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Sidestepping growth slowdown: Upscale business hotels see surge in bookings

However, according to industry estimates, there is a shortage of close to 100,000 rooms across different categories

BSVI emission norms: Toyota to phase out Etios, Liva by April 2020 in India

As compared to the Fortuner or Innova, the mass car models have not been much of a success for Toyota

Auto slowdown: Component makers, vehicle manufacturers differ on recovery

Passenger vehicle sales fell around 20 per cent year-on-year in the April to October period, first seven months of this financial year

Auto slowdown: Component makers, vehicle manufacturers differ on recovery

Passenger vehicle (PV) sales fell around 20 per cent year-on-year in the April to October period, first seven months of this financial year

Tata Motors gross leverage ratio hits 9-year high on Jaguar-Land Rover woes

Tata Motors' net worth down 45% during the first half of FY20

M&M pre-tax profit skids 15%, revenue falls 15% as overall sales decline

The Mumbai-based firm remained cautious in its outlook on passenger vehicles amid a prolonged slowdown and disruptions expected the switchover to BSVI emission norms

Long winter ahead for truck makers as rentals drop 3-4% after festivities

Average freight rates on a return trip across all four regions of the country have dropped to Rs 85,500 in the first five days of November, from Rs 88,450 in October end

WagonR, Santro fare poorly in Global NCAP crash test, score two stars

Both the WagonR and Santro offer only a driver frontal airbag as standard

Firms crack the Diwali code: Double-digit growth in consumer goods sales

Credit-driven sales were also high in consumer durables this Diwali, with around 70 per cent of sales in urban areas coming from finance schemes and cashbacks

India Inc spent more on R&D in FY19, auto and pharma leading sectors

The health care sector has been amongst the biggest spenders on R&D traditionally

Improving product mix aids Bajaj Auto's better-than-expected show in Q2

Volume decline was offset by price hikes and lower commodity costs

A successful reincarnation: Can Bajaj Auto do a MINI with the Chetak?

Here's how the company plans to disrupt the EV market with the new avatar of a classic

Volkswagen presses the accelerator for Skoda with new models, more dealers

The auto brand is hoping to expand its presence in India with a wider sales network, deeper consumer engagement, and a lighter cost of ownership

M&M aims to boost exports with Ford partnership, but market is in a slump

Both companies expect to achieve cost synergies, pare product development time and cost and leverage each other's distribution reach to boost exports

Truck market: Amid falling sales, mileage, ownership cost claims reign

Sales of Mahindra's heavy trucks dropped to 3,427 units in the eight months from April to September

Q2 earnings preview: Low demand, high discounts may hit auto players

Owing to a weak festive season coupled with the challenges related to the switchover to BSVI norms, analysts expect pain for the auto firms to linger on for the reminder of the financial year

M&M to steer Ford's India operations, form 51:49 JV to cut risks and costs

Ford will gain from M&M's cost competitiveness and frugal engineering

Auto components maker Carraro relies on new tech to drive India business

The move will help the company to tide over the slowdown, said Alberto Negri, chief executive

Vehicle owners trimming cost per service, says JD Power study

Passenger vehicles sales in India have been on a decline for over a year

From Dabur India to Flipkart, companies try to wean off plastics

Dabur is working with nearly 5,000 ragpickers to collect plastic waste, besides recycling PET waste to make T-shirts and other products that can used in internal events