The Bombay High Court has directed Apollo Tyres Ltd. to stop circulating advertisements that allegedly disparage CEAT Ltd’s car tyre variant ‘Crossdrive AT’ until further order, granting temporary relief to the RPG group-owned listed tyre company. In a recent order, the court said that CEAT has made out a strong prima facie case for the … Read more
Arnab Banerjee, MD & CEO, Ceat, says price hikes will continue because the pass-through to the tyres per se is inadequate if cumulative price hikes from April to August are taken. Ceat has been able to pass on maybe 4%, in barely a couple of categories, but in a large number of categories, they have … Read more
New Delhi, Tyre maker Ceat on Wednesday said it has commissioned a new line for rolling out truck and bus radials at its Chennai-based manufacturing plant. The new line will progressively reach a production capacity of 1,500 tyres daily over the next 12 months and marks a significant milestone in the company’s drive to expand … Read more
RPG Group company CEAT has outlined a capital expenditure of ₹1,000 crore for the current fiscal even as it sees margin pressure continuing for another quarter due to consistent increase in the price of natural rubber, said managing director Arnab Banerjee.India imports almost half of its requirement of natural rubber, the price of which is … Read more
Tyre stocks have been enjoying an upward rally in the past few months. Major players like Apollo Tyres and JK Tyres have enjoyed a surge of nearly 16% on the charts. With the reports of increase in the price of tyres, the stocks from the sector may come under the radar of investors positioning them … Read more
Equity indices retreated from a record high on Friday as investors resorted to profit booking. The 30-share Sensex dropped 733 points to settle at 73,878 and Nifty declined 172 points to 22,475. Stocks that were in focus include names like CEAT, which fell 2.93%, Coforge, which was down 10.03%, and ABFRL, whose shares dropped 3.43% … Read more
Tyre manufacturer Ceat has announced its sponsorship of certain segments of IPL matches, marking an investment of about Rs 240 crore over five years. The Board of Control for Cricket in India has selected Ceat as an official partner to sponsor certain segments of the IPL matches, with an aggregate spend of about Rs 240 … Read more
According to CFO, Kumar Subbiah, overseas export growth is an important priority for Ceat. Exports are 18-19% of revenue share. Three years back, it used to be about 10-11%. So, in the last two or three years, Ceat took various measures to increase the share of exports on overall top line numbers. In the next … Read more
Tyre maker CEAT Ltd is looking to cash in on the growth of passenger vehicles sales in India, which will boost demand in the replacement market going forward, according to the company Managing Director & CEO Arnab Banerjee. The company is also gearing up to enter the passenger vehicles (PV) and truck and bus radial … Read more
Tyre maker CEAT Ltd is foraying into steel radial tyres for two-wheelers with an aim to enhance its leadership position in the overall two-wheeler tyre segment and also to help premiumise the brand. The company, which on Friday launched its new premium range of two-wheeler steel radial tyres, is targetting both aftermarket and original equipment … Read more
