Page 11 - Automotive Industry

M&M July sales: Total sales up 18% YoY to 66,124 units, exports down 9%

The automaker reported its highest-ever sales of SUVs at 36,205 units in July 2023 which is 30 per cent up from July 2022

Tata Motors July sales: Total sales down 1.41% YoY, CV sales down 4%

Domestic sales did not see any noticeable change with a difference of only 134 vehicles YoY

Bajaj Auto July sales: Total sales down 10% YoY, 2W sales dip 14%

2W exports were also down 16% YoY which came down from 150,670 in July 2022 to 126,850 in July 2023

Mahindra to unveil Thar EV concept on August 15: All you need to know

Continuing with the Thar's off-road character, the concept electric vehicle will also have a 4X4 set-up

Honda begins production of mid-size SUV Elevate; to go on sale in September

The sale for Honda Elevate is scheduled to begin in September 2023 along with the deliveries. Pre-launch bookings for the car have already begun

A new Harrier and Safari! TaMo to revamp line up this festive season

Tata Motors has planned an investment of Rs 8,000 crore in FY24

Tata Motors to launch CNG variant of Punch, top variants to get sunroof

CNG variants of the Punch are likely to cost Rs 50,000 to Rs 100,000 more than the regular petrol variants

Kia Seltos facelift launched at an introductory price of Rs 10.90 lakh

The South Korean car manufacturer originally launched Seltos in June 2019 and became an instant hit among Indian car buyers

MG Motor sales register healthy growth, up 21% YoY in first half of CY2023

MG registered its highest-ever retail sales of 6,051 units in March 2023

TVS Motor partners with Indian Army to celebrate Kargil Vijay Diwas

An all-women motorcycle rally has been organised to commemorate the Kargil Vijay Diwas. As a part of this, 25 women riders will ride TVS Ronin motorcycles to Dras

MG ZS EV ADAS updates: Lane keep assist, adaptive cruise control, and more

The car also comes with Traffic Jam Assist (TJA) to facilitate a smoother driving experience

Wild ride for auto stocks in markets so far in FY24 as they burn rubber

Full-throttle performance driven by product premiumisation across vehicle manufacturers

Maruti Suzuki production declines 5% YoY in June 2023, SUV production up

Maruti's sedan Ciaz also registered a 77 per cent jump in production numbers from 1,519 units in June 2022 to 2,694 units in June 2023

Harley Davidson X440 launch today: Price, specifications, what to expect

The make-in-India focus and effective use of local materials is expected to bring costs down for the Harley, enabling it to offer X440 at a competitive price

PVs make up just 16% of the Indian auto sector in volume, but 58% in value

India saw passenger vehicle sales worth $63 billion in the financial year 2022-23

Electric vehicle makers in talks with Centre on battery decoupling policy

EVs come under the 5 per cent slab, whereas service providers of batteries will fall under a different one

German supplier Schaeffler ramps up capacity at Savli plant in Gujarat

German industrial and automotive-component supplier Schaeffler on Wednesday announced the inauguration of a new manufacturing unit at its Savli (Vadodara) facility in Gujarat. The new unit will add additional capacities of over 10,000 sq m of production space, to the existing plant, and cater to the growing demand in the wind, heavy industries, and railway sectors, the company said. The expansion of the Savli plant's production capacity is a vital step towards driving localisation strategy and meeting the growing demands of the market, it stated. The capacity expansion will enable the plant to manufacture spherical roller bearings (SRB) and spherical rollers, while also expanding its heat treatment capabilities, it said. Schaeffler India's Savli plant currently carries out quality related work, such as heat treatment of raw material, face and outer outside diameter grinding and honing (precision grinding) the inner and outer rings of rolling bearings. The various products produced

Triumph launches its Street Triple; prices start at Rs 10.17 lakh

The Triumph Street Triple comes powered with a liquid-cooled, 765cc, three-cylinder engine which produces 120hp and 80 Nm of peak torque

M&M launches XUV700 in Australia at AUD 36,990; no diesel variant on offer

The XUV700 sold in Australia will come with only a turbo-petrol engine, the 2.0-litre mStallion that returns 200 bhp and a peak torque of 380 Nm

Maruti sitting on 100,000 plus pending deliveries as MPV market expands

The challenge is more pronounced for the CNG variants of these vehicles