Auto Industry India

Global auto industry facing demanding environment, says OICA president

The global automotive industry is facing a demanding environment due to factors such as uncertainty linked to trade tensions, supply chains and energy prices, according to International Organisation of Motor Vehicle Manufacturers (OICA) President Shailesh Chandra. Speaking at the launch of OICA's Global Automobile Industry's annual sales data at the sidelines of the Beijing Motor Show, he said technological change, geopolitical pressures and diverging public policies are reshaping the global automotive industry. Although there is growth in the automotive industry globally, it is distributed with some regions witnessing growth while others declined, Chandra, who is also the President of Society of Indian Automobile Manufacturers (SIAM) and Managing Director & CEO, Tata Motors Passenger Vehicles Ltd, said. In 2025, global automobile production of passenger vehicles, trucks and buses rose to 9.64 crore units from 9.27 crore units in 2024, an increase of 3.9 per cent, he said. On the .

Siam backs CAFE-3 draft, urges govt to notify norms soon amid time crunch

Auto industry body SIAM supports latest CAFE-3 draft norms, urges quick notification as limited time remains for implementation ahead of April 2027 rollout

India's retail auto sales rise 25% in Feb on tax-cut boost, seasonal demand

Two-wheeler sales jumped 25 per cent from a year ago in February, while passenger vehicle sales climbed 26.1 per cent, the Federation of Automobile Dealers Associations ‌said

Motilal Oswal's sector of the week: Auto; check top bet and target price

Lean inventory levels at the end of calendar year 2025 indicate better demand-supply alignment and set the stage for continuous momentum into the coming quarters, according to Motilal Oswal

Carmakers report strong November sales growth on GST-driven demand surge

Market leader Maruti Suzuki reported a 21 per cent year-on-year rise in domestic sales, driven by sport utility vehicles as well as small cars like Alto

Centre to meet with automakers, others on rare-earth-free EV motors

Amid China's restriction of rare-earth permanent magnet exports to India, the ministry is looking into ways to reduce India's dependence on other countries

GST 2.0 drives two-wheeler owners to car showrooms, boosts Maruti

GST 2.0 price cuts are bringing a new set of first-time car buyers into Maruti showrooms, with small car bookings rising sharply and a focused campaign launched to ease financing

Fewer variants, lower prices: Tata Motors reworks Harrier, Safari strategy

Company executives added that the Adventure X trims are expected to lift sales volumes, though average selling prices may soften compared with last year, when demand was led by high-end variants

80% automakers face launch delay due to late-stage engineering changes

Changes should drop To fewer than 15% in pre-production, 8 % or less in production post-launch

Auto Inc seeks closer ties with Centre for critical raw materials

It is working on a plan to secure supplies for next two-three quarters

Automakers asked to display GST price posters at all dealerships

Executives at automobile firms are now getting posters designed and sending them to the ministry for approval before sending them to print for display

M&M cushions dealers from cess blow; others likely to follow suit

M&M has offered relief to dealers against cess losses while GST 2.0 led buyers to defer purchases, with overall August auto retail sales up 2.84% year-on-year, FADA said

Auto sales rise 0.02% in August, GST 2.0 defers sales to September

The two-wheeler segment registered a 1.34 per cent month-on-month growth, rising 2.18 per cent Y-o-Y, aided by festive enquiries around Onam and Ganesh Chaturthi

GST cut makes cars, bikes, tyres cheaper, Diwali comes for Auto Inc

GST Council cut rates on small cars, bikes, SUVs and tyres, slashing levies to 18% and rationalising slabs, a move hailed as transformative for the auto industry

Dealerships face inventory glut in August as car buyers await GST cuts

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Auto part suppliers may take a detour from US market under two-tier tariff

The tariff imposed by the Donald Trump administration is expected to wipe out the Indian industry's $6.6 billion export market to the US

Auto body knocks on finmin door for faster GST reforms, compensation cess

M&M stops wholesale supply of high-ticket ICE vehicles on sales drop, fear of cess loss

Will consider plug-in hybrid if tax structure favourable: Volvo India MD

Swedish luxury carmaker Volvo will consider bringing plug-in hybrid vehicles in India if the tax structure is conducive, which is not so at present, a top official of its Indian arm said on Friday. Volvo Car India, which launched the refreshed version of its best selling model in India XC60 at an introductory price of Rs 71.9 lakh, believes that the entry of new players like Tesla is good for popularising electric vehicles, its Managing Director Jyoti Malhotra told reporters here. The refreshed XC60 is being assembled at the company's Bengaluru facility, he noted. "We have a range of mild hybrids and plug-in hybrids... Those are the range that we have in this car (XC60) globally... Our global portfolio has it but the Indian tax structure is not really conducive as of today," Malhotra said when asked if the company would consider the plug-in hybrid version of the model. He further noted,"If things change, we can always bring it. So we are keeping a close watch." Under the current

EV sales rise 28.6% in June; electric PVs, CVs lead growth: Fada

Fada data shows electric car sales nearly doubled in June 2025, two-wheelers grew 32%, and commercial EVs more than doubled

India-made Jimny helps Suzuki top Japan imports in June, overtakes Mercedes

Demand for the India-built Jimny Nomad pushes Suzuki past Mercedes in Japan's import charts, even as Maruti Suzuki faces a domestic slowdown in sales