millions of vehicles have been recalled across the globe due to defective safety airbag manufactured by Japan's Takata Corp.
General Motors India said on Wednesday that its vehicle sales rose by 41 per cent in May due to a surge in demand for the mid-size Opel Corsa.
Toyota's India unit will also source two cars manufactured by Maruti Suzuki, the Baleno and Brezza, including their hybrid variants, and in return Toyota will offer its Corolla sedan to Maruti.
For players like Toyota Kirloskar and Ford, the contribution of UVs to overall sales is now well over 60%.
Developed markets have performed better than emerging market firms in the top 10 TSR-based rankings, says a BCG report.
Car makers are cautiously optimistic, even as two-wheeler firms are clearly upbeat.
More than a decade after the iconic race car brand Jaguar was forced to pull out from the gruelling 24-hour Le Mans race, the new owner, the Rs 16,400-crore Tata Motors, is considering a plan to put the brand back on the racing track.
The recall will cover cars manufactured between 2008 to 2012 that use safety airbags made by its supplier Takata
Market leaders saw good traction for new cars, including the electric ones.
Maruti will showcase its first concept electric vehicle, the e-SURVIVOR; M&M it's six new EVs, including two futuristic concepts
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.
Maruti's exports are limited and mainly to countries in Africa and Latin America.
The list includes compact SUV, mini SUV, premium hatchback and premium MPV.
The auto industry has had a mixed month. The build up to Dhanteras and Diwali was good but the demand tapered off subsequently.
2015 will witness exciting new car launches that will prompt you to buy at one of them.
HCIL will voluntarily replace airbag inflators of 2,23,578 vehicles of previous generations of CR-V, Civic, City and Jazz.
Car makers have started hiring from Gujarat's industrial training institutes (ITIs) for their factories across the country.
Leading tyre maker Apollo also saw a production loss of 450 tonnes till December 2.
Major carmakers in the country are loading barrels for the coming battle in the field, reports Arnab Dutta.
During September, Maruti said it dispatched 1,375 units of the soon-to-be-launched sedan Ciaz.
The SUV will herald a new chapter in Hyundai's success story.
The Baleno is a runaway hit for Maruti Suzuki with delivery wait extending to six months.
Ford India and Renault too reported good sales growth in April
Three way split of AIADMK has slowed decision-making, prompting industry to look outside the state, says T E Narasimhan.
Schools closed for a day, crops damaged; more downpour on cards
The Carens is a warning for cars such as the Tata Safari, Hyundai Alcazar, Maruti Ertiga, Toyota Innova Crista and Mahindra XUV 700, because Kia punches much harder than others in its weight category.
Honda cars has strengthend market share in India in the past five years.
Maxxis Group of Taiwan, Singapore-based TongGarden decide to set up their facilities in Sanand.
The company will upgrade software in airbag control unit.
At a price starting from Rs 849,000 and going up to Rs 12.14 lakh, the XUV300 competes with the Maruti Brezza, Tata Nexon, Ford EcoSport, and Honda WR-V.
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