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

Glue in and cash in as India’s top two two-wheeler makers Hero and Honda battle it out this festive season

Glue in and cash in as India’s top two two-wheeler makers Hero and Honda battle it out this festive season

Mumbai: The festive season will be crucial for India’s top two two-wheeler makers as the duo, accounting for more than half of the market, plan to intensify their slugfest and go all out to chase volumes and market share with aggressive promotional schemes in the world’s largest market. Hero MotoCorp aims to retail 1.5 million … Read more

Luxury carmakers Mercedes, Audi, BMW expect robust sales this festive season

Luxury carmakers Mercedes, Audi, BMW expect robust sales this festive season

Luxury carmakers Mercedes-Benz, Audi and BMW are eyeing robust sales during the festive period this year with demand for high-end cars continuing to see an upward trend in India. In an interaction with PTI, Mercedes-Benz India MD and CEO Santosh Iyer said the luxury car segment is set for its best-ever performance this year with … Read more

Amid slowdown, lenders line up offers to turbocharge rural auto sales

Amid slowdown, lenders line up offers to turbocharge rural auto sales

The slowdown in rural demand for automobiles has prompted banks and finance companies to dole out offers for the festive season including lower interest rates, free insurance and longer repayment tenures. Experts said India’s auto industry is saddled with nearly ‘80,000 crore worth of inventory. Tractor sales, which tend to pick up after good crop … 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

Two-wheeler industry expects robust growth in upcoming festive season: TVS

Two-wheeler industry expects robust growth in upcoming festive season: TVS

The two-wheeler industry is expected to witness robust sales in the upcoming festive season, riding on the back of strong revival in rural demand and bountiful monsoon so far, according to TVS Motor Company Senior Vice President – Head Commuter Business Aniruddha Haldar. In an interaction with PTI, he noted that the growth in the … 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

Car cos find roads to dealers choked: PV sales decline for the first time in 2.5 years in July amid sluggish demand

Car cos find roads to dealers choked: PV sales decline for the first time in 2.5 years in July amid sluggish demand

New Delhi: Passenger vehicle sales fell for the first time in two and a half years in July amid sluggish demand and high dealer inventory, reflecting a broader slowdown in consumer spending across sectors after a two-year post-pandemic boom. While industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) will issue official sales data only later … Read more

Passenger vehicle sales drop for first time in 2.5 years

Passenger vehicle sales drop for first time in 2.5 years

Passenger vehicle sales fell for the first time in two and a half years in July amid sluggish demand and high dealer inventory, reflecting a broader slowdown in consumer spending across sectors after a two-year post-pandemic boom. While industry body Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) will issue official sales only later this month, industry … Read more