Auto Sector Jobs In India
Maruti Suzuki clocks record monthly production in July at 248,845 units
The country's largest automaker Maruti Suzuki India has reported its highest-ever monthly production at 2,48,845 units in July, a jump of 33 per cent, over the same month last year. The auto major had produced 1,87,073 units in July 2025, as per a regulatory filing by the company. The company's best monthly production performance till now was in March 2026 when it rolled out 2,31,933 units from its factories. Despite the record production, Maruti Suzuki India Ltd (MSIL) Senior Executive Officer, Marketing & Sales, Partho Banerjee said the company's dealer inventory is much lower compared to average as it registered retail sales of 1.78 lakh units in July. "Our network stock is just 16 days across the (dealer) network," he said, adding that the company has pending bookings of around 1.6 lakh units. On an average, the industry dealer inventory is around 30 days. The car market leader has also reported best ever passenger vehicle wholesales in the domestic market at 1,96,203 units .
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In the fast lane: Retail car sales hit a record in Jan on wedding demand
Concerns persist regarding PV inventory levels, which are now within the 50-55 day range
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Ashok Leyland's Q2 net profit zooms over two-fold to Rs 569 crore
The company's revenue also surged by 19 per cent to Rs 11,429 crore
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Maruti Suzuki to boost capacity to keep up with passenger vehicle demand
Indians bought a record 4 million passenger vehicles in fiscal year 2022-23, led by demand for sports utility vehicles
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Employment growth rate slips to 3.5% in FY20 from 3.8% in FY19: Report
In FY20, 170,000 new jobs were added, while the net addition was 176,000 in FY19, shows a CARE Ratings report
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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
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Auto sector is in transition phase, no threat of job losses: Govt in RS
Union Heavy Industries Minister Prakash Javadekar said no closure of any automobile or ancillary manufacturing units has been reported in the past three years
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Maruti Suzuki blames increase in ownership cost for declining car sales
Company indulging in heavy discounts to get customers back
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Auto industry may have to wait longer for GST cut on cars from 28% to 18%
Will be a political call now; state finance ministers to decide on September 20
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Old troubles mar new term: A status check of Modi govt's 100 days
The first-quarter GDP data showed the economy losing steam
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Used car market on growth track, but auto crisis casts a shadow
Analysts and industry representatives fear that the slowdown in new car sales could have a spillover effect on the used car market
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Facing slowdown, and inventory glut, Maruti cuts 3,000 contract jobs
With India's auto sales declining for the ninth straight month in July, more automotive manufacturers are laying off workers and temporarily halting production to keep costs in check
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'Part of the business': Maruti says 3,000 temporary jobs cut in slowdown
Maruti chairman R C Bhargava wants the government to reduce taxes to help the automobile industry
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Slowdown impact: Ashok Leyland starts staff separation schemes to cut cost
The company had earlier said it was implementing cost-cutting measures to save around Rs 500 crore to mitigate the impact of slowdown in the market
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Auto sector welcomes PM Modi's assurance on internal combustion engine cars
India's automobile industry is facing one of the most prolonged slowdowns in two decades. Sales have been in a slow lane for a year
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Auto sector slowdown: Anand Mahindra calls for short-term booster dose
I believe the government's measures to push the auto industry towards change are sincere and far-sighted, Mahindra said
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Auto industry leaders meet FM, seek stimulus package to spur demand
According to a source, the government wanted to understand from the industry about the reasons of the ongoing slump in demand
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India's auto crisis deepens, tens of thousands losing jobs: Report
To revive the sector, auto executives plan to demand tax cuts and easier access to financing for both dealers and consumers
SBI tightens lending terms for auto dealers as sector sees downturn: Source
As part of the revised terms, the country's largest bank by assets has decided to halt lending to dealers of Hyundai Motor India unless they provide a minimum of 25% collateral
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'Slowdown in auto sector hiring by 2022, new skills needed for 65% of jobs'
The findings are part of the 'Future of jobs in India: A 2022 perspective' report by Ficci-Nasscom and EY
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