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Shared mobility will be the base of EV plan, says M&M's Pawan Goenka

The company is working with state governments and fleet operators to make electric mobility viable, says Goenka

Volkswagen plans to launch four SUVs in India over next two years

Volkswagen Passenger Cars India Director Steffen Knapp said the company understands the rapidly changing preferences of Indian consumers

Tata Motors to commence roll-out of 100 BS-VI compliant products in January

The auto major also plans to have four global unveils and display 14 commercial and 12 passenger vehicle at the upcoming Auto Expo

Auto sector hiring for manufacturing, sales, quality control roles: Study

According to TimesJobs RecruiteX, the automobiles sector noted an 8 per cent growth in talent demand in December 2019 as compared to November 2019

Owing to weak demand, near-term pressures to remain for Mahindra CIE

Diversified products, buys should perk up its performance from CY21

Maruti production up 7.88% in December 2019, manufactures 115,949 units

The company had produced 107,478 units in December 2018, Maruti Suzuki India said in a regulatory filing

Strike hits production at HMSI, auto part makers in Manesar industrial belt

The strike, however, had no impact on production of auto majors Maruti Suzuki India, Hero MotoCorp and Honda Cars India at their plants in various parts of the country

CES 2020: Daimler steals the show with Avatar-inspired concept car

Oscar-winning director James Cameron joined Kallenius on stage at MGM Park Theater to debut the vehicle during the Consumer Electronics Show, now called CES, in Las Vegas

Rolls-Royce records best-ever sales in its 116-year history in 2019

A total of 5,152 cars were delivered to customers in over 50 countries, an increase of 25 per cent on the previous high set in 2018

Royal Enfield launches BS VI-compliant version of Classic 350 at Rs 165,000

The model is the first motorcycle under the company's unit construction engine (UCE) platform to transition to the new regulatory emission norms

Kia Motors India appoints Tae-Jin Park as Executive Director, CSO

Park, who replaces Yong S Kim, will be responsible for driving Kia Motors' sales, marketing, service and network development in the Indian market, the company said in a statement

Slowdown pain spreads: Tata Motors, Ashok Leyland, Hero halt production

About 15,000 workers, mostly temporary and casual, out of work in auto making firms over past 2-3 months, 200,000 heads roll across dealerships

Outlook for two-wheelers stable, negative for cars, CV and components: Icra

Credit profile of two-wheeler makers may remain strong despite moderation in earnings; demand weakness in domestic market has been partially offset by healthy export growth

Automaker Ather plans to ramp up ops, expand Ather Space, Ather Grid

As part of its expansion plan, the auto-maker plans to take Ather Space, its flagship experience centre format, across key cities like Coimbatore

Dept of Heavy Industries sanctions 2,636 charging stations to support EVs

With this, the total number of charging stations planned to be installed across select cities has gone up to about 14,000

Amid slowdown, Icra maintains negative outlook on passenger vehicle, CV

There was a sharp divergence in retail demand growth and wholesale despatches during the first half of FY20 as focus was towards reducing inventory level, Icra said

Govt has approved 2,636 new EV charging stations in 62 cities: Javadekar

The Department of Heavy Industry had invited the expressions of interest from entities for availing incentives under the FAME India Scheme Phase II for deploying charging stations within cities

Hero launches three premium bikes; starting price is Rs 94,000

With the three new bikes, Hero MotoCorp now has four models in the X range

Govt's sops for auto sector: Hero reiterates demand of cutting GST

Hero's stance brings to fore the difference between them and rival Bajaj Auto which wants a GST cut closer to BSVI norms kicking in

Hero MotoCorp launches first BS-VI compliant Splendor iSmart at Rs 64,900

This marks the commencement of the transition of Hero MotoCorp's product range to BS-VI norms, Le Masson added.