A financial turnaround in Tata Steel and Tata Motors has come as a shot in the arm for Chandra.
According to a senior Tata Motors official, the company is taking aggressive steps to correct its product portfolio, with a more 'cleverly defined and targeted strategy'.
At the end of 2018-19, the Tata group had a consolidated debt of Rs 2.77 trillion. Tatas not only plan to avoid big-ticket acquisitions for now, the group's main focus will be on improving key metrics and reduce debt, say Shally Seth Mohile & Dev Chatterjee.
Connectivity is what SAARC needs the most but Pakistan is not interested, says Rajeev Sharma.
Given the better growth in JLR sales and improving domestic sales, nearly 90 per cent of the analysts covering the stock have a 'Buy' rating.
The car is expected to hit the road on October 23 and is being launched as Hyundai celebrates two decades in the country. Industry sources say that it will be priced at Rs 3,70,000 to stay competitive with its biggest competitors, Tata Tiago and Maruti Suzuki Celerio.
As a tech services company, Ola has never been in hardcore manufacturing. And unlike in ride hailing, which is a two-player market (Uber is the only other competitor), in two-wheelers it faces many entrenched players. But most of all, rivals say Ola's targets are out of sync with most, even ambitious, projections.
Toyota has set up two manufacturing plants at Bidadi, about 35 km from here, with a combined capacity of 310,000 units a year.
'The government is encouraging consumption through fiscal spending in a bid to push up economic growth in the face of a slowdown in corporate investment and exports.'
From the new facility, buses would be rolled out from the second quarter of 2015
India can become one of the world's automotive export hubs of the 21st century.
Companies have also managed to find talent created by frequent exits.
The argument that existing rules do not apply to them will no longer hold ground.
With no signs of economic revival under the current political circumstances, SIAM said it expected a turnaround in the fortune of the auto industry only after a new government is formed after the general elections next year.
The 30-share BSE Sensex closed down 162 points at 28,338 and the 50-share Nifty was down 67 points at 8,463.
The compact sedan Zest competes with the established brands like Maruti D'zire, Honda Amaze and Hyundai Xcent.
Whether India can create labour-intensive factory jobs instead that it needs to put millions to work in the next few years looks very unlikely.
'We are in the reverse gear and we are not there anywhere compared to the rest of the world'
Maruti recorded 20 per cent jump in sales during November.
India Inc has few leaders who are likely to grab headlines in 2015.
Gains were led by Tata Motors amid robust sales in June along with select financials.
HDFC, ONGC, Maruti Suzuki, HeroMoto Corp and Bajaj Auto gained the most on BSE Sensex
The one common theme across companies that have rewarded shareholders is consumption.
Suresh Prabhu, the new railway minister, described his charge as being 'the engine of growth'.
We can't wait to see Maruti Suzuki S-Cross and Hyundai ix25 hitting the roads.
The hatchback has been priced strategically at a notch above the Nano and way below the Tata Bolt.
In the December quarter, Sensex earnings had contracted 5 per cent.
In this industry, a company's strategy needs to be adaptable in order to keep up with the pace of change.
Nissan and Renault say they will compete with new models, especially small cars, and by growing their dealer network.
'People do not want a 'maha milavat' (highly adulterated) government of those who assembled in Kolkata.'
These automotive companies were afraid of competition and made wrong accusations on grounds of safety.
India must first improve working condition, then it can concentrate on Make in India concept.
'Defence funding is channelled to State-owned research organisations where scientists are merely bureaucrats holding meetings and sending out minutes of meetings and press releases, but have long ago stopped any innovative work.' 'Unless this tragedy is fixed, India's chances to create world-conquering and job-creating new industries are slim,' says Ajit Balakrishnan.
Markets across the globe gained after China Securities Regulator removed its four-day-old circuit-breaker system.
The new flagship Maybach S 650 replaces the S 600 in India
Audi sold 10,851 units last year, higher than Mercedes-Benz, which sold 10,201 units.
No Indian auto brand (including Tata or Mahindra) is well-known globally.
All sectoral indices, led by realty, PSU, oil & gas and banking, were in positive zone with gains of up to 1.25 per cent.
The move to ban Rs 500 and 1000 notes may not curb the root cause of black money.
Corrosion is a big menace for anything with steel application from rebars in construction, oil and water pipelines, railway track, power distribution poles to automobiles, says Kunal Bose.
