The technical trend indicates a continuation of the ongoing rally, but the high FII long-to-short ratio suggests a cautious outlook for the week. According to technical analysts, the 24,850-24,900 zone will act as crucial support, and Nifty could steadily move towards 25,600 level. However, if 24,850 is breached, profit booking up to 24,500 cannot be … Read more
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
Trading of Tata Motors DVR shares will stop today as Tata Motors on Tuesday announced that trading of its differential voting rights (DVR) shares will cease due to their conversion into ordinary shares.The company had planned to cancel the DVR shares, which have been listed since 2008, and replace them with ordinary shares. For every … Read more
Hyundai Motor, long the most successful foreign automaker on Indian roads, is hoping to regain market share from increasingly formidable domestic rivals by launching a series of new SUVs as it gears up for a $3 billion public listing in the country. The SUV rollout will begin with its first India-made electric vehicle early next … Read more
Amid mixed global cues, Indian equity indices Sensex and Nifty opened slightly higher on Wednesday, driven by gains in auto and energy stocks. The BSE Sensex was up 89 points, or 0.11%, at 81,799, while the Nifty50 rose 19 points, or 0.08%, to 25,036—just 42 points shy of its all-time high—around 9:22 am. From the … Read more
Leading automakers including Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai Motor India and Tata Motors Tuesday said they will extend discounts on new vehicle purchases against scrapped vehicles, under the government’s Voluntary Fleet Modernisation Programme (VVMP) scheme. These discounts will be extended for a limited period of one year by passenger vehicle makers, and two years by commercial vehicle … Read more
New Delhi, Maruti Suzuki India is facing “a small delay” in finalising the site to set up a new plant with an annual capacity of 10 lakh units although the upcoming plant at Kharkhoda in Haryana is on track to start production by 2025-26, company Chairman RC Bhargava said on Tuesday. Addressing shareholders at the … Read more
Sales of strong hybrid vehicles are growing in high double digits, sharply outpacing a sluggish Indian auto market where demand for both fossil-fuel and electric vehicles have slowed this year. To be sure, the growth in strong hybrid vehicle sales is on a small base but the shift in market dynamics underscores growing consumer appetite … Read more
Tata Motors’ Punch has become India’s top-selling car, surpassing Maruti Suzuki’s WagonR with over 1,26,000 units sold between January and July 2024. Punch’s success marks the end of Maruti Suzuki’s long-standing dominance in this segment. However, in July, Punch slipped to the fourth position, with Hyundai Creta taking the lead, according to data from auto … 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
