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Revival in tractors, improvement in supply, and margin gains are other key triggers for the auto major
Korean carmaker Hyundai that sells the Kona electric sedan, too, is looking to ride the EV wave
Mahindra is eyeing a pole position in SUVs in volume terms - a place it held three years ago
Analysts at Emkay Global Financial Services retain their positive view on the auto sector, underpinned by expectations of a cyclical upturn in the next three years.
Home-grown auto major Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) on Monday said it is planning to launch the fully electric version of its XUV 300 SUV in the market in the first quarter of next year. The company also announced that it will unveil its electric vehicle business strategy, 'Born Electric Vision' of EV concept in August this year. The Mumbai-headquartered company has recently partnered with Volkswagen to explore the use of the latter's modular electric drive matrix (MEB) components that can be used in its electric cars. MEB electric platform and its components allow car manufacturers to build their portfolio of electrified vehicles, quickly and cost-effectively. "We will be launching the electric version of XUV 300, which we hope to have in the first quarter of the next calendar year," M&M executive Director Rajesh Jejurikar said at a media conference on Monday. He said that though it is called the electric version of XUV 300, it is a 4.2 meter in length vehicle and not sub-4 ..
Given the recent fiscal and monetary measures by Government of India and RBI, the company's management foresees the cost pressures in the economy to ease out.
Mahindra & Mahindra on Saturday reported nearly five-fold jump in standalone profit at Rs 1,192 crore for quarter ended March 31, 2022. The company had posted a profit of Rs 245 crore for the year-ago period, it said in a statement. Revenue grew 28 per cent to Rs 17,124 crore in the period under review as compared with Rs 13,356 crore in March quarter 2020-21, it said. In full fiscal year 2021-22, the company logged a standalone profit of Rs 4,935 crore, a multi-fold growth from Rs 984 crore in fiscal year ended March 31, 2021. M&M said it achieved the highest ever standalone revenue for auto and farm segments at Rs 55,300 crore for FY22, which is 29 per cent higher than previous year's. It also said the company's auto business delivered highest ever quarterly UV (utility vehicle) volumes in Q4 with 42 per cent year-on-year growth while Farm Equipment Sector (FES) tractors market share for FY22 stood at 40 per cent, a growth of 1.8 per cent Y-o-Y. Auto export also saw strong
The decision comes as a blow for the 4,000-odd employees at Ford India's Maraimalai Nagar plant near Chennai and in Sanand, Gujarat
At the operational level, Nomura sees margin benefit for companies in the backdrop of a cut in steel prices
Mahindra last week signed a partnership agreement with Volkswagen in which it will explore equipping its electric cars with motors, battery system components and cells made by the German automaker.
Mahindra last week signed a partnership agreement with Volkswagen in which it will explore equipping its electric cars with motors, battery system components and cells made by the German automaker
Meanwhile, IT stocks dominated the worst-performing list, with Tech Mahindra and Wipro dropping nearly 20 per cent apiece
The Volkswagen, Mahindra & Mahindra agreement comes in less than 6 months after Mahindra brought the curtains down on all kinds of collaborations with Ford Motor Co on December 31, 2021.
Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) on Monday said its total sales increased by 25 per cent to 45,640 units in April. The company's total sales stood at 36,437 units in April 2021. The Mumbai-based auto major's passenger vehicle sales in the domestic market rose by 23 per cent to 22,526 units last month against 18,285 in April last year, the auto major said in a statement. Commercial vehicle sales increased to 20,411 units last month compared to 16,147 in April 2021. The company said its exports last month stood at 2,703 units against 2,005 in the year-ago period. "We continued our growth trajectory in the SUV segment with sales of 22,168 vehicles, registering a growth of 22 per cent. Our commercial vehicles registered growth across all segments, and exports were also up at 35 per cent," M&M President (Automotive Division) Veejay Nakra said. Demand across products continues to be robust with strong booking numbers and pipeline, he added. "There were a number of supply chain ...
Top three e2W consuming states saw towns with sub-million population accounting for majority of sales--56% in Maharashtra, 75% in Karnataka and 78% in Tamil Nadu
Analysts expect strong volume outlook on the back of a robust order book in autos and new product launches across segments.
The Infosys ADR has declined over 9 per cent in the last two trading session in the US market, while our market was shut for trade, post Q4 results.
Mahindra & Mahindra on Thursday said it has increased prices of its entire model range by 2.5 per cent with immediate effect. This will result in an increase of Rs 10,000 to Rs 63,000 on the ex-showroom prices across the range, depending upon the model and the variant, the home-grown auto major said in a statement. The price revision is the result of a continuous increase in prices of key commodities such as steel, aluminium, palladium, etc, it added. "The company has taken necessary initiatives to partially offset the unprecedented hike in commodity prices to absorb the impact, passing a minimal percentage of cost increase to customers through a price revision," M&M noted. The company, which sells models like Thar and XUV700, is working with its sales and dealer network to communicate the new prices to the customers appropriately, it added. Earlier this month, the country's largest carmaker Maruti Suzuki India (MSI) has also announced an increase in prices of its entire model
Rate sensitive related shares such as auto, banks, NBFCs and realty are likely to be in limelight owing to the RBI policy on Friday.