Rise of taxi aggregators, tougher emission regulations, GST roll out and autonomous driving will majorly impact Indian auto industry going ahead, according to Mahindra & Mahindra (M&M) Managing Director Pawan Goenka. The competitive pressure in the Indian market will also make companies forge alliances as witnessed globally, he said but neither denied nor confirmed speculations on the link-up between M&M and Ford. Amid the changing scenario, he said M&M is focussing on sustainable mobility, seeking to position itself as a catalyst to popularise electric vehicles in India even as it works to increase its volume, market share, revenue and profit. "The automotive industry is changing very rapidly in India and there are three-four factors, which are going to have a major impact on the industry in India and globally in the next four to five years," Goenka told PTI. The factors are ascent of taxi aggregators such as Ola and Uber, tougher regulations on emissions and ...
Auto major Mahindra & Mahindra today reported 2.92 per cent decline in total sales at 42,714 units in February. The company had sold 44,002 units in the same month last year, M&M statement said. In the domestic market, sales were down 2.26 per cent at 40,414 units last month compared to 41,348 units in February 2016, it added. Exports were down 13.33 per cent at 2,300 units in February against 2,654 units in the same month last year. Sales of passenger vehicles, including Scorpio, XUV500, Xylo, Bolero and Verito, were down 13.12 per cent at 20,605 units compared to 23,718 units in the same month last year. Commercial vehicle sales were up 18.17 per cent at 16,383 units in February against 13,864 units in the year-ago period, M&M said. Commenting on the sales performance, M&M Chief Executive (auto division) Pravin Shah said: "The auto industry is seeing some positive trends emerging over the last two months. With rural sentiments improving, we believe there ...
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