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In a first: CNG passenger vehicles ride past diesel in sales race

The share of CNG in the overall passenger vehicle market increased from 13.63 percent in June 2023 to 18.5 percent in June 2024

Awaiting policy on hybrids, green tech: Maruti Chairman R C Bhargava

Japanese giants like Maruti Suzuki and Toyota are pushing for tax cuts on hybrids, arguing that electric vehicles (EVs) alone can't carry the emissions reduction load

As EV subsidies transition from FAME to EMPS, how is the industry coping?

The industry witnessed a decline after the expiry of FAME-II, despite the introduction of EMPS

Speed bump: Domestic passenger vehicle sales slip amid inventory pile-up

But two-wheeler market roars ahead with strong growth figures

JLR unlikely to leverage EV policy for now: Tata Motors on new EV policy

Expects incentives for 4W fleet to continue in FAME III

Hyundai, others lobby UP against hybrid support as Toyota rivalry deepens

Four separate company letters to Uttar Pradesh highlight the rivalry between automakers in a country where taxation is skewed in favour of EVs

Motown's slow ride: Car sales in Gujarat hit speed bump in H1 of 2024

Postponement of Ratha Yatra, unforgiving summer, election season led to saturation

Discounts by OEMs, EMPS deadline rev up electric vehicle sales in July

Sales in July highlight a positive outlook for the remainder of the year, reflecting a growing consumer interest and the impact of strategic market incentives, sector experts said

Toyota's profit increases 17% to $8.70 bn in Q1 but shares tumble

Toyota has been on a record profit run that has boosted its share price. But its outlook has been complicated by a tough market in China

Toyota, Maharashtra set wheels in motion for Rs 20,000 crore plant

Plan to roll out 400,000 electric, hybrid cars a year

Bajaj Auto, TVS lead the charge in electric two-wheeler sales surge

The volume push was led by Bajaj, which saw its vehicle registrations go up by a staggering 79 per cent to hit 16,269 in July over the previous month

Toyota Motor project will revolutionise automobile sector: Maha CM Shinde

The company has inked the MoU to examine the setting up of a greenfield manufacturing facility at Chhatrapati Sambhaji Nagar, Toyota Kirloskar Motor (TKM) said in a statement

Toyota to set up mfg plant in Maharashtra; likely to invest Rs 20k cr

In Karnataka, the automaker, including its group companies, has invested more than Rs 16,000 crore and created close to 86,000 jobs in the entire value chain, it said

Toyota to post jump in profit over hybrid demand, momentum may be slowing

Toyota's global sales declined 2% in April-June versus a year earlier as robust U.S. and European demand wasn't enough to make up for declines at home and in China

Since Japan launch, Honda Elevate exports nearly double of India sales

Between April and June 2024 Honda exported 10,659 units of the Elevate meanwhile it sold 5,435 units of the Elevate in Indian market

Maharashtra, Tamil Nadu lead the race for Tesla's manufacturing unit

Gujarat also in list, if govt rolls out sops; in talks to rope in local partners

Steeling a march: Big Boys of steel pushing pedal to drive future mobility

From setting up cutting-edge facilities to cater to the domestic market and building capabilities of global standards, the action is building up

India may lead global growth in light-vehicle production: S&P Global

As of 2023, India is the fourth-largest light vehicle producer with 5.4 million vehicles, upstaging Germany (4.3 million) and South Korea (4.2 million)

Bajaj Auto-powered electric mobility company Yulu eyes global ride

It plans to pedal overseas with a Bajaj product and accelerate into India's e-commerce space with a high-speed two-wheeler

Tata Motors-JLR project in Tamil Nadu to get going in two months

Over 400 acres zeroed in at Panapakkam, 90 km from Chennai