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Faced with declining sales, auto firms see room for growth via rent-a-car

But final cost of leasing may outrun cost of ownership

All new Hyundai Elite i20 in pictures; car set to launch in November

The price of the third-gen Elite i20 is not yet declared but is expected to start at Rs 6 lakh

Explained: Why premium carmakers focus on entry-level offerings in India

Automakers are caught in a peculiar chicken-and-egg situation: Prices have to come down if volumes are to increase and volumes won't increase unless prices come down

Fiat Chrysler expects festivals to push India sales to pre-Covid level

Partha Datta, president and managing director of the company in India, says the coronavirus pandemic made an indelible mark on the industry

World's fastest car at 508 kmph in pics: Things to know about SSC Tuatara

The SSC Tuatara is a hypercar designed, developed and manufactured by American automobile manufacturer SSC North America. It recently broke all records to become the world's new fastest car

At 508 kmph, reptilian SSC Tuatara hypercar is the world's fastest car

Formed in 1998, SSC is among the most obscure automakers in the world

Ather Energy rolls out buyback scheme for 450X e-scooter model

Ather Energy on Tuesday announced an "assured" buyback scheme, the first of its kind in the domestic EV space, for its 450X e-scooter model, which is set to hit the road by Diwali

TVS Motor launches Bluetooth-enabled scooter inspired by Avengers movies

In the past year, TVS NTORQ 125 has also introduced Race Tuned Fuel Injection across its portfolio

Recovery eludes bus sales as schools, public transport remain shut

Sales of heavy duty and light buses reported a steep decline of 95.31 per cent and 82.48 per cent respectively in the first half of the current year over the corresponding period

Frequent policy changes, taxes hurting luxury car market: Audi India head

Cars priced above Rs 25 lakh account for a per cent in India's 3 million-car market and share has remained unchanged over the last five years

Losing momentum: Three years on, Amtek Auto still awaits IBC resolution

After an encouraging start, the IBC, launched by the Modi government in 2016, is losing momentum. The first of a 5-part series looks at Amtek Auto's resolution process

Maruti launches special edition of Swift in festive season at Rs 519,000

The Swift Special Edition is available at an additional cost of Rs 24,990 across all company's dealerships

Jaguar Land Rover's new chief plans deep cuts to product line-up

Six current and planned models face the axe, including electric XJ saloon

India's passenger vehicles exports fall 58% in first half of FY21

Passenger car exports during the period under review stood at 1,00,529 units, down 64.93 per cent from 2,86,618 units in April-September, 2019-20

BMW to cash in on people spending on luxury cars as virus curbs holidays

Cars, especially luxury cars, are one of those items which people would love to reward themselves with after the crisis is over

Mopeds continue to shine in two-wheeler segment, sales up 20 % in September

During the April to September period domestic moped sales went down by 24.41 per cent to 251,166 units from 332,284 units

Global demand uncertainty to continue to weigh on Tata Motors: Moody's

Brexit an added worry for wholly-owned subsidiary JLR

Increasing production, sales during festive season our focus now: SIAM

The auto sector's priority now is to increase production and sales to cater to the festive season demand, while other matters like reduction in GST rate could be taken up at a later stage, SIAM said

Passenger vehicle industry's FY21 volumes expected to see 22-25% dip: ICRA

Passenger vehicle industry's FY21 volumes are expected to witness a 22-25% decline, ratings agency ICRA said on Wednesday

Icra sees overall automotive volumes in FY21 being pushed back by 10 years

Rating agency expects GDP to decline by 11% in FY21; this will trickle down into lower demand for the automotive industry in general