Indian auto industry poised to reach USD 300 Billion by 2026; Revving up for innovation and expansion

India’s rapidly growing auto market is poised to hit a milestone, with projections indicating it will reach USD 300 billion by 2026. This growth is fueled by various factors, including rising income levels, urbanization, and a burgeoning middle class with increasing purchasing power.In March 2024, the Indian auto industry produced a total of 2,325,959 units, … Read more

Earlier, it was about functionality in a car, now it is about aspiration: Shashank Srivastava, Maruti Suzuki India

Shashank Srivastava, Executive Director, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd, says “the transformation of Maruti Suzuki is one of the biggest achievements of the company. Of course, we have contributed hugely to the Indian manufacturing sector. We are the leaders in the automobile for the last 40 years of its existence. But it goes beyond that and … Read more

Maruti Suzuki: Rahul Bharti on how Maruti Suzuki is promoting sustainable practices

India’s first automobile in-plant railway siding project (of Maruti Suzuki) was inaugurated by PM Modi in Gujarat on March 12. The project is at Hansalpur in Gujarat’s Mehsana district. Under the project, Maruti will increase the use of railways for dispatching finished cars from 26% to 40% annually, saving 50,000 truck trips, 35 million litres … Read more

Sales of cars, sedans, utility vehicles see their best-ever February

Sales of cars, sedans and utility vehicles in the local market increased in healthy double-digits to their best-ever level for the month of February at 373,177 units on back of better supplies and sustained consumer demand. As per industry estimates this is an increase of 11.3% over 335,324 units sold in the same period last … Read more

Growth momentum to continue amid positive economic scenario: JK Tyre

JK Tyre expects demand momentum to continue for the tyre industry in the medium to long term, with the automobile industry set to grow amid a positive economic environment, according to a top company official. In an interaction with PTI, JK Tyre & Industries MD Anshuman Singhania expressed hope that the tyre maker would also … Read more

India to be number 1 auto manufacturing hub in 5 yrs

India will become the number one automobile manufacturing hub in the world by 2029 and the country will be the third largest economy, road transport and highways minister Nitin Gadkari said on Friday. The government’s focus going forward will be to build a world-class road network, move to alternative fuels and bring down logistics costs … Read more

pli: Automobile industry will contribute to India’s rise as third largest economy

Indian automobile industry will have the highest contribution to the country’s rise as the third largest economy, Heavy Industries Minister Mahendra Nath Pandey said Tuesday. Speaking at the auto Production Linked Incentive (PLI) conclave in New Delhi, he said, “India is today the fifth largest economy in the world and soon India will be the … Read more

Predictions for 2024: Small cars may lag in a good year for motown, says RC Bhargava, Maruti Suzuki

The growth of the automobile industry, which in normal times closely tracks the growth of the GDP, was adversely affected in 2019-20 by the switch to BS6 standards, then by the Covid pandemic and finally by the shortages of semi-conductors. It was in 2022-23 that the industry could finally cross the volume of sales reached … Read more