Buying a car this festive season? Companies would want you to

Buying a car this festive season? Companies would want you to

Are you planning to buy a car this festive season? Over the past couple of months, car sales have been on a downward trend. But automakers are banking on some hefty discounts and enticing promotional offers tied to the festive season to finally shift those sales into high gear. The Indian automobile market, once driven … Read more

Car sales decline for third straight month in September

Car sales decline for third straight month in September

Car sales in the local market declined for the third straight month despite automakers offering hefty discounts to boost demand. As per industry estimates 355,000-360,000 cars, sedans and utility vehicles were sold in September, which is a decline of about 1-2.5% over 364,000 units sold in the year-ago period. PV sales dropped by 1.8% in … Read more

By 2035, EVs to consume 6 to 8.7 pc of India’s electricity: Report

By 2035, EVs to consume 6 to 8.7 pc of India’s electricity: Report

The electric vehicles (EVs) in India are set to consume a significant share of the country’s electricity by 2035, highlighted a report by IKIGAI Asset Manager Holdings, an investment management firm. According to the report, EVs are expected to account for 6 to 8.7 per cent of India’s total electricity consumption by 2035, reflecting the … Read more

Passenger, commercial vehicle registrations fall in August as floods, rainfall disrupt sales

Passenger, commercial vehicle registrations fall in August as floods, rainfall disrupt sales

Registrations of passenger as well as commercial vehicles fell last month with excess rainfall, floods disrupting retail sales in several states in the local market. While passenger vehicle sales declined by 4.5% to 309,053 units, commercial vehicle retails slid 6.05% to 73,253 units on back of weather-related disruptions and weak industrial demand. Overall, vehicle registrations … Read more

car discounts: Double-whammy for India’s car dealers: Rising inventory and increasing demand for discounts

car discounts: Double-whammy for India’s car dealers: Rising inventory and increasing demand for discounts

Stung by leftover inventory and unsure about consumer spending, India’s auto dealers are worried about having to discount more to boost demand in the upcoming festive season, a representative of the dealers’ body said on Thursday. The double-whammy of higher inventory costs and deeper discounts are a nightmare for auto dealers as that has a … Read more

Auto sales decline for second straight month in August

Auto sales decline for second straight month in August

Sales of passenger vehicles in the local market declined for the second straight month in August, on a high base, and with carmakers reducing dispatches to rationalise stocks at dealerships. According to industry estimates around 350,000-355,000 cars, sedans and utility vehicles were dispatched from factories to dealerships last month, which is a decline of 1.7-3% … Read more

Passenger vehicle sales fall for first time in over two years in July

Passenger vehicle sales fall for first time in over two years in July

Sales of passenger vehicles fell for the first time in more than two years in July on a high base worsened by sluggish demand and inventory glut at dealerships. Two-wheelers however grew in double digits, and three wheelers in low single digits, helped by steady recovery in rural demand, on a low base. Passenger vehicles … Read more

Global demand muted; gradual improvement expected in domestic market: Tata Motors

Global demand muted; gradual improvement expected in domestic market: Tata Motors

Tata Motors expects demand to remain sluggish in overseas markets this fiscal while pinning hopes on a gradual bounce back in the domestic market on the back of new launches and the upcoming festive season. Earlier this month, the Mumbai-based automaker reported a consolidated net profit of Rs 5,566 crore and total income of Rs … Read more

Lamborghini bets big on India’s long-term potential

Lamborghini bets big on India’s long-term potential

Italian super luxury automaker Automobili Lamborghini expects exponential growth in India with the potential to become a top market in the Asia Pacific region in the long-term, driven by customers who are the youngest globally, according to a senior company official. With the company selling a record 103 units in India in 2023, Automobili Lamborghini … Read more

Vehicle registrations rise 13.84% in July driven by rural demand, discounts

Vehicle registrations rise 13.84% in July driven by rural demand, discounts

Registrations of cars, two-wheelers and commercial vehicles – a proxy for retail sales – rose by 13.84% to 2,034,116 units last month as dealers liquidated stocks driven by demand from rural markets and attractive discount schemes floated by companies to draw buyers. Dispatches of passenger vehicles last month, though, declined by about 2% with automakers … Read more