Indian wheat exports, almost grounded by a shortage of rail wagons and a government policy to halt sales of lower grade grain, are unlikely to pick up before May, traders said on Wednesday.
The company said sales in the compact segment comprising Swift, Estilo, Ritz declined by 1.2 per cent to 22,188 units in October this year as against 22,459 units in the same month in 2012.
Expectations of muted expenditure on railway infrastructure and the assumption that there would be no further fare hikes may have contributed to the fall, according to analysts.
It's Maruti all the way, with four out of top five coming from its stable.
Railways is testing waters for locomotives to run on lithium-ion batteries, the most common ones used in electric vehicles.
Wants to cut inventory due to slowing sales.
The railway minister said the target of 700 km of new lines in the current year (2012-13) had to be scaled down to 470 km due to inadequate resources.
Its sales grew 21% to 165,346 units
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India's largest carmaker Maruti Udyog Ltd increased its market share to an impressive 60 per cent in May this year after a spurt in sales of its entry level Maruti 800 and premium small car WagonR.
The only flag bearers of Bengal Inc were Umesh Choudhury, vice-chairman, Titagarh Wagon; Sanjay Bansal, head, Ambootia Tea, S K Banerjee, head, Makaibari Tea.
However, compared to August, vehicle sales increased by 15.25 per cent on the back of discounts. Maruti led the market in offering heavy discounts and incentives for buyers and dealers, reports Arindam Majumder.
Auto makers step up efforts export cars and offset adverse impact of foreign exchange fluctuations.
There is a lot of optimism as regards the defence, railway and manufacturing sectors.
Maruti is sticking to this strategy at a time when rival Hyundai is looking to make the most of the monopoly it will have in the compact diesel segment from April 1, 2020, when the BSVI emission norms kick in. The market leader's confidence stems from the rapid shift in favour of petrol in the PV segment. For newer models such as MG Hector and Seltos, nearly 75 per cent bookings are for petrol variants, Kia has 55 per cent from petrol variants. The change in customer preference from diesel variants to petrol has happened quickly over the past few years.
Automobile manufacturers are offering freebies, ranging from gold coins and LED televisions to record discounts, to push petrol vehicle sales.
Twenty-six coal-laden wagons of a goods train derailed at a place between Bhabua-Durgawati railway stations in Bihar's Kaimur district, officials said on Friday.
The list clearly shows the dominance of Maruti and Hyundai in the Indian passenger vehicle market.
The Delhi CM's protests have forced people to take notice, transforming what would otherwise be routine Delhi matters into issues of national interest.
Maruti Suzuki is offering cash discounts ranging from Rs 5,000 on its hatchback Celerio to Rs 35,000 on entry level Alto800.
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The Jaldoot train supplying water from Miraj town to Latur in Marathwada on Monday made its 111th and last trip.
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The historic 10 millionth car is a Metallic Breeze Blue WagonR VXi, with chassis No 243899 and was rolled out from the company's Gurgaon plant.
While Agarwal said the government was trying to change character of the country, his other party colleagues said the names of persons 'who have made no contribution to the freedom struggle' are being given.
So at the beginning of the current financial year when the domestic automobile industry started to depict the first signs of a slowdown, MSIL resolved to intensify focus on such niche segments to bring in the additional numbers.
The 660-cc car will be priced higher than the Alto.
Coal Minister Sriprakash Jaiswal is credited with fast-tracking many issues that are caught in red-tape. The minister says the environment ministry's controversial policy barring mining in forest areas has left him troubled.
Police are awaiting medical reports to confirm if the actor was drunk at the time of the mishap.
Maruti's exports in May were down 2.4% at 9,089 units
While Hyundai Motor India reported a marginal growth, Toyota Kirloskar Motor witnessed a dip in sales last month.
Sales of four- and two-wheelers almost halved in August, compared to the equivalent month last year.
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Local officials used 10,000 litres water for the helipad at Belkund village where the minister paid a visit to review the drought and water scarcity relief measures on Friday.
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'Coronavirus has occasioned us to see how copious Modi's mojo bag is,' says Shreekant Sambrani.
The Lok Sabha on Monday approved the Rail budget for 2011-12 after Railway Minister Mamata Banerjee assured the House of effecting measures to ensure availability of adequate coaches and wagons in the coming years.
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