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Commercial vehicle maker Ashok Leyland on Monday reported a 27 per cent rise in total sales at 21,920 units in January as compared to 17,213 units in the same month last year. Domestic sales were up 31 per cent at 20,079 units as against 15,327 units in January 2025, Ashok Leyland said in a statement. Sales of medium and heavy commercial vehicles in the domestic market were at 12,833 units as against 9,864 units in the year-ago month, it added. Light commercial vehicle sales in the domestic market last month were at 7,246 units as against 5,463 units in the year-ago period, the company said.

Maruti Suzuki India on Monday reported a 12 per cent year-on-year increase in total sales at 2,36,963 units in January. The auto major dispatched a total of 2,12,251 units in the same month last year. Total domestic passenger vehicle dispatches to dealers were at 1,74,529 units compared to 1,73,599 units in the year-ago month, a marginal increase, Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said in a statement. Sales of mini segment cars, comprising Alto and S-Presso, rose to 14,268 units against 14,247 units in January 2025. Sales of compact cars, including Baleno, Dzire, Ignis, and Swift declined to 72,738 units from 82,241 units in the year-ago month. Utility vehicles, consisting of Grand Vitara, Brezza, Ertiga and XL6, clocked sales of 75,609 units last month over 65,093 units a year ago. Sales of van Eeco were at 11,914 units last month against 11,250 units in January 2025, while that of light commercial vehicle Super Carry stood at 3,771 units over 4,089 units earlier. MSI said its export

Nomura noted that adjusted Ebit margin came in at 8.9 per cent, well below its estimate of 9.9 per cent, with ASPs falling 2.3 per cent quarter-on-quarter (Q-o-Q) to around ₹7.12 lakh.

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Policy continuity, infrastructure growth and a stronger electric vehicle ecosystem in the upcoming Union Budget will be critical for sustaining momentum in the automotive sector, according to Skoda Auto Volkswagen India MD and CEO Piyush Arora. The Pune-based brand, which manages the Indian operations of six brands, Skoda, Volkswagen, Audi, Bentley, Lamborghini and Porsche, also emphasised the importance of customs reforms and bilateral trade agreements to support global integration. In an interaction with PTI, Arora said the GST reforms introduced last year led to the revival of the domestic passenger vehicle industry. "And from that point of view, if there are some important duties in the electric (vehicle) space that can be addressed (in the Budget) going forward, it would help... Continuity is extremely important for our sector, along with further focus on infrastructure growth and building up the EV ecosystem," he said. Besides, customs tax reforms would help multinational ...

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Maruti Suzuki India Ltd on Friday said it has clocked a record annual production of 22.55 lakh units in calendar year 2025, a growth of 9.3 per cent over the previous year. This is the second consecutive year that the company has exceeded 20 lakh units in annual production. The production includes vehicles for domestic sales, exports and OEM supplies, Maruti Suzuki India said in a statement. The company had produced 20.63 units in 2024. Maruti Suzuki India Managing Director and CEO Hisashi Takeuchi attributed the record production to the efforts of the company's employees and the strong synergy that it shares with supplier partners. "A high degree of localisation has enabled us to achieve such scale while maintaining world-class quality, highlighting the strength and global competitiveness of India's automotive manufacturing ecosystem," he noted. Maruti Suzuki said its top five models by production volume during the year were Fronx, Baleno, Swift, Dzire and Ertiga.

In passenger vehicles, the brokerage expects the segment to post 19 per cent year-on-year (Y-o-Y) growth in dispatches in December, broadly in line with retail trends.

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The company expects the momentum to continue in the second half of the fiscal year (H2FY26), with overall industry volume growth projected at 8-10 per cent.

Nomura, in a note, said the acquisition marks SAMIL's formal entry into the global PV wiring harness segment outside India, an area where the group previously had limited exposure.

Entry-level vehicles across 2Ws and PVs are seeing a notable pickup in demand, while discounts are expected to gradually reduce, reflecting normalisation in market dynamics.

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Indian automotive firm TVS Motor Company is looking to enter more markets in Europe, including Spain and Portugal, as part of its global footprint expansion, according to its Chairman Sudarshan Venu. The company, which made its debut at the global two-wheeler exhibition EICMA 2025 here unveiling six new products across ICE and electric powertrains, feels that with an expanding portfolio it is time for it to tap 'industrialised markets', Venu told PTI in an interview. "I think it is the beginning of TVS' progress towards industrialised markets. Typically, we are focused on emerging markets," he said when asked about the company's focus on Europe. At EICMA 2025, the company showcased the TVS Tangent RR Concept, a supersport bike; electric motorcycle concept TVS eFX three O; TVS M1-S, the company's first electric maxi scooter; TVS Apache RTX 300, a new adventure tourer bike; a born-electric bike TVS X and TVS RTR HyprStunt Concept, an urban sports motorcycle. The TVS Apache RTX 300 is

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