Page 6 - Automotive Industry

A new Harrier and Safari! TaMo to revamp line up this festive season

Tata Motors has planned an investment of Rs 8,000 crore in FY24

Tata Motors to launch CNG variant of Punch, top variants to get sunroof

CNG variants of the Punch are likely to cost Rs 50,000 to Rs 100,000 more than the regular petrol variants

Kia Seltos facelift launched at an introductory price of Rs 10.90 lakh

The South Korean car manufacturer originally launched Seltos in June 2019 and became an instant hit among Indian car buyers

MG Motor sales register healthy growth, up 21% YoY in first half of CY2023

MG registered its highest-ever retail sales of 6,051 units in March 2023

TVS Motor partners with Indian Army to celebrate Kargil Vijay Diwas

An all-women motorcycle rally has been organised to commemorate the Kargil Vijay Diwas. As a part of this, 25 women riders will ride TVS Ronin motorcycles to Dras

MG ZS EV ADAS updates: Lane keep assist, adaptive cruise control, and more

The car also comes with Traffic Jam Assist (TJA) to facilitate a smoother driving experience

Wild ride for auto stocks in markets so far in FY24 as they burn rubber

Full-throttle performance driven by product premiumisation across vehicle manufacturers

Maruti Suzuki production declines 5% YoY in June 2023, SUV production up

Maruti's sedan Ciaz also registered a 77 per cent jump in production numbers from 1,519 units in June 2022 to 2,694 units in June 2023

Harley Davidson X440 launch today: Price, specifications, what to expect

The make-in-India focus and effective use of local materials is expected to bring costs down for the Harley, enabling it to offer X440 at a competitive price

PVs make up just 16% of the Indian auto sector in volume, but 58% in value

India saw passenger vehicle sales worth $63 billion in the financial year 2022-23

Electric vehicle makers in talks with Centre on battery decoupling policy

EVs come under the 5 per cent slab, whereas service providers of batteries will fall under a different one

German supplier Schaeffler ramps up capacity at Savli plant in Gujarat

German industrial and automotive-component supplier Schaeffler on Wednesday announced the inauguration of a new manufacturing unit at its Savli (Vadodara) facility in Gujarat. The new unit will add additional capacities of over 10,000 sq m of production space, to the existing plant, and cater to the growing demand in the wind, heavy industries, and railway sectors, the company said. The expansion of the Savli plant's production capacity is a vital step towards driving localisation strategy and meeting the growing demands of the market, it stated. The capacity expansion will enable the plant to manufacture spherical roller bearings (SRB) and spherical rollers, while also expanding its heat treatment capabilities, it said. Schaeffler India's Savli plant currently carries out quality related work, such as heat treatment of raw material, face and outer outside diameter grinding and honing (precision grinding) the inner and outer rings of rolling bearings. The various products produced

Triumph launches its Street Triple; prices start at Rs 10.17 lakh

The Triumph Street Triple comes powered with a liquid-cooled, 765cc, three-cylinder engine which produces 120hp and 80 Nm of peak torque

M&M launches XUV700 in Australia at AUD 36,990; no diesel variant on offer

The XUV700 sold in Australia will come with only a turbo-petrol engine, the 2.0-litre mStallion that returns 200 bhp and a peak torque of 380 Nm

Maruti sitting on 100,000 plus pending deliveries as MPV market expands

The challenge is more pronounced for the CNG variants of these vehicles

Maintaining its small-car dominance, Maruti leads mid-size PV sales in FY23

Maruti launched several vehicles in this segment last year. It now has popular offerings like the Grand Vitara, Brezza, and XL6 in its product lineup catering to this market segment

Maruti to launch its new MPV 'Invicto' next month: What we know so far

Toyota and Suzuki have agreed to leverage each other's products to multiply their sales

Robust demand pushes passenger vehicle sales up 13.5% YoY in May: Siam

Total vehicle dispatches across categories were at 1,808,686 units in May 23, Siam data shows

Automobile retail sales see 10% growth in May across segments: FADA

Automobile retail sales rose 10 per cent in May on the back of robust demand across segments including passenger vehicles, two-wheelers and tractors, automobile dealers' body FADA said on Monday. The total automobile retail sales jumped to 20,19,414 units last month, from 18,33,421 units in May 2022. Passenger vehicle sales rose by 4 per cent to 2,98,873 units in May, as compared to 2,86,523 units in the year-ago period. The Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations (FADA) President Manish Raj Singhania said improved availability of vehicles coupled with pending order list and the robust demand for new launches drove a positive momentum, helping the passenger vehicle segment rebound after a slump in the previous month. Two-wheeler retail sales last month rose 9 per cent to 14,93,234 units, as compared to 13,65,924 units in May 2022. "The two-wheeler sales were positively influenced by seasonal factors like the marriage season, changes in the FAME subsidies effective from June,

Kia Seltos facelift spotted in X Line variant, check design updates

Speaking of the exterior styling, the new Seltos is likely to get a redesigned grille up front, a new set of LED headlights with a split treatment along with a new bumper