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Ford set to announce plans to run EV, ICE as separate businesses: Report

The two units will have separate names but will remain under the Ford corporate umbrella.

Chip woes continue to hobble auto dispatches in Feb; TaMo, M&M buck trend

Leading carmakers Maruti Suzuki, Hyundai, Toyota and Honda witnessed a drop in vehicle dispatches to dealers last month as the global semiconductor shortage continued to impact production. Tata Motors, Mahindra & Mahindra, Skoda and MG Motor, on the other hand, reported an increase in wholesales in February as compared to the same month last year. The country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) said its domestic sales slipped 8.46 per cent to 1,40,035 units as against 1,52,983 units in February 2021. "The shortage of electronic components had a minor impact on the production of vehicles which are primarily sold in the domestic market. The company took all possible measures to minimise the impact," the auto major noted. Sales of the company's mini cars, comprising Alto and S-Presso, fell 17.81 per cent to 19,691 units last month as compared to 23,959 in the same month last year. Similarly, dispatch of compact models like Swift, Celerio, Ignis, Baleno and Dzire dipped 3.38

M&M total sales jump 89% in Feb to 54,455 units, PV sales rise 80%

Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) on Tuesday said its total sales increased by 89 per cent to 54,455 units in February. The company's total sales stood at 28,777 units in February 2021. The Mumbai-based auto major's passenger vehicle sales in the domestic market rose by 80 per cent to 27,663 units last month as against 15,391 units in February last year, the auto major said in a statement. Commercial vehicle sales increased to 23,978 units last month as compared with 11,559 units in February 2021. The company said its exports last month stood at 2,814 units as against 1,827 units in the same month last year. "All segments showed robust growth including SUVs at 79 per cent, which registered the highest ever monthly volume. We expect demand to continue to remain strong as the Covid situation eases further. "We continue to closely monitor the semiconductor-related parts supply and take corrective action as appropriate," M&M Automotive Division CEO Veejay Nakra noted.

Hyundai Motor Feb sales fall 14% to 53,159 units, exports down 10.7%

The company had sold 61,800 units in the same month last year, Hyundai Motor India said in a statement

Automakers oppose six airbag rule, cite constraints on domestic capacity

Industry is now in discussion with MoRTH to reconsider the rule pointing out that there is no country where such a regulation is mandated

Ford recalls nearly 250,000 heavy-duty pickups over drive shaft issue

The recall covers certain F-250 and F-350 Super Duty pickups from the 2017 through 2022 model years. The trucks have gasoline engines and aluminum drive shafts

Two-wheeler sales volume to fall for third straight fiscal year: Crisil

'Three consecutive years of decline will take two-wheeler sale volumes back to the fiscal 2014 level and it may take 3-4 years to reclaim the peak sales volume of 2.11 crore seen in 2019'

Bosch acquires 26% stake in B2B e-commerce firm Autozilla Solutions

The Hyderabad-based, Autozilla Solutions specialises in the development of electronic parts catalogues for spare parts

Renault launches limited edition Triber at Rs 7.2 lakh amid sales milestone

To mark the milestone, Renault India has also launched a limited edition of the Triber priced at Rs 7.24 lakh

India wants Tesla to buy $500-mn local auto parts for tax break: Report

While it could start at a lower base, Tesla would need to agree to ramp up Indian parts purchases by around 10% to 15% a year until a satisfactory level was achieved, says a source

1 in every 4 cars will have 5G connectivity by 2025, says Report

One in 4 cars will have 5G connectivity by 2025 that will make better use of real-time data transfer and fast cloud-car communication, among other improvements, a new report has shown.

Renault Kiger earns 4-star adult safety rating in Global NCAP crash test

Automaker Renault on Tuesday said its sub-four metre compact SUV Kiger has received four-star safety rating for adult occupant safety by Global NCAP, the foremost global car assessment programme.

PLI for auto to create 7.5 lakh additional jobs in 5 years, says official

The Production Linked Incentives Scheme for the automobile and auto components sector will lead to creation of 7.5 lakh additional jobs and incremental production worth Rs 2,31,500 crore over the next five years, a top official said on Monday. Ford, Tata Motors, Suzuki, Hyundai, Kia and Mahindra & Mahindra are among the 20 companies that will be eligible for receiving incentives under the Production Linked Incentives (PLI) Scheme for the automobile and auto components sector, PTI reported last week. The applicants have been approved under the Champion Original Equipment Manufacturers (OEM) Incentives scheme. "The 20 companies we selected have committed an investment of more than Rs 45,000 crore. So as per our scheme target, our scheme is of Rs 25,938 crore, so we expect this will lead to incremental production of Rs 2,31,500 crore," Secretary in the Heavy Industry Ministry Arun Goel told PTI in an interview. Highlighting that the scheme gives incentives only on such products which

Eicher Motors net profit drops 14% at Rs 456 crore in Q3 as sales drop

The company had posted a consolidated net profit of Rs 532.59 crore in the December quarter of 2020-21

Motherson Sumi shares decline nearly 5% after 80% fall in Q3 PAT

The stock tanked 4.82 per cent to settle at Rs 171.70 on BSE, it declined 4.54 per cent to close at Rs 172.15 on NSE

Ford reconsiders India after halting production, this time for EVs

In a statement on Friday, the company said it was 'exploring the possibility of using a plant in India as an export base for EV manufacturing'

Auto components major Motherson Sumi Q3 net dips 80% to Rs 226 crore

Total revenue from operations stood at Rs 16,117.51 crore in the quarter under review against Rs 17,092.44 crore in the year-ago period

Maruti Suzuki Q3 results: Net profit skids 48% on global chip shortage

Expects no demand let-up; targets production ramp-up in Q4

Budget 2022: FADA seeks GST rate cut on two-wheelers to 18% to spur demand

Automobile dealers' body FADA has urged the government to reduce GST rates on two-wheelers to 18 per cent in order to generate demand in the segment.

Kia India garners 7,738 bookings for its latest model Carens on first day

Automaker Kia India said it has received 7,738 bookings of its upcoming model Carens on the first day of commencing the order process