Three way split of AIADMK has slowed decision-making, prompting industry to look outside the state, says T E Narasimhan.
After GM's India exit, Ford-Mahindra 'strategic alliance' under spotlight.
Car makers are cautiously optimistic, even as two-wheeler firms are clearly upbeat.
Leading tyre maker Apollo also saw a production loss of 450 tonnes till December 2.
With 15 models and a market share of close to 50 per cent, it rules the Indian market, selling almost 1.5 million units every year, rolling out one model every ten seconds.
The partnership will look to expand Ford's reach in the fast-growing Indian market and improve M&M's access to global markets
The new year will see a line of hatchbacks (including compact SUVs) hit the Indian roads. Rajesh Karkera/Rediff.com offers a peek.
Rediff.com's Rajesh Karkera and Hitesh Harisinghani bring you all the exclusive action from Greater Noida.
On the highway, it pulls along with ease and offers smooth commuter ride and drive experience, and also has little competition, says Pavan Lall.
Toyota has capacity to manufacture 310,000 vehicles at its two plants located near Bengaluru
Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Mahindra and Toyota reported low single-digit sales growth for the month owing to weak market sentiment
Harman, the premium global audio and infotainment group, which retails brands such as JBL, AKG and Harman-Kardon, is training Indian engineers based at its research and development centre in Bangalore to work on audio components for brands like BMW and Audi. This business contributes an estimated $600 million to the company's sales.
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.
High ground clearance, a wide cabin and tall stance all mean that the Carens glides over bad roads with ease and comfort and an engine performance that is adequate in terms of the power of this vehicle, says Pavan Lall.
Chinese automakers Great Wall Motors, FAW Haima Automobile, and Changan Automobile, after dithering about entering India for some years, have been encouraged by the robust sales performance of the late entrants Kia Motors and MG Motors even in a slowing market.
Paris-based international advisory firm Mazars predicts four per cent growth in India's automobile sector this financial year.
Move aimed at removing confusion among private buyers
Maruti's exports are limited and mainly to countries in Africa and Latin America.
Following Tata's footsteps, other companies like Bajaj Auto and Mahindra & Mahindra are also developing their respective products in the segment, while three-wheeler major Piaggio has already introduced "Ape Truk" to take on "Ace". Ashok Leyland has announced a tie-up with Nissan for developing and manufacturing LCVs in India.
It has been a more than interesting and definitely an exciting last season with the battle of supremacy raging on between automakers.
For players like Toyota Kirloskar and Ford, the contribution of UVs to overall sales is now well over 60%.
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.
Launched back in 2016, the sixth generation Elantra has a lot going for it. The car has now entered the MotorBeam garage and here are our first impressions.
Customers, instead of visiting showroms, now do most of their decision-making in the comfort of their drawing rooms using internet
We can't wait to see Maruti Suzuki S-Cross and Hyundai ix25 hitting the roads.
Urban and rural FMCG sales growth data for the last five quarters show the latter outperformed the former consistently.
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.
2015 will witness exciting new car launches that will prompt you to buy at one of them.
It will be fitted in a new car codenamed YL7, which will replace A-Star and Estilo.
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.
The car will compete with Hyundai Grand i10 and Maruti Suzuki Celerio
Some of facelifts in India will include cars from highly prominent car makers.
The company is looking to exploit the upper B+ segment, which has seen high demand growth since the launch of Maruti's Swift, followed by several models like the Hyundai i20, Fiat Grande Punto, Maruti Ritz, Volkswagen Polo and Nissan Micra.
Cars have just got dearer with major automobile firms, including Maruti Suzuki India, Hyundai and General Motors, increasing prices this month in order to offset rising input costs.
On a cloudy Monday this month, Mohammed Irshad flew from Kochi to Gurugram to attend an exclusive investor networking event. Among a handful of founders selected for the event, Irshad was to pitch his peer-to-peer learning start-up Notespaedia for funding in front of top venture capital investors such as AngelBay, Elevation Capital, and Inflection Point Ventures. He failed to woo them, but the feisty entrepreneur was determined to continue his hunt.
Take out Maruti Suzuki and Honda, and the auto sector's prospects suddenly don't look all that rosy.
Faced with stricter recall & testing norms, industry puts up a brave face, saying recalls improve consumer confidence
Pricing will be competitive, along the lines of the Maruti Celerio and the Hyundai Grand i10
According to the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers, significant growth is being witnessed in the multi-axle trucks segment, which has posted 112 per cent growth in the year 2006-07.
The Competition Commission of India (CCI) on Monday slapped a penalty of Rs 2,545 crore on 14 top carmakers of the country for violating trade norms in the spare-part andafter-sale service market.
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