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Maruti Suzuki Q2 Preview: What to expect from India's largest carmaker?

Maruti Suzuki Q2 Preview: Maruti Suzuki India will likely announce its September quarter results on October 31, 2025.

Renault plans to cut 3,000 jobs under voluntary exit scheme: Report

The newsletter quoted a source familiar with the matter as saying that a final decision should be made by the end of the year

Consumer protection: No manufacturing defect, no liability on carmaker

The National Commission in A1 Fauz International vs Audi India & Another held that the airbags failed to deploy not due to manufacturing defect, but because the truck did not have rear protection

Volvo Cars to cut 3,000 jobs amid EV slump, high costs and tariff woes

In the first quarter, the auto maker had 43,500 full-time employees and 3,000 staffing agency personnel, according to its earnings report

Kia Clavis launched in India today: Check design, features, price, and more

Kia has officially launched the all-new Clavis in India, a bold and feature-rich alternative to the Carens. Bookings open from midnight today

Nissan picks insider Ivan Espinosa as successor for CEO Makoto Uchida

Uchida had been under pressure to step down following worsening earnings performance at Japan's third-largest automaker and the collapse of merger talks with Honda

Maruti Suzuki Q3 results: Net profit jumps 16.2% to Rs 3,726 crore

'Demand scenario is generally subdued. It is a reality that we have to live with for some time,' says Rahul Bharti, Executive Director, Corporate Affairs, MSIL

Shares of Asian car and battery makers decline as Trump gets to work

The volatility in Asian shares within hours of Trump's inauguration highlights how policy shifts under Trump could squeeze big manufacturers in some of Washington's closest allies in the region

Lotus launches its all-electric Emeya sedan, starting at Rs 2.34 crore

The Lotus Emeya will be offered in three variants: Standard, S and R. Prices for the S and R variant are yet to be announced

Global EV sales jump 25% in 2024 as China leads and Europe stabilises

Incentives and emission targets pushed EV sales in China and aided Britain in overtaking Germany as Europe's biggest battery-electric market in 2024

Mercedes reports best-ever annual sales; to roll out 8 models in 2025

Luxury carmaker Mercedes-Benz India plans to roll out 8 new models, including battery electric vehicles, this year as it looks to sustain sales momentum having posted record sales in 2024. The company sold 19,565 units last year, registering a growth of 12 per cent as compared to 17,408 units in 2023. Mercedes also saw sales of battery electric vehicles almost doubled in 2024 as compared to 2023. The company said one out of the four vehicles it sold last year was a top end vehicle (TEV) with a price tag exceeding Rs 1.5 crore. In an interaction with PTI, Mercedes-Benz India Managing Director & CEO Santosh Iyer said the new launches would be a mix of new models as well as fresh versions of the existing line up. The company introduced 14 new models last year in India. Iyer noted that the company remains optimistic as sales growth to continue in 2025 as well despite witnessing some headwinds in the second half of last year. In the second half of last year, the market growth actuall

EV sales surge by 60% in UK as carmakers slash prices to dodge fines

The UK government is now reviewing the rules, which could result in increased flexibilities to help manufacturers meet them

Toyota global production down for 10th month despite rising sales

The world's biggest automaker manufactured 869,230 vehicles globally in November, down 6.2 per cent from the same month last year

In a first, Maruti crosses annual production milestone of 2 mn vehicles

Fronx, Ertiga, WagonR and Brezza were the top five manufactured vehicles during the calendar year 2024

VW, unions resume last-ditch round of talks for the year on cost cuts

Talks ended after around 13 hours of negotiation in the early hours on Tuesday without a deal but would resume mid-morning, a spokesperson for IG Metall union said

Japanese takeover could spell long-term decline of US Steel: Union chief

The Detroit-based car company said it would no longer fund work on self-driving robotaxis

Decoded: How Volkswagen Group 'evaded' paying $1.4 billion in tax in India

Volkswagen bypassed the 35 per cent duty imposed on Completely Knocked-Down (CKD) units by misclassifying components as individual parts, according to Indian tax authorities

Hyundai Motor names Jose Munoz as CEO, first foreign leader of automaker

Munoz, 59, joined Hyundai in 2019 as global chief operating officer, with responsibility for the carmaker's north and south American operations

Volkswagen raises its investment in Rivian by 16% to $5.8 billion

Shares in the US EV maker, valued at over $11 billion, rose nearly 9 per cent in extended trading

SUV sales a bright spot in carmakers' October dispatches to dealers

Mahindra, which has a portfolio comprised entirely of SUVs, reported a rise in sales every month this year ending March 2025, mostly supported by new launches such as the "Thar ROXX"