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India plans to introduce safety rating system for passenger cars: Ministry

India will introduce a safety rating system for passenger cars - a measure it hopes will encourage manufacturers to provide advanced safety features and will boost the "export worthiness"

Going green and saving on long-term costs running an electric vehicle

Both two- and four-wheeler EVs are available at various price points to suit your budget; you can also expect a slew of new models a few months down the line

Maruti Suzuki says 8 models among top 10 passenger vehicles list of 2021

This is for the first time that eight models of the company made it to the top 10 list in a calendar year, it said

Chip shortage: Crisil, Ind-Ra cut growth forecast for passenger car market

Supplies unlikely to ease before end of 2022, downside risk remains; normalisation can only be envisaged by end of second half of next calendar

I can promise we haven't lost interest in India: VW's Klaus Zellmer

Zellmer expects to see VW's market share grow to 3 per cent in the next five years

What auto sales tell us about the demand problem in Indian economy

Wholesale two-wheeler sales are lagging PV sales by 10 steps, while retail 2W sales are 22 steps behind retail car sales, an analysis of auto sales data shows

Why mass passenger car makers are going slow on electric vehicles

In the absence of a specific policy push and incentives, launching models at a price point that is within the bounds of an average car buyer is still some distance away

Maruti shifts Dzire production to Gujarat to create space for new launches

Plans a slew of new SUV models over the next few years as it seeks to take on the competition by straddling the segment with multiple \offerings at varied price points

Wheels India reports net profit of Rs 7.43 cr in September quarter

The company reported a revenue of Rs 510.84 crore in Q2FY21 compared to the Rs 595.63 crore reported in the same period last year

Kia motors biggest gainer in August, captures 4.2% market share in India

Hyundai Motor India, the country's second-largest car manufacturer increased its market share to 19.44 per cent from 18.88 per cent. However, sales dropped to 34,699 units from 36,294 units

Demand set to reach pre-Covid levels by Q3 or Q4 in some sectors

In others, it's too early to predict; while in some, once pent-up demand has been satisfied, it could fall again

Contactless sales to benefit passenger car, two-wheeler segments: EY

Companies like BMW, Hyundai, Volvo and Peugeot have successfully deployed almost contactless online sales globally

Siam cuts passenger vehicles growth forecast on infra cess

In contrast, two-wheelers fared much better with an 11% growth