At the end of four hours of competition that included negotiating hairpin bends, steep jumps and obstacles over dirt terrain, all at breakneck speed, motorcycle racing freaks were left awestruck.
The Sensex is on course to ending calendar year (CY) 2019 at a price-earnings (P/E) multiple of 29x, the highest in 25 years. Current valuations are, however, lower than those seen in the early 1990s. The Sensex has risen close to 14 per cent in the last 12 months, while the index underlying EPS dropped 6.7 per cent during the period.
ACMA has estimated the value of fake spare parts in the after-market at Rs 10,500-14,000 crore.
Measures to promote ease of doing business, cut in tax rates for smaller enterprises to 25 per cent, and reduction in interest rates are creating the right atmosphere for new businesses to flourish, particularly SMEs.
Together, the top 10 business groups reported a pre-tax loss of Rs 19,342 crore during the January-March 2020 quarter, as against a profit before tax of around Rs 48,500 crore in the year-ago period and Rs 39,600 crore during the December quarter. While Vedanta was the worst hit. others included Aditya Birla, Bharti, Adani, Mahindra, and Tata.
Audi's impressive museum at Ingolstadt, Germany houses 120 exhibits tracing over 100 years of automotive history.
The industry players couldn't hide their disappointment.
The car is powered by a 1.5-litre turbo petrol engine
A bleak demand outlook for steel in the domestic as well as global market is also another reason Tata Steel may be looking to have additional liquidity as margins are expected to take a hit in the coming quarters.
While the share of diesel vehicles sales in the overall passenger car industry has already fallen sharply, sales of CNG vehicles have shown a compound annual growth rate of 15.5 per cent over the past five years.
Tyre companies are stepping up on exports to offset declining volumes from domestic OEMs.
Despite of reoccurring crisis in 2013, there were many auto-giants that did well in sales due to some of their impeccable mean machines. Here are some of the top gainers of 2013.
India can be the new global manufacturing hub for small cars with BRIC countries, says PricewaterhouseCoopers.
The zippy power delivery, the smooth gearshifts, the spot-on gear ratios and the narrow dimensions of the car mean that they make short work of your daily commute in thick traffic.
India's Auto Expo is considered to be among the biggest motor shows in the world.
If carmakers don't explore innovations to improve safety, they could be relegated to the garbage heap by new players, says Indrajit Gupta
M&M is keen to increase the number of factories in the Africa region and plans are afoot to have one each in Sudan and Kenya.
Ford EcoSport is undoubtedly, the most successful launch, the Indian automobile industry has witnessed in 2013.
Having rung in the New Year with two major acquisitions in the metals space, India Inc is set to execute more such deals, albeit in automotive, pharma and IT sectors, with companies in Europe being the targets.
'More than one brand in a showroom is too risky because customer loyalty in this market is low. Most people don't drive different cars made by the same manufacturer for a lifetime, they experiment.'
With India's manufacturing sector slamming the brakes on production, the fallout is being felt by contractual labourers.
Modi discusses battery technology's impact on India at Tesla
It plans to lower employment costs with the estimated reduction in employee numbers, about two-thirds of which are expected to be office-based white-collar roles - a majority expected at its Netherlands unit.
Mahindra aims to sell in excess of 50,000 units combined annually in that country.
'Investors are coming in because they can't afford to miss India.'
The company is banking on investments lined up for product development and other innovations.
The struggling steelmaker said the sale includes several South Yorkshire-based assets, including electric arc steelworks and bar mill at Rotherham, steel-purifying facility in Stocksbridge and a mill in Brinsworth.
The government on Friday announced several relief measures including deferring one-time registration fee, lifting the ban on purchase of petrol/diesel vehicles by its departments and allowing higher depreciation, but it remained non-committal on the demand for a reduction in GST rates.
Nissan has signed a five-year-deal with Satyam Computer Services Ltd to enhance its key North America business portfolio.
Auto manufacturers are planning for global premiere of 15 cars at the Indian Auto Expo 2014.
Look out for Automotive Check out Axles, Concor, Gujarat Ambuja, Anant Raj Industries
In 2011, travel and tourism generated $2 trillion globally.
The latest trade mission is a part of Victorian government initiative, Trade Engagement Program -- India, specially designed to strengthen trade relations with the subcontinent, according an official statement.
The cars will be competing with the likes of BMW, Jaguar, Mercedes-Benz, and Porsche.
The auto major is eyeing 20 per cent of the compact SUV market with the petrol and diesel variants of the XUV300, reports Shally Seth Mohile.
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