Maruti Udyog Ltd, India's biggest carmaker, said on Friday that its sales surged by a robust 38.4 per cent at 39,838 units in April 2004 over 28,793 units in the same month last year.
When word got around in the ministry of external affairs that Siddhartha and Malavika were going to New York and would be with SM Krishna, protocol officers went to Delhi airport to see off the couple. Siddhartha chided them for doing so and when the officials said a government vehicle would be picking them up at John F Kennedy airport on arrival, he told them that he would take a taxi to reach the New York Palace hotel where his father-in-law was staying. K P Nayar reports.
Maruti Udyog on Friday announced a 0.2-0.75 per cent hike in prices of its main models and variants with immediate effect.
Maruti Udyog Ltd, the country's biggest carmaker, on Wednesday said its sales jumped by 37 per cent during April-June 2003 to 90,698 units.
Various factors, including robust demand in rural markets and good response to new models, helped in driving the sales.
General Motors India on Wednesday reduced its car prices by Rs 24,800-Rs 43,000 following the eight per cent cut in excise duty in the 2003-04 Budget.
The new tax regime has also been fuelling sale of SUVs, particularly the compact SUVs
The best way for the railways to become more professional will be to get corporatised.
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A fall in sales across its mini cars, coupled with a drop in exports dragged down Maruti sales by 5.5% March. Read more at: http://www.moneycontrol.com/news/business/maruti-may-sales-slip-5falling-mini-car-sales-exports_712009.html?utm_source=ref_article
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Sales volume for compact sedan Dzire Tour came in at 2,068 units in June.
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Maruti, Honda and Tata Motors posted highest sales growth during the month
Country's largest car-maker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) on Saturday reported 10.3 per cent decline in total sales in January at 1,02,416 units as against 1,14,205 units in the same month last year.
The new Santro, with a premium feel, is proof that when it comes to offering latest features and with it design at competitive prices, small cars are no longer shying away from entering a territory once occupied only by larger models, says Pawan Lall.
Sales of the compact segment comprising Swift, Estilo, Ritz, Dzire and Baleno increased by 4.1 per cent to 50,362 units
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The company, which produced 92,653 units in September 2012, however, had sold more cars this year in the same month.
Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Mahindra and Toyota reported low single-digit sales growth for the month owing to weak market sentiment
While retail sales at dealerships have suffered the full impact of demonetisation, the growth in wholesale volumes comes as dealers had relatively lower inventory after Diwali in October.
India's gross domestic product growth rate slipped to 7%.
The company had sold 50 units of SX4 sedan in August 2014.
'The August phenomenon of decline in sales occurs every year.' 'What they have done cleverly is, using the economic slowdown as an excuse, they want a package from the government to compensate the expenditure they will incur while converting BS4 to BS6.' 'That's why they are making a hue and cry.'
The auto industry has had a mixed month. The build up to Dhanteras and Diwali was good but the demand tapered off subsequently.
The models from Hyundai and Maruti, which might go on sale in October 2018 and February 2019, respectively, are set to revive a segment that had lost sheen to the compact SUV segment, lately
Car wil be available in two variants, with base version priced at Rs 6.52 lakh, top end at Rs 7.30 lakh
The protection to the driver's chest due to high chest compression was poor and the passenger's chest received weak protection
Arundhati Bhattacharya, the chairperson of country's largest bank SBI, has been named as the most-powerful woman in business in India by Fortune magazine.
Prime Minister Narendra Modi has a huge fan following with a legion of supporters. However, in the recent past, B-Town celebrities have jumped on to the Modi bandwagon, with many of them being very vocal about their support for the PM.
'The Bodos and the Assamese were at each other's throats, the Assamese Muslims and the Bengali Muslims were at each other's throats, the Bengali speaking Muslims and Hindus were coming together against the Assamese speaking caste Hindus and the plains tribes and vice versa.'
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Maruti Suzuki India, country's largest carmaker on Thursday reported 3.7 per cent rise in total sales in September.
Railways must pull back its share of freight traffic.
