A clutch of automakers including Maruti Suzuki, Hero MotoCorp, Mercedes Benz India, Eicher Motors, TVS Motor, and Isuzu Motors India announced they had got the clearance from the governments of the states they operate in to resume operations.
Maruti, M&M report weak sales, Hyundai up marginally.
According to experts, even if an additional 5 per cent of people opt to buy new vehicles, it may bring a huge boost to the sector.
Under a new industrial relations deal, the worker's basic right to a living wage and decent working conditions, as well as the right of association and collective bargaining, must be respected and made effective.
Auto manufacturers have focused on launching CNG variants of their popular models to meet consumer demand for vehicles with lower running costs.
From the Sensex pack, IndusInd Bank, Infosys, Bajaj Finserv, Mahindra & Mahindra, Zomato, Hindustan Unilever, Power Grid, Axis Bank, UltraTech Cement, Adani Ports, and Tata Consultancy Services were among the laggards. On the other hand, Sun Pharmaceuticals, ICICI Bank, Bharti Airtel, HCL Technologies, Maruti Suzuki India, Larsen & Toubro, Reliance Industries, Kotak Mahindra Bank and Titan were the gainers.
Removal of mark-ups to be paid by Maruti, other changes could raise funding need to Rs 6,000 crore.
The department had also said it would initiate action to derecognise the unions of SPIL and SMIPL.
Brushing aside concerns raised by proxy advisory firm IiAS on Suzuki's investment in the EV project, Maruti Suzuki chairman RC Bhargava on Thursday asserted that there was nothing in it against the interest of the company and its shareholders as it is part of an earlier arrangement. Countering the criticism from the proxy advisory firm, Bhargava noted that all models produced at Suzuki Motor Gujarat (SMG), including EVs, would be ultimately sold by Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) in the marketplace. IiAS has raised serious questions regarding the decision of the Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC) to invest directly in the EV project instead of MSI doing it.
Maruti Suzuki Motor Corp on Tuesday rolled out its millionth baby, a dazzling red Swift from its plant here.
The stock of the country's largest passenger vehicle maker, Maruti Suzuki India (MSIL), has been hitting successive all-time highs over the past three trading sessions. The rally in the scrip has helped it notch over a 21 per cent gain since the start of February, outperforming the National Stock Exchange Nifty Auto Index. The gains for the leader of small passenger cars have been more recent, as the company still trails the Nifty Auto over one- and two-year periods.
From the Sensex stocks, Maruti Suzuki India, Tata Motors, JSW Steel, Larsen & Toubro, Tata Steel, Mahindra and Mahindra, Tata Consultancy Services, Tech Mahindra, HCL Technologies and Infosys were the laggards. HDFC Bank, Sun Pharmaceuticals, Kotak Mahindra Bank, Nestle India and Asian Paints were among the gainers.
Aimed at strengthening its position in the compact car segment, country's largest car maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Thursday launched 'Celerio', priced between Rs 3.9 lakh and Rs 4.96 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
The testing facility at Rohtak would have more than 30 different tracks covering a length of about 30 km to check the various operational aspects of a vehicle.
India's largest car manufacturer Maruti Suzuki India Ltd has resumed its small car exports to Europe after four years and hopes to export about 150,000 cars in the 2010-11 fiscal, a top company official said here on Saturday.
The car will rival Honda City, Hyundai Verna, VW Vento and Skoda Rapid.
It has hiked prices of diesel variants of Ciaz and Ertiga models with smart hybrid technology
Labour Minister Shiv Charan Lal Sharma visited Gurgaon on Wednesday to meet senior department officials to decide on the likely course of negotiations.
There is enough blame to go around for Maruti violence.
From the Sensex pack, Tata Consultancy Services, Mahindra & Mahindra, ICICI Bank, Maruti Suzuki India, Power Grid, Axis Bank and Adani Ports & Special Economic Zones were among the laggards. On the other hand, HCL Technologies, Tech Mahindra, JSW Steel, Hindustan Unilever, Infosys and Titan were among the gainers.
Elaborating on the pricing formula of cars produced by Maruti Suzuki at its facilities in Haryana, the company said it marked up the cost of production of the car to generate profits.
For a contiguous plot, the company may need to pay almost three times more for 40 acres at Hansalpur.
Hyundai Motor India Ltd, the Indian arm of South Korean automaker Hyundai, has received capital markets regulator Sebi's approval to float an initial public offering (IPO), people familiar with the development said on Wednesday. This development marks a significant milestone for the Indian industry, as it is the first automaker initial share-sale in over two decades, following Japanese automaker Maruti Suzuki's listing in 2003.
The Amaze, Honda's first diesel car in India, has seen several buyers line up for test drives and dealers struggling to meet increasing demand.
Workers' representatives largely giving in on good conduct bond; want revocation of most dismissals, suspensions.
The workers resorted to a strike when five of them were suspended for 'allegedly assaulting a supervisor' on Wednesday.
Between January and August 2025, over 65,000 units of the Bolero were sold, making it the third-highest contributor to Mahindra's overall SUV sales. Bolero annually achieves sales of over 1 lakh units.
After the July 18 violence at the Manesar plant in which one senior executive was killed, the company had fired 546 workers.
Volkswagen last year acquired 20 per cent stake in Maruti Suzuki India's parent Suzuki Motor Corp for about $2.5 billion (over Rs 11,500 crore).
The petrol variant of the Celerio VXi is available for Rs 4.06 lakh (ex-showroom Delhi).
It is Rs 24,500 costlier than the existing model.
Passenger vehicle wholesales saw a marginal growth of 4 per cent in June on account of high base effect and muted demand due to severe heatwave conditions in several parts of the country. Overall passenger vehicle dispatches last month stood at 340,784 units, a growth of 3.67 per cent compared with 328,710 units in June 2023.
Maruti Ciaz and Ertiga are exempt from the infrastructure cess and so, there is no change in the prices of these models.
Among these will be all-new Swift and Dzire.
The company also said production at its main plant at Gurgaon has been resumed after a two-day closure last week due to component supply constraints from Suzuki Powertrain India Ptd.
Bringing curtains down on the glorious saga of the Maruti 800 model, Maruti Suzuki India has stopped production of the iconic car brand that had been carrier for millions of Indian middle class families, since last month, said senior official of the auto maker.
Based on the new Swift hatch, 2012 Dzire is selling like pancakes.
Automobile companies saw remarkable growth in sales in June.
Company has taken preliminary tests of 1,181 candidates from state ITI.
The Brezza is Maruti's answer to the Ford EcoSport and Mahindra TUV300 and was developed in India at a cost of Rs 860 crore.
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