Meet IAF Veteran Bhopinder Singh Saini from the Viro ke Vir Indian Party.
Large number of buyers has put purchases on hold because of a combination of factors, including high fuel prices, higher insurance cost, and firm interest rates.
Auto firms have reported a good jump in sales for the month of December
The industry needs stimuli to help revive consumer demand and conversions.
Maruti has announced it will phase out diesel variants from April 1, 2020, when stringent BS VI norms take effect
You'd love to take these pocket-friendly automatics for a spin
In order to reduce government litigations, the Union Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman on Saturday said the GST Council has fixed a monetary limit for filing appeals by the tax department before the various appellate authorities. It has recommended a monetary limit of Rs 20 lakh for GST Appellate Tribunal, Rs 1 crore for the High Court and Rs 2 crore for the Supreme Court for filing of appeals by the department before these legal forums, she said after the 53rd GST Council meeting held in New Delhi.
The month saw two special editions from Mahindra and Chevrolet.
This is the first time in the last five years that an utility vehicle has featured in the top five list.
'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.'
Prices of automobiles, including cars, sports utility vehicles and two-wheelers, are set to come down with Finance Minister P Chidambaram announcing a reduction in excise duty in the Interim Budget.
The dream run in China's car market is likely to come to a screeching halt in 2011 after Beijing announced the withdrawal of incentives on small cars with a 'Made-in-China' tag and imposed restrictions capping the number of new vehicles allowed on the roads.
The company had sold 1,813 cars in 2011, JLR said in a statement.
They have lasted for decades with no sign of drop in their sales.
Young Key Koo, managing director, Hyundai Motors India, said SUV was the right product for India
Manufacturers that mainly sell diesel cars like Mahindra & Mahindra, Tata Motors, Toyota, Mercedes, BMW and Volkswagen anticipate a significant fall in sales if the government accepts the Parikh committee's recommendation of a flat tax of Rs 80,000 on diesel cars, because of a widening cost differential with petrol variants.
Its sales grew 21% to 165,346 units
Audi and Mercedes-Benz have already opened dealerships in Guwahati -- a gateway to all the north-eastern states -- and BMW intends to join them soon. Ajay Modi reports.
The electric vehicle evolution in India's passenger vehicle market has remained frozen in time and may see limited adoption over the next decade, experts say.
With only a handful of models by a few manufacturers including Tata Nexon, MG ZS, Hyundai Kona, among others, the segment has remained under tapped.
Educate yourself about your car insurance policy's terms and conditions before buying or renewing it, suggests Animesh Das, head of product strategy, ACKO General Insurance.
The slowdown in growth is an industry-wide trend and companies are adjusting production to bring down the inventory levels at plants as well as dealerships.
While the RBI's guidelines aim to streamline the loan closure process, borrowers must remain proactive.
Apple's head of mergers and acquisitions, Adrian Perica, met with Tesla Motors Inc founder Elon Musk at the company's headquarters last year around the same time analysts suggested that Apple acquire the Model S electric car maker, the newspaper reported on Sunday.
The used car market is now 1.2 times the size of the new car market.
There is the range of new launches during this year's festive season.
The offers mostly include free insurance, exchange bonus, and free accessories
Cars priced above Rs 25 lakh account for 1 per cent in India's 3 million-car market and the share has remained unchanged over the last five years.
The domestic sales stood at 54,113 units compared to 60,229 units in the same month a year-ago, down by 10.15 per cent, the company said. Exports, however, grew marginally at 5,795 units as against 5,739 units in the corresponding month last year.
The company said sales of the compact segment comprising Swift, Estilo, Ritz surged over two fold to 17,409 units
What's driving consumers to petrol cars? Ajay Modi finds out.
The distinction between "cheap" and "affordable" is a fine one, but no one understands this better than India's aspirational first-time car-owner, says Kanika Datta.
Almost every car maker has planned a launch later in the year.
BMW had maintained its lead over Mercedes-Benz and Audi in 2010.
Swift is the highest selling car from the Maruti stable sicne its launch in 2005.
Driven by strong demand, the overall passenger vehicle dispatches crossed 3.35 lakh units in February as automakers, including Maruti Suzuki India, Hyundai, Tata Motors and Mahindra & Mahindra, reported robust sales during the month. The dispatches of more than 3.35 lakh units last month marked an 11 per cent over February 2022. It was also the highest ever overall wholesales in the month of February. The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India on Wednesday said its domestic wholesales rose 11 per cent to 155,114 units in February as compared with 140,035 units in the same month last year.
Price is no longer king. Maruti now has a new strategy to score over rivals.
With total sales of 2, 11,402 cars, compared to 1, 86,890 notched up in the same month last year, February 2012 witnessed the highest growth in the last 10 months in terms of sales output.
The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India on Thursday reported 14 per cent increase in total wholesales at 159,044 units in November. The company had dispatched 139,184 units to dealers in November 2021, MSI said in a statement. Last month, the company's domestic sales rose 18 per cent to 139,306 units as against 117,791 units in November 2021, it added.
