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Here's why Harley-Davidson is shutting shop in India

The company's annual sales volumes in India account for less than 5 per cent of the company's total

Covid impact: Global automakers pin hopes on China's recovery by 2022

The world's biggest car market since 2009, China can still grow for the foreseeable future because of its relatively low penetration and expanding middle class

Ashok Leyland banks on the Phoenix to expand biz in India, global market

Launches on a platform developed entirely in-house is the commercial vehicle maker's weapon of choice to expand domestic market share and develop new global markets

Mahindra's latest drive, Thar, enters small segment of city off-roaders

Mahindra's move was overdue given that the city SUV segment has been aggressively targeted by competition

Kia, Toyota, Audi lead in dealer satisfaction study on Covid recovery: FADA

Automobile dealers expect manufacturers to support them in restarting their business and improving profits

Edmunds: Why electric vehicle mileage ranges vary from EPA estimate

You've probably heard the phrase your mileage may vary with regard to how your real-world fuel economy compares to the EPA estimate.

Toyota launches compact SUV Urban Cruiser, price starting at Rs 840,000

The compact SUV is powered with K-Series 1.5 litre, four- cylinder petrol engine with choice of Manual Transmission (MT)/ Automatic Transmission (AT)

Car market in slow lane, Mercedes rides high on branded merchandise sales

From watches and shades to fitness bicycles, online shoppers have been lapping it up all in a big way; 75% of shoppers in 18-34 age bracket, firms' revenue tops Rs one crore from this biz

Covid-19 impact: Worst over, but auto, retail, real estate still ailing

These sectors account for nearly a fourth of India's GDP

Cheaper electric cars may help oil firms to green their businesses faster

Batteries are expected to only make up only 15% of a vehicle's total costs by 2030, compared with 30% today.

The Modi govt must forget pakoras and let the likes of Toyota create jobs

When India should be presenting itself as an alternative to China by making it easy for enterprises, we find the old and discarded Soviet-style statism creeping back

Global automobile sales forecast to fall by 20% this year, says S&P

Global light vehicles sales are expected to fall by 20 per cent this year compared with 2019 following sales and production disruption due to the pandemic

Despite challenging economic environment, Bharat to drive Maruti's sales

Rural buying 41% of the total during Apr-Aug

Keeping his friends close: Musk learns from partners, then does it alone

Musk's goal has been to learn enough - from partnerships, acquisitions and talent recruitment - to bring key technologies under Tesla's control

Automakers should cut royalty payments to foreign parent firms: Official

Indian carmakers should reduce royalty payments to foreign partners to bring down costs instead of seeking tax cuts, a finance ministry official said on Thursday

Volkswagen follows Daimler with green-bond cost savings in debut deal

The maker of VW and Audi brand cars sold 2 billion euros ($2.4 billion) of green bonds divided between eight-year and 12-year tranches

Indian auto industry needs road map for localisation push: Report

Exports and a focus on domestic market offer major potential opportunity areas for Indian auto industry but the sector needs a road map for localisation, according to a report by consultancy firm EY

Will invest Rs 2,000 crore in India: Toyota Kirloskar Motor vice-chairman

High GST rates taking a toll on volumes, says Viswanathan

Signs of green shoots in PVs, two-wheelers: Exide CEO Gautam Chatterjee

Many OEMs have registered improved sales vis-a-vis the past couple of months, and these bring back a sentiment of resolve to the sector, he said

General Motors explores market for electric 'flying cars': Report

By Ben Klayman