Good sowing of kharif crops, better minimum support prices, and fewer Covid-19 cases (in villages) will help the rural growth story to continue, says Maruti.
Over 22 passenger and commercial vehicle makers and 18 two- and three-wheeler makers will take part amid proximate security.
December is a month of high retail sales for cars, as companies and dealers push stocks to clear inventories
Under its Turnaround 2.0 programme, Tata Motors will work to improve its sales capabilities -- "as the product itself is not enough" -- use experiential marketing to excite the market and cut costs to make its offerings more competitive.
Broad-based buying aided sentiment and the market registers record turnover at Rs 6.86 lakh crore
Faced with stricter recall & testing norms, industry puts up a brave face, saying recalls improve consumer confidence
There is another common trend among these three players - they are all registering a volume decline in a market that is expanding at over 8 per cent
India is the first country to launch the second generation Amaze and the car has been developed considering the needs and aspirations of Indian customers
Market watchers believe Tata Motors' move to upgrade the Nano is a right decision.
Sales of passenger vehicles in India are likely to grow at 14.9 per cent each year to touch the 2.1 million mark by 2010.
Car maker Maruti Udyog Ltd on Thursday said it has recorded highest ever monthly domestic sales for January at 62,248 vehicles a growth of 28.3 per cent over the corresponding month last year.
Auto major General Motors India on Friday launched its premium hatchback car, the 1.2 litre petrol Chevrolet Aveo U-VA at Rs 3.99 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
The GST Council last year imposed a cess of 15 per cent on hybrid vehicles, in addition to the 28 per cent GST, leading to a total tax burden of 43 per cent against a previous tax rate of 28 per cent.
The hatchback has been priced strategically at a notch above the Nano and way below the Tata Bolt.
The model, which will compete with the likes of Hyundai Verna, Maruti Suzuki Ciaz and Skoda Rapid, now features smart devices ecosystem including Alexa remote capability and 32 connected features as standard feature across all variants with a five-year free subscription.
Customers can also book the Datsun redi-GO online through Snapdeal.com
"We see high market potential with growing population of Indian middle class families aspiring for more advanced features like safety, space, luxury and comfort," Toyota Kirloskar Motor's MD Akito Tachibana told reports at the Auto Expo in Greater Noida last week.
Automobile sales in India started on a high note this fiscal with cars and bikes witnessing an over 16 per cent surge in demand in April even as commercial vehicles saw numbers gain to the maximum, rising by a whopping 68.5 per cent.
Japanese auto major Nissan unveiled its compact car redi-GO under the Datsun brand that will hit markets in June.
'I have personally been very keen on investing in lithium ion battery technology for some time.'
The company sells a range of vehicles from three-wheelers to high-end sports utility vehicles.
Maruti has plans to rev up sales of the Dzire, India's fourth most-sold car, by relaunching it.
Domestic car sales went up by 15.89 per cent during December 2002 as auto-makers like Maruti, Hyundai, Tata Engineering and Honda witnessed increased demand during the month.
"Nano is like an open canvas for us. We have the option of positioning it on the lines of the (Volkswagen) Beetle or the (BMW) Mini."
The first month of the new fiscal year saw a slight change in sales trends as market leader Maruti Suzuki saw a decline in sales of its popular models.
Toyota has capacity to manufacture 310,000 vehicles at its two plants located near Bengaluru
The car will rival Honda City, Hyundai Verna, VW Vento and Skoda Rapid.
After GM's India exit, Ford-Mahindra 'strategic alliance' under spotlight.
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.
General Motors India on Wednesday launched two variants of its mid-size car Opel Corsa.\n\n\n\n
The offers mostly include free insurance, exchange bonus, and free accessories
According to a senior Tata Motors official, the company is taking aggressive steps to correct its product portfolio, with a more 'cleverly defined and targeted strategy'.
Maruti is now at a market share of 50.4%, up from 47.3% last year. In China, the world's biggest market, Volkswagen is the largest, with a share of 17%. In America, the second biggest, GM is leader with 18%. One exception is South Korea, where Hyundai has a market share in excess of 60%.
Audi India launched the second generation 2016 Audi R8 at the show.
The Nano will get some upgrades on this year's model year.
For players like Toyota Kirloskar and Ford, the contribution of UVs to overall sales is now well over 60%.
With the Thar, M&M has come full circle. In a market where every other vehicle has an SUV tag, the company plans to stick to its core competence of making rugged, true-blue, all-terrain SUVs, and marks a fresh beginning for the 75-year-old firm that enjoyed an indomitable position in the SUV segment till 2012, reports Shally Seth Mohile.
