India's flagship motor show Auto Expo 2023 kicked off on Wednesday with the global unveiling of Suzuki Motor Corporation's concept electric SUV 'eVX' which is slated to hit the market by 2025. The company's Indian arm Maruti Suzuki India is among the major manufacturers participating in the show that has returned after three years. The Concept eVX is a mid-size electric SUV concept designed and developed by Suzuki Motor Corporation (SMC), Japan. It will be powered by a 60 kWh battery pack offering up to 550 km of driving range on single charge.
Another downgrade for Tokyo Olympics that have their pomp and public spectacle overshadowed by COVID-19
Some of facelifts in India will include cars from highly prominent car makers.
French carmaker Renault is developing an even smaller sport utility vehicle Captur after the successful launch of the Duster in 2012.
Tokyo has mostly delivered on that hope, despite some early teething problems.
Many say Tata Motors has perhaps paid the price for being too ambitious.
An official close to the organising committee, who is involved in drafting the scenarios, said they have been asked to make a simulation in case of a postponement.
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Behind the scenes, sponsors who have pumped billions of dollars into the Tokyo Olympics have grown increasingly nervous about how the coronavirus outbreak will impact the tournament.
The government has mandated that from October 2017, all new car models will have to be equipped with airbags to meet crash test norms.
That means a manufacturer looking at a market like India needs to decide whether small, cheap cars or small, expensive cars or both will work better for them, says Pavan Lall.
Close to 50 models were launched in India in the past 12 months, but companies have not been able to realise their potential due to the pandemic.
Move to be aimed at reducing subsidies on the fuel.
The number of participating automakers has fallen from 50 in 2018 to 30 this year. The count of exhibitors, including technology companies, has come down from 119 to 112. And showstopper luxury and supercar brands, including Toyota, Jeep, Lamborghini, Porsche, and Volvo will be missing. Similarly, the commercial vehicle makers also gave the show a miss -- a prolonged economic slowdown has dented their fortunes and near chances of any recovery.
Market leader Maruti Suzuki is putting finishing touches to its plan of finding its feet in what is being hailed as a battle of epic proportions in India's fastest-growing passenger vehicle segment, reports Arindam Majumder.
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This is the first time a global company is looking to introduce an SUV in this price segment.
Earlier in May, Ford India announced that it had dropped its plans to make electric vehicles (EVs) in India, which it intended to export, under the production-linked incentive scheme (PLI). Ford was among 20 companies that had signed a Champion OEM Incentive Scheme under the PLI project with the government in February this year. The decision comes as a blow for the 4,000-odd employees at Ford India's Maraimalai Nagar plant near Chennai and in Sanand, Gujarat. In September last year, the company had announced that it would exit the India market, which it had entered in 1995 through an on-again, off-again joint venture with Mahindra & Mahindra (they split in 1998, signed a JV in 2019 and split again in December 2020), retailing petrol and diesel brands such as the EcoSport, Figo, Aspire, and Endeavour.
For players like Toyota Kirloskar and Ford, the contribution of UVs to overall sales is now well over 60%.
Exports in August were up 10.3 per cent to 12,472 units from 11,305 units in the same month of previous year.
Close to half a dozen more three-row premium mid-size models are expected to hit the road over the next two years.
Maruti has announced it will phase out diesel variants from April 1, 2020, when stringent BS VI norms take effect
Cumulative sales of India's top passenger vehicle makers -- Maruti Suzuki, Mahindra and Mahindra, Tata Motors, Honda Cars, and Toyota Kirloskar -- increased to 206,418 units in February over 200,322 units in the same month last year, an increase of 3 per cent.
The auto industry has had a mixed month. The build up to Dhanteras and Diwali was good but the demand tapered off subsequently.
The SUV segment is showing good momentum, enough to attract new players.
Petrol variants of the car are priced between Rs 6.38-7.09 lakh.
Hyundai Motors finally launched their much anticipated Sports Utility Vehicle (SUV) Santa Fe in the Indian market just as the festive season kick started.
Apart from a pavilion of vintage cars, there will be a Bollywood corner
These photographs are sure to take your breath away!
Over seven lakh vehicles have been recalled by various manufacturers in India since 2012.
Over seven lakh vehicles have been recalled by various manufacturers in India since 2012.
Ahead of the international auto show that begins next Wednesday, the Indian auto industry continues to be buffeted with bad news. According to data released by leading automobile companies on Saturday, the industry's sales volumes in January fell about five per cent from those in the same month last year.
'It's old school to have such a concept as grid girls.'
In a rare face off, captains of the auto industry have hit out at the government for not walking the talk. At an industry event in the capital on Wednesday, R C Bhargava, chairman of India's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki, and Venu Srinivasan, chairman of TVS Motor, questioned the government's intent to support the auto sector. Revenue secretary Tarun Bajaj sat in the audience listening, before his turn came to counter them.
What worked for Hyundai in India when so many other auto manufacturers have had to eat humble pie? Pavan Lall finds out.
Various factors, including robust demand in rural markets and good response to new models, helped in driving the sales.
A weaker rupee against the US dollar and the Japanese yen along with margin sustenance pressures have forced companies to raise prices.
Unlike previous Paris auto shows, where new diesel models took centerstage, much of the buzz this year centred around hybrids and electric 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.
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