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Premium bike sales rise 4% despite GST hike for 350 cc-plus models

Sales volumes rose 7.2 per cent year-on-year in October 2025 to 19,555 units, before moderating by 1.4 per cent in November to 10,396 units

Range worries keep EVs as second cars: Maruti Suzuki's Partho Banerjee

Banerjee identified driving range, inadequate public charging infrastructure, after-sales support and resale value as the biggest challenges to EV adoption in India

No plans to phase out or retrofit of E20 non-compliant vehicles: Gadkari

Since E20 fuel was made mandatory across India in April 2025, vehicle owners have increasingly reported issues related to mileage, engine performance and overall drivability

Maruti Suzuki plans phased localisation of EV components in next few years

The auto major aims to drive in multiple electric models across bodystyles and set up charging infrastructure across the country as it looks to attain leadership in the segment

BMW plans to strengthen MINI brand with new models, wider sales expansion

The company, which now has MINI Cooper, MINI Countryman JCW and MINI Convertible in its portfolio, is looking to expand its sales network in smaller cities

Carmakers gearing up to hit refresh button as facelifts take priority

Planning mid-cycle facelifts over new launches

Auto industry logs best Nov sales; PV dispatches surge 19%: SIAM

Sector optimistic that 'supportive policy reforms' will continue, says group

Datanomics: Auto components, telecom parts drive India exports to Mexico

The move is seen as a way to protect Mexico's domestic industry

Mercedes-Benz India to hike prices by up to 2%, effective January 1

The company said the euro-INR exchange rate has stayed above the Rs 100 mark through 2025, well above historical averages, significantly raising its cost base

Mexico's new import duties put pressure on auto component exporters: ACMA

Mexico's Senate approved the new tariff measure on December 11, 2025, and it has since been cleared by both chambers of Congress

Mercedes to hike prices from Jan to offset weak rupee impact against euro

Rise in input costs, commodity prices, and increased logistical expenses, in combination with inflationary pressures, have been creating significant pressure on the company's bottom line

UP's electric vehicle tax review sparks fresh jitters among automakers

Uttar Pradesh is the second-largest car market in India by volume, but when it comes to EV sales, the state currently ranks eighth

BMW may hike prices in Jan to offset impact of weak rupee against euro: CEO

CEO Brar noted that the company was not considering raising prices with the new GST rates coming into effect, but the weakening of the rupee has put a lot of pressure on the profitability

Mexico's steep tariff hike to hit $1 billion in Indian auto exports

The import duty on cars will rise to 50 per cent from 20 per cent, dealing a significant blow to India's largest vehicle exporters to Mexico including Volkswagen, Hyundai, Nissan and Maruti Suzuki

As rupee wobbles and costs surge, car firms gear up for new-year price rise

forex pressures, rising commodity prices, rural demand uncertainty to push prices up

NBFC vehicle-loan AUM to grow 16-17%, reach ₹11 trillion by FY27: Crisil

NBFCs' vehicle-loan AUM is seen growing 16-17 per cent annually through FY26-FY27 to Rs 11 trillion by March 31, 2027, with used-vehicle loans expected to outpace new loans, Crisil Ratings said

Kia unveils all-new Seltos in Hyderabad, bookings to open on December 11

Gwanggu Lee, Managing Director & CEO of Kia India, said the new Seltos represents more than a generational upgrade

Ashok Leyland launches high-efficiency P15 and H4 engines at EXCON 2025

The new engine rangeP15 (49 and 55 HP) and H4 Unipack (55 and 74 HP), is manufactured at the company's facilities and aligned with global quality standards

AI investment in auto industry may collapse by 2029, warns report

A new Gartner report has predicted that by 2029, only 5 per cent of automakers will maintain strong AI investment growth, starkly less than the 95 per cent currently engaged

Ford to use Renault tech, plants for affordable European EVs to beat China

Given the withdrawal of EV support from US President Donald Trump's administration, the No. 2 US automaker faces the dual expense of investing in combustion-engine models