BH series car number plate is your choice? Court has just quashed some conditions

The Bombay High Court has quashed a circular issued by Maharashtra’s transport commissioner imposing certain conditions while deciding on applications for registration of vehicles under the BH series. A division bench of Justices Girish Kulkarni and Firdosh Pooniwalla, in its judgment on April 12, said the circular was issued “without any authority and, hence, flawed … Read more

car sales: Discounts, freebies drive in as automakers seek to push sales

Carmakers have started offering discounts and freebies this fiscal after a hiatus of three years, hoping to entice new buyers and clear record inventory levels. Car dealership stock reached an all-time high of 310,000 vehicles at the start of the financial year. This is leading companies into pushing sales by expanding into smaller towns and … Read more

Vehicle registrations rise by a modest 3% in March

Vehicle registrations – a proxy for retail sales – went up by a modest 3% last month to 2.13 million units due to subdued demand during the inauspicious period of holastak ahead of Holi, as per data collated by industry body Federation of Automobile Dealers Association (FADA). While passenger vehicle and commercial vehicle retails declined … Read more

Domestic car sales in last financial year grew by nearly 9% to a record 4.23 mn units

Car sales in the local market in the last financial year grew by nearly 9% to a record 4.23 million units amid improved supplies and sustained customer demand, cementing India’s position as the third largest market for passenger vehicles in the world. Around 370,000 cars, sedans and utility vehicles were sold last month, compared to … Read more

Toyota records highest-ever monthly sales at 27,180 units in March

Toyota Kirloskar Motor on Monday reported its highest-ever monthly wholesales at 27,180 units in March. The company’s total dispatches to dealers increased 25 per cent last month to 22,910 units as compared with 21,783 units in March 2023. For the 2023-24 fiscal the company reported the highest-ever wholesales of 2,63,512 units, an increase of 48 … Read more

Nissan targets 1 million car sales growth over next three years

Nissan Motor said on Monday it would launch 30 new models by the financial year ending in March 2027 and aim to raise its global sales by 1 million vehicles while cutting costs to improve profitability. Announcing an update to its medium-term business plan, Japan’s third-largest automaker by sales said it would target an operating … Read more

4.2 million car sales may blast their way to record

New Delhi: India’s car industry is on track for a record-breaking year, with sales expected to touch about 4.23 million vehicles, buoyed by a double-digit sales surge this month. The robust performance would cement India’s position as the world’s third-largest passenger vehicle market, staying ahead of Japan for the second year in a row. As … Read more

India car sales: Car sales touch record mark in February amid better supplies and strong consumer demand

As per data available with industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), as many as 370,786 cars, sedans and utility vehicles were sold last month, which is an increase of 10.8% over 334,790 units reported in the same period last year. This was the third highest monthly sales on record, behind 3,94,500 units the … Read more

A mini industry spawns under the hood of a booming car market

Fuelled by rising disposable incomes, an influx of new sport-utility vehicles, and attractive loan rates, India’s car market is racing ahead. India’s passenger vehicle sales surged past 4 million units for the first-time ever in calendar year 2023. As per industry estimates, about 4.1 million passenger vehicles were sold in the last calendar year, an … 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