Indian passenger car sales fell by 22.7 per cent in February to 37,446 units, down from 48,444 units in the same month last year, the Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers said on Wednesday.\n\n\n\n
Maruti says, WagonR is one of the top 5 brands in India.
The recall will cover cars manufactured between 2008 to 2012 that use safety airbags made by its supplier Takata
Exactly a year after the very severe cyclonic storm Phailin struck the state, another storm is heading towards the Odisha coast.
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Sanand produced only 515 Nanos in January, and sold even less, just around 391 units.
Weak monsoon rains could have a negative impact on India's automobile sector which is seeing early signs of improvement with the sale of passenger cars and utility vehicles rising in May.
Toyota had announced a global recall of 65 lakh vehicles to rectify a power window glitch, which could lead to fire risk.
Two-wheeler prices are likely to rise by 10-25 per cent on account of higher premiums on insurance and commodity prices, mandatory safety regulations and BS-VI emissions that kick in from April 1, 2020.
Analysts say Bajaj's move to correct prices can potentially disrupt the market.
Though Hero still leads by a wide margin in annual and monthly sales, for the first time, Honda has considerably bridged the sales gap with the Pawan Munjal-led firm in April lagging only by 12,134 units
In April, MSI had recalled 1,03,311 units of its popular models -- Ertiga, Swift and DZire -- manufactured between November 12, 2013 and February 4, 2014 to replace faulty fuel filler neck.
The company will upgrade software in airbag control unit.
Tata Motors' passenger vehicle sales stood at 229,325 units in the last financial year, registering a market share of just 8.9 per cent.
Renault will start with a slew of new products that will be launched over the second half of this year and next year, apart from giving facelifts to the Kwid and Duster.
The company also did not share the amount of booking backlog.
Facing capacity constraint, firm is yet to take a call on setting up a new manufacturing unit in India.
Irrespective of the recent performance of Datsun, Nissan is ready to put more resources behind it.
For players like Toyota Kirloskar and Ford, the contribution of UVs to overall sales is now well over 60%.
The RBI on Thursday lowered the benchmark repurchase rate to 7.75 per cent from 8 per cent, the first reduction since May 2013.
Various manufacturers, including Nissan and Honda have also been impacted due to faulty airbags supplied by Takata.
The vehicles affected by the recall are manufactured between September 2011 and July 2014.
Maruti Suzuki's inventory across its dealerships is a 100,000 vehicles at the end of any month. However, it was only 34,000 vehicles at the end of December 2016.
Maruti Suzuki was the biggest gainer among Sensex scrips, rising 5.89 per cent, followed by M&M up 5.29 per cent.
High-end mid-sized sedans, comfy SUVs and entry-level luxury models steal their show.
A brace by Australian striker Sean Rooney steered Bengaluru FC to a 3-1 victory over former champions Dempo SC in the Airtel I-League match at the Bangalore Football Stadium on Wednesday.
The company will showcase the Ioniq electric vehicle at the Auto Expo that begins next week.
Big brands like Hyundai, Mahindra and Mahindra (M&M), Toyota and Renault have lost share.
The recall will affect 2,910 units of the sedan version of Sail and 1,090 units of compact car variant of the model.
The total number of passenger vehicles (cars and utility vehicles) sold annually in the 1970s was 32,000 units - less than even one week's sales today.
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Hero MotoCorp sold 254,813 Splendors, about 4,000 more than the 250,681 Activas sold by its rival Honda Motorcycles and Scooters India.
The government has constituted a committee headed by NTPC Chairman Arup Roy Choudhury to study the proposal and submit a report in two months time.
Industry players have sought government support in the form of stimulus package and reduction in excise duty to overcome the slump.
Bottom-placed NorthEast United FC struck through a Simao Sabrosa penalty to shock reigning champions Atletico de Kolkata 1-0 in an Indian Super League football match at Vivekananda Yuva Bharati Krirangan in Kolkata.
One litre of petrol now costs Rs 64.76 while the diesel price is Rs 54.70 a litre in Delhi
Automobile manufacturers said Euro-VI grade vehicles will not hit the roads before 2020 but the advancement gives them confidence to make investments in manufacturing such vehicles.
Honda Cars India is recalling a total of 1,338 units of its premium sedan Accord and sports utility vehicle CR-V manufactured between 2002 and 2003 to replace a faulty part in the passenger side airbags. The recall, which is part of Honda's global recall regarding the potential defect related to passenger air bag announced in June 2014, would cover 1,085 units of Accord and 253 units of CR-V.
'It is going to be as high as 50% in the coming one or two months and can be about 20% to 25% in the medium term.'
Old football warhorses Mohun Bagan managed to pull out a miraculous draw after CS Sabeeth scored a late equaliser against debutants Bengaluru FC in the first round of their I-League encounter at the Bangalore Football Stadium on Sunday.
