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
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
India’s top three carmakers by sales, on Thursday, reported a drop in car sales to domestic dealers in July as pent-up demand from last year began to taper off. Hyundai Motor India’s sales to dealers dropped 3.3% in July, the first decline in the fiscal year that started in April. Tata Motors’ sales slid by … Read more
New Delhi: The planned ₹25,000 crore ($3 billion) IPO by Hyundai Motor India Ltd (HMIL) will drive parent Hyundai Motor’s ambitious strategy to make India a key export hub to expand its global business, besides seeking gains in the domestic market, said senior industry executives with knowledge of the matter. As part of this, the … Read more
Hyundai Motor’s top three cars sold in rural India during January-April 2024 were all SUVs, nudging out small car Grand i10 from the podium for the first time, reflecting the growing aspiration and purchasing power of rural buyers in India. Its rivals Maruti Suzuki, Tata Motors and Honda, too, are seeing a spike in demand … Read more
Auto market expert Hormazd Sorabjee highlights that while Mahindra’s newly launched 3XO has captured customer interest with its features and pricing, the company needs to focus on two factors if they wish to become market leader or beat Tata and Maruti. Hormzad said that the car maker must focus on improving service and reliability to … Read more
Dolf van den Brink, CEO, Heineken, says “at this moment, in the foreseeable future we remain big believers in beer. We believe beer is a beverage of moderation. It fits in the way the social norms are evolving in India, the way we want to expand the category and there is still plenty of opportunity … Read more
Gandhinagar: Car market leader Maruti Suzuki India will invest a cumulative ₹38,200 crore in Gujarat as part of a broader plan to double the output to 4 million units by FY31. In his address, T Suzuki, representative director and president of Suzuki Motor Corp, said: “Compared to 10 years ago, we expect 1.7 times in … Read more
