"We will continue to invest in software," Wagh said, adding capex in the CV business would be around 2-4 per cent of revenues
Most brokerages positive about commercial vehicle manufacturer but are concerned about demand
This marks the second price hike this year, after the Indian automaker increased prices by up to 2% in March
Hit by a high base of last year and weakness in demand, the domestic commercial vehicle industry is expected to witness a dip of 4-7 per cent in wholesale volumes in the current fiscal as compared to FY23, rating agency Icra said on Friday. The medium and heavy commercial vehicle (trucks) volumes are expected to contract by 4-7 per cent year-on-year given the high base effect and the impact of the Lok Sabha polls on infrastructure activities in the first few months. Similarly, the volume of light commercial vehicles (trucks) wholesale volumes is likely to decline by 5-8 per cent in FY2025 due to factors such as a high base effect, sustained slowdown in e-commerce, and cannibalisation from electric three-wheelers, Icra said. The rating agency expects the domestic CV industry's uptrend to be arrested in FY2025, with a decline of 4-7 per cent in wholesale volumes, it stated. This follows a muted year-on-year growth of 1 per cent and 3 per cent for wholesale and retail sales, ...
Electric heavy-duty commercial goods carriers have a wide range of applications in sectors such as mining, ports, infrastructure development, construction, and inter-warehouse freight transport
Shriram Finance expects vehicle sales growth to be in single digits during the current financial year, owing to a dip during the election season
Eicher Motors Ltd on Wednesday said its arm VE Commercial Vehicles Ltd posted an 18.1 per cent year-on-year decline in total sales to 5,377 units in April 2024. VE Commercial Vehicles (VECV) -- a joint venture of the Volvo Group and Eicher Motors -- sold 6,567 units in April 2023, Eicher Motors said in a regulatory filing. April 2024 sales included 5,254 units of the Eicher brand and 123 units of the Volvo label, it added. In the domestic commercial vehicles market, Eicher branded trucks and buses recorded sales of 4,898 units last month compared to 6,142 units in April 2023. Exports of Eicher branded trucks and buses rose 38.5 per cent to 356 units compared to 257 units in April 2023, it added.
'Bus market may see around 25-30 per cent growth, truck sales to remain flat this year'
The demerger will be implemented through an NCLT scheme of arrangement and all shareholders of Tata Motors shall continue to have identical shareholding in both the listed entities
'The demerger is a logical progression of the subsidiarisation of PV and EV businesses done earlier in 2022 and shall further empower the respective businesses,' Tata Motors said in a statement
Hinduja Group flagship Ashok Leyland would safely remain above 30 per cent market share in the medium and heavy commercial vehicle segments and confidently move towards 35 per cent going forward, a top official said on Tuesday. The company expects to continue its growth in the medium, heavy and light commercial vehicle segments. The city-headquartered company reported a 61 per cent rise in net profit of Rs 580 crore on the back of robust sales. The company had posted a net profit of Rs 361 crore in the year-ago period. "The third quarter (of the current financial year) has been the best for Ashok Leyland. Before the start of this financial year we had expected that the medium and heavy commercial vehicle industry will grow at 8-10 per cent. The market has grown by 9 per cent (as of October-December 2023 period). Ashok Leyland has grown by 7 per cent in line with the industry growth and growth in bus segment is at 65 per cent almost twice the industry growth," Dheeraj Hinduja, the ..
Balu Forge Industries Ltd (BFIL) on Saturday reported over two-fold rise in its consolidated net profit to Rs 25.4 crore for the December quarter, boosted by higher income. It had posted a net profit of Rs 11.4 crore during the October-December quarter of 2022-23, the company said in an exchange filing. The company's total income rose to Rs 148.9 crore, up 55 per cent over Rs 92 crore in the year-ago quarter. Trimaan Chandock, Executive Director of BFIL said, "The growth was led by our constant focus on client addition and continued demand for our products in the existing and new industries like railways, defence and heavy commercial vehicles." The company's EBITDA grew by 72.1 per cent and margins improved to 22.24 per cent in the third quarter of FY24 from 19.58 per cent a year ago owing to an increase in scale of operations and increased demand for heavier products which tend to yield better margins, he said. BFIL facility is located in Belgaum, Karnataka and has an existing ..
