Japan's Honda Motor Company on Wednesday renewed its technical collaboration agreement with Hero Honda Motors for ten years.
Japanese auto giant Honda Motors on Thursday said it was willing to divest its stake in Honda Siel Cars India Ltd to its domestic joint venture partner Siel Ltd.
French automotive component maker Valeo on Wednesday said it will invest over Rs 2,150 crore in India and treble its annual sales in the country to around Rs 7,510 crore by 2028.
Honda Motor is working on a small car with 1.2 litre engine for the Indian market at its research and development facility in Japan.
Network scale seen as central to tapping smaller markets.
With demand continuing to be strong post the festive season, leading automakers, Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra, saw robust growth in sales in November as compared to the same month last year. Maruti Suzuki India reported the best-ever total sales, including exports, last month at 229,021 units, a year-on-year growth of 26 per cent as compared to November last year.
A deep split has emerged within India's auto industry over the proposed CAFE exemption for small cars, with only Maruti Suzuki and Renault backing the move in the final SIAM vote.
Hyundai Motor India and Honda Cars India on Wednesday joined the list of automakers planning to hike prices of vehicles from April, second time this year, to partially offset the impact of rising input costs and higher operational expenses. In a statement Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) said it will hike prices of its vehicles by up to 3 per cent effective in April 2025.
Festivals also contribute to the rise in overall automobile retail sales, says dealers association.
After a record-breaking year, India's automobile industry is entering 2026 on a relatively strong footing, with sales growth expected in the 6-8 per cent range. The outlook is underpinned by policy support, including GST rationalisation, easing monetary conditions, and income tax relief, which together are likely to improve affordability and sustain consumer demand across vehicle segments.
Companies with "gas guzzlers" are trying to set up the wrong narrative against small cars getting relaxation in the proposed corporate average fuel efficiency (CAFE-III) norms on the basis of weight, Maruti Suzuki senior executive officer corporate affairs Rahul Bharti said on Monday, bringing to the fore deep division among carmakers regarding the upcoming rules.
The stand-off at the facility, which employs around 1,900 permanent workers and 2,500 contract workers, began on November 5 morning when the company management did not allow some of the contractual workers to go inside the plant.
'The reported deal between the European Union and China should mitigate it (shortage) for the medium to long term. Let's wait and watch how this plays out.'
Two Japanese auto giants, Honda and Nissan, are moving towards a potential merger, but it remains unclear how their Indian operations will be immediately impacted.
Maruti Suzuki India and Tata Motors on Monday announced plans to increase vehicle prices from April, the second time in this year, in order to partially offset the impact of rising input costs. Maruti Suzuki said it plans to hike prices of its entire model range by up to 4 per cent from next month.
Long standing number two passenger vehicle maker in India, Hyundai Motor India, has slipped to fourth position in the domestic market in terms of retail sales last month behind Maruti Suzuki India, Mahindra & Mahindra and Tata Motors, as per the latest data shared by dealer's body FADA. Hyundai Motor India clocked retail sales of 38,156 units last month, a dip of 20 per cent as compared with 47,540 units in February last year.
The country's largest two-wheeler maker Hero Honda on Tuesday said its erstwhile Japanese promoter Honda Motor Co has exited the company completely after selling its 26 per cent stake to a group firm of the Indian promoter family.
Despite the benefits of hybrid technology, a lack of government backing and few launches have kept the segment from gaining ground.
Hero Honda Motors, India's largest motorcycle maker, on Monday said sales rose 18.3 per cent in October 2004.
Manufacturers of passenger vehicles (PVs) in the first half of the calendar year (2025) reported a modest 0.5 per cent year-on-year increase in wholesale dispatches, while retail sales grew 2.5 per cent for the same period, reflecting a calibrated approach by automakers amid elevated dealership inventories and cautious consumer sentiment. According to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (Siam), dispatches rose marginally to 2.16 million units, up from 2.15 million units a year earlier.
For hatchbacks and sedans, offers range between Rs 40,000 and Rs 80,000 while SUVs and multi-purpose vehicles carry benefits exceeding Rs 1 lakh.
HMSI is now planning to introduce a 200cc bike that would battle with Hero Honda's Karizma and Karizma ZMR.
Honda Motor Corporation of Japan plans to synergise Indian and Thailand operations to capitalise on the free trade agreement between the two countries and will continue investing in India, a top company official said on Friday.
In what may pave the way for Honda Motor's exit from Hero Honda, their joint venture with India's Hero Group, the latter has agreed to royalty payments of eight per cent of overall sales per annum to the Japanese automaker in return for a technology makeover and a stake sale.
Domestic motorcycle market leader Hero Honda Motors on Monday said it would foray into scooter manufacturing and launch two motorcycle models this fiscal.
Hero Honda Motors, India's biggest motorcycle maker, on Wednesday said sales grew 31.5 per cent at 1,91,635 units in August 2004 over 1,45,730 units in the same month last year.
It has lined up formidable product line.
According to media reports, while Honda is planning to sell 20 per cent stake to the other promoter, Munjal family of the Hero Group, it is looking at selling 6 per cent to private equity firm KKR.
The company is also in the process of introducing a new global brand identity in London next month.
India's biggest motorcycle maker Hero Honda Motors said on Monday that it would roll out a number of variants of its bikes soon and is expecting double digit sales growth this fiscal.
Japanese automaker Honda Motors is rolling out its small car in India by the last quarter of calendar 2009.
The new bike, Splendor Pro, has features such as a power start and a new engine and comes in two variants, the company said in a statement.
Analysts believe Tesla will first focus on building the Model Y brand before expanding -- both in terms of volume and models.
Buoyed by growing sales and good monsoon, India's biggest motorcycle maker Hero Honda Motors is again considering setting up a third plant.
Japanese auto major Honda Motor Co on Wednesday said it would locally produce and sell the popular 'Civic' model in India next year and would ramp up overall production capacity to 1,00,000 units by 2010 from the current level of 30,000 units.
India's largest motorcycle maker, Hero Honda Motors Ltd, launched its cheapest 100 cc motorbike yet on Wednesday, hoping to blunt competition from main rival Bajaj Auto Ltd.
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