Maruti Suzuki: Maruti bets on new-gen models to race past industry growth

Maruti Suzuki India is aiming to outpace the domestic industry this fiscal by selling about 2 million vehicles, marking an 8.1% increase, according to a plan shared with the automaker’s suppliers at a two-day vendor meet in Antalya, Turkey that began on Monday. Maruti’s targeted growth is 350-500 basis points higher than the auto industry … Read more

Maruti Suzuki: Maruti Suzuki goes big on sales, earnings follow

New Delhi: Maruti Suzuki India, the country’s largest carmaker, Friday reported record revenue, profit and vehicle sales for the quarter as well as the financial year ended March, helped by robust demand for higher-margin sport utility vehicles (SUVs). Lower commodity prices and a cost-cutting drive also aided the financials of the carmaker which has popular … Read more

Force Motors to shut down its agricultural tractors business

Force Motors said on Friday it will close its agricultural tractors business and related activities from March 31. The closure of business is part of the company’s product rationalisation programme under which it will focus on its core segments such as shared mobility transportation, last mile mobility and the creation of special vehicles for civil … Read more

How BYD grew from a battery maker to EV juggernaut, overtaking Tesla

In the U.S., Tesla may be at the forefront of the electric vehicle revolution, but abroad, the carmaker has some serious competition. In China, the world’s largest EV market, Tesla has been losing ground to domestic automakers who are increasingly building better cars at unbeatable prices, and chief among them is Warren Buffet-backed BYD. In … Read more

electric vehicles: India aims for 30 percent of all vehicle sales to be electric by 2030: Care Edge Ratings

An analysis by Care Edge Ratings shows that the demand for vehicles powered by traditional fuels is progressively shifting towards those that utilise alternative fuels. The share of petrol vehicle sales, as a percentage of total vehicle sales, has recorded a significant decline, decreasing from 86 percent in 2020 to 76 percent in 2023 while … Read more

UP emerges as top state in total vehicle sales in Oct-Dec 2023; Maharashtra 2nd: SIAM

Uttar Pradesh recorded the highest number of vehicle sales in October-December 2023, followed by Maharashtra, Gujarat and Tamil Nadu, according to Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers. As per data from Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM), Uttar Pradesh clocked a total sales of 8,22,472 units across passenger and commercial vehicles; and two and three-wheeler categories. … Read more