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Auto component industry faces shortage of skilled labour: Industry leader

Sector employs around 5 million people and it accounts for 2.5 per cent of country's GDP

Mahindra unveils BS6-compliant Thar SUV, to be launched on October 2

Thar offer a 6-speed torque converter automatic transmission or a 6-speed manual transmission mated to "an authentic manual shift-on-the-fly 4x4 transfer case"

Ashok Leyland shares up 13% post Q1 nos; expects Q3 and Q4 to be better

The company reported a consolidated net loss of Rs 388.82 crore for the first quarter ended June 30 (Q1) as against a net profit of Rs 274.96 crore in Q1FY20

Covid-19 impact: Hero MotoCorp Q1 net profit falls 95% to Rs 58 crore

The company had posted a net profit of Rs 1,256.69 crore during April-June period of previous fiscal

Mixed reaction to sale, registration of EVs without pre-fitted batteries

SMEV Director General Sohinder Gill said the move to delink batteries from EVs is a good idea

Honda Amaze crosses 400,000 cumulative sales milestone in India

Honda Cars India Ltd said its compact sedan Amaze has crossed 4-lakh cumulative sales mark in the country

SC allows registration of BS-IV compliant vehicles sold before lockdown

The ruling applies to vehicles whose details were uploaded on the government's Vahan portal

Maruti Suzuki's Alto crosses cumulative sales milestone of 4 million units

Launched in September 2000, Alto has been the best most selling car for 16 consecutive years in India, the company said in a statement

Anand Mahindra, global CEOs endorse plan to build better economic system

The global CEOs include Ajay Banga (Mastercard), Alan Murray (Fortune Media), Dan Hendrix (Interface), Dylan Taylor (Voyager Space Holdings), Emmanuel Faber (Danone) and Feike Sijbesma (DSM)

Triumph Motorcycles drives in Street Triple R at Rs 8.84 lakh in India

British superbike maker Triumph Motorcycles on Tuesday said it has launched Street Triple R, the mid-spec variant of the Street Triple RS, in India priced at Rs 8.84 lakh (ex-showroom).

Tata Motors pips Mahindra in vehicle registration in July, FADA data shows

Maruti and Hero strengthen pole position in pandemic-hit market

Kia Motors Corp unveils compact SUV Sonet; plans to launch next month

South Korean automaker Kia Motors Corporation on Friday globally unveiled its sub four meter compact SUV Sonet which it plans to launch in India next month.

New Kia Sonet SUV unveiled: Features and specifications in pictures

Kia's Sonet is the latest made-in-India SUV product for the world after Seltos, offering a sporty GT-Line specification, for the first time in the segment

Post Covid-19 lockdowns, demand for vehicle loans is rising, says financier

The lockdown, which impacted the movement of vehicles across states, and subdued economic growth in the last few years impacted sales of commercial vehicles

Auto manufacturers let go of contractual workers as slowdown bites

Availability of jobs at India's auto companies has shrunk significantly over the last two years, as the industry goes through one of its worst slowdowns

Icra revises FY21 2-wheeler sales forecasts downward, says may dip 16-18%

ICRA had earlier said that two-wheeler sales could decline by 11-13 per cent in the current fiscal

Tata Motors introduces subscription model for compact SUV Nexon EV

Customers can select the tenure of their subscription from a minimum period of 18 months, 24 and 36 months

Shift in sales towards cars priced below Rs 5 lakh: Maruti's R C Bhargava

It is nowhere near the company's average sales in a month. We are producing vehicles that constitute only 60% of our capacity in Gurgaon and Manesar, Bhargava said

Car sales far from normal monthly numbers: Maruti chairman R C Bhargava

The auto major is currently producing vehicles at 60 per cent of its installed capacity in the Gurugram and Manesar plants, Bhargava pointed out during an interview

US auto sales recovery amid pandemic continues as Toyota decline slows

The Japanese automaker said its sales in July fell 19% versus the same month in 2019, to 169,484 units