Maruti Suzuki looking at transporting more vehicles via railways to cut down costs and reduce emissions

The country’s leading carmaker Maruti Suzuki is looking at transporting more vehicles it makes via railways to cut down costs and reduce emissions in line with the government’s push towards clean mobile solutions. The company, along with joint-venture partners, has invested over Rs 1081 crore to commission the country’s first in-plant railway siding at its … Read more

Maruti Suzuki’s in-plant railway siding, India’s first such project, inaugurated by PM Modi in Gujarat

India’s first automobile in-plant railway siding project (of Maruti Suzuki) was inaugurated by PM Modi in Gujarat on March 12. The project is at Hansalpur in Gujarat’s Mehsana district. Modi inaugurated it virtually from a function in Ahmedabad. Modi also inaugurated and laid the foundation stone of Rs 85,000 crore railway projects, including the launch … Read more

railways: Indian Railways cuts SUV mass transport rates by 33%

Sport-utility vehicles (SUVs), currently riding high in the local market, can now hitch a cheaper ride on Indian Railways. Automakers planning to ship these popular vehicles in a cost-friendly way cross country have received a boost from the railways, who unveiled a new, budget-friendly slab for mass SUV transportation. Wagons are also set to be … Read more

general elections: ETMarkets Smart Talk: General elections, Budget among top 4 events to track in 2024: Sunny Agrawal

“From the next 6 to 12 months’ perspective, we expect the domestic equity market to remain buoyant and have room to further go up by 8-10%,” Sunny Agrawal, Head of Fundamental Equity Research, SBI Securities, said.In an interview with ETMarkets, Agrawal said: “BFSI, Real Estate, Auto, Cement, Engineering/Cap Goods, Infra, Railways, Defence, Renewables, IT, Biofuels … Read more