General Motors India on Monday launched a new premium mid-size car - Chevrolet Optra - as part of the aggressive plans to grow its sales over five-fold to about 50,000 units in the next three years.
Led by strong growth in its luxury sedan Chevrolet Optra, auto major General Motors India on Tuesday reported a 123.5 per cent growth in car sales in June 2004 to 2,418 units from 1,082 units in the same month last year.
Auto major General Motors India is harbouring definite plans to launch a mini car that would be competitively priced and would aim to get a market share of 10 per cent, a top official of the company said on Saturday.
The company said it will inspect and if necessary, replace the clutch pedal lever.
Automotive giant General Motors will make fresh investments in India to expand its Opel product line with a few models lined up for release this year.
General Motors' Saturn Aura won the 'Car of the Year' at the North American International Auto Show this year.
General Motors is on an India overdrive. A mini car, a small car and an SUV
Till now, the company was selling the Beat in petrol and liquefied petroleum gas variants.
General Motors India on Thursday unveiled its new mid-size sedan Opel Vectra in the premium car segment with ex-showroom price of Rs 15.99 lakh (Rs 1.59 million) in Delhi and Rs 16.9 lakh (Rs 1.69 million) in Mumbai.
US auto major General Motors on Thursday launched its locally-developed engine in India.
Auto makers Tata Motors and General Motors India on Monday announced they will cut prices of their products after Finance Minister P Chidambaram decided to reduce excise on automobiles in the interim Budget 2014-15.
The prices of the company's vehicles start at Rs 2,85,000 for Spark and go up to Rs 24.6 lakh or Rs 2.46 million (ex-showroom Delhi) for the Captiva.
Maruti, Tata Motors and Ford Motor India have already made similar announcements.
The company has purchased 43 per cent stake from its Chinese partner Shanghai Automotive Industry Corporation Group for an undisclosed sum.
General Motors India expects to double sales of its vehicles to touch 16,000 units by December this year, Aditya Vij, the company's managing director, said in Bangalore on Wednesday.
The National Stock Exchange of India Ltd (NSE) has received regulatory approval from SEBI for its long-awaited Rs 30,000-crore initial public offering (IPO), positioning it to potentially become the country's largest-ever public issue.
TVS Motor Company has emerged as India's largest two-wheeler manufacturer by total sales volume in June 2026, surpassing long-standing leaders Hero MotoCorp and Honda Motorcycle & Scooter India, primarily driven by its strong international business performance.
GM India is banking on the growing used car market in the country to bring incremental revenues amidst sagging sales of passenger cars in the aftermath of economic recession. General Motors clocked a sales volume of 65,702 units in the India market in 2008 as against its targeted sales of 85,000-90,000 units. The auto major had not set any sales target for 2009-10 but expected sales to be flat.
The company shipped the first lot of 140 units of its hatchback Chevrolet 'Beat' from the Mumbai port to Chile last Thursday.
Air India, SkyDrive, and Suzuki Motor Corporation have signed an initial pact to conduct a joint feasibility study on using electric vertical take-off and landing (eVTOL) aircraft for medical air logistics in India. This collaboration aims to address severe traffic congestion in major Indian cities, which poses challenges for time-critical medical transport, by developing last-mile emergency medical solutions.
The vehicle will compete with Maruti Suzuki India's Ertiga, which is priced between Rs 598,000 and Rs 870,000 (ex-showroom Delhi).
General Motors India on Thursday said its car sales surged by 162.8 per cent in January 2003 to 1,477 units over 562 units in the same month last year.
Orice ranges between Rs 4.41 and Rs 7.64 lakh.
General Motors India launched its new Chevrolet Sail U-Va car on Monday with a target to sell around 2000 cars monthly in Jaipur.
General Motors India on Friday said it will hike the prices of its entire range of models by up to Rs 20,000 with effect from October 8 as it looks to minimise the impact of adverse currency movement and high input costs.
Maruti Suzuki India has significantly increased its capital expenditure (capex) outlay to Rs 77,500 crore for the five-year period ending FY31, aiming to boost capacity, develop new models, and enhance R&D, as announced by MD and CEO Hisashi Takeuchi.
The Ministry of Heavy Industries (MHI) anticipates disbursing approximately 4,700 crore in incentives under the automotive PLI scheme in FY27, more than double the previous two years, while also exploring financing mechanisms for electric buses and trucks and promoting domestic manufacturing of critical EV components.
The Supreme Court has declared the right to walk on demarcated footpaths a fundamental right, directing all states and Union Territories to ensure proper, encroachment-free pedestrian spaces. The court emphasised that footpaths are integral to human life and safety, and states must respond to advisories issued by central ministries regarding their implementation.
GM India said customers will be able to book the Trailblazer on Amazon.in only from October 21-25, at a reservation deposit of Rs 25,000.
Insurers are bracing for claims worth nearly 5,000 crore from the recent floods in Gujarat, predominantly for property losses, though they do not foresee an increase in premiums within the competitive property insurance market.
General Motors India on Monday said its car sales soared by 112.6 per cent in August on good demand of the new premium mid-size model Chevrolet Optra.
'The Indian private space sector is no longer a high-risk bet; it is a highly bankable, globally competitive asset class capable of easing the global small satellite launch bottleneck.'
The National Stock Exchange (NSE) is reportedly planning to launch its much-anticipated initial public offering (IPO), estimated at around Rs 30,000 crore, in September, potentially valuing the exchange at over Rs 5 lakh crore.
'... that work is done. The task is to reallocate what has been built, with the courage of a founder and the discipline of an owner.'
The Supreme Court has directed the Centre to ensure all roads have properly demarcated, encroachment-free spaces for pedestrians, emphasising that the right to walk on a footpath is a fundamental right.
General Motors India on Tuesday increased vehicle prices by up to Rs 61,000 in order to partially offset the impact of rising input costs and expiry of reduced excise duty concessions.
