The Kwid was launched in the last week of September.
The entire range of Hyundai's diesel cars - from compact ones to SUV models, including the soon-to-be-launched Aura - will be eco-friendly.
Several carmakers, including car market leader Maruti Suzuki India pulled the plug on diesel models citing higher costs for BSVI variants leaving buyers with limited options.
Strong festive demand in October helped carmakers register a seven-per cent volume growth in the domestic market, even as the largest player, Maruti Suzuki, reported low single-digit growth.
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.
India's fuel demand in September rose at the fastest pace in more than a decade.
The Modi administration has been unable to initiate key reforms.
With Nexa, the value-for-money mass-market car maker hopes to attract premium buyers. Sangeeta Tanwar reports.
India is the first country to launch the second generation Amaze and the car has been developed considering the needs and aspirations of Indian customers
'Petrol cars, which constitute the majority, do not contribute to the 2.5 PM emissions as petrol used in the country is of higher quality.'
Clock 11% growth in the first 11 months of 2022.
Maruti recorded 20 per cent jump in sales during November.
Move aimed at removing confusion among private buyers
The government has extended excise duty concessions beyond 30th June 2014 for a period of 6 months up to 31st December 2014.
Financials emerged as the top gainers while auto shares rallied on robust September sales
Increase in taxes on luxury cars will not have any effect on the demand
'This is purely a brand sale. It includes the Ambassador with its variants. Peugeot is likely to relaunch the brand with multiple variants.'
The new Scorpio came after a gap of 24 months since its last launch, during which the competition launched a slew of products.
Hyundai Motor India expects its SUV range to gain further traction in the domestic market with demand for personal mobility gaining momentum post the second wave of COVID-19, according to a senior company official. The company, which already leads the SUV space with models like Venue, Creta, Tucson and recently launched Alcazar, is looking to maintain its lead in the segment which is growing with each passing month.
Durable goods companies and retailers say online sales won't compensate for the fall in offline sales.
The current slowdown has lasted for over 18 months and is the longest incident of sluggishness since 2006.
JLR, the maker of Jaguar F-Type and Range Rover Evoque, was a jewel in the crown of Tata Motors till two years back. But, it has been struggling because of the pending Brexit, a sharp contraction in sales in China, a shift in consumer preference from diesel to gasoline in Europe, higher taxes on diesel vehicles, and tightening regulations.
The 800cc five-speed manual transmission comes with a fuel economy of 25.17 kmpl
Auto firms have reported a good jump in sales for the month of December
Let alone a discount, they might not even get the model, variant or colour of choice in BS-IV-compliant vehicles.
Maruti is not an online outlier, of course; other heavyweights have rolled out similar services. But as an analyst pointed out, Maruti's all-India roll-out has significant impact given that it accounts for over half of all cars sold, reports, reports Pavan Lall.
Some of the notable models set to make a debut next year include the Tata Harrier, the Mahindra S201, the Kia SP Concept, MG Motors' Boujun 530, and the Honda HR-V.
Customers can also book the Datsun redi-GO online through Snapdeal.com
The traffic tells a story. During the lockdown, it took 45 minutes to zip through the deserted 35-km stretch from Chennai to reach the automobile heart of Sriperumbudur-Oragadam, where the big names of the car industry - Hyundai Motor India, Renault-Nissan India, Daimler India Commercial Vehicles, Apollo Tyres, and Royal Enfield - are based.
Among the key concerns of the Street is market share losses in growth segments, led by higher competitive pressures.
We feel Tata Motors have done a really good job in developing the Hexa and it is honestly a good car that drives fairly well
'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.'
To be able to tide over the current crisis, automobile manufacturers have waged a war against all cost heads.
Rajan also said the outlook for agriculture is subdued, in view of both rabi and kharif prospects being hit by monsoon vagaries.
Sitharaman said economic slowdown seems to have bottomed out and the coming festive season will help the economy start looking up.
The usually busy Greater Noida expressway is empty except small groups of commuters that gather at its sidelines, seeking lift from every passing vehicle.
Net profit at M&M and Mahindra Vehicle Manufacturing Ltd contracted to Rs 918 crore from Rs 1,238 crore a year ago while revenue and other income decreased to Rs 12,997 crore from Rs 13,551 crore a year ago.
Fintech giant Paytm claimed it is selling more FASTags than all the banks put together on a daily basis.
Prices third Nexa car aggressively at Rs 4.59 lakh, to take on Hyundai's i10Grand and M&M'S KUV100.
With slowing sales and to avoid inventory accumulation, Toyota Kirloskar Motor Pvt Ltd has planned to cut production of passenger cars and utility vehicles at its factory in Bidadi, 35 km from Bangalore.
