Advait Rao Palepu reports how a recent Supreme Court order will impact motor vehicles insurance policies.
General Motors India said on Friday that its car sales surged by 192.7 per cent in July 2003 to 1,935 units from 661 units a year earlier.
General Motors India on Tuesday said its car sales soared by 77.3 per cent in June 2003 on the back of a surge in demand for the mid-size car, Opel Corsa.
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.
General Motors India on Wednesday reduced its car prices by Rs 24,800-Rs 43,000 following the eight per cent cut in excise duty in the 2003-04 Budget.
Tata Motors is stripped off India's most valuable company tag.
US car maker General Motors on Monday launched its luxury sedan Chevrolet Cruze in India at an introductory price ranging from Rs 10.99 lakh (Rs 1.09 million) to Rs 12.45 lakh or Rs 1.24 million (ex-showroom, Delhi).
Exports in August were up 10.3 per cent to 12,472 units from 11,305 units in the same month of previous year.
American car makers are know for it but Indian manufacturers are soon catching up with the trend.
The RBI on Thursday lowered the benchmark repurchase rate to 7.75 per cent from 8 per cent, the first reduction since May 2013.
Asked if it is looking at the Maruti 800 and the Chevrolet Spark segment, Nigel E Wark, executive director, marketing, sales and service, Ford India, said: "Yes, we will be launching the small car in this segment broadly, but there are sub-segments and this is where we will differentiate ourselves. We will be competing in the largest volume segment. India and China are the two markets where small cars are in huge demand and we will be focusing on these countries."
Jagdish Khattar, Maruti Suzuki's managing director, talks about the need for small cars, global players expanding in India, and why his company will prosper.
The company wants to exploit the space further as the online medium is the most cost-efficient advertising option compared to print and television.
There was no sale of premium sedan Kizashi during the month.
'...you evaluate three key factors before committing your money.'
The dealers operating in the space have jumped nearly three times over the past two years.
Any unexpected expense can disturb the finely-balanced budget of middle-class individual. That's when a motor insurance policy comes as a saviour
Chevrolet Beat Activ Concept debuts a new design language for GM India
The sources said the talks are focused on sorting out certain issues relating to cost component, weapons package and technology sharing.
'Though one cannot paint the entire microcap basket with the same brush, investors need to be careful now as to what they're buying.'
Maharashtra's Labour Minister Dilip Walse-Patil has sought a written submission from the General Motors' (GM) Employees Union and the management of the company detailing its stance on the issue of plant closure. The labour minister asked the warring sides for submission at a hearing on Tuesday. Both sides have been given a week's time to reply.
The Korean company has sold over 1.36 million cars and has exported 535,000 units.
Auto major Mahindra & Mahindra on Friday said it will hike the prices of its passenger cars and commercial vehicles by Rs 6,000 to Rs 20,000 from October 1, partly to offset higher input costs and depreciation of rupee against the dollar.
Japanese auto major Nissan recently appointed Takayuki Ishida as managing director of its Indian subsidiary Nissan Motor India Private Limited (NMIPL).
The regulator has made it mandatory for insurers to have a minimum percentage of motor third-party business underwritten.
The new four-wheeler (4W) electric vehicle (EV) policy may spur the entry of global majors. The manufacturing policy cuts Customs duty to 15 per cent, given a minimum investment commitment. It calls for a minimum investment of Rs 4,150 crore (about $500 million) for making electric four wheelers (e-4Ws), with manufacturing to commence within three years of approval.
Stung by its indifferent show in India, the Detroit giant is overhauling the entire line-up of cars.
The DG said that the previous government was wary of constructing roads near the Line of Actual Control.
The major highlight of this New BS IV model will be the 2.0L 4-cylinder TCDI diesel engine.
The components would cater to GM facilities worldwide, said Karl Slym, president and managing director, GM India.
'We are going to have hybrid cars, which, as far as I know, none of our competition is working on, and this includes ethanol.'
Talks between Piaggio Vehicles, the Indian subsidiary of Piaggio & C.s.p.a of Italy, and General Motors for engine sourcing fell through.
Undeterred by global credit freeze, India maintains a bullish outlook on attracting foreign direct investment which may be governed by easier rules, a top government official said.
Business is growing fast and continues to draw investment, but making big bucks in a country smitten with small cars won't be easy.
Led by the country's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki, Ford India, General Motors and Toyota Kirloskar logged overall growth in sales volumes.
General Motors (GM) India Limited plans to export Beat, its compact car to Europe and countries in the Asia Pacific region, from January 2011.
General Motors Corporation, the world's biggest automaker, has identified countries in the Asia-Pacific, including India, as one of its future growth markets.
Makers of cars and bikes posted missed results for August amid high inflation rate hike worries.
The proposal for listing public general insurers had come up in 2007.
"We have so far invested $1 billion in India and there is no question of puting a cap on it", Karl Slym, president and managing director of India operations, told reporters in Bangalore after unveiling the SUV Chevrolet Captiva Automatic, a premium Sports Utility Vehicle and small car Spark Muzic Special Edition.
