Automobile dealer body FADA on Wednesday sought legislative safeguards to prevent companies from exiting the country abruptly in order to safeguard the interest of dealers and employees working at the dealerships. Speaking at the 6th Auto Retail Conclave here, newly appointed President of the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) C S Vigneshwar also asked … Read more
The Indian automobile industry is at the cusp of a revolution and it needs to focus on customer service, after-sales and quality assurance, Union Minister Nitin Gadkari said on Wednesday. In a video message to the Auto Retail Conclave organised by Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA), Gadkari, the Minister for Road Transport and Highways … Read more
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
Federation of Automobile Dealers Association on Thursday released the retail details for the month of August. The total growth of the industry was just 2.88 per cent YoY, with varying performance across segments. The total number of automobile sales in the country for the month of August was 18,91,499, a down from 20,34,116 in July. … Read more
The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) announced the results of the 2024 customer experience index in collaboration with Frost & Sullivan, on Tuesday. The study revealed that Kia leads the overall customer experience in the survey in the mass market segment with a score of 45.84. Audi led the luxury segment with a score … Read more
Carmakers and their dealers are battling each other over inventory levels amid slowing demand. The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) says their members are carrying stock equivalent to over two months of sales, that is, 730,000 units. Carmakers argue it’s about half that — 400,000-410,000 units. FADA has written to the Society of Indian … Read more
India’s automobile retails grew 13.8 per cent on an annual basis in July, data from auto body FADA showed on Monday. Almost all segments except tractors exhibited a double-digit growth even as passenger vehicles’ inventory levels rose to a historic high of 67-72 days. The lobby body noted that consumer sentiment remained low in some … Read more
Automobile retail sales increased 9 per cent year-on-year in June quarter FY25 with all segments, barring tractors, reporting growth, dealers’ body FADA said on Monday. Overall retail sales rose to 61,91,225 units in the April-June period from 56,59,060 units in the same quarter of FY24. Passenger vehicle retails increased 2.53 per cent to 9,20,047 units … Read more
Automotive dealers body FADA on Friday urged the government to introduce vehicle depreciation benefits for individual taxpayers, saying it will not only expand the taxpayer base but also ignite automobile demand. In its pre-budget wishlist, the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) also asked the finance ministry to reduce corporate tax for LLPs, proprietary, and … Read more
New Delhi: Vehicle registrations – a proxy for retail sales – were largely flat last month as heatwave conditions in several parts of the country forced potential buyers to defer their purchases. Data collated by industry body Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) showed as many as 1,895,552 vehicles were registered last month, a 0.73% … Read more