Movement of all commercial vehicles in Assam is likely to come to a halt as a joint forum of all transporters' unions called for a strike for 48 hours from Friday to protest against the new penal law on hit-and-run cases. Multiple associations of public transport, including buses, cabs and autos, goods carriers and fuel tankers, have joined hands and announced their participation in the agitation. "The government only wants to blame drivers for any unfortunate incident even if they may not have committed the crime. Instead of improving road conditions, they are penalising the poor drivers," said Ramen Das, the convenor of Assam Motor Worker Associations' Joint Platform. He said no driver intentionally commits a fatal accident and many times, the fault is of others involved in mishaps. "The new law on hit-and-run cases is anti-driver and is against owners of vehicles. We call for a strike of all vehicles from 5 am on Friday to 5 am on Sunday to press our demand for withdrawal of the
When asked about this, a company executive of a leading CV player said that the figures for only one month were down due to some stock correction happening at the retail end
Tata Motors on Thursday said it has partnered with HDFC Bank to provide digital financing solutions for its commercial vehicle customers. The two companies have signed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) to this effect, Tata Motors said in a statement. Under this partnership, Tata Motors customers can now seamlessly access HDFC Bank's vehicle financing solutions through Tata Motors' online sales platform and the Tata e-Guru mobile application, it added. "The integration of financial services into the digital ecosystem will ensure a streamlined process, allowing customers to select their preferred financier that suits the requirements," the company said. Tata Motors Vice President & Business Head Trucks, Rajesh Kaul said, "This partnership aligns with our commitment to enhancing customer experience through innovative digital solutions. By integrating HDFC Bank's expertise and reach, we aim to empower our customers with a range of financial choices that suit their unique ...
Mahindra & Mahindra on Wednesday said it will hike prices of its passenger and commercial vehicle model range from January next year. This adjustment is in response to the rising costs due to inflation and increased commodity prices, the company said in a statement. The company has made efforts to absorb as much of these additional costs as possible. However, a portion of this increase will be passed on to customers, it added. The extent of the price increase will vary across different SUVs and commercial vehicles, the automaker stated.
Tata Motors, said that these vehicles have been developed based on specific inputs and demand from a large segment of actual users
Domestic commercial vehicle industry is expected to touch the peak sales volume of 2018-19 this fiscal and grow briskly over the next few years coinciding with the growth of the overall economy, VE Commerical Vehicles MD and CEO Vinod Aggarwal said on Monday. He noted in the first seven months (April-October), the heavy duty truck segment has grown by 15 per cent. "We are expecting that this year the industry should either be very near to the peak or it may even cross earlier peak of 2018-19," Aggarwal told PTI here in an interaction. The industry is expected to grow over the next few years with the economy slated to cross the USD 5 trillion mark, he noted. "There are fundamental reasons for this growth in the next few years. If we look at the economy, we are now at around USD 4 trillion mark and this economy is going to reach the USD 5-7 trillion mark the way it is growing," Aggarwal said. And if the economy grows, the commercial vehicle industry also grows because when more good
Commercial electric vehicle maker Euler Motors on Monday said it has raised Rs 120 crore in a funding round from a bunch of investors. The ongoing series-C extension round saw commitment from British International Investment (BII), the UK government's development finance institution and impact investor, which is co-investing with Blume Ventures in the company, Euler Motors said in a statement. The company said it has also onboarded Green Frontier Capital, India's first investment firm focused on growth companies as part of this fundraising round along with existing investors, it said. The freshly raised capital from the ongoing series-C extension round will be deployed strategically to drive Euler Motors' pan-India expansion initiatives, as it plans to enter 40 cities by the end of FY 2023-24, the company said in a statement. The extension round takes the tally of total investments to about Rs 690 crore, it said. "Euler Motors successfully raised Rs 120-crore in the ongoing series